Teenager shot by Marigny homeowner arrested (again)in residential burglary

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Teenager shot by Marigny homeowner arrested in residential burglary

A 15-year-old who survived being shot in the head last July by a Marigny homeowner was arrested Friday (May 2) in a residential burglary in the Marigny, according to two law enforcement officials. Marshall Coulter was shot last July by homeowner Merritt Landry, who later told police he believed the teen was breaking into his home.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the investigation.

They said Coulter was detained Friday afternoon by 8th District detectives after a resident in the 2000 block of Royal Street reported a burglary of their home. It was not immediately clear how police linked him to the crime.

New Orleans police spokesman Officer Frank Robertson III said officers detained a 15-year-old boy around 3:45 p.m. and booked him on a simple burglary charge. He said the investigation was ongoing and that no more information would be forthcoming. No court or jail records were available in the case.

The Coulter family could not immediately be reached. A former neighbor said they moved in recent months.

Coulter was left with serious injuries after the shooting, his family has said. Coulter was still undergoing surgeries, including the removal of part of his skull, in December, his mother told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune at the time. She said her son had trouble walking, talking and eating.

Landry was booked with attempted second-degree murder the day of the shooting, but has not been charged since. An Orleans Parish grand jury has been considering the polarizing Landry case, but has not returned an indictment. Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro has said he was taking his time with the racially-charged case. Coulter is black; Landry is white.

The July 26 shooting, which came on the heels of the not guilty verdict in the divisive George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin case in Florida, touched off a firestorm of controversy in New Orleans. Opponents accused Landry of overreacting with deadly force; supporters said he had the right to defend himself and his family.

A building inspector for the Historic District Landmarks Commission, Landry, 33, told police he was home with his pregnant wife and 2-year-old daughter when he thought he heard the window shutters on his single-story shotgun rustle shortly before 2 a.m., a source close to Landry said. Landry told police that he confronted the teen in the driveway just a few feet from the house's backdoor.

Some people close to Landry said that he told them that he then yelled out, "Freeze! Get down!"

Police reports simply state that Landry told police that he saw the teen make a "move, as if to reach for something."

Police records state that Landry then shot Coulter from 30 feet away. A single bullet struck Coulter in the head. The teen was rushed to the hospital where he was listed as being in an induced coma for many weeks later.

Landry said he believed the teen was trying to break into his house, according to the arrest warrant.

Detectives, however, said that their investigation showed that Coulter, who was not armed, did not pose an "imminent threat" to Landry. Detectives also spoke with an unidentified witness whose account differed from Landry's, according to the arrest warrant.

Coulter's family has acknowledged the teen's history of burglary arrests. Family members at the time of the shooting said Coulter was awaiting trial but would not say what the charges were. Coulter's brother even went so far as to call his little brother a professional thief but said that he would never pick up a gun.

Christopher Bowman, a spokesman for Cannizzaro, declined to comment Friday evening.

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/05/teenager_shot_by_marigny_homeo.html

a professional thief A 15-year-old ... They sure are slow learners in the hood.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Teenager shot by Marigny homeowner arrested in residential burglary

A 15-year-old who survived being shot in the head last July by a Marigny homeowner was arrested Friday (May 2) in a residential burglary in the Marigny, according to two law enforcement officials. Marshall Coulter was shot last July by homeowner Merritt Landry, who later told police he believed the teen was breaking into his home.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the investigation.

They said Coulter was detained Friday afternoon by 8th District detectives after a resident in the 2000 block of Royal Street reported a burglary of their home. It was not immediately clear how police linked him to the crime.

New Orleans police spokesman Officer Frank Robertson III said officers detained a 15-year-old boy around 3:45 p.m. and booked him on a simple burglary charge. He said the investigation was ongoing and that no more information would be forthcoming. No court or jail records were available in the case.

The Coulter family could not immediately be reached. A former neighbor said they moved in recent months.

Coulter was left with serious injuries after the shooting, his family has said. Coulter was still undergoing surgeries, including the removal of part of his skull, in December, his mother told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune at the time. She said her son had trouble walking, talking and eating.

Landry was booked with attempted second-degree murder the day of the shooting, but has not been charged since. An Orleans Parish grand jury has been considering the polarizing Landry case, but has not returned an indictment. Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro has said he was taking his time with the racially-charged case. Coulter is black; Landry is white.

The July 26 shooting, which came on the heels of the not guilty verdict in the divisive George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin case in Florida, touched off a firestorm of controversy in New Orleans. Opponents accused Landry of overreacting with deadly force; supporters said he had the right to defend himself and his family.

A building inspector for the Historic District Landmarks Commission, Landry, 33, told police he was home with his pregnant wife and 2-year-old daughter when he thought he heard the window shutters on his single-story shotgun rustle shortly before 2 a.m., a source close to Landry said. Landry told police that he confronted the teen in the driveway just a few feet from the house's backdoor.

Some people close to Landry said that he told them that he then yelled out, "Freeze! Get down!"

Police reports simply state that Landry told police that he saw the teen make a "move, as if to reach for something."

Police records state that Landry then shot Coulter from 30 feet away. A single bullet struck Coulter in the head. The teen was rushed to the hospital where he was listed as being in an induced coma for many weeks later.

Landry said he believed the teen was trying to break into his house, according to the arrest warrant.

Detectives, however, said that their investigation showed that Coulter, who was not armed, did not pose an "imminent threat" to Landry. Detectives also spoke with an unidentified witness whose account differed from Landry's, according to the arrest warrant.

Coulter's family has acknowledged the teen's history of burglary arrests. Family members at the time of the shooting said Coulter was awaiting trial but would not say what the charges were. Coulter's brother even went so far as to call his little brother a professional thief but said that he would never pick up a gun.

Christopher Bowman, a spokesman for Cannizzaro, declined to comment Friday evening.

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/05/teenager_shot_by_marigny_homeo.html

a professional thief A 15-year-old ... They sure are slow learners in the hood.

Sorry this 15 year old isn't as skilled as Bernie Madoff.

[LibCampFireClub 635]

Sorry this 15 year old isn't as skilled as Bernie Madoff.

I don't know if lessons help much. Surely it would have been a mistake to make these guys his mentors:

• Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
• Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagan
• Democratic Rep. William Jefferson
• 35th Mayor of Newark New Jersey, Sharpe James
• State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson
• D.C. Mayor Marion Barry
• Kenneth Allen Gibson

Edited May 3, 2014 by ExExpat

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Sorry this 15 year old isn't as skilled as Bernie Madoff.

Ahh the old some old white man did something wrong, so it makes it ok

Not to be confused with the Reagan did it also and no of you cared doge.

Bernie Madoff = wrong

There now that we have established ol Bernie is a scum bag, can we talk about the subject

P.S. Bernie is old news..Remember lib logic, if it's 6 months old it does not count..

Ps2-- I only scanned the article but since you are defending him let me guess.....He does not need to check his privilege

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I don't know if lessons help much. Surely it would have been a mistake to make these guys his mentors:

• Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
• Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagan
• Democratic Rep. William Jefferson
• 35th Mayor of Newark New Jersey, Sharpe James
• State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson
• D.C. Mayor Marion Barry
• Kenneth Allen Gibson

or

Gary Condit

Jim Traficant

Dan RostenKowski

Richard Nixon

[LibCampFireClub 635]

or

Gary Condit

Jim Traficant

Dan RostenKowski

Richard Nixon

,,,and

Gilligan, and Skipper, and Ginger too

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

,,,and

Gilligan, and Skipper, and Ginger too

Just keeping it real.

Ginger

HAWT

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Where exactly did the "hood" comment come from? Do you really have to show your hatred every time you post a story about black people?

Do you hear me post negative comments about white people when I post a story? No

IF I could ever meet you in real life. . . . . .

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I don't know if lessons help much. Surely it would have been a mistake to make these guys his mentors:

• Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
• Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagan
• Democratic Rep. William Jefferson
• 35th Mayor of Newark New Jersey, Sharpe James
• State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson
• D.C. Mayor Marion Barry
• Kenneth Allen Gibson

Considering that Madoff pulled off the largest robbery in US history, he'd make a better teacher no?

Ahh the old some old white man did something wrong, so it makes it ok

Not to be confused with the Reagan did it also and no of you cared doge.

Bernie Madoff = wrong

There now that we have established ol Bernie is a scum bag, can we talk about the subject

P.S. Bernie is old news..Remember lib logic, if it's 6 months old it does not count..

Ps2-- I only scanned the article but since you are defending him let me guess.....He does not need to check his privilege

No, not defending anyone, just showing LIB that robbery don't just happen in the hood.

[LibCampFireClub 635]

Considering that Madoff pulled off the largest robbery in US history, he'd make a better teacher no?

He was a pathetic human being who deserved the loss of everything he got in the end. Including his life.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

He was a pathetic human being who deserved the loss of everything he got in the end. Including his life.

Wow, that's pretty harsh for robbery.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Where exactly did the "hood" comment come from? Do you really have to show your hatred every time you post a story about black people?

Do you hear me post negative comments about white people when I post a story? No

IF I could ever meet you in real life. . . . . .

He'd shoot you in fear of his life. I'm not sure how he functions in the real world.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Ahh the old some old white man did something wrong, so it makes it ok

Not to be confused with the Reagan did it also and no of you cared doge.

Bernie Madoff = wrong

There now that we have established ol Bernie is a scum bag, can we talk about the subject

P.S. Bernie is old news..Remember lib logic, if it's 6 months old it does not count..

Ps2-- I only scanned the article but since you are defending him let me guess.....He does not need to check his privilege

PS2 is Playstation 2. You should have used P.P.S.