Preparedness
Florida Man’s Deadly Hoop Dispute: Surveillance Footage Tells Different Tale
In a shocking turn of events on May 4th, a longstanding dispute over a basketball hoop escalated into a fatal shooting. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, 63-year-old Norman Scott allegedly shot and killed his neighbors, Tara Marie Jones and Taylor Glenn Jones. The deadly encounter occurred in broad daylight around 5:30 p.m., just outside of the Jones’ residence on Galleria Street in the upscale Black Diamond community in Wellington, Florida.
A mysterious comment from the Scott’s attorney, Brian Pakett, left many intrigued and unsettled. Pakett stated to WPTV-TV,
“There’s a lot more to this case than we all know now.”
There were witnesses to the tragic event, one of whom claimed that Scott openly admitted to his crime. After the witness asked if Scott had heard anything regarding the incident, Scott chillingly replied,
“Don’t worry, I shot them both.”
Despite this, Scott called the police himself, reporting the shooting and claiming it was an act of self-defense. He went as far as to tell another witness that he had been attacked first. However, the police reported that surveillance footage from the Jones’ home contradicted Scott’s account. The video allegedly showed one of the victims raising their hands and retreating just before Scott shot him three to four times.
The surveillance video then showed Scott turning his attention to the female victim before returning to the first victim, who he shot two more times as the man attempted to walk away. Tragically, both victims were declared dead at the scene.
When analyzing the video, detectives noted that,
“at no point during this encounter” did Taylor Jones appear to be a threat to Scott. The investigators discovered expended cartridge cases from a 9mm gun near the victims’ bodies and located the firearm inside Scott’s home, casually left on a table.
In the face of this damning evidence, Scott now faces two charges of first-degree murder with a firearm and is currently held without bond at the Palm Beach County jail. Despite his lawyer’s claims that Scott was a church-going mechanic without prior criminal history, many struggle to reconcile this image with the violent actions he’s accused of committing.
Describing the incident as “extremely tragic,” Pakett confirmed the death of the two victims. The sudden and violent loss has left the Jones’ four children parentless. A GoFundMe campaign set up to support them has garnered an outpouring of support, raising over $158,000.
Taylor and Tara Jones had recently relocated to Florida from the west coast. Their sudden, needless deaths have cast a pall over the quiet village of Wellington, population 61,000, located just west of West Palm Beach.
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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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Jeff Boggs
May 21, 2024 at 4:29 pm
No “gun law” can prevent a mentally-ill person from misusing a firearm.
We have a mental health issue in this Country, not a gun issue!!!!!
dennis
May 21, 2024 at 10:39 pm
AMEN mr. boggs