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marmar

(79,759 posts) Sun May 1, 2022, 07:01 PM May 2022

19-year-old accused of killing mom who told him no smoking inside [View all]

A 19-year-old Florida man was arrested and charged with allegedly shooting and killing his mother in their Polk County home this week.

Seth Settle reportedly shot and killed his mother Thursday after she ordered him to stop smoking cigars in his bedroom, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said, according to Fox 13 Tampa Bay.

The incident occurred shortly after Settle’s father left work on what seemed like a normal weekday.

Shortly after 9:30 a.m., though, he had received a call that his wife had been taken to a hospital. ............(more)

https://nypost.com/2022/05/01/florida-man-seth-settle-arrested-for-killing-mom-who-told-him-no-smoking-in-room/

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19-year-old accused of killing mom who told him no smoking inside [View all] marmar May 2022 OP

Pretty sure there's no smoking in prison, either. dchill May 2022 #1

Back in the day, Florida DC would give inmates cigarettes ornotna May 2022 #2

Maybe in prison North Shore Chicago May 2022 #3

19 is not so bad. 45 is ridiculous and I'm seeing more of that nonsense. jimfields33 May 2022 #5

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest maybe drugs were involved Bucky May 2022 #7

19 isnt so old, if he is working or going to school Demovictory9 May 2022 #15

Monster Jurdas May 2022 #4

Responses I don't want to see in this thread... Bucky May 2022 #6

How about - that seems reasonable. JanMichael May 2022 #9

Ha! Yes Bucky May 2022 #10

It's important to mention Florida because Right Wingers bring up California and other democratic JI7 May 2022 #23

Shot her over a cigar? I smoke cigars, never thought about shooting MerryBlooms May 2022 #8

At 19 he is a legal adult. LisaL May 2022 #11

Thank you. Nt raccoon May 2022 #31

she shut his door to walk away, he shot through the door Demovictory9 May 2022 #16

I see no where in the OP what you've quoted. MerryBlooms May 2022 #17

typo. she told him not to smoke, shut his door to walk away. He shot thru the door Demovictory9 May 2022 #18

The Polk County Sheriff is a perfect example of... A HERETIC I AM May 2022 #26

kudos for knowing that "weird sheriff" equals Grady Judd Demovictory9 May 2022 #27

maybe it was a very nice cigar Bucky May 2022 #33

but clearly "saying gay" is destroying Florida Takket May 2022 #12

Yep. And..now the govenor Deuxcents May 2022 #13

"Authorities did not immediately suspect foul play" dalton99a May 2022 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate May 2022 #19

There is no indication of a psychotic break. LisaL May 2022 #24

No problem Hekate May 2022 #25

Floriduh is Florideath Celerity May 2022 #20

FREEDOM!!! The GOP/Q/MAGA mantra. Samrob May 2022 #21

That face just gives me the creeps. smirkymonkey May 2022 #22

If any crime is truly unforgivable (Nt) FreepFryer May 2022 #28

Probably more issues between mother and son then smoking. nt Raine May 2022 #29

Wow that's some temper. Emile May 2022 #30

I wonder if the death penalty is a possibility. Nt raccoon May 2022 #32