Prosecutors Drop Charges then Refiles on Woman Who Claims Self-Defense

In November, LaToya Crabbe was charged with murdering her soon-to-be ex-husband. Ms. Crabb claimed self-defense after her husband threatened to harm her and her household.

AmmoLand Information reported on the case shortly after the Commonwealth’s Lawyer filed homicide expenses. Ms. Crabbe has served her nation with dignity. She is extremely educated and is a lieutenant commander in the USA Public Well being Service (PHS) the place she serves as a pharmacologist serving to underserved areas reminiscent of Indian Reservations. PHS is among the branches of the uniform providers that don’t get the sunshine it deserves. They go into hurt’s method as docs, nurses, and pharmacists. They deploy like each different department. Ms. Crabbe was no exception to this rule.

Ms. Crabbe married a person named Curtis Crabbe, who has a legal report of armed theft and different crimes. Quickly after they married, Mr. Crabbe allegedly grew to become abusive. The alleged abuse led Ms. Crabbe to ask for a divorce. After the break up up, Ms. Crabbe was afraid her husband would do one thing to harm her or her household. To guard herself and her youngsters, she bought a gun. A gun that simply may need saved her life.

Shortly after the breakup, Mr. Crabbe began sending textual content messages to Ms. Crabbe, threatening to harm her household and burn down her mom’s dwelling. Ms. Crabbe and her youngsters lived with LaToya’s mom. Mr. Crabbe didn’t reside on the residence however threatened to point out up.

“Cease f—— with me and reply my name or I’m going to go to the home and punch your mom within the face,” Mr. Crabbe texted Ms. Crabbe two days earlier than exhibiting up unannounced. “Toya, I’m not enjoying round. A will damage everybody in that home then set it on fireplace. Reply my mom—— name proper now or I’m headed to the crib.”

A number of nights later, Mr. Crabbe confirmed up unannounced at Ms. Crabbe’s mom’s home, the place the lady had been staying along with her children. Mr. Crabbe didn’t have permission to return to the house. The 2 would get into an argument. Ms. Crabbe claimed that Mr Crabbe grew to become upset. She claimed that she was afraid for her life. Mr. Crabbe grew to become extra upset, and Ms. Crabbe claimed she grew to become frantic as a result of she believed that Mr. Crabbe was going to harm not solely her however her household. She drew her gun and shot her husband 4 instances, killing him. Her mom, who was in the home, known as the police.

Ms. Crabbe informed the police that she killed Mr. Crabbe in self-defense, however Manassas, Virginia Prosecutor D. Burke Walker, had different concepts and charged the lady with second-degree homicide. The prosecutor claims that there was no proof of a battle. Mr. Walker additionally says he believes she reloaded her handgun, a declare that the protection vehemently denies. She had a handgun that was 7+1. Police discovered 4 rounds nonetheless within the journal, and since Curtis was shot 4 instances, they claimed that she should have reloaded a single spherical.

Ms. Crabbe was arrested and held with out bond via the vacations. She lastly obtained a bond on February 27. She was provided a plea deal however turned it down. The trial was scheduled to begin final Monday, however prosecutors dropped the unique expenses and refiled first-degree homicide expenses. Due to the superseding indictment, the clock restarts. The trial is now delayed till November.

Ms. Crabbe is free on a $10,000 bond and should put on an ankle monitor. Ms. Crabbe’s mom has arrange a GiveSendGo for the lady’s authorized protection fund.

About John Crump

Mr. Crump is an NRA teacher and a constitutional activist. John has written about firearms, interviewed folks from all walks of life, and on the Structure. John lives in Northern Virginia along with his spouse and sons, observe him on X at @crumpyss, or at www.crumpy.com.