Thursday, October 16, 2014

Career burglar gets 50 years

Rankin-Madison District Attorney issued the following press release:




            Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Michael Guest announced today that Bruce Donell Shannon pled guilty to four counts of house burglary in Madison County and received a 50-year sentence to serve in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. 

            Guest stated, “After four prior convictions Shannon will now be in jail for a very long time.  Shannon’s fifty year sentence will hopefully send a message that our citizens will not stand for criminals coming into Madison County and breaking into our homes.”

            Guest added, “Breaking into someone’s home is a potentially dangerous crime that no one should have to suffer.  The Ridgeland Police Department did an outstanding job of investigating these crimes and apprehending Shannon.  Now that Shannon is behind bars, these four families and their neighbors can rest easier knowing that he is no longer walking the streets.” 

            On January 13, 2014, two homes were burglarized on Shady Glen Road in Ridgeland.  In both instances entry to the homes had been gained by damaging the front doors to the residences.  On January 24 and again on February 18, 2014, two other Ridgeland residences were burglarized and items were stolen from the homes. The items stolen from the four homes included several televisions, three computers, a video game system, cash, assorted tools and electronic items.  

            On February 24, Ridgeland Police Department was contacted by law enforcement in Rankin County and informed that there was an individual that attempted to enter a home and who left after being seen by a witness.  The witness came forward gave a description of the vehicle and the license plate number of the car that the suspect was driving.

            Law enforcement ran the tag information and it came back registered to Toccara Mack.  Police were then able to determine that Ms. Mack and Shannon lived together.  Investigators used a computerized search know as leads on line to run Shannon’s information to determine if he had recently pawned any property.  That search showed that Shannon had pawned tools and a tool box taken from one of the burglaries.

            A warrant was issued for Shannon’s arrest.  Shannon was arrested on March 11 and transported to the Ridgeland Police Department.   Shannon was interviewed and he originally denied that he had anything to do with the crimes, but later confessed to being involved in two of the burglaries. 

            Guest concluded, “As always I cannot thank law enforcement enough for all that they do.  Their hard work made it possible for us to indict, convict and sentence a four time convicted felon in only a seven month period.    Now a career criminal is behind bars and he will spend most of the rest of his life in prison.” 

            Shannon has been previously convicted in Copiah County of House Burglary and Grand Larceny.  Shannon has also been previously convicted in Hinds County of Grand Larceny and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

            District Attorney Michael Guest was sworn into office in January 2008 and represents the Twentieth Judicial District, Madison and Rankin Counties.  For more information regarding the District Attorney’s office, please visit www.daguest.com. 


Defendant:

Name:                          Bruce Donell Shannon           
Address:                      814 Lanier Avenue, Jackson
DOB:                          April 29, 1978

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Quite the contrast from DA Smith.

Kingfish said...

I just hope Guest doesn't prosecute me for publishing his press release.

Anonymous said...

and judges that take crime seriously...

Anonymous said...

The guy better be glad he didn't sell cocaine. Once again, if you are in Rankin County and need money really bad, whatever you do, don't sell cocaine. Go rob a store a gunpoint. Or shoot someone. But, whatever you do, don't sell cocaine.

Anonymous said...

And THIS is how you do it! We have to get a DA that cares more about protecting the safety of the law abiding, hard working citizens that actually foot the bill for his salary, than the joke we have now. Until that takes place and a few select judges are replaced, Hinds County will remain the playground of choice for the habitual criminals around here while the surrounding towns will continue to prosper from new businesses and residents that just want to live and work somewhere they don't have to worry about getting mugged, raped or shot every day of their lives.

Anonymous said...

And career politicians get four more years....

Anonymous said...

Hopefully the good and safe and wealthy citizens of Madison County will pick up the check on this $2,200,000 incarceration cost. Doesn't seem fair to make the citizens of the other 81 counties have to pay for Michael Guest's showboating.

Anonymous said...

2:31 Sorry to play "Hot Potato" with this, but according to the press release it was Copiah County and Hinds County that let him out of jail previously so he could victimize the residents of Madison and Rankin Counties. We shouldn't be forced to pay to clean up their mess by ourselves.

Anonymous said...

Judges should be accountable. In 1986, my friend was raped by a man that was let out of jail in Alabama (served short time for raping a 13 year old), moved to Mississippi, stalked her, broke in my friend's house, raped her in the presence of her 4 year old child. If judges were accountable for repeat offenders, things would change. The judge does not suffer but the families suffer for life.



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