Opinion ID: 1420202
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Text: The charges herein grew out of a domestic fracas which occurred on September 25, 1996, on the grounds of defendant's residence. Those involved are defendant (Paul Conrad Powell, Sr.), his wife (Judith Powell), his son (Paul Conrad Powell, Jr.), and his daughter (Lisa Mesa). Lisa had to vacate her home on short notice, and Judith had agreed to the temporary storage of Lisa's furniture in a Morton building located on the senior Powell's property. After Judith and the two siblings started unloading the furniture, defendant came out of the house and became angry over the large quantity of items involved. He hit or hit at his wife. The incident escalated into a physical altercation between father and son. The daughter was so concerned she called 911 (from the Morton building). The tape of the 911 call is a part of the record. We have made the following transcription thereof (blanks are inaudible portions): #2: Hi, I need the police bad. Um, my dad's crazy, he's hitting my mom and my brother_______ fight. We're at 4121 North Niles. He's got a bunch of guns out here. I'm trying to get my mom and my brother and we're going to leave. My little sister's in the house, she's only 13. He's got a bunch of guns. Can you please hurry? #1: What's the phone number out there, ma'am. You need to calm down. #2: Ok, but I can't_______ my dad's _______ got a bunch of guns. He's crazy, he's manic depressive. #1: Has he got, has he got any of them out, ma'am. #2: What? Paul, wait, don't leave. [crying] #3: Clear the cha #1: Ma'am? #2: He's using `em, he's_______[screaming] #3: Clear the channel #2: [screaming] No [crying] #1: Ma'am? #2: He's_______ #1: Hey ma'am, is there somebody shooting there? #2: He's got a gun, he's pointing _______[crying] No, daddy, please. #1: Uh, ma'am, was that a gunshot I heard? #2: Yes. #1: What you shooting at? #2: I gotta go. #1: Ma'am, where's he shooting at? After the law enforcement officers arrived, the daughter wrote out the following statement: Paul Jr, my brother, and I and my mom, Judy, went to 4121 N. Niles rd to unload a truck of boxes in my parents mason building & my dad came out & him and my mom were arguing and my dad hit my mom so my brother told him to quit & then he pushed my brother up againt the truck by the neck & then my brother & my father started fighting my mom & I tried to pull my brother off my dad & I tried to stop my dad from going inside to the house & I had to let go so I went to the phone in the mason building & called 911my brother got in the truck & told me & mom to get in & I said no cause 911 hadnt answered yet then they answerd & I was talking to them & watching outside I saw my brother in the truck & I saw my dad had a rifle pointed at him & then I think I told 911 I had to go now & I ran through the field to the road & saw the sherriffs car & talked to them.