Bond for (allegedly) killing a 14 year-old in Hinds County is apparently only worth $150,000.
JPD arrested Stacey Liddell for murder last year. WLBT reported on April 21, 2019:
The Jackson Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a 14-year-old dead. The teenager was shot and killed just after 8 p.m. on Easter Sunday on Eminence Row near Revels Avenue.
Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart has identified the victim as 14-year-old Rodrick Johnson. Police arrested 41-year-old Stacy Lidell and charged him with murder. Officials say Lidell was taken into custody after a brief standoff.
Chief James Davis with the Jackson Police Department says that officers served an arrest warrant at the suspect’s home on Bishop Avenue shortly after the shooting. According to police, the shooting happened moments after an alleged theft that took place on the suspect’s property. Lidell was denied bond at his initial court appearance. Police say that he fired his gun around multiple children, leading to the death of Rodrick Johnson.
Johnson was a student at Powell Middle School in Jackson. Article.
27 comments:
No surprise here -- kangaroo court, bounce them in, bounce them out. And the mayor still asks why there is so much crime...
Waiting on the Fed takeover.
You can’t keep people in jail indefinitely without a trial. It’s in the constitution, not that it matters any more to most of you.
Why don't you actually read the constitution. It specifically says murder suspects can be detained without bond. Liddell has been indicted. Murder suspects are considered to be a threat to society.
" However, Circuit Judge Adrienne Wooten reversed Judge McDaniel and set bond at only $150,000. She ordered him to wear ankle jewelry and placed him under curfew between 9 PM and 6 AM.
Liddell posted bond and is no longer in custody. "
( ankle jewelry )
???
Did I read that correctly ?
Visions of Lindsay Lohan in a skimpy bikini . . . with an alarm clock tied to her foot.
Is there a standard schedule setting the amount of bond for a particular offence? Even a murder indictment? I think not. I could be wrong, but I thought the judge could consider the surrounding circumstances when setting bond. An indictment is not a conviction and many people protecting their lives and property will be indicted and later exonerated. Hasn't that happened even in Hinds County? Should such a person sit in jail because they were denied bond? Think about it.
I will never come within 100 miles of Jackson for the rest of my life.
Life is cheap in Hinds county.
"Waiting on the Fed takeover." May want to get yourself a good long book.
Wasn't this the same judge who not too long ago refused to increase a defendant's bond because she said it had been set by the county court, so only the county court could increase it? I may be misremembering this.
"Liddell posted bond and is no longer in custody. "
And will never be seen or heard from again.
Hey KF, innocent until proven guilty. That’s what our constitution says.
@8:26 PM - What article is that again? Help me out.
The biggest impediment to improvement in Hinds County is the Circuit Court. Until every single judge there is replaced, things will continue to get woese.
Hold on now! If the suspect were white, we'd celebrate what he did. Apparently the deceased (and others) were stealing shit from property owned by the suspect. Shots were fired into the air and ground and one of them struck and killed the 14 year old (who succumbed).
If it had happened up in Madison County, we'd be calling it defending his property and reacting to youthful thugs, right?
So his definition of the Castle Doctrine was a bit outside the law and he'll pay for it. But, a danger to society? Don't think so.
3:15:
Was the kid in the air or in the ground when shot?
Any further violence the suspect commits is on Judge Wooten and she should be held personally responsible for those actions.
I guess the speedy trial part was removed from the constitution. Thanks for letting us know kingfish.
The 6th amendment has something to say there Kingfish. Might want to read the constitution.
Depends on where you are and what you do. Murder is treated much different than rape.
https://www.wlbt.com/2020/09/25/accused-rapist-faces-million-bond-elderly-mississippi-womans-attack/
6:43 PM
He may have to read the entire Library of Congress before that happens.
"Any further violence the suspect commits is on Judge Wooten and she should be held personally responsible for those actions." Love these folks that think Judges need to be held responsible for all actions by anyone seen before their bench and doing their job whether we agree with it or not. As there is no "Cook Book" bond amounts for crimes in MS, it is the Judge's prerogative. Sure she was taking his age and circumstances into consideration, again whether we agree or not. These types of situations will continue for a long time.
And you wonder why we have a crime problem in Jackson. Look at how many people are defending this crap.
Look at the low crime areas such as Rankin or Madison. Would a man indicted for killing a 14 year old even got a bond? Nope.
“ Look at the low crime areas such as Rankin or Madison. Would a man indicted for killing a 14 year old even got a bond?”
You didn’t provide enough information KF. What race is the shooter in this hypothetical and what is their net worth and political connection?
"Look at the low crime areas such as Rankin or Madison"
Go sit in circuit court on plea day during the criminal term and see if you believe Madison/Rankin have low crime.
3:34 - The word 'low' is intentionally relative. Words such as 'low' only have value when comparing the nouns to which relate. Glad I could help. Stop back by.
I’m coming in on this too late , I live in Hinds County, Jackson, I know everything that happened almost first hand, I’m from the neighborhood but moved out and I always get the 411. Liddell never posted bond. He has been in jail the whole two years and is on trail now. But l feel sorry for the family of this young man… but the crime rate in Jackson is outrageous, and only getting worse. Most of the people committing crimes are these young men and women. So back to the Liddell case.. People in the neighborhood have been getting robbed, shot at for the last couple of years. Who knows and who cares how old they are. These young men out at 7, 8, 9 pm robbing people house.. on Easter Day, instead of with their parents at family gatherings, celebrating Rise of Jesus Christ from the dead. I’m sorry robber , let me see your I.D., I want to see how old you are so I won’t protect my property and my family. If you are underage I’ll give you a pass. No sir , no he didn’t chase them down the street.. I heard he never left his yard. But think about it.. if Stacy Liddell was WHITE…? Would their even be trail!!! Let me answer this HELL NO!!! Teach y’all children to stay the HELL OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE HOUSE TAKING WHAT IS NOT THEIRS!!! Work for your stuff.. I have children and I tell them now, if it ain’t yours and you can’t afford to buy it you don’t need it. Truth be told, I’m not checking IDS if they come in my house trying to take my stuff. Plus he had videos of the all robbing him house.
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