Soldier sentenced for killing Tacoma security guard in 2021
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2024
- The family of 41-year-old Denise Smith gathered in a Pierce County courtroom Friday afternoon to learn the fate of her murderer, 29-year-old Army Ranger Spc. Patrick Philip Byrne.
Byrne was sentenced to 20 years in prison for beating Smith to death in 2021. Smith was working as a security guard at a downtown building along Ninth Street.
“I’m never going to forgive him for what he did,” said Dennis Mack, Denise’s older brother in court on May 10. “I hope he catches hell where he’s going. Only problem is, I won’t be there to see it and enjoy it.”
In court on May 10, Smith’s loved ones spoke directly to the judge, expressing anger and grief as they described who Smith was, and how much their lives have changed since her death.
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20 years for a life? Doesn't seem like justice to me!
Because it is not!!!!
they left out he beat her for 10 minutes tried to gauge out her eyes with his keys then strangled her .....20 years is a joke
20 years? Garbage...nothing less than 40 years makes sense.
Just be glad that he was caught and got 20 years instead of 16 months community service or was never found and was still out on the streets.
@@surge123456789 still doesn’t make it right
@@korokosso perhaps...but there are others who have killed and gotten far less time so I will take what I can get with this and when the man does return to society no one will know who he is or what he did and 20 years out of a possible 80 year life is a large price to pay.
@@surge123456789 I get it but saying “just be glad” then later “perhaps” is a slap in the face for the family.
All I can do is hope the family waits for him..
@@surge123456789bullshiit
This soldier became intoxicated and then beat a woman to death?? I must be missing something.....thousands of young men get intoxicated but seldom does that result in actions like this, especially considering he was military. And what about the guys with him? Did they fail to intervene? Sooooo tragic. Many questions......
If you thought you would get all of the answers from a video less than 2 minutes long you are mistaken. Do some research if you're that curious into the mind of this murderer.
I knew Denise.. this is very tragic. She was working as security at a building in Tacoma when this guy was trying to enter. You can google the articles of what happened to Denise. He should have been sentenced to life.
@@Wendy-wy4si Thank you for this comment, and I am very sorry about (what appears to be) a senseless tragedy. I will do the Google search you suggest, as the story is so disturbing. Best wishes. 🙏🙏
@@jlvandat69 Thank you 🙏
This was a b u l l s h i t type of sentence that they gave this guy!!! @@Wendy-wy4si
he should have gotten 50 years
Or free tickets to disneyland?
@@DesolateOne8818Say you the inbred 😅.
People need to take responsibility for their choices in life, every cocktail and every hand that you put on someone!
Wow you people have no shame in making excuses for a killer that you somehow identify with. Sickening
In china this is death penalty. The crime is raising all because too soft on crime. The sympathy on criminals has cost so much money and suffering to people who obey the law
So his entire excuse is that he got drunk… oh and he had a brain injury (which he knew about before he got drunk).
Instead of taking accountability for his choices, he wishes that he was never there that night.
Make it make sense.
And then there are people who complain about the slogan:
Black live matters
I also don’t believe that his so called brain injury would have made him attack a black MALE 6ft security guard. I highly doubt it.
The media are humanising him and forgiving him.
20 friggin years!!!!
Exactly why people feel like their lives don’t matter.
He beat a woman to death. How does that judge sleep at night knowing he allows flith to get a second chance in life.
BUT WAIT THERE"S MORE !!! ... The Army still has him listed as active .... I'm pretty sure they will have a little something to add.
Recent article said the Army had started the process of separation with him.. not sure how long that takes? were they waiting for conviction?
@@Wendy-wy4si separations can take an extremely long time. We had a Soldier that assaulted his wife and daughter and he was still on our books for months after him being sent to leavenworth
@@anthonyadams3138 ohhh ok… thank you for that information! This happened a few years ago, so I was thinking too this process must take a while.
The will likely just separate him administratively.
@@ignitionSoldier Back when I was in the Army, if ya got in trouble with the law, you were also in trouble with the Army.
what about this Ranger buddies?
They split at the bar, he left and I think they stayed in the area but were not with him when he killed her.
He will be out in his eary 50s and able to move on with his life. This is not justice at all.
20 years for first degree murder ? Never seen it before. But however get the lesson out of it and praise God hallelujah
The judge agreed to the lesser time because he pleaded guilty and felt remorse for what he did. Watched a video online of his sentencing and he addressed the family of Denise and how sorry he was. It doesn’t bring back Denise or lessen what he did, but at least admitted he was guilty and sparing the family of a trial.
@@Wendy-wy4sinah, he is a murderer. He should be in jail until the skin rotten off his body. He should asks forgiveness to whatever God he worship.
@@Wendy-wy4siyou ever lost somebody you care about? See if karma can’t make that happen
I’m looking for the feminist outrage but I’m not holding my breath. I guess there’s too busy on Diddy
PTSD
It’s ok for women and black men, but an Active Army Ranger? Naaa
The fact that you see him as a victim in the situation says a lot. You’re currently wasting good oxygen.
Ptsd? Beating an older lady for 10 minutes, society is waaay too far gone
You are a piece of garbage.
Tomala papa