Monte Reeves is now a convicted felon after he pleaded guilty to mayhem.
A Hinds County grand jury indicted Carl Monte Reeves on August 26, 2022, for two counts of aggravated assault and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle. The indictment states that on July 27, 2022 Reeves (allegedly)did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously attempt to cause or purposely or knowingly caused bodily injury to Jessie Shaw with a deadly weapon or other means likely to produce death or serious bodily harm, to-wit; Carl Reeves caused bodily injury to Jessie Shaw by shooting Shaw with an unknown caliber handgun, a deadly weapon..The second count repeats the language of the first count but identifies Albert Jones as the victim. The indictment for shooting into an occupied vehicle alleges Reeves shot into the vehicle of Albert Jones. A JPD affidavit alleges Reeves shot into a Chevy Equinox driven by Albert Jones. However, another affidavit charges he shot Jessie Shaw with a pistol.
The case languished in Circuit Court until January when Reeves filed a petition to plead guilty to a reduced charge of mayhem. Reeves stated in his petition:
This is a best interest plea. I was protecting my property when the two "victims" were stealing scrap and I fired 2 shots - one at ground and one in the air. The female was shot. I was in fear for my life because I am now 75 and at the time I was 73 and in poor health.
Hinds County Circuit Judge Debra Gibbs accepted the plea on January 15. She sentenced Reeves to serve two years in prison but suspended the sentence. Attorney Leslie Brown represented the defendant. Assistant District Attorney Jasmine Davis prosecuted the case.
Reeves is the husband of perennial Jackson Mayoral candidate Charlotte Reeves.
22 comments:
Is this a joke? Two counts of aggravated assault and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle = two years in prison but suspended the sentence
The only people that take the Hinds county judiciary seriously are the Hinds county judiciary.
He got blessed by the Hinds county justice system.
Just accept that many in MS, especially Jackson, are uneducated, unthinking, brutish killers at the highest rate per 1,000 in the whole fkg country.
Can MS legalize duels for combatants , according to strict rules, to meet, walk ten paces away from each other, turn and fire? Perhaps deadly outcome but controlled for place, weapons and safety of bystanders.
If what he claims in his statement is factual, I think that this plea bargain is just. If you steal then expect some lead.
9:34 this is a "Hinds County" judge. They don't even understand the word 'justice.' They just turn them loose. So yeah, in a way, it is a joke.
If a thug did the same thing that Monte did he would receive no prison time in Jackson.
Weird comments. This is a business owner who shot at folks to defend his property. He should have gotten a pat on the back, but facing a Hinds County jury as a silver-haired white guy would have meant a prison sentence, so this is a just outcome for everyone involved - maybe even the "victims" if they learned anything from being shot.
all the talk about the right to bear arms......all the talk about the right to protect yourself , family and property......all the talk about the castle doctrine....alll the talk about the 2nd amendment.......its just that...talk.
monte should have been given a ticker tape parade down capitol street. but the problem is he used a gun to protect himself . isn't that supposed to be legal?
I'm surprised that Charlotte isn't running again for mayor. Monte is a long-time slum lord who just got off too easy for shooting at people.
Did you read the article? a 75 year old man was having items stolen from his property, he fired twice to scare them off and one hit the female.. Now he is 77 and finally getting a verdict.
Monte you got off so easy! Just increase your rent on all the houses you own in Jackson.
I feel the same - why did they convict the St. Paddy's Day guy? He was being assaulted by a gang of angry people that were trying to beat him to death and had their own weapons pulled. Seems to me if you can convict in a case like that after stand your ground and castle doctrine I might as well save the last one for myself?
Slap on the wrist. Yet another round of Hinds (In)Justice System.
Did the two thieves get prosecuted or did they get off because the old man was defending his property?
So he got a suspended sentence of only TWO YEARS for firing shots into a vehicle? How is that an appropriate punishment? MS prisons are full of people serving 10+ years over a possession charge...
So the gun nuts who are so quick to correct someone who says "assault rifle" or "clip" instead of magazine" are silent when someone fires warning shots. So much for rules of using deadly force.
He cut them some slack with warning shots. Would you have preferred that he shot them?
lmao 😭 seethe and mald more, cuckfish
This the case that got Jody Ownes messed up.
Strange, isn't it, who is prosecuted in Hinds County and for what charges?
I'm willing to bet most folks commenting here didn't read article enough to realize this man was defending his property...
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