Ex-Marine held without bond in shooting of Florida family
Source: AP
By TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) A former Marine sharpshooter who told authorities he was high on methamphetamines when he invaded a home in Florida and fatally shot a mother, her 3-month-old baby and two others was ordered held without bond during his first court appearance on Monday.
Bryan Riley, 33, also asked for his own lawyer and will be appointed his own lawyer until he can get one, a judge said.
Riley surrendered on Sunday morning after a furious gun battle with authorities who brought in at least one armored vehicle during their standoff. An officer then rushed into the home and rescued an 11-year-old girl, who was still conscious despite being shot seven times. She was in critical but stable condition on Monday, the sheriffs office said.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Riley, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, appeared to be suffering from mental health issues. He said Rileys girlfriend told investigators he had post-traumatic stress syndrome and had been unraveling for weeks, repeatedly telling her he could communicate directly with God.
Quadruple murder suspect Bryan Riley is led from the Polk County Sheriffs Office in Lakeland, Fla., on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, by Deputy Steve Neil, left, Captain Bart Davis and Detective Brett Bulman. (Kimberly C. Moore/The Ledger via AP)
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Chainfire
(17,613 posts)Nothing that lifelong treatment in a maximum security facility won't fix.
Backseat Driver
(4,394 posts)God and Jesus of Nazareth; get his empty soul's energy shifted to somewhere it could do some good. Stop nuturing in hope of rehab; end using our planet's resources to coddle this one when so many more don't even have the funds to obtain resources to support their own lives, their families' or share what little they do have. BTW, I am also pro-choice for whatever a woman decides!
walkingman
(7,655 posts)cstanleytech
(26,318 posts)raccoon
(31,118 posts)iluvtennis
(19,868 posts)IronLionZion
(45,516 posts)maybe it's time for mental health evaluations before they can buy guns.
PaulRevere08
(449 posts)Might've saved lives if she got him help.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)Or that his girlfriend had any control over him.
lostnfound
(16,189 posts)The this-guy-wasnt-a-real-man-because-he-didnt-try-to-shoot-us-too is kind of a weird message.
But showing up to a house and finding a murdered baby must be pretty traumatic for the police, too.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)They had a shoot out going, but when he exited the home he didn't exit with guns blazing.