Alabama woman charged in fetal death, her shooter goes free

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Alabama woman charged in fetal death, her shooter goes free

By BLAKE PATERSON, Associated Press
 
2 hrs ago
 

 (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman whose fetus died after she was shot in a fight has been charged with manslaughter, while the woman accused of shooting her has been freed.

Marshae Jones, 28, was indicted by the Jefferson County grand jury Wednesday. She was five months pregnant when 23-year-old Ebony Jemison shot her in the stomach during a December altercation regarding the fetus's father, authorities said.

Jemison was initially charged with manslaughter, but the same grand jury declined to indict her after police said an investigation determined Jones started the fight, and Jemison ultimately fired the fatal shot in self-defense.

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   Please move @Mods if this appears the incorrect CAT.

[Sanguine]

I would have to understand the story to be able to tell where it should be posted....

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   FTA:

Jemison was initially charged with manslaughter, but the same grand jury declined to indict her after police said an investigation determined Jones started the fight, and Jemison ultimately fired the fatal shot in self-defense.

Pleasant Grove police Lt. Danny Reid said at the time of the shooting that "the only true victim" was the fetus, who was unnecessarily brought into a fight and was "dependent on its mother to try to keep it from harm."

   Seemed to me that this is unusual in America today, that a woman is actually charged 'with the death of a Fetus', making it a LIFE issue in my discombobulated mind.  @Sanguine