Wade Edwards, 41, was arrested and charged with second degree attempted murder for shooting an 18 year old he caught having sex with his 16-year-old stepdaughter.



APOPKA, Fla. -- An Apopka man accused of trying to kill his 16-year-old stepdaughter's boyfriend made his first appearance before a judge Friday morning.Wade Edwards appeared in an Orange County courtroom for less than three minutes Friday morning. In that short time, he was denied bond by the judge and will remain in jail.It was revealed in court that Edwards was arrested in 1992 in Saint Croix, in the Virgin Islands, for assault and weapons charges.

Police said he shot 18-year-old Julian Harp, Thursday, after he found Harp having sex with his 16-year-old stepdaughter at his home in the Emerson Park subdivision."He put his hands up and said, 'Please don't shoot, please don't shoot,'" said Edward Crittenden, Apopka Police Department.

After catching the couple having sex, Edwards closed the door, went downstairs and returned moments later with a gun."At that point, he shut the door, armed himself with a .45 caliber handgun, went back up stairs and confronted the man," Crittenden said.Harp tried to leave the home, but Edwards shot him four times in the leg and hip as the teen was trying to put his clothes back on.Edwards ran three blocks to a neighbor's home, but then collapsed. A construction worker nearby saw what was happening and called 911.Harp was still in the hospital Friday morning after undergoing surgery Thursday night."You have nothing to say for yourself? Not one word?" Eyewitness News reporter Mark Boyle asked as police led Edwards
away.

Edwards is charged with attempted second-degree murder. However, he told police he was only defending himself after the boy rushed him."We understand he was passionate about what he saw and was upset, but what he did was way over the line," Crittenden said.Officials say the 16-year-old consented to having sex and her boyfriend is not facing any charges.

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so some dad's really do have a gun waiting for those young boys?

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He was not having any of that. I hope that the young man is ok. The daughter is probably extremely upset and embarrassed.

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He was totally out of line if anything he should of had his wife her mother smack the shit out of her for disrespecting the family home ..if I was that boy's mother best believe it would be on and poppin with the entire family!!!

This is coming from the mother of girls

Maybe they should hire him as security in that chicago school, im sure preggers rate will drop dramatically

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Is the victim going to get charges brought against him for statutory rape? I'm not sure the laws in Florida but in California he sure could be charged.

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i mean... he could have just shot AT dude, not actually intending to hit him... jeez.

He did not have the shoot the young boy. In CA, that is called 'overkill' even though the youngster was not murdered.

I am pretty sure the youngster was scared enough just seeing the gun. Shooting him was senseless.

The fact that he left the room to load it and come back shows premeditation.

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Well, he may have overreacted, but these young dudes and girls need to know that disrespect of households is not something to be taken lightly. If more young men knew that sneaking in houses to screw someone's daughter could get them shot, they'd think twice. And she needs the fire beat out of her too.

Same goes for men sneaking in other men's houses to mess with their wives. They need to know that it could lead to bullet tossing.

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He thought he was going to bust a nut in a girl's ass. Instead he got a cap busted in his.

It's good to see a black father doing his duty, keeping shiftless, unemployed negroes out of their fast-ass underage daughters.

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Four shots, four hits? Damn. That's impressive.

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well damn!
i always hear of this being threatened...

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