Posted on 11/03/2024 4:37:13 PM PST by Morgana
The teenage boy accused of shooting two people dead on Halloween has refused to show up to court - but his mom took his place instead.
Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, 17, who allegedly killed two men and injured eight other people in downtown Orlando, failed to show up to court Saturday morning.
Instead, his mother made an emotional appearance on his behalf according to Fox 35 Orlando. She spoke only to confirm his identity. It's not known why he did not show.
'Could you speak into the microphone?' the judge asked, 'just take a moment, collect yourself.'
The suspect is expected to be charged as an adult due to the severity of the crimes he is accused of. The judge said he will remain in juvenile custody.
Edgar has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Teenage soccer star Timothy Schmidt Jr. was identified as one of two people killed in the Friday shooting.
The 19-year-old University of Central Florida freshman was enjoying a night out with some friends outside 'The Block' - a seven-venue entertainment district in downtown Orlando - when Edgar allegedly opened fire.
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Not that he sent his mother but that his mother went and pleaded for him.
How many of you would have done this and how many of your moms would have said "son you're on your own this time" ??? or something like that
Our parents were embarressed by our misbehavior.
This is beyond throwing TP in the trees on halloween kind of thing and mom sticks up for him?
Shackles...refrigerator dolly...problem solved.
How does someone kill two people and is then just expected to show up in court at a later date?! This is bizarre. Sounds more like a traffic ticket than murder!
I’m wondering too. He should be in Juvy.
Excellent question
Gotta love the hairdo
Mom needs to be sentenced and charged with aiding and abetting a murder!
He was in juvie!! They didn’t drag his reared to the judge??
A lot of places do court by Zoom but I’m not a big fan of that.
If you watch some of the Zoom courts on youtube how some of the people dress for court is horrible. They are in court but because they are still in their home they just dress any old way. Sometimes the judge has to tell them to put on a better shirt or sit up so we don’t see they are wearing shorts. It’s just crazy.
Mom needs to explain how her 17 year old son got a gun.
Sending his mom?? Why didn’t the judge send out deputies with arrest warrants to that kid’s house?
Didn’t realize court was optional
He looks a lot older than 17!
If I was the judge I would have said “Just like we got Kamala as a substitute for Biden - we’ll just try you instead.”
Small wonder the kid turned out the sway he did, killing two people by the time he was 17.
No consequences for his actions. Ever.
Until now.
From the look of the crowd I don’t know what that soccer player was thinking. How many random shootings does it take before you avoid large gatherings of young black men? I don’t like saying that but I live in reality and that’s real. That has been real my entire life. If you want to avoid being hit by random bullets stay away from large crowds of young black men.
Yes, Yogi.
Exactly!!!!!!
The age of “adult” for Black youths in America should be 15, not 18.
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