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Bartley trial may go back to juvenile court

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Campbell County High School shooting case goes back to juvenile court:

The attorney for Kenneth Bartley, the teenage gunman from Campbell County High in Tennessee who killed assistant principal Ken Bruce and wounded principal Gary Seale and assistant principal Jim Pierce, wants to have the trial moved back to juvenile court…

In March Bartley agreed to be tried in adult court, but now he wants a hearing on the matter. So the case will at least temporarily go back to juvenile court. Thursday the judge set April tenth as a tentative trial date if the case comes back to adult court.

“If they want to have a hearing in juvenile court, we don’t want to deny them any right, but we’re confident that we’ll have the trial in April here in criminal court,” said District Attorney General Paul Phillips.

Hopefully, it will stay in adult court where it belongs. Murder is not a juvenile crime.

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5 responses to “Bartley trial may go back to juvenile court”

  1. Bobbie7day Avatar
    Bobbie7day

    Donna, I am sure that everyone in your town is not ignorant, corrupt, drugged out, and/or uncaring. Maybe it is just the several I have met. And I apologize if I have offended you. That was not my intention.I too hope that Kenneth gets the help he needs. I have no idea how long it will take to rehabilitate this child. But he at least needs to be given the opportunity to do so. And in an adult prison this option is not a possibility.

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  2. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    Just curious but for all you people who think Kenny Bartley needs “help” how would you explain that to ken Bruce’s widow?

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  3. Bobbie Day Avatar
    Bobbie Day

    We can argue about this forever, and Trench will still never agree. It is pointless to argue about this. Only time will tell. In the mean time Kenneth is doing well, making good grades, staying out of trouble, and getting the treatment he needs.

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  4. Bobbie Day Avatar
    Bobbie Day

    To answer your question Trench, Jo Bruce originally said that she feels a great deal of sadness for Kenneth. And that she believes he needs help. So I guess no explanation would need to be given since she obviously sees that he needs help.

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  5. Bobbie Day Avatar
    Bobbie Day

    Because she fears that he will be tried as a juvenile. Retribution I guess. A far cry from this article (below). Not to say that she is wrong in her decision. Ken Bruce was a great man.A Remarkable Womanhttp://blogs.wate.com/patterson/?m=200604Posted in Behind the Scenes byGene Patterson on April 25, 2006 (excerpt)When her heart could’ve filled with the blackness of anger and revenge, she chose the light of forgiveness.Her example of dignity and grace in the face of tragedy is one we will not likely see again for a long time.She is a driven woman, driven to make a positive difference for the children of Campbell County and everywhere.On the day of her husband’s funeral, she made this pledge:I made a promise that day to make sure that Ken Bruce would always be remembered for the way he lived his life and not just for the way he died. I promised Ken that our family would in fact, be better, not bitter, and that we would do whatever was necessary to restore his school back to a place of learning and laughter and not a place of violence.Jo Bruce lives that promise everyday. She’s working with state lawmakers on the SAVE Act. Schools Against Violence in Education. She believes its passage can make a difference.

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