Posted on 07/23/2016 9:44:06 AM PDT by Zakeet
Two men are being held in connection with the fatal shooting of a Kansas City, KS police captain, KCTV5 has learned.
Prosecutor Jerome Gorman says Jamaal Lewis and Daqon Sipple, the men in jail in connection with Capt. Robert Melton's death, may not be charged until Thursday. Police say they are not looking for any other suspects at this time.
Lewis, 20, was booked late Tuesday night in Wyandotte County jail on first-degree murder. Sipple, 18, was booked hours earlier on aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and use of a deadly weapon.
KCTV5 spoke to Clarette Monroe, the mother of Lewis.
She says don't rush to judgment yet.
"He's not a bad kid," Monroe said. "He's hanging out with a rough crowd. He has no record and has never been arrested. People should not rush to judgment. Don't do that."
Jalelisa Sipple, the sister of Daqon Sipple, also spoke to KCTV5. She echoed Monroe's comments.
"The only thing I want people to know is that the picture that's being painted is not actually him," she said. "Which is what most people know, everybody that knows him knows that he's not that kind of kid."
KCTV5 examined Lewis' and Sipple's backgrounds. Searches in Kansas and Missouri revealed clean records. However, juvenile records are sealed.
Police said there was a drive-by shooting at Second Street and Edgerton Road about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and officers responded. Melton found both the suspects at 22nd Street and Haskell Avenue about 2 p.m.
Before Melton could get out of his vehicle, someone opened fire through his window, hitting Melton several times, Zeigler said.
You Freepers shouldn't rush to judgment ... them two boys who shot the police officer ain't a bad kids ... they ain't a have no record ... they ain't a that kinda kids ... they just been a hang'in with a rough crowd!
They don’t even look human.
Sounds like the mother is looking for a speaking spot at the DNC convention.
Good to know that these kids are really OK. So why are the police picking on them this way? (I sense two more speakers headed for the Democrat convention.)
You beat me to it.
Evil and hatred in those eyes.
Aspiring rappers? Getting their GED? Just started ‘turning their life around’? - - - - - I miss any???
Well Well this is my shocked face..figured..BLM supporting pieces of crap
It is not who you are Underneath, It is what you DO that defines who you are.
That whole Portion of KCK needs to be flooded out and removed. KCTV5 examined Lewis' and Sipple's backgrounds. Searches in Kansas and Missouri revealed clean records. However, juvenile records are sealed.
Well, Isn't that Convenient?
I’ll provide the rope.......
I guess that now they’ll be safe housed in jail.
Walking Dead
charmers
I wonder if they were aspiring rappers!
more extended obama family members ....Foster sons of Obama.
Don’t rush to judgment?! Why not?
What the hell is going on out there??
Obama’s roosters roosting...
Starting college in the Fall.
Jalelisa Sipple, the sister of Daqon Sipple, also spoke to KCTV5. She echoed Monroe's comments.
“The only thing I want people to know is that the picture that's being painted is not actually him,” she said. “Which is what most people know, everybody that knows him knows that he's not that kind of kid.”
4. Sipple has a Juvenile Rap Sheet with Battery, Theft & Disorderly Conduct
The Kansas City Star reports Sipple had four prior convictions as a juvenile, according to Wyandotte County court records. The charges included a 2013 case where he pleaded guilty to battery on a school employee, a disorderly conduct charge in 2010 and prosecuted for theft in 2009.
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