Friday, January 15, 2010

Who did she vote for? #800

Unfortunately, I can't find a photo for one Monique Reed. None the less, why is Monique in the news?

A Washington County hairstylist who claims she didn't know a .38-caliber handgun was a "deadly weapon" will spend five to 20 years in prison for shooting a dissatisfied client in the lower back.

Forty-year-old Monique Reed, of Washington, was convicted in May on aggravated assault and other charges in the March 6, 2008, shooting of 28-year-old Lauren Newton.

Police say Ms. Reed shot Ms. Newton when she scuffled with the customer and her sister about a hair weave Ms. Reed did for Ms. Newton. Ms. Newton has recovered from her wound.

Ms. Reed says she fired two shots because the Ms. Newton sisters jumped her and didn't realize "a .38-caliber could be considered a deadly weapon."

Ms. Reed told the judge who sentenced her yesterday, "That .38-caliber didn't even take her down."

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