Derek Jones

He wanted to... At first it was, you know... these types of cases are hard to try and this very well could end in probation. You know, I just wanted you to be prepared. You know, we gotta have, we gotta have enough facts and everything. And he was wanting to really play it off. Like it was a probation case.

And I'm like, I I'd been doing some research on the side and I joined a group for other people that have gone through this or going through this. And, and I'm like, I know that a lot of this does end in probation. I know that a lot of them walk away. And the ones that don't, they get a couple years. I know that, but I know that we also have a lot of evidence in this one.

And I'm like, I I'd been doing some research on the side and I joined a group for other people that have gone through this or going through this. And, and I'm like, I know that a lot of this does end in probation. I know that a lot of them walk away. And the ones that don't, they get a couple years. I know that, but I know that we also have a lot of evidence in this one.

And I'm like, I I'd been doing some research on the side and I joined a group for other people that have gone through this or going through this. And, and I'm like, I know that a lot of this does end in probation. I know that a lot of them walk away. And the ones that don't, they get a couple years. I know that, but I know that we also have a lot of evidence in this one.

Well, you had her admittance to it. Yeah.

Well, you had her admittance to it. Yeah.

Well, you had her admittance to it. Yeah.

You had the evidence in the purse. You, I mean, she straight up said she did, you know.

You had the evidence in the purse. You, I mean, she straight up said she did, you know.

You had the evidence in the purse. You, I mean, she straight up said she did, you know.

Yeah. And you start getting all this stuff adding up more and more. But it was almost like the DA was uninvolved. It was just, it was another case. Now, granted, I know they're busy. I know they got, you know, big caseloads. But or big workloads. But it was almost felt like for the longest time that it was thrown on the back burner. You know, again, another continuance, another continuance.

Yeah. And you start getting all this stuff adding up more and more. But it was almost like the DA was uninvolved. It was just, it was another case. Now, granted, I know they're busy. I know they got, you know, big caseloads. But or big workloads. But it was almost felt like for the longest time that it was thrown on the back burner. You know, again, another continuance, another continuance.

Yeah. And you start getting all this stuff adding up more and more. But it was almost like the DA was uninvolved. It was just, it was another case. Now, granted, I know they're busy. I know they got, you know, big caseloads. But or big workloads. But it was almost felt like for the longest time that it was thrown on the back burner. You know, again, another continuance, another continuance.

It just kept pushing out and kept pushing out. And I'm like, hey, why do we keep pushing out here? And I was giving him names that people that were close and I thought may be beneficial. They had information and come to find out he wasn't. I was finding out he wasn't talking to these people. And so at one point I had had enough. So we'd got her. She went in there and. She open pled guilty.

It just kept pushing out and kept pushing out. And I'm like, hey, why do we keep pushing out here? And I was giving him names that people that were close and I thought may be beneficial. They had information and come to find out he wasn't. I was finding out he wasn't talking to these people. And so at one point I had had enough. So we'd got her. She went in there and. She open pled guilty.

It just kept pushing out and kept pushing out. And I'm like, hey, why do we keep pushing out here? And I was giving him names that people that were close and I thought may be beneficial. They had information and come to find out he wasn't. I was finding out he wasn't talking to these people. And so at one point I had had enough. So we'd got her. She went in there and. She open pled guilty.

They'd offered her a plea deal of 10 years. I knew she wouldn't take that. She thinks she's walking away with probation.

They'd offered her a plea deal of 10 years. I knew she wouldn't take that. She thinks she's walking away with probation.

They'd offered her a plea deal of 10 years. I knew she wouldn't take that. She thinks she's walking away with probation.

I think so. She said no to the plea and she went in and said, I'm guilty. But to open plea, she didn't want a jury trial. So she pretty much open pled guilty to the judge where once they do that, they do what they call a PSI. Pre-sentencing investigation.