Teen to be tried as an adult in vet-beating
16-year-old Keith Scott is going to be tried as an adult in the beating of 92-year-old vet, Josef Martin in Fresno, California. Inn October, Scott and 12 & 15-year-old accomplices broke into Mr. Martin’s home according to the Fresno Bee;
Mims said one of the suspects thrust a gun in Martin’s mouth and threatened to kill him. Martin also was pistol-whipped and then thrown into a closet, his head punching a foot-wide hole in the wall, as the assailants ransacked his home, stealing $200 from under a rug and jewelry before getting away.
Mims also said deputies were investigating other home invasions in the vicinity of Martin’s home near Olive and Willow avenues.
But so far, only Scott and the 12-year-old have been charged in connection with the attack on Martin.
Wednesday, Lamanuzzi said neither Scott nor the 12-year-old was charged with personally using or holding a gun. That suspect has never been charged, he said.
Sheriff’s officials confirmed Wednesday an investigation of the third suspect is ongoing.
The Bee continues to paint a sympathetic portrait of Scott, a slight teen surrounded by hardened criminals in the court room. His lawyer tells us he’s a “special education student”, like that means anything anymore. We’re all special ed students these days. If I took down all of our phonies who people claimed they were “challenged, we’d be out of business. The lawyer claims that his client was influenced by the other boys – who were both younger than him. Hardly sounds right. But he’s being held on $400k bail, so we’ll know where to find him when he goes to trial.
The Veteran was brutalized on October 23rd. A week later, police arrested Scott while he was WHILE TRYING TO BREAK INTO SOMEONE ELSE’S HOME! His mouthpiece, Lamanuzzi, said “Scott is a soft-spoken kid with no prior criminal record.” No shit. He hadn’t been caught until November, genius.
Dear Mister Lawer Dude,
He’ll have a pretty serious record when he’s done.
I hope Scott enjoys every moment on the “inside”. Pun intended.
A 92 year old? Takes a real hero, I guess./sarc
IMO, all three should be non-fatally beaten with baseball bats, with a focus on the hands and arms. Then their “parents” should be tracked down, stripped, hung by their wrists, and given 20 scarring lashes.
Yes, I know it’s harsh. What we’ve been doing since the 60’s ain’t working, time to get medieval.
@4, that, and at least two days in a pillory afterward!
@4, I could get behind that, with an addition- the alleged parents watch their kid’s punishment, and then they switch places, with the kid watching the parents. Rinse, lather, repeat.
Execute the worthless bastard. Shitstains like this are what give teenagers a bad name. I can show some leniency in the case of the kid who was joyriding drunk and killed three people because he was clearly immature and I believe he still has potential to improve. This guy, however, is in a totally different category; that of maliciousness versus massive negligence. Just straight up not having a conscience is not excusable by being a teenager. He’s less than two years away from legal adulthood (which is completely arbitrary anyway). I also hate his special Ed excuse. I’m clinically diagnosed with a minor case of Asperger’s Syndrome that qualifies me for time and a half on tests, so I guess that makes me me a special Ed student with a blank check to beat up geriatric old people. Hahaha, fuck off.
Hey, why not let the court sentence Keith Scott to go live with our own rock-climbing hero, Joe Shit the Rag Man? I’m sure that Joey would be happy to take in the shit bag.
Ahhhhhhh, my hometown. Staying classy.