re: EBRP Deputy shot on O'Neal lane.

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I do know that in his conviction for aggravated battery he shot two people and was pled down from two attempted murder charges.

I also know what he did to the 10 year old girl that he pled down to Inciting a felony for.

He also pled down in federal court for a convict with a gun and was given two years. For each crime there was plenty of witnesses or evidence to go after him strong. They conveniently went weak.

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There's no doubt the charges were pled down significantly. Wish I could find out the details of these cases in re the prosecution's evidence & if there was some sort of issue with admission of it in trial and/or credible & cooperative witness issues, which is what it sounds like on the surface, especially the "going weak" part. ... And I'm wondering if the young girl's family just didn't want to put her through the trauma of trial, which is absolutely understandable. ... Federal court is a different animal altogether, and the 2-year sentence is an abomination. I know of people who have done 5 yrs. for having marijuana and a rifle & shotgun in their homes, simultaneously, who had never been convicted of violent felonies or firearms crimes.

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It is time for all the coddling and light punishment to end. Obviously, a short stint in prison is not a deterrent. If the punishment is strong enough to create fear of committing a crime they will stop.

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Agreed. All I'm saying is that most of the time, prosecutors don't relish the idea of making deals with violent criminals, particularly ones who have been convicted or even arrested for violent crimes previously. Generally, they do when something has gone wrong with witnesses regarding credibility & cooperation and/or evidence, whether it's an issue of admissibility due to whatever myriad of technicalities a judge might rule on or mistake in evidence gathering, etc., and their case has been weakened to the point of questioning a conviction at all.

I don't know the particulars of this POS's past criminal cases; I wish I did, but hopefully, there will be no reason for any deals in this one, and the state will seek the death penalty & get it, no issues. And yes, it's beyond horrible that an officer doing his job suffered the ultimate consequence of an absolutely imperfect judicial system which allowed this filth on the street. Hopefully the decisions for the pleas in his prior cases will be scrutinized thoroughly by all involved.