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Family members of the deceased that night appeared in court on Monday, January 7, 2019, when Jason Dalton pleaded guilty to six counts of murder and other counts of murder. ;charge. (WWMT)
Families of people shot dead by Jason Dalton say his guilty plea is long overdue.
On Monday, February 20, 2016, Dalton pled guilty to all charges against him for his shooting in the metropolitan area of Kalamazoo.
Bart Nye's mother, Mary Lou Nye, and her aunt, Mary Jo Nye, were among those who died that night. The women were two of six people killed by Dalton in three separate shootings. Nye said the two women, her sisters-in-law, were visiting Cracker Barrel when the shots were fired.
Nye said that he hoped that the plea would be launched in the year of the murderous night.
say, the wheels of justice are slowly turning, but waiting is difficult. Not knowing what's going on is difficult, "said Nye. "It always hurts every day, everyone is missing the call."
Dalton pleaded guilty to the charges because the selection of the jury was underway for a trial.
"I'm pretty glad we did not have to go through it all and I thought I'd been prepared for that in the last three years," Nye said. "But it's still very emotional and very stressful."
Robert Reynolds, whose mother, Judy Brown, was killed during the shooting, This request was a surprise, but also a "huge relief" .
"We'll take what we have," Reynolds said. "That just saves a lot of unnecessary grief and detail that we did not want to see or hear," Reynolds said. "A huge relief, a big surprise."
Brown was among those killed at Cracker Barrel. Reynolds and his wife, Tracy, said Dalton's request was an exaggeration, but he still does not get any buyouts.
"I do not credit her any merit," said Tracy Reynolds. "I'm just saying it's time, and I'm grateful that it's been this way for everyone's sake, and I've never had the opportunity to meet my family." mother-in-law, we were married last November, we met a week before her death and
Reynolds said that the family's expectation of justice was obsolete.
something that is still there and never disappears, when you think it disappears, it comes back, "said Reynolds.
The families of those killed said that advocacy did not result in a complete outcome, but that, according to them, it was a relief.
"We will be able to move forward and finally continue the healing process because the wounds will no longer be torn apart," said Nye.
Nye said that he wanted the public to know his relatives as people and not as victims.
"My aunt was everyone's cheerleader, when she told him what you wanted to do, she would be by your side to go fight for you And my mother was the perfect grandmother At the moment from his death, his job was to cradle the babies and tell them stories in a daycare, "said Nye," The happiest day of his life was the day of my son's birth. 39, she can not see it grow up hurts her very much. "
Nearly three years after the mass murder, the families said they could finally look to the future.
"We will remember the one that was committed, we lost, we will tell their stories," said Nye. "Teach those who did not know what had happened at the time, were too young or have come since, of greatness that everyone was there.My son, unfortunately, will have to learn his grandmother in the past.And he will learn about his great aunt in the past.And I will cherish every memory of my mother and aunt for the rest of my life. "
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