This site, Justice for Erick Shute, is dedicated to Erick Shute. Erick is a native of New Jersey and relocated to West Virginia in 2015. He was born in July 1983. Now he is facing life in prison in West Virginia for 3 counts of first-degree murder. This site is devoted to seeking justice for Erick Shute and helping him get released by providing to the public the information that was withheld at his trial by his attorney Andrew Arnold that we believe was pertinent to him winning his case. Here we will expose the lies that took place at his trial. We believe the truth could have helped him achieve a different outcome. What you will see is a blatant ineffective assistance of counsel. You have to stand your ground for self-defense.
We have a petition on Change.org that you can fill out if you wish to help Erick Shute. If you would like to take a more active role in helping him please send us a message on the Contact page explaining what you would like to do or can do and what assistance you would need from us if any to help you.
We are asking the recipients of this petition to grant Erick Shute a full unconditional pardon. The State of West Virginia painted him as a monster which he is not. They said he ambushed 4 men over firewood which is a lie! He defended himself and his family from 3 men who on multiple occasions tried to kill him and his family and did what anyone would have done in the same exact circumstances. He is not guilty of murder. His attorney abandon him you can read about it here on Lawyer Review. He acted in self-defense but the State can’t allow anyone to defend themselves because they see it as vigilante justice. These men were dangerous.
What you need to know about Erick.
Erick is a very kind, generous person, who goes out of his way to help others, is non-violent and has good moral character. Erick is the only child of a single mom. He loves animals. Erick is the former singer for the popular death metal band Pyrexia. Erick worked on his uncle’s farm as a teenager. He sang in the church choir for many years. Erick was the Junior Mr. Barbizon model national champion at age 12, performed in community summer theater and worked as a Public Adjuster helping homeowners get paid for property damage claims, he earned “Circle of Champions” award and a paid trip to Mexico for top sales. He always enjoyed helping others and, was very outgoing, and has a friendly personality. He never started any fight in his entire life but he would defend himself, his family or friends if threatened. He was convicted in July 2018 of 3 counts of first-degree murder, wanton endangerment, and 1 count of attempted first-degree murder.
We have written testimonials from other people who know Erick and the “victims”. Two of the “victims” have their own victims from the local area who wanted to testify on Ericks’ behalf.
The Victims:
· Jack Douglas –
- known drug dealer
- thief
- attempted rape of a neighbor K.R.
- Tied his own wife to a chair, beat her, and put a gun in her mouth (6 months incarceration.)
- He has a long history of drug dealing and criminal activities.
· William Bartley –
- drug dealer
- attempted rape of L. MacDonald.
· Travis Bartley –
- son of William and son-in-law to Jack Douglas
- history of violence
- property damage to many others
- alcohol abuse
- drug user
· Terry Marks –
- drug user
- history of domestic violence.
Erick’s investigator Zack Vaughn met with Ms. MacDonnald and has written testimony. Ms. MacDonnald and Mr. Vaughn were both prepared to testify to everything you are reading but defense counsel refused to bring any of this up at trial because “it doesn’t do any good”.
How can a jury make an educated decision about a case such as this if they are not allowed to properly judge everyone involved? Help us find some Justice for Erick Shute.
The Erick Shute Music page is for his music fans and it has the debut album for the band Kondemned.