William Brock told investigators he shot Loletha Hall because he thought she was working with a man who called and threatened him and his family. Hall did not threaten Brock and did not have a weapon or assault him, according to the sheriff’s office and court documents.
How is the person who sent the Uber not being arrested for murder? “Banned from Uber” doesn’t seem sufficient.
If they can’t be prosecuted because they are from outside the country, then Uber needs to be held accountable for taking an order from outside the country and sending out a car in Ohio.
Not sufficient?? They’re going to be stuck using Lyft for the rest of their life! Or just make a new account, I guess…
Not a typo.
the offender may be fined an amount fixed by the court, but not more than fifteen thousand dollars.
Edit: I replied to the wrong comment, but linked is Ohio murder penalties if anyone’s interested
It’s probably just going to take longer. Internet crime is FBI jurisdiction because it crosses state lines. It’s not as quick as picking up the pistol-holding, 81-year-old in his driveway.
Before this, I thought internet scams extorting the elderly were as low as they could go. Scammers hit bottom and rent a jackhammer.
Manslaughter maybe. The old man is the only one who murdered anyone.
Dude on the phone was attempting extortion. When someone dies in the commission of a crime, everyone gets hit with the murder charge.
See:
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/09/24/a-person-can-be-charged-with-murder-even-if-they-haven-t-killed-anyone
Felony murder laws vary by state. In Ohio, felony murder does not apply to extortion.
That’s definitely coming and will certainly result in murder charges just like what happens with swatting cases.