Teen who hit 66-year-old pizza man with baseball bat won't stand trial as an adult (Ft Worth TX )

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[Dubya]

FORT WORTH — Fred Rein used the tips he earned delivering pizzas to help people, whether paying for a pizza for a financially strapped family or a young mother’s electricity bill.

But on Oct. 3, authorities say the 66-year-old Fort Worth man encountered a 16-year-old boy intent on stealing money from Rein.

On a friend’s phone, the teen later told police, he called Domino’s Pizza, gave the false name Joseph and placed an order for four pizzas, cheesy sticks and two bottles of soda. He provided an address on Bessie Street, a house where he used to live and now knew to be vacant. Then he and three friends walked to a park across the street from the house and watched and waited.

When the deliveryman arrived, the teens approached and demanded the pizza. When Rein laughed, the teen later told investigators, he hit the man with an aluminum baseball bat.

Prosecutors Amy Mills and Tim Bednarz sought to have the teen certified as an adult, pointing to his lack of remorse for the attack, which left Rein with a permanent brain injury. He is still hospitalized in a rehabilitation facility.

"He may be 16 but this was a cold, calculated, premeditated attack on an innocent victim," Mills told state District Judge Jean Boyd.

Boyd, however, denied prosecutors’ request, siding with defense attorneys Chad Lee and Jonathan Simpson, who had argued that the teen had not yet been afforded the counseling services and treatment programs that are available in the juvenile system. They had also pointed out that a psychological exam raised concerns about the teen’s maturity and sophistication.

[deport]

Well at least one of the four may get some jail time......

.........A warrant has been issued for a fourth suspect, 17-year-old Erwin Estrada, accusing him of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Tarrant County court records show that Estrada is in the Tarrant County Jail serving a 90-day sentence he received last month for assaulting a family member.........

[bgill]

The punk should be locked away forever. He’ll be out on the streets murdering and raping and the courts will be oh, so surprised.

[Dryman]

This woman has forfeited her job in my mind.

100% guarantee that this “juvenile” will end up on the adult roles eventually. I pray no one else is hurt.

[Condor51]

defense attorney Chad Lee:
.. argued that the teen had not yet been afforded the counseling services and treatment programs ...also pointed out that a psychological exam raised concerns about the teen’s maturity and sophistication.

"He’s in some ways very much like a wild animal turned loose on the streets," Lee told the judge.

'counseling services and treatment programs'??
his: 'maturity and sophistication'?!?

Hey mr bonehead lawyer you said it, this scum is like a Wild Animal Turned Loose!

And what pray tell do you DO when you see a Wild Animal running loose on the streets??? Hmmmm?
What if its a Mountain Lion? Or a Pit Bull? Or just your average wild animal, like a squirrel with RABIES!

You Put It Down!₍₁₎ That's what you do Mr asshat lawyer.
And that's what should be done with THIS "wild animal".

And whether the victim is still breathing is irrelevant, he's Brain Damaged. So in effect his life IS OVER. For all intents and purposes he is d-e-a-d.

(1) I don't give a carp if this maggot is a minor, or 'immature', 'unsophisticated' - whatever the HELL that means, his daddy is in prison, or his momma is crack ho. KILL HIM NOW because he WILL kill someone! He's a sociopath. EXECUTE him, dammit.

[PzLdr]

“Counsel” the little sh*t with a bicycle chain—studded with fishhooks.

[oh8eleven]

Any pictures of the judge, the perp and the victim?
Yeah, I'm SURE these are the perps.

[MadPenguin]

Had Mr. Rein been a member of my family there would be four well-ventilated teeangers.

Capt Rein is a member of the same family as many FReepers! He served in the Armed Forces of our country. Anyone who has served is a member of his family!

[presently no screen name]

hands were handcuffed and attached to a belt around his waist.

Tsk, tsk. Is this anyway to treat a 'child'. He's not mature nor sophisticated enough to understand what is happening to him. Surely, this treatment will scar him for life./s

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

“And whether the victim is still breathing is irrelevant, he’s Brain Damaged. So in effect his life IS OVER. For all intents and purposes he is d-e-a-d.”

No they did take away something from this man and they should pay. But he is alive. We don’t believe “quality of life” garbage on this forum.

[darkwing104]

The teen’s probation officer, Lupita Martinez, provided a glimpse into the teen’s home life and past criminal history during the hearing.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

Fred Rein, a former Air Force captain and pharmaceutical company salesman, suffered multiple skull fractures in the attack. Injuries have affected his short-term memory and his vision is now impaired.

Prayers

[Cheetahcat]

Time for a blow torch ,Steel pipe and pliers type of rehabilitation for the punks.

[Condor51]

We don’t believe “quality of life” garbage on this forum.

okay newbie

[GeronL]

The violent criminal who tried to kill a guy for change needs counseling and treatment???

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

That us a funny reply that people use when they have stepped in it and don’t have a good response. You said the man was for all intents and purposes dead. THAT is the quality of life argument.

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

That us = That is. Preview is my friend!

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

I am sure you wouldn’t call Jim Robinson a newbie so here is a statement from him about it:

“As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life,”

Pinging Jim because I mentioned his name.

[ol' hoghead]

Services are provided to juveniles under the authority of the Tarrant County Juvenile Board, which has designated the 323rd State District Court to serve as the Juvenile Court. The current presiding judge of the Juvenile Court is Judge Jean Boyd.

[Chances Are]

We don’t believe “quality of life” garbage on this forum.

We? Rather presumptuous, don't you think?

A point you might well consider taking to heart in an effort to tone down that aura of self-righteousness you're exhibiting here -

Don't you ever presume to speak for me!

Just some FRiendly advice to someone who obviously doesn't spend much time here...

CA....

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

I wasn’t presuming to speak for you. I was talking about the essence of the forum.
I thought it was rather presumptuous of Condor to believe this man was for all intents and purposes dead because he was brain damaged. Tell that to someone else who is handicapped. I spend quite a bit of time of FR. It is a conservative website.
Conservatives believe that every innocent life has value. The reason my tone was condescending is because I was angered by Condor’s post. They didn’t take the man’s life but Condor supposes that they may as well have.

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

Ping to 39. Sorry couldn’t remember your full screen name.