Teens in stolen car crash had 126 arrests; murder charges possible (w/video)

Teens in stolen car crash had 126 arrests; murder charges possible (w/video) ^ | 08 AUG 17 | By Zachary T. Sampson, Lisa Gartner, Laura Morel and Anastasia Dawson, Times Staff Writers

[DCBryan1]

The last thing Keondrae Brown remembers before he blacked out is lying in shattered glass on Tampa Road, next to the burning wreckage of a stolen car, lucky to be alive after a high-speed crash that killed his brother and two of his friends.

Now Keondrae and two other boys in a second stolen car could face murder charges in the deaths of Keontae Brown, 16; Jimmie Goshey, 14; and Dejarae Thomas, 16.

Sheriff Bob Gualtieri suggested the more serious charges against the surviving teens at a news conference Monday, a day after the Palm Harbor crash once again highlighted Pinellas' deadly plague of juvenile car thefts.

THE CHASE: Cops, teen car thieves and a dangerous game

"We have a serious problem and something else needs to happen," he said.

Frustrated with the persistent high-speed joyrides and the lack of consequences, Gualtieri shoved his finger into the podium, calling the juvenile system broken. He pointed to the teens' extensive criminal records — 126 arrests among them, including several for auto theft — as proof that the juvenile system rarely holds a kid for long. No consequences equals no fear of doing it again, he said.

[DCBryan1]

He survives a terrible crash and likely continues his crime spree.

Keondrae Brown makes his first appearance in a wheelchair with bandages on his head and hand while in front Judge Kathleen Hessinger at the Pinellas County Justice Center in St. Petersburg on Tuesday morning (08/08/17). Brown survived the crash that killed his brother and two others when the stolen Ford Explorer they were in pinwheeling through the air down Tampa Road in Palm Harbor, bursting into flames on Sunday. [DIRK SHADD | Times]

Don't worry, Floriduh will heal him right up and "rehabilitate" him into a productive, taxpaying, law abiding citizen according to liberals. We just need to tax the rich a little more and give restitution to the minorities for "white privilege"...yeah, that will work.

[Sandy]

See also:
Victim recalls horrific crash that killed three in stolen car

and:
Man hit by teens going 100 MPH says he can't believe he survived

[Trillian]

Mr. commenter.

What you’ve just said.. is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response.. were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[Feckless]

Dey sum raciest ass Po Po. Dey should be persecutin’ dem dam White folks dat tempted dem boys wiff dey White Privledged cars. Dem boys wuz turnin’ dey life roun’ and dindu nuffins....

[Feckless]

Dejarae’s baby mamma, Odoriferous Labia, couldn’t be reached fo’ comment...

[Feckless]

The Dindu Nuffins crowd...

[Feckless]

The standard Crime Stoppers reward x3?

[Keyhopper]

We used to hang horse thieves and cattle rustlers.
Perhaps we should return to a simpler way of life.

[octex]

Thanks for enduring that garbage and providing some transcript from the event! ...It’s only a matter of time before that type of rhetoric will result in some numerous deaths, IMO.

[okie 54]

These Amish brats have to settle down

[GOPJ]

Losers.

[Lurker]

“Not a lawyer here, but wondering - does the law hold that all participants in a crime are equally guilty if any life is lost?”

In most jurisdictions it does exactly that. It’s know as the Felony Murder Rule.

L

[DungeonMaster]

That’s a lot of facial damage from the crash I assume.

[Lurker]

Yep. His IQ is about 70, tops.

L

[ALongRoadAhead]

I wish, but the chances of THAT happening are slimmer than an anorexic Hollywood model.

[GOYAKLA]

Any other “Florida Freepers Olde Timers”, remember the “Kendall and Marianna Schools for Boys”?
If they were still operating, these teens might still be living!

[Frank_2001]

If people think, as some seem to do, that the Tampa Bay Times is essentially an authoritarian lapdog, then the Communist problem in America is very, VERY bad!!!