Case #1: Modacure was indicted in November 2014 for stealing a Glock pistol in September 2014. Modacure pleaded guilty to one count ofpossessing a stolen weapon but the case was remanded to files. The prosecutor was none other than Ivon Johnson. Judge William Gowan approved the plea agreement on June 23, 2015.
*Case #2: Modacure learned from his experience that crime does pay. A grand jury indicted him for carjacking and robbery on June 26, 2015 for crimes allegedly committed in February 2015. The media even covered the carjacking when it took place. Modacure pleaded guilty to simple robbery, carcjacking and motor vehicle theft.
Judge Gowan sentenced him to serve ten years in prison on the simple robbery charge but suspended six years of the sentence and gave him credit for time served in jail as well as a term of three years of post-release supervision. The motor vehicle theft and carjacking convictions carried a prison sentence of five years but Judge Gowan suspended four years of the sentence and imposed a probation term of one year on the defendant. Modacure again received credit for time served in jail. He was sentenced on October 9, 2015.
The prosecutor was again Ivon Johnson. The 2014 indictment that was remanded to file was never activated" even though Johnson prosecuted both cases. Welcome to Hinds County.
*Case #3: Yet another Hinds County grand jury indicted Devon in April 2016 for possession of cocaine in March 2014. The indictment states he was convicted of shooting into an occupied vehicle on June 23, 2015 although he was indicted for the crime in 2013. The indictment classifies him as ahabitual offender. But wait... despite all of these indictments and convictions, Assistant District Attorney Shuante Washington agreed to remand the indictment in February 2017. Judge Winston Kidd approved the remand.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections granted "earned supervised release" status to Modacure in May 2017. However, Modacure was not done.
Case #4: A Hinds County grand jury indicted Modacure in 2019 for simple assault on a law enforcement officer, convicted felon with a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, and a habitual offender enhancement for an incident that took place in 2018. Modacure alleged fired a gun at two police officers. Modacure pleaded guilty in 2022 to simple assault on a law enforcement officer. The state dropped the habitual offender classification and the firearm charges were remanded to file. Judge Winston Kidd gave Modacure credit for time served and ordered his immediate release.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba accused two police officers of shooting Modacure in the back in the back in the 2018 case. A grand jury cleared the officers, much to Lumumba's chagrin.
25 comments:
Special rules for special people.
And I worry about keeping my drivers license, registration and insurance up to date…
If the mayor had any balls he would be reporting this to the public. But the Dr. Chief probably doesn't want the public to know and she is calling the shots. Treat the useful idiots like mushrooms (kept in the dark and fed manure).
5:53 So true. We rule followers are being scammed so hard.
I don't think that I will hire him either to babysit my 2-year old.
Why do I feel like I'd be under the jail if I did even half of this ?
Neck tattoos, neck tattoos. He is obviously guilty.
Four shooters? I doubt it. Some of them should likely be charged with accessory to murder before and/or after the fact.
Gowan had money problems. Makes you wonder.
Former DA Robert Shuler Smith is the gift that keeps on giving.
All we need now is for the mayor to hold a press conference and announce the next steps in eradicating crime in Jackson.
Problem solved.
Squeal for a good deal oink oink
Why are the judges not being exposed in the media instead of the Police ?🤔
Conspiracy to commit capital murder is 1st degree murder…
Too bad he didn’t resist arrest in Texas. We wouldn’t be having this conversation.
And what have we heard out of the Black Live Matter crowd? Not a damn thing.
It just amazes me that as a 70 year old retired military and State Employee I could not even commit one of these crimes that this fool is accused of and still be walking the streets plus I’d be bankrupt from Attorney Fees and bail bonds. What in the fuck are these judges in Hinds County doing? I got to damn near go to the VA Jackson at 7:30am for appointments knowing these roaches are asleep. But one thing for sure Im in Beast Mode and packing with plenty of ammo.
It’s time to call the bulls out to take names and kick ass! These fools need to be put DOWN!
These judges should be made by there voters to go to the victims funerals!
What exactly these ignorant fools thought was going to happen? What was the logic? The Hinds County Judges that allow these fools to continue to reign terror on the community that are supposed to protect must have a pact with the devil or they are fucking clueless! Why do y’all let these ingrates sligher around with our defenseless public. Y’all judges are sad as fuck!
There's no grift available when it is this type of killing.
Tragically, perhaps, but the culture that is largely responsible for crime like this will not change, not ever. And that goes for the perpetrators as well as the enablers who make their livelihoods in our “justice” system.
JJ, since you have been keeping up with this kind of thing for some time, would it be possible to do statistical report on how many people in the Jackson metro have been killed, raped, or violently assaulted by criminals who have been released on bond after previous convictions of violent crimes, or given probation or suspended sentences in cases involving violent crimes over the last 10 years os so? I think it might open at least some eyes to the extent of the problem, and maybe give more basis to advocate for change than just anecdotal accounts, that we know show a problem, and make it more concrete.
I have noticed these bad boy types always seem to bitch out when the federal Marshals show up.
That is the type of judges the people in Jackson wants. They have a choice of who is a judge. If they are not satisfied with what the judges do they should get different judges. It is real simple. Jackson gets what they want. Some of them have to pay for the choice with their lives.
The legislature just passed up an opportunity to deal with Hinds ending up with these type judges but instead (thanks largely to a Senator from the coast) they didn't fix it they opened the door to make it worse.
Judicial redistricting took Hinds' four circuit judges, all from Hinds County (five when you add in the newly created circuit district for the CCID, but that's a separate issue) and increased the district to include two more counties.
Did they add counties where we might could end up with a different 'type' of judge - maybe one that could get elected and would try to deal with this ongoing criminal element? Not no, but hell no.
They added two counties to the south - Claiborne and Fayette - to the district while adding judges. Instead of trying to help the Capitol City combat this ongoing crap, the legislature caved to the powers in our adjoining counties who were not willing to take one for the team and help clean up this elected judge business. No, Rankin, Madison, Warren wouldn't play so we double down and increase the likelihood of this catch and release game continuing.
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