Killing a innocent bystander, learns he will stay in jail at least for now. James pritchard was arrested late last night. Wesh 2 s matt grant was there when he appeared before a judge for the first time, and witnessed a tense exchange. That person ended up dead, but that s certainly not something the defendant intended. Matt James Pritchard s public defender says he didn t mean for anyone to die and didn t know 36yearold Oceanette Hampton was behind a door when he allegedly fired the fatal shot saturday. There is certainly probable cause for manslaughter here that he acted recklessly and did something that was pretty stupid and not called for, but intentional murder . I don t see that. Matt hampton was pronounced dead inside sanford s cool breeze night club. According to the Seminole County sheriff s office, a fight broke out between two women during a private party. When the fight escalated, a few men tried breaking it up. That s when investigators say pritchard fired a shot in a room
Point, standard procedure. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating this shooting. They are still reviewing this particular case. Some chaotic video from this parking lot after midnight. Summer thank you. Late breaking this afternoon, two vehicles crash into a lynx bus and nine people are taken to the hospital for minor injuries. This may have happened while the bus was at a bus stop. Again no serious injuries have been reported. Osceola simpson road by new beginnings road in kissimmee remains closed. We re working on getting new details and will bring them to you when we get them. Meredith right now dozens of Homeless People in Daytona Beach are being loaded on a bus to be taken to a temporary shelter. Wesh 2 s gail paschallbrown joins us live. Gail the property appraiser sited safety concerns about some of the group . Reporter there were some safety concerns and because of that for right now, half a dozen of these homeless folks are on the bus. Those in wheelchairs
The other two suspects in the car have not been caught. The officer has been with the Orlando Police Department Since 2012. He is presently on leave. That is standard procedure as they investigate the decision of using force. That is standard procedure every time an orlando officer makes the decision to shoot. Jim bond is denied for the man accused of killing a woman in a sanford nightclub. Police say he fired a shot inside the cool breeze bar saturday, killing 36yearold oceanette today his public defender said he acted recklessly but did not mean to kill anyone. The state agreed to lower the charge from murder to manslaughter, a crime which are entitled him to bond, but the judge said no. You are not finding probable cause for murder but you re going to set the same bond . That. The judge said he denied bond depraved. Meredith Florida State University Says it s settling a lawsuit with a woman who says she was raped by former quarterback jameis winston. Winston, who is now a quarterbac
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