Posted on 10/05/2023 7:31:19 AM PDT by grundle
A man charged in the downtown murder of a prominent Chattanooga businessman has been arrested 66 times, court records show.
The most that Darryl Theophilus "Too Tall" Roberts served on any of the cases was a six-month term, the records say.
In May, 2010, police said Roberts fired six shots through a bedroom door at an apartment on Hixson Pike. A man was behind the door and four children were in an adjacent bedroom, but no one was hurt.
In that case he was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm while committing a felony, possession of marijuana for resale and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Police said they were dispatched on a home invasion call to 3825 Hixson Pike #315. Kelly Hartshorn said she was home with a companion, Jesse Wilkins of Tucker Street, when a man named "Too Tall" came in through an unlocked bedroom window.
She said he began threatening them. She said the man went to the front door and let a second man in.
She said "Too Tall" kept trying to fight Wilkins, but he retreated to a bedroom and locked the door. She said the man then pulled out a revolver and began shooting through the door. Police said they went through the door and just missed Wilkins.
Ms. Hartshorn said the shots were fired so close to her head that it initially knocked out the hearing in one ear and left a ringing sound.
She said the pair fled out the front door into the night.
Investigator James Hostetter said Alpha Team officers went to Apt. 114 and located both suspects. They were Roberts and a juvenile.
The investigator said the juvenile's mother gave written consent for a search of the apartment. She pointed out all the belongings of Roberts and demanded that they be removed from her residence, it was stated.
The revolver believed used in the home invasion was found under the couch in the living room. It had been reloaded. Also recovered were a box of ammunition, some marijuana, digital scales and other drug paraphernalia.
Investigator Hostetter said he concluded that the juvenile was actually trying to stop Roberts. He was not charged.
While an officer was standing inside the juvenile's apartment, Roberts' cell phone began ringing.
An officer looked at it and saw the text message: "I do not have one of those I am going to jail though I just put six through this b---- door." It had been sent to a woman named Anna.
Police at the time said Roberts was a convicted felon. His lengthy record included assault, habitual traffic offender, thefts, drug charges and an aggravated robbery in 2000.
Apparently the only charges that went forward in the home invasion were the drug counts, and they were dismissed.
For a 1997 aggravated assault Roberts got three years suspended with 30 days public work.
On a theft charge in 1997 he got 11 months and 29 days suspended.
On the 2001 aggravated robbery, the penalty was three years suspended after serving six months.
For an aggravated assault in 2000, he got six years suspended.
He had a 2017 theft and received four years suspended.
Roberts picked up two DUI charges. One was dismissed and the other was 11 months and 29 days suspended.
For a 2017 violation of the Motor Offenders Act he got a year suspended.
We need a ‘67 strikes and your are out’ law
The George Soros legacy: The criminal justice system has collapsed in Democrat run cities.
Why are that negro’s ears so low-set? Fetal alcohol syndrome?
Negroes can get away with felony after felony and still be on the streets year after year for decades.
Oh, with this "brand" of criminal, gun laws matter not. What's one more law to break …
“Darryl Theophilus “Too Tall” Roberts”
Quite an inappropriate middle name I’d say.
I met one dude… kidnap, murder tour times. I thought three times. That was your ass. Right?
No. I said. “What happened?”
“I can’t get the ____ right. But I’m gettin’ paroled in two years. Brother Rich. I’m gonna fire it up. I got some contacts outside. You know what I mean?”
I said, “Yeah, I know what you mean.”
See. I wanna know when this m_________r gettin’ out… who he gonna be with. And it I see him in my neighborhood. I’m just gonna shoot the m_________r.
-Richard Pryor
[[In that case he was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm while committing a felony, possession of marijuana for resale and possession of drug paraphernalia]]
Meanwhile people who simply walked into the Capitol building to protest the stolen election are doing 22+ years in some cases
The Judges and prosecutors that enabled him are accessories to his crimes.
KILL HIM NOW!!!! He’s A FERAL ANIMAL!
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