Another Woman Killed by Man Under-Prosecuted for Previous Crimes

iluvatar5150 said:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/us/alabama-murder-vet-park.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kk8.Y6k-.koKNbzO2TiQo&smid=url-share

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A man fatally assaulted a retired Auburn University professor and veterinarian on Saturday while she was walking her dog in Auburn, Ala., the police said.​

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The police said the man, Harold Rashad Dabney III, 28, of Montgomery, Ala. was arrested on Sunday on two counts of capital murder in the killing of Dr. Julie Schnuelle, 59, a mother whose body was found in a wooded area of Kiesel Park, which has a popular off-leash area and is a few minutes’ drive from campus. The cause of death was “multiple sharp force injuries,” the local coroner’s office said.​

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NEW DETAILS: Suspect in death of retired Auburn University professor has criminal history - WAKA 8

Action 8 News is learning more about the suspect accused of killing a retired Auburn University professor at a park over the weekend.

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Action 8 News has discovered that Dabney has a criminal history in Virginia.​

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In Virginia Beach in December 2023, he was charged with having a sawed-off shotgun — which is a felony.​

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His case file is easy to dig up. I don't know how to link directly to the charges, but if you go to the Virginia Beach General District Court records page and search for "Harold Rashad Dabney", they'll pop right up. All five charges appear to stem from the same incident on 12/27/23, when he was arrested for apparently being drunk and trespassing while in possession of an illegal, sawed-off shotgun. Of the five charges, one of the gun charges was a felony, punishable by between 2-10 years. The other four, including two other gun charges, were misdemeanors.​

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From what I can gather, it looks like prosecutors dropped the felony in exchange for him pleading guilty to the four misdemeanors. The combined punishment for the misdemeanors was a sentence of 365 days, with 335 of those suspended (i.e. serve 30 days) plus one year of probation.​

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If only those weak, soft-on-crime Democrats had punished this black man like he deserved, he would've still been in jail and his white victim would still be alive.​

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Oh, but the Governor of Virginia, the Mayor of Virginia Beach, and the Commonwealth's Attorney for Virginia Beach are all Republicans.​

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rjs330 said:

One more example of a guy who should have been in prison. While it is typical tgat Democrats are soft on crime its obviously not exclusive. All I can find so far is that he was never prosecuted for the felony and had other misdemeanor charges. I dont know if those misdemeanors were reduced from felonies or not. I also cant find anything about this guys priors either. But he's another example at this point of we are too soft on criminals. Particularly repeat offenders who have violent types of charges they've been arrested for.

I will offer no excuses for the Republican Prsecutors.

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