7-year-old faces 2 felony charges for shooting BB gun

wsoctv.com ^ | April 2, 2013 | Trish Williford

[Gorilla44]

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. —

He looks like a typical 7-year-old boy, but on Tuesday night, Sam Grant is facing charges that many adults never will.

He is charged with two felonies for something that happened when his mother turned her back for just a second. His parents told Eyewitness News that they're outraged.

"We are both just shocked. We have been in a state of shock over this," said Ray Robbins.

Sam's parents said this scenario began in February when Sam was playing outside with his BB gun. They said he began shooting at an abandoned house right across the street, but instead, Sam shot two cars as they were passing by.

Sam's mother, Cherry Robbins, immediately called the Catawba County Sheriff's Department.

"The officer told me he did not want to charge my son, the lady told me she did not want him charged. The next thing I know, I am getting a letter from the DPS saying he has been charged with two felonies," said Cherry.

Sam is charged with two felony counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. If convicted he faces one year probation and hundreds of hours of community service.

[Eowyn]

Momma wasn’t cool with it. She had went inside for less than a minute to put dinner in the oven and told him not to shoot anything. They had been in the back yard on the other side of the house shooting targets, away from the road.

http://www.examiner.com/article/further-details-catawba-bb-gun-case-from-8-year-old-boy-s-father

[PeteB570]

Long minute

In that time he went from the back yard to the front yard, started shooting at the house across the road and then two cars.

Either that or little dude is fast as lightning.

[from occupied ga]

If you would have, then shame on you.

You can always spot the douchbags on FR they are always the first to personally attack a poster they don't agree with.