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Fight in court, judge yells at victim's family
Pure trash, you know the government takes money from you and gives it to trash like this.

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/201...y/7211655/
What started as a man reluctantly admitting he was drunk when he accidentally shot his daughter to death ended with courtroom outbursts Wednesday and the girl's mother and aunt being arrested.

Deandre Kelley, 34, was accused of being drunk Jan. 12 when he went at 3 a.m. to the home of his girlfriend and their daughters in the 800 block of Delhi Avenue. But his girlfriend, Kristina Lanza, didn't let Kelley in because he was drunk and their daughters were having a slumber party.

That's when an irate Kelley pulled a gun and, as he was storming off, wildly shot over his shoulder. The shot hit Achauntiara "Shanti" Lanza, their 11-year-old daughter, in the chest, killing her. Neither parent knew the child had been shot until one of the girls at the slumber party ran downstairs to tell them.

Kelley, facing more than 20 years in prison on the original manslaughter charge and other charges, was balking on a plea deal offering a six-year sentence, the minimum possible. Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Mark Piepmeier said prosecutors only offered the minimum because Kristina Lanza demanded the most lenient sentence possible for her boyfriend.

During a break for Kelley to consider the offer, family members and friends of Kelley and Lanza argued aggressively with Piepmeier, saying the proposed six-year sentence for killing the girl was too harsh. One husband and wife were kicked out of court; the wife, who created an uproar in the hall, was arrested.

When court resumed, Kelley pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and was sentenced by Common Pleas Court Judge Nadine Allen to the minimum sentence of six years in prison despite Lanza and Danielle Lott, the girl's aunt, insisting Kelley deserved a lesser sentence.

"I know Shanti would have forgave her daddy," the dead girl's mother told the judge. "This was a total accident."

That upset the judge, who didn't back down from the raised voices and taunts.

"Does anybody think that guns shot in residential neighborhoods don't go into buildings?" Allen asked Lanza.

"You're saying things that are foolish ... That's a stupid remark."

After Kelley was taken from court, several members of the Lanza family startedmouthing off. The judge warned them to behave and be quiet while leaving – or else.

Seconds later, an explosion of noise in the hall resulted in the judge calling the group back in. She scolded Lott – who had screamed "No justice served!" as she left the courtroom the first time – and Lanza and cited them for contempt, ordering them jailed. That resulted in more wailing and bedlam from the rest of the Lanza clan and their friends in the audience.

"I've handled dozens and dozens of child murders in my career," Piepmeier said. "This is the first time I've ever had the mother of a murder victim tell me we're treating the person that killed her child too harshly.

"It just makes you scratch your head sometimes, makes you wonder where people are coming from."

Because of a prior conviction, Kelley was barred from having a gun or drinking.

Shanti was the second of Kelley's children to be shot and killed. His son, David Gill, 16, died after a 2012 triple shooting.

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04-04-2014 08:23 AM
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I think the Judge acted fine.
04-04-2014 08:35 AM
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RE: Fight in court, judge yells at victim's family
I could not imagine going on knowing I shot and killed one of my children. I read where another one of his children was shot and killed in a shoot-out of his own recently as well. The sad reality is the guy probably has about 6-7 other kids floating around with a bunch of different "baby mama's" too.

Those two women in this video are total losers as well. There really is nothing more to really say about them.
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Tragic. The judge did well here, and I'm usually critical of them.
04-04-2014 09:10 AM
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