Posted on 12/04/2006 3:34:17 PM PST by FreedomCalls
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- One of the teenagers responsible for beating a Holly Hill homeless man to death asked a judge to reduce his 22-year prison sentence Monday. Warren Messner and three other teens pled guilty to killing the man because they were bored, but Messner said prison is too hard.
Messner is a big boy. He was 15 at the time he was brought into the woods to see the homeless man his friends had been beating. Even at that young age, he outweighed the victim, Michael Roberts, by 200 pounds when he jumped on his chest, crushing his ribcage. Roberts died.
"Did you feel bad when you are doing it?" Messner was asked during questioning.
"Not really, no," he replied.
He didn't feel bad then, but he does now. He has been in juvenile detention for eight months, locked in a small cell and occasionally allowed to go to class.
Messner and his attorney said he has already learned his lesson and is ready to go home to help others. ...
"He's not getting the mental health, the schooling. He's not getting anything, anything but locked in a cell all day long," Lori Messner [his mother] said.
The judge and the state both argued that being deprived services and being locked away is precisely the point of prison. Warren Messner will spend the next 22 years in prison without the chance for parole.
(Excerpt) Read more at wftv.com ...
Boredom picks up where the mind leaves off. I'm thinking his mind leaves off pretty early.
Oh my...that boy better get a hobby.
He killed a teen?
Oh no, I see. I am again a victim of stupid headlines.
"He's not getting the mental health, the schooling. He's not getting anything, anything but locked in a cell all day long,"
His mother should ponder what Michael Roberts, the victim, is doing all day long; feeding worms.
Too bad. If only they fried this kid.
Is this guy for real?????
Yeah, I'm sure he has a lot to offer
"Prosecutors: Homeless Man Begged For Mercy During Beating"
http://www.wftv.com/news/8770112/detail.html
21 years, 364 days 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds sounds about right.
They admitted to beating Roberts, returning to the scene three times over a three-day period, kicking and punching him, beating him with sticks and rocks, and jumping on him, continuing to do so even though Roberts begged them to stop.
http://www.wftv.com/news/8770112/detail.html
"They admitted to beating Roberts, returning to the scene three times over a three-day period, kicking and punching him, beating him with sticks and rocks, and jumping on him, continuing to do so even though Roberts begged them to stop."
Yikes
Well, if he's learned his lesson he can play with others. Let's introduce him to a roommate... preferably someone named Bubba whose been in for quite a while and has new lessons for the lad.
thanks for the link.
How these kid avoided life is beyond me. The fact that he's getting out in 22 years is scary enough. We can only hope that he gets bored enough to add more years to his sentence while he's locked up.
Sounds like mom needs a little jail time. She had her fair chance at skooling, and failed to bring her son up right. If their is someone, other than this punk, who will be responsible for jr. not having mental health care or schooling, its mom.
I am amazed that this murderer only has to serve a 22 year sentence. His mother is, in no small way, responsible for his "the mental health" that he never did get. I heard a tape of the mother's plea and she sounded like a real nut-job.
perhaps a part of his higher learning and education in the big house should include some of the same therapuetic treatment to enable a greater understanding and broader appreciation of what he put someone through.
I wonder what Michaels mom would say about ther sons death?
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