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The "out on bond" thing MUST be a mistake. I wonder, and am hoping, if he was released from the hospital and the officers took him into custody and the story got mixed up? There is no way a felon on parole would be free after this kind of thing. I don't believe it. But then, the misdemeanor charges don't make sense either.
"Williams is charged with reckless endangerment and menacing, both misdemeanors, police said. But, they said those charges are preliminary and additional counts could be added. Johnson told AL.com officers are seeking a warrant against Williams, who wasn't supposed to be carrying the AK-47 at the time of the shootout.
Although it's generally legal to have an AK-47 in Alabama, anyone who has been convicted of a crime of violence is banned from having a gun, according to state law. Crimes of violence include murder, armed robbery and felonious assaults. Anyone who has been convicted of such offenses can be charged with a crime for having a gun in his or her possession.
Williams is a convicted felon, according to court records. He was released from prison on parole last March, court records state. He served more than 14 years after pleading guilty in Montgomery County court to six counts of first-degree robbery and two counts of felonious assault. Six other robbery charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal hatched with prosecutors in 2003, records show. Williams was sentenced to 20 years and received more than seven months of credit for time served in jail before the case was adjudicated, his court file states.
Williams was charged with promoting contraband in 2005, when authorities accused him of having marijuana in prison. In that case, he was sentenced to 15 years. The sentence was imposed to run concurrently with — at the same time as — the Montgomery case, records state.
Huntsville police said they are still investigating the shootout and Williams' background. This morning, officers were monitoring him at the hospital."
Well this is the telling part, six other burglary charges were dropped to get a plea deal.....
20 year sentence starting in 2003
15 year sentence in 2005
And he served 15 years total, wow, just wow. WTH!!!!
Yeah more gun laws will fix this, right?