Todd Mardis struck out in court yesterday after he tried to get permission to enroll in a "spa-type treatment facility in Houston.* Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow denied his request to leave the state as he said he could get his treatment in good ole Mississippi. Mardis stands accused of brutally beating his wife after Flowood police charged him with aggravated domestic violence earlier this month.
John Collette & Todd Mardis listen to Judge Morrow |
A Flowood detective testified at Mardis's October 11 preliminary hearing that Mardis and his wife met another couple for dinner at McLain's Lodge on the evening of October 4. An argument that began at the restaurant ended in violence at the Mardis home in Lineage Lake of Lakeland in Flowood. Security video showed Mardis punching his wife in the stomach before throwing the unconscious woman on the ground "like she was a rag doll." He allegedly proceeded to slap her several times and dragged her across the pavement by her hair. The victim's injuries were:
1. Fractured right ankle
2. Fractured left cheekbone
3. Lacerated liver
4. Broken ribs (#10 and #11)
5. Strangulation marks on her neck
6. Missing hair on her head
7. Extensive bruising on her left arm and stomach.
The victim was hospitalized at St. Domic Hospital but her injuries required her to be transferred to UMMC. Earlier post.
Mardis flew to Tampa the next morning and returned on October 7. Flowood police arrested him at the airport.
The Flowood Municipal Court denied Mardis bond at his initial appearance but Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow granted the defendant a $750,000 bond at his preliminary hearing. Mardis posted bond and was released.
Judge Morrow ordered Mardis to wear a GPS ankle monitor and barred him from leaving Mississippi without the Court's permission. The Court also ordered the defendant to enroll in and complete a "MRT/Cognitive Behavioral-based Domestic Violence program within 26 weeks of release" and complete a 90 day alcohol/drug treatment program.
Mardis's attorney, John Collette, filed a motion to modify the conditions of release yesterday. The motion states:
Upon his release, the defendant consulted with Dr. Alyssa Killebrew, Ph.D, a licensed clinical psychologist, who recommended the defendant be seen by and enter treatment under the supervision of Dr. James S. Flowers, PhD, LPC-S, at the J. Flowers Health Institute.... Houston, Texas.... The Institute specializes in diagnostics and treatment of mental health conditions and provides integrative mental health, medical and substance use disorder programs for adults and adolescents.
Dr. Flowers issued a letter to the Court stating Mardis was accepted into the program. Collette argued there were no treatment facilities suitable for his client in Mississippi. He said the GPS monitor would prevent any mischief if Mardis wanted to escape. Assistant District Attorney Greg Miles predictably opposed the motion.
Judge Morrow denied the motion, stating "I feel comfortable there are reasonable avenues of treatment in Mississippi." He said he looked up the Institute online and it appeared to be a "spa-type" facility. "I'm not convinced the treatment is any better," concluded the Rankin County Court Judge. The Court also noted law enforcement would be able to respond more quickly if there was any interruption of the electric monitor signal if he was in Mississippi instead of Houston. Judge Morrow said Mardis would have a "head start" in Houston if he tried to flee.
However, Judge Morrow had some additional thoughts about the case. He said "the evidence of guilt is strong. A video relays much of the assault. Mardis admitted to police he struck her with an open hand" as he reinforced his ruling.
Mardis leaves court. |
The Court ruled the defendant must remain in Mississippi but is more than welcome to enroll at facilities such as Pine Grove in Hattiesburg. Mardis remains bound over to the Rankin County grand jury
Mardis was President of Capital Preservation Services, LLC until last week. The company
is known for advising physicians on tax planning and investments.
* Houston, Texas, not Houston, Mississippi.
82 comments:
Didn’t Tiger Woods spend nearly a year at a treatment facility near Hattiesburg? If it is good enough for Tiger Woods, then it is good enough for this jabroni
@9:08 the place is Hattiesburg is for sex addicts, this guy beats his wife. His treatment should be Parchman.
Getting off the steroids might be a solid first step. The gates of Parchman await this animal.
Pine Grove is a world class rehab facility, not just a sex addict facility. Yes Tiger was there and the only accommodation they granted him differently than the rest of the center was that he had his own workout facility. Some of the most famous and wealthy people in the world have attended Pine Grove.
@9:19
I’m pretty sure there was drugs, alcohol, and domestic violence in Tiger Wood’s case. Something about someone getting beat with a golf club? Perhaps his wife beat him with the golf club. I don’t really remember and don’t care to check.
Prison is usually the best type of treatment facility for scumbags like Mardis. And a good old-fashioned ass whooping while in prison would do him a world of good.
The gall to ask to go to this facility in Houston, which advertises as a facility with "luxury accommodations" and literally has a spa with concierge services tells you all you need to know about this guy. He needs to be off the streets!!!
There are convicted murderers walking around in Ms. with more freedom than this man would have. Wasn't there a murderer in Jackson that had to drive by two times shooting at a man before he was dead that is allowed out with an ankle bracelet? This man slapped his wife around. Not uncommon in Ms. She is still alive. I would think a convicted murderer would be more of a danger. But then, Ms. doesn't seem to mind when a person kills another.
I want 90 days at a work-out spa, please, what do I need to do first?
$750,000 bail means he paid a $75,000 fee towards the bond for his release.
Maybe convicted murderers are "walking around in Ms." but apparently not in Rankin County thanks to Judges of integrity such as Judge David Morrow!!!!!
10:29. “ wasn’t there” doesn’t seem like you know what the f you are talking about, just rambling crap. You must be friends with the guy that “ slaps his wife around” or you do it as does the piece of shyt Mardis.
@10:59
First, and most important step, is to marry into old money.
Attn 11:10 Or, he put up his own $750,000.00 and will get it all back after this is concluded.
10:29. Don’t screw up in Rankin.
Bail can be a cash bail or collateral. Not necessarily the 10% bail bondsman fee.
As a victim and survivor of a brutal ex-husband I can tell you he will never stop. I've never known of one who has. She has probably endured this her entire marriage and to say "why doesn't she JUST LEAVE"...easier said than done. I didn't have children and it was still extremely difficult to leave (escape) my abusive marriage. And, I consider myself a very strong and independent person. Abuse does almost as much damage mentally and emotionally as it does physically. You are completely exhausted and feel like giving up. I pray this woman gets away from him, but I fear he will talk his way back into her life like I was led back every single time. I was fortunate I finally got the courage to leave and just take the consequences of doing so. Financially ruined, gave up my home, job, etc. But I started over and am happier than I've ever been. Lock this piece of crap up for a long time. Let him see how he likes having the hell beat out of him.
@10:29 "Slapped his wife around". No. He beat the shit out of her. Have you ever been pulled around or dragged by your hair? Well, I have and I don't consider that being "slapped around". And the fact that she is still alive is a miracle. If he had continued she probably wouldn't be.
10:29 (#2): Is that you, Todd? You can no longer manage and control this situation. It was taken out of your hands the moment you smashed your wife's body and put her in the hospital.
Good. F that guy.
A special place in hell should be reserved for the likes of this man...."Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her" Eph 5:25
We would do well to listen to 12:03.
RMQ
What if his wife does not press charges, Can he still be tried?
Put me on this SOB’s jury.
11:10….OR….he went to a bail bondsman and put up some property as collateral. I’m not convinced this paper tiger is as “successful” as he would like everyone to believe.
Innocent unless proven guilty. He will not be convicted on this website, no matter how many comments are posted and no matter how warm and fuzzy it makes any of you feel, to continue piling on to a family man who is only charged with a crime at his point and presumed innocent.
Exactly don't pull this stuff in Madison or Rankin county. Hinds probably 1000 I will not beat my wife and free to go
I hope the court has his passport and he's been banned from flying
10:29
You have a mother or sister? You obviously don’t have a wife. This guy deserves to serve time.
1:21
Innocent at this point but when the guilty verdict is handed down please let us know your thoughts.
I have a feeling this guy will serve time.
So according to social media pages / postings Mardis & his wife are friends with Alyssa Killebrew?
How does her "recommendation as a clinical psychologist" work?
I wonder how he'd feel if a man did that to either of his daughters. Puts a different perspective on it.
@1:21. You do know that there is security video of him beating his wife, right? Or do we just ignore that and the fact that Todd admitted to hitting her? Everyone hopes that Todd does get a Trial where a jury will see the evidence. He’s been getting away with being a bully and POS his whole life. People like you have enable him so he continues to “just being Todd”. He needs to be stopped before he kills his wife or someone else. He needs to serve time in jail to under his actions have finally caught up to him and there are consequences for them.
Yup, one helluva 'family man'. All these damn abusers are supposed 'family man' men tearing their families apart by beating up the mothers and wives of their family.
Please spare us all from anymore of that 'family man' BS.
"What if his wife does not press charges, Can he still be tried?"
Yes. He's already been charged and it's in the state's hands. Even if his wife refuses to testify against him, he can be convicted if there is sufficient evidence independent of her testimony. For example, a video recording of the beating and an officer's testimony of his observations of her injuries.
In the domestic violence world, what happened to this woman is the 2nd to last step. Next is death. Sadly many, mostly women, return to their abusive situation.
2:30
100% agree! Apparently, the guy you are referencing is Todd's family member or workout buddy ha! The family man will get 5 if he cuts a deal, I hope he chooses going to trial myself it'll be the maximum.
12:07 PM, Never been pulled around by my hair but my x-wife did try to kill me twice. Really three times if I count the time her and her meth head boyfriend tried to beat me up. She was a meth head also. She tried to run over me and tried to shoot me. Does that make you feel any better? I was smarter and quicker than she was.
I do live in Rankin country. One of the people I know, also a meth head, told me after I asked him how he got away with selling meth that his friend was a deputy and told him every time the law was going to make a bust. Rankin Coun ty is really not much different than Hinds county.
He will not get tried in Rankin Co. Too much publicity, his attorney will have it moved.
Legit question here. The post states "The Court also ordered the defendant to enroll in and complete a 'MRT/Cognitive Behavioral-based Domestic Violence program within 26 weeks of release' and complete a 90 day alcohol/drug treatment program." How is that not sentencing? He hasn't pled to anything or been convicted yet, right? Don't get me wrong, I hope he gets everything that's coming to him. However, I'm also a big believer in due process. Once he's had that, throw the book at him.
Can some of Todd’s friends ask him what he or his oldest son would do to the son in law if he beat his wife (Todd’s daughter).
@4:49. I believe Todd has 2 son-in-laws. I know one of them. The one I know is a great guy. He's just a really nice guy, good family, works hard.
"I’m pretty sure there was drugs, alcohol, and domestic violence in Tiger Wood’s case. I don’t really remember and don’t care to check.
October 19, 2022 at 9:33 AM"
You're 'pretty sure' which amounts to absolutely ZEE-ROW, Genius. You don't care to check - You just wanted to see your post up on your monitor.
"Hey Mom, Y'all see what I wrote?", yuck and yawn. Here's your sign, Goob.
4:23, respectfully you are wrong. Collette will absolutely want to try this in Rankin, because Hon. Morrow knows absolutely nothing about criminal law, and ascended to McDaniel's seat in typical Rankin fashion. Morrow, if he hasn't already, will likely blow the case and allow the defense to prevail on any number of appellate issues.
I am sorry the friends defending, Todd. I get it, nobody wins. But, this is a real crime and there is a real video of the beating...and she sustained real injuries. He also woke up and flew to a meeting the next morning, without reporting his wifes injuries.. that doesn't help reduce the sentence.
Add in that this happened in a county that cares, he is at a minimum getting 5-10 years in a plea and serving 75% of this. He may get more based on the aftermath. If he goes to trial, he will get 15-20 years and serve 90%.
So, he will go to real prison. For a real period of time, and will have to pay off vice-lords, gangs etc by having help on the outside (which he will have to do over and over and over and be pressured by more and more) or join a group/gang n the inside. You have no other choices.
He beat his wife almost to death, he will be harassed and assaulted repeatedly in short-term for this, and long-term will depend on the decisions he makes after he gets his teeth kicked in.
Sorry, I have empathy and hate this for anyone, and will not judge whether he truly needs that to be punished or reform.
You are welcome.
This horrific story sounds a lot like that of the privileged Clark punk in Waynesboro or Laurel that almost beat his girlfriend to death.
KF do you have an update on him?
Maybe he and this loser can share a cell.
Morrow? Really? Seriously?
8th Amendment violation by Morror. Period!
He is playing politics in this case. Morrow should be removed.
The strangulation marks are next level. There’s a whole science around “NFS” (non-fatal strangulation.) Every article I read cited the statistic that victims of NFS have a 750% likelihood of being murdered by the perpetrator. They also agreed that the perpetrator’s essential message when strangling his victim is “I have the power of life or death over you and I will have no problem killing you.”
Who the fuck is this guy and why is the world supposed to walk on eggshells around him? Way too many people who know him describe him as a straightup asshole and are shocked but not surprised that this happened.
The security video shows him dragging his unconscious wife across the pavement by her hair. (What kind of fucking animal does that?) I didn’t know that in most cases it takes all of 8 seconds to render a victim unconscious by strangulation. I wondered why she was unconscious. Now I think I know.
I can’t imagine what the victim and their children are going through. I am well aware of the complicated dynamics of intimate partner violence and know that many if not most victims resume the relationship after being assaulted. Still, I cannot fully wrap my head around how any woman could ever be in a submissive position alone in the same room with the man who tried to strangle the life out if her.
Judge Morrow won’t be the trial judge. He is a county court judge. If/When he is indicted the case will be transferred to Circuit Court and assigned to one of the 3 Rankin County Circuit Court Judges; Arthur, Mills or Ratliff.
@5:06 I know Todd’s son in law. Attended the wedding. Great young man, hypothetically he beat his wife (Todd’s daughter) would Todd say she deserved it? Hell no we would have a dead son in law. That’s my point maybe Todd’s friends that he has left should ask Todd that. His sons should ask themselves that!!
6:05, yes, Morrow. He handles real estate and domestic cases that are outside of the Fortification district, but not known for criminal law.
Mardis could have killed his wife then he’s so distraught he wants to go to a spa. Definitely something wrong with this dude upstairs
Anyone in the Investrments/financial planning business has known this dude was a thug years ago. He and his company are straight up jokes. Just a Life insurance salesman in over his head.
Hey, Jackass at 5:51: In your haste to besmirch a good man and a good judge (David Morrow), you failed to realize that David Morrow is the county court judge. His jurisdiction extends to the matter of this animal’s pre trial bond. Morrow won’t be presiding over the trial, idiot.
8th Amendment violation?
Would that be for excessive bail, or cruel and unusual punishment for having to go to (obviously much-needed) rehab? He's already posted bail, so 6:52 must be referring to rehab.
Amen, 9:02. I can attest to that!!!!
Todd really isn’t a bad guy. Yes, he’s got a temper, but so does his wife. Who knows what she said to trigger him? Some women know exactly what buttons to push and my understanding is that she’s done this several times before.
According to social media accounts, this guy was friends with the body builder/statutory rapist, Gino Giammarco, who was arrested in Rankin County last week. No surprise here.
everybody knows that rehab clinics are better in texas ..............
especially when you want to escape the scrutiny this guy is under..............................
every junkie and bleeding heart liberal out there, be they coke, meth, heroin, or steroid junkies , will tell you once the go through ''rebab'' they are ''cleansed ''
.........................99% go right back to the garbage the moment they are released..........................this clown will be no exception
This judge just ruined the lives of this woman’s children. He should be FREE on bond.
Remand, Let the missus use the Domestic Violence charge as basis for divorce getting at minimum 1/2+ the estate.
8:49am. You have to be joking or you can’t read. The judge did not ruin the kid’s lives, the POS father did. And, he is free on Bond. Please try and keep up!
rehab is a joke
I've known people who have been to it 10 times
if you want a business with lots of repeat customers ,open a rehab clinic
95% go right back to using the moment they are released
rehab clinics are also just a racket..............if you get admitted under health insurance policy benefits , you are ''cured'' the moment those insurance policy benefits run out....................
rehab clinics are like hotels , they only make money when they are full of patients
it seem that thug george bell was in a ''spa'' rehab , and as soon as he was released he went right back to being a junkie and murdered his girlfriend.....remember that?
this guy is a steroid head wanna be tough guy and if you think ''steam baths'' and massage therapy are going to cure his ills , you probably voted for joe biden and benny thompson.
"Who knows what she said to trigger him? . . . my understanding is that she’s done this several times before"
So he's a serial wife-beater, and it's her fault. Got it.
9:36: Have you ever been to inpatient rehab? I went to a 12-step-based treatment center almost 10 years ago, and have been straight ever since, with the help of a 12-step program. People get out of it what they put into it. If someone refuses to change, no one can force them.
Asking again:
The post states "The Court also ordered the defendant to enroll in and complete a 'MRT/Cognitive Behavioral-based Domestic Violence program within 26 weeks of release' and complete a 90 day alcohol/drug treatment program." How is that not sentencing? He hasn't pled to anything or been convicted yet, right?
And I'll also restate:
Don't get me wrong, I hope he gets everything that's coming to him. However, I'm also a big believer in due process. Once he's had that, throw the book at him.
10:50 joins the ranks of the “She Made Him Do It” camp. By my count, that makes 2.
October 20, 2022 at 10:37 AM Well said.
I went through an eight month rehab, primary, secondary, and 3/4 way house, the last stage of which was at Pine Grove. That was thirty seven years ago. Haven't had a drop (or mood altering substance) since.
I will admit that many of the folks with whom I went to treatment relapsed, the number who "made it" is fairly small. If one is ready and willing to change one's life, and willing to follow instructions on how it's done, one's chances are greatly improved.
Parchman’s unit 29
Big Todd can you get hunting boots over that bracelet you are wearing? You have just screwed up your entire life!
If I had ever paid this Mardis dipshit any money for "tax advice," I would be pretty embarrassed right about now. Paying a life insurance salesman for tax advice? Seriously?!?
Yes a I am a former friend of Todd as of recently! I have to fly for work today and before I leave this morning I will kiss my wife on the cheek hopefully not waking her. All I can think about is the strong-hold Todd has on his family. A man that has convinced his family that he just “snapped”. To the Mardis family, you can make it thru this tragic moment in your lives, but don’t let your father continue to control you even at his weakest moment. He left your mother only thinking of himself. You may forgive him but don’t forget what he did!
Yes a I am a former friend of Todd as of recently! I have to fly for work today and before I leave this morning I will kiss my wife on the cheek hopefully not waking her. All I can think about is the strong-hold Todd has on his family. A man that has convinced his family that he just “snapped”. To the Mardis family, you can make it thru this tragic moment in your lives, but don’t let your father continue to control you even at his weakest moment. He left your mother only thinking of himself. You may forgive him but don’t forget what he did!
What is more disturbing to me is that he left the state while his wife that he has been married to for decades, unconscious and did not seek any medical attention for her! He basically left her for dead! She did not get a lacerated liver, broken ribs, broken ankle, ect. with an open hand slap/ hit!! In my personal experience domestic violence victims don’t leave because they are SCARED their abuser will kill them! I’m glad she has the security video for evidence! I hope he served time! And I pray she gets out of this marriage!!
The one comment that actually contained truth and you block it KF!! Typical!
So you’ll let anybody post as long as it’s not truthful!? KF must be friends with Thomas Harris!
Why is it true? Because you said it is. Yeah, that will stop a lawsuit. The motion to dismiss should be granted because Mr. Nobody said it is true.
When will this go to trail or plea agreement?
With Mardis’s ego he will put his family through a trail and the jury will not take long with the verdict. He will put his family through hell once again!
The Judge in this case needs a complaint. He has already found the man guilty before trial.
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