A involved Florida mom arrange her personal sting operation at a neighborhood Popeye’s to confront a person who was sexting her 13-year-old daughter — a showdown that resulted within the allegedly armed creep getting shot by cops.
The unidentified mom found her daughter was having an ”inappropriate textual content relationship” with the suspect, recognized as 18-year-old Cerry Rodriques Banks, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Chief of Investigations Alan Parker stated throughout a press convention Monday.
She then took her daughter’s telephone and pretended to be her to arrange a gathering with the suspect at a Popeye’s restaurant at round 7 a.m. on Sunday.
Banks arrived on the quick meals chain, believing he was assembly with the teenager, however as an alternative encountered the nervous mom, her daughter, and her 11-year-old son.
Nevertheless, when the mother confronted Banks, he allegedly confirmed them a pistol tucked in his waistband.
Banks then allegedly threatened the mom, telling her, “Once you hear the photographs tonight, you already know what’s up,” Parker stated.
Fearing for the protection of her kids and her personal life, the mom retreated into the Popeye’s and phoned the police.
The responding officer arrived about half an hour later and located Banks nonetheless lurking exterior the fast-food chain. Understanding he was armed, the officer instantly ordered Banks to show round and present his palms.
Parker stated as Banks “slowly” turned his again to the officer earlier than he bolted away and ran round to the again of the restaurant.
The officer then rushed after him and, as he turned the nook, noticed Banks pull the pistol out from his waistband.
“He yells for him, ‘Drop, cease, gun, gun, gun,’ engages [the] suspect, he shoots him a number of occasions,” the Jacksonville police chief stated.
Hit by the officer’s photographs however nonetheless cell, the alleged creep then ran behind a “neighboring enterprise” and dropped his gun, based on Parker.
The officer did lose sight of Banks, however different cops confirmed up and deployed a Okay-9 unit to finally monitor the hiding perp in a drainage tunnel.
Parker stated the alleged creep was shot as soon as in his hand, torso and presumably “within the leg.” He acquired medical help on the scene earlier than being taken into custody and was transported to a neighborhood hospital to deal with his wounds.
Detectives had been in a position to get well the gun Banks had on him and decided he didn’t seem to trade any gunfire whereas being pursued.
The alleged gun-toting creep has been charged with aggravated assault with a lethal weapon, lewd and lascivious conduct by an offender over 18 towards a sufferer lower than 16, illegal use of a two-way communication gadget, and touring to fulfill after utilizing a pc to seduce/solicit/lure a toddler, based on First Coast Information.
He’s being held on a $700,000 bond.
Jacksonville Sheriff T.Okay. Waters stated he understood the mom’s concern however would like that oldsters name them first to deal with such conditions.
“We’d completely like to deal with each scenario, however it is a mom who’s involved about her daughter,” Waters stated in the course of the press convention.
“So, I get it, I perceive. However, I’d say that in most in instances, in conditions like that, name us and allow us to come out and cope with the scenario, so it doesn’t unfold like this.”
