Update: Joseph Harrell, the 17-year-old teen who was arrested in connection to a violent robbery that left a Vietnamese mother paralyzed last month, was caught on jailhouse phone calls confessing to the crime.
In the calls obtained by ABC 13, Harrell can reportedly be heard discussing probation while laughing at those who think he could spend up to 20 years in prison for his crime.
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“We were snatching purses,” Harrell confessed. “I hopped out, snatched the purse, the lady ran with the money, I grabbed her, slammed her and she was paralyzed. The lady probably wants justice and some more sh*t. They’ll try to max me out 20 years basically. That b*tch. I ain’t going for it. The b*tch already ran up $230,000 off GoFundMe. B*itch better run on with her life. Like, sh*t you done run up $230,000. Look. They say she ran up $230,000 and she’ll be back walking in no less than a year. He said over the jail phone.
The recording was obtained from a source close to the investigation amid a judge’s controversial decision to cut the suspect’s bond in half from $200,000 to $100,000.
Harrell, who was also charged in a separate robbery that took place more than a week later, also had his bond lowered from $40,000 to $30,000 for that case.
President of Houston Police Officers Union Douglas Griffith told ABC 13 that Harrell will be a threat to the public if he makes bond. My concern is for the public. If this kid gets out of jail, he is going to victimize more individuals. He does not care about anyone but himself, and for the judge to lower his bond baffles my mind. I can’t wrap my head around it. This kid is a danger to others and the community and needs to be locked up.
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As we previously reported, On Feb. 13, Harrell was captured on surveillance footage physically attacking Nhung Truong, 44, during a robbery at the 9800 block of Bellaire in Houston, Texas. Truong, who had withdrawn a large amount of cash for an upcoming trip to visit her family in Vietnam, suffered broken ribs and a severe spinal cord injury.
Harrell’s 19-year-old accomplice, Zy’Nika Ayesha Woods, was also arrested and charged with robbery. Woods was handed a $50,000 bond. If Harrell makes bond, he would be placed under house arrest and be required to wear a GPS monitor.
These ppl are sub human . They have no I repeat no concern for anything but what they want. They should NEVER get out of jail. His mother should be ashamed of herself raising such a animal. Please ppl remember the judges name who lower this animal’s bail!!! Remember it at election time.
His parents may not be to blame for his behavior. Some kids get so rebellious to any parental control that they deliberately go the other way. That doesn’t mean that this man shouldn’t receive the maximum sentence for what he did. By the sounds of it this man isn’t one bit sorry for what he did and it doesn’t sound like he intended to change.
I had a daughter who was difficult to raise. She was always running away from home and staying home for long periods of time. Thank goodness she finally straightened out and has done wonderfully since.
I also had a son who turned out to have some problems that I hadn’t noticed since I had been so worried about his sister and younger brother who is physically and mentally challenged. The problems he had were caught by me and necessitated me calling the police on him. He ended up spending 2 years in a group home and getting lots of counseling for his problems. That was the best 2 years for him. It straightened him right out. It was very hard for me to call the police on him but it was the best thing for him. Hee has also done wonderfully since then.
fuk that nigger
This stayed? Where is Zuckerberg when he’s “needed?” Definitely not defending the perp..in my opinion he deserves to be placed under the jail. Permanently. But you Scott need to be there with him for this post. For being stupid. Because this is no longer ignorance but stupidity.
The flames continue to be fanned. Too bad the world is weakened to the point of being harmed by a word. But it is also pathetic that there are those who continue to entice and incite with a word.