Posted on 02/06/2023 4:32:51 AM PST by marktwain
In Ada, Oklahoma, at about 9 p.m. on December 31, 2022, a few hours before the new year, Jassmone Ashton was minding his own business outside the Sunset Market Valero gas/convenience establishment. Jassmone had filed a protective order against Denavarie Brooks in 2021. Jassmone is 35 years old. Denavarie Brooks was 37 years old. It is not clear what the issues between them were.
According to police, who did a 10-day investigation and intensely examined surveillance video, Jassmone was pumping gas at the Valero store before the shooting. From the prosecutor, District Attorney Erik Johnson:
“It’s obvious by watching the video that Denavarie Brooks came into that gas station. He had passed Jasmonne and witnessed him at the gas pumps and then pulled back around, pulled in aggressively in an aggressive manner, came up, and approached Jasmine from behind,” Johnson said.
On January 12, 2023, District Attorney for District 22, Erick Johnson, stated he would not file any charges against Jassmone Samuelle Ashton. From theadanews.com:
Johnson indicated he believes it was a matter of self-defense and made his determination after spending the past 10 days reviewing all the evidence available, which included watching video footage of the shooting dozens of times.
“I don’t make these decisions in a vacuum,” Johnson said, “ultimately, this is my decision, no one else’s. No one else has this responsibility to make this decision. (However), I have very talented and experienced investigators in my office, I have the benefit of having a professional police department assist me in making this determination, and I’ve got experienced prosecutors who also reviewed all this evidence, and we all came to the same conclusion. So, it was my call and my call alone, but I believe it was the right call.”
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
I have seen some go for over two years.
The defendant is a black man.
Another thug is permanently removed from society. They should pin a medal on this guy.
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There’s a lot of information missing from this article.
I’m guessing the shooter was surprised by the thug that pulled in behind him and shot him in self-defense. That kind of implies that the perp had a gun as well and was threatening the first guy, the one pumping his gas.
Orders of protection are meaningless.
Not meaningless... They only apply to the law abiding.
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Excerpts from https://www.kten.com/story/48137873/fatal-shooting-in-ada-ruled-selfdefense
Around 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve, 35-year-old Jassmone Ashton shot and killed 37-year-old Denavarie Brooks outside the Sunset Market Valero convenience store. Ashton told police he felt Denavarie intended to harm him while he was getting gas, so he fired at him. "It's obvious by watching the video that Denavarie Brooks came into that gas station. He had passed Jasmonne and witnessed him at the gas pumps and then pulled back around, pulled in aggressively in an aggressive manner, came up, and approached Jasmine from behind," Johnson said.
Ashton had previously filed a protective order against Brooks. "At one point, Mr. Brooks attempted to run Jasmonne off the road with his vehicle. That was part of the basis that the protective order was sought," Johnson said. "We also did a field interview with another individual who had the same or a similar incident with Denavarie Brooks, also in the early part of 2022."
Jassmone Samuelle Ashton - defendant
Denavarie Quintel Brooks - dead guy
This kind of dispute between the Amish wouldn't even make the local paper in Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, or half a many other places in the country. If the shooter had been a non-Amish there would be rioting everywhere.
Sorry.
I am having trouble this morning.
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