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Man Gets 20 Years For Firing At Mother, Son
September 28, 2012
A 55-year old Escambia County man was sentenced to state prison after firing a gun at two people.
Bradley Tyndall was sentenced to 20 years minimum mandatory state prison by Circuit Judge J. Scott Duncan. Tyndall was convicted by an Escambia County Jury of three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm.
On September 20, 2011, Tyndall become involved in a verbal confrontation with the victim while in the victim’s residence. During the confrontation, Tyndall left and returned with a rifle, pointed it at the victim and said “boom”. Tyndall then left the residence and retreated to his nearby travel trailer. The victim attempted to call a family member of Tyndall and give him the phone at which point Tyndall again picked up the rifle and pointed it at the victim. The victim then ran away toward her residence when Tyndall fired one shot in her direction.
After the first shot, Tyndall then followed the victim into her residence and then fired a second shot in her direction. After hearing two shots, the victim’s son exited a room in the residence and pled for Tyndall to not shoot his mother at which point Tyndall then fired a shot in the direction of the son. After firing three shots, Tyndall left the rifle in the residence and retreated back to his travel trailer.
Pensacola Police Officers quickly responded to the residence and secured a perimeter around the travel trailer. Tyndall exited and climbed underneath the trailer at which point Pensacola Police Department SWAT team was activated. After a long period of negotiations, Tyndall eventually surrendered to police.
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7 Responses to “Man Gets 20 Years For Firing At Mother, Son”
Callous to rejoice he didn’t kill anybody while on his rampage?
Could be but then I have this flaw in which I care more for the innocent than for the attackers
@David Huie Green That is a very callous way of looking at this.
CONSIDERING:
“There is more than a news story, this is a life wasted,”
True and sad, but on the upside of the matter, it’s only ONE life wasted rather than three or more.
David for minimizing waste
I was living out of town when this happened to my mother and brother here in Pensacola. I always thought of Brad as such a nice guy and we got along well. Apparently he struggled with long-term depression and addiction which ultimately led to this violent and unexpected outburst. She was calling a family member to talk to him and get him some help because she knew something was very wrong after the infamous “boom” comment, but she ignored the signs that she could actually be in real danger. The moral here is not to wait if you think somebody needs help. Though it may just seem like a cry for help or attention at first, that help and attention can is needed in order to stop these things from happening.
There is more than a news story, this is a life wasted, somebodys son, father, brother. Very sad for all involved and glad the mother and her son were not hurt.
20 yrs is not enough!!!
If it takes a gun to make him a man, I guess he won’t be a man for the next several years.