tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post1209742589352684243..comments2024-03-26T16:11:40.327-07:00Comments on Behind The Blue Wall: [FL] After mom-of-4 Kyishi Dowdell's murder, Chief stands by Sgt. FlyntBehind The Blue Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-78073089617965475802011-11-11T11:27:21.128-08:002011-11-11T11:27:21.128-08:00KILLER: VOICES PROMPTED SHOOTING JUDGE DENIES REQU...KILLER: VOICES PROMPTED SHOOTING JUDGE DENIES REQUEST TO TAKE BACK PLEA<br />Daytona Beach News-Journal<br />Jay Stapleton<br />31 Aug 2010<br />[Excerpts] A man serving life in prison for killing his longtime girlfriend wants to take back his guilty plea and sentence, claiming in court Monday that he was hearing voices when he gunned her down. Craig Leron Flynt, 40, pleaded no contest to the August 2008 killing of Kyishi Dowdell... Flynt claimed in his Monday hearing that he was forced into the plea that led to his life sentence and that an insanity defense was not explored. He said in court for the first time that he "heard voices" when he shot Dowdell, prosecutors said. Circuit Judge Patrick Kennedy listened but denied Flynt's request... Representing himself in court during the two-hour hearing Monday, prosecutors said Flynt - the son of Daytona Beach police investigator and spokesman Jimmie Flynt - argued he was denied his right to go to trial because Assistant Public Defender Matt Phillips "coerced and threatened him" to plead to the charge...Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-12608325727632431162011-11-11T11:27:08.488-08:002011-11-11T11:27:08.488-08:00MAN WHO KILLED EX-GIRLFRIEND GETS LIFE TERM
Orland...MAN WHO KILLED EX-GIRLFRIEND GETS LIFE TERM<br />Orlando Sentinel<br />Lelis, Ludmilla<br />14 Oct 2008.<br />[Excerpts] Kyishi Dowdell had been warned of her own murder just a few months before she was gunned down... "Craig told me that this time I wasn't getting out of this because the gun was loaded with six bullets, and he had three in his pocket," the woman, 31, wrote in court documents in May when she filed for an injunction against Craig Flynt, her former boyfriend and the father of her four children... Court records show a history of violence and past death threats. Dowdell had gotten a protective order against Flynt in 2006, and he was convicted of domestic-violence abuse against her. The 2006 protective order had expired earlier this year, and Dowdell asked for a new injunction in May, after Flynt pistol-whipped her... Her mother, Carol James, wrote in a letter to the judge that Dowdell's death was her final act to protect the children from their father. "They bore witness to the defendant's violent outbursts, his physical assaults upon their mother and ultimately his deliberate and cowardly disregard for her and for her life itself," James wrote... In court, Flynt hung his head as Circuit Judge Patrick Kennedy accepted his plea and handed down the life sentence. "I wish I could do something to change it," Flynt said, apologizing to Dowdell's family. Then he faced his own family, saying: "I'm sorry. I love y'all."Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-59168086077709813522011-11-11T11:26:54.386-08:002011-11-11T11:26:54.386-08:00MURDERER PLEADS GUILTY, GETS LIFE FLYNT APOLOGIZES...MURDERER PLEADS GUILTY, GETS LIFE FLYNT APOLOGIZES TO VICTIM'S FAMILY FOR KILLING MOTHER OF HIS 4 CHILDREN<br />Daytona Beach News-Journal<br />Jay Stapleton<br />14 Oct 2008<br />[Excerpts] The man [Craig Leron Flynt] who gunned down the mother of his four children [Kyishi Dowdell] in front of several witnesses apologized to the slain woman's family - and his own - Monday before he was sentenced to life in prison for the killing... Flynt pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder charge before Circuit Judge Patrick G. Kennedy. "Kyishi was - and forever will be to me - a young, beautiful, vibrant, talented, friendly, courageous human being," her mother, Carol James, wrote in a letter to the judge. "She loved life, she loved God, she loved and lived her life for her children and daily showed them her love ... even in her final act to protect and shield them from the fatal assault"... Flynt, 38, who is the son of Daytona Beach police spokesman Jimmie Flynt, said he wished he could go back and change the outcome... Among the most heart-wrenching of calls made to 9-1-1 that night was the recorded voice of their 11-year-old son. "Somebody's trying to shoot my momma," the boy said. In the background, a younger child was heard screaming, "Mommy!"... Instead of facing the death penalty, Flynt will spend the rest of his life locked away, without the possibility of parole. Prosecutor Matt Foxman said that the plea deal was agreed upon after numerous meetings with Dowdell's family.Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-67327807657778395672011-11-11T11:26:41.805-08:002011-11-11T11:26:41.805-08:009-1-1 TAPES PAINT IMAGE OF SHOOTING SCENE
Daytona ...9-1-1 TAPES PAINT IMAGE OF SHOOTING SCENE<br />Daytona Beach News-Journal<br />Lyda Longa<br />29 Aug 2008<br />[Excerpts] ...Dowdell and Flynt had a tumultuous history. They were together for 12 years... Dowdell called police many times because Flynt had beaten her and threatened her with a gun. Police Chief Mike Chitwood said officers had been searching for Flynt since mid-May when a judge signed a warrant for his arrest for violation of probation for domestic battery. But some of Dowdell's family members have expressed doubts about how aggressive the search actually was, saying they had seen Flynt more than once driving a white car around town. That same car was parked in the front yard at 820 Maley where the shooting occurred, according to the transmissions. A report shows that as four officers closed in on the scene, they saw Flynt shoot Dowdell one last time in the head. There is no mention of that, however, in the radio transmissions. As Flynt ran to the front porch at 820 Maley and pointed the gun to his temple, officers angrily yelled, "Put the gun down!" Police said Flynt repeatedly pulled the trigger, but the gun was empty. Meanwhile, the victim's children -- ages 5 through 12 -- were alone in the house at 828 Maley across the street. Two of the youngsters had already called 9-1-1 to report that someone -- they did not know who -- was shooting their mother. There are signal 39s (children) in the house," a dispatcher told police. "If somebody can be aware, they're looking out the window."Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-42342863081952013322011-11-11T11:26:29.024-08:002011-11-11T11:26:29.024-08:00CANDLELIGHT VIGIL PAYS TRIBUTE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENC...CANDLELIGHT VIGIL PAYS TRIBUTE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS<br />Daytona Beach News-Journal<br />Eileen Zaffiro<br />18 Aug 2008<br />[Excerpts] ...Something incredibly ugly turned into something beautiful Sunday night, as dozens of people decked out in dresses and suits and clutching flickering candles stood outside an aging red brick church, sending prayers into the overcast sky as it changed from gray to black. Their songs and petitions echoed down Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard as they gathered beside New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church to remember a woman killed two weeks ago, and all of those who have suffered similar abuse. Let women know they're better than a piece of meat to beat on," one local pastor told the crowd. "We can meet here all night long, but if our minds are not changed, nothing will happen." The only reason this continues is because we're silent," another pastor said. The violence needs to stop," the crowd chanted loudly, over and over and over. The candlelight vigil was motivated by the slaying of Kyishi Dowdell, who police say was shot to death Aug. 4 by her ex-boyfriend, Craig Flynt... The vigil was organized by the Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance... Rev. John Long, said he hoped the event raised awareness among those of every race and in every walk of life... "Ask the Lord to intervene, interrupt, to stop the violence, protect the weak, to speak to whatever excuse we give," Long said as he urged the group to lift their candles toward the stars. "Love does not batter, hit, cut, burn or pinch."Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-85021227564031589172008-08-09T16:49:00.000-07:002008-08-09T16:49:00.000-07:00MOTHER OF FOUR KILLED BY CHILDREN’S FATHERDaytona ...MOTHER OF FOUR KILLED BY CHILDREN’S FATHER<BR/>Daytona Times<BR/>Andreas Butler And Karsceal Turner<BR/>August 9, 2008<BR/>...Flynt came to the house with a gun and fired one shot into the house before firing on Dowdell when she came to the door... The couple’s children are doing okay, but have lost both parents. Police Chief Chitwood believes that Dowdell was heroic in her last moments... “I think that she was a true hero. He came to the door shooting and her kids were inside. I am not sure, but maybe her coming outside prevented him from shooting inside the house and killing the kids. She closed the door knowing that she had kids in the house”...<BR/>http://www.daytonatimes.com/index.php?categoryid=1&p2_articleid=23Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.com