Gravitymaster 0 #1 April 10, 2012 Man fatally shoots man but isn’t charged Updated: Monday, 09 Apr 2012, 6:42 PM EDT Published : Monday, 09 Apr 2012, 6:05 PM EDT By Tiffany Teasley FOX 35 News LAKE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Lake County Sheriff's deputies say Gregory Gayle, 27, was shot and killed inside his Leesburg home by his sister's fiancé, but the shooter, Jakob Penrod, is not behind bars under Florida's Stand Your Ground law. "We took the evidence, the physical evidence that was present at the scene, the injuries that Penrod had on his face, and everything point to Gayle being the primary aggressor and that this was an act of self defense," said Lt. John Herrell with the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the two men knew each other and both lived in the home where the shooting happened, officers also documented the shooter's visible injuries to his face in police reports -- neighbors can't help but make the connection to Trayvon Martin. "With the Trayvon case, and now this is another self defense case" said Diane Chidster, a neighbor. Deputies say the shooter barricaded himself and his pregnant fiancé inside this home before the shooting happened, which they say goes above and beyond the requirements of stand your ground. "Stand your ground provides that one does not have to retreat when they are faced with imminent death or great bodily harm, but in this case Penrod, he actually did retreat, and he didn't have to, he went into the bathroom with his pregnant fiancé and barricaded themselves in there and was doing what he could to avoid having to use deadly force," Herrell said. The stand your ground law is getting a lot of attention since the Martin case. "I believe in stand your ground law, I don't have any problem with it," said Dwight, another neighbor. Lt. Herrell with Lake County Sheriff's Office says stand your ground cases are rare in Lake County since the law went into effect seven years ago. "This will be the 4th case here in Lake County that we've seen where the shooter is not charged because the evidence showed that is was self-defense," Herrell said. Fox 35 spoke with Penrod on the phone, but he said he was too upset to go on camera; the sheriff's office is now forwarding the case to the state attorney's office. Read more: [URL]http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/lake_news/040912-man-fatally-shoots-man-but-isn’t-charged#ixzz1rbJhAL4E[/url] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannydan 5 #2 April 10, 2012 would like to see ALL fifty states have the SYG law. But, if the LEO isn't going to charge the law abiding shooter, then no forwarding to the SA is necessary... DONE, BAM! Just like that. LEO along with law abiding shooter has just become jury and judge and now the courts are freed uP for the law breakers! :) Such as uninsured motorists after an accident! Call me old fashioned but, tooth fer tooth.... ;) lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
