Previous District Attorney hid case.
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, II issued the following statement.
Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced a guilty verdict inthe trial of Chauncey Reed. He was convicted of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and murder in connection with the death of his brother during a traffic stop in 2018.
On May 19, 2018, Jackson Police Officer Michael Tarrio, while on duty, initiated a traffic stop of two brothers in a white SUV near the Valero gas station on Cooper Road. As Officer Tarrio approached the vehicle, the driver, later identified as Elliot Reed, engaged in a physical altercation, assaulting the officer while trying to obtain the officer’s service weapon. Surveillance footage captured the incident, showing Chauncey Reed, 33, exiting the vehicle, aiming an assault-style rifle, and attempting to shoot the officer. A shootout ensued, which resulted in the death of Elliot.
Chauncey was subsequently arrested on charges of felony murder and taken into custody. Chauncey was sentenced to a life sentence without the possibility of parole in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. In addition, he was sentenced to 20 years for attempted murder to run concurrently.
“This case is heartbreaking on every level,” said District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II. “A routine traffic stop turned into a deadly shootout. One brother lost his life, and another will spend his in prison. Officer Tario’s bravery that night was extraordinary, and I am grateful to our Hinds County judiciary for their dedication to upholding justice in even the most difficult cases.”
Synopsis of Case
Unfortunately for Officer Tarrio, the case disappeared for several years. MBI referred the case to Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith in January 2019 for prosecution. However, Smith only presented Tarrio to the grand jury for killing Elliot Reed while Chauncey escaped prosecution. The grand jury refused to indict Tarrio.
Smith went out of his way to help Reed. Yes, you read that correctly. Smith personally handled all police shootings as District Attorney. One could not find a file for Chauncy Reed in the District Attorney's computer system as Smith had placed it under the code for Tarrio. In other words, one could not find the Reed file unless he already knew where to find it.
JJ reported the lack of prosecution for the May 2018 charges in December 2021. Yours truly asked prosecutors about the case and that is how Smith's subterfuge was discovered.To-wit, Chauncey Reed, while acting in concert and/or aiding, assisting or encouraging Elliot Reed, did cause Elliot Reed to be killed while in the commission of the felony of the attempted murder of City of Jackson Police Officer Michael Tarrio,who was there and then acting in his official capacity as City of Jackson Police Officer by shooting at City of Jackson Police Officer with a firearm....
The Hinds County grand jury indicted Reed in February 2022 for first-degree murder (his brother was killed in the commission of a crime) and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Adrienne Wooten. Attorney Kevin Camp represents Reed. Unfortunately, Sergeant Tarrio was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2022.
Catch & Release
Reed is a star graduate of the Hinds County Catch & Release program.
A Hinds County grand jury indicted Reed in October 2018 for aggravated assault and shooting into an occupied vehicle in March 2017. Reed also dabbled in a little bit of drug dealing as a grand jury indicted him in May 2018 for four counts of possessing cocaine, meth, and marijuana with intent to distribute. The indictment said he had 187 grams of cocaine. He was also indicted for possessing a stolen firearm. However, the Dope Boys' D.A., Robert Shuler Smith, blessed Mr. Reed. Smith's office remanded the aggravated assault and shooting into an occupied vehicle charges in September 2019. Prosecutors dropped the firearms enhancement for the firearms charges as well. Judge Adrienne Wooten sentenced Reed to serve 15 years in prison but suspended five years and gave him credit for time served. The drug charges are considered to be "non-violent" so Reed was probably eligible for parole after he served 25% of his sentence and paroled he was on August 10, 2021.
11 comments:
Sentences mean nothing when a governor with the stroke of a pen can commute their sentence.
What's the deal with these taliban beards?
What's meaningless are concurrent sentences. Totally meaningless, bullshit, pussy sentences recommended by sissy D.A.s.
@4:43 PM Why would the governor commute the sentence in this case?
@5:25 PM Does it really matter if a sentence is concurrent or consecutive when one of them is life?
Ole Jodi has been busy since he got indicted
@5:54 PM - Not "the" governor but "a" governor years from now. Just like Biden did for 1,000s of felons.
Shouldn’t have hired Kevin Camp . He’s the worst attorney ever.
@6:20 PM - my thoughts exactly! Under the specter of a prison term, he finally gets off his a** and goes to work.
Kevin is a strong attorney with a solid understanding of criminal defense. It was pretty clear the judge was guiding the district attorney through this — especially Gwen.
Does concurrent or consecutive make any difference if one of them is life?
It makes a difference to me. If it made no difference why try him for two crimes and go to the trouble of making the sentences concurrent. Concurrency diminishes the value of at least one of the crimes. And that's the message received by the citizenry.
Meanwhile: How the hell does this work?...
"Police Officer Michael Tarrio,who was there and then acting in his official capacity as City of Jackson Police Officer by shooting at City of Jackson Police Officer with a firearm."
I didn't realize Tarrio, there and then, shot at a police officer. Where and when?
Probably has to do with his religion he is practicing. Shame on you.
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