We Agree Teens, Such As Those In Bowling Green, Kentucky, Charged With Committing Heinous Crimes, Should Be Tried -- And Punished -- As Adults.
Teens should be tried as adults in death
By the Daily News
The beating death of Bowling Green resident Freddie Emberton was brutal and vicious and we believe the nature of this crime warranted the accused being tried as adults.
Emberton was beaten to death. A Warren County grand jury has indicted Dominick “Dom” Deshaun Cunningham, 17; Jaquavion “Dez” Shandez Bunton, 15, and Daniel “Monk” Terrell Beasley, 17, in the April 7 slaying. The accused are also charged with robbery.
Warren County Commonwealth’s Attorney Chris Cohron and Warren County Attorney Amy Milliken discussed the case before taking it to a district judge for a decision on whether to transfer the case to the adult court.
We agree with the court’s decision to try them as adults.
The reasoning behind the decision to ask the court to transfer the case makes sense.
“Any time we have juveniles that commit offenses that qualify them to be tried as adults, myself and our county attorney, Amy Milliken, go through an extensive review process in making sure we request transfer only on appropriate cases,” Cohron said. “With the nature of the offense and allegations that we’re aware of at this time, transfer was the only realistic option.”
Cohron said the process for trying someone as an adult begins with Milliken and him consulting on the case. Milliken then initiates a motion to a district judge to transfer, meaning trying the suspect as an adult. Once that is approved, an indictment is sought before a grand jury that looks at the evidence before it.
In this case, the grand jury returned indictments against the three teens.
Emberton, 51, died April 8 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, one day after the Bowling Green Police Department found him badly beaten and unconscious on Lewis Avenue. Blunt force trauma was indicated as the cause of death.
Emberton had severe injuries to his head and none to any other parts of his body. A doctor showed his daughter, Angela Green, a scan of her father’s brain, telling her that his injuries were so severe that his brain was pushed to one side of his skull. He suffered eight fractures to one side of his face.
Only time and trial by jury will tell if the accused are guilty of these crimes, but given the circumstances and the nature of the death, it was the right choice to try the accused as adults.
By the Daily News
The beating death of Bowling Green resident Freddie Emberton was brutal and vicious and we believe the nature of this crime warranted the accused being tried as adults.
Emberton was beaten to death. A Warren County grand jury has indicted Dominick “Dom” Deshaun Cunningham, 17; Jaquavion “Dez” Shandez Bunton, 15, and Daniel “Monk” Terrell Beasley, 17, in the April 7 slaying. The accused are also charged with robbery.
Warren County Commonwealth’s Attorney Chris Cohron and Warren County Attorney Amy Milliken discussed the case before taking it to a district judge for a decision on whether to transfer the case to the adult court.
We agree with the court’s decision to try them as adults.
The reasoning behind the decision to ask the court to transfer the case makes sense.
“Any time we have juveniles that commit offenses that qualify them to be tried as adults, myself and our county attorney, Amy Milliken, go through an extensive review process in making sure we request transfer only on appropriate cases,” Cohron said. “With the nature of the offense and allegations that we’re aware of at this time, transfer was the only realistic option.”
Cohron said the process for trying someone as an adult begins with Milliken and him consulting on the case. Milliken then initiates a motion to a district judge to transfer, meaning trying the suspect as an adult. Once that is approved, an indictment is sought before a grand jury that looks at the evidence before it.
In this case, the grand jury returned indictments against the three teens.
Emberton, 51, died April 8 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, one day after the Bowling Green Police Department found him badly beaten and unconscious on Lewis Avenue. Blunt force trauma was indicated as the cause of death.
Emberton had severe injuries to his head and none to any other parts of his body. A doctor showed his daughter, Angela Green, a scan of her father’s brain, telling her that his injuries were so severe that his brain was pushed to one side of his skull. He suffered eight fractures to one side of his face.
Only time and trial by jury will tell if the accused are guilty of these crimes, but given the circumstances and the nature of the death, it was the right choice to try the accused as adults.
Labels: Crime, News reporting, Punishment
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