Thursday, January 03, 2019

Justice For Us?

Last month a trans woman was murdered in Detroit and the case has been making its way through the court system.
Detroit pastor charged in death of transgender woman
Kelly Stough, 36, found dead Friday
Click on Detroit
By Brian Newlin, Associated Press
December 13, 2018

DETROIT - A Detroit pastor has been charged in the murder of a transgender woman who was found dead Friday in the city's Palmer Park neighborhood, officials said.

Albert Weathers, 46, of Sterling Heights was charged Monday with murder in the death of 36-year-old Kelly Stough.

The Wayne County prosecutor's office says evidence about how Stough's transgender status had a role will be presented in court. Spokeswoman Maria Miller declined further comment. A message seeking comment was left with Weathers' lawyer.
Well yesterday was a bond hearing for the pastor,
Prosecutor: Pastor waited hour to call 911 after shooting transgender woman
Fox 2
By: FOX 2 Staff
January 2, 2019

Nearly one month ago a transgender woman was brutally murdered in Detroit.
   
On Wednesday the suspected killer, a pastor, faced a judge.

"They threw her out, the driver got out and snatched something out of her hand," said a 911 call. "I saw her; she was still breathing."

That call and a surveillance video could play big roles in the case of Kelly Stough, a murdered transgender woman. She was gunned down on Detroit's east side in December after an encounter with Albert Weathers a husband, father and pastor.
And what did the pastor lawyer have to say?
"This is a man who's acting out of concern that he was going to be assaulted with a dangerous weapon himself," said David Cripps, defense attorney. "(He) was trying to confront that person. A person who threatened to flatten tires and smash out the window.
The court didn’t buy is argument that he was the real victim.
Right now Weathers is still behind bars.

Judge Michael Wagner denied the Weathers' request to lower his $1 million bond.

He's due back in court in February.
My guess and it is only a guess that the “good” pastor was looking for a good time when he was rebuffed by her and he panicked to keep her quiet.

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