Non-fatal Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea

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A defendant charged in a non-fatal shooting, who was also injured, accepted a plea agreement Dec. 7.

Rondell Ross was charged with attempt to kill or murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, firearm use in a felony-violent crime, firearm possession with a felony conviction, possession of firearms, carry or wear handgun on person, carry or wear handgun on person within 100 yards, reckless endangerment, discharging firearms, and illegal possession of ammo.

He accepted the prosecution’s plea deal for a non-fatal shooting that occurred on May 1.

The terms of the plea included 25 years, suspending all but 10 years with three years of supervised probation for first-degree assault and 20 years with the first five without parole for firearm use during a felony-violent crime. The terms served concurrently.

Ross, 33, will also have to register as a gun offender.

According to counsel, Ross walked into a local hospital with gunshot wounds. Police discovered from surveillance video that Ross was involved in a spurred by a dispute over money. The other party in the shooting was not identified, however video shows that Ross shot first.

“I was shot, and I am wondering if you can come down on [the sentence], but I see not willing,” Ross told Judge Melissa Phinn.

Ross also asked the judge if she could recommend placement into a GED program or some type of skills training program for an automotive tech, sanitation worker or forklift operator.

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