Smiley Martin, the brother of Dandrae Martin, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the mass shooting that killed six people in Sacramento A year ago, prosecutors implored the state parole board not to release Smiley Martin early from a 10-year sentence, noting his prior convictions for possessing an assault weapon, stealing electronics from department stores and beating a girlfriend he encouraged to be a prostitute. KTVU's Emma Goss reports.
Police say at least five people fired bullets in the shooting at a crowded intersection in downtown Sacramento. But so far police have only identified four of them: Smiley Martin; his brother, Dandrae Martin; 27-year-old Mtula Payton; and 29-year-old Devazia Turner. Smiley Martin is being held without bail. In a 13-page motion filed with the court, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert depicted Martin as a dangerous, unrepentant gang member. Prosecutors point to Martin’s prior convictions, which include coercing a woman into prostitution and mercilessly beating her with a belt, leaving a welt on her face.
Authorities say he went downtown later that night with a Glock 19 handgun equipped with an extended 30-round magazine, a tactical laser sight, and a full-automatic selector switch — a device that transformed the weapon into an illegal machine gun.
Perfect example.. laws are for us not for the crooks.
So some very strict gun laws were broken by this criminal? Wrap your head around that.
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