"Yes I did it, and I'll do it again"

[CatWoman]

Great-grandmother accused in shooting death granted bond

By BETH WARREN
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 06/24/05

Great-grandmother Lena Driskell is charged with firing four shots into her boyfriend's head after he broke up with her, but a judge allowed her to walk out of jail after a hearing Friday.

Fulton prosecutor Jack Barrs had urged the judge to keep the 78-year-old woman behind bars because he fears she could still pose a threat. Police believe Driskell decided to kill Herman Winslow, 85, after he halted their yearlong romance and began dating someone else at their Atlanta retirement home.

But Driskell's attorney, Deborah Poole, argued that jail is no place for an elderly woman.

"No one else is at risk," said Poole, with the non-profit Georgia Justice Project.

Driskell, who has a $25,000 bond, must wear an ankle monitor and remain inside her granddaughter's home, Fulton County Magistrate Richard Hicks ruled.

Driskell, a widow who once worked as a certified nurse's assistant, had assumed she would one day marry Winslow, a widower she often traveled with, said Driskell's granddaughter, Lena Holt. The two had dated for a year and had just returned from a trip to Daytona four days before the June 10 shooting inside Hightower Manor, a public-assisted complex for seniors and the disabled in southwest Atlanta. They even shared a bank account, Holt said.

"Yes, I did it and I'd do it again," Atlanta police homicide Detective D.B. Mathis told the judge during a preliminary hearing.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/atlanta/0605/24driskell.html

[matcom]

1. what a coincidence!

i'm horny

[CatWoman]

2. *BANG, BANG*

:D

[matcom]

4. ok. the moment has passed

x(

[redqueen]

3. Hmmmmmm...

I dunno... I agree she's no threat, but... I dunno...

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[redqueen]

6. .

:loveya:

I love when you say what I wanted to say, but didn't because I was tryin to be nice.

:loveya:

[DS1]

7. Judge should be charged with reckless endangerment

Or does he listen to Limbaugh? Harmless blowing off steam and such

[matcom]

8. put that bitch in the FREEZER!

:hide:

[DS1]

11. Don't forget to burp the lids

:nuke:

[youspeakmylanguage]

9. Once a larger percentage of the US population becomes elderly...

...I wonder if the same leniency will be granted in cases like this.

My opinion is it doesn't matter how old you are if you are a criminal or have committed a crime. No one wanted to let Killen walk in Mississippi.

[displacedtexan]

10. Hm. "Retirement Home Woman Armed And Dangerous"

would be a better headline.

Damn, guys! Be careful how you break up!