Kottage Kat says

While not thrilled that he might take a plea, getting this and the pain involved over for the Dunn family would be a viable solution.  My heart breaks for them having to sit in court and look at this man who took the life of their loved one. To the Dunn family, stay strong for Andy. You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers through this ordeal. 

Retiree says

Do you really think that the "bottom feeders" (attorneys) for Randleman really care about us taxpayers. They will drain every cent out of this case that they can and laugh all the way to the bank. I personally feel Randleman is guilty of the crime. I look for a plea deal.

Woody Hayes says

I know a guy that loads his own. Talk about a liar, Taxpayer you haven't left the state yet. Do you need a map? They are free on Goggle. Get on Rt 2, it's free and will get you and your dribble out of state real quick. That way, you can go to another state and tell them why you are such a HYPERCRITE. 

Taxpayer says

"It only cost $ .02 for a 40 cal. bullet."  Typical, liberal LIAR who has NO idea what they are talking about.  He must be getting his bullets on the 0bama plan!  Ha! Ha!

BW1 says

Woody Hayes : It only cost $ .02  for a 40 cal. bullet.

Would you be willing to share with the rest of us where you find such incredible prices?
That's about one tenth the lowest price I've ever seen.

swiss family says

 sadly, I think that during the trial,  it will somehow turn into a racial battle... there is no  cause for that, but any desperate defense lawyer will have to put that  into the minds of the jurrors and the community , it is his only possible way to get this guy freed..... Just like the O J trial, we all know it had NOTHING to do with race, or prejudice, or anything at all like that, yet look at how the "dream team" turned  the facts around enough, to plant a possible  racially motivated  Ploce detective.. into causing reasonable doubt.....and now we are even to the point where one of the Dream teams shadiest lawyers , children are celebrities????what a circus, where is the justice...I fear that this will tuurn into a racial circus very quickly..

Julie R. says

From Jeff Ashton, one of the prosecutors in the Casey Anthony case:

Aside from the legal issues, there are practical issues to consider. A case in which the death penalty is sought involves a substantial expenditure of public resources, so my feeling has always been that, as with any other prosecution decision, the cost must be weighed.  I believe all public officials who have the power to spend the public's money should take into account how much it is going to cost the taxpayers. However, it cannot be the driving force in any decision. Justice doesn't have a price. The two must be balanced. Casey Anthony's case was a tough one to balance. The most frustrating part of the analysis was that in reality, the issue that would probably be in the minds of the jurors would be the very one they should not be considering: that Casey Anthony was an attractive, middle-class Caucasian girl. How would the jury view this if Casey were a father and not a mother? How about if she were African-American or Hispanic? What if she were poor or extremely wealthy? I concluded that under any circumstance, the death penalty for Casey Anthony could be lawfully sought in good faith. But based upon my experience, the odds of the jury actually voting to recommend it were exceedingly small. 

Gardenman says

This guy has bleed off society all his life. From assistance when he was born then all kinds of programs to include those in schools for kids that won't learn to assistance all his adult life. He has never contributed to the tax base only sucked off it.

Come June when this trail finally comes to reality it will be a zoo at Erie County Courthouse. Sure the TV vans and live feeds to the television stations will be all over the lawn. Special parking in place for the area around the courthouse. AND thru it all this Randleman will arrive daily in the Sheriff's van from the jail and he will think he is a star.....he comes into court now all smiles like he is God's gift to Erie County.

Then when all this is thru it will be countless appeals and more $100,000 's spent and finally in some 20 years they will finally put this guy on the gurney snd give him the letal injection but by that time he will be 70+ living a good old life off the taxpayer.

What just breaks your heart is Officer Dunn only had 30 years of life and through all this he lies in a casket at the ceremony. His children, wife, parents and family/friends never having him at all the family gathers and ceremonys etc. That is the thing that breaks your heart this Randleman will live to a ripe old age and so much of Officer Dunn's life is gone forever.

God Bless those who put on a uniform and protect us from the trash like Kevin Randleman.

middleclass says

 I am "liberal" proud of it and I think Randleman should have been shot at the scene. I also think Taxpayer should be put on trial for stupidity and executed immeditely.... no appeals allowed

kURTje says

Ok Sanusky Register.....take a poll please - should upper tier criminals nationwide be liquidated?         How about it politicians......that could garner votes too.           Convicted felons don't vote.            We the people are sick of this.

Rabbi says

Absolutely shameful!  Looks like Randleman gets the last laugh afterall! 

HulkHogan says

Blahhhhhhh

HulkHogan says

This Randelman Chaps a disgrase to mankind.  Theres no need for a trial, no need for appeals, this man should be execuited on the spot.

Erie County Resident says

Here is how the defense team should be paid.

If they win for their scumbag they collect their fees.

If they lose and this time they will big time they collect NADA, ZIP, ZILCH.

That $300k price tag would get a lot smaller real fast. And the high dollar circling buzzard dream team defense lawyers would think real hard and long before defending a pile of trash like this.

Since he claims poverty give him the public defender and suck it up sunshine here is your lawyer, deal with it.

@ Lloyd Christmas if you need help I'll bring a couple mags of Hydroshocks for reload for you.

Beer_guy says

If this is his mugshot why is he allowed to have jewlry in his ear looks like a diamond but he had no job to speak of seems he knew how to look the part af a player with his bling crap in his ear

Beer_guy says

Death by hanging!!!!!!!! There trial over with you get the rope I will find a tree, i will even donate the money for the rope. Taxpayer cost minimal POS DEAD problem solved.

Seen it All says

No doubt Katelih..had I been the first responding officer, I would put a few rounds in him immediately.  Then it would be "Hey, when I pulled up, he lifted his arm as to fire, so I opened up!!"  And this problem would of been solved a loooooooong time ago.

November India Golf says

something else that is wrong with America... the idiocy has to stop

katelih says

This is how I KNOW for a fact that there are good police officers in Sandusky. I am no killer but I think if I saw the aftermath of MY friend and coworker being shot and if I were in the position to step on the throat of his/her attacker ,I probably would have.(badge or no badge)

big_d says

 I have decided to list all the words taxpayer capitalizes in his posts. Lets see what we have...

OVER, X MILLION!!, SCOTUS, OVER a MILLION!!, WE "FEEL GOOD", NOT, YOU, WAKE UP, TWO, PROVED,  UNION, NOTHING, DEEP, NOT,  NOT,NOT, CLAIMS ,$106 MILLION,YOU, PAY,PAY, ALL, NOTHING! FORCE, PAY NOW, OWN, NOT GUILTY,NO ONE 

been-there-done-that says

Agreed!!! It was unfortunate that they were right next to the hospital or maybe he would have bled out. Didnt matter forOfficer Dunn unfortunately

been-there-done-that says

And we shall always blame someone else for actions we take??? Its the way things are today...

wiredmama222 says

Taxpayer....if Obama comes to town for Randleman's trial, I hope you get to meet him.  And I hope he brings all his LIBERAL friends with him.  But you don't know squat about your history, do you.  Because the Supreme Court Justices who set the precedences for most of the bad decisions on law in this country since the Reagan years were appointed by REPUBLICAN presidents....including Reagan.  and they haven't done well.  And who told YOU that the death penalty is "off the table"  No one else has heard that?  Do you have some inside info? 

To Starryeyes.....love the comment.....LOLOLOL.  BadaBing.....I am with you!   Lloyd Christmas, I will GIVE you the dollar and fifty cents for your time.  I will even DRIVE you there in a limo. and take you to dinner afterward. 

This is ridiculous.  This is nothing more than the attorneys making money on the backs of the people.  They can get this done in a heartbeat.  Ask Bailey, isn't he Randleman's attorney?  Why does he need so long? 

SitandSpin says

The SPD should have put a bullet in his head the night this incident occurred....what a waste air this POS is !

lugnut2511 says

 Should of just let him bleed out right there n then

savantpm says

Kevin Randelman should have been institutionalized for mental impairment three decades ago.  We can thank the late President Ronald Reagan for the deinstitutionalization of tens of thousands of people like Kevin.  Many of these people are in prison.  Many of the non-violent ones are homeless.  Their criminal proceedings provide millions of dollars for both prosecuting and defense attorneys, at taxpayer expense.  And, Mrs. Dunn, you and your children are in my thoughts and prayers.  You didn't ask for or deserve any of this insanity that is going down.

Julie R. says

Total waste of money just like the waste of money in the Cleveland serial murderer's case. Get it moving and get it over with so the Dunn family can get some closure.  

Taxpayer says

$300K??  Wow, what a shocking amount.  Here is a tip.  I predict the total cost for arrest, health care for being shot, mental evaluations, jail, every pre-trial caucus, jury selection, trial, more health care, sentencing investigation meetings, prison and ALL the appeals will place the cost  OVER a half MILLION!!  If there is enough credence for appeal to the SCOTUS, OVER a MILLION!!  Get ready Erie County.  Like I have posted before, WE will get the final bill for this.  The death penalty is already OFF the table to cut costs and appease certain groups.  Your posted comments are only meant to make yourselves "FEEL GOOD" because they do NOT mean squat unless YOU are on the jury.  You need to WAKE UP and read all those previous posts the Register had to shut down because of the vitriolic, hateful, racist, and venomous posts by everyone back in March.  It morphed into TWO camps and involved people who suddenly popped up and never posted on this blog.  A lot of posts PROVED the failure of the UNION public school system and the failure of liberal individuals who want entitlements for doing NOTHING.  It was incredible.  You will never know how pervasive the public school failure extends until you actually read it.  Oh, I forgot, it is the usual liberal, loser premise of, "Out of sight, out of MIND."  Ha! Ha!  Come on liberal Erie County.  Stand UP and dig DEEP into your pockets.  That "justice for all" you demand is NOT cheap.  It is NOT free and is NOT listed in the long inventory of liberal, crybaby entitlements and freebies.  I know a county commissioner CLAIMS to have given you $106 MILLION in wonderful assets, but it WILL be more!  This time YOU will have to PAY instead of getting free stuff!  Oops, that goes for the people who PAY taxes.  Got to love ALL those socialistic, progressive, social justice, liberal programs by the "unifier" or the "messiah" or the "anointed one" for doing absolutely NOTHING!  Maybe we can FORCE the rich in this county to PAY for it?  Yeah, that will work right losers?  Exactly like your president.  Ha! Ha!  Prepare yourselves NOW for the possible outcome of this trial.  From my OWN survey of the "community" it does not look good.  It is amazingly 50% NOT GUILTY to 50% somewhat or possibly guilty.  NO ONE will be happy with the verdict.  So much for that 0bama call for "civility" to the nation.  Ha! Ha!              

SamAdams says

Re: Randleman's mental capacity, if he was incapable of knowing right from wrong, why did he shoot in the first place? As the story goes, he might have been afraid of being caught with an illegal firearm. He might have been afraid of being arrested for public intoxication. He might have had concerns about going back to jail. ANY of these things speak to Randleman's capability of understanding cause and effect.

All of that being said, the average three year-old knows the difference between being "bad" and being "good." To date, while I've seen various comments suggesting that Randleman isn't the brightest bulb on the string, nobody has claimed he's at or below THAT level!

What he's accused of doing was incredibly stupid (not to mention cruel and evil). That doesn't mean his mental capacity is best defined as "incredibly stupid!"

My Opinion is... says

I'm pretty sure the defense is going to question this thug wannabe's mental capacity - was he capable of comprehending the outcome of his actions. In my opinion, if he had the mental capacity to obtain a gun, which had to have been obtained illegally because this man is a convicted felon and he would not be able to obtain one legally, then he had the mental capacity to fully comprehend his actions and the outcome. For all the Randleman supporters who want to claim Officer Dunn had no probable cause to stop Randleman in the first place - here is a known thug wannabe riding around on his bicycle at 2 or 3 a.m.; If nothing else, the time may indicate he may be intoxicated. More importantly, Officer Dunn was completely accurate in his probable assumption - this guy is up to no good. A convicted felon riding around on his bicycle in the middle of the night carrying a concealed, illegally obtained, firearm. Officer Dunn was doing his duty to serve and protect the good, law abiding people of this city. If you're not abiding by the law, you don't deserve the police service or protection.

been-there-done-that says

Our process is very broken when a person who is on video and practically caught in the act is given a full blown trial.Has not claimed he is innocent and there is absolutely NO DOUBT he did it. If they wanna have any kind of trial they should pick a jury let them see the video and confirm the weapon was used  .....GUILTY!!! Dinner date with the execution chamber within a day. Done Justice Served!! Sad when our justice system will only let you plead guilty to relatively minor offenses but wont allow you to plead to serious offenses unless you are going to get a DEAL. Not sure where that was written into the constitution? Has anyone ever plead guilty and gotten the death penalty without a trial and then a ridiculous appeal after having pled guilty???

Lloyd Christmas says

So $300,000 PLUS... whatever we're going to spend to keep him alive for years in prison. How about I just load up my Springfield XD .45 and come carry out the trial and sentence for under $1.00?

katelih says

 Really good...I was told that THIS pic of Randleman is VERY old...I thought this is what he looked like when he was first charged with the murder of Dunn..but I guess not..

starryeyes83 says

Wouldn't a couple of jolts from  Ol'  Sparky  be much cheaper. ?

nobodycares says

eye for eye ........................he should not be allowed to eat watch tv hang out the home boys in prison !!!! ...........he should have been shot immediately !!!!  that smug thug mug shot makes us all sick !!

rip officer dunn

donutshopguy says

 tk,

I believe a capital offense trial is automatically appealed.

Do you see dollars churning by the legal system ?

tk says

Spend as much as it takes to insure that he gets a fair trial leaving nothing for him to appeal.

wiredmama222 says

if it is going to cost $75,000 for this year, when do they plan to go to trial to get to $300, 000????? 

I thought they were taking him to trial this year?  I just do not get why it takes so long to go to trial on this? 

Do lawyers do this deliberately to make more money or what???? The only people at the scene were Andy and Randleman. 

It isn't like they have a bunch of witnesses to depose.  They have ONE dash-cam to look at and some tapes.  So what else do they need to look at?? 

The defense sure doesn't have much to look through either.  So what more is there??? 

Geeze, louise.....get on with it. 

Bada Bing says

How long does it take to say your guilty? 

FruGalSpender says

copy his mug shot and print copies for target practice.

donutshopguy says

 That $300,000 estimate is for the initial trial.  The appeals process will bump that number up over a cool million.

All on the taxpayers nickel. 

Lawyers get rich and felons are entitled to free housing, food, medical care and education.

Don't you just love our legal system ?

Kenny V says

Woulda been much cheaper to have executed him at the scene.

looking around says

Make him a deal.......drop him in lake erie in the middle and tell him if he can reach any shore he will be free.

Woody Hayes says

It only cost $ .02  for a 40 cal. bullet.

ReallyGood says

Ugh, I hate seeing that ugly face online and in the paper. He looks "so tough" in  his mugshots yet, in the photos of him at court he looks so "sad and wrongfully accused". Hey SR, how about just putting his name in the paper from now on. This isn't a face that many ppl want to see so early in the morning.