The System Failed

The man in this true crime lived where peacocks roamed his neighborhood. As he stepped outside to leave for work, he saw two men harassing a muster of peacocks across the street from his home. He asked them to stop.

They replied with, “Bock, bock, bock, you’re next.”

The homeowner went back inside—his wife and kids were home. After the men left the area, the man went to his car and left for work.

He drove a few blocks then saw the two men in their car waiting for him at an intersection. Someone shot at the man’s car. Thanks to the heavy-duty seat he’d had installed in his car his injuries weren’t severe—a bullet grazed him.

Investigators looked at ring camera footage from the area and were able to identify the vehicle and the driver. He was a repeat offender. They found five casings at the scene and noted multiple bullets had struck the man’s vehicle.

They arrested the 25-year-old man who drove the car and shot the gun. Rather than go to trial, he pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the second-degree with a firearm.

A judge sentenced the young man to over seven years in prison.

A deputy district attorney associated with the case said,

“This defendant had a clear pattern of escalating, dangerous, criminal behavior. And yet, he was repeatedly released after being arrested for his earlier crimes. I believe the system failed here, failed both the victims and the defendant.”

Source: County District Attorney Office, FOX 12

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