Posted on 09/19/2015 4:00:41 PM PDT by Kaslin
The man who was arrested in connection with a spate of shootings along a major highway through Arizona made his initial court appearance on Saturday to face felony charges that include drive-by shooting and terrorism.
Wearing a gray and white striped prison uniform, Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., 21, said he was not the person responsible for the shootings. He was arrested on Friday and appeared in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix.
"All I have to say is that I'm the wrong guy. I tried telling the detective that," said Merritt, who said he has two children. "My gun's been in the pawn shop for the last two months. I haven't even had access to a weapon," Merritt said.
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I’m not buying it. This kid is innocent. I can feel it. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised to find out some rich kid did it and this guy has been set up as the fall guy. If it could be proven; heads should roll.
I watched an interview with his dad and he is 1000% sure his son had nothing to do with this. He even said he would bet his freedom on it. Now, I know parents can be wrong about their kids, but my gut tells me this father knows his son.
We shall see.
After the massacre of 9 bikers and shooting of 20 others on May 17th at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, TX; I’m extremely leery of anything put out by an AG.
Americans used to believe in due process.
Well, that settles who plays Merritt in the movie!
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