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<blockquote data-quote="_CY_" data-source="post: 2714388" data-attributes="member: 7629"><p>this is why it's better to challenge anyone that knocks without opening door by asking who's there? </p><p></p><p>==========</p><p></p><p>Blake Layman Shot By Homeowner Who Kills His Friend, Gets 55 Years For Murder</p><p></p><p>In October 2012, 16-year-old Blake Layman and four friends made a very bad decision. Layman and his friends decided to break into a house in Elkhart, Indiana. Layman and his friends banged on the door of a property owned by Rodney Scott, and after getting no reply, they broke into the house.</p><p></p><p>Assuming no one was home, Layman, together with his buddies Jose Quiroz, Anthony Sharp, and Danzele Johnson, made their way through the house grabbing small items of property on their way while Levi Sparks kept watch outside. The teenagers were about to leave the house when the shooting started. Layman dived into a closet in a spare bedroom, and moments later, Danzele Johnson fell into the closet beside him.</p><p></p><p>Layman noticed that there was a growing stain of blood on his friends chest, and then he noticed that he too had been shot and blood was pouring down his leg. Householder Rodney Scott had not been out at all he was asleep upstairs. Upon hearing the commotion, he grabbed his handgun. Not knowing that the intruders were unarmed teenagers, he opened fire, hitting Layman in the leg and Johnson in the chest. Johnson died.</p><p></p><p>So began the case that has become known as the Elkhart Four. According to the Guardian, when Police arrived at the house, Layman was face down on the floor saying Im sorry, Im sorry over and over. Layman and the members of the Elkhart Four were arrested and charged with felony murder.</p><p></p><p>According to ABC 57, Elkhart County prosecutor Curtis Hill explained the use of a felony murder charge.</p><p></p><p> Under Indiana law when you are in the midst of committing criminal behavior and one is killed as a result there of, felony murder is an available charge.</p><p></p><p>At their trial, three of the Elkhart Four were convicted and sentenced as adults to 55 years in a maximum security prison for a shooting that they did not carry out. The fourth member of the Elkhart Four, Quiroz pleaded guilty under a plea deal and was given 45 years.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2015/02/26/Elkhart-Four-arguments-heard-by-Indiana-Supreme-Court.html" target="_blank">http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2015/02/26/Elkhart-Four-arguments-heard-by-Indiana-Supreme-Court.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="_CY_, post: 2714388, member: 7629"] this is why it's better to challenge anyone that knocks without opening door by asking who's there? ========== Blake Layman Shot By Homeowner Who Kills His Friend, Gets 55 Years For Murder In October 2012, 16-year-old Blake Layman and four friends made a very bad decision. Layman and his friends decided to break into a house in Elkhart, Indiana. Layman and his friends banged on the door of a property owned by Rodney Scott, and after getting no reply, they broke into the house. Assuming no one was home, Layman, together with his buddies Jose Quiroz, Anthony Sharp, and Danzele Johnson, made their way through the house grabbing small items of property on their way while Levi Sparks kept watch outside. The teenagers were about to leave the house when the shooting started. Layman dived into a closet in a spare bedroom, and moments later, Danzele Johnson fell into the closet beside him. Layman noticed that there was a growing stain of blood on his friends chest, and then he noticed that he too had been shot and blood was pouring down his leg. Householder Rodney Scott had not been out at all he was asleep upstairs. Upon hearing the commotion, he grabbed his handgun. Not knowing that the intruders were unarmed teenagers, he opened fire, hitting Layman in the leg and Johnson in the chest. Johnson died. So began the case that has become known as the Elkhart Four. According to the Guardian, when Police arrived at the house, Layman was face down on the floor saying Im sorry, Im sorry over and over. Layman and the members of the Elkhart Four were arrested and charged with felony murder. According to ABC 57, Elkhart County prosecutor Curtis Hill explained the use of a felony murder charge. Under Indiana law when you are in the midst of committing criminal behavior and one is killed as a result there of, felony murder is an available charge. At their trial, three of the Elkhart Four were convicted and sentenced as adults to 55 years in a maximum security prison for a shooting that they did not carry out. The fourth member of the Elkhart Four, Quiroz pleaded guilty under a plea deal and was given 45 years. [url]http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2015/02/26/Elkhart-Four-arguments-heard-by-Indiana-Supreme-Court.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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