By: Stephanie S.

Stephanie S. — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 02:43:39 +0000

This is so baffling! In this state, abuse of an elderly person (>65 yo) is a felony crime in itself (search State Attorney General’s website) which includes physical abuse (assault) and theft (due to inherent vulnerability of the elderly), plus intentionally killing an animal…what was this judge thinking? This judge also ignored another one of the “C’s”, community. What does it say to the community when he doesn’t even set bail, which would have likely held this suspect in jail much longer considering he is also homeless and not likely to be able to post bail in order to be released before trial. Someone should assist Mr. Hickey in reporting the abuse of an elderly person through the State Attorney General’s website. If the State’s Attorney General get involved, maybe bringing the attention of this case to a higher legal authority will result in stronger actions by judges like Judge Naylor (at a minimum, actions according to the laws as they are already defined). With all of the violent crimes related to this specific homeless “community/population” in the media lately and outrage over how the courts seem to have adopted a “catch and release” policy with this homeless population, it really just blows my mind that Judge Naylor would let a suspect who is obviously very violent, and has no permanent address, go free considering law enforcement and the county prosecuting attorney’s office has no way to ensure a suspect can be located again to be notified of new/updated charges, warrants, or to be re-arrested as a case is re-evaluated.

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By: Stephanie S.