21-year prison term for shooting off man’s leg
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By Staff Reports
Published: January 13, 2009
A Richmond man will spend 21 years in prison for blowing a friend's leg off with an assault rifle last year while trying to shoot another man, prosecutors said yesterday.
Wilbur Green Jr., 43, opened fire on a man Feb. 7 after a disagreement involving a woman but accidentally hit David Bullock, the godfather of Green's son, Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Tracy Thorne-Begland said.
"It blew his leg pretty much clean off at the knee," Thorne-Begland said.
The shooting took place outside Bullock's house in the 1300 block of Willis Street in South Richmond.
Green was convicted Nov. 7 of aggravated malicious wounding, attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of use of a firearm in a felony, Thorne-Begland said.
Richmond Circuit Judge Beverly W. Snukals yesterday sentenced Green to 43 years in prison, with all but 21 years suspended.
-- Reed Williams
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Posted by ( Richmond_Native ) on January 13, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Gun Owner = Obtuse
(look it up gun owner)
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Posted by ( VA Conservative ) on January 13, 2009 at 11:35 am
Exactly what is an “assault” rifle, other than a label the anti-gun mentality uses to demonize what they hate so much? The true telling statement is: “...possession of a firearm by a convicted felon…“ Those of inferior moral fabric will continue to infect their sores upon society, regardless of the impliment used.
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Posted by ( james ) on January 13, 2009 at 10:17 am
If he’d only blown his foot off he’d have only gotten 15 years.
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