Halloween killing suspect expected in court
COLUMBIA - A convicted drug dealer who police say shot and killed a 12-year-old South Carolina trick-or-treater because the man thought he was being robbed is expected to appear in court.
Quentin Patrick of Sumter is scheduled to have a pretrial hearing Wednesday afternoon in federal court.
Police say Patrick emptied an AK-47 into the front of his house when he heard someone knock Oct. 31 and saw masked people on his stoop. T.J. Darrisaw died in a rain of at least 29 bullets.
Patrick has pleaded not guilty to murder and a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a weapon. He has three prior convictions for crack cocaine distribution.
Patrick's attorney wants his client evaluated. John Hare says Patrick suffers from a mental defect and doesn't understand the case against him.
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singleroni (anonymous) says...
38 to the back of the head would be better
July 8, 2009 at 11:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mb300sl (anonymous) says...
He needs to understand the death penalty...personally.
July 8, 2009 at 11:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
stephaniem (anonymous) says...
doesn't he already have 3 strikes?
July 8, 2009 at 11:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
yeah, let's release some pot head so he can have a cell with Bubba. The only thing the pot will attack is a .99 burrito from Taco Bell.
July 8, 2009 at 11:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Missing_Home (anonymous) says...
He understood how to load an AK, point and shoot 29 bullets into a 12 year old trick or treater. Now the state wants to try him. I wonder what he doesn't understand?
July 8, 2009 at 2:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
signseeker17 (anonymous) says...
vmira, I don't know too many "potheads" who have AK-47s, but I know lots of "bubbas" do. I don't think a "pot" can "attack" anything. And how do you "release" someone so they can "share a cell" with ANYONE? I'm taking away two lessons from here: Armed paranoia always has disastrous consequences. Blind hatred comes from an unarmed mind, stunting the ability to reason or write clearly, ultimately resulting in that person shooting BLANKS.
July 8, 2009 at 3:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
loopdeedo (anonymous) says...
signseeker17, I didn't understand vmira's post at first either, but I just re-read it and I think he/she means release a pothead who is currently in jail, and replace him with this scumbag. that potheads are less dangerous and will only go after a burrito, instead of shooting up an innocent kid with an AK. but im pretty sure this trash will end up in jail no matter what so i don't think we have to worry about it.
July 8, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
onesidedsquare (anonymous) says...
ugh, They still don't know the difference between an AK and a SKS? Journalist never do their homework. It's almost if they say AK-47 for dramatic effect.
July 8, 2009 at 3:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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