Judge has strong words for driveway shooter at sentencing

Judge Adam Michelini had some very strong words for Kevin Monahan, before sentencing him in the driveway shooting trial of Kaylin Gillis. Monahan was sentenced to 25 years to life, plus additional time for tampering with evidence.

[@jool5941]

My truck broke down across the street from some house once. The woman inside the house came out and yelled at me for half an hour to move my car, called me a criminal and accused me of trying to break into her house and then she called the cops on me. Some people are just unhinged sociopaths.

[@almac9203]

My car broke down and the home owner invited me into their house and made me a cup of tea and allowed me to wait on their sofa for the tow truck. It would never occur to me that someone would start shooting.

[@YW2324]

​@@almac9203 ya people are crazy 😧 sometimes

[@moceri55]

Let me take a stab in the dark here, but I’m going to guess that you’re an African American?

[@Tully241]

I had some crazy woman scream at me for trespass because I was weed eating a customer's driveway edge that bordered this sociopath neighbors' property by inches! She went nuts on me and called the cops..one of which was ready to arrest me if not for his reasonsble partner. That was 2015..and things are far more crazy now!

[@e5m956]

Someone broke down with a flat and pulled into my driveway. It was dark and drizzling outside. I got my jack and tools out and helped them put the spare on quicker. It was a local pizza delivery guy. I got a flat on a holiday weekend and it was a Sunday and I was hours from home. It was a tight back road and I rolled into a driveway. The guy whose driveway I pulled into helped and got his fire chief buddy to leave a cookout to come help out as well. Not everyone shoots people or goes crazy on you for pulling into a driveway.

[@digits001]

This type of guy exists in every town. Scared of everything, angry at his life, itching to shoot someone. Stay safe out there people

[@ricbiff3569]

Probably an NRA member as well...

[@-Shoresy]

Nah not in my town. Because I don’t live in the 3rd world country called USA

[@arkatheistcc2353]

Hate to tell you but this is a very US problem. The rest of the developed world has already fixed this problem.

[@commiesnzombies]

@@user-cc5ws5wk9k why is he following creepy joe bLIEdens double barrel advice then

[@arkatheistcc2353]

I can't imagine being so afraid all the time.

[@RaeRaeOR]

He’s been convicted of murder and he still doesn’t think he did anything wrong. What a monster.

[@7979Army]

Just a basic narcissist unfortunately

[@Cardboardbocs]

MAGA crowd doesn’t believe in laws. This is still all just Fake news to him

[@gasstationpeanuts1814]

@@7979Army Narcissist is over used. This guy is a sociopath. He's incapable of empathy for others. Shaming them in court, or reading victim impact statements to them accomplishes nothing. This is not a person that will reflect on the terrible act they've committed, except perhaps to relish the rush of power they felt taking someone's life. Just find them guilty, exhaust their appeals, lock them up, and throw away the key.

[@neurodivergentpixi6736]

​@@7979ArmyTextbook narcissist. They want the power and authority of a dictator, and the accountability of a newborn.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

not sure how parole works in the USA. Here in the UK.. no remorse.. good luck with that.

[@chickenparmsandwich]

Well, he'll never have to worry about a stranger driving down his driveway ever again.

[@Masterkuush]

Not true, he’s gonna have to worry about the other inmates parking in his garage😉😂

[@michaelmeandros551]

Oh, he's gonna get "invaded" alright. Let's hear him joke then

[@carlcox7332]

Just bubba coming into the wrong cell. And pulling out of the back door Every night for the next 25 years.

[@phillippereira6468]

@@Masterkuush haha comment of the decade

[@steelhurricane4041]

@@phillippereira6468 that applies to you as well, if you aren't a judge.

[@greg6924]

Guy was just looking to kill someone. He's a sociopath who belongs in prison for life.

[@RickW-HGWT]

Prison will be his retirement community, imagine the others he will encounter there, he will find his misery and justice there.

[@qwax]

​@@RickW-HGWTDepends on the prison. He might go to a minimum security prison

[@brandi598]

exactly. There are people all around who are looking for a "legal kill." He thought he was going to get it because she was on his property.

[@qwax]

@@brandi598 right? Some people post all the time that they're going to kill somebody because the person is on their property. They are too stupid to understand that you just can't kill someone because they are on your property. Good way to lose everything you own in a civil suit and lose your freedom in a criminal trial.

[@angelikalindenau943]

Probably was on the lookout for the opportunity

[@marilynshelor1271]

Dude acted like he was living in the wild west. If that were the case, he'd already be hung.

[@WM44444]

Don't take this the wrong way he should be locked up i agree, but the judge talking about payments is a joke. Its like umm take it all what are you talking about. hes not part of the money system anymore. hes in jail for life. so in his defense id be like take it all like thats not a punishment. makes no sense to me why your talking to him about money. he wouldnt notice if you charged him 5 cents or a billion dollars. the money system isnt part of his life nomore.

[@timdowney6721]

The NRA is loath to recognize it, but the people in the “Wild West” understood the disaster that the prevalence of guns brings. That’s why they enacted laws reigning in firearms carry.

[@CastleMc]

huh? He just owes a few small fees, he has plenty in the bank and a wife who is still in the system@@WM44444

[@wildh0rse1]

@@timdowney6721 "Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshall" by Stewart Lake. Exactly. Those towns wanted to attract legitimate trade and wanted to look more "civilized" to businessmen and residents of quality. Finally someone here who knows history.

[@USA92]

Travel. Live. In some of those parts. Learn what I learned. Some backward states not able to do the simple stuff. Made more by learning from states that have gone through the process. Yet they don't. So this is tragic. Stay away from living in Northern wstern states. That I can speak to. There are many men like this out there. Many.

[@LoloO42]

This defendant is a coward of the worst sort. The judge nailed it when he said: "You just don't get it."

[@bunk95]

Judges are fictional. Did you check if my slave youre “calling” a judge has the body parts to..?

[@joparkcat]

Another trump supporter in prison, won't see him trying to steal another election.🤣

[@doesntno]

I can remember getting lost one day driving through a rural area as a teenager. I turned down a long dirt driveway hoping there would be an area I could turn around at. There wasn't and I pulled up to a house and thought, "oh no, I don't want to be here." A few seconds later an angry dude came storming out of his house asking me what I was doing there. You know what he did next? It wasn't pulling out a gun and immediately opening fire. He showed me a place to turn around and guided me out. The defendant clearly was looking for an excuse to shoot somebody. This also shows how sick our society has become.

[@user_kH9bw3ns1]

You wanna turn around!?!? I'll tell you where to turn around! I'll show u! (it's right over there. now GIT!) lol

[@user-iu4wh1zs6t]

Hopefully it's a rare occurrence. I've been worried about using someone's driveway to turn around. I travel a lot of county roads. They're the two lane, no shoulder kind, with a 50 mph speed limit. You can either risk a collision, or risk getting shot. I think it's very rare that someone in America would shoot someone like that guy did. Other than Arizona. I think they just passed a law that says it's okay to murder trespassers if you think they're illegal immigrants (so, all brown people? Even though there are Bulgarian and Ukrainian immigrants crossing illegally too). Personally, I was turning around on a rural road and pulled up towards a guys house. The owner came out and said hi. Then, I saw a brick memorial he had built for his son (who had died in high school). It stuck with me because I was so afraid he'd call the cops or shoot me... But, his son had died, and he wasn't mad at the world for it. There wasn't anything I could do to help that father.

[@Mikdeelow]

Guns make ppl 10-20’ tall!

[@mynameisnotrick2768]

​@@user-iu4wh1zs6tin general, I'm gonna judge if it's safe by the state of their yard/property. If it's maintained, they're normal

[@inutamer365]

If society was sick he wouldn't be in jail. Society is functioning and bad people (which always exist and are always a threat) are being punished

[@newmanhere2487]

Everyone uses driveways to turn around, guarantee the old guy has used someone’s driveway to turn

[@moreme40]

This wasn’t a driveway on a regular street. This was way out in the sticks

[@Catalina-Winemixer]

@@moreme40 And?

[@tomogden2432]

@@moreme40 - your point being?

[@ameliawilder28]

I never understood why people do that. I do three point turns. So much more easier than pulling up on a driveway. People are just lazy drivers.

[@StevenHunterPangians1]

🎤 drop

[@inspector4133]

Lifetime gun owner and federal wildlife officer here. Owning and using a firearm is a responsibility. This coward failed at every opportunity. Should definitely be locked up, and lots of people should take notice.

[@nickpavia9021]

Nobody cares that you own guns.

[@Renegade040]

Agree 100%, but I think there would be many in America still think this creep had the right to use his firearm, damn scary with so many people like this man with firearms.

[@user-my3jg3uf2y]

@@randallwinters7387 nobody asked for your opinion

[@saduli-juwyma]

User, no one asked for your ignorant opinion either, but we all have the right to give one. Why bring politics into it, it just shows ignorance

[@Renegade040]

@@saduli-juwymawell, this gun culture is all about politics.

[@brandonlink6568]

That guy watched too much cable news and believes everyone is coming to get him

[@christophermanley3602]

☝🏻

[@nappa3550]

Yeah, local is fine, weather is fine too, but any major news network should be off limits for the sake of mental health.

[@SilverDart214]

Major media outlets are echo chambers for politicaly insane people

[@JeffGoldblum64]

Yeah it pretty much brainwashes people into hating everyone else in their own country

[@2guys1cliplol]

I have a funny feeling the FOX news logo is permanently burned into his screen 😂. He seems the type

[@jiubboatman9352]

The fact that he does not understand why he deserves a prison term is the precise reason he deserves a prison term.

[@LinkRocks]

This judge said what needed to be said. Hopefully this clown never gets out of prison.

[@90skid97]

Nah not a man of his age.

[@williambrightman1375]

He is leaving prison in a pine box.​@@90skid97

[@archipiratta]

Very highly unlikely he does. And i think he knows it...

[@alvaroq2024]

If I’m not mistaken, 25 to life may mean he first has to serve 25 years before eligible for parole!

[@cjking4511]

At his age i dont see how it is possible he will get out of prison or even be alive long enough to do 25 years

[@masonkanterbury3007]

You know it was deliberate by his attitude. Any normal person would have been freaking out, crying, apologizing. But i guess a normal person would not start shooting at random kids.

[@shannonrusso3853]

@mason He knew going in what the probable sentence would be

[@masonkanterbury3007]

@@shannonrusso3853 but if he showed remorse, he probably would've gotten ten years less. But that can't be faked and he was arrogant instead.

[@shannonrusso3853]

@masonkanterbury3007 10 years off of a life plus 2 concurrent sentences...that's a nothingburger

[@MrCancer66]

@@masonkanterbury3007 Exactly. He''s fairly old but if he had shown remorse and empathy he might have seen freedom before he died. I think his quasi vigilante attitude was caused by far right media both telling its viewers that hordes of violent criminals are comming for them and that they can be like the murderer vigilante George Zimmermann or the young punk murderer Killer Kyle Rittenhouse both of which got away with murder!

[@doriangray2020]

Any “normal” person would have never committed the shooting. Your comment normalizes his actions and only criticizes his behavior afterwards. Sick.

[@StyxTBuferd]

Had someone pull a shotgun on me because our dog ran into their front yard. This can happen to you, people are insane.

[@Mimi-jl5ci]

Wtf???? How terrifying!

[@anotherrandomcommenter4473]

Need context. What kind of dog? Was it on a leash? And did they have their kids playing outside?

[@punky796]

​@@anotherrandomcommenter4473 Wrong

[@anotherrandomcommenter4473]

@@punky796 Didn’t ask you. You default pfp having, single syllable speaking, no object permanence thinking ahh. 💀

[@carsonapplebaum2266]

That's a different scenario entirely. Don't ride coattails.

[@Mysticinvestigations]

If he's so territorial then why didn't he put a gate at the end of his driveway? He was looking for an excuse to shoot someone!

[@bunk95]

A slave didnt do specific slave labor?

[@davidr2421]

​@@bunk95What on earth do you mean by that?

[@medicolkie3606]

@@bunk95 what are you talking about

[@user-my6vz6bd3q]

​@@bunk95dunno what you're talking about but brain rot

[@miggans21012]

He's definitely going to get his territory invaded alright.

[@DullardGuy]

Absolutely horrible! Instead of telling the girls, "sorry wrong house..be safe" he shoots and kills her over a completely honest mistake. Infuriating!

[@publicuser2534]

My Uber driver drove down the wrong road/gravel drive the other day…that could have been bad

[@sherryw1919]

Truly.

[@DearestThree3]

😢

[@Derpherppington]

They didn’t even get to that part. They already know it’s wrong and driving away

[@oxford14]

His family said he constantly listened to the network that had to pay almost a billion in fines for lying. He's one of the millions of gullible people who've been convinced they're going to be victims of some boogeyman. That innocent girl died because of it.

[@MsRotorwings]

25 years to life? His life is over. He had a nice home. He’ll never live there again.

[@user-pn4py6vr4n]

Lots of people think the sentence is too short, but you're right. He's either leaving prison in a coffin, or a wheelchair, to live out his remaining months in a nursing home.

[@johnrine9671]

the lawyers have it now-legal fees...

[@MatthewBaran]

Cmon family sue him in civil court!

[@JeffMitchell-lv4zx]

​@johnrine9671 he would have been better off taking a free public defender. Now he's still spending the rest of his life in jail & his wife will have to sell the house to pay for the lawyers

[@roblestako8221]

sentenced by a 25 year old judge

[@gaztroan131]

This is the kind of person that shouldn't have had a gun in the first place.

[@Zren89]

Most people shouldn't, most people panic at the slightest sign of danger. I don't trust most people with scissors, idk why we think the right to kill is God-given in this country.

[@dannyluo2077]

I agree, and I think it makes sense that Kaylin’s boyfriend chose to sue Kevin’s wife Jinx for having a gun unsecured and readily available to her husband.

[@halroxdynasty8683]

Welcome to America!!! Wait until these people start suing en masse... Then the laws will get changed real quick when money's involved! This is America 🙄🔫

[@Meela234]

Can you imagine if everyone ran outside and started shooting every time someone accidentally entered the wrong driveway or used a driveway to turn around? Omg, most of us would be dead or recovering from gunshot wounds.

[@zenseed75]

Seriously. I live on a dead end and it happens every day. Thank goodness I don't live in fear. No wonder he is indifferent to prison because he was already living in his own hell.

[@sunshinelizard1]

There have been quite a few similar cases. Remember the one where the teenager went to pick up his little brother and went to the wrong house and was shot and killed?

[@zenseed75]

@@sunshinelizard1 I had forgotten. 😿💔 This world...SMH

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

@@sunshinelizard1AND the woman in Florida who thought the grassy field next to her apartment was hers and hers alone! She openly harassed the kids that used it to play (the landlord even said it was communal land and most definitely NOT hers). She’d blast music in her truck in the middle of the night, cuss out kids and call them names, throw objects at them, and finally she stole an iPad from one of them. The mother went over to confront her about the harassment and to get the iPad back. She then shot and killed the mother in front of her children. Then claimed the “feared for my life” BS. She actually googled how to legally shoot people before. So basically she orchestrated the entire thing to draw the mother to her door because she thought she’d get away with it. When the cops went to arrest her she “fainted” and played the victim of course.🙄

[@colonel1003]

@@marquisdelafayette1929Jesus that’s terrible

[@annaleathompson2702]

He doesn’t even seem to take it seriously after he’s sentenced. I swear he smirked when talking to his lawyer. No emotional response.

[@johndemerse9172]

You are correct Annalea, Psychopaths have no emotion and cannot display empathy.

[@fumblerooskie]

@@johndemerse9172Are you an expert psychiatrist?

[@visby2548]

He looked pretty damn serious to me. Realized he was going to die in jail.

[@jacksondrake-lost]

Are you a psychopath that feels empathy for a fellow psychopath? Well look at that...

[@bobchris11]

He’s one of those people who always think he’s right. Once his appeal is over, it’ll sink in.

[@sherryvan4627]

this is the stupidest way to lose your freedom. lawd

[@tomogden2432]

It's a close second, but I think voting for Trump would be the stupidest.

[@YoungAmbitionYA]

@@tomogden2432Trump lives in your head with your 2 other brain cells😂

[@BC-ny3zb]

​@@tomogden2432You better buckle up for another four years, sweetheart. Also, maybe get a little bit of therapy for your condition

[@tomogden2432]

@@BC-ny3zb - for more years of Biden? Yes please.

[@xen3588]

imagine losing your life this way no future no legacy no one remembers you because you just wanted to turn around on the road.

[@BobABooey.]

Can you imagine how nervous his pizza delivery guy used to be?

[@BigChilla420]

"Pizza delivered before you can unload 30 rounds or its free"

[@margieouellette9657]

My son does door dash. Accidently went in the wrong driveway guy came out with a gun!!

[@monicarenee7949]

@@margieouellette9657 similar happened to me but he was reaching for his pocket, so I can only assume what he had. I quickly told him I was doing delivery and turned up the wrong driveway. I’m a small woman, not sure why a man would even think he had to do that to get me to leave

[@geechisuede98]

Now you know why Amazon drivers toss your package in the bushes lol.

[@StockTurboN20]

@@margieouellette9657 people don’t like random cars in their driveways people are jumpy these days that’s why I own a gun I’m gonna ask questions first not shoot first

[@Mozokuni]

I am a rideshare driver, and I am directed to the wrong driveway daily. I have had very angry people come out and asked me what I want. There have been some very tense situations and people need to relax and chill a little bit, before they decide to pull a weapon out.

[@almac9203]

America is crazy. I have people knock on my door for directions and I don't pull out a gun and start shooting. I don't even own a gun. My car broke down last year and the homeowner came out and offered to call the tow truck and invited me inside to grab a drink and some biscuits. Absolutely crazy that some nutjobs first response is to start shooting.

[@Onecooltop75]

That’s why I carry when I deliver.

[@cproteus]

I never had the rideshare come to my actual house because that is also not safe. I would use my neighbour’s address with their permission.

[@Mozokuni]

@@cproteus That is stupid.

[@ajs41]

In the UK or Canada people wouldn't be bothered at all if someone accidentally went on their driveway.

[@luisvelez5695]

If he did not want people driving into his driveway, he could've put up a chain with a sign, do not enter, he wanted to shoot someone, he had a trap in his driveway

[@AFAskygoddess]

Or an electric gate. He had options.

[@sloo6425]

Could have taken shot a photo and tell the police, not take the law into his own hand..

[@MultiTurbospeed]

​@@sloo6425 Taking matter's into your own hands should be done only to protect yourself family and friends in your house hold.

[@JJtoob]

I have a neighbor who apparently really hates people using their short private road and driveway to make a u-turn, he yelled at me once, but guess what he eventually did, he put up a cone and sign and that was the end of it.

[@TheGreatSalsaMan]

Does nobody know how to do a 3 point turnaround…?

[@pattibramley3911]

The judge was totally correct in all of the points he made. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve turned around in a driveway without a second thought. I’ll be thinking twice in the future!!

[@pattibramley3911]

@@Plutogalaxy I don’t care what it was. That didn’t give the idiot the right to shoot at them. The judge and the jury were both clear on that!!!

[@TAPATIOPLEASE]

I remember I used to deliver groceries and I came to a customers house pretty late, dude turned off all his front lights n came out the dark. I automatically have my gun out now because idk if he was a guy like this. Sure enough he comes out gun behind his back and I got my gun in my shorts in front but hand on mines. We're in a standoff n I tell him I'm just trying to deliver groceries and he laughs saying he forgot. Just shows how dangerous it could get even if you make the right turn.

[@acbower4468]

@@pattibramley3911but this was a private road, now does that give him cause to do this, no…but don’t act like it was just a 30x50 piece of asphalt in front of a garage

[@pattibramley3911]

@@acbower4468 I don’t know why you are making such a big deal about the size of his driveway. I already told you I don’t care what size it was. It was wrong! It was murder!! And the judge and jury agree!! It was murder and that’s all that matters.

[@philliphoward7455]

I can't believe the lack of correct grammar in use today by so - called, educated people. I learned better use of words in 4th grade than some of people in " higher " positions today.

[@jessicaburdell7779]

All he had to do was simply come out and approach her to ask the words, briefly, of "What are you doing here?" or "I think there's some sort of mistake", guided her correctly to which street her driveway was on and let both have an uneventful rest of the night. Instead, he chose to do the worst possible thing imaginable to all of them for no reason. Compliments to the judge in full for showing no mercy on him.

[@lisabolo26]

That poor little girl that was killed...what a threat she was...what happened to the obligation to protect your neighbors, too?

[@levithewonderdog335]

Guess he won't be having to worry about his driveway any more...the guy is totally indifferent to his actions...so dangerous

[@Plug-Me-In]

Oh he will most definitely be worried about his driveway for every second of his life from now on cause everyone is going to be in it!!!

[@user-jy3zl2vp4b]

Now he will have to keep vigil over the space outside his cell....Lord help anyone who hovers too long while passing...or worse yet that stops and turns around!

[@Jesse_E5150]

@@Plug-Me-InTyrone is going to be pulling up into his driveway every night 💀

[@MultiTurbospeed]

His house will probably be sold off the the state

[@BlackLiesMatter]

He was never worried about someone driving on his driveway. He intentionally didn't install a gate or a chain to set a trap for drivers who inadvertently drive on his driveway. He's been looking for an excuse to shoot someone in a long time. This is a pathetic attempt to disguise this shooting as a self-defense.

[@lauranowak3632]

When it becomes unsafe to turn around upon making a wrong turn we’ve lost our ability to live in a society where we are not constantly afraid. This was intentional, and sickening. There simply is no excuse for his actions, or her death. I have no sympathy for the offender, but have the utmost sympathy for the victim, her family, and friends.

[@PIlotrcm]

Trump’s America

[@nickpavia9021]

Yeah, it's hard to believe that someone would do that. I'm so glad that justice was served this time!

[@meansnowflake]

​@@nickpavia9021Common sense isn't common, and seems to have missed you.

[@user-lw9pj7yz1l]

The more you fear the less you live happily, stand your ground not someone else's

[@user-lw9pj7yz1l]

That's an ignorant statement, what if that was your daughter being shot?

[@Darci3333]

Sad and heartbreaking for that young girls family......this was NOT a stand your ground as she was NOT a threat😢

[@carewser]

the $375 in surcharges and fees is the real life changer

[@nfaisnfgay]

I love the laugh the courtroom gave when his lawyer said he couldn’t pay it right now

[@tima.6648]

Proud of this judge.

[@sherryw1919]

Here too .... eloquent yet crystal clear on K.M.'s profound impact & what punishment was fairly dictated.

[@moreme40]

Pretend the shooter was black. You’d have a different opinion

[@steelhurricane4041]

For what?

[@donnabaardsen5372]

@@steelhurricane4041 You're as bad as the shooter if you have to ask that question.

[@snsn7251]

Here here.

[@charliecoccia8875]

Smart judge. Dumb killer. It's no surprise that the judge wins this round.

[@steelhurricane4041]

It's the defendant's attitude that the judge is taking personally. If this guy kept his mouth shut, it may have been a better outcome for him..

[@rabd3721]

@@steelhurricane4041 I'd rather he be his true self so the judge can easily lock away a genuine monster.

[@steelhurricane4041]

Nay. Never talk and incriminate yourself. This should be a lesson for the guilty and especially the innocent.

[@steelhurricane4041]

Nay. Never talk and incriminate yourself. This should be a lesson for the guilty and especially the innocent.

[@steelhurricane4041]

​@@rabd3721Nay, never talk and incrimate yourself. This should be a lesson for the guilty and especially the innocent.

[@ghillies4life]

About a year ago, there was a minor accident in front of my house. The road is moderately busy and school was letting out of the high school about a half mile down the road. So, to avoid impeding traffic, the cars pulled into my longish, two-car-wide driveway to exchange information and such. I came out of my house to make sure they didn't need anything. They see me and started saying, "I'm so sorry, we'll leave!" I was like, "I'm just making sure no one is hurt. You're fine!" Seeing that one of the cars had a kindergarten-ish-aged passenger that the mother was trying to keep occupied during the long process, I brought out my kids and some sidewalk chalk to play with her. The people acted like I was uncommonly nice and I didn't get it. Apparently, not everyone does that kind of stuff...

[@gorey4more837]

This judge really let him have it. His disgust with the defendant's lack of remorse was clearly felt, and he outlined the reasons eloquently. Say goodbye to EVER owning a gun again, Mr. Executioner.

[@KotoRyu]

A gun, nothing. He looks about 65, and he just got handed a thirty something year prison sentence. Nothing he ever "owns" is going to so much as have a sharp edge on it again. Or be more than like six feet from him.

[@jasonkarov]

Hia neighbors told the investigating detectives that he was known in the area as having a very short fuse, and was insanely angry if anyone even turned around at the far end of his very long driveway. These young people, drove up a ways, saw it was the wrong hous and had turned around when he shot at them FROM BEHIND

[@cherylj7460]

From behind? Very sad.

[@Dr.Thirteen-bb1ub]

He initially blamed it on the gun being defective. What a shameful human being.

[@americanarborcare]

​@@cherylj7460My thoughts exactly. He gives law abiding self defenders a bad name.

[@isaacbruner65]

Supposedly he also lied to the police at first and claimed he was in bed when the shooting happened and knew nothing about it.

[@unbeatablesniper16]

​@@Dr.Thirteen-bb1ubbut... gun nuts keep telling me that guns can't do that and it's always the person 😂

[@PIlotrcm]

Why can’t we get this judge instead of Cannon

[@moreme40]

Biden is senile and will lose

[@TheAureliac]

Or Kavanaugh.

[@elaine462]

Yes!!! I agree! Common sense.

[@moreme40]

Or maybe you could just try to win an election as opposed to having opponents thrown off of ballots

[@rogerwilco2]

Vote for people who don't appoint judges like Cannon.

[@Vincent-nc3gg]

This guy was scared in his own house ,he's going to hate Prison!!

[@Mikdeelow]

I was a gun owner, years ago in my early twenties. Looking back there was a couple times I can remember where I realize I did not have proper respect for the power of a weapon. Guns are a right here in the US, but if one does not accept their power responsibily then that person is a fool (case in point). This person let ego destroy all his past work and future dreams. Far worse, he destroyed all of Kaylin’s hopes and dreams, with those of all who know and love her. In an act of sheer stupidity, he pulled that trigger and in a few hundredths of a second wasted 70 years of her life. By all means own a gun if you like, it’s your right, but RESPECT it and LEARN to be a RESPONSIBLE gun owner!

[@Dan-di9jd]

Sounds like a democrat. Talking about how they were once a brave gun owner then somehow they turned into some monster until they sold it all and voted for Biden.

[@nomadic-jack8865]

​@@Dan-di9jdyou didn't read past the first sentence, did you 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@user-jy3zl2vp4b]

So true. Your words also apply to people having children, drinking alcohol...and any number of decisions we make in our lives. If you want the joy they can bring....you must learn how to handle them correctly and learn the pitfalls of how things can go wrong to prevent them.

[@tonybarden9187]

The way this murderer thinks his property gives him any reason to destroy lives, is disgusting, cruel & self entilted. Maybe he could have asked why they were in his driveway.

[@Paa375]

Or he could have helped them with directions to the house they were looking for. WTF is with everyone’s attitude shoot first then ask questions come on people get your lives together. Too many people are gun happy and that has to change in that country

[@duggygee6387]

Sadly, our vetting process in the US doesn't prevent irresponsible or unhinged people from owning guns.

[@Paa375]

@@duggygee6387 nope you got that right

[@cjking4511]

He should have not been cheap and bought a gate. The purpose of a gate is to prevent strangers from trespassing on your property. You cannot be cheap and have an open driveway and expect people not to drive down it. Lots of ups and fedex drivers make mistakes and drop off mail at the wrong houses sometimes.

[@akbel4465]

You mean knives or bricks, oh wait a minute, what about a hammer? Its not the guns that k¡ll prople its the ones like this dude that doesn't respect them and doesn't care who they hurt!​@@duggygee6387

[@stephenstill1890]

For someone who has just received 25years to life he looks unaffected

[@Veronica99709]

That’s because he is total psychopath

[@emilyrandall9968]

I'm thinking that he's in shock

[@thomasfx3190]

He thinks he'll appeal to a right wing judge and get off.

[@moonytheloony6516]

@@thomasfx3190 well then he's even dumber than we thought because he was sentenced by a right wing judge.

[@cid2852]

Either he really still thinks his lawyer is going to get him out of it somehow, or he just needs some time for it to really hit him. The good news is he's about to have a lot of time, so that's not going to be a problem.

[@TrackerRoo]

My friend's car broke down in front of this guy's house. He called his dad for help and we had the hood up so he could check the fluids and maybe figure out what the problem was. The guy came out of his house yelling about how we needed to get back into the car and leave. Was the longest 20 minutes waiting for his dad to come tow the car. All while the guy yelled about calling the cops and that we needed to get away from his property or else. Some people are just nuts. A considerate person would have asked if we needed help. Not this guy, how dare we end up parked along side the road in front of his house.

[@returnofthediddler8259]

Yep. My girlfriend's car stalled in front of someone's house one time with us both in the car, and some dude immediately came running out of his house with one hand up and a pistol in his other hand. I immediately came out with my hands up and told him we're having car issues and will leave as soon as we can. He said "alright" and went back into his house. People are EXTREMELY unpredictable, especially in the south.

[@JeffGoldblum64]

@@returnofthediddler8259 It's what happens when you are spoonfed a daily diet of hating everyone else. You just become a monster.

[@Falloutx360a]

I have a neighbor that’s very hostile to most people being anywhere near his property so he’s the reason I would avoid using anyone’s driveway to turnaround. This situation is just so messed up

[@poling1990]

There is a guy like that who lives near me. But he also has signs out the butt all over his driveway entrance. As cleanly and clearly marked as you can get.

[@mirjamkohler263]

Shoot someone for driving up your driveway??!!!! Hell no sicko!!

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

His property means more to him than a human life. It is sick.

[@great4ever845]

Haha don't come to Florida

[@JeffGoldblum64]

@@great4ever845 yeah I think most people try to avoid that incest state

[@thisisnotachannel]

​@@JeffGoldblum64I know I do... I won't even play GTA VI when it comes out.

[@TheDaxxC]

I was once helping teach my brother in law to drive, and the county road turned into private road. We were trapped until we got to a house. A grumpy old man approached us and complained about a sign, but there was no sign. Besides, the road just turned into a private road. I'm glad we didn't end up in this situation.

[@waynethegreat23]

That old man thinks hes going to do motocross in the future?

[@wildh0rse1]

To qoute another youtuber, in state prison hes going to "get dragged like a dirt bike muffler", so yeah, sorta.

[@bobchris11]

He’s delusional

[@HarryDirtay]

Dude was 1 slip and fall aeay from a broken hip😂 motocross? Cross the bathroom after a shower is dangerous enough😂

[@Heterogeneity]

Guy was so afraid of the world he shot up a carload of kids, how was he gonna be okay riding a dirtbike around actual people he had to talk to?

[@steelhurricane4041]

You never heard of motor cross for " mc & oldies"

[@anonymouse9833]

I quit doing Amazon flex because of cases like this. When you have to use your personal vehicle, people don’t believe you’re bringing them their packages. I had too many scary encounters and felt like it was only a matter of time before someone _really_ overreacted

[@abstr4cted496]

Same, drove for Amazon and we had to use the small Uhaul box trucks for about 6 months before we got the amazon vans. Had several scary instances myself including one where I pulled out of this guys driveway as he was about to pull in and he chased me in his truck until he got ahead of me then did a deadstop and got out acting like he was about to attack. Seen my amazon clothes and ended up apologizing, but said if he had his piece on him it might've turned ugly because apparently he had just been robbed a few days prior.

[@DividendFiend]

Wow what a paranoid baby lol.

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

I don't blame you. I get that those unhinged people are out there but it's perplexing. I had a flex delivery person last week and he was at the wrong house. I was expecting something so I went out to meet him and when he said the house number we figured out together which side of the street and which direction. (I always have to really think about it because I don't know all my neighbors.) It was a really nice interaction. I got to help someone and it's always nice to meet a new person, I think. I hope he is the one to make my next delivery. He was so sweet. I don't know how someone's immediate reaction is fear/hate. We leave out baskets of chips and drinks in summertime. We don't hate people. I just...why are these people like this?

[@anonymouse9833]

@@DividendFiend hahaha yeah it wasn’t paranoia. Most drivers I know have horror stories, I’ve had customers threaten to do all kinds of ish, it’s not worth the $20-50 profit haha

[@joearnold6881]

I do giggle work on the side. Every night I’m walking up to houses, up driveways, pulling down side and private roads… and quite often I need to check a few residences before I find the right one. I live and mostly work in the city, and if there’s anyone I’m worried about in the city at night, it’s people like that guy.

[@donmoore7785]

There are a lot of people like this out there. One example is the "loud music trial" in Florida. Another recent one is Hannah in Georgia, who pursued and stopped someone, and then murdered him over a traffic infraction. It's really frightening.

[@LinkRocks]

Yep there's a lot of wannabe vigilantes out there.

[@theobserver2309]

Yes. Hannah Payne won't be having any more road adventures with her gun. The Queen of Karens is now locked up for life.

[@alfredindy8058]

Don't forget Travis Mcmichaels of Georgia.

[@qwax]

Don't forget about Ralph Yarl (the kid that was shot by Andrew Lester). That trial hasn't happened yet. Old racist man (Andrew Lester) shot him through the door.

[@mizzury54]

Could it be that there are too many guns out there and too few responsible " law abiding"gun owners ?

[@patticriss2238]

Was this the guy that shot the young woman who was lost and turning around? No empathy. They, crazy folks, are so emboldened by the ugliness in the country.shame on him.

[@publicuser2534]

Yes. Same man

[@nickpavia9021]

Why are there so many racists commenting?

[@publicuser2534]

@@nickpavia9021 There’s always one in every thread.

[@Max_Mustermann]

@@nickpavia9021 They also feel emboldened after a certain former president made racism "great again".

[@onewhoknows5969]

@@Max_Mustermannyep Obama stirred up created all the race wars. Thanks Obama for teaching race baiting

[@ezOqekuRitusohI]

Couldn't be content with just shouting "get off my lawn", had to live out his fantasy of shooting an intruder.

[@atuchukwuazubike5672]

This fool thought he was going to get away with Murder? Strong move !

[@PatriciaWalker-on9yb]

I appreciate this Judge’s words. This America has turned upside down and so tense since 2016. People need to take a breath, stand back and reevaluate the situation. This killer is evil. Thank god this jury and judge saw exactly what he is…a killer.

[@stevenmeadows6917]

Actually, it started in 2020.

[@ellybean5868]

2016?

[@happycamper4ever873]

You are correct. This definitely started in 2916. Bad year in so many ways. Glad we’re back on track. We just need to tie up the loose ends…

[@joep6035]

It actually started during Obamas second administration. He fostered divisiveness and it has continued.

[@nickpavia9021]

No it hasn't. Things have always been this way. Life before 2016 wasn't any different than life today

[@luisvelez5695]

This monster should never be out in public.

[@user-mo9cx4dn8j]

In my country they let murderers walk after 6 years

[@debeb5148]

​@@user-mo9cx4dn8jHey, my country too! Sometimes they completely get away with murder too and the case goes cold

[@juliewick]

This judge is outstanding. I was so moved by what he said and how he very clearly didn’t mince words.

[@SHARON.I]

YES absolutely could tell after he paused about the consecutive sentence. Outstanding explanation as to the complete sentencing from a judge!!!

[@malaythong10]

Wow, zero remorse whatsoever

[@hollyinhell]

I wish we could have seen the look on his face when the judge was reading him for filth.

[@angusmorrison9433]

Maybe on Court TV

[@laura121684]

​@@dianagarrison3138The fifth what?

[@ShuRugal]

A lot of people talking about how this man must be afraid of his own shadow... I disagree. This man doesn't have the emotional capacity to feel fear. I've known people like this. He's lived his whole life wishing he could have the experience of killing someone, but knowing he'd never get away with it. He thought he saw his chance to have that experience and get away with it, so he took it. Simple as that. He wasn't acting out of fear for his life, he was acting out of premeditated malice presented with an unexpected opportunity to express itself.

[@user-lq7jp6fz9z]

Lived in the country my whole life. We helped people when they got lost or turned around in the wrong driveway. It was simple.

[@Gle7799]

I turned around in a driveway today, and felt differently than i did in the old days doing the same thing. It's another world.

[@nodensbertilak6855]

Republican nightmare 😢

[@dominiquebell6951]

God aint that the truth! Dont know whether you will get shot knocking on the wrong house or up a driveway. A few seconds to turn around aint worth your life.

[@cjking4511]

I would never do that because that is very dangerous. I have always managed to either turn around in the street or drive to the end of a cul de sac or intersection to turnaround

[@bastobasto4866]

this always happened, you just didn't know about it

[@terrielgarza6714]

His attitude sickens me

[@yeomanbasket]

I hate how it’s impossible to make a sociopath feel any remorse, in his head he probably still thinks he was in the right. Luckily for the rest of society he’s really bad at hiding his sociopathy in court, he made no attempts to feign remorse.

[@blackgarmentbag7482]

Prime example of letting your emotions make you state property.

[@user-lw9pj7yz1l]

Never see the light of day, JUSTICE SERVED

[@williamcarter9066]

justice no accountability yes !! Justice would be she’s still living her young life!!

[@user-lw9pj7yz1l]

Fantasy is wishful thinking, reality is you do the time for the crimes. Federal law can't make everyone happy all the time . Democracy is imperfect

[@angelikalindenau943]

He probably relies on appealing?

[@user-lw9pj7yz1l]

Appealing seldom works in homicide verdicts. Reasoning for overpopulation on states with death penalty. NYS IS WORST SOFT STATE IN AMERICA. GUNS, DRUGS, THEFT ETC. YOU NAME IT NYS FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS IN ACTION. LET'S NOT FORGIVE THE MILLIONS OF FETAL ABORTIONS ALLOWED IN NYS.

[@goldenboyproductions7229]

This guy doesn’t seem to be affected by any of this. Truly the face of evil

[@bobshowup2501]

Simply put, he lied because he knew he was wrong...

[@GrainneDhub-ll6vw]

John H. Bryan, Esq.: "Our freedoms do not end where your fears begin. Freedom is scary. Deal with it."

[@PurpleIrishSweater]

I need this in EVERY “get out the vote” campaign this year.

[@GrainneDhub-ll6vw]

@@PurpleIrishSweater Yes!

[@mikeghost9923]

The John Bryan quote is directed to law enforcement and other agents of the state who use the power of the state to violate citizens’ civil rights. It has no applicability to a private actor.

[@PurpleIrishSweater]

@@mikeghost9923 I understand your specific point. And I do not disagree with your specific use. However. Right now, there are several groups of people, for various reasons, seeking leaders that tell them 1) they should be afraid 2) if elected, they won’t have to be. Each group wants America to be one giant HMO run by ONE leader who will “make” everyone do what one specific group demands all over the country. For the 50 some years I have been alive and a citizen of America, this has always been an underlying issue. But over the last 10 years it has been painful to watch good, hard working, tax paying Americans from every single “group” wanting bullies in office. Democracy is messy Freedom is scary NO ONE should lose their life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness because “you” are scared of “them”

[@GrainneDhub-ll6vw]

@@PurpleIrishSweater What you said times 1000. As an old second wave feminist warhorse, my close to 70 years of life experience tells me that the immortal bard Carol Hanisch was complete correct when she observed "The personal is political." To try to argue that there is something that is only political with no application to the personal is to allow one's self to be led blindly down the path to fascism.

[@SPQRTejano]

Outrageous behavior. I wouldn't even get out of my chair if someone turned around in my driveway.

[@americanarborcare]

I at least get up and look out the window to make sure they aren't stealing or smoking drugs because my house/equipment yard is in a really bad part of town but ya, his actions were insane and egregious.

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

I noticed the last time but didn't get upset.

[@TheJeanean]

These are the people and attitudes FOX and OAN breeds.

[@mikeyh0]

Your hate is showing. And your ignorance but I won't blame CNN or MSNMC. No, sir. It's all on you.

[@ab12345cdf]

@@mikeyh0Delusional if you think it's any other way.

[@ds7900]

I 100% concur with the judge that Monahan"s overall demeanor and lack of remorse pose a future risk that he could easily repeat this again without a second thought.

[@ladyday438]

He probably thinking he can win an appeal.

[@qwax]

Should have asked him what did it cost him

[@linbrowning9938]

It gives me hope that here in America, there are honest judges that stand up for justice. God Bless this judge for doing the right thing.

[@DrakeSmith-tn6ij]

Not just honest judges, but honest lawyers and police officers as well.

[@Don-mi6zl]

It will give me hope if the victom is released in time to take justice on this jidge and his loved ones.

[@anthonym6119]

Who in their life has never went a wrong way or just got lost this whole situation is scary you never know what kind of nut job you can run into.

[@isay207]

If he was so worried why didn't he put a gate up.. ?.????

[@beck9314]

crazy he thinks its a joke for now

[@realdeal139]

We need more judges like him in NY.

[@Calinotch06]

In SF also.

[@SteveWillisIII]

In missouri for ralph yarl

[@therealytshadow1750]

Thank God this wasn't in Texas , cause good chance he would of got off or at least pardoned

[@Pavia1525]

@@therealytshadow1750 He would have been sentenced to 80 years.

[@Chicken_Soy]

@@therealytshadow1750He would have been sentenced to death

[@mackdeen7021]

He seems like the type that was just waiting for someone to drive up that road so he could use his gun. For the cost of a good gun you could literally put up a simple gate or fence and a big sign. There could be 101 reasons why anyone would drive up that road…including delivery services, utility workers, insurance adjusters, law enforcement and lost drivers. It’s up to the land owners to have fences, cattle guards, gates etc.

[@rickclark7076]

Well spoken , level headed judge delivering closure to the victims relatives. This is justice

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

This guy is going to learn what stand your ground really means when he's being force-fed cellmate meat.

[@JohnDoe-vy5hh]

He's gonna toss salads.

[@geoffcrumblin9850]

He might get Ben Dover for a cellmate.

[@dirtysanchez5154]

He will probably get his share of cheese filled sausages ?

[@arloafluhr1112]

This is hands down the best internet comment ever! 😂😂😂😂

[@luisvelez5695]

No convicts want and old man ,

[@barrymantelli8011]

the heck is he going to appeal? zero merits. bye.

[@haleyscore8477]

If this pos had done this in Texas, he almost certainly wouldn't have been charged at all.

[@delresearch5416]

They would be disturbing the gravel.

[@goodolchris4173]

Absolutely would have been convicted. Unlike Trayvon Martin or George Floyd, this girl was unarmed and posed no threat to him. Texas is a law and order state. I'm thankful New York made the right choice for once but sadly justice is rare in NY.

[@DigitalLife3000]

People like this man live EVERYWHERE

[@mortalclown3812]

Dude looks like Burgess Meredith playing a bad guy. (Gotta be old to remember, but think Penguin... for starters.) 😂

[@rayyblon4]

I didn't notice until I read your comment, but yeah, he sure does!

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

I couldn’t think of who he reminded me of….

[@truth4004]

Amazing stories?

[@luannnelson547]

I initially thought he was an old lady.

[@Njbear7453]

Mickey!!!!!! From rocky

[@theshib277]

i went to the wrong address in an attempt to pick up a fare years ago. someone came outside in full Stand Ground pose, fists clenched, t shirt tucked in, looking more or less like a member in the service and the most serious and determined look on his face. i asked if someone needed a ride and he told me to leave. i asked if the address i was sent to was this place and he just pointed to the road and said "there". i apologized and he just stood there in that pose...very chilling encounter especially in a very small rural town.

[@KLondike5]

That's the crazy part. As if invaders are a weekly threat. Good thing nobody has to walk up to homes to read meters anymore.

[@FuriousPsyOp]

These guys are everywhere. Be safe ppl.

[@1lionmurrill]

For those who don’t know, 25-to-life is life in prison, with the possibility of being paroled after serving a minimum of 25 years. In other words, he’ll die in prison.

[@MrsFreeThinker]

He still remains without any remorse 🙄🤨🤡

[@JP-vs1ys]

he may very well be simply a psychopath...incapable of internalizing the opinions of others.

[@williamcarter9066]

And many of them across the world are in front of the bars instead of behind them!!

[@steelhurricane4041]

How in the world do you know?

[@user-wz3ex7of5x]

So sorry for the family and loved ones .This has affected me also getting lost recently. I kept telling my mom we will not turn around in any driveway we went on further down the road .Until we came to a business and turned there.

[@car2029]

I know what you mean the other day I turned on the wrong street. I was about to turn into a driveway mind you it was in the middle of the day. Nope keep going till you hit the intersection.

[@deekang6244]

I think they thought that it was the correct house.

[@kellidinit3725]

Sadly, we are seeing a lot of this these days. Knock on the wrong door. Pull in the wrong drive way. Accidentally cut someone off. Take someone’s parking space. These things are in the news daily. No good guy with a gun stopped any of them from happening.

[@informitas0117]

I'm schizophrenic, if I hurt someone while suffering a psychosis, even an animal, I would just call it a night out of shame. The last thing I'd ever want is to let my illness do harm to others than me, and I take every precaution to avoid it. And then people like this exist, fully healthy (except maybe a huge ego), and just want to end people for fun. It's revolting.

[@drsmith4806]

Great judge & jury, so glad he will spend his last days in prison. My heart hurts for those parents & friends of that beautiful girl who was murderer for doing a u-turn in his driveway. Judge was so right he has no remorse for what he did & still thinks it was ok what he did. I hope they get him in prison

[@thadlm2698]

Please don’t let anyone bring you down to that level of hate. It’s not good for the soul.

[@jeff7764]

I can’t even imagine her family’s anger? I will keep them in my heart and prayers. This judge leveled him with his words!

[@ninjapwnsatlyfe]

Dude was literally looking for an excuse to kill someone and be justified. Silly dude didn't realize he took his chance too quickly.

[@peterb2272]

I bet if he got the chance he would be shouting from rhe rooftops "second ammendment...shall not be infringed"..

[@40acresandatractor222]

Who shoots someone in their driveway🤦🏽‍♂️

[@user-mq2dv8oc1y]

Lots of people

[@shannonrusso3853]

@40 Somebody being attacked, etc...but right, for pulling into their driveway

[@valerierodger]

‘Muricans

[@alfredindy8058]

@@user-mq2dv8oc1y Lots of cowards, you mean.

[@nonconsensualopinion]

Someone who has spent hours each day watching conservative media convince them that "they" are coming for them. "They", the faceless hoard of people who hate Christmas trees and straight marriage. These people have had Fox and Newsmax tell them that things are falling apart, that Joe Biden is giving the country away to China, and the only way you are going to survive is to stay armed and shoot at the first thing that moves on your property. The old voters on the right are victims of 8 years of propaganda starting heavily in 2016, which villainized everyone that wasn't one of them. This guy is a victim of that propaganda, though I can't seem to find any sympathy for him.

[@stevedrinkard7297]

Its amazing how many people think this man was in the right unbelievable

[@xro1983]

I can name two people. Google Michael David Dunn and Michael Drejka.

[@Z64bit]

I've only seen one person think that

[@JeffGoldblum64]

@@Z64bit if you look at other videos you'll find a bunch of conservatives claiming that the kids were trying to steal from him and things like that.

[@Spectrum0122]

Nobody thinks he's right tho

[@JeffGoldblum64]

@@Spectrum0122if you go in other videos you'll find a strong conservative presence and many of them say they'd have killed that girl, too

[@alphajava761]

He's entering a world of strangers now.

[@cowboybeebop3451]

He will get his in there with his attitude. What he did will be noticed and action will be taken when the paperwork is seen by the "boss" in the wing or his celly will say something, people like this are not welcome in jail

[@jes6628]

I’m really glad that judge acknowledged the extra pain that came from this guy just lying over and over.

[@ellybean5868]

Is it me, or doesn't this defendant look just like one of the guys that shot Ahmaud Arbery ?

[@Heterogeneity]

They all look the same to me, these paranoid old dudes who think a gun makes them right.

[@cynthiamartin2197]

YES!!! The one that followed in his truck videotaping with his phone.

[@debrachampagne7715]

​@@cynthiamartin2197 I wonder how the Aubrey killers are doing

[@Sigmund1924]

The media portrayed that story as if the White guys simply found a Black guy, chased after him and shot him in the back. I was shocked until I saw a podcast that actually showed the video. The so called victim was leaving a house that was still being constructed and had been burglarized before. After they saw the man leave the house they followed him and demanded, at gun point, he wait for the police. Although, this is not something I would have done, I was surprised to see what had unfolded. As the White guys were trying to get him to wait for the police, the Black guy walks towards the man with the rifle and begins to punch him in the face while trying to take his gun. It was only then that he was shot. I’m not saying that they shouldn’t have been punished but I certainly would not have found them guilty of murder if I were on the jury.