Recap: Richard Sharpstein - Sean Taylor's lawyer on ESPN Radio

[Maikeru-sama]

Sean Taylor and his wife were in bed and the 18 month old baby was in a crib next to them

They hear noise outside the bedroom

***Mickgreen58 Notes: This part I didn't really understand***

Sean Taylor grabs a Machette from under his bed and locks the bedroom door when he leaves

(Lawyer says that alot of people in Miami have some form of protection because Home Invasions are very prevalent)

Either he was trying to open up another door or he was opening up the bedroom door, but the lawyer said that Sean was about to open up a door but before he could do that, the door burst open and two shots were fired. One hit Sean in the upper thigh and one hit the wall.

***End of Notes***

Sean's girlfriend was hiding under the covers while it was happening

Police say the phone line was not cut but there was interference

There was no real delay there

911 arrived pretty quick

Medics cannot revive him

Airlift arrives at Hospital in about 20 minutes

One of the paramedics George Mira Jr. (lawyer said his dad was a famous QB for some team) was very emotional and tried to help him but could not.

 

[dbair1967]

Sean Taylor and his wife were in bed and the 18 month old baby was in a crib next to them

They hear noise outside the bedroom

***Mickgreen58 Notes: This part I didn't really understand***

Sean Taylor grabs a Machette from under his bed and locks the bedroom door when he leaves

(Lawyer says that alot of people in Miami have some form of protection because Home Invasions are very prevalent)

Either he was trying to open up another door or he was opening up the bedroom door, but the lawyer said that Sean was about to open up a door but before he could do that, the door burst open and two shots were fired. One hit shawn in the upper thigh and one hit the wall.

***End of Notes***

Sean's girlfriend was hiding under the covers while it was happening

Police say the phone line was not cut but there was interference

There was no real delay there

911 arrived pretty quick

Medics cannot revive him

Airlift arrives at Hospital in about 20 minutes

One of the paramedics George Myra Jr. (lawyer said his dad was a famous QB for some team) was very emotional and tried to help him but could not.

Mira was a QB at U Miami...I believe his son was a MLB for them

David

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Mira was a QB at U Miami...I believe his son was a MLB for them

David

Thanks for that info David, I will edit my post and spell his name correctly.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I heard him earlier this morning on Mike and Mike.

He actually paused before he mentioned the girlfriend. I think she saw something, but they're not mentioning it.

He also mentioned the baby was in the room as well.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

I heard him earlier this morning on Mike and Mike.

He actually paused before he mentioned the girlfriend. I think she saw something, but they're not mentioning it.

He also mentioned the baby was in the room as well.

I mentioned the baby was in the room.

Sean Taylor and his wife were in bed and the 18 month old baby was in a crib next to them

As for his GF, she probably saw who the killer was.

 

[cowboys4life]

thanks for the recap Mick...I caught the end of it on the way in this morning...

 

[Big Dakota]

I just hope they catch the dirty rotten bastid. 5 years on death row followed by a fitting ending would be OK with me.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I mentioned the baby was in the room.



As for his GF, she probably saw who the killer was.

Missed that, sorry. Just scanned your recap.

But yeah, you know she saw something. Such a sad deal. Really hate to see things like this. So hard on the family to move on.

 

[trickblue]

I still think it wasn't random. This could be a strange story before it's all said and done...

Such a waste of a talented young man. Just a reminder to us that life, sometimes, isn't fair...

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I'd still like to hear some accounts from someone other than Taylor's lawyer.

 

[kevwun]

I agree with trickblue. I have a feeling this story is going to get weird. His attorney is doing too much talking.

 

[theebs]

I'd still like to hear some accounts from someone other than Taylor's lawyer.

I dont believe we ever will.

I just feel like the public will never know anything more than it does now. Either no one will ever be arrested and it will be an ongoing case for years to come or some generic looking criminal will be brought in who appears to be just another run of the mill gangster and no explanations will be given.

 

[dcowboysfan76]

I'd still like to hear some accounts from someone other than Taylor's lawyer.

Jackie Garcia (Sean's g.f.) is the niece of actor Andy Garcia. It is to my understanding that she saw who shot Sean and the police have her in protective custody. On another note, it's always sad when these types of things happen and there is money involved. Supposedly Sean's parents have already retained a lawyer and Sean's girlfriend and other family members have also retained separate lawyers since Sean did not have a will.

 

[InmanRoshi]

Here's a pretty good blog post from Jason LaConforna, the Skins beat writer in the Washington Post. It seems to have the most recent accounts from the most sources.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/

Final Post Of The Night (I Think)

Okay, I think this is going to be it for me until tomorrow. I am pretty wiped out.

Wanted to get a few more pieces of info up before I crashed and went to bed.

Spoke to Richard Sharpstein, Sean's lawyer and de facto family spokesperson at this point. He cleared a few things up.

Sean did have an alarm system on his home, Sharpstein said, but it was not engaged that night. Sharpstein said he spoke to Jackle, Sean's girlfriend, about that evening and she said that here sister had been staying with them and coming and going from the house, so Sharpstein said that may have been why the alarm was not on at that time. Sharpstein said that Jackie had difficulty getting a dial tone and struggled to make the 911 call then "scurried to get her cellphone," and made the call from that.

However, Sharpstein said he could not say for certain whether the intruders had actually cut the phone lines at the house, as some have reported, and Sharpstein said the police were investigating that aspect of the case.

Sharpstein said that at the time the person or persons entered the house, making a noise in the living room that startled Sean and his wife, Sean's baby was in her crib. However, as they heard the clutter Sean reached for the machete under his bed - he is prohibited from having a firearm from his prior felony weapons charge - his girlfriend grabbed the baby from the crib and put her in bed with her (I believe Jackie was attempting to shield her from whatever was to come, but my last conversation with Richard was cut short and I could not get that 100 percent verified).

Jackie, Sean and the baby were the only three people in the house at the time of the murder. Sharpstein said the intruder/intruders kicked in the door, immediately fired two shots into the bedroom - one of which struck Sean, ultimately killing him - the retreated without ever entering the bedroom.

Richard also said that he could not confirm for certain that Sean was engaged to marry Jackie (some players have said he was; some of his family members have told out reporters in Miami that they did not know he was engaged to be married). Sharpstein said Sean and Jackie definitely had multiple conversations about getting married after the season, but he was not certain they had actually set a date.

Spoke to a few Commanders on the drive home from The Park. They said that it is not unusual at all for a player to return home the weekend when hurt and it was not surprising to them at all that Sean was there. They said that they did not get the sense from Sean that week that he was worried there was going to be another attack on his house and that they never got the sense that any of the issues he faced two years ago over the ATVs was at the forefront of his mind or that he thought there would be some carry over from that.

Tackle Cornelius Griffin said: "If Sean thought there was a chance that something was going to happen, there is no way he would have put his family in danger. No way. I don't believe that for one minute."

Moving on is not going to be easy. Griffin said he spoke to several teammates today and found out the news himself from television (he's an early riser and was up at 5, an hour before word got out about Sean's passing).

"It's going to be difficult to think about football and go on, but we've got to find a way to grieve for Sean but also finish this season strong. These next two weeks are going to be tough, but those other teams aren't going to be thinking about what we're going through once the games start. We've got to find to win these next two games and play as hard as we can, and after that (the Thurs. Dec. 7 game against Chicago) we can get a little break. It's a tough road but that's what we have to do."

 

[Tricky-22]

I just hope they catch the dirty rotten bastid. 5 years on death row followed by a fitting ending would be OK with me.

Why must we wait 5 years?

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Sean did have an alarm system on his home, Sharpstein said, but it was not engaged that night.

This is the main reason Home Invasions are on the rise. Criminals have discovered that when the occupants are in the house, it is alot easier to gain access the property.

 

[PosterChild]

But yeah, you know she saw something.

I'm betting she did too, and maybe they don't want the killer's associates to know that an eyewitness is alive and well... so they put this out there

 

[CaptainAmerica]

On another note, it's always sad when these types of things happen and there is money involved. Supposedly Sean's parents have already retained a lawyer and Sean's girlfriend and other family members have also retained separate lawyers since Sean did not have a will.

In Florida, with no surviving spouse and no will, Taylor's baby daughter should receive his entire intestate estate.

If he titled any of his property jointly with another person using survivorship language, (commonly known as joint tenants with rights of survivorship), that property would pass to the surviving joint tenant by operation of law and outside the intestate estate.

 

[Wood]

alot of this still makes no sense. How can the girlfriend identify the killer if she is under the sheets holding her baby....plus the intruder never enters the room to be properly identified. Secondly...how many bedroom door ways does this place have? Sounds like a cascade of doorways in this place.

 

[silverbear]

Mira was a QB at U Miami...I believe his son was a MLB for them

David

George Sr. was indeed a QB for the Hurricanes, and was for a time a backup with the Fins... George Jr. was an all-American for the Canes, but apparently did not go on to pro ball...