Dad accused of killing son over sex abuse claim

[jimmy olsen]

Yikes, what a fucked up situation.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34025056/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

Dad accused of killing son over sex abuse claim
Dad reportedly irate upon hearing son had sexual contact with toddler

updated 9:01 p.m. ET Nov. 18, 2009

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. - A 37-year-old father irate over hearing his 15-year-old son had sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl made the teen strip at gunpoint, marched him to a vacant lot and shot him to death despite pleas from the boy and his mother, a relative said.

Michigan authorities filed a first-degree murder charge Wednesday against Jamar Pinkney Sr. in the shooting death Monday of Jamar Pinkney Jr. in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park.

Defense attorney Corbett O'Meara said prosecutors should consider evidence of the father's state of mind over the sex abuse report.
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"If something were to happen that would cause a reasonable person to lose control of himself, that is something the prosecution would have to take into account," O'Meara said outside Highland Park District Court.

Tensions were high in the courtroom Wednesday as the handcuffed suspect was led into the room for the arraignment, which lasted less than a minute.

"No, No, No," one female relative cried before a police officer escorted her out.

'Hard to deal with'
Judge Brigette Officer entered a not guilty plea for Pinkney, who's also charged with assault, and ordered him jailed without bond until a preliminary examination Dec. 1.

"This is something that's hard to deal with for all the parties concerned, including the police," police Chief Ted Caldwell said afterward. "Highland Park is a small city. These are people who have been members of the community for years."

Caldwell said the sexual misconduct allegation that led to the confrontation wasn't part of the police investigation.

The shooting happened Monday night in a vacant lot in the once-prosperous city of 16,000, where decay, abandonment, fires and demolition have eaten away at many of the sprawling homes. Highland Park recently exited years of state financial oversight.

Visitors built an impromptu memorial at the shooting site. Two votive candles sat amid 10 stuffed animals, including two white teddy bears with red hearts embroidered with, "I love you."

The boy's mother, Lazette Cherry, told the Detroit Free Press that her son told her he had improper sexual contact with the girl.

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"I called and told his father. This isn't something you sweep under the rug," she said.

Cherry said the elder Pinkney arrived at the home with a gun, ordered his son to strip and marched him outside despite her protests.

"He got on his knees and begged, 'No, Daddy, no,' and he pulled the trigger," Cherry said.

Cherry did not immediately respond to a phone message Wednesday from The Associated Press seeking comment.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Family of the year 

[Martinus]

Americans. 

[Valdemar]

Americans. 

Why don't you just put that in your signature instead Then you wont have to type it all the time :p

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[merithyn]

I dunno. The boy molested a three-year-old girl. I don't know how I'd react if I heard that one of my boys did that, but I'd probably be arrested, too. 

[Ed Anger]

Discipline was good for the boy.

[Grallon]

Another fine exemple of why private citizens shouldn't be allowed to own guns.   




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[Caliga]

Another fine exemple of why private citizens shouldn't be allowed to own guns.   

[jimmy olsen]

Another fine exemple of why private citizens shouldn't be allowed to own guns.   

NRA member fail

[Caliga]

[grumbler]

Another fine exemple of why private citizens shouldn't be allowed to own guns.   

Yes, because we know from past experiences that the father wouldn't have killed his son with anything other than a gun.

[Caliga]

Kneejerk "push this button and this problem goes away like magic" political solutions amuse me. 

[Malthus]

Kneejerk "push this button and this problem goes away like magic" political solutions amuse me. 

Almost as good as kneejerk "pull this trigger and this problem goes away like magic" thinking ... 

[Caliga]

Almost as good as kneejerk "pull this trigger and this problem goes away like magic" thinking ... 

Death solves all problems.  No man, no problem.

[Grallon]

Yes, because we know from past experiences that the father wouldn't have killed his son with anything other than a gun.

And we all know it's so much more easier to butcher someone with a knife than just playing cop with a gun. 




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