Montco man gets jail for fatal shooting inside church

Montco man gets jail for fatal shooting inside church

Mark Storms of Lansdale is led out of court in handcuffs Tuesday, after a Montgomery County judge sentenced him to 10 to 20 years in prison for shooting and killing Robert Braxton III at a church in Montgomery Township during Sunday worship services.

He just lost his appeal to change his sentence.  The ruing is a good read:

https://www.courtlistener.com/pdf/2018/03/13/com._v._storms_m..pdf

Take aways:

  • You need to have more tools/skills than just a firearm.
  • A firearm is not a magic wand that will solve all problems or make all foes yield.
  • Only use deadly force to SAVE a life.
  • Your past actions & statements will be used in a court case, for better or worse.