Category: True Crime

Man Who Assaulted Dylann Roof Released On $100,000 Bond

  
The inmate who allegedly assaulted accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof has been released from jail. 

According to the The Daily News, Dwayne Stafford, 26, was released from the Charleston County Detention Center on $100,000 bond Friday, the day after Roof was punched in the jail’s shower area. 

The news outlet reports the 26-year-old had been behind bars since January 2015. He was arrested on first-degree assault and strong arm robbery charges. It’s unclear who paid for his release, but after the Thursday morning bathroom assault, Stafford’s fans organized a fundraiser to donate to his jail commissary account.

Dylann Roof is accused of the racially motivated massacre of nine African American parishioners last year at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church. Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon Jr. said that Roof, who is white, was out of his cell and on his way to the shower when the attack happened at the Charleston County Detention Center.

Although he was in protective custody, Roof, 22, was vulnerable because only one guard was in the area and he was fetching toilet tissue for another inmate, Cannon said. That allowed Stafford time to run down the stairs from his cell in the protective custody unit and assault Roof with his fists, the sheriff said.

No weapons were involved in the attack and Roof was able to return to his cell after being treated, Cannon said.

“The detention officer responded quickly and separated the two. The injuries that Roof received are relatively minor — some bruising around the face and the back. It appears he was struck with a fist and nothing more serious than that.”

Roof, who is being kept in protective custody because the nature of his alleged crimes could make him vulnerable to assault, said he did not want to press charges, Cannon said.

The attack brought praise on Twitter with calls for donations to Stafford’s jail commissary account.

Cannon gave no motivation for the beating. He said Stafford was able to attack Roof because guards had violated security procedures. Both guards weren’t on the floor of the unit and Stafford’s cell door was not checked to make sure it was secure before Roof was let out his cell, Cannon said.

63-Year-Old Woman Dies After Fight in Compton With 67-Year-Old Woman

Wow! The old ladies in Compton are gangster! What are two 60 something year old women doing fist fighting anyway, and why didn’t anyone  break it up before things got physical? What’s really sad is that one lady lost her life behind such nonsense. It’s really a shame. 

According to KTLA:

A 67-year-old woman was arrested after a 63-year-old woman died following a fight between the pair in Compton. 

Investigators responded to a report of a woman not breathing in the 2000 block of West Alondra Boulevard shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday and found the victim unresponsive on the ground.

The woman was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her name has not yet been released, and an official cause of death was not immediately provided.

Investigators said the victim was at a local park with a group of women when the 67-year-old “became annoyed” with another woman, saying she was too loud.

An argument escalated into a fight between the two women, with both hitting each other. A cane was also used at one point in the physical altercation, though it is not clear which woman was hit with it.

Both eventually ended up on the ground and continued the fight. The 67-year-old woman was able to get up and walk away, but the victim remained behind, complaining she was unable to breathe.

After the younger woman died, the unidentified 67-year-old was arrested and booked on a murder charge at the Century Regional Detention Center.

She was being held on $1 million bail.

Wow, just wow! So now the 67 year old will most likely spend her golden years locked up for murder charges. It’s safe to say the people who were gathered around to spectate were not her friends. Smh!