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Boy who shot dad's fiancée got gun as Christmas present
By Samuel Goldsmith
DAILY NEWS WRITER
Monday, February 23rd 2009, 2:40 AM
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The gun was a gift from Daddy.
The 20-gauge shotgun an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy used to blow away his father's pregnant fiancée was a Christmas present from his gun-loving dad, cops and family revealed Sunday.
Little Jordan Brown was being trained as a hunter by his father, Chris Brown, in the woods behind their farmhouse.
The Browns come from a long line of hunting enthusiasts. Even the victim, 26-year-old Kenzie Houk, had encouraged Chris to buy the boy his own gun.
Jordan is being charged as an adult in the killing of his stepmother-to-be in her bed Friday morning in their Wampum, Pa., home. She was eight months pregnant.
Jordan's lawyer, Dennis Elisco, said he plans to ask for the boy to be released on bail Monday and have the case moved to juvenile court.
Elisco says there's no clear motive for the shooting, and he maintains his client's innocence.
"I walked out of there thinking he was innocent," Elisco said after meeting with Jordan. "I believe the boy did not do this."
Lawrence County Warden Charles Adamo said his 300-person adult facility is not equipped to keep the boy much longer.
Jordan is being held in a 10-by-8-foot cell in the jail's booking area, where officials check on him every 15 minutes.
Jordan can't receive visitors except for his attorney because he would be in a room with other inmates.
The warden said the jail doesn't even have uniforms that fit the child, and that Jordan can't shower because it would require locking down an entire cellblock.
Boy who shot dad's fiancée got gun as Christmas present
By Samuel Goldsmith
DAILY NEWS WRITER
Monday, February 23rd 2009, 2:40 AM
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* Boy, 11, charged with killing dad's fiancee, 8 months pregnant
The gun was a gift from Daddy.
The 20-gauge shotgun an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy used to blow away his father's pregnant fiancée was a Christmas present from his gun-loving dad, cops and family revealed Sunday.
Little Jordan Brown was being trained as a hunter by his father, Chris Brown, in the woods behind their farmhouse.
The Browns come from a long line of hunting enthusiasts. Even the victim, 26-year-old Kenzie Houk, had encouraged Chris to buy the boy his own gun.
Jordan is being charged as an adult in the killing of his stepmother-to-be in her bed Friday morning in their Wampum, Pa., home. She was eight months pregnant.
Jordan's lawyer, Dennis Elisco, said he plans to ask for the boy to be released on bail Monday and have the case moved to juvenile court.
Elisco says there's no clear motive for the shooting, and he maintains his client's innocence.
"I walked out of there thinking he was innocent," Elisco said after meeting with Jordan. "I believe the boy did not do this."
Lawrence County Warden Charles Adamo said his 300-person adult facility is not equipped to keep the boy much longer.
Jordan is being held in a 10-by-8-foot cell in the jail's booking area, where officials check on him every 15 minutes.
Jordan can't receive visitors except for his attorney because he would be in a room with other inmates.
The warden said the jail doesn't even have uniforms that fit the child, and that Jordan can't shower because it would require locking down an entire cellblock.