Jackson Jambalaya

Same song, second verse. No suspects caught in the 2006 Perverted Justice/NBC sting in Byram and prosecuted in Rankin and Madison counties served a day in jail. JJ reported yesteday none of the suspects prosecuted in Hinds County served a day in jail after posting bond. The suspects caught in the sting were prosecuted in their home counties. Perverted Justice volunteers pose as underage children in internet chat rooms. The suspects then travel to a home to meet who they think is a child. Unfortunately for the suspects, they usually find NBC and a few police officers waiting for them.

Herman Langham, III was charged with cyberstalking on January 4, 2010 in a bill of information. He waived indictment and was represented by Tommy Mayfield, former Ed Peters prosecutor. The case was non-adjudicated. If the defendant meets several conditions, the arrest can be expunged as he was never convicted. Judge Samac Richardson sentenced Mr. Langham to five years of supervised probation.

Kevin Bradley Gilmore was indicted by a Rankin County grand jury in 2007 for exploitation of a child. The indictment states he did

"willfully, unlawfully, feloniously and knowingly entice, induce, persuade, seduce, solicit advise coerce and/or order, an undercover operative, who Kevin Bradley Gilmore believed to be a 13 year old female child, utilizing the screen name of Katiekat1393, utilizing a computer located in the residence... and a telephone, to meet him for the purpose of engaging in sexually explicit conduct, all within the jurisdiction of this Court and inviolation of Section 97-5-33(6) Mississippi Code..."

Mr. Gilmore was represented by a public defender and pleaded guilty. Rankin County Circuit Judge William Chapman III imposed a suspended fifteen year prison sentence, five years of supervised probation, and a $5,000 fine. He is listed on the Mississippi sex offender registry.

Then here is my personal favorite. Geoffery Simmons. He was indicted by a Madison County grand jury in 2007. The indictment states he did

"willfully, unlawfully, feloniously, and knowingly entice, induce, persuade, seduce, solicit advice coerce and/or order, an undercover operative, who Geoffery Scott Simmons believed to be a 13 year old female child, utilizing the screen name of Jillianna, to meet him at .... for the purpose of engaging in sexually explicit conduct, all within the jurisdiction of this court and in violation of Section 97-5-33(6) Mississippi Code.."

Well, what happens next is Cynthia Stewart enters an appearance as attorney for Mr. Simmons. He pleaded not guilty. Judge Samac Richardson set his bond at only $10,000*, the lowest of any of the reported cases. District Attorney David Clark personally filed a motion to nolle prosequi on December 27, 2007, three days before he left office. A motion to nolle prosequi is the prosecution withdrawing the case. The motion states "the Defendant will become a full-time member of the United States Navy and the interest of justice would be served by dismissing the within charge."

There is no record at the District Attorney or Circuit Clerk's office of two other suspects arrested in the sting, Johnny Chain of Florence and Cuong Ngo of Brandon.

Only one person out of twelve suspects arrested in the sting operation were convicted of exploitation of a child and served time in jail- and he was in Greene County. One was dismissed. One was plea-bargained down to cyberstalking and later pardoned. Two were reduced to cyberstalking but were non-adjudicated and thus never convicted of anything (One was expunged.). Two were convicted of exploitation of a child but received suspended sentences. Two have no record of a prosecution. One had the file returned to the Sheriff for more information (probably something wrong with the arrest itself).*

*Trying to find out what happened to Laurence Morris of Brookhaven. Bonds: Pillow was $25,000 (Hinds), Gilmore was $50,000 (Judge Chapman), Hindman was $50,000 (Hinds)

Earlier posts:
Judge Green expunges Pillow arrest, no other Hinds County pervs go to jail in 2006 sting
The REST of the story on the Hindman case
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