DA Said Gunman Needed Heavy Sentence And Judge Didn’t Listen — Guess What He’s Charged With Now

The man charged with randomly shooting at passersby in Massachusetts on Monday previously received a light sentence for violent behavior despite a prosecutor’s warning.

Former Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders gave repeat offender Tyler Brown five to six years in prison and three years of probation in 2021 for shooting at a Boston cop, drawing criticism from former Democratic Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, multiplereports show. Police arrested Brown for at least the third time on Monday after he allegedly shot at Cambridge drivers and left two people with life-threatening injuries.

It was not immediately clear if Brown had an attorney. He is now charged with armed assault with intent to murder and multiple gun offenses.

Boston police encountered Brown in 2020 when they found him with a handgun in public while appearing “emotionally disturbed,” the district attorney’s office said. He shot at an officer who followed him at close range, narrowly missing and starting a gunfight with police. Brown fired 13 total shots before officers arrested him.

Brown pleaded guilty to eight charges, including armed attempted murder. He was on probation at the time of the 2020 shooting after being convicted in 2014 of assault and battery with a knife and witness intimidation. Former District Attorney Rollins asked Judge Sanders to give Brown a “significant” punishment of 10 to 12 years behind bars — despite her leniency on some criminal justice issues that earned