Brent Parris
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I have
a son, Brent Parris, who was wrongfully convicted of attempted murder. Get
this. He was sitting in his vehicle with his 10 week-old baby waiting for his
girlfriend (mother of the baby) to come get in the Jeep.
A man
named Randy told a jury in
When he
got there Brent rolled down the window to see what he wanted. Randy began
stabbing him in the face and on the arm, while trying to kidnap the 10 week old
baby. Brent remembered he had a small handgun and grabbed it and fired one shot
to get Randy off him. Randy told the jury that, after being hit, he ran and
dived between two cars in the yard in case Brent shot again.
Katie
jumped into the Jeep and they fled the scene. Her brother ran out on the front
and fired two shots into the Jeep from a SKS .762 high powered rifle. One shot
went just under the baby, blowing the seat belt loose from the vehicle; the
other shot hit the drive shaft and deflected downward. Had it gone upward, it
would have killed Katie.
Officers arrived and filled out their reports (partially). [They never
mentioned that Brent had been stabbed and had to go to the hospital.] They went
to Randy and told him to go ahead and sign the warrant. Randy refused. He told
them that he was the aggressor. He said that he was up there stabbing Brent and
that Brent shot him and that was that. He refused to sign a warrant so his
sister did.
Somehow the DA turned it around and said that Brent was the aggressor (for
sitting quietly in his Jeep) and that Randy (who was unprovoked and was
stabbing him) was the victim. That's the way it went to trial. To our surprise,
the jury came back with a guilty verdict and Judge Rhea sentenced him to 35
years. He is in his 8th year and we feel that is far too much. We are trying desperately
to find help. Do you know of anyone who can help in this situation? I would appreciate
any information on where we might find assistance.
In the struggle,
Curtis Parris
More
of Brent’s Story:
http://convictedwrongfully.com