Parents in Charlotte, North Carolina, are expressing dismay after a man who threatened five Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools was released from jail days before the start of […] Source
An Ohio judge is facing backlash after a repeat offender released on bond allegedly committed another violent assault. NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera examines a proposed law aimed at holding judges accountable for bail decisions on “National Report.”
A violent repeat offender was arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, Thursday after randomly attacking women on the streets of the city, causing at least one […] Source
A 29-year-old Charlotte man already convicted of voluntary manslaughter allegedly killed one person and seriously wounded another barely two hours after walking out of jail on a $10,000 bond, raising sharp questions about why he was free at all. David Simpson posted bond on a charge of possession of a weapon by a prisoner and […] The post Charlotte man with manslaughter conviction charged with fatal shooting less than two hours after posting bond appeared first on American Almanac .
A 29-year-old Charlotte man already convicted of voluntary manslaughter allegedly killed one person and seriously wounded another barely two hours after walking out of jail on a $10,000 bond, raising sharp questions about why he was free at all. David Simpson posted bond on a charge of possession of a weapon by a prisoner and left Mecklenburg County Jail at 12:20 a.m. on July 29. By approximately 1:45 a.m. that same morning, police say, he had shot two men at an east Charlotte apartment complex, one fatally. The entire sequence, release to alleged homicide, took roughly 85 minutes. Simpson now faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury,…Open
A deputy U.S. Marshal was fatally shot in Louisiana while attempting to apprehend a fugitive who had failed to appear in court. NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera details how failures in the judicial system allowed a dangerous repeat offender back onto the streets.
Illinois’ no-cash-bail law backfired on Gov. JB Pritzker as a repeat offender on pretrial release allegedly breached his Chicago mansion on Independence Day. NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera has more on “National Report.”
A Houston father of five was gunned down after rushing to help his son during a truck robbery. NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera reports the accused shooter is a repeat offender whose criminal history included multiple lenient sentences, raising new questions about accountability.