Rankin-Madison District Attorney issued the following press release:
Madison and
Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Michael Guest announced today that Bruce
Donell Shannon pled guilty to four counts of house burglary in Madison County
and received a 50-year sentence to serve in the custody of the Mississippi
Department of Corrections.
Guest
stated, “After four prior convictions Shannon will now be in jail for a very
long time. Shannon’s fifty year sentence
will hopefully send a message that our citizens will not stand for criminals
coming into Madison County and breaking into our homes.”
Guest
added, “Breaking into someone’s home is a potentially dangerous crime that no
one should have to suffer. The Ridgeland
Police Department did an outstanding job of investigating these crimes and
apprehending Shannon. Now that Shannon
is behind bars, these four families and their neighbors can rest easier knowing
that he is no longer walking the streets.”
On January 13,
2014, two homes were burglarized on Shady Glen Road in Ridgeland. In both instances entry to the homes had been
gained by damaging the front doors to the residences. On January 24 and again on February 18, 2014,
two other Ridgeland residences were burglarized and items were stolen from the
homes. The items stolen from the four homes included several televisions, three
computers, a video game system, cash, assorted tools and electronic items.
On February
24, Ridgeland Police Department was contacted by law enforcement in Rankin
County and informed that there was an individual that attempted to enter a home
and who left after being seen by a witness.
The witness came forward gave a description of the vehicle and the
license plate number of the car that the suspect was driving.
Law
enforcement ran the tag information and it came back registered to Toccara
Mack. Police were then able to determine
that Ms. Mack and Shannon lived together.
Investigators used a computerized search know as leads on line to run
Shannon’s information to determine if he had recently pawned any property. That search showed that Shannon had pawned
tools and a tool box taken from one of the burglaries.
A warrant was issued for Shannon’s
arrest. Shannon was arrested on March 11
and transported to the Ridgeland Police Department. Shannon was interviewed and he originally denied
that he had anything to do with the crimes, but later confessed to being
involved in two of the burglaries.
Guest
concluded, “As always I cannot thank law enforcement enough for all that they
do. Their hard work made it possible for
us to indict, convict and sentence a four time convicted felon in only a seven
month period. Now a career criminal is
behind bars and he will spend most of the rest of his life in prison.”
Shannon has
been previously convicted in Copiah County of House Burglary and Grand Larceny. Shannon has also been previously convicted in
Hinds County of Grand Larceny and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
District
Attorney Michael Guest was sworn into office in January 2008 and represents the
Twentieth Judicial District, Madison and Rankin Counties. For more information regarding the District
Attorney’s office, please visit www.daguest.com.
Defendant:
Name: Bruce
Donell Shannon
Address: 814
Lanier Avenue, Jackson
DOB: April
29, 1978
9 comments:
Quite the contrast from DA Smith.
I just hope Guest doesn't prosecute me for publishing his press release.
and judges that take crime seriously...
The guy better be glad he didn't sell cocaine. Once again, if you are in Rankin County and need money really bad, whatever you do, don't sell cocaine. Go rob a store a gunpoint. Or shoot someone. But, whatever you do, don't sell cocaine.
And THIS is how you do it! We have to get a DA that cares more about protecting the safety of the law abiding, hard working citizens that actually foot the bill for his salary, than the joke we have now. Until that takes place and a few select judges are replaced, Hinds County will remain the playground of choice for the habitual criminals around here while the surrounding towns will continue to prosper from new businesses and residents that just want to live and work somewhere they don't have to worry about getting mugged, raped or shot every day of their lives.
And career politicians get four more years....
Hopefully the good and safe and wealthy citizens of Madison County will pick up the check on this $2,200,000 incarceration cost. Doesn't seem fair to make the citizens of the other 81 counties have to pay for Michael Guest's showboating.
2:31 Sorry to play "Hot Potato" with this, but according to the press release it was Copiah County and Hinds County that let him out of jail previously so he could victimize the residents of Madison and Rankin Counties. We shouldn't be forced to pay to clean up their mess by ourselves.
Judges should be accountable. In 1986, my friend was raped by a man that was let out of jail in Alabama (served short time for raping a 13 year old), moved to Mississippi, stalked her, broke in my friend's house, raped her in the presence of her 4 year old child. If judges were accountable for repeat offenders, things would change. The judge does not suffer but the families suffer for life.
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