The Ohio dad who used TikTok to lure his 11-year-old daughter’s alleged rapist to his home, then shot him twice, may withstand 18 years behind bars — as a result of he’s a felon who isn’t allowed to own a gun, The Put up has realized.
Malik Chandler, 31, was charged with felony assault and utilizing a weapon “underneath incapacity” after allegedly taking pictures 20-year-old Diego Montoya Gonzalez throughout a bloody confrontation at his Grove Metropolis residence final month, court docket information present.
The “underneath incapacity” specification — which carries additional jail time — was tacked onto the fees as a result of Chandler was banned from ever carrying a firearm in Ohio following a conviction for felony housebreaking whereas he was a minor in 2010, in accordance with Nya Hairston, the communications director on the Franklin County Prosecuting Legal professional’s Workplace.
If the weapons cost wasn’t added, the dad may have confronted as much as 12 years behind bars if convicted, plus a nice of as much as $15,000, in accordance with Ohio sentencing tips.
Chandler pleaded not responsible at his arraignment Wednesday and his household dished out $10,000 to make his bond, his mother instructed The Put up.
As a part of his bond situations, the felon was positioned on digital monitoring and warned to keep away from Montoya Gonzalez and his household — after he allegedly threatened one of many accused pervert’s family members exterior of the courthouse someday this week.
“There was an incident that occurred Monday the place the defendant adopted the sufferer’s household throughout custody arraignments…and threatened to shoot the sufferer’s brother, like he shot the sufferer,” prosecutor Megan Farley stated contained in the courtroom, ABC 6 reported.
Chandler denied that declare through the listening to, in accordance with the outlet.
Chandler allegedly shot Montoya Gonzalez after the 11-year-old’s mom found a video on their daughter’s telephone that confirmed him sexually assaulting the lady at their household residence, in accordance with prosecutors.
The following day, Chandler pretended to be his daughter on TikTok to get Montoya Gonzalez again to their residence, the place the dad solely supposed to beat him up, maintain him and name police, WNBS reported.
His plan went kaput after Chandler thought he noticed the alleged sicko attain for a gun in his pocket, picked up his gun off the counter and opened hearth.
When police arrived on the scene, they discovered Montoya Gonzalez sitting in a chair with two gunshot wounds. He was transported to Grant Medical Middle in Columbus, in accordance with WHIO.
Reached by The Put up on Wednesday, Chandler’s mom defended her youngest son’s response to the scenario.
“I imply, I do know why he did it, as a result of that man sexually assaulted my granddaughter – he raped my granddaughter,” she claimed. “He’s 20 years previous – she’s 11. She’s not a authorized age for consent, on no account form, type or style.”
When requested if she thinks Chandler would do the identical factor once more, the mother replied, “I might hope so.”
“Some folks say that they don’t play about their children, they’ll do something to guard their children and blah blah blah and so they don’t actually imply that, but when my children say it, you’ll be able to rattling effectively consider they imply it,” she continued. “And that’s good. Your children are part of you.”
Montoya Gonzalez was indicted by a grand jury final week on 5 counts of pandering sexually oriented materials, two counts of rape and one depend of obstruction of official enterprise.
Prosecutors allege they discovered a number of movies on his telephone exhibiting the sexual abuse of kids — together with one clip of an toddler or toddler.
Chandler and the lady’s mother have been current within the Franklin County Widespread Pleas Courtroom as Montoya Gonzalez pleaded not responsible to the fees on Monday.
Although the choose slapped him with a $20,000 recognizance bond and a $50,000 money bond, Montoya Gonzalez was apparently strolling free by Tuesday, when county jail information present he was arrested once more on felony breaking and getting into and theft prices.
The main points of that incident weren’t instantly clear.
