2 Officers Shot in Georgia: Two police officers sustained serious injuries in shootings that took place early Wednesday morning. Jon Gosa of the Albany Herald reports that the two officers were injured this morning in separate shootings which are believed to be related. One of the officers was with the Americus Police Dept. and the other was with the Georgia Southwestern State University Campus Police. The suspected shooter is still at large. During the investigation, GSSU will be on campus-wide lockdown. ABC News reports that the Albany Police Department has identified the shooting suspect as Minguell Kennedy Lembrick, 32.
Parolee Arrested For Discharge and Possession: A habitual criminal was arrested in Salinas, CA late Monday night following a report that multiple gunshots had been fired. Chelci Adami from The Californian reports that Armando Yslas, a 36-year-old Parolee discharged four rounds from a stolen semi-automatic pistol with the serial numbers filed off. He reportedly fired the weapon in response to an argument he was having with a woman who lived nearby. Following his arrest, the responding police found an additional 40 rounds of ammunition in Yslas's possession.
Florida Asks SCOTUS to Clarify Hurst Ruling: The state of Florida is asking the U.S. Supreme Court review a Florida Supreme Court ruling in a death penalty case. Last January in Hurst v. Florida SCOTUS held Florida's capital sentencing process violated the Sixth Amendment. After the state legislature adopted a law correcting the process, the state's highest court ruled that it did not comply with Hurst regarding requirements for jury findings of aggravating circumstances. Dara Kam from The News Service of Florida reports that state court interpreted Hurst to require that jurors find all aggravating factors, mitigating factors and weigh them before recommending a sentence. The Florida Attorney General believes that this goes beyond what was actually required by Hurst, and is asking the high court to clarify this. Timothy Lee Hurst was convicted and sentenced to death for the May 1998 murder of a female co-worker at a restaurant he was robbing. Her body was found stuffed in a freezer.
Parolee Arrested For Discharge and Possession: A habitual criminal was arrested in Salinas, CA late Monday night following a report that multiple gunshots had been fired. Chelci Adami from The Californian reports that Armando Yslas, a 36-year-old Parolee discharged four rounds from a stolen semi-automatic pistol with the serial numbers filed off. He reportedly fired the weapon in response to an argument he was having with a woman who lived nearby. Following his arrest, the responding police found an additional 40 rounds of ammunition in Yslas's possession.
Florida Asks SCOTUS to Clarify Hurst Ruling: The state of Florida is asking the U.S. Supreme Court review a Florida Supreme Court ruling in a death penalty case. Last January in Hurst v. Florida SCOTUS held Florida's capital sentencing process violated the Sixth Amendment. After the state legislature adopted a law correcting the process, the state's highest court ruled that it did not comply with Hurst regarding requirements for jury findings of aggravating circumstances. Dara Kam from The News Service of Florida reports that state court interpreted Hurst to require that jurors find all aggravating factors, mitigating factors and weigh them before recommending a sentence. The Florida Attorney General believes that this goes beyond what was actually required by Hurst, and is asking the high court to clarify this. Timothy Lee Hurst was convicted and sentenced to death for the May 1998 murder of a female co-worker at a restaurant he was robbing. Her body was found stuffed in a freezer.
[regarding] 2 Officers Shot in Georgia
Lembrick shot both officers, killing Officer Smarr
and wounding Officer Smith,” Keenan said.
Minguell Lembrick is accused of opening fire
when police responded to a domestic dispute call.
The suspect had outstanding warrants for kidnapping and other charges related to a prior domestic violence incident.
But the two officers who responded to the call Wednesday morning had no idea, reports CBS News correspondent DeMarco Morgan.
~ www.cbsnews.com/news/americus-georgia-manhunt-minguell-lembrick-
shot-killed-police-officer-injured-one/