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The husband of Marissa Alexander said Wednesday it was her violent nature, not his, that ultimately landed her 20 years in prison.
I never put my hands on Marissa Alexander, said 36 year old Rico Gray, accompanied by his 12 year old son when he spoke with the media Wednesday at the State Attorney s Office in Jacksonville.
Gray explained how the events unpatagonia guide pants lyrics3folded in the August 2010 shooting and its mandatory sentencing Friday that have drawn national attention since the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case.
He said it was Alexander, 31, who first began punching him after he confronted her about some text messages she had sent to her ex husband.
Listen: Rico Gray s 911 call the night of the incident
Listen: Rico Gray s second 911 call
Gray said he put his hands up in defense buying time for his two sons to gather their belongings so he could take them and leave. But when he made the remark that their newborn baby must be fathered by her ex husband, he said she immediately stopped.
She said, I got something for your , and walked away, Gray said. I knew exactly what she was going to do.
Gray said she went to the garage, to her truck, to get her gun and then returned bapatagonia fly fishing mesh vest for saleck inside the home. He said the garage door that she claimed was inoperable worked for him earlier that morning and later that day with no trouble.
When she capatagonia guide pants lyrics2me back inside, the first thing I saw was her putting one [a bullet] in the chamber, he said.
Gray said by the time his kids had come to his side to leave, she had the gun pointed at him.
As soon as I took my eyes off Marissa, that s when I heard the gunshot, Gray said.
He said he never looked bpatagonia guide pants lyrics1ack, grabbing the children and running out of the house and down the street.
Alexander was charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A judge denied her immunity in a Stand Your Ground hearing in 2011. In March a jury took just 12 minutes to find her guilty.
Because of Florida s 10 20 Life statutes, she was sentenced to the mandatory term of 20 years. Rep. Corrine Brown s accusations that race was a factor in the case.
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Alexander has maintained her innocence, saying she was trapped and had no choice but to fire a warning shot at an abusive husband.
Gray said he lied during an initial patagonia discount code lifetouchdeposition when he said he had been the aggressor because the couple had settled their differences and gotten back together. He said he didn t want to see his wife go to prison.
It was after Alexander assaulted him again less than five months later that he decided to no longer support her. She pleaded no contest to domestic battery in that incident and was sentenced to time served.
Gray has been arrested twice in Duval County on domestic abuse charges, one resulting in a conviction and a sentence of probation. Alexander also had filed an injunction for protection against Gray. there must have been some pretty compelling evidence. and BTW if she WASN T getting attacked SYG is not applicable. to me the bottom line is they had overwhelming evidence. it doesn t matter, to an extent, on the prior accusations, this was the one with the gun. her attorney must have known or been stupid if he didnpatagonia guide jacket for men t recommend she take the plea bargain, when facing a MANDATORY 20 years. and looking like you arepatagonia guide jacket ladies going to get convicted. just common sense to me.
Garth: You re right, they were married.
Razz: I was wrong on this one. I thought I had read that they weren t married they have dif last names. But I went back and reviewed the previous stories and sure enough they are married though I don t know how you can call that a marrpatagonia guide pants lyricsiage. I agree withpatagonia guide pants lyrics0 your comment on holding a press conference to make sure we all know how bad she was/is.
The fact is, he had beat her up before and she had also hit him a couple times. So they were both abusers. I understand the law that says she should get time for it but I don t understand why she got 20 years when it seems like people don t stay in jail for 20 years when they ve murdered someone.
