A Jacksonville, Florida woman is facing charges after she shot a detective who was serving a search warrant at her home. Her attorney says she believed someone was breaking in.
According to reports, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrived just before 8 a.m. on September 28 to carry out a high risk search warrant. Diamonds, 28, and her fiance Anthony were asleep inside. Her attorney, Stephen Kelly, says she heard glass breaking and thought a home invasion was underway. She fired her weapon and hit a detective several times before he returned fire. The sheriff’s office said the detective was not seriously hurt because he was wearing a bullet proof vest.
On the 911 call, Diamonds can be heard whispering her address and asking the dispatcher to hurry as gunshots sound in the background. An officer is then heard ordering the couple to open the front door, and Kelly says she complied right away. “She had no idea it was law enforcement in her home,” he said.
Kelly says his client is remorseful, is glad the detective is recovering, and wants people to know she respects law enforcement. He believes the 911 recording supports her account. News4Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson also listened to the call and said it did not appear to him that she knew police were outside.
Both Diamonds and Anthony have been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and possession of marijuana with intent to sell while armed. A judge denied a request to lower their bond, even after Kelly played the 911 recording in court.
Charges are allegations, and both are presumed innocent. Baller Alert will keep you posted as the case moves forward.
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Bogus as attempted murder charges. Hope they get dropped. They killed Breanna Taylor and not a single charge but this woman can’t protect her home against unknown intruders in the middle of the night.