Suspect arrested in slaying of St. Petersburg police Officer David Crawford

[Bob Hubbard]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/article1153084.ece

ST. PETERSBURG
The largest manhunt in city history ended Tuesday night when police arrested a 16-year-old who they say shot and killed a veteran officer the night before.
Nicholas Lemmon Lindsey was taken into custody about 6 p.m. after a number of tips from the community led investigators to him. The arrest was announced about 24 hours after Officer David Crawford was shot and killed downtown after responding to a call of a prowler in the area.
Police Chief Chuck Harmon said Lindsey at first gave inconsistent stories about his encounter with Crawford, then after two hours of questioning, admitted shooting the officer. The boy was remorseful and cried, Harmon said.

He cried, he said he was sorry.
F em.

 

[Ken Morgan]

Sorry he got caught I'll bet. If not, he will be.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Yeah, kinda my take on these.
"I'm sorry he's dead, can I go now? I said I was sorry.".

"Gee Bob, he's just a kid, cut him some slack."
Sure....I'll give him and extra foot of rope for the air dance.

 

[Ken Morgan]

By the time you're 16...you know right from wrong. Its wrong to jaywalk, litter, speed and oh yeah, kill a cop.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

But, he said he was sorry! Can't we just dock him his allowance until he's 18?

 

[ballen0351]

Hopefully the wave him to adult status if not I'm not sure about Fla law but here he could only stay in jail until he was 21. However here any one over 14 charged with a gun crime is automatically waved to adult status.