Maybe enough kids heard him and can testify. I believe he intended for that and expected to die, but I don’t know that. If so, we’ll likely kill him, if Kentucky has death penalty. They probably do
Chattanooga is in Tennessee
I saw a story here on FR a few day ago where the police stated that they could not nail down the source for the “ready to die” utterance, and are asking for witnesses to come forward with what they know. At the time of the story, it was an UNCONFIRMED report.
Considering that he is not charged ‘yet’ ‘nor likely to be’, Capitol M is premeditated Murder 1 with extenuating circumstances, like brutal rape/murder. Vehicular Homicide is 8-20 yrs per person, or some LIB AG can roll it into 1. And make it 1 sentence instead of it running as Concurrent or back to back sentences for each conviction. Many of the lesser charges can be dismissed, to get a plea deal depending on the AG. You are still looking at 2+ years.
First thing will be a 30 day Physche evaluation, which is the norm.
I’ve done crime stats studies for long enough to know what TN does as I live here and am the mother of a Murdered Child I used those stats to keep his killer in prison until he ‘maxed out his good behavior’ days. Which is 1 day for 1 day served. My son’s killer walks the streets of TN a free man after 12.5 yrs out of 20 yrs, plea deal from M1 to M2. Lib AG.
Tennessee has 1 thing going for it not many states have, some have Statutory laws which are not worth the paper printed on like a restraining order. WE encoded CRIME VICTIMS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS into the State Constitution. https://www.tn.gov/correction/article/tdoc-tennessee-crime-victims-bill-of-rights