Police: 96-Year-Old Woman Kills Nephew

[Cali_Democrat]

St. Augustine Police Officers Find Man Dead, Arrest Elderly Woman
POSTED: Monday, September 26, 2011
UPDATED: 1:25 pm EDT September 26, 2011

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Police officers responding to a medical emergency around 9 p.m. Sunday found a 53-year-old man shot in the chest and arrested the victim's elderly aunt on a homicide charge.

According to St. Augustine police, officers found John W. Rice shot in his bedroom of the home on John Street, which is between U.S. Highway 1 and King Street. St. Johns County Fire-Rescue personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

A .357 magnum handgun was found and placed into evidence. Police said Rice was shot while lying in his bed.

Amanda Rice Stevenson, 96, was found in a back bedroom and arrested. She was booked into the St. Johns County Jail.

Read more: http://www.news4jax.com/news/29299734/detail.html?hpt=ju_bn4

[DrunkenBoat]

1. She looks good for 96.

[MADem]

2. Holy SHIT!

As an aside, she looks damn good for 96!

I'm curious as to the "why" of this--

Channel 4 learned Stevenson lived in the home with Rice and has at least two prior arrests. The Florida Department of Children and Families said an employee had visited the home last week to check on her living conditions.

[sixmile]

3. That's a lot of gun for a 96-year-old

He could have shot himself. The article doesn't say how far the gun was from the deceased.

Lots of 50-something male suicides these days.

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Thats the first thing I thought

I've never fired a gun in my life, but isn't a 357 magnum a powerful ass gun with some crazy kick?

[Schema Thing]

8. ageist

[TheWraith]

9. Yes and no. It can also fire much lower powered rounds.

A revolver chambered in .357 Magnum can fire either .357 Magnum rounds, or the shorter and much lower power .38 Special. (Both are the same size bullet--the ".38" designation is misleading.) A .38 Special round produces about one quarter the energy of a .357 round, and it would be a lot more controllable.

[Avalux]

5. From the article - she has two prior arrests. WTF?

Who knows the back story here, but auntie wasn't messing around, using a gun like that.

[liberal N proud]

6. What are they going to do, give her life in prison?

That could be a week at that age.

[monmouth]

7. Reading the comments the nephew was very much liked and was an

important part of the Flagler College community. Perhaps dementia played a part in this.

[polly7]

11. That was my first thought also. Very sad, in any case. nt.

[lunatica]

10. I bet she has Dementia

Some senior citizens with Dementia get violent occasionally.

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[Carolina]

13. Very sad

Some of the comments after the story are pretty sick!

That said, I think she probably has some form of dementia; and dementia patients can become very agitated and, in the agitated state, quite strong as well. My dear Dad was one of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet but with dementia, he would sundown and become paranoid and agitated. Age rendered him physically frail BUT when agitated WHOA, he could swing his cane and hurl an object like a pitcher throwing a fast ball.

Needless to say, no weapons were kept ANYWHERE that he had access to and he even required a "dusting" of medication.

Sad case.

[libmom74]

14. Sad. I'm guessing it's

likely dementia, we see a lot of that and sundowning in elderly patients in the hospital. Was arresting her really necessary? She should probably be hospitalized.

[Uncle Joe]

15. I wonder if she broke the record for being the oldest killer?

If she did, the oldest killer would live in the oldest city, what are the odds?

Thanks for the thread, Cali_Democrat.

[AngryAmish]

16. Pointing out that this happened in Florida would be in bad taste.

So I won't.

[trumad]

17. I say give her a triple life sentence.

[shireen]

18. wow, that is so sad! Apparently the nephew was a well-respected guy ....

i wonder if she was mentally ill. Very bizarre case!