Councilman Jones bond denied

[Sir Mickey Mouse]

http://www.onlineindependent.net/cgi-bin/page.cgi?id=222

[IGID]

From what I read in the news, it doesn't look good for him. They say they have DNA evidence from him and the child and he was the father. Now his attorney is grabbing at straws saying the way someone optained a DNA sample from Jones was illegal. Seems someone scooped up a cup he was drinking out of. If he claims that they are making this up to get him out of office, how about providing a DNA sample and clearing your name? It would be simple if he didn't do it. I say he's guilty and should get 10 yrs MDOC with 5 to serve and 5 on paper and be a registered sex offender for the rest of his life.

[wilebill]

The C-L had an article that provided a little more info about this. I couldn't find an online article.

DA Parrish said a Laurel police officer told him in Jan. '04 about a partial file about the case. Parrish said he got the file, which had previously been sent to the DA's office. He did not explain why it had not been pursued. Jeannene Pacific, the former DA, said it was never presented to her.

Also, Jones owes the city of Laurel $8996 in traffic misdeameanor fines, according to the city clerk's office.

Some Fun Facts about Jones:
He has been convicted of reckless driving, disorderly conduct, trespassing, public drunkenness, leaving the scene of an accident, DUI, and resisting arrest.

It appears he just has a blatant disregard of the law.

[beggingforrelief]

Sounds like a DuPree/Fairley employment candidate to me. I'm sure there is a position in Hattiesburg where the Mayor can put this guy.

[lamarrebel]

The C-L had an article that provided a little more info about this. I couldn't find an online article.

DA Parrish said a Laurel police officer told him in Jan. '04 about a partial file about the case. Parrish said he got the file, which had previously been sent to the DA's office. He did not explain why it had not been pursued. Jeannene Pacific, the former DA, said it was never presented to her.

Also, Jones owes the city of Laurel $8996 in traffic misdeameanor fines, according to the city clerk's office.

Some Fun Facts about Jones:
He has been convicted of reckless driving, disorderly conduct, trespassing, public drunkenness, leaving the scene of an accident, DUI, and resisting arrest.

It appears he just has a blatant disregard of the law.

What was it...over 140 traffic violations over the past ten or eleven years? And of course, he was up blaming politics, former Mayor Susan Vincent, and racism for it all! To quote my Chancellor friend, perhaps he needs to find the nearest mirror stand squarely before it and face it if he wants to know the source of his problems. The voters of District Seven deman themselves by electing buffoons like this, but of course the whole country did in electing Bill Clinton twice.

[gine]

how about providing a DNA sample and clearing your name? It would be simple if he didn't do it.

That would certainly be the thing that any INNOCENT person would do. ;)




I say he's guilty and should get 10 yrs MDOC with 5 to serve and 5 on paper and be a registered sex offender for the rest of his life

10 years, five served and five on paper, is not an appropriate sentence for sexually molesting a child. Sentence should be the maximum! What the maximum is, I don't know, do you?

Also, I wonder how many more there are out there.

[IGID]

I realize a 13 yr old is not supposed to be able to consent, but if it wasn't forceable rape, in Ms. we will be lucky if he gets 10 yrs. But if we could enforce opinions, he'd get the death penalty.

[IGID]

How many more? I'd bet anything she wasn't the first or last.

[gine]

I realize a 13 yr old is not supposed to be able to consent, but if it wasn't forceable rape, in Ms. we will be lucky if he gets 10 yrs. But if we could enforce opinions, he'd get the death penalty.


It is forceable rape if she hasn't not reached the age of consent :smt102 but you are correct under our current laws. Our current laws need to be changed, it is a shame that a person convicted of various crimes, not near as horrendous in my opinion as taking liberties with a child and scarring her for life, would get more time than a child rapist, and that is exactly what he is, a child rapist. Perhaps they will find more girls, I am sure there are more. A grown man just doesn't wake up one morning and decide out of the blue that he will have sex with a 13 year old - it is more than likely a pattern.

Mississippi Age of Sexual Consent: 18
Sexual battery to sexually penetrate a child (1) at least age 14 but under age 16 if the actor is at least 36 months older than the child or (2) under age 14 if the actor is at least 24 months older than the child.

SEC. 97-3-95. Sexual battery.

(1) A person is guilty of sexual battery if he or she engages in sexual penetration with:


(a) Another person without his or her consent;


(b) A mentally defective, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless person; or


(c) A child under the age of fourteen (14) years.


(2) A person is guilty of sexual battery if he or she engages in sexual penetration with a child of fourteen (14) but less than eighteen (18) years if the person is in a position of trust or authority over the child including without limitation the child's teacher, counselor, physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, minister, priest, physical therapist, chiropractor, legal guardian, parent, stepparent, aunt, uncle, scout leader or coach.

[IGID]

Not for all the tea in China. The IGID stands for ' I'm Glad I Don't '. You can add the last part, ie.live in the city limits, work for HPD, etc etc etc. Thanks for the thought though Hawk.

[lamarrebel]

Seriously everyone....read this article from the Laurel Leader Call

http://www.leadercall.com/articles/2005/11/09/news/news01.txt

At Jones's bond hearing, he called at least a couple of witnesses who testified that they didn't see what was wrong with a grown man having sex with a 13 year old. "I don't consider men who have sex with 13 or 14 year olds a danger to this community," said Rhonda Robinson. "He ain't no danger. We voted him into office."

To echo the comments of Assistant DA J. Ronald Parrish, is that what we are coming to?

[fuzzis]

Seriously everyone....read this article from the Laurel Leader Call

http://www.leadercall.com/articles/2005/11/09/news/news01.txt

At Jones's bond hearing, he called at least a couple of witnesses who testified that they didn't see what was wrong with a grown man having sex with a 13 year old. "I don't consider men who have sex with 13 or 14 year olds a danger to this community," said Rhonda Robinson. "He ain't no danger. We voted him into office."

To echo the comments of Assistant DA J. Ronald Parrish, is that what we are coming to?

hub...can you c/p the article? I really don't want to register at another site.

fuzzis

[jmb]

fuzzis, here's the article in its entirety...

Landrum rejects bond request by Jones' attorney
The writing was on the wall in Jones County Circuit Court in Laurel Tuesday afternoon. Despite attempts by Laurel Ward 7 City Councilman Joseph Glenn Jones' defense attorney Robert Smith to sway the court in the face of damaging evidence presented by the Jones County District Attorney's Office, Judge Billy Joe Landrum agreed with the prosecution and denied Jones his right to bond.
“Based on the evidence before me presented by the prosecution, which is the same evidence presented to the grand jury that handed down the indictment, I'm going to deny bond in this case, and Mr. Jones will have to stay in jail until a conclusion to this case has been reached,” Landrum said.
Jones is now charged with two counts of sexual battery. One charge involves a 13-year-old girl while the second, filed Monday, is said to involve a 14-year-old girl.
In coming to his determination to deny bond, Landrum cited the DNA evidence presented in the initial indictment involving the 13-year-old girl in which tests proved with 99.97 percent accuracy that Jones was indeed the father of a baby who died as a result of a miscarriage. He noted Reliagene, of New Orleans, La., is a reputable DNA testing company that has been represented countless times in his courtroom. Landrum also cited the case of David King versus the state of Mississippi in Walthall County that showed King's bond was revoked for the same offense and that decision was upheld by the Mississippi Supreme Court.
“In that decision there was only one count to consider,” Landrum said from the bench. “But here we have two counts.”
Smith said he wasn't surprised with the decision given the fact the prosecution was allowed ample time to give its side of the story.
“We presented a cross section of the community in Jones' defense today, but that didn't matter,” said Smith. “I was looking for just any sort of bond amount. I just believe he deserves the chance to bond because of his commitment to the community through his public service.”
J. Ronald Parrish, Jones County assistant district attorney, came loaded with plenty of ammunition Tuesday afternoon. He'd already fired one salvo during last Friday's proceedings where Landrum determined another session needed to be held in order to accommodate all the witnesses Smith would call to testify on Jones' behalf. Parrish fired the second broadside Tuesday when he outlined the details of the second sexual battery charge.
“This second charge is based on Jones' own admission under oath that he was the father of a baby born to a girl who at the time of conception was just 14 years old,” Parrish said. “We have DNA tests showing he's the father of one child, and we have his own admission, under oath, that he fathered another. How much more proof do we need?”
Smith pointed out to the court that the documents from Jones County Chancery Court that Parrish was basing the second charge from stated clearly that paternity had never been established by the court.
“We ask the court to view this information with extreme caution,” said Smith.
Smith also tried to counter charges from Parrish by pointing out if Jones was such a danger to the community, why then did those people of Ward 7 elect him not once, but twice?
And Smith further charged that the prosecution illegally brought the victim in the first case to Jones County from a location outside the state and coerced a statement from her.
To help bolster his case for Jones' bond request to be granted, Smith called several character witnesses to the stand in his behalf.
Laurel businessman and Laurel Fire Department fireman Ken Keyes, who had hired Jones to do work for him in recent weeks, said during his testimony Jones wasn't a flight risk or a danger to his community, as the prosecution had said he was.
“He's been a good employee for me,” Keyes said.
But Parrish grilled Keyes on his suspected role in Jones' arrest and eventual surrender to authorities last week.
“I talked to Sheriff Larry Dykes Tuesday night who told me if I could get Joseph to turn himself in the next morning then he'd call off the dogs,” Keyes said. “And that's what I did.”
Dot Yarborough said she also didn't think Jones was a danger to the community and she added she didn't believe the DNA results were accurate or that he was guilty of the charges.
“I've seen nothing but respect and dignity from Joseph Jones,” Yarborough said.
A couple of witnesses for Jones admitted they didn't see anything wrong with a man having sex with a teenager.
“I don't consider men who have sex with 13- or 14-year-olds a danger to the community,” said Rhonda Robinson. “He ain't no danger. We voted him into office.”
Parrish, when he asked Jones's wife, Sarita, the same question concerning men having sex with teenagers, cut her off as she was going to elaborate on why she thought it wasn't a danger to the community.
“It astounds me that some of these people actually think it's OK for men to have sex with young girls,” said Parrish after the hearing. “I guess that tells you the state of our society.”

[fuzzis]

This is all so very sickening. I can't even begin to put into words...

I don't have children, and the thought of having them terrifies me, partially because of things like this. How do you ever trust to let your children out in the world?

fuzzis

[fuzzis]

You don't; dats why your parent never trusted your wild A$$. "Cuse moi Franchi, please?

*grin*

Would you believe that I didn't have a curfew when I was in high school? That I didn't even have to call home if I wasn't going to be there? As long as I managed a 4.0, they didn't care.

:smt104

Just smoked for the first time a couple of weeks ago. :smt103

fuzzis