It begs the question... "why is this guy even out on the street, running with guns and running from the police"
This might be a good story to dig into and try to figure this out. Here is alink to the Courant story from 2001
Here is the actual text from the story:
Man Charged With 1998 Homicide
Bloomfield Teen Was Fatally Shot In Alleged Kidnap Attempt
Hartford
police say they solved a 3-year-old homicide Friday when they arrested a
man who allegedly shot and killed 17-year-old Joey Nealey in broad
daylight on Albany Avenue.
Sharmane ``Mane'' Rose, 21, of Albany Avenue, who is in prison on an unrelated offense, now faces capital felony murder, felony murder, kidnapping and robbery charges. He could face the death penalty, Lt. Mark Pawlina, head of the Hartford police major crimes division, said.
Sharmane ``Mane'' Rose, 21, of Albany Avenue, who is in prison on an unrelated offense, now faces capital felony murder, felony murder, kidnapping and robbery charges. He could face the death penalty, Lt. Mark Pawlina, head of the Hartford police major crimes division, said.
Nealey,
a Bloomfield High School student who liked to hang out on Albany Avenue
around Kent and Adams streets, initially heeded his mother's warning to
stay off the streets in January 1998, after a friend was killed in a
drive-by shooting.
But he was drawn back there the afternoon of Jan. 23 of that year when, witnesses told police and his mother, Phyllis, two men tried to kidnap her son from the street corner moments before the shooting. Nealey fought back, even though a man had a gun to his back.
When Nealey refused to empty his pockets, the man allegedly shot Nealey in the head. That man was Rose, police said Friday.
Nealey died two days later at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford. Early in the investigation, Dets. Robert Dionne and Stephen Grabowski arrested two men, Christopher Brown and Benjamin Smith, who police said helped the shooter.
Smith was convicted in August for his involvement in the Nealey case. Smith pleaded guilty in June to third-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery. The latter plea was entered under the Alford doctrine, meaning Smith did not admit guilt but acknowledged that the state had enough evidence to convict him. He is currently serving more than 18 years in prison for his involvement in two unrelated robberies.
No court information was available Friday about Brown's case.
Of Rose's arrest, Phyllis Nealey, of Hartford, said, ``I was happy and grateful when they found him.''
But she said she doesn't want Rose to face the death penalty. ``I hope they give him life. I wouldn't want him to die. I'd love for him to spend the rest of his life in jail thinking about what he did to my son,'' Nealey said.
The young Nealey loved lifting weights and listening to rap and R&B music. He is still missed by his family, including three relatives who have named their children after him.
``His name is living on,'' she said.
But he was drawn back there the afternoon of Jan. 23 of that year when, witnesses told police and his mother, Phyllis, two men tried to kidnap her son from the street corner moments before the shooting. Nealey fought back, even though a man had a gun to his back.
When Nealey refused to empty his pockets, the man allegedly shot Nealey in the head. That man was Rose, police said Friday.
Nealey died two days later at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford. Early in the investigation, Dets. Robert Dionne and Stephen Grabowski arrested two men, Christopher Brown and Benjamin Smith, who police said helped the shooter.
Smith was convicted in August for his involvement in the Nealey case. Smith pleaded guilty in June to third-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery. The latter plea was entered under the Alford doctrine, meaning Smith did not admit guilt but acknowledged that the state had enough evidence to convict him. He is currently serving more than 18 years in prison for his involvement in two unrelated robberies.
No court information was available Friday about Brown's case.
Of Rose's arrest, Phyllis Nealey, of Hartford, said, ``I was happy and grateful when they found him.''
But she said she doesn't want Rose to face the death penalty. ``I hope they give him life. I wouldn't want him to die. I'd love for him to spend the rest of his life in jail thinking about what he did to my son,'' Nealey said.
The young Nealey loved lifting weights and listening to rap and R&B music. He is still missed by his family, including three relatives who have named their children after him.
``His name is living on,'' she said.
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