Thursday, May 25, 2023

Jimbo Gets Justice

Justice won yesterday in Desoto County as a MHP trooper's vendetta against a citizen came to naught. Special Justice Court Judge dismissed speeding, careless driving, and of course, disorderly conduct charges against James "Jimbo" Fischer in Desoto County Justice Court yesterday.    

Young ticketed Fischer and impounded his vehicle at a previous traffic stop.  Fischer created a Facebook page dedicated to the um, dedicated trooper.  Trooper Young didn't take too kindly to the attention and said he was going out looking for poor Jimbo.  He found him and proceeded to arrest him for the charges mentioned above (See the synopsis and video of arrest posted below).  

The Justice Court Judge and Desoto County prosecutor recused themselves from the case.  Lee County Justice Court Judge Chuck Hopkins presided over the hearing yesterday.  Fischer announced on Facebook: 

Just got out of court. Not guilty on careless driving. Not guilty on disorderly conduct and dismissed the speeding ticket. Judge Hopkins from Lee County did the right thing. He saw through all the bull shit.

Fischer said he learned in court yesterday Trooper Young cited him for the felony version of disorderly conduct.  Apparently such a felony exists. See Section 3 of the statute linked. 

Oddly enough, there is no arrest report for Fischer's arrest.  Yours truly filed a public records request with the Mississippi Highway Patrol for the arrest report but MHP said no such report was on file.  


Synopsis

A little feud between MHP Trooper Jason Young and Fischer began on March 5 when Fischer turned around on Highway 301 before passing through a roadblock in Desoto County.  A woman notified the troopers of his u-turn so Young took off in hot pursuit.  It is not known if he was eating a Diablo sammich.  Young administered a preliminary PBT test three times but the results did not show Fischer was legally drunk.  Young cited him for improper lane usage and careless driving while impounding his vehicle.  Earlier, more thorough post with court file and complete video.


Fischer submitted a complaint to MHP.  Captain Gerald Cooper replied his trooper followed the guidelines and was within his rights to ticket Fischer and impound his vehicle.  

To say Fischer was not pleased with his treatment is an understatement.  The aggrieved defendant created a Facebook page dedicated to Trooper Young and posted his gripes about his experience at the roadblock.  

The posts apparently got under the trooper's skin because Young went out looking for Fischer on one bright day in June.  Young's dashcam video recording him speaking on his cellphone to a woman about Fischer as he cruised Highway 301.  

The trooper said "I'm going to see this motherfucker today because he posted something on his Facebook and I saw the damn truck with a little bullbar in the front.  As he spoke those final words, none other than James Fischer approached from the opposite direction.  Young promptly executed a u-turn and took off in hot pursuit.  Both stops took place when Fischer was driving home from work. 

Young quickly tracked down his quarry and pulled him over. He asked for Fischer's driver's license and insurance.  He said he was driving 55 mph in a 45 mph zone.

An outraged Fischer said "I'll see you in a few weeks, punk" and flipped off Trooper Young as he drove off.  Trooper Young couldn't have none of  that so he turned on his siren and took off after Fischer yet again.   



Trooper Young ordered Fischer to get out of the vehicle.  Fischer complied. Trooper Young handcuffed Fischer and arrested him for disorderly conduct and careless driving.  The trooper said Fischer's taking his hand off the wheel justified the careless driving charge.  Trooper Young impounded Fischer's truck again.  


48 comments:

Anonymous said...

So what!!!!

Anonymous said...

Is this loser still a trooper?

Anonymous said...

So what happens to the trooper.... Something has to be done to these guys when they use this authority against people. I mean surely the guy will sue the state after winning the case...

Anonymous said...

I'm conflicted here.....if you do a u'y before a roadblock, you're drunk or have a warrant out AND if you are disrespectful to the LEO, I file that under f'ing around and finding out. That being said, the officer should not have been out looking for him.

Young, ESAD! said...

Young, here is another social media post for you to be outraged about:

You are a piece of shit and should be someone's punk in prison, MFer!

Now pull me over bully boy! Come on chicken shit!

Anonymous said...

If Young is still a trooper I have lost all respect for the MHP.

Anonymous said...

The trooper has since been transferred from E Troop to C Troop. That’s how MHP disciplines Troopers… just move them to a different district where they will have the same issues.

Jimbo’s Facebook group is starting to our other MHP Troopers who are just making it up as they go.

Anonymous said...

The trooper committed a felony - false arrest.

Anonymous said...

That trooper needs to lighten up on the steroid usage. Not only is he way overweight, but his lack of common sense has been distorted.

Anonymous said...

I hope Young gets his ass sued.

MHP is a joke. Roided up dummies. Most can probably not read at an 11th grade level.

Anonymous said...

Imagine if a white MHP did this to an African American.
The media would instigate riots.
But the overwhelming abuse of whites by blacks is tolerable and not worthy of mention.
And it is overwhelmingly black against white.
The published violent crime stats prove that year after year
The minority overwhelmingly commits more total, and per capita, violent crime against the majority.

Anonymous said...

“if you do a u'y before a roadblock, you're drunk or have a warrant out AND if you are disrespectful to the LEO, I file that under f'ing around and finding out.”

1. The driver made a u-turn because he got a call from a family member who needed help.
2. He was not drunk, nor had warrants.
3. “Disrespect” is protected by the first amendment, most especially when directed at authorities (redress of grievances).

Cop here was a sensitive snowflake who abused his authority.

Anonymous said...

Jimbo is due any court costs and fines, plus impound-related expenses (rental car, lost wages, etc.); as well as the trooper's badge.

Anonymous said...

Isn't Troop C who patrols Hinds, Madison, Rankin, and Yazoo Counties? Maybe a few more? Look for more trouble from him locally if so. He's going to give that little young one in Yazoo county a run for his money.

Anonymous said...

Great!!! Now we will have to deal with him in the Metro area (CTroop). I ain’t a cop hater either! I was in LE for over 20 years! I respect the badge and there isn’t any room for those wearing it to misuse their authority!

Anonymous said...

Good. Another douchebag MHP Trooper that is more interested in harrassing private individuals than actually going after bad guys.

Anonymous said...

Trooper Young is C36 which is a ghost graphics on a Dodge Charger.

Anonymous said...

Super trouper beams are gonna blind me
But I won't feel blue
Like I always do
'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

Anonymous said...

Some times I think these steroid poisoned law “enforcers” are working on a commission (bonus) for over reacting to collect money for themselves and for the patrol.

Anonymous said...

Kingfish, thank you for the update!

Anonymous said...

“Fischer submitted a complaint to MHP. Captain Gerald Cooper replied his trooper followed the guidelines and was within his rights to ticket Fischer and impound his vehicle.” So what about Capt. Cooper? He said it was all OK, which means legal. What happens to him? Guess what? Nothing of course. Just like Trooper Young.

Anonymous said...

Hope he doesn’t come here and persecute hard working truck drivers.

Anonymous said...

Kingfish: I've followed this for months, since its inception. What you leave out is the fact that the trooper said he 'saw Jimbo turn around in the road and head the other way to avoid the roadblock'. However, it was proven that the trooper could NOT have seen him since a hill was between them. The trooper later said a woman told him 'somebody had done a uturn in the road' so the trooper took off in pursuit.

The trooper is obviously an arrogant, unfit SOB who has no business on our roadways in a police vehicle harassing the public he is sworn to protect.

Although this trooper has been suspended for months, it will be a stain on the department and our state if he is allowed to continue to pull duty in this or any other LEO job.

Anonymous said...

The more you know about any branch of DPS the less respect you have for them. They are all arrogant people who think that they are above the law. None gets punishment unless they piss their leadership off.

Anonymous said...

MHP should come clean. Sack this guy.
If the races were flipped, Lumumba would be leading the riots.

Anonymous said...

the other day I told a Trooper thank you for your service, and the response I got was very cold look.

Anonymous said...

Meanwhile, over the weekend a cop (now an ex cop) in Clarksdale shot (in the back) and killed a young man who the cop said had broken into his house and had run out the front door when the cop came home. Turns out the cop's daughter had a romantic relationship with the (once alive) yoot and let him in the house.

What percentage of these dickwads thinks they are above the law and are not to be questioned?

Anonymous said...

This is really stupid of the MHP not to fire this guy. In times when LEOs are unfairly attacked, such "protections" only turn people who support LEOs against them.

For example, I used to be impressed if someone worked for the FBI. These days someone who works for the FBI is viewed with great suspicion if not distain.

Anonymous said...

How many other people are sitting in jail right now for various charges because this trooper lied? What about them? They didn’t have the resources to fight back so they are rotting in jail. Usually this site is a bunch of folks who don’t believe cops lie or that they cheat etc. Just because someone’s picture is in the news doesn’t mean they are guilty.

Anonymous said...

KF - ok, you can hang this trophy on your wall. Happy now??

Granted, this trooper was not one of the 'finest'. Probably should not be a trooper.

But your hero in this story is also not one I would want to claim as my 'hero' as you have done for months now.

A roadstop is up ahead, so what does your 'hero' do but turn around and avoid it. Hmmmm. I would have to ask why, but of course (due to the over zealous trooper, you don't bother to do) and ask why he didn't just go through, show his DL, etc and go home.

Not defending LEOs that want to show their badge and their bravado, but I'm not about to say this was justice either without a little more info on the facts. At this point, nothing on JJ has bothered to present those.

Anonymous said...

10:31, if you did ask why this guy turned around (if he did), you got your answer — both in this post and in just about every other post about this story. And further, the trooper in question got his answer that it wasn’t about a warrant or driving under the influence. There are a sufficient number of facts here for someone willing to read what KF has written. Moreover, there are a lot of LE that don’t want this guy around. One of the problems with state employment is this trooper can’t just be fired quickly and without ceremony. Private employers are free to minimize the risk to their company by firing someone. Public employers have to minimize the risk of firing someone “unjustly” rather than looking out for the agency.

Kingfish said...

y'all do realize there were two incidents, right? He was arrested at the second incident.

Anonymous said...

10:31...>Hello Trooper Young....The man was NO WHERE NEAR THE ROAD BLOCK WHEN HE TURNED AROUND.....It was TIMING, fool.

Anonymous said...

Hopefully MHP put him behind a desk, but not at the license place, cause he will yell at all the kids getting their first driver license.

Anonymous said...

There is no f'ing law mandating that a driver proceed forward to a roadblock.

Anonymous said...

all these rubes on this thread calling for an investigation of MHP.

dont hold your breath....

'the only thing that will be investigated is why jimbo was not convicted on all counts....

face it people , this state is turning into nazi germany with steroid head MSHP as hitlers brown shirts....

and there's no way jimbo can retaliate. the doctrine of qualified immunity allows these thugs to get away with just about anything. that means you just got to sit there and take it.

kingfish...please keep up with trooper young and i can promise you he will soon be promoted..............

Anonymous said...

Whether the young man turned around within sight of the road block or without knowing it was ahead, is irrelevant.

Law enforcement is (apparently) within its rights to take out after someone it assumes is avoiding the roadblock. However, as is posted above, there is no 'avoidance' law in this state.

If I choose to pull over, turn around or take the next left, that's my right. Pursue me if you wish. I am under no obligation to proceed to the point of the checkpoint - only to stop and follow directions once I arrive.

I'm surprised the judge in this case did not have a come-to-Jesus lecture for this worthless badge.

Anonymous said...

This trooper is now riding around Central MS.

If you get pulled over, his name plate is Young. Badge number is now C36.

The tag on his car should be C36 as well.

Kingfish said...

The case adjudicated this week was not about the roadblock. It was about the arrest where the cop said he was going looking for him.

Anonymous said...

This small man with a badge has soured my feelings toward the MHP. The MHP Super Duper Trooper used his badge to target an individual all because he took a disliking to him over a facebook post and his bosses did nothing other than transfer him when the heat started to climb. This does not give me warm fuzzies about the MHP. I'm not one of the Defund the police never have been and never will be. I want accountability, but I am beginning to wonder if we will ever have any accountability. Jimbo's redress appears to be that the taxpayer gets hosed and the Super Duper Trooper et al to go about their merry way. We have a problem with some in law enforcement, take the tasing until death in the article above. We also have a new Super Duper Trooper named Bell that appears to have arrested a man because the man threw a ticket in his glove box in front of him. Roid Rage anyone????? We have a Super duper trooper that killed a neighbor’s dog, another that allegedly beat his wife. Sean Tindell needs to use this event to do a lot of house cleaning. How many people are currently in jail because of small men like Super Duper Trooper Young. I want to think this is the exception to the rule, but I wonder.

Anonymous said...

to 10:25........................you dont know much about judges ,do you?

Anonymous said...

He did run the stop sign

Anonymous said...

I was already stopped at the stop sign. Can't run it when I was literally parked in front of it.

Anonymous said...

This agency is as corrupt as it gets. Colonel Ginn and Colonel Sanders both have done many corrupt things but hide behind religion and their appointed status. They promote those who can’t pass test and ignore their own general orders and deny those who have passed if they are not yes men that do what THEY want. If you are a yes man in the agency you get what you want. If you are not a yes man you are plague and pushed to the side. It does not matter if you can be an effective leader or a great leader. Bottom line the politics of the patrol trump everything. They claim they are the “Best of the Best” what a joke. You will never be the best when you have absolutely no hiring standard. E31 brandished a gun on an individual before he was hired but charges were dropped so he’s good to hire. Background investigations are ignored because prospects are buddies of upper brass of MHP and senators that want them hired. Gerald Cooper has ignored many warnings about Bell, Young and Lee. However they are part of his crew and are protected. I mean why is anyone surprised this agency is absolutely out of control with no standards. Constitutional rights are not an option. You will be held to do what they tell you to do or face the wrath of the agency.

Anonymous said...

"The case adjudicated this week was not about the roadblock. It was about the arrest where the cop said he was going looking for him."

However, evidence presented at trial included the roadblock incident which contributed, in great part, to the trooper's attitude and vindictive approach to his job.

I'm looking forward to a civil trial. This whole matter is much, much larger than simply dismissing a traffic ticket. This victim should be compensated.

Anonymous said...

I was already at the stop sign it was right in front of me.

Anonymous said...

Trooper is not fit for the job. Just the type of person that will cause MHP to get sued at taxpayers expense.

Anonymous said...

I heard Ginn on the radio yesterday talking about a trooper class. He talked about how many applicants they'd have for a class, how many would be selected, how many would enroll and how many would not pass.

Are they this damned hard up for troopers that this guy is the best of the best? Is his attitude, racism and psychological misfiring not apparent during training class?

Tate got rid of the last clown that fucked up this agency. What's next?



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