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BACKSTORY: My wife was selected as a juror in an armed robbery case about 3 months back. The defendant was an African American male in his early 20's. She was selected as foreperson for the jury. It was a 4-5 day trial if I remember correctly. The guy was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years.
Fast Forward to Today: My wife gets a Facebook message from this guy. It wasn't his real name in the profile but he described himself as the "black guy you guys sent to jail for 15 years". It was a fairly long note, but most of it was difficult to comprehend. The Cliffs Notes were this: -You sent me the jail / -You were the foreperson and I saw you crying when the sentence was read / -I have heard that some of the jurors weren't in full agreement so you need to help me get a mistrial / - "You weren't hard to find". That last piece is what bothered me the most, and that is an exact quote.
Reading between the lines, it seems like he is saying "Come forward and say you didn't agree and get me a mistrial, or bad things may happen"
We have left messages with the prosecutor's office and are awaiting a call back. This has me very concerned because if someone can find her on Facebook, they can certainly find out where we live with public records. Does anyone know if this is a fairly commong occurence? I plan on asking the prosecutor's office a few things:
-Why is the Jury foreperson required to say their full name out loud in front of defendants and family who would potential want to hurt them?
-Why are inmates in Georgia (or any other jursidictions) permitted to use Facebook unmonitored?
Any other words of wisdom would be appreciated. I'm hoping this is all talk, but I certainly don't want to chance it considering this guy originally lived only a few miles from where we live now.
(Sorry I didnt know where else to post this. If this needs to be moved please let me know)
BACKSTORY: My wife was selected as a juror in an armed robbery case about 3 months back. The defendant was an African American male in his early 20's. She was selected as foreperson for the jury. It was a 4-5 day trial if I remember correctly. The guy was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years.
Fast Forward to Today: My wife gets a Facebook message from this guy. It wasn't his real name in the profile but he described himself as the "black guy you guys sent to jail for 15 years". It was a fairly long note, but most of it was difficult to comprehend. The Cliffs Notes were this: -You sent me the jail / -You were the foreperson and I saw you crying when the sentence was read / -I have heard that some of the jurors weren't in full agreement so you need to help me get a mistrial / - "You weren't hard to find". That last piece is what bothered me the most, and that is an exact quote.
Reading between the lines, it seems like he is saying "Come forward and say you didn't agree and get me a mistrial, or bad things may happen"
We have left messages with the prosecutor's office and are awaiting a call back. This has me very concerned because if someone can find her on Facebook, they can certainly find out where we live with public records. Does anyone know if this is a fairly commong occurence? I plan on asking the prosecutor's office a few things:
-Why is the Jury foreperson required to say their full name out loud in front of defendants and family who would potential want to hurt them?
-Why are inmates in Georgia (or any other jursidictions) permitted to use Facebook unmonitored?
Any other words of wisdom would be appreciated. I'm hoping this is all talk, but I certainly don't want to chance it considering this guy originally lived only a few miles from where we live now.
That being said, we don't know in which facility he is being held. We were advised by a family member (who is a detective in another state) to contact the prosecutor's office and let them communicate with the facility as well as the polic for a possible police report.
That being said, we don't know in which facility he is being held. We were advised by a family member (who is a detective in another state) to contact the prosecutor's office and let them communicate with the facility as well as the polic for a possible police report.
Call the warden, but I would not depend on the government to protect your wife. See to her security. Get her a gun and the training to use it. Invest in electronic security. Don't leave anything to chance.
Call the warden, but I would not depend on the government to protect your wife. See to her security. Get her a gun and the training to use it. Invest in electronic security. Don't leave anything to chance.
Call the warden, but I would not depend on the government to protect your wife. See to her security. Get her a gun and the training to use it. Invest in electronic security. Don't leave anything to chance.
I agree 100%. Our house is already well armed. Unforunately she has a terrible phobia of guns. I've taken her to the range before and she broke down in tears and couldn't function. As much as I'd like to teach her to shoot, I truly don't believe she'd be able to physically function with a gun.
That being said, its fairly rare that she is home alone and we may look into mace or tasers for when she is out.
This has happened in SC. They are not supposed to use Facebook, but they get cell phones smuggled in and use them. I would definitely let the authorities know and would make sure her facebook account is locked if not closed. I would also ask the authorities how popular/powerful this guy is on the street and assess the threat.
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