Stanley Ford in court, awaiting verdict on Sept. 21, 2021.
Posted on 10/01/2021 4:33:09 PM PDT by Libloather
The man convicted of killing nine neighbors in separate arsons has dodged the death penalty. Jurors recommended life behind bars on Friday for Stanley Ford, 62, for murdering a couple, and a family of seven by setting house fires at their homes in Summit County, Ohio, according to local media outlets.
A jury of Ford’s peers found him guilty on Sept. 21 for killing Lindell Lewis, 65, and Gloria Jean Hart, 66, in an April 18, 2016 arson, and for killing Angela Boggs, 38, and Dennis Huggins, 35, and their children Cameron Huggins, 1, Alivia Huggins, 3, Kyle Huggins, 5, Daisia Huggins, 6, and Jared Boggs, 14, in May 15, 2017. According to trial testimony, Ford acted as some sort of self-appointed protector of the neighborhood.
Now that the conviction is out of the way, jurors had to decide whether they thought Ford should face life in prison or the death penalty. It was a tough call, with one of them telling WEWS that deliberation over Ford’s fate sometimes got heated.
“What you have to understand is that there’s a lot of people that have difficultly in life,” said Stanley Carter. “There’s a lot of people raised rough. There’s a lot of people who might have a stroke and brain damage, but that doesn’t make them go set a house on fire.”
Another juror, Antonio Lovelace, said he took into account Ford’s mental health claims.
“I work in mental health on a daily basis, so I can understand how some of those things can affect people, especially in the Black community,” Lovelace said.
Both of the jurors voiced sympathy for the families of Ford’s victims.
“I’m sorry this happened,” Lovelace added. “There’s really nothing, no words can really make them feel better. They lost a lot of family members.”
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“so I can understand how some of those things can affect people, especially in the Black community,” Lovelace said.”
People are so brainwashed.
Black people can’t be held to the standards of civilized people, eh? Is that it?
What racist bullpuckey.
So free room, free meals, free health care for life for murdering nine people. What a deal. In all likelihood this thugs life expectancy is also increased by a factor of ten.
The guy's 62. By the time he had his date with the tie-down team, he'd be 82 at least.
Now start doing the same to all the corrupt politicians and their cohorts.
So many senseless, violent murders happen in our country, I can’t keep track of the majority. I have zero memory about this case. It happened April 18th (2 days before Hitlers Brthday) 2016.
During that spring my entire focus was on who would be in the Republican Primaries coming just weeks later in June.
That is ALL I was thinking about, give or take daily routine.
In any truly civilized country this murderer would have been hanged immediately following his conviction. Here, however, he will be put in a country club prison and his every need and desire will be catered to for a few years. Following that “harsh punishment” he’ll be paroled and back on the streets. Disgusting!
Just tried a duckduckgo news search for murder. Pretty amazing.
If I am not mistaken, I think that picture you posted came from Katrina aftermath. He got him some free beers. Can’t say as I blame him. It was everyone for themselves after it passed.
I can understand .... looks like the guy has had a ‘bad hair life’.
I’m actually quite fond of Looter Guy.
He’s happy, I’m happy...
“I work in mental health on a daily basis, so I can understand how some of those things can affect people, especially in the Black community,” Lovelace said.
So Mr. Mental Health Worker somehow “understands” that strokes bring out the homicidal tendencies of black people. That is just staggeringly ignorant and racist. God help whoever is on the receiving end of his “mental health” ministrations.
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Jury Recommends Life in Prison for Ohio Man Who Killed 9 Neighbors by Setting Fire to Their Homes
Law & Crime via MSN ^ | 10/01/21 | Alberto Luperon
Posted on 10/1/2021, 7:33:09 PM by Libloather
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