Tulsa 冷案告破：男子策划持枪抢劫致 22 岁青年护友身亡，被判 50 年
美国司法部俄克拉荷马北区检察官办公室宣布，联邦地区法官 Gregory K. Frizzell 判处 Jamalo Bruner Jr. 50 年联邦监禁，其后监管 5 年，罪名是在暴力犯罪中使用枪支并导致 Benjamin Montgomery 死亡。Bruner 此前已就该联邦罪名认罪。
据法庭记录，2019 年 10 月 10 日，Bruner 与另一名持枪同伙策划抢劫 Aaron Pritchard 的大麻。两人持 9 毫米手枪在 Tulsa 的 Bellevue Apartments 守候，持枪截住 Pritchard，并以手枪击打其头部，命令他带路前往一处公寓。
Pritchard 找不到目标公寓的钥匙后，来到邻居 Benjamin Montgomery 的住处。Bruner 与同伙持枪强行闯入，期间一发子弹穿过前门打进天花板。Montgomery 当时与五名朋友在屋内，为保护众人挺身对抗持枪者，在扭打中胸部中枪身亡。两名闯入者随后逃离现场。调查人员未能确认致命一枪由谁击发，但证据确立了 Bruner 在这起导致 Montgomery 死亡的持枪抢劫中的主动作用。
这起命案数年未破，后由联邦调查局（FBI）与 Tulsa 警局凶案组取得新线索重启调查，DNA 检测得出的图谱与 Bruner 的 DNA 相符，帮助调查人员把他与案件联系起来。Montgomery 去世前三天刚过完 22 岁生日。
量刑时，Montgomery 的家人与朋友讲述了这起死亡多年来的影响。联邦检察官 Christopher J. Nassar 表示，50 年的联邦刑期是对这起无谓犯罪公正而重大的惩罚。FBI Oklahoma City 分局局长 Doug Goodwater 表示，被告的行为夺走了一名年轻人的生命，判决反映了其严重后果。本案由助理联邦检察官 Tyson McCoy 起诉，FBI 与 Tulsa 警局凶案组负责调查。（来源：美国司法部）
Cold Case Solved: Tulsa Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Planned Armed Robbery That Killed a 22-Year-Old
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma announced that U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Jamalo Bruner Jr. to 50 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence that resulted in the death of Benjamin Montgomery. Bruner previously pleaded guilty to the federal offense.
According to court records, on October 10, 2019, Bruner and another armed participant planned to rob Aaron Pritchard of marijuana. Armed with 9mm pistols, the pair waited for Pritchard at the Bellevue Apartments in Tulsa and confronted him at gunpoint. Pritchard was struck in the head with a pistol and ordered to take the assailants to an apartment.
When Pritchard was unable to locate a key to the intended apartment, he went to a neighboring apartment occupied by Benjamin Montgomery. Bruner and his accomplice forced their way inside while continuing to hold Pritchard at gunpoint, and a shot was fired through the front door into the ceiling. Montgomery was inside with five friends and confronted the gunmen to protect them. During the struggle, Montgomery was shot in the chest and killed, and the intruders fled. Investigators were unable to determine which participant fired the fatal shot, but the evidence established Bruner's active role in the armed robbery and firearm offense that resulted in Montgomery's death.
The homicide remained unsolved for several years until investigators with the FBI and the Tulsa Police Department Homicide Unit developed new leads and reopened the case. DNA testing produced a profile consistent with Bruner's DNA, helping investigators connect him to the crime. Montgomery had celebrated his 22nd birthday just three days before his death.
At sentencing, Montgomery's family members and friends spoke about the lasting impact of his death. U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Nassar said the 50-year federal sentence was a just and significant punishment for a senseless crime. FBI Oklahoma City Special Agent in Charge Doug Goodwater said the sentence reflects the serious consequences of the defendant's actions. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyson McCoy prosecuted the case, and the FBI and the Tulsa Police Department Homicide Unit investigated it. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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图片来源：图：位于华盛顿特区的联邦调查局（FBI）总部大楼（联邦固定图库），本案由 FBI 与 Tulsa 警局凶案组共同侦破。 / Photo: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (federal asset library); the FBI and the Tulsa Police Department Homicide Unit investigated this case.
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