Saturday, June 14, 2008

Yerger gives Melton's Soljah Boy not just a slap on the wrist but a nice massage too.












Melton's Soljah Boy, seen above displaying his dream of becoming a brave Numidian warrior, was given a nice massage from Hinds County Circuit Judge Swan Yerger last week in his courtroom as Yerger gave the Melton protege a VERY light sentence for his crime spree. In exchange for pleading guilty to carjacking, Taylor received a ten year sentence from Judge Yerger. Judge Yerger then suspended seven years of his sentence with credit given for time served. The thug will be out of jail in 18 months after carjacking and later terrorizing two innocent women.

"After Mr. Taylor carjacked the victim, he was reported to have threatened her family according to WAPT: "The victim's sister said in court Friday that she text messaged her sister's cell phone -- which was still in the car -- and told the driver to call her and return her sister's vehicle. She said that within five minutes, a man who would say only that his name was Michael called her and demanded $300 to return the vehicle. "He threatened to have sex with me and hurt my children and husband and kill us if I got the police involved," she said.Taylor was taken into custody on Nov. 18"
Taylor was arrested on the carjacking charge by the way, not because of JPD's efforts, but because the victim knew someone that was an agent at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries who caught the Mr. Taylor when he tried to sell the car back to the victim (dumbass). It was also reported that in the CL article that the Mayor stated the Taylor lives with him "off and on".
http://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2007/07/meltons-protege-set-free-to-terrorize.html

What is even more disgusting is Frank Melton and Taylor's scumbag mother ( I'm being polite in describing this female degenerate) both told the media the victims were trying to use the car to buy crack. The mother even went so far as to hold a press conference for her smear tactics. Nice to know that our Mayor uses the defense commonly used by car thieves to slime innocent crime victims in Jackson. "One can hardly blame the victims for agreeing to the plea bargain after being trashed in the media by the Mayor.

Disgust doesn't stop with the plea bargain as Taylor has a history of other scrapes with the law. It was reported that he was arrested for drug-related charges in the past. He was arrested for armed robbery. While there was an active arrest warrant for the armed robbery, he lived at Frank Melton's house. It was Frank Melton who had JPD officers help Taylor escape when Mac sent his deputies to arrest him. Taylor was one of the youths directed by Melton to take sledgehammers and demolish the house on Ridgeway Street. While being held in jail on the carjacking charge, Taylor was suspiciously released from jail even though the bond had never been paid. He was returned to jail after this outrage became public. (See earlier post linked above for more details.)

This treatment of Taylor by Yerger is a disgrace. Even though all parties agreed to the plea bargain, the final responsibility for approving the plea bargain rested with Judge Yerger, who could have killed the whole deal. Instead, Judge Yerger issued a sentence that will allow Melton's Soljah Boy to prey upon Jacksonians in 18 months.

The only reason this thug is getting such treatment is because he is a Friend of Frank. Armed Robbery. Carjacking. Extortion. Threats to commit murder and rape. 18 months. Not a peep from Safecity (The same Safecity that drafted a bill to revoke parole for downtown criminals). Not a word from Mac. Not a word of outrage from The Clarion-Ledger or Jackson Free Press. The same conspiracy of silence and apathy that occurred when the charges for George Bell III's beating of Heather Spencer was inexplicably downgraded by JPD from a felony to a misdemeanor (Did I mention that the Bells were part of the same Ed Peters crowd just as Frank is?). To think that the NJammers voted for Yerger because he claimed to be tough on crime. What a joke. I wonder where all the defenders of Judge Yerger are now.

One must wonder if the reason Judge Yerger removed all major criminal cases from Judges Green and Kidd to himself and Judge DeLaughter was not because of racism but instead because of cronyism so that certain people could get favorable treatment from our two esteemed Hinds County Circuit Judges. Does Eaton Aerospace ring a bell? Regardless of motive, this so-called sentence is an outrage and a slap in the face of the people of Jackson.

Note: Clarion-Ledger stories covering Taylor case are in comments section. Also, notice how Taylor, along with other Melton wards, gets in MORE trouble AFTER he becomes associated with Melton.

4 comments:

Kingfish said...

Here is first CL story:

Teen who lived with Jackson mayor sentenced to prison
By Jimmie E. Gates • jgates@clarionledger.com • June 6, 2008

A teen who previously lived with Jackson Mayor Frank Melton was sentenced to prison today.



In a plea agreement, Michael Taylor, 18, pleaded guilty in Hinds County Circuit Court at the Detention Center courtroom in Raymond.

Taylor was arrested in November 2006 on a carjacking charge after a woman accused him of holding her at gunpoint and stealing her silver 2001 Saturn at Bailey Avenue and Maple Street. The woman accused Taylor of later trying to sell the car back to her by using her cell phone.

On the recommendation of special prosecutors in the case, Circuit Judge Swan Yerger sentenced Taylor to 10 years in prison with seven years suspended and three to serve.

With credit for time served, Taylor could be out of custody in less than two years.

Taylor had lived with Melton on and off prior to him being incarcerated in July of last year.


and second story:

Mayor supports teen amid plea in carjacking
Jimmie E. Gates • jgates@clarionledger.com • June 7, 2008


Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said he isn't going to give up on a Jackson teen he'd taken into his home who was sentenced Friday to serve three years in prison for armed carjacking and extortion.



In a plea agreement, Michael Taylor, 18, pleaded guilty Friday in Hinds County Circuit Court at the Detention Center courtroom in Raymond.

On the recommendation of special prosecutors in the case, Circuit Judge Swan Yerger sentenced Taylor to 10 years in prison with seven years suspended and three to serve.

With credit for time served, Taylor could be out in less than two years.

Taylor is required to get his high school equivalency diploma and attend anger management and alcoholism treatment classes.

"He is too good of a kid to give up on," Melton said Friday. "I will be there for him when he gets out."

Taylor had lived with Melton on and off prior to being incarcerated in July of last year.

Rusty Fortenberry, one of the special prosecutors in the case, said all parties including the victim agreed to the plea deal.

"Michael Taylor is an 18-year-old kid who was headed in the wrong direction," Fortenberry said. "Hopefully, this will set him in the right direction."

Fortenberry said Taylor will be on three years' probation after his release.

If Taylor gets into trouble while on probation, he could have the seven years suspended reinstated, Fortenberry said.

Fortenberry and attorney Scott Newton, both former prosecutors, provided their service free to Hinds County to handle the case.

District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith, who took office in January, withdrew from Taylor's prosecution because he represented him in a bond hearing in 2006 when Taylor faced a separate armed robbery charge. The robbery charge was resolved in Youth Court last year.

Taylor's attorney, Howard Brown, said Friday that the plea deal was a good resolution for all involved.

"He's glad to get it behind him so he can get on with his life," Brown said of Taylor.

Taylor was arrested in November 2006 on a carjacking charge after a woman accused him of holding her at gunpoint and stealing her silver 2001 Saturn at Bailey Avenue and Maple Street. The woman accused Taylor of later trying to sell the car back to her by using her cell phone.

Although Taylor pleaded guilty to carjacking, Melton reiterated Friday prior statements that the 18-year-old never carjacked the woman's vehicle but did attempt to extort her. Melton previously alleged the woman had swapped her car for drugs, but neither he nor the Jackson Police Department had evidence of that.

"He has always told the truth from day one about what happened," Melton said of Taylor.

Taylor was one of the young males with the mayor and his police bodyguards in August 2006 when they took a sledge hammer to a Ridgeway Street duplex the mayor said was a drug house. Melton and his bodyguards were acquitted in April 2007 of criminal charges resulting from the incident.

To comment on this story, call Jimmie E. Gates at (601) 961-7212.

Anonymous said...

Well hopefully the next person he carjacks fires back.

Kingfish said...

Trust me, when he does get out, this blog is going to make sure everyone knows it and what he looks like.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if he knows Joey Langston ,it seems they both got SWEET deals



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