Posted on 01/12/2006 9:20:46 AM PST by Puppage
(San Juan, Puerto Rico-AP, Jan. 12, 2006 10:49 AM) _ A Connecticut man has been arrested in Puerto Rico for charges stemming from a fatal accident in New London.
Twenty-four-year-old Kevin Martinez was arrested by U.S. Marshals yesterday.
Authorities said that Martinez was robbed on December 1st in New London by an 18-year-old man with a gun. Martinez is then believed to have gotten in his car, chased and ran over the alleged robber, killing him.
DaShaun Stewart died while being transported to a hospital by helicopter. New London police have not confirmed there was a mugging.
Martinez is waiting an extradition hearing which is likely to take place next week.
Never bring a gun to a car fight!
Never bring a gun to a car fight!
ah New London - where cops CAN be rejected for being too smart.
What's wrong with this? If somebody mugged ME with a gun, I'd do exactly the same thing!
If this is true and the man robbed him with a gun I see no problem with killing the scum.
Me too!!
It was the mugger's fault for being too slow...........
Deadly force vs deadly force......
Not guilty!!
hung jury bump
I hope somebody saw the mugging. Too bad he didn't have the means to do harm to the mugger at the time of the incident. That being said, I doubt this will go well for Mr. Martinez as, apparently, at the time Mr. Martinez ran over the mugger he was no longer a threat.
Still, he had no reason to stick around to see if the guy was dead or incapacitated. This really wasn't like a "hit and run" ~ after all, it wasn't an accident. (ROTFLMAO).
Had he killed the mugger while the mugger was holding the gun on him he would still face murder charges in Conn. It's the blue state way.
Tonnage rules!
Sounds like a pure accident to me. Deshaune should have been watching out for cars instead of counting that wad of bills.
In a just world, the cops would have cheerfully helped him clean the blood off his bumper.
The laws in Ct are such that they protect the bad guy more then the rest of us.
For example....if someone pulls a gun on me & steals my wallet, then runs away. I cannot draw my gun & go after him. In such a case, I would then be deemed the threat and subject to prosecution.
Unlikely, but you never know what an anti gun DA will do in ANY state.
"I cannot draw my gun & go after him. In such a case, I would then be deemed the threat and subject to prosecution."
That seems logical, as he is not threatening you with grave bodily injury / death if he is running away.
Ya'll need to change your laws.
You got that right!
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