This post was originally published on June 21, 2020.
Crime does indeed pay in Jackson. Hinds County District Attorney asked Circuit Judge Adrienne Wooten to revoke the bond of a first-degree murder suspect even though he later participated in a shootout and is the subject of an ATF investigation for looting a gun store. Judge Wooten denied the request and kept his bond at $20,000.
JPD arrested T'Quaris Jones on April 30, 2018 for murder in the shooting death of his cousin. Jones allegedly shot his cousin 20 times with an AR-15. A Jackson Municipal Court Judge denied bond for Jones but Circuit Judge Tomie Green lowered it to $20,000. A grand jury indicted him for first degree murder in May 2019. Circuit Judge Adrienne Wooten refused to increase his bond even after prosecutors asked her to do so. She also denied their request to require him to wear an ankle monitor.
Jones apparently could not stay out of trouble despite his morbidly good fortune. T-Q got into a shootout at Sykes Manor Apartments in March. His father actually delivered the Glock to JPD headquarters. A police report states:
Mr. Jones stated that the black male exited the Charger and stated "What you doing out here, you shot my cousin". Mr. Jones stated that he killed black male, Justin Harper in April of 2018. Mr. Jones stated that the black male began to fire several shots at him. Mr. Jones stated that he took cover on the passenger side of his vehicle and returned fire from his Glock 17. Mr. Jones stated while returning fire, another unknown black male approached him &om behind and began to fire shots at him. Mr. Jones stated that he was struck in the right ankle. Mr. Jones stated that it was at this time he ran to his house at 3318 Rickay Drive. Mr. Jones stated that he was taken to the hospital by private vehicle. Mr. Jones stated that he did not recognize either suspect. When asked where his gun was at, he stated that he had given it to his friend Shawn Dixon, black male.Jones claimed self-defense. Judge Green's original bond order stated he could not possess firearms. She said Friday the order expired so therefor he did not violate it. Judge Wooten did not issue a separate bond order when he was indicted last year. Thus Judge Wooten did not place him under any conditions for his bond although she refused to raise the bond or require him to wear an ankle monitor.
ATF agents testified last week they are investigating Jones for participating in the looting of an Atlanta gun store during the recent riots. The report is in the earlier post.
However, Judge Wooten said none of that mattered. WLBT reported:
Judge Wooten said in her ruling that the court order had expired, and there were no rules in place to continue to monitor him.
She also said he had the right to defend himself with a gun, referring to the shooting he was involved in, and that being shot and going to the hospital was a good a reason as any to violate curfew.
The judge did require that Jones be tracked with an ankle monitor, but his bond would remain the same.
Kingfish note: There is no video of the hearing because Judge Wooten would not approve camera coverage requests. Well, it wasn' t that she denied the requests, it's just that they sat in her office collecting dust while she ignored them.
There is flat out no excuse for this crap. If there is no bond order after indictment, the fault lies with Judge Wooten. The rookie Judge sounded more like an attorney for the suspect than an objective trier of fact.
Of course, this is the same judge who called up WLBT a year ago and chewed out the news director over the reporting of this case.
23 comments:
The only fate her 'Honor' deserves is getting got by one of her pets.
oh my god. this is real. what can be done about this? it is so painful and frustrating to read this and feel powerless. what can be done?
Wooten is an idiot . She has proven it time after time.
Maybe the jerge should be held accountable? hmmmm?
The majority of the citizens approve of her record, so you cannot do anything.
They want this type of leniency because so many voters commit crimes or have loved ones that do.
Wooten’s denial is criminal it’s self
2:10 p.m., what can be done about this is that you can vote for David Lindzey, and encourage those you know to vote for him. He's an assistant DA. Vote Lindzey.
2:10pm
"What can be done?"
Vote Lindzey, not Wooten.
So, T_Q never went to trial, this is 2022, understand we have long backlogs unless high level politics. is his court date even set? No pressure to cut a plea? Seems free and assume carrying, wonder what else has happened since his ankle wound? Good look back, depressing, scary but good one KF!
I’m voting for Wooten’s opponent, DAVID F. LINZEY. He has a website that describes his platform.
Looks to me like Wooten’s become just as corrupt as Chokwe, and former DA Robert Smith.
Jackson dope boys will buy up people in office who covet a high toned lifestyle.
It's obvious that this is a smear campaign against Judge Wooten. Which is pretty pathetic!
She has been nothing but fair and consistent.
On November 8th my family and I are voting for INTEGRITY...We're voting WOOTEN!
Circuit Judge The Honorable Adrienne Wooten. There isn't a damn thing Honorable about her.
@2:10 - what can be done is TURN OUT AND VOTE THIS NOVEMBER.
Judge Wooten is on the ballot, and she has a credible, competent opponent.
GO VOTE FOR HIM. DAVID LINZEY.
Her district covers most of Northeast Jackson, through downtown, and south down the Terry Road area to Byram.
What else you can do - tell everybody you know to go vote for him.
@4:24pm - Glad you could stop by Adrienne. But you don’t have anything to worry about. Qualifications and competence be damned, you’re going to win in a landslide based on one fact. I bet even you can figure out what it is.
What did she set Fox’s bond at? ………I’ll wait
Hinds County voters do not give much thought to the role or performance of Judges. It's just too complicated to worry about so just vote for the name you've heard before. Wooten can win on name recognition. Performance means little.
@ 4:24 pm
Hi Colendula. How much is Adrienne paying you? Canvassing social media to defend someone as disagreeable as she is has GOT to be hard work. Hope she's making it worth your while.
@4:24 you've lost your dang mind!! That Jackson water has done gotten to you!!
Go sit down!!
Yeah, great idea, take care of this by having another election. This is a democracy, right, so Jackson can vote its way out of shitholedom.
I guess it really depends on what type of integrity 4:24 is voting for? Chokwe integrity? Bryant integrity? Shad integrity? Carlos the Clown integrity?
The Bar keeps all but one of them employed, or at least licensed.
JPD was ordered to not discuss the Fox case but I see her idiot yammerings all over FB. Did that dumbass finally get fired from JPD or is she above the rules?
The fact that police chases warrant more outrage than the lack of clean drinking water tells me all I need to know about the low standards and insanely poor prioritization skills of the citizens.
So expect Wooten to sit on the bench for as long she desires.
How is it that the judge allowed some the jurors to sleep during the trial? Wouldn’t that have a negative effect on the verdict if they missed some of the testimonies? Would that be grounds for a mistrial? Judges are supposed to be fair and neutral. It seems as if Fox was already presumed guilty from the beginning. That was not a fair trial.
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