Preparedness
DC Shooter Granted Home Arrest — Public Safety or Personal Interest?
In an unexpected legal turn of events in Washington, D.C., a young man of 18 years, Amonte Moody, who was reported to have recklessly fired dozens of shots on a city street, has surprisingly been granted pre-trial home arrest. This decision of the court comes despite the apparent danger the gun-firing incident posed to the public at large.
Late at night on April 22nd, Moody is alleged to have swiftly emerged from his residence on Independence Avenue SE, roughly a mile and a half from the U.S. Capitol, and recklessly fired numerous shots down the street. This was captured in footage from two Ring cameras.
Though the camera footage does not directly reveal Moody’s intended target, there have been suggestions that the flurry of bullets was aimed at a vehicle transporting four individuals. By sheer luck, there was no report of any injuries from the incident.
Upon arriving at the scene, the police are reported to have discovered 26 spent shell casings on the street and a disassembled AR-15 hidden in the ceiling of Moody’s home. Moody was arrested and was later charged with felony endangerment with a firearm and possession of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.
Even with the severity of the incident and the collected incriminating evidence, on May 3rd, Magistrate Judge Lloyd Nolan approved a pre-trial release and home arrest for Moody in nearby Maryland. This arrangement requires Moody to wear an ankle monitor and prohibits contact with the passengers of the vehicle he allegedly targeted.
Denise Krepp, a local attorney and previous chief counsel for the U.S. Maritime Administration under President Barack Obama, spoke with Blaze News about the court’s decision, labeling it as “insanity.”
“Where are the grown-ups?” Krepp asked rhetorically about the D. C.-area justice system. “Where are the real grown-ups?”
Krepp further noted that D.C. judges have the flexibility to remand violent suspects to jail, but they often choose to release them, putting personal interests ahead of public safety.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. shares the same sentiment of outrage regarding Judge Nolan’s decision. In a move to overturn the verdict, prosecutors called for an emergency hearing on Monday.
“The defendant unloaded an AR-15 into the middle of a public, residential street. The defendant fired 26 rounds, littering the street with shell casings. Anyone who happened to walk into that street at that moment could have been killed as an innocent bystander. Everyone in the car the defendant targeted was at risk. Every resident of that street was at risk,” read a part of the USAO’s filing.
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The attorney for the 17-year-old accused of attempting to murder Ricky Pearsall, a first-round draft pick for the 49ers, is challenging the charges. According to the defense, the incident, which occurred during an attempted robbery earlier this month, does not constitute attempted murder.
“It was a rather extended struggle between Mr. Pearsall and my client,” stated public defender Robert Dunlap in an interview with David Lombardi of TheAthletic.com.
“They were really fighting back and forth on the sidewalk. As you might imagine, Mr. Pearsall gets the best of it. He does kind of — I don’t know if you’ve ever wrestled or not — a nice hip toss and throws my client to the ground and ends up on top of him. . . . I think [the video] supports that this is an attempted robbery and not an attempted murder.”
Dunlap also addressed and refuted a report alleging that his client had brought a gun to school.
“My client did not have a gun at school,” Dunlap said. “It’s a false report.”
Despite these arguments, prosecutors have chosen to charge Dunlap’s client with attempted murder. However, they have not yet determined if the young defendant will be tried as an adult.
The next court hearing for this case is scheduled for September 26.
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A son, armed and vigilant, responded to a potential burglary at his mother’s unoccupied home in West Virginia during the early hours of the morning. The encounter ended fatally for the alleged intruder.
Authorities reported that the son, checking on the residence around 3:45 a.m., encountered an individual who turned toward him holding an object.
“Unwise move on the part of the intruder.”
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a male stating he had just shot an intruder at his mother’s Inwood home on Winchester Avenue.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered a male lying face down with a gunshot wound. Immediate life-saving measures were administered until emergency medical services arrived, but the individual was pronounced dead shortly after.
The deceased was identified as 38-year-old Joshua Boone from Williamsport, Maryland. The sheriff’s office confirmed that Boone’s next of kin had been notified.
The investigation revealed that the son, identified by WDVM-TV as Michael Marshal, had gone to the home after hearing about a possible break-in. Marshal told deputies that Boone turned toward him “with something in his hand,” prompting Marshal to fire his handgun.
Boone was located in the garage of the residence, where the fatal shot occurred.
The Department of Criminal Investigators processed the scene for evidence and is conducting a thorough investigation into the shooting. Once the investigation is complete, the case will be presented to the Berkeley County Prosecutors Office.
Authorities are urging anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 304-267-7000.
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A tragic incident in Michigan has resulted in a teenage boy facing severe charges after allegedly shooting another teen and fatally wounding the teen’s mother, who was trying to protect her son.
Anthony Deshawn Sneed, 15, is being charged as an adult with multiple serious offenses stemming from the incident that occurred on September 4th in Clinton Township.
The charges against Sneed include felony murder as a juvenile defendant, second-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, armed robbery, and four counts of felony firearm possession.
According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, the conflict began when Sneed got into a fight with the son of Tanseen Sherrod.
During the altercation, Sneed allegedly stole a handgun from the other teen.
When Sherrod attempted to intervene in hopes of calming the situation, she was tragically shot by Sneed, authorities reported.
Details surrounding the exact nature of the fatal confrontation have not been made public.
The other teen involved in the incident was also shot and sustained critical injuries, though his current condition has not been disclosed.
Following the shooting, Sneed fled the scene but turned himself in to Detroit authorities the following day.
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Bret
May 12, 2024 at 11:19 am
The perpetrator was black and his attempted victims were on the right. Simple.
Jeff Boggs
May 12, 2024 at 1:21 pm
Allowing thugs to continue roaming the streets is a recipe for Federal/State Authorities to announce Marshall Law in America.
MARK MY WORDS.
Daniel Quigley
May 12, 2024 at 2:03 pm
This is why DC has been called the City where the children rule. When Adults are in positions to keep Criminals off the street it’s been proven that Crime and Shootings drop dramatically. But in cities where the Children Rule its Armageddon with people being killed with the Criminals using Bricks,Knives,Machetes, Hammers and yes even Guns to rule those Blue Cities. It used to be if a Gun was used in a Crime or Criminal Act you got the Monopoly Charge of ” Go to Jail,Go Directly to Jail!!” Now it’s a open door policy of unless you kill a Politician’s Friend your out before the ink dries on the Police Paperwork. We thought it was bad when those Democrat Governor’s opened the Jails and Prisons during Covid, sadly that was just the warm up of rampant Crime. Now we have a Screen Door securing our Southern Border and every country on this Earth opening up their Jails and Prisons and flying those Criminals to Mexico knowing the United States will take them all in. Let’s just hope the Thugs start getting smart and start cleaning out the Politician’s that have allowed this unstoppable Crime wave to begin
paul
May 12, 2024 at 6:25 pm
He’s not a child, he’s an ADULT! Treat him as such, and haul his dumb a$$ to jail! Any indication that he’s gat a loooong rap sheet? I’ll bet this ain’t his first run in with the law! If it had been me, they would have hauled me off and thrown away the key, and I’ve never been arrested!
Rand
May 14, 2024 at 6:37 pm
Which is more egregious? An idiot black adult , shooting a firearm at “WHAT?” , or the announcer stating ,”beware, there is gunfire”. There is silly democrats who only “uphold laws that suit them”>. Even OLD BARAK said the boy/man should have been in jail. How did he get a firearm in “Anti-gun Washington D.C.”???? WHAT! RESTRICTIVE gun laws that are on the books don’t work? Or, is that only for “White perpetrators , white legal and law abiding citizens” that get their CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS stripped by democrat judges.
Tim
May 15, 2024 at 4:16 pm
when socialist run the gov’t. and more blacks die (mostly yankees), who am I to complain