Posted on 02/11/2005 5:30:33 PM PST by Ellesu
Boy, 16, Charged With Assault With Deadly Weapon:
A 16-year-old boy was charged with shooting his father in their southwest Harris County home Friday, Local 2 reported. The shooting was originally reported as a case of domestic abuse, but deputies said the boy apparently witnessed a sexual act between his parents and thought the father was abusing the mother.
Sheriff's deputies charged the boy with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a first-degree felony.
Detectives told Local 2 the mother and father were engaged in consensual sex when the shooting occurred at about 3:30 a.m. inside the family's home on Mira Monte near Corta.
Investigators said the couple's 11-year-old son woke up to his mother making loud noises.
"During the course of love making, the wife was evidently being somewhat loud … loud enough to where it woke the children up," Harris County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Mike Smith told Local 2.
The boy woke his brother, who then walked into his parent's bedroom and told his father, 43-year-old Jacob Hughes, to leave his mother alone.
Officials said that is when the teen shot his father in the arm.
Detectives originally told Local 2 that the son said he fired the gun as a way of defending his mother during an argument he thought she was having with his father.
"The children interpreted the noise as their mother being in danger," Smith said. "The 11-year-old went into the room, forcibly went into the room, to protect his mother. (The child) observed his parents making love and got the 16-year-old. The 16-year-old came back in and fired the shot."
After investigating previous problems at the home, officials said there have been previous reports of abuse in the family and that father had been charged and convicted of domestic violence.
Officials said the children feared their mother was being hurt due to their father's previous convictions for abuse and that is the reason the oldest son shot his father.
Authorities said they have not determined whether the mother was screaming for help.
"That is a very important question. I can see why you are asking that. We are trying to work that out right now. We are trying to decide if it was a passionate scream or was it a cry for help," Smith said.
Hughes was transported to a hospital to be treated for his injuries. He was released late Friday morning.
Officials said the couple has been married for 20 years.
I sympathise with this kid - there's NO WAY my parents ever did that.
No, but I bet your dog DOES have............teeth.
Chomp chomp..............
Well, the guy isn't dead, so aint no point.
LMAO!!!
Yeah, I'm guessing Mom is playing the part of an enabler and doesn't want to get her true love in trouble with the law.
Yes. I, too, arose from a pod in the basement.
My mistake. Blame my public school education. Sorry.
It may have been dark and all the kids could see was their father on top of their mother. He had abused her in the past and they thought it was happening again.
At the risk of getting way too personal, I have been in a similar situation. Of course I didn't shoot my step-father, but one night when my mother and he were being intimate and got loud, my sisters and I thought that he was beating her again. My sister went into their bedroom with a skateboard raised over her head and I was behind her. We figured out what was going on rather quickly and left the room. But our past experiences had led us to the point where we were ready to do whatever was necessary to protect our mother. We were 12 and 11 at the time. If it had been dark in the room, we may very well have jumped on my step-father simply because we didn't want to hear our mother cry again.
Thank you...
(where is that image from?)
In light of the details regarding the father's previous convictions, this is the most outrageous thing I have read all day. If all facts are on the table and no other details emerge, the child should not be charged. Period.
He had sex education just the homosexual version.
>>Hey, I know a few gals who would looooooove to meet the father. What a stud!<<<
Really?
You know gals who would like to meet a man who hits women??
....strange.
That is too funny....
I know it, sad.
When your family tree has no branches, there are bound to be mental problems.
ok seriesly... should these 'adults' have more sense than to make that amount of noise in front of the children?
How many people here remember their parents grunting and squealing like a porno movie?
what happened to common decency- towards your CHILDREN too...
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