Devonne Caldwell, 20, of East Orange, and Aljamu Goines, 22, of Newark, were both arrested after a routine seatbelt traffic stop turned up marijuana and a stolen .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun that was reported stolen in 2012.
Both Caldwell and Goines were released and FREE TO GO per NJ Bail Reform after the “Pretrial Risk Assessment” tool determined that Caldwell and Goines are not a danger to the community and therefore should not be subject to any accountable release – just a “promise” to appear.
Another “validated pretrial risk assessment” Failure.
New Jersey Bail Reform, Risk Assessments, and Pretrial Release Services…
- ZERO Accountability
- ZERO Deterrent
- ZERO Supervision
- ZERO concern for victims
- ZERO Bail…just a “pinky promise” to return
- Bail Reform – Dangerous, Reckless, and a Taxpayer Burden
Sheriff’s officers seize stolen gun, arrest 2 at county park
(reported by NJ.com – June 22 2017)
Essex County sheriff’s officers on Wednesday night arrested two men on drug and gun charges after a traffic stop at a park in East Orange turned up a stolen .40-caliber handgun, authorities said.
Devonne Caldwell, 20, of East Orange, and Aljamu Goines, 22, of Newark, have both been charged with unlawfully possessing a weapon, receiving stolen property and possessing a controlled dangerous substance, according to a statement from Sheriff Armando Fontoura.
Fontoura said officers stopped the two men at Monte Irvin Park when they saw a 2017 Nissan Altima pass them on Oakwood Avenue, and noticed neither the driver or passenger were wearing seatbelts.
After the officers smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle when they approached, they questioned Caldwell, who readily admitted there was a ziplock bag of the drug in the car’s center console, he said.
When they tried to search the car further, Fontoura said, Goines slammed the car’s glove compartment closed, and officers removed him from the car.
Inside the glove compartment, officers found a loaded .40-caliber Sig-Sauer handgun that had been stolen during a home burglary in Old Bridge in August 2012, the sheriff said.
You’ve been LIED to New Jersey…NJ Bail Reform is RECKLESS, DANGEROUS, and YOU are PAYING for it.
Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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