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Sheriff: Two People Shot By Century Correctional Officer At Birthday Party Near Flomaton
January 31, 2021
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Two people were shot at an adult birthday party near Flomaton Saturday night, and the suspect was identified as a correctional officer.
The adult males were shot outside a home on McMurphy Lane off Old Atmore Road, about four miles west of Flomaton.
James Scott Lassiter, age 51 of Flomaton, was charged with two counts of attempted murder. Lassiter was identified by Escambia County (AL) Sheriff Heath Jackson as a correctional officer at the Century Correctional Institution.
Jackson told NorthEscambia.com shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday that Lassiter had just been taken into custody after he was located by a K-9. The sheriff said a motive for the shooting had not yet been established.
Both victims were transported to area hospitals in critical condition. Their names have not been released.
Lassiter was booked into the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center in Brewton without bond.
McMurphy Lane is about two miles north of the Florida-Alabama line.
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50 Responses to “Sheriff: Two People Shot By Century Correctional Officer At Birthday Party Near Flomaton”
Divine Eyes,
Pastor’s spelling was okay. Punctuation could stand improvement, but that’s normal for most of us.
David with stone uncast
(this time)
@prayers andd anyone else praying for my brother. You are very appreciated and your prayers are being answered before our eyes.
Thank you.
@Pastor
Please, learn how to spell. Amen.
To all who are using the word ‘effect’ in your posts, the correct word is ‘affect, affected, etc. Please use the correct wording from here forward. Thank you.
@ Devine eyes,
God loved so much he gave his only begotten son.Its the choices people make that is the problem. Humanity doesn’t want God’s their thoughts and actions are evil. If we lived according to the Bible we would be more thoughtful of our fellow man. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Love thinks no ill to his neighbor.
@ Devine Eyes
My last comment was meant for everyone .Sorry if I miss understood your comment. The folks that keep saying how good he was don’t live with him 24 hours a day. The only person you truly know is yourself everyone one else your just assuming.
@Devine Eyes
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Luke 18:19
Praying
I actually do believe the victims need medical care not prayers. If god cared enough he never would have let it happen. Also, Mr. Lassiter was arrested and charged , so there will be a trial and he will be judged and sentenced. Also, of either victim does the attempted murder charge becomes a homicide charge.
This is a very sad situation. NOTHING GOOD COMES FROM ALCOHOL!!!!! With that said, if you are praying for and about this please know where to SEND your prayers. Do not send prayers to people, that is ridiculous, send them to God where they belong. If we are saved He will hear them. Praying for salvation (if they are not saved) for all involved.
Please everyone be in Prayer for all family’s that are affected by the tragedy that happened. And pray for justice. Pray for the doctors, nurses and staff caring for those who were shot.
I have been in constant prayer since I read this, for all the families
Families are hurting and Praying is what they all need.
Hey here’s a great idea ! why not just walk away ,remove your self from the situation!!! Would it really have been that hard?
Praying for all involved!
@David, perfectly said!
“Well, I heard it threw the great vine”
Let the legal system get the facts and take action where necessary.
Not here on this forum.
What you say here means nothing.
The legal system is not just than you guys slobbering on here.
Praying for each and everyone that was involved and for there families!
Seems like James has some keyboard warrior out here trying to come up with bogus story to keep him out of jail, man deserves to get the electrical chair. You’re all beyond stupid if you feel threaten and u have a gun vs 2×4. This was fully attentional and i have faith that everybody that is not this evil man friend will see this with rational eyes. This man will end up in jail and there is nothing you all can do about it.
For all you people who are on here putting your to sense In because you think you know what happened because you hear it threw the great vine can keep your damn side of the story to yourself because you weren’t there you don’t know what happened no one attacked anyone he shot out of nowhere no one attacked him so keep yah to sense to yourself thank yah
Well, good thing he’s used to being inside of a correctional facility.
There were only 6 of us on property when this happened, the rest of you please keep your thoughts and opinions to yourself! There are many many people effected by what has happened. I don’t care who you are or what your thoughts are!
Show some respect and kindness for ALL THE FAMILIES involved. There are 2 people in the hospital one fighting for his life, there are family and friends lives who have been turned upside down!
If you want to say anything HOW BOUT YOU PRAY FOR ALL!
Mr. Nobody, you should really leave your name. I’m sure the police would like to get a statement from somebody who clearly was there when it happened. No way you could have such insider info without actually seeing what happened. You have no idea what actually occurred in this case. First discrepancy, there was no one still at the party when this happened other than women and children after the first two men were shot. So I’m not sure who the people were who “wanted blood”. Second discrepancy, not only did he run from as you claim “people who were there” he ran for hours after the fact. FROM THE POLICE. If that wasn’t clear by “HOURS”. Third discrepancy, the man pictured clearly was not “beaten with a 2X4”, I mean look at him he doesn’t have a scratch on him. You come on a post and make false statements that you have no clue about and it actually effects the family of the victims. It would really be nice to get your name since you seem to have so much information. You along with this criminal are cowards and I hope no one with your level of idiocy is on the jury who will most certainly give this man what he deserves.
Momma always said..”.if you are going to drink..do it alone..and in your own home..”.Terri.. for following some of mommas advice…
Aren’t correctional officers supposed to be taught how to de-escalate situations? If this guy was fully capable of defending himself with his fists, why did he pull out a gun? I’m assuming that all this guy’s defenders on here witnessed what happened since you think people who have differing opinions shouldn’t be listening to the grapevine??? Why was he at a birthday party carrying a gun? I’m assuming he had it on him? Maybe not just a question? I believe in guns and the right to carry just wondering did he have it on his body at the time of the fight??? I don’t care how long you’ve known someone or worked with them, you can’t assume anything either! Good people do bad things EVERYDAY! Sounds to me like he had a little too much liquid courage and brought a gun to a fist fight???
Mr . Nobody
I do not understand why you would accuse me of racism when police corruption that I spoke about is one of the most systemic racial issues involved in the system today. I didn’t lump all law enforcement into it, I showed a clear pattern of a law enforcement being involved in illegal actions and assault of civilians in the area.
Funny how a many who doesn’t have a scratch on him claims to have been beat with a 2×4
Mr. Nobody — was you at the party? I wanted to hear first hand from someone who was there. With your information I figured you seen the entire terrible incident.
Sounds more like Scott! Again prayers for everyone involved!
More and half of you DO NOT KNOW Mr.James.
If you weren’t there DON’T jump into it throwing false accusations!!
I’m pretty sure if you were being beat with a board you’d defend yourself too!
Let’s be a little less bias!
Keep your mouth SHUT if you don’t know and you’re just hearing it from the grapevine!
You people are awful to jump to conclusions and dog a great man.
Them boys are good men too and things just went south and got out of hand. That’s why there are limits to be put in place.
Instead of tearing out each others throats, we need to help those involved heal! Throwing nasty words out to family to family won’t solve anything!
Lassiter family I and praying for you all as well as the dunsford family.
We just need to pray for all involved and please let God do his work and help all.
I would like to see anyone try to put their selves in this man shoes. Having fun at a party then get into a fist fight with some guy and then he tries to kill u with a board so u defend yourself. Now another person is attacking u because u shot someone so u protect yourself again. Then everyone at the party gets out guns and wants to kill you. I would’ve ran too. But thank god we have a mostly fair judicial system and his arguments will be heard by a jury who will acquit.
To DIVINE EYES, this has absolutely nothing to do with the justice system whatsoever. Why are you even trying to place any blame on law enforcement?
Maybe I can clear some of this up. They were at a party and drunk. The accused and the first victim got into a fist fight and the accused won that. The first victim then went and got a 2×4 and started beating the accused with it. It was then that the first bullet was fired. The second victim then tried to attack the accused so he got shot too. He had no choice but to flee because others at the party wanted blood. He did this in self defense. Anyone who is so quick to pass judgement without even knowing what happened should be removed from this platform. No one wanted it to go this route.
This community blows my mind more and more every day. I’m all for guns, carry one, protect yourself and your family. If someone is breaking into your home or trying to rob you, kidnap you, etc. by all means, do what you have to do. BUT no innocent man, protecting himself in self defense, would RUN and flee the scene. Y’all are so quick to defend someone by saying you know them, but CLEARLY NOT. You can work with someone for 20+ years and not know what happens when they leave work. The man shot TWO people. Quit defending an attempted murderer. You “won’t begin to judge him,” but let it be someone else and y’all are hollering to put them in the electric chair. Let’s not judge this man who just shot two people, but please for the love of God put the guy who got caught with an ounce of weed in prison for the rest of his life. The hypocrisy is unreal. However, I will be praying the two men pull through, and for their families. And also the Lassiter man.
Such a good man, prayers. There is so much
More to this story.
Prayers for all. But glad some people are not the judge or jury. What happened to innocent until proven guilty.
Divine eyes
You are some kind of hypocrite. How dare you group all law enforcement into the same category as a few bad! Do you think all black people eat watermelon and are on welfare?
First of all, prayers to everybody involved in this horrible situation! I myself was not there at the party, and do not know what happened or provoked the incident! I do however know, that Scott Lassiter would not and did not shoot an unarmed man for no apparent reason. He is well capable of defending himself with his hands.! So before anyone judges him or the situation, maybe you should let all of the facts come out first. Godspeed recovery for the two injured.
Not your business. Everyone needs to remember their are 2 sides to EVERY STORY and then their’s the TRUTH!!! When liquor gets involved you never know what will happen just like when drugs get involved because it changes who you are and how you are thinking…..it’s ashame any of it had to happen but it did, so let LEO do their job and you mind your business. Y’all say your prayers and let God do his….there has already been enough hate shown for one night!!!
It seems that the pattern of police corruption is finally being exposed. I can only imagine the world of difference that would be in this comments had he been any one other than a corrections officer.
I have personally been assaulted by a former corrections officer from Century corrections and unrelentlessly stalked and harrased by a former corrections officer from the Escambia county jail. Then we have police officers wishing to obstruct and election by threatening citizens for exercising there right to vote and also an officer that was trafficking methamphetamine.
Fix your justice system.
What happened to fist fights? Why does someone have to pull a gun? So unnecessary. So sad for the two shot, and the man doing the shooting has ruined his life also.
I’ve known 2 of the guys involved my adult life and although, they are both bullheaded, they are good men. I will say these 2 did NOT need to be together at no party where drinking was involved. Both bullheaded plus alcohol equals 10 foot tall and think they bulletproof. I don’t know what happened but I know a lot people were effected and will be effected by this for a long time to come. Just pray…. About it ALL!!!
You hear things from people all the time. Alcohol was involved. Dont know what happened stay out .
Slick…………. You are not the type person that should EVER be on a jury.
There are plenty of justified shootings.
I dont know what happened but it must have been bad for a person to shoot 2 people. Maybe he was being attacked and when he shot one another was hit or he just walked up and shot them.
WE DONT KNOW… All we know is 2 people shot and one person might have done it and for what ever reason.
My brother in law/my friend is laying in the hospital fighting for his life!!! I have no compassion for anyone who would walk up and shoot two people then run!!!
I can’t believe anyone should feel sorry for this man.. There are two men fighting for their lives… why did he have to run if he was such a good guy… I don’t feel sorry for him at all…Pray for the two in the hospital…
PRAYERS for all involved.
NO JUDGING! Leave it to the ONLY ONE that can judge. Prayers fir all.
Y’all are really taking up for this man that shot somebody? Y’all are sick. Ain’t nobody praying for him or his family. He needs to rot under the jail for shooting two people. I know people who was there and heard the story. He deserves to rot under the jail!
I don’t know what happen but I do know Lassiter and will be praying for a speedy recovery both mentally and fiscally for all involved.
Praying for all involved, especially the Lassiter family. My husband and I have both worked with this man and he is an outstanding person. Stay strong!
@Co-Worker Under no circumstances is it okay to shoot someone over little things. Nothing is worth that, the people that got shot was loving/willing/caring people. No matter the situation THAT IS WRONG IN EVERY ASPECT!!!! Stay strong D boys
I have known this man at work for about 20 years. Don’t know the situation or circumstances of what provoked this situation and I won’t begin to judge him. Stay strong stumpy!