Posted on 09/14/2005 11:09:58 AM PDT by JZelle
Family members watching from both sides of a Rockville courtroom remained still and silent yesterday as a Montgomery County judge handed a 15-year sentence to a former U.S. marshal convicted in the shooting death of a Navy seaman. Arthur L. Lloyd, 54, who sat beside his lawyers in a green prison jumpsuit, showed little emotion as Circuit Judge Ann S. Harrington sentenced him to 25 years, then suspended 10. "I have to process it so I can deal with it," Lloyd's sister Beryl Stanley said of the decision as she stood outside the courtroom looking dazed. During their testimony, members of Lloyd's family portrayed him as a peaceful man distraught over his actions in the Oct. 28 shooting and asked the judge to be lenient. "There was no intent to purposefully do harm," said his brother, Glenn Lloyd. "He is very sorry it happened." "Just trying to deal with the whole situation is punishment enough," Mrs. Stanley said.
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If he'd shot him in the leg, his badge would have protected him. Shooting the sailor in the back, after he'd wounded him and when the guy was driving away to escape him--that's road rage inflamed by an authority complex. Wonder how much time he'll actually serve -- 3? 5?
""There was no intent to purposefully do harm," said his brother, "
Ah...I get it. He just aimed at the guy and shot him out of the goodness of his heart. That's the ticket.
Gee, ya think?
""There was no intent to purposefully do harm," said his brother, "
Those massive internal injuries were just supposed to scare him.
Or the face, like the FBI thug who shot the innocent teenager.
Sounds about right, unless he meets up with some folks in prison who don't like cops or ex-cops.
I'd be interested if the US Marshal Service endorses shooting people in the back.
Its actually quite interesting that unlike most LEOs, US Marshals can. However only under specific conditions like an escaping, convicted violent felon.
Most prison guards can also zot you in the back during an attempted escape.
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