Indiana teen, Simeon Adams, all smiles, jokes in court for murdering Nathan Trapuzzano
A 16-year-old punk accused of killing an Indiana man during an apparent robbery smirked and laughed in front of a pack of news cameras as he walked into a courtroom on Thursday.
Murder suspect Simeon Adams was all laughts as he entered court on Thursday photo is a screenshot of the coverage by WXIN
Simeon Adams arrived in court to face charges of murdering Nathan Trapuzzano on Apr. 1 with a big smile, joking and “cutting up” with a fellow inmate.
Prosecutors say Adams put a gun to Trapuzzano, 24, was out for a morning walk, ordering him behind a tire store in Indianapolis to rob him. Adams shot the man twice in the stomach and killed Trapuzzano.
Trapuzzano was a newlywed, expecting a daughter in May.
“He’s not a child. He committed a serious offense and has to be accountable for the offense and under the law at 16 he is an adult,” Deputy Prosecutor Denise Robinson told reporters, according to WXIN-TV.
Adams was also charged with shooting another man during an incident two days before the Trapuzzano murder.
“It could have been two murders. I still feel sad about it,” the unnamed shooting victim told WRTV-TV.
“I’m just glad he’s off the street. He should stay locked up. He did a murder. It could have been two. There wouldn’t have been anyone around to point him out.”
Cops arrested Adams hours after the Trapuzzano murder, who was found at a local hospital, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound to his neck.
he won’t be laughing for long