Byron Heard, 18, of Trenton, was arrested by police shortly after leaving a city pool with a stolen loaded handgun.
Heard was quickly released and FREE TO GO after the Arnold Foundation’s “Pretrial Risk Assessment” tool determined that he was not a danger to the community or a flight risk 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
18-year-old arrested with loaded gun after leaving city pool, cops say
(reported by NJ.com – July 27 2017)
An 18-year-old Trenton man is facing weapons charges after police say they caught him with a loaded gun leaving a city pool.
Street Crimes Unit detectives were patrolling in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and West Ingham Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when they saw a group of three men walking from the Martin Luther King Jr. pool inside the park, police said.
Police say one of the men, later identified as Byron Heard, became startled after noticing the officers and grabbed his waist. He broke away from the group and tried to go inside a deli when the detectives stopped him, police said.
Heard was found with a loaded gun and a check of the serial number showed it was reported stolen from Old Bridge, police said.
Heard faces weapons and receiving stolen property charges.
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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