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Comments :: Henderson man faces charges in 5-year-old's death

Henderson man faces charges in 5-year-old's death

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Isn't premeditation the distinguishing factor for First Degree? Didn't he intentionally drink? If I intentionally loaded a gun, pointed it at someone and killed them, wouldn't that be the same? He was drunk and pointing a weapon! When are we going to wake up and expect people to be held accountable for their actions?

Timetogo
February 4, 2013 5:07 p.m.

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So sad. Prayer for the child's family.

cmama
January 29, 2013 7:12 p.m.

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I guess the $1,000,000 bail is used to impress the public, but we know this guy will serve very little time for destroying this family!

mac240
January 29, 2013 8:28 a.m.

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Will there ever be the time where the judicial system can be held responsible for these repeat offenders which are allowed to remain on the streets?

highvolt1
January 28, 2013 7:09 p.m.

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Nephesh and Relic, I get you and should have stated it a little differently. Yes, it was a choice. My post was in the context of someones having implied that he should be off the road because he killed A CHILD, that by definition being somehow worse than killing an adult.

I was attempting to distinguish between this reckless, negligent act which had random victims, and a pedophile who seeks out children to harm precisely because they are children, which IS worse than harming an adult.

Terkel
January 28, 2013 5:19 p.m.

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I'm sorry I just am not dealing well and it hurt to see Chad's name as the one who did it...I am just raw inside over all this...see my baby nephew last night in the morgue ripped my heart out of my chest!

ecpaynter
January 28, 2013 5:05 p.m.

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ecpaynter - I apologize. I completely misconstrued the names. I remain very disturbed by this awful event in which your nephew was killed by a drunk driver on a Sunday afternoon.

BobLoblaw
January 28, 2013 4:51 p.m.

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To the family of this hard felt and tragic loss.. I pray that you will be able to endure the pain and find peace. My prayers are with you....

shemontay
January 28, 2013 4:48 p.m.

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People for the sake of our family at least get the names right! Mr. Stokes is the Dad of my nephew Jayden Stokes (5 yrs old)...read it again: "Henderson police said Richard Thomas Stokes, 22, and his son, Jayden Chad Stokes, were walking west along East Montgomery Street around 1:15 p.m. when a 1998 GMC truck, driven by Vincent Gregory, 47, hit them."

VINCENT GREGORY was the evil soul who STOLE him from us!!!

ecpaynter
January 28, 2013 4:30 p.m.

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"drove over the curve" ? maybe curve = curb?

jenjengirl89
January 28, 2013 4:23 p.m.

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