08-25-2016, 10:37 AM
I don't know if Batts is a gang banger, Maggot. But, he's definitely a criminal with a record. His friends and family say he became a Christian and turned his life around and that he was a very devoted father. His neighbors and family have rallied behind him and helped him get out on a bond.
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Turns out, Batts shot a guy in a car in 2012. He was charged, but not convicted and there's no public record beyond the charging documents in his criminal record. The guy he shot had actually shot him in 2011 and was sentenced to 10 years, but was already out on probation by 2012.
There are all kinds of incidents where people shot at unseen human targets in their homes and ended up hitting or killing family members they mistook for intruders. It wouldn't surprise me if Batts had enemies and figured one had broken into his home when he pulled the trigger, only to find out he'd just shot his daughter after she got home from her first day of 6th grade (pictured middle). :(
Reckless homicide has been added to the charges against him since I first posted the story.
Turns out, Batts shot a guy in a car in 2012. He was charged, but not convicted and there's no public record beyond the charging documents in his criminal record. The guy he shot had actually shot him in 2011 and was sentenced to 10 years, but was already out on probation by 2012.
There are all kinds of incidents where people shot at unseen human targets in their homes and ended up hitting or killing family members they mistook for intruders. It wouldn't surprise me if Batts had enemies and figured one had broken into his home when he pulled the trigger, only to find out he'd just shot his daughter after she got home from her first day of 6th grade (pictured middle). :(
Reckless homicide has been added to the charges against him since I first posted the story.