LET HIM GO FREE - Norwalk man Christopher Entzminger-Joyner, gets 2 yrs for self-defense shooting

This is not justice!   

Even though he may have had an unlicensed gum, the man was trying to protect his own life against thugs wanting to do him harm.  For him to serve a day in jail is a travesty of justice.  Give him probation or suspend the sentence entirely.

Let Chris go!

Stanford Advocate reports a Norwalk man who shot three men while trying to defend himself from local gang members in South Norwalk, and was subsequently picked up with a pistol while out on bond, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in jail.
Christopher Entzminger-Joyner, 22, of Taylor Avenue, pleaded guilty in November to illegal discharge of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit.


In November, Entzminger-Joyner's attorney Steven DeLeo said his client was being attacked by a gang of youths when he pulled out a gun and shot at the attackers.

His other attorney Mark Sherman said on Tuesday that Entzminger-Joyner has accepted responsibility and is looking forward to moving on with his life.

"This case was a situation of self-defense and the deal we made with the state reflects that," Sherman said.

DeLeo said his client's residence on Taylor Avenue is a crossroads for kids who live in public housing complexes in Norwalk like Roodner Court, Meadow Gardens and Washington Village.

"This family is in the middle of a war zone down there," said DeLeo, adding that numerous shootings have taken place there.

"Not all the kids are carrying guns to commit crimes. Some, like my client, are carrying them to protect themselves," he said at the November hearing.

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