Roommates, 27-year-old Marshae Jones has been indicted for the death of her unborn child after she was shot in the stomach. According to AL, authorities say that the mother is the one who initiated the fight that led to the gunshots.
Marshae was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on a manslaughter charge and was taken into custody early Wednesday. The manslaughter charges against the actual shooter, 23-year-old Ebony Jamison, were dropped after the grand jury failed to indict her.
“The investigation showed that the only true victim in this was the unborn baby,” Lt. Danny Reid of Pleasant Grove police said back when the shooting happened. “It was the mother of the child who initiated and continued the fight which resulted in the death of her own unborn baby.”
The police say that according to the investigation, Ebony was acting in self defense when she caused the death of Marshae’s unborn baby.
“Let’s not lose sight that the unborn baby is the victim here,’’ Lt. Reid said. “She had no choice in being brought unnecessarily into a fight where she was relying on her mother for protection.”
The 5-month fetus was “dependent on its mother to try to keep it from harm, and she shouldn’t seek out unnecessary physical altercations,” he added.
Marshae will be held at the Jefferson County Jail on $50,000 bond.
Here’s what people are saying about this:
Alabama, you have basically become the Handamaid’s Tale. This is so freaking disturbing and backwards. https://t.co/U1jTQoL71I
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 27, 2019
A grand jury in Alabama has indicted a woman, charging her with manslaughter for the death of her fetus when she was shot.
They did not indict the person who actually shot her.
It’s absurd. It’s horrific. It’s declaring open season on pregnant women. https://t.co/XVrGRJgmRp pic.twitter.com/zK4Jp1NMa5
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) June 27, 2019
They are making it so that the moment a woman becomes pregnant (whether she wants to be or not), her sole purpose is to carry life within her. This woman ain’t know an argument would lead to getting shot. Now the state of Alabama is trying to punish her
— elexus jionde (@Lexual__) June 27, 2019
A pregnant woman was shot in the stomach during a fight. The shooting caused her pregnancy to end. She has been indicted for manslaughter. This is how people– especially women of color– are already being punished & having their pregnancies criminalized. https://t.co/lVll81dOtC
— NAF (@NatAbortionFed) June 26, 2019
