*Another crazy azz white person spent time in jail because she took it upon herself to become judge, jury and executioner as far as four black teens are concerned.
The incident of which we speak went down earlier this month in Wynne, Arkansas when the four teenagers went door to door looking to raise money for their high school football team. Everything was going well until they approached the home of Jerri Kelly. She greeted them with a gun and made them lay on the ground until police came.
Kelly, who is married to a county jail administrator, was arrested and charged with four accounts of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a minor, according to Wynne County police.
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Here’s more via CBS News:
Police arrived at Kelly’s house on Wednesday, August 7 at around 10 a.m., responding to a report of “suspicious persons,” to find the four boys on the ground, with Kelly, who is white, standing over them with a gun.
The boys were allowed to stand up and told officers they were selling discount cards to raise money for their school’s athletic program. Two of the four kids were wearing their football jerseys, according to the police report. One officer immediately recognized the students from interactions with them as a School Resource Officer.
Kelly, 46, attempted to explain herself, saying she heard a dog barking and the boys walking through the neighborhood. She said she feared for her safety after a prior home invasion. She gestured to the boys’ skin and then her own, and said, “It ain’t about that,” according to the police report.
“If you’re gonna sell cards, act like you’re selling cards,” she reportedly told police. “Be smart about it boys. Please. It’s your life you’re talking about. Don’t be silly about it.” Later, she said she “felt remorse” and asked to get in contact with the boys to buy them lunch and “put some closure on this.”
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A warrant was put out for Kelly’s arrest, but she turned herself in Monday evening and was released that night on a $10,000 bond. A headshot was not initially taken, apparently because Kelly had a “medical emergency” as she was being booked.
A mugshot was taken after Kelly’s initial court appearance Thursday morning, in part because of community backlash claiming she received special treatment.
And there’s this. Kelly’s brother told FOX13 in Memphis that she is disabled and has severe seizures – and, again, she felt threatened by the students … but not because they were black.
Read/learn MORE of this CBS News story at MSN News.
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