Update #3 (9/21/2017): Johnson was arrested and is in custody.
Update #2 (9/20/17): Judge Kidd revoked his bond although Johnson still remains at large.
Update: It gets better. Bond was only $1,000. That's right. Stab a cop, Hinds County Judge continues the suspect's bond at $1,000.
Shamsid-dunce might want to pay attention to this post. JPD has a suspect in a stabbing death that took place on Woodrow Wilson Drive. JPD tweeted:
Allen Johnson-58, for the charge of murder in the Sunday evening fatal stabbing of Charles Green-60 on Woodrow Wilson. Call police.
Johnson was free on bond after he was indicted in January for aggravated assault with a deadly weaspon after he allegedly slashed Lieutenant (HCSO) Mike Wroten's forearm and kicking him in the torso last November. The same indictment charged him with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in the same incident. The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Winston Kidd.
The indictment further states that he was convicted of manslaughter on April 22, 1982 (yes, 1982) and aggravated assault on December 12, 2003.
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Consider this suspect to be armed and VERY dangerous!!!
17 comments:
This guy is just misunderstood and needs another chance.
Community rallies to stop violence won't cut it. Violent crime will not decrease as long as people that commit these crimes do not fear punishment as this county has proven time and time again there is no fear of retribution. At what point will Hinds County realize that if they send people to prison for their crimes they may see a slight decrease in violent crime. Most likely the reason why the VIOLENT crime rate in surrounding counties is dramatically lower considering the combined population of Madison and Rankin Counties is comparable to Hinds. How can one of the most violent cities in the country be so close to some of the safest communities.
What does it take to unseat a judge such as this one while they are still in office?
This seems odd. I see big gaps between his prior violent episodes. Is he in Whitfield or a drug treatment program? Is there no explanation for Judge Kidd's ruling?
I'm not sure that the current punishment structure is a deterrent. I don't have the solution, but when the Hinds County Jail looks more like a block party than a detention facility, and convictions mean absolutely nothing, I honestly don't know where we go from here.
Thank you Kingfish, for helping the general public to realize that Hinds County's problems are not JPD. The problem is the failed DA and a couple or three judges (elected) who refuse to hand down consequences consistent with crimes committed. Now, if local media, including both free and paid newspapers would hammer this situation, maybe a half-asleep voting public would wake up to the problem.
There's only two reasons he would have committed these crimes-
1) The state takeover of JPS
2) Statues
Charles Green's family should sue Judge Kidd for his negligence
@7:41 gets it. We have a government-supported violent subculture that is not deterred by our criminal "justice" system. In many (if not most) cases, the subculture glorifies its members who have been through the system. The current correctional solutions don't work with that population. I don't know the answer, but we need to be honest about the root of the problem.
to 5;44am.....its called an election.
8:46 - rrrrriggghhhht (NOTE: Dr. Evil inflection), because that's worked so well in the past
Facts:
1) Judge continued the bond that was previously set.
2) We need to know more before we criticize the Judge. Does the person have a mental condition and the jail says we cant handle him, so give him a low bond to get him out of here. If that's the case, this is a failure of the mental health system and the continued budget cuts that take away resources from the department of mental health. Whitfield doesnt have money to hold these people so they get dropped off on the streets in Jackson. The jail is not equipped to handle them so they get released quickly. But who cares about facts, it is easier to read a story in 60 seconds and be an expert.
3) Also, this guy had a public defender, which means he likely has no money. A $1000 for him might be the equivalent of coming up with a $100,000 for some of you all.
I said bond was continued. However, the Judge could have increased it. Slashed a cop, felon with firearm, prior conviction of manslaughter and agg. assault. Judges increase bonds at arraignment all the time.
10:15, Is it fair to the law abiding public to let criminals like this loose ? If the jail cannot handle them we should find new law enforcement officers. Better judges would help quite a bit.
People make up so many excuses for criminals being released back on the streets with a slap on the wrist. Law enforcement and judges are wishing the citizens would take up arms to protect themselves from the people they set loose. The only help citizens are getting comes from other criminals that are killing each other as fast as they can. The bad thing is they also kill innocent citizens who come in contact with them.
Any judge that allows a criminal to commit additional crimes while out on bail needs to be put behind bars in the same cell as those they send out to commit more crimes.
to 7;41... you say the hinds county jail is a 'block party"? tell me mr. social engineer expert, when was the last time you saw somebody drive up to the jail and as to check in for an extended stay?
to 8;46, sept 20........mr evil........sounds like you don't like or believe in elections. in that case maybe you should move to a country that does not have elections. may i suggest cuba, iran, north korea, or red china.
7:41, You may be right. It isn't really a "block party". More like a sorority for criminals. Maybe a daycare for thugs. A sewer for the scum.
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