Posted on 09/12/2008 9:42:26 AM PDT by DCBryan1
Receipt in stolen Jeep leads to motive in Otter Creek murder
Reported by: Sandra Kirk
Email: skirk@fox16.com
Last Update: 8:56 am
23-year-old Marquel Morgan (photo at link) remains in jail Thursday on half a million dollar bond. Police arrested him Wednesday night for shooting and killing Amy Hancock at the Otter Creek Clubhouse. The apparent motive has many people shaking their heads in disbelief.
According to prosecutors the apparent motive was to pay his cell phone bill. A $20 cell phone bill. That theory came to light in court and not even the judge could believe it.
Judge says: "He killed her to go and pay his phone bill."
Prosecutor says: "That appears to be the case your honor."
Judge says: "For 20-dollars?"
Prosecutor says: "That appears to be the case your honor."
Judge says: "Set his bond at a half a million dollars. They execute people for those types of crimes."
Morgan faced a judge after investigators say he shot and killed 30-year-old Amy Hancock multiple times while she worked at the Otter Creek Home Owners Association. It's what police found in Hancock’s stolen Jeep that might answer the why.
“Upon processing the vehicle a receipt from Cricket phone company was located inside the vehicle and the receipt shows payment to the account of Mr. Morgan,” said prosecutor Jonathan Warren.
“To take a life for a cell phone bill is really pathetic, isn't it? It's just mind boggling that anybody would kill someone just to pay their cell phone bill,” said Otter Creek resident Nancy Hill.
Friends and neighbors of Amy Hancock find it hard to believe she's dead as a result of a $20 cell phone bill.
"She had that little boy and husband and young. It's just a horrible thing," Hill said.
Investigators also found Morgan’s finger prints on the CD case in Hancock's Jeep and on the driver's door. That, the surveillance video, and tips lead to his arrest.
WRONG! Feral Humans with no regard for human life will always err on the side of evil.
Someone asked me in my office why this could happen and what can be done about it: I told them, "the why": because ignorance and evil are allowed to exist in today's society thanks to bleeding hearts.....
"the what can we do about it": First and foremost, CARRY A GUN AND BE ABLE TO DEFEND YOURSELF/INNOCENT OTHERS, and secondly, we need to start dealing with the perps as quickly and violently as they dealt their victims (after a trial and conviction of course).
Oh, here is the Mother/Wife's photo since I am HTML illiterate: (http://www.acc-tv.com/images/katv/news/amy_hancock_091008b.jpg)
....and the perp at website (notice the lack of soul/remorse in his eyes)(http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0908/552449.html)
When I worked in a prison unit, we had an inmate that had robbed and killed a man for about forty dollars. What did he do with the money? Went back to the video arcade at the mall and spent the money playing video games.
I’ve told people this and they just don’t believe it.
when are Jessie and Al going to show up protesting the treatment of this poor and misunderstood young man?
Here is the link to the picture of the victim.
http://www.acc-tv.com/images/katv/news/amy_hancock_091008b.jpg
Sad..... Bad guys always win over UNARMED citizens.... Prayers up!
A horrible, dreadful and wanton crime, poorly reported.
> shot and killed 30-year-old Amy Hancock multiple times
Exactly how does one kill somebody multiple times?
> BE ABLE TO DEFEND YOURSELF/INNOCENT OTHERS
Yup — with and especially without a gun. A good left hook never needs a reload, it never jams, and you always have it with you.
No hate crime occurred here, just because he’s black and she’s white, Im sure it was just random /s
Premeditated gaming deficiency?
The game was over too quickly disease?
“A good left hook never needs a reload, it never jams, and you always have it with you.”
God made man, but Sam Colt made them equal.
Her death should be laid on the various experts who have proclaimed “don’t fight back”.
If poor Marquel Morgan wasn't forced by some *typical white person* to pay his cell phone bill, this never would have happened. It's a shame too - he had a job interview *tomorrow* and was *turning his life around*.
And auntie says he was always *a good boy who hardly ever got into scrapes with the law" and *never hurt anyone* so she doubts he could do this and was likely set up by the police.
> Her death should be laid on the various experts who have proclaimed “don’t fight back”.
Yes. As well as all victims of Flight 11, Flight 77, and Flight 175. Flight 93 showed us a better way...
Don’t bring a fist to a gun fight — unless you have no other choice. Then know how to use that fist!!!
> Don’t bring a fist to a gun fight — unless you have no other choice. Then know how to use that fist!!!
AMEN!
To that I’d also add: Don’t carry a gun unless you can defend your gun with your bare hands. An unarmed scroat has nothing to lose and everything to gain if he can step off-line and grapple with you for your weapon.
Sociopath. He was a really spooky guy. There was nothing in his world more important than he was. His casual amusement was worth more than someones life. Not much empathy demonstrated towards other people, except when manipulating them.
And you know, he was walking around in the general population? Not on death row?
You're out of your mind.
> You’re out of your mind.
I’m curious to know why you think so.
If you can’t figure it out, there is no reason for me to try to explain it to you.
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