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Thursday, July 30, 2009
News He's not a monster
Posted By Cheris Hodges on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Families of criminals always seem to say the same thing:
"He's not a monster."
But the public doesn't buy it. Take the man accused of shooting two police officers in 2007, Demeatrius Montgomery.
When his aunt told the court that he was mentally unstable, the public balked.
Gwendolyn Hinton said her nephew frequently talked to himself, played with children's toys as an adult and falsely believed "they're trying to get me."Hinton testified at a Mecklenburg County court hearing to determine if Montgomery is mentally competent to stand trial. Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty.
"His mind is not functioning the way it should," she said.
Prosecutors questioned her conclusion.
While in jail, they noted, Montgomery has been reading civil rights books and religious material, including the Koran. Prosecutors also noted that he held jobs and once rented an apartment with his girlfriend.
Now, the family of Jerry Case, the man accused of kidnapping a Gaston County family, says he took the family captive because wanted to get to Tennessee to see his dying mother.
But Case's alleged victims have a different out look on the ordeal.
A Gaston County man who was kidnapped along with his daughter and two grandchildren said Monday he wishes he could exact revenge on the man charged in the case.
“I'd like to kill him, and you can quote me on that,” said William Payne. Payne said Jerry Case should have never been on the street, and the criminal court system shouldn't let him out now.“He was a killer and he was aiming on killing us,” Payne said.
Sure you don't want people to think bad things about your family, but let's be real and honest, when your family member does something like these two did, it's best to keep quiet.
There is nothing you can say to excuse their actions and your speaking out doesn't help them at all. You may remember the sweet brother or nephew, but what they are accused of doing doesn't jibe with your memories of your family member.
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