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re: Garrett Wards manslaughter conviction has been vacated.

Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:01 am to
Posted by The Cow Goes Moo Moo
Bucktown
Member since Nov 2012
4019 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:01 am to
How much $ got raised for this dude compared to that piece of shite Karmelo Anthony?
Posted by King of New Orleans
In front of The Hungry Tiger
Member since Jul 2011
10842 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:11 am to
He got absolutely screwed by the system.

Dude was being robbed and fought the dude who happened to die. The guy also had drugs in his system. Same kind of deal as George Floyd.

Amazing that he’s behind bars yet the Anthony kid is free and now rich.

The judge in New Orleans is exactly what you’d expect in this case. Trash.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
32716 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:21 am to
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I'm not defending him. I'm saying it's atypical. As tragic of a situation as it gets because even if he is let out, it will always follow him. Getting a professional white collar job is out the door unless it's family/friends connection.

Bruh he killed a man through brute force. He should spend life in prison. Nobody gives a shite if he was drunk. Drunk people do stupid shite like say something they shouldn’t, sleep with fat people, etc. They don’t kill people. There’s no amount of drunk that a normal person can be and result in killing someone with your bare hands
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
78036 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:23 am to
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Dude was being robbed and fought the dude
bullshite.
Posted by profdillweed
Gulf of America
Member since Apr 2025
2190 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:24 am to
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It has been vacated and remanded for a new trial. Distilled down it is because the prosecution elicited a racial epithet Ward supposedly uttered during the assault. That is a bit of a no no but you generally don't see a post-conviction mistrial based on a single utterance supposedly from the defendant's mouth.


i see what you're saying but did Ward or did he not beat and kick the man to death?
Posted by triggeredmillennial
Member since Aug 2023
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Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:31 am to
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This post was edited on 5/28/25 at 2:40 am
Posted by King of New Orleans
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Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:37 am to
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bullshite


Believe what you want. Never said he wasn’t drunk. He was being robbed though and fought the guy. The guy ended up dying. But the guy also has a system full of drugs.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
78036 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:42 am to
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. He was being robbed though and fought the guy
Nope...
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The only testimony supporting Defendant's claim that he was being robbed and stabbed when he began attacking Mr. Jackson was Defendant's self-serving testimony
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Ms. Williamson attested to the fact that she saw Mr. Jackson walk towards Defendant – maybe to ask him for some money – and when Mr. Jackson put his hand out, Defendant punched him in the face
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Mr. Rainge exited the vehicle and noticed Defendant punching Mr. Jackson. As he approached the two men, he also noticed Defendant kicking Mr. Jackson. Eventually, Mr. Rainge pulled Defendant off of Mr. Jackson. Mr. Rainge testified that he did not notice Mr. Jackson with a knife or any type of sharp object, nor did he see a knife or sharp object on the ground where the attack took place.
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Further undermining Defendant's self-defense claim was his own trial testimony that he did not tell anyone at the scene that he was fearful due to Mr. Jackson's alleged robbery. Defendant admitted that he did not tell his grandmother, whom he called while detained in lockup, that he was robbed even though she asked him if he was hurt and Defendant responded in the negative. Additionally, Ms. Kelly was not aware that Defendant had allegedly been robbed. Defendant also testified that on the morning of the attack he declined offers of medical assistance at the scene. Defendant further admitted that at no time following this incident did he seek any medical attention in connection with his alleged knife wound
Posted by King of New Orleans
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Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:44 am to
There’s literally two sides to every story, ol’ son
Posted by profdillweed
Gulf of America
Member since Apr 2025
2190 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:46 am to
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There’s literally two sides to every story, ol’ son



There's actually 3 sides to every story ol' baw
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
78036 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:47 am to
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There’s literally two sides to every story, ol’ son
No kidding? His side is just him and a story he conjured after the fact for his defense. Three witnesses and none saw the guy attack him. They all saw him attack the guy who only approached him. They also saw him kicking the guy in the head when he was down on the ground. No weapon was found. And, all of this happened just after the guy had slapped his girlfriend just minutes before.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120046 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 7:55 am to
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Odds of being a repeat offender is practically none.


That's wonderful, but he is being punished because he killed someone not on whether or not he will kill again.

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He was a nice guy in my encounters when sober. Obviously isn't or wasn't when drunk.


So as long as he doesn't drink he is good? "Your honor.. Look... I only do crazy shite when I drink. If I promise to lay off the booze can I go free?"
Posted by King of New Orleans
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Member since Jul 2011
10842 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 8:02 am to
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none saw the guy attack him


Never said he attacked him.
Posted by BlueRabbit
Member since Apr 2025
133 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 8:02 am to
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He was being robbed though and fought the guy. The guy ended up dying. But the guy also has a system full of drugs.


He wasn’t being robbed nor did the old man have drugs in his system.

The guy was a mean drunk and a bully and was drunk and beat up an old man. Period.

Now he’s the Friday night date at the toilet wine and cocktail party in Cell Block C.
Posted by 225Tyga
Member since Oct 2013
19432 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 8:04 am to
Didn’t his girlfriend end up marrying his best friend after he went to prison?
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
119756 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 8:35 am to
At least you’ll have your memories of ivars with him
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
24566 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 8:37 am to
Good
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
33933 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 8:54 am to
How long has he served thus far?
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
37532 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 9:16 am to
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He got absolutely screwed by the system. Dude was being robbed and fought the dude who happened to die. The guy also had drugs in his system. Same kind of deal as George Floyd.

There’s little or no evidence of any of that, and much evidence supporting the conviction.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31524 posts
Posted on 5/3/25 at 9:25 am to
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I think he’s still fricked. They can get the same conviction without the racial stuff coming out.

I'll be curious to see if a relative decrease in fanfare surrounding the case gives the State a bit more space to try to resolve it short of trial.
This post was edited on 5/3/25 at 9:29 am
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