Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi has filed a fourteen count criminal complaint against the alleged shooter of nine persons during the Black Expo downtown July 18th. In a Probable Cause affidavit filed today (July 26th), prosecutors charged Shamus Patton with fourteen counts of battery, aggravated battery, criminal recklessness, carrying a handgun without a permit, dangerous possession of a firearm and criminal gang activity. The last charge allowed prosecutors to charge Patton as an adult. In a preliminary hearing, a court ordered Patton held on $250,000 bond. Patton’s attorney asked for a gag order against prosecutors talking about the case. A hearing on that matter is scheduled for this Friday. Read the state’s probable cause affidavit and case against Shamus Patton below. Under the law, Patton is innocent until proven guilty beyond an reasonable doubt.
Post by Amos Brown in Daily Bread on Jul 26, 2010 at 4:08 pm
