LETTER: Firearm sentencing vs. gun control
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This is a letter to the editor from the Herald & Review opinion section.
A Decatur man described by a judge as believing he “can shoot whoever he wants” was sentenced to 35 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted of attempted murder.
Judge said his refusal to answer questions meant he could not conduct his own defense.
DECATUR â Detectives in Decatur announced Sunday two big breaks in unrelated murder and attempted murder cases with the arrests of a pair of wanted men. Demetrick L. Boey Sr., 42, was arrested and booked on a preliminary charge of first degree murder for the 2019 stabbing death of his 36-year-old brother, Darrell L. Boey. And police confirmed that Thomas L. Boone, 28, had been taken into custody and booked on a preliminary charge of attempted murder in the shooting of a woman in Decatur on Sept. 19, 2020. Dealing with the Demetrick L. Boey case first, Detective Sgt. Chris Copeland with D...