Jevontia Ingram, the 14-year-old boy accused of wielding the gun in the robbery, was arrested Thursday. The district attorney on Friday filed a first-degree murder charge against him, as well as against a man accused of being the getaway driver, and another man suspected of helping talk the teens into the crime.
The charges accuse all three of sharing responsibility for Parker's shooting death.
But honestly, I would like to hear his argument for this kid being a threat to him while the kid was on the ground unconscious.
I agree with Red Hat - the pharmacist doesn't seem to be shooting a second time...there doens't seem to be any recoil or movement other than the guy looking at the BG. I'll wait for further information before passing judgement. But if the pharm DID shoot the BG while he was laying on the floor, I'd have to say he's probably in deep doo-doo.
I agree that the media might have clouded my judgment. This happened fairly close to me so it is on the news every single night with their "facts".
Right now they are trying to determine if it was all one incident or if it was two incidents. If it is ruled to be two incidents then dude is in big trouble.
What do we learn from this video and the law? Many states are like OK and there is not duty to retreat. The pharmacist shot in SD and defenses of employees. The DA even has gone on record saying that the shots fired down the street could be justifiable, ‘he was shooting at an armed person that may harm others.’
The debate about guilt or innocence is not much help to me. The jury will decide that.
What do we learn from this video and the law? Many states are like OK and there is not duty to retreat. The pharmacist shot in SD and defenses of employees. The DA even has gone on record saying that the shots fired down the street could be justifiable, ‘he was shooting at an armed person that may harm others.’
The pharmacist comes back in. All in the store then had an opportunity to retreat. Not required by law but in my opinion, prudent. The pharmacist would not be in jail tonight and not facing murder charges. If he does beat the charge, the family will still come after him for “wrongful death.” Best case he will go free and loose everything he has.
Actually, if he is aquitted or the charges are dropped (ie, it's a clean shoot), Oklahoma law protects him from all civil liability, so they can't come after him.
Wait one on that. I'm not sure if the civil liability immunity applies in cases where charges are filed and result in an aquittal or just in cases where no charges are filed. Let me look into that.
His initial actions were exactly what was expected and no one can fault him for that. For some reason in less than a minute later he loses all of his senses. I can't say what went on with the second (if there was) but everyone shoulf learn from his stupid mistakes here. Not only did he start talking to the police but I really don't think he was close to being truthful. He lied to the police. He said there were at least 15 shots fired and he was hit in the arm. Then after he talks to the police he talked to the media.
Needless to say that none of this talking is doing him any good and is reallly going to haunt him in court.
Unless the OK law is very unusual it is would be up to a judge and jury to determine the facts when the family goes after him. Even if the prosecutor or jury find in his favor the family will still try to prove in civil court that it was not justified. Remember the OJ case. The prosecutor deciding that it is justified will go a long way but unless it spelled out in law the family will try to get a civil court to rule differently. The two do not always have to agree.
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