Dillard Teacher Cleared, Will Return To Class:
The teacher from Dillard High who was thought to have prior knowledge of the gun used to kill Amanda Collette has been cleared by police and has returned to work.
It was thought that a student told the teacher about the gun Teah Wimberly used before she shot Amanda.
Dillard Teacher May Have Known About Gun:
A teacher at Dillard high school may have had prior knowledge of Teah Wimberly having a gun has been placed on administrative leave.
There are several theories on whether or not the teacher knew before the fatal shooting of Amanda Collette. One says that a student received a text message about shooting from Wimberly and told the teacher. Another says the teacher wasn’t told until after the incident. And the last one says that the student and the teacher don’t speak the same language. There is also a fourth theory that says the student is full of it.
Personally, I can’t think of any shooting that’s taken place in a school where a teacher had prior knowledge of a gun and didn’t do something about it.
According to the article, it’s looking more like the teacher will be cleared according to sources.
Jonesboro shooter sentenced on drug, theft charges:
Mitchell Johnson, he of the Jonesboro shootings, was sentenced to 12 years behind bars on state drug and theft charges. If you’ll recall Johnson was arrested for using the ATM card of a customer that dropped the card at the mini-mart that Johnson worked at.
This sentence will be served after his 4-year federal sentence on weapons and drug charges.
Student may have told Dillard High officials about gun:
Police on Florida are investigating whether or not Teah Wimberly showed her gun to another student prior to her shooting Amanda Collette and whether or not that student told a school faculty member.
Some students are also saying that Wimberly had romantic feelings for Amanda and that’s what led to the shooting.
If that is the case Uncle Trench has to remind the kids again. Listen kids, again I’ll tell you, your romantic lives don’t end with whomever you fall in love with in high school. And no person out there is worth ending yours and somebody else’s life over. I know it doesn’t feel like that now but trust me. Once you get out of high school you’ll realize how unimportant it was in the grand scheme of things.
Updates in the shooting death of Dillard High Student Amanda Collette.
The suspect has been named and she is 15-year-old Teah Wimberly. She has been charged with first-degree murder.
After the shooting Wimberly walked across the street to a restaurant and told police she had just shot her friend. Also, a witness stated he saw the pair arguing when Wimberly pulled out a gun and shot Amanda.
Wimberly is being held for 21 days to undergo a psych eval.
Most of the reports say that prosecutors are leaning towards charging Wimberly as an adult.
The motive behind the attack may have been a falling out between the two. Wimberly allegedly brought the gun to school so Amanda would know what it’s like “to feel pain”.
Student Killed In Shooting At Dillard HS:
15-year-old Amanda Collette of Dillard High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida was found unconscious in the school’s hallway. She had been shot and rushed to the hospital where unfortunately she did not survive.
Police received a call from a seafood take out place that said there was a girl there that might have shot somebody. When police arrived they arrested a 15-year-old girl and seized a handgun.
No motive has been discussed as of yet but police say this was an isolated incident between the victim and suspect.
More on this as details become available and as time allows.
Thanks to Bonnie for the tip.
Judge: Keep data secret on gunman:
A judge has ruled that information pertaining to Andrew Golden’s deposition will remain secret until the civil trial has come to an end.
Golden was one of the Jonesboro gunmen and is named as a defendant in a wrongful death suit.
Since his release from prison, Golden has stayed out of the public eye, unlike his cohort Mitchell Johnson. Golden has since changed his name and attends school.
A lawyer has argued that Golden’s information should be made public so people could be informed if a mass murderer is living in their neighborhood.
While I think that both Johnson and Golden should be serving at least a life sentence for those that killed at Jonesboro the law it was it is and it seems that Golden has made the best of his second chance.
Granted that his victims don’t have the luxury of a second chance but if you chase him down with ‘pitchforks and torches’ then don’t the villagers become the monster?
Brandon McInerney’s Mental Health Questioned:
I guess the defense for Brandon McInerney will be attempting an insanity defense as they have filed a motion to see if their client is mentally competent to stand trial. Two court-appointed psychologists will evaluate the 14-year-old McInerney.
As you may remember McInerney stands accused in the shooting death of openly gay E.O. Green Junior High student Lawrence King. McInerney has been charged as an adult.
Anyway, I think this is the first straw his lawyers are grasping at trying to prove that he was insane at the time of the shooting. Because I’m sure it had nothing to do with the philosophy of hate that he more than likely subscribed to.
$1.5 million settlement reached in Red Lake shootings:
The settlement that the families of Red Lake victims reached with MacNeil Environmental has been made public.
The families agreed to a $1.5M settlement that will be divided among 21 families. A judge will determine how the money is split between the families.
Alleged Shooter Enters Plea Out On Unrelated Charges:
I don’t know why the headline calls him an alleged shooter. He was convicted of the crime after all.
Anyway, Jonesboro gunman Mitchell Johnson pleaded guilty to the felony theft and fraud charges. He stole an ATM card from one of his customers at his job at the local Gas ‘n Gulp.
Johnson is looking at 30-years in addition to the four years he was sentenced to on federal weapons charges.