Rifle-Wielding Maniac was Free to Go On Rampage Thanks to Sweetheart Sentence; Suspect, Convicted of Firing at Police in 2020, Issued Warrant in Cambridge Shooting

Rifle-wielding maniac was free to go on rampage thanks to sweetheart sentence:

Massachusetts prosecutors scolded a judge over the sweetheart deal she handed to serial criminal Tyler Brown — who is accused of opening fire on random drivers on Monday — after he was convicted of trying to kill a cop years earlier.

Brown, 46, pleaded guilty to armed assault with intent to murder in 2021, one year after he fired 13 rounds at Boston officers, including firing a .40 Glock semi-automatic at close range at one officer’s chest.

Prosecutors recommended a 12-year prison sentence followed by five years of probation; however, Judge Janet Sanders handed out a five- to six-year sentence with three years of probation — despite the fact that Brown was already on probation for a 2014 assault conviction at the time.

The decision angered the district attorney, who apologized to the officers and blasted the attack as “brazen.”

“I am disappointed in the sentence that was imposed,” Rachael Rollins, the then-Suffolk County district attorney, said.

“Members of law enforcement put their lives at risk every day to protect us. They serve us, ​at times being unfairly criticized for ​acts committed by officers a thousand miles away felt ​and witnessed around the globe.

“Violence will not be condoned in Suffolk County. Whether that violence is committed ​by or against a domestic partner, a stranger, a loved one, ​a family member, a spouse, an acquaintance, a police officer, a suspect, anyone, we will hold the perpetrator ​of the violence accountable​ and advocate on behalf of the victim. ​​

“This sentence doesn’t do that, and I want to ​personally apologize to ​each of the​se officers and their families. I strongly believe that the sentence we proposed — 10 to 12 years followed by five years of probation — was appropriate for the level of brazen violence committed.”

Brown pleaded guilty to eight charges in total. --->READ MORE HERE

Suspect, convicted of firing at police in 2020, issued warrant in Cambridge shooting:

Tyler Brown faces two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, among other charges

A warrant has been issued for a Boston man accused of the mass shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge yesterday afternoon.

Tyler Brown faces two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and gun charges, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.

Brown allegedly shot at cars on the busy roadway around 1 p.m. Monday, hitting two drivers before being hit in the extremities himself by a responding State Trooper and a former Marine who’d been caught in the traffic. The identities of the officer and the Marine have not been released yet.

According to court records and previous Herald coverage, Brown has shot at law enforcement before.

The Suffolk DA’s office confirmed that Monday’s shooting suspect was the same man who pleaded guilty to getting into a gun fight with Boston Police in 2020. He entered guilty pleas for several counts, including another armed assault with intent to murder charge.

He was sentenced to five to six years, despite pleas from the Boston Police Department and then-Suffolk County District Attorney Rachel Rollins to give him double the time.

“I am disappointed in the sentence that was imposed,” Rollins said. “Members of law enforcement put their lives at risk every day to protect us. They serve us,​ at times being unfairly criticized for​ acts committed by officers a thousand miles away felt​ and witnessed around the globe.”

That previous shooting occurred almost exactly six years before the events on Memorial Drive unfolded. --->READ MORE HERE

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