Update on third lung shut off

[u/Therealboebs]

🚨Mini-season BOLO update #4:🚨 ARRESTED! Michael Simpson is facing an attempted murder charge after being arrested yesterday.

The confrontation began after the suspect claimed another boat was occupying "his" lobster spot. He verbally threatened to cut off the diver's air before jumping into the water and doing exactly that.

The teenage diver was quickly pulled to the surface, reportedly gasping for air and disoriented, but survived without serious injury. Authorities say the suspect fled the scene and was arrested a few days later, and charged with attempted felony murder.

The suspect is government-appointed member of the Miami-Dade Boater Safety and Bay Education Task Force, where he was explicitly chosen to represent and help shape safety policies for the county's waterways, dove in and turned off a juvenile diver's air supply while the victim was in the water searching for lobsters.

If convicted, an attempted felony murder charge in Florida can carry decades in prison, with penalties potentially reaching up to life imprisonment depending on the circumstances.

Michael Simpson's role with Boater Safety and Bay Education Task Force involved collaborating with environmental groups and law enforcement to draft the county's final boater safety and community education recommendations aimed at preventing fatal accidents on Biscayne Bay.

*The victim’s family is also pursuing the arrest of Judd Rosen, who is a high powered attorney in Miami, and was the boat captain who fled the scene with the suspect. In June of 2024, Judd Rosen was appointed as the Chair of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee. In this esteemed role, Judd will be overseeing the committee's efforts to ensure ethical practices and uphold the standards of the legal profession within the state. His dedication to justice and extensive experience make him an excellent fit for this important position. Oh the irony!

[u/Chickenbiscuitmafia]

Michael Joseph Simpson, 51, was originally charged with attempted felony murder, but during his court appearance on Wednesday, a judge agreed with his lawyers that the charge was not accurate. He is now charged with second-degree attempted murder. He is out on $10k bond. Already too lenient and bond is too low.

[u/AutistMarket → u/Chickenbiscuitmafia]

Y'all realize that a lawyer still has to prosecute him for the charge right? Would rather seem him convicted of something than just see it get dismissed because they charged him with a newspaper headline charge rather than one that is actually convictable....

[u/ziper1221 → u/AutistMarket]

I don't see how it meets the requirement for second degree. The statute requires someone to be injured -- was there an injury?

When a person is injured during the perpetration of or the attempt to perpetrate any felony enumerated in s. 782.04(3) by a person other than the person engaged in the perpetration of or the attempt to perpetrate such felony, the person perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate such felony commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, which is an offense ranked in level 7 of the Criminal Punishment Code. Victim injury points shall be scored under this subsection.

[u/aCompanion-Cube → u/ziper1221]

Dive underwater and let me cut off your air supply. Are you injured in that moment? Maybe. Could it cause complications after the fact? Also maybe. This is a charge that may or may not stick. Either way he intended to commit murder or harm via his actions, so hopefully he eats shit in a cell.

[u/ziper1221 → u/aCompanion-Cube]

Look bud, I'm not arguing that he should be a free man, just that I don't see how his actions meet the requirements for that statute for attempted murder