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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Mom of teen linked to 5 separate shootings says he belongs in jail
2020-09-06
[NYPOST] His mother loves him, but teenaged gangbanger Micah Belton is so dangerous even she wants him in jail.

The 18-year-old is finally in jug at Rikers Island on three counts of 2nd-degree attempted murder in five separate shootings, an alleged spree that cops said began when he was 17 last year and involved bullets flying into kitchens and car windows. His mom and police believe he’d be in far less trouble now if only the law and judges had put him away the first time.

"I’d rather him be in jail than for me to have to bury him," Lillie Reynolds, 52, told the Post at her home at the former Edgemere Houses project in crime-ravaged Far Rockaway, where shootings are up 333% this year. Reynolds, the mother of nine, says the gang shootings in Far Rockaway are so bad that even her daughter and older son have been caught in the crossfire over the years.

"Micah needs to do a little time so he can realize life is really precious," she said. "All these young boys are dying around here. They’re dropping like flies. Everyone’s afraid to go outside."

She added that while she’s not convinced he’s guilty of every charge, her son — an "enforcer" for the SOS (Shoot on Sight) subset of the Bloods gang, cops say — might have been scared straight had he faced harsher justice in the beginning.

She, cops and prosecutors say the system failed Belton.

"Micah is an example of what’s becoming the norm in New York City," lamented Sgt. Courtney Cummings, a 20-year-veteran in the 101st Precinct. "He’s out because of a miscarriage of justice. The new criminal justice laws are failing the city of New York. They failed Micah Belton."
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Posted by:Fred

#4  In France there was artime the father coulsd ask tto the king (lter to the public prosecutor)sending his son to jail for a limited time before he perpetrated some major crime
Posted by: JFM   2020-09-06 17:37  

#3  where's Micah's dad

Your tax dollars are his daddies.
Posted by: Angeart Javiper6312   2020-09-06 09:43  

#2  "He’s out still alive because of a miscarriage of justice."
Posted by: Thraling Slusing8444   2020-09-06 09:06  

#1  "I’d rather him be in jail than for me to have to bury him,"


Not sure everyone would agree with you.
BTW, where's Micah's dad in all this, asking for a friend.
Posted by: AlanC   2020-09-06 07:16  

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