ROYEL TAFT - Waterbury CT - a photo on Flickriver

            This is 8 year old Royel, he is my grandson and an impaired driver killed him July 14, 2006 as he played in his yard in Waterbury, CT  USA.  I took this picture of him just 3 weeks before he was killed in the very same yard.  This is my last photo of him.....June 2006... A convicted felon killed him as he played in his yard in Waterbury, CT.  Natasha Kinion pled guilty to 1st degree Manslaughter and Possession of Crack Cocaine and Possesision with intent to sell Crack Cocaine charges and was sentenced in Waterbury Superior Court, September 05, 2008 to 25 years suspended after 14 years in prison and 5 years of probation.  It was her 5th felony conviction and the first time being sentenced to a prison term.  Her Attorney, Martin Minella,  argued that his client was the product of a broken home and had lost her mother at a young age.  Her crimes could have resulted in a 30 year prison term, however, a PLEA DEAL was made between her attorney and the Office of The State's Attorney in Waterbury, CT. resulting in what our family feels was a sweet deal, yet again, for the defendant in Waterbury Superior Court.  Her prior convictions and subsequent "sweet deals" were handed to her in the very same court, Waterbury, Connecticut Superior Court.  Had she been sent to prison for her earlier felony drug convictions perhaps Royel would be here with us today.

Taken on: June 15, 2006

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Camera: Sony DSC-N1, f/4.0, 1/250 sec, 7.9mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-N1
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	7.9mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 (20060914.r.77) Windows
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