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7 Years For An Act Of Rage
posted (April 24, 2015)
29 year-old Kendoll Ottley went to his ex-girlfriend's house uninvited and tried to speak with her, and because she refused, he threw a fan at a new born infant who was injured. Because of that rash act, he's now spending 7-year sentence in jail.

His ex-girlfriend, Nadine Gordon, testified in court that she had a 6 month relationship with Ottley. After it ended, he went to her house on June 14, 2015, and she tried to get him to leave. He ignored that, broke the door down, and stormed in without her permission. She said that he wanted to have a conversation with her, which she again refused, and that's when he picked up a fan. In his rage, he threw it at her grandson, who was only a week old at the time. Gordon's daughter, who is the mother of the baby, also testified and corroborated her story.

In his defence, Ottley testified that he went to Hattieville for a job, but he decided to call Ottley to retrieve his bicycle so that he could go look for the job. He says that he went to the police to get assistance to get his belongings, they ignored him. He says that he did go to the house, but he never made it inside because Gordon pulled a machete on him and chased him off.

After considering all the evidence in the case, Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith found him guilty and remarked that he was quote, "wicked to pick up a fan and throw it at a toddler in his rage." She sentenced him to a total of 7 consecutive years in jail.

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