The Cipher beat another rap. The Attorney General withdrew an indictment against William "Napoleon" Edwards. Mr. Edwards is a community activist and Facebook personality who uses the nickname "The Cipher."
Edwards was in custody at the Raymond Detention Center for a "probation violation." The police report states:
On Tuesday, the 9th day of May 2017, I Investigator S. Sims was notified that Major Rushing had in her possession a black Verizon cell phone that she had a jailer to go an inmate's cell to recover from him.
The inmate is identified as William Edwards, that is in custody for probation violation. Mr. Edwards was asked about the cell phone and then patted down. That's when they advised they located the cell phone in the subject's underwear. They took possession of the cell phone and surrendered it over to the Major.
A Hinds County grand jury indicted Edwards on December 11, 2018. The indictment alleges Edwards tried to smuggle a smartphone into the Raymond Detention Center on April 9, 2017. Assistant District Attorney Pat McNamara prosecuted the case. However, District Attorney Jody Owens recused his office in May.
The Attorney General took over the prosecution and determined there was "insufficient evidence to prosecute." Circuit Judge Faye Peterson granted the motion.
This is the second time Edwards has beat a prosecution. A Madison County jury convicted him of false pretenses and posting messages through electronic media for purpose of causing injury to a person. Circuit Judge Steve Ratcliff sentenced him to serve six years in prison. However, the Mississippi Supreme Court vacated his conviction last year after it struck down the statute under which he was convicted. Copy of opinion.
Kingfish note: Um, so the jailers catch someone with a cell phone but the Attorney General says that is insufficient evidence. To think there is a dude over in East Mississippi serving 12 years for the same offense.
15 comments:
Polo is a snitch for local police and D.A's offices. When they finish using him they will throw him away. Hinds County is a joke anyway, but Madison County will slow him down.
They really want to get him so they can shut him up!!! Makes you really wonder!!
If "Polo the snitch" goes to jail he won't come out alive.
They (the politicians) want to suppress his voice!! That’s all that’s going on here.
It's a shame that our government, police, churches, schools & other institutions have lost so much credibility because of corruption & lies. It makes room for people like Napoleon Edward's, who has much more credibility than those we pay & trust to do the right thing. Institutions in Jackson have abandoned any claim to trust.
The truth will set you free.
The AG has no stroke.
Every defense attorney in MS has learned that if the AG has the case, all you to is decline to negotiate a plea and demand a trial. They will dismiss. That’s why the only press releases you see involve child pornography because those always plea.
@2:35 PM - That's sad, but I experienced something similar but 30 years ago in a different state. I was a special agent with a 3-letter agency and worked exclusively with a supervising assistant US attorney (AUSA) in large city. He had a rep as a tough prosecutor, and because of this defense attorneys would always come to him with hat in hand and almost beg for a plea bargain.
This scenario played out for years until along comes one defense attorney who said that his client wanted to go to trial. That AUSA literally had a nervous breakdown and quit, after years of service. It turns out that he was terrified of going to trial.
to 2:35pm...your post is garbage. just ask louie kuebler.
Beavis: Hey dumb wad, wake up !
Butt-Head: Breaking the law, Breaking the law, huh huh.
Beavis: What is a Facebook personality ?
Butt-Head: I don't know . . . huh huh huh.
I don't understand. Based on videos KF has posted on here in the past, I thought most inmates at the Raymond Detention Center were PROVIDED smart phones!
Why did the AG’s Office drop charges? I think I saw where they did this on a couple more cases. What’s going on with her?
@4:21
Wow, you had to reach back to July 2019 for that case. Didn’t Stan Alexander prosecute that for the AG? Yes. Didn’t she fire him????? Yes. So your post is garbage lol.
It’s funny that Kingfish always trying to find something on me what’s sad kingfish is you just now reporting about the conviction being overturn but you were elated when I was convicted , if you were really a stand up journalist you would not be bias in your stories , but we all know who’s pulling your chain lol any time you want to come on The Cipher Voice feel free my door is always open remember we are the voice of the people ! Yours truly Napolean
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