Comments on: Shots Fired At Area Prison

By: fed up

fed up — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:43:12 +0000

obama,fixed it for him,now they can drink a beer together and have some churces ckicken,and talk it out.

By: guest

guest — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:50:11 +0000

that is Alabama for you

By: judy

judy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:51:23 +0000

william, please add a follow-up as soon as you find out why the DA dropped the charges…i have a burning curiosity….its hard to believe that they couldnt get his fingerprints off of the bags of illegal contraband (pills/pot) and, at the very least, charge him for that….or, maybe the prison has discovered that they are in a position of liability for having their guard shoot at an unknown individual dressed in black ninja garb, who may have just been there sightseeing or perhaps picking flowers…(article didnt say that he had the bag in his posession, while standing at the fence)…surely he suffered trauma when the gun shot soared past him…he prob has symptoms of PTSD now (and will for years)…this may be a situation of damage control, at this point….but, id love to know the REAL answer!

By: an observer

an observer — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:43:39 +0000

the fact here is HE WA TRYING TO THROW IT OVER…and he did not succeed….THIS TIME, but now that he has been set free, he WILL try again and next time he may be successful. This guy has done this type of thing before…running around on prison grounds dressed in ninja gear isn’t something i would think someone would just “casually” do…..wake up law enforcement, put HIM behind bars or he will eventually end up there on his own

By: Bratt Alabama fan

Bratt Alabama fan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:39:27 +0000

I guess they will wait until there is a major shootout with fatalities before they press charges!!! Just another sign of how weak our Country is becoming. Just a slap on the wrist!!! Why doesn’t the DA just put a sign up inviting the thugs to introduce contraband!!!

By: guest

guest — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:39:15 +0000

No charges means this man is innocent and opens up the officer to civil and or criminal liability. This DA is stupid and needs to be voted out. I mean come on shots were fired.

By: atmore

atmore — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:36:33 +0000

If he did not have the bag in his hand he could not be charged I wonder what he was doing walking around outside the fence of a prison maybe he thought he would be safe if someone tried to take his cell phone pot and pills. Was he dressed in black. Come on Mr. D.A. what are you going to do when they start throwing over guns knive and take over our prisons or kill the guards that are only tring to the the jobs that they were hired to do. How ofter does this happen in the prison system.

By: MK

MK — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:48:40 +0000

Terri, you are mistaken. There was a “crime” committed. You should look at the statutory definition of “attempt”. The crime that he did commit in addition to “attempted introduction of contraband into a correctional facility” is the Possession of Controlled Substances.

As well, the person who stole your credit cards and used them did commit “Fraud–Credit Card” and could have been charged. The fact that they did not take possession did not have any bearing on the fact that they did use those cards and the fact that those cards were stolen.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:43:50 +0000

Gun Control means hitting your intended target.
The Atmore prison guards need some target practice!

What did ther guard feel when he shot at the intruder?
“RECOIL”

By: tired of trash

tired of trash — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:11:41 +0000

Its a shame the tower guard did land his shots. That would be called cost effentive justice.