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12-23-2003, 05:22 PM
No date set for Redmond bond hearing
Miss Savannah waits in jail.
By Nate Reens
Savannah Morning News
nathan.reens@savannahnow.com
912-652-0377
If Sharron Redmond feared for her safety because she was being stalked, the reigning Miss Savannah apparently chose to arm herself rather than inform authorities.
An initial check of Chatham County Superior Court records and calls to the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools system failed to find any official complaint or report of Redmond voicing concern for her well-being, officials said Monday.
Michael Schiavone, the defense attorney for Redmond, has said that the beauty queen, who is now charged with murder, was carrying a gun to protect herself from a stalker and that she fired in the direction of boyfriend Kevin Shorter after he threatened and acted aggressively toward her. Schiavone says that Shorter was killed by a bullet that ricocheted off his car.
Police have not confirmed or denied Schiavone's claim, but acknowledge Shorter's car was hit by gunfire.
Redmond, 21, remains jailed on the on charges after the Tuesday's shooting of Shorter. Shorter died Thursday, prompting authorities to revoke an charge of aggravated assault and recharge the beauty queen with murder. Redmond was arraigned on the homicide count Monday morning before Recorder's Court Judge Charles Brooks, according to Schiavone.
Sharron Nicole Redmond
Schiavone says he will press forward trying to have Redmond released on bond prior to her Jan. 19 preliminary hearing before Recorder's Judge Lawrence Dillon. The attorney made the request for a bond hearing Monday, but a date has yet to be set.
"She's cooperated with authorities and we're going to ask that she be allowed to remain free pending resolution of this matter," Schiavone said.
A clerk in the judicial operations division of Chatham Superior Court said because of the short Christmas work week, it's unlikely that Redmond will have a hearing before Friday.
Although Redmond may have been stalked in recent weeks, Superior Court clerks said Monday that no record of a request for a protective order was on file from Redmond. Police spokesman Sgt. Mike Wilson said detectives have yet to verify any complaints from the Beach High School teacher, and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools information officer James Harvey Jr. said if Redmond had reported an incident, school administrators would ask the police department to investigate. Harvey said he did not know if a stalking report regarding Redmond was referred to police.
Police say Shorter, a former high school football standout, suffered a fatal wound in the lower abdomen when he was shot at the Runaway Point residence of another woman he was dating. Wilson said both women thought they were involved in an exclusive relationship with Shorter.
Schiavone says Redmond was at the second woman's home to discuss the dating situation. Shorter and Redmond argued in the other woman's yard prior to the shooting.
The attorney claims the shooting was out of self-defense and not a crime of passion. Schiavone told NBC's "Today" show on Monday that there had been prior incidents of domestic violence between Shorter and Redmond while she attended Spelman College in Atlanta. Calls to the school's public safety department were not immediately returned. Shorter's family and friends have denied the Jenkins High graduate had a violent side.
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Miss Savannah waits in jail.
By Nate Reens
Savannah Morning News
nathan.reens@savannahnow.com
912-652-0377
If Sharron Redmond feared for her safety because she was being stalked, the reigning Miss Savannah apparently chose to arm herself rather than inform authorities.
An initial check of Chatham County Superior Court records and calls to the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools system failed to find any official complaint or report of Redmond voicing concern for her well-being, officials said Monday.
Michael Schiavone, the defense attorney for Redmond, has said that the beauty queen, who is now charged with murder, was carrying a gun to protect herself from a stalker and that she fired in the direction of boyfriend Kevin Shorter after he threatened and acted aggressively toward her. Schiavone says that Shorter was killed by a bullet that ricocheted off his car.
Police have not confirmed or denied Schiavone's claim, but acknowledge Shorter's car was hit by gunfire.
Redmond, 21, remains jailed on the on charges after the Tuesday's shooting of Shorter. Shorter died Thursday, prompting authorities to revoke an charge of aggravated assault and recharge the beauty queen with murder. Redmond was arraigned on the homicide count Monday morning before Recorder's Court Judge Charles Brooks, according to Schiavone.
Sharron Nicole Redmond
Schiavone says he will press forward trying to have Redmond released on bond prior to her Jan. 19 preliminary hearing before Recorder's Judge Lawrence Dillon. The attorney made the request for a bond hearing Monday, but a date has yet to be set.
"She's cooperated with authorities and we're going to ask that she be allowed to remain free pending resolution of this matter," Schiavone said.
A clerk in the judicial operations division of Chatham Superior Court said because of the short Christmas work week, it's unlikely that Redmond will have a hearing before Friday.
Although Redmond may have been stalked in recent weeks, Superior Court clerks said Monday that no record of a request for a protective order was on file from Redmond. Police spokesman Sgt. Mike Wilson said detectives have yet to verify any complaints from the Beach High School teacher, and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools information officer James Harvey Jr. said if Redmond had reported an incident, school administrators would ask the police department to investigate. Harvey said he did not know if a stalking report regarding Redmond was referred to police.
Police say Shorter, a former high school football standout, suffered a fatal wound in the lower abdomen when he was shot at the Runaway Point residence of another woman he was dating. Wilson said both women thought they were involved in an exclusive relationship with Shorter.
Schiavone says Redmond was at the second woman's home to discuss the dating situation. Shorter and Redmond argued in the other woman's yard prior to the shooting.
The attorney claims the shooting was out of self-defense and not a crime of passion. Schiavone told NBC's "Today" show on Monday that there had been prior incidents of domestic violence between Shorter and Redmond while she attended Spelman College in Atlanta. Calls to the school's public safety department were not immediately returned. Shorter's family and friends have denied the Jenkins High graduate had a violent side.
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