Thursday, September 5, 2013

West Virginia Grandma Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in the Shooting Death of her Grandson

A 57-year-old Salem woman was indicted Wednesday in the death of her 11-year-old grandson.
Tina D. Owens was charged with involuntary manslaughter in one of several indictments handed up to Harrison Circuit Judge John Lewis Marks Jr.
Owens thought she heard potential intruders outside her house, and fired a .40-caliber handgun three times during the nighttime hours, Harrison Prosecutor Joe Shaffer said.
Harrison Sheriff’s Lt. P.B. McCarty, who investigated, believes one of those bullets traveled about 200 yards toward her son’s home, through the press board shell and a section of drywall, and struck the boy in his upper body.
The bullet struck vital organs and arteries, resulting in the child’s death, Shaffer said.
The case was presented to the grand jury first rather than law enforcement filing a charge initially in magistrate court.

Because of that, bond will be addressed for the first time during the arraignment of Owens next week. Shaffer anticipates his office will seek a personal recognizance bond.

4 comments:

  1. So she went full Joe Biden and is getting punished for it.

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    1. As stupid as his remarks were, Biden didn't suggest that one should shoot wildly with no concern of where the bullets go.

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    2. He said shoot through the door in one comment and fire into the air in another. Now where did he imagine those rounds would go?

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  2. She's a fucking stupid gunsuck, but no stupider than the normal gunsuck. Shoot first, ask questions later - it's the gunsuck way.

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