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Title: Nonprofit Pays Bail For Man Who Attacked His Wife, Hours Later He Murders Her
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Blue Lives Matter
URL Source: https://defensemaven.io/bluelivesma ... TcIQft18eoY9yxFWw9_1dF0ptyRrRQ
Published: Apr 22, 2019
Author: Holly Matkin
Post Date: 2019-04-26 09:36:32 by misterwhite
Keywords: None
Views: 965
Comments: 12
St. Louis, MO – Just hours after a nonprofit group posted bail for a man accused of assaulting his wife, the suspect went to the woman’s home and brutally murdered her, according to prosecutors. Samuel Lee Scott, 54, was arrested for domestic abuse on April 5, after he allegedly beat 54-year-old Marcia Johnson, injuring her cheekbone and ear, the Associated Press reported. Scott also allegedly told Johnson that the “might as well finished what [he] started since [she] was going to contact the police,” the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office wrote in a probable cause statement. On April 9, the court granted Johnson’s request for an order of protection, and he was notified that he was prohibited from going to her residence or within 300 feet of her, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Later the same day, the St. Louis Bail Project posted Scott’s $5,000 bail. “The Bail Project is an unprecedented effort to combat mass incarceration at the front end of the system,” according to the group’s website. “We pay bail for people in need, reuniting families and restoring the presumption of innocence.” The Bail Project is comprised of “passionate advocates” known as “Bail Disruptors and Client Advocates…many of whom have experienced the bail system firsthand,” according to the website. “We believe that paying bail for someone in need is an act of resistance against a system that criminalizes race and poverty and an act of solidarity with local communities and movements for decarceration,” the page read. “Bail is not necessary to ensure people return to court. We won’t stop until meaningful change is achieved and the presumption of innocence is no longer for sale.” Within hours after The Bail Project enabled Scott’s release, he made his way over to Johnson’s home, arriving there at approximately 7:45 p.m., the Associated Press reported. He proceeded to violently assault her, then left her bloodied body lying inside her home, prosecutors said. A friend found Johnson at approximately 11 p.m., and rushed her to a hospital. “[She] was unconscious, had a broken eye socket, several broken ribs, and was bruised from head to toe,” according to court documents. A family member said that the attack also left Johnson with “brain damage,” KTVI reported. The battered woman died of the blunt force trauma injuries five days later. Police said that Scott later confessed that he had struck her, according to the Associated Press. The Bail Project Executive Director Robin Steinberg said the group was “deeply saddened” by Johnson’s murder, but said that they were in no way responsible for what had occurred. "No one could have predicted this tragedy," Steinberg claimed, according to the Associated Press. "It's important to remember that had he been wealthy enough to afford his bail, or bonded out by a commercial bail bond agency, he would have been free pretrial as well,” Steinberg’s statement continued. “In times like this, we must come together for this family and keep sight of the need to transform the larger systems that create poverty, racism and violence, including the pretrial bail system." St. Louis Bail Project site manager Mike Milton also released a statement in the wake of the brutal murder, and argued that the group's cause was more important than Johnson's murder, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. “Nobody wants to see something like this happen, but it is crucial to remember that bail didn’t cause this tragedy,” Milton argued. “Moments like this are devastating, but it’s important not to lose sight of the larger injustices of cash bail and the need for reform.” Scott has been charged with first-degree murder, and is being held on $1 million bond, the Toronto Sun reported. St. Louis Attorney General Kim Gardner said she plans to meet with The Bail Project leaders in order “to review their policies and practices to help them better understand the risks to victims and witnesses when posting bail for any type of domestic violence cases or for any defendant who is a potential safety risk to an individual or to the community,” according to The Daily Caller.
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#1. To: All (#0)
Johnson would disagree.
Yet lack of bail would have prevented it. So there's that, asshole.
A photo of the man responsible and his SJW accomplices.
You forgot the more devastating quote from his own mouth. “Moments like this are devastating, but it’s important not to lose sight of the larger injustices of cash bail and the need for reform.”
“Moments like this are devastating, but it’s important not to lose sight of the larger injustices of cash bail and the need for reform.” That's explained by this little ditty: The Bail Project is comprised of “passionate advocates” known as “Bail Disruptors and Client Advocates… many of whom have experienced the bail system firsthand,”
Make certain you contribute as much as you can to this worthwhile charity.
Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.
Sorry. All my money is going to "non-profit" groups trying to free murderers and rapists from prison by using some technicality.
perhaps we should donate as much as we possibly can to Biden's presidential campaign. Although the phony polls show he's already ahead of Trump by 8% I've a feeling he's going to need lots of help.
Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.
Yep. That's it. It's over. Trump may as well throw in the towel. They can't poll accurately two days before an election much less 18 months.
It should be a disgrace that a sitting president has to answer campaign slurs and lies this far out from the election. The election campaigning began the day Trump was elected. I'm for two six year terms for president, two four year terms for Senators, and four two year terms for reps. Further, no pensions and no perks and no staffers save one. Pensions funded by the office holder into their personal savings. Salaries to be paid for out of their state's treasury and increases voted on by the citizens in that state.
Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.
We made two significant changes to the election system -- Presidential term limits and Senators elected by the people directly. I'm not sure that's working. A President leads the country and sets the agenda as directed by the majority of citizens who elected him. Congress, at their peril, either supports his policies with legislation or they don't. If the country is going in the right direction, I hate to see the person responsible term- limited. Second, who is representing the interests of the States themselves? It used to be the Senators elected by State legislators. If state citizens are electing Senators AND they're electing Representatives, why do we need both? I agree that House representatives should be term-limited. The Founders never envisioned career politicians.
Hmmm. That's interesting. That could be used to keep representatives in line - - ie., those who run as conservatives but end up voting with Pelosi.
St. Louis Bail Project site manager Mike Milton also released a statement in the wake of the brutal murder, and argued that the group's cause was more important than Johnson's murder, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
#2. To: All (#0)
“Nobody wants to see something like this happen, but it is crucial to remember that bail didn’t cause this tragedy,” Milton argued.
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#4. To: misterwhite (#3)
#5. To: A K A Stone (#4)
You forgot the more devastating quote from his own mouth.
#6. To: misterwhite (#0)
St. Louis Bail Project
#7. To: IbJensen (#6)
Make certain you contribute as much as you can to this worthwhile charity.
#8. To: misterwhite (#7)
#9. To: IbJensen (#8)
Although the phony polls show he's already ahead of Trump by 8%
#10. To: misterwhite (#9)
They can't poll accurately two days before an election much less 18 months.
#11. To: IbJensen (#10)
I'm for two six year terms for president, two four year terms for Senators, and four two year terms for reps.
#12. To: IbJensen (#10)
Salaries to be paid for out of their state's treasury and increases voted on by the citizens in that state.
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