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Man Busted After Skipping Court On Charges He Fired Rifle At Couple
September 23, 2013
A Century man is back behind bars after failing to show up in court on charges that he opened fire near an older couple alongside a highway in the Christian Home community in late January.
Akino Jama Jackson, 20, was arrested on an outstanding failure to appear warrant and booked into the Escambia County Jail without bond. According to court records, he was due in court for a hearing on July 2 but failed to appear.
Jackson was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, firing a weapon in public, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon for a January 29 incident on Highway 164 near Pine Barren Road.
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigators said a husband and wife were picking up cans from the shoulder of the road when a vehicle stopped and Jackson exited, armed with a semi automatic rifle.
He confronted the couple, reportedly demanding that they return his property — drugs that were allegedly tossed at the location from a passing vehicle earlier in the day. Jackson then fired the rifle “into the ground several times in the vicinity of the victims” before fleeing in the vehicle, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. No one was struck by the gunfire, and there were no injuries.
The couple then drove about six miles to their home before calling for help. Deputies recovered multiple shell casings alongside Highway 164, consistent with the couple’s story. Jackson was positively identified by one of the victims.
Pictured: An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigator January 29 at the scene of a shots fired incident along Highway 164 near Pine Barren Road. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Man Busted After Skipping Court On Charges He Fired Rifle At Couple”
Thank you Escambia County Sheriffs Office
SMH !! When are yu ever gona learn Akino
They didn’t KNOW he would make things worse for himself by not coming in as required. Most atre smart enough to avoid trying to become life-long fugitives from justice and brave enough to face the music. It is a permanent loss of freedom, unlike most sentences even if convicted.
And as to why he was released, the Constitution (supreme law of the nation) requires release of folks charged with a crime but not convicted if considered reasonable to do so — not a flight risk, not a danger to others.
David for obeying the law when possible
Why did a judge release him on bail in the first place?
He’s a convicted felon, he’s a scumbag, put him in prison for at least 40 years.