Petition updateBrad King we demand JusticeUpdate on Gun Charge
Donna BryanNew Port Richey, FL, United States
Sep 13, 2016 — Update: This morning I found out the defense filed a motion to preclude evidence from the jury so they couldn't mention Dehayes killing Katherine and Rehlin. They also wanted precluded his interview with the sheriffs as he said" Fuck God!" and "I don't believe in God" So I called the prosecutor and found out that the prosecutor working on the case is no longer there so his supervisor who I had spoken to before Rob Lewis called me at 12 noon and said that he needed me in court today and that three things could happen one we go to trial, two he was objecting the motion to preclude and the third was he could ask the court for mercy and plea nolo contendere which would take the state attorney out of the picture and then the judge would decide the case. They had a pretrial hearing in the judge's chambers and of course they used hypotheticals because it was off the record and the defense told them he wanted his motion granted and the state attorney objected then the judge said if he decides he would only give him 60 days jail time and 11 months probation and then the judge asked the state attorney if he had someone who would be impacted and the state attorney told him not directly to this case but someone who has an interest in William Dehayes and he asked the judge if Mercy was granted would he allow me to speak and the defense objected to my speaking to the judge and after the state attorney told him who I was and what I wanted to tell him he said it was relevant for me to speak as a victim impact statement so they waited till there was no more people in court and they went on the record and of course he asked for mercy on the court and the judge told him the charges and what he would be sentenced and then I went up and spoke to the court for a good twenty minutes and the bailiff was crying and so was the court clerk.The judge looked directly at me the whole time I talked and of course I cried and told him how Dehayes had killed my daughter and grandson. I begged the judge to take Dehayes guns away. Finally I thanked the judge for listening and told him that everyday I have to lie to my grandson that justice will prevail and it breaks my heart. I told him the man cost me three people I loved within three months and I was now bankrupt and I miss my daughter very much which was not a lie so the judge gave him 60 days jail and 12 months probation and he is not allowed to have any guns until further order of the court he was then incarcerated and taken to jail. Let me explain the reasoning behind this: Dehayes has never been charged, arrested or detained for any crimes. This was his first time being arrested. (So his killing my daughter and grandson really did not count in this case.) The Charges were misdemeanors and because he has never been arrested or charged with a crime and the charges are misdemeanors he would have gotten 6 months probation but because the killing of Katherine and Rehlin using a gun is a prior bad act it could be used in his sentencing. So technically this was a win cause for his first time being arrested on misdemeanors he got 60 days jail, 12 months probation and he can not have any guns until further order of the court. I may not agree with the sentencing but unfortunately I understand and his attorney came to me while Dehayes was put in cuffs and apologized to me for my losses and asked me not to be upset with him cause he had an obligation to defend his client which I totally understood and wasn't upset with him But I do miss my daughter and grandchildren.
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