White Man who Killed Defenseless, Retreating Black Teen in front of his Mother Declared Competent to Stand Trial
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A Duty to Retreat? This allegedly was a pre-medidtated murder of an unarmed Black child by a racist suspect. That is, Spooner 1) went and got his gun 2) loaded it, 3) confronted Simmons 4) made decision to kill 5) shot him two times as his mother watched (no concern for consequences), 6) calmly waited for police, 7) confessed to police and 8) made up story about a theft.
From [HERE] A white man accused of killing his Black teenage neighbor has been found competent to proceed to trial. A mental health expert who examined John Spooner testified Monday that the 76-year-old is competent to help with his defense. Defense attorney Franklyn Gimbel says he's concerned that Spooner's health has deteriorated to the point that he may not make it to trial in May. A medical professional disagreed.
Darius Simmons, a black 13 year old, was allegedly murdered by his white neighbor, 75-year-old John Spooner, in front of his mother in the front of her home at 1905 W. Arrow Street at 9:48 a.m. on May 31.
According to the criminal complaint, Simmons was retrieving the garbage from the curb when Spooner walked up to him and confronted him. Spooner, who claims to be a victim of multiple burglaries, accused the teen of being the culprit of at least one of the burglaries.
Spooner asked Simmons for his belongings back, including two shotguns. Simmons denied having anything to do with Spooners’ stolen property. Simmons’ mother Patricia Larry told police that she also told Spooner they had nothing to do with his stolen property. The criminal complaint says that’s when Spooner pulled out his gun and fired two shots at Simmons' chest, as his mother watched. According to his mother, Spooner pointed the gun at him and Darrius put his hands up in the air. Spooner then shot him once. When Darrius turned to run he shot him in the back .When police arrived Spooner said, “Yeah I shot him.” [MORE] Simmons was unarmed and posing no threat to Spooner.
Apparently, because the white man accused the boy of theft in order to justify the murder, the MPD went on a baseless search of her house, locked up her other son and detained her in a police car.
Simmons’ mother claims she was detained in the back of a squad car for several hours. Police forced her to sit in a squad car rather than let her hold her dying son or join him at the hospital. Officers also rifled through her home looking for stolen firearms, and arrested another of her sons on a year-old truancy violation -in the immediate aftermath of the murder.
Nothing unlawful was found in her home from the unlawful police search. No facts tend to support Spooner's claims. Nevertheless, the white media continues to make the "theft" apart of this story. In their relations with non-white people racists/white supremacists function as psychopaths. [MORE] Only a racist mind could beleive that this contrived "defense" somehow could justify Spooner's conduct toward's an unarmed, defenseless teenager who posed no threat to this aggressor.
Advocacy groups contend the shooting was racially motivated and asked that Spooner also be charged with a hate crime.
Previously, defense attorney Steve McGaver requested a change of venue, arguing that pre-trial publicity would make it difficult for Spooner to receive a fair trial. Judge Jeffrey Wagner denied that motion.
