Local news reports
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker filed charges against a Kansas City man in the accidental shooting of a 3-year-old girl.
Jessie Ross III, 26, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and endangering a child.
Police were called to a home in the 3800 block of Chestnut Avenue on Jan. 7 after Teriah Davis was shot in the stomach.
Investigators said the girl's brother found the gun behind a mirror and that the gun went off while the children were handling it. The girl is recovering.
According to court records, the girl's mother told police that Ross brought the gun into the house.
Prosecutors said Ross was previously convicted of a felony.
He told investigators that he was not aware a gun was in the house and denied owning a gun.
Interesting. They arrested this guy on the mom's word? Maybe the gun was hers. Or maybe it belonged to another boyfriend?
Looks like the mom wasn't the only one who "snitched" on dad. Wonder if they'll do something wild like check for fingerprints. It certainly looks like he hasn't learned from his first two run-ins with the law.
ReplyDelete"According to court records, Ross denied knowing that the gun was inside the residence and said it was not his. He said he did not place it behind the mirror."
"Tariyah Davis, who is recovering, was shot in the stomach. The mother told detectives that she had argued with Ross on New Year's Eve about having a gun in the house where his children live. She said Ross told her that he was temporarily holding for a "homie," and she thought he had returned the handgun on Jan. 4.
Tariyah's brother told social workers that his father had shown him guns and that his father "got a real gun from Santa" for Christmas. He said his father had put the gun behind the mirror "on a big shelf."
He said he used a chair to climb up and get the gun. The boy told social workers that the gun made fire.
The boy told social workers that this wasn't the first time he had played with the gun. Detectives responding to the scene retrieved the gun.
In 2008, Ross was convicted of second-degree robbery, and was given a seven-year prison sentence. In 2006, he pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary and parental kidnapping, and his sentence was suspended."
http://www.kptv.com/story/27859402/father-charged-after-4-year-old-son-shoots-3-year-old-girl
It sure sounds like the cops did the right thing in locking this guy up, but it sure gives us a strong contrast to all those "lengthy investigation" cases. His race was probably a contributing factor in the decision, don't you think?
Delete"His race was probably a contributing factor in the decision, don't you think?"
DeleteNo, I don't believe that. I think it was the violent felon thing that did it. Along with the multiple witnesses that gave probable cause for an arrest.
They arrested this guy on the mom's word? Maybe the gun was hers. Or maybe it belonged to another boyfriend?
ReplyDeleteNot unreasonable questions--I, too, would like to see them answered. This seems something of a departure, for you, though. I've come to expect you to, when in doubt, demand the arrest of the nearest adult male.
NO, not the nearest adult male, the gun owner which in many cases is immediately known. Yet lengthy investigations are often needed prior to charges, usually when the man is white.
DeleteNO, not the nearest adult male, the gun owner which in many cases is immediately known.
DeleteBut when the owner is not "immediately known," you still want an immediate arrest, and go so far as to refer to the fact that the case is being investigated as "a riot."
Yet lengthy investigations are often needed prior to charges, usually when the man is white.
But when the nearest adult male is black, and is still not immediately arrested, it's because the cops "just don' give a f*ck" about a wounded black child--at least when it happens in a state that you have judged "racist." The fact that you also claim racism when the black man is arrested immediately, meaning that the cops have not a single non-"racist" option available, apparently troubles you not a bit.
"Yet lengthy investigations are often needed prior to charges, usually when the man is white."...Are you just assuming this Mike and if so what do you base it on,or is there an actual scientific study that you have read and can share with the rest of us.
DeleteWe are all happily engaged in a scientific study, the Mikeb302000 blog.
DeleteIf this guy was not a disqualified owner, it would probably be labeled an accident and charges would probably not be filed.
ReplyDeleteYou really think that, a guy who looks like he does?
Delete