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Selma man arrested for rape, burglary, arson
Published Wednesday, November 25, 2009
SELMA — A 31-year-old man got out of a state prison five weeks ago. Now, he’s in jail again.
Deputies arrested Terry Perkins Monday and charged him with rape first-degree, burglary first-degree and arson first-degree.
“We are investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred Monday at 6 a.m.,” Chief Deputy Randy Pugh said. “It appears that after the assault occurred, the suspect tried to burn the victim’s residence down by setting two fires underneath the building.”
The crime occurred in Hidden Acres and the victim was a juvenile female.
Deputies arrested Perkins when the Selma Fire Department was at the victim’s home putting out the fire.
Due to the possible arson, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department is working with the State Fire Marshal’s office.
“The suspect was arrested at the scene,” Pugh said. “He has confessed to investigators.”
Perkins went before Judge Robert Armstrong Tuesday morning. Armstrong set Perkins’ bond at $500,000.
Perkins was in prison for an armed robbery of United Stop and Shop in July 2005. The robbery was recorded on video. Perkins and Ernest Wilson were indicted in April 2006.
Perkins and Wilson garnered only $70 from the robbery.
The robbery that Perkins and Wilson were both found guilty of is a class-a felony. People convicted of class-a felonies when a weapon is used should spend 20 to 99 years in prison.
Judge Marvin Wiggins sentenced Wilson to 20 years in prison, but Perkins was sentenced on a later date because he faced more charges.
It isn’t clear yet why Perkins was let out of prison with only a few years served.
Now Perkins faces three more class-a felonies — rape, arson and burglary — for the events on Monday.
Under the Code of Alabama habitual felony offenders receive additional penalties. If convicted of at least one of the new charges, Perkins should be sentenced toimprisonment for life or for any other amount between 99 year and 15 years under state law.
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Posted by saveselma (anonymous) on November 25, 2009 at 4:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
FINALLY, Judge Armstrong gives an excellent bond amount.
Posted by misslady27 (anonymous) on November 26, 2009 at 2:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
He needs to be put under the jail. I don't understand why people think its ok to rape women or men for that matter but a child, there should be two counts of robbery because he stole her innocence. People don't realiZe the effect it has on the victim. I hate rapper!
Posted by STJReader (anonymous) on November 26, 2009 at 4:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The newspaper may want to go to the Circuit Clerk's office in the Dallas Count Court House and ask to see the sentencing order on Perkins. If they can't show you the sentencing order ask what the sentence was for Perkins. He could have gotten what they call a "split" sentence where a 20 year prison sentence could have been suspended and Mr. Perkins ordered to spend some short period of time (i.e., 18-24 months) in prison before being released on probation. I have long suspected that the STJ often unknowingly reports these long prison sentences without checking to see if in fact it is a shorter "split" sentence.
Posted by disgruntled (anonymous) on November 27, 2009 at 9:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Despite how long his initial prison sentence was, this is a slap in the face for those who believe in offender rehabilitation. This man did this with the child's mother in the home. How did that happen? I mean why do we keep giving offenders these chances? I know that some people honestly make a mistake in life and repent and spend the rest of their lives making up for that mistake. However, the majority of offenders in this area will always repeat. Why are we taking this chance? We complain about our police not being able to do their jobs, but our system perpetually makes it harder for the police by letting out known criminals over and over again. STOP THE MADNESS!!!
Posted by eeashe (anonymous) on November 27, 2009 at 11:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Judge Armstrong should have left the $1,000,000 Bond on the young thug from my neighborhood who spotted a young man near the Mall, then drove the car until a friend shot and killed him on Broad Street. At least that is what the paper reported and people say that live nearby. Maybe the Judge didn't think the one who was killed was worth much. His family probably did and all three of them should have been kept in jail. Nothing to do with this situation, just had to clear my mind.
Posted by eyeonyou (anonymous) on November 30, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
EXECUTE HIM via FIRING SQUAD!!!!!!!
Posted by ripkachavious (anonymous) on December 2, 2009 at 10:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
T0..EEASHE
umm.i dnt apreciate you talkin bout KACHAVi0US like that that was so disrepectful...He was not the kinda child that you thought he was if you new wat was going on with that situation then you would now what happen...everthing that was put in the news paper was not true chay didnt mess with nobdy...so get that start i hate people that say stuff that dnt now wat they talkin bout S0UTHSiiD3 iiN THiiS STUFF..
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