re: Piece of trash who murdered Rob Bramblett and wife granted youthful offender status.

Sounds almost exactly like what happened with my father.

On 12/07/2002, an intoxicated 18YO Michael Todd Lewis from Lexington KY area was driving through Talladega, AL on his way to see his ex girlfriend at the beach. He rear-ended my father as he turned into his driveway. Lewis drove away in an effort to elude the police and was apprehended on foot after his vehicle overheated. My father was killed instantly.

The Lewis family hired retired DA Robert Rumsey from the area to represent the defense. Then active judge Jerry Fielding stepped down and allowed a retired circuit judge to preside over the case.

Lewis was granted Y.O. status and spent 6 months in 'boot camp'.

Privilege? Money? I can't tell you... I just know that it stunk.

I don't know that if Lewis had spent the next 20 years in jail anything would have been any better, I just know it was grossly unfair that some punk swapped 6 months in an orange jumpsuit for my father's life. Now, any record of his crime has been wiped away by youthful offender status and time. That's why I don't mind telling the story.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of the Brambletts...