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! Date !! Location !! | ! Date !! Location !! Decision-Maker !! Incident !! Outcome | ||
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| 2024-12 || Cleveland, OH || [[Judge Joy Kennedy]] || [[Judge Joy Kennedy Bail Decision|Repeat offender bail reduced from $500k to $5k, | | 2024-12 || Cleveland, OH || [[Judge Joy Kennedy]] || [[Judge Joy Kennedy Bail Decision|Repeat offender bail reduced from $500k to $5k]] || Offender killed days after release | ||
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| 2025-08 || Charlotte, NC || Mecklenburg County Courts || [[Killing of Iryna Zarutska (Charlotte, 2025)|Decarlos Brown Jr. (repeat offender) free to roam]] || Murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on light rail | |||
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| 2025-08 || Nashville, TN || Nashville courts (multiple judges) || [[Nashville Church Steps Rape and Murder - Mohamed Mohamed Case (2025)|Mohamed Mohamed — 16 prior charges, 15 dropped or dismissed]] || Raped woman to death on church steps | |||
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| 2025-10 || Washington, DC || [[DC Judge Kendra Briggs - Coristine Attack Sentencing (2025)|Judge Kendra Briggs (Biden appointee)]] || Two teens who attacked DOGE staffer Edward "Big Balls" Coristine sentenced | Probation + community service; no incarceration | |||
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| 2025-10 || Charlotte, NC || Mecklenburg County Courts || [[James Raeford Repeat Offender Case (Charlotte, 2025)|James Raeford — 19th arrest, shot 3-year-old child]] || Initially released without bond; $500k bond set at first hearing | |||
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| 2025-10 || NYC (Manhattan/Bronx) || NYC Criminal Courts || [[NYC Transit Slasher Demitri Marshall Released and Reoffends (2025)|Demitri Marshall released on supervised release after Bronx slashing]] || Slashed second victim outside Manhattan subway within weeks | |||
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| 2025-10 || Chevy Chase, MD / Baltimore, MD || [[Nicholas Roske (Sophie Roske) Kavanaugh Assassination Attempt Sentencing (2025)|Judge Deborah Boardman]] || Kavanaugh assassination plotter sentenced below guidelines || 97 months + lifetime supervised release (below guidelines) | |||
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| 2025-11 || Chicago, IL || [[Judge Teresa Molina-Gonzalez - Lawrence Reed CTA Arson Case (2025)|Judge Teresa Molina-Gonzalez (Cook County)]] || Denied detention for Lawrence Reed (49 prior arrests) after assaulting social worker || Reed boarded CTA train, set woman on fire | |||
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| 2025-11 || Charlotte, NC || Mecklenburg County Courts || [[Detabian Fortenberry Repeat Arrest Case (Charlotte, 2025)|Detabian Fortenberry — 56th arrest, assault on woman]] || Released within 2 days | |||
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| 2025-11 || Fairfax County, VA || [[Charles Foehner Queens Self-Defense Shooting Prosecution (2025)|Queens DA Melinda Katz]] || Queens man with no record sentenced for shooting mugger with 15 prior arrests || 4 years prison for unlicensed firearm | |||
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| 2025-11 || Wayne County, NY || NY State Board of Parole || [[Chad Campbell Parole Decision (2025)|Chad Campbell — double murderer (1990), sentenced 18-to-life]] || Paroled after 35 years; release March 12, 2026 | |||
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| 2025-11–12 || Hennepin County, MN || [[Minnesota Judges Overturn Somali Fraud Convictions (2025)|Judges Sarah West, Amber Brennan, Hilary Caligiuri]] || Three judges dismissed/overturned $7.2M Somali fraud convictions || All defendants freed; jury verdict overturned | |||
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| 2025-12 || Alameda County, CA || Voters/Democratic Party || [[Pamela Price Recall and 2026 DA Campaign|Recalled DA Pamela Price announced 2026 re-run]] || Announced candidacy one year after recall | |||
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| 2025-12 || San Francisco, CA || [[SF Thea Hopkins - Asian Elder Assault and Diversion Hearing (2025)|Judge Michael Begert (SF Superior Court)]] || Thea Hopkins considered for mental health diversion after shoving Asian elder to death || Diversion hearings repeatedly postponed; Hopkins on bail | |||
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| 2026-01 || Las Vegas, NV || [[Harvey Laureano Rosales MS-13 Release Order (2026)|Judge Richard Boulware II (US Dist. Ct., Nevada)]] || Ordered release of convicted MS-13 murderer with final deportation order || Released despite ICE detainer and final removal order | |||
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| 2026-01 || Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN || [[Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko - Don Lemon Arrest Warrant Case (2026)|Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko (D. MN)]] || Blocked DOJ arrest warrants for Don Lemon re: anti-ICE church invasion || Conflict of interest raised (wife is asst. AG under Ellison); Lemon later arrested | |||
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| 2026-01 || Fairfax County, VA || [[Joshua Danehower Murder Case - Fairfax DA Steve Descano Insanity Plea Deal (2026)|DA Steve Descano (Fairfax, VA)]] || Offered insanity plea deal for cold-blooded murder of CEO Gret Glyer || Family opposed deal; sought jury trial | |||
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| 2026-02 || San Francisco, CA || [[SF West Portal Crash Sentencing (2026)|Judge Bruce Chan (SF Superior Court)]] || 80-year-old driver who killed family of 4 at bus stop pled no contest || No prison time indicated; sentencing pending | |||
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| 2026-02 || North Carolina || Gov. Roy Cooper (2021 settlement) || [[Roy Cooper North Carolina Inmate Release Settlement (2021-2026)|COVID-era NAACP settlement fast-tracked 3,500 releases incl. 51 lifers]] || Released 51 inmates serving life sentences for murder/rape | |||
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| 2025-10 || Austin, TX || DA José Garza || [[Caleb Jenkins - Quinton Arnold Murder Case (Austin, 2025)|Convicted felon's charges repeatedly declined by DA, kills father of five at 7-Eleven]] | |||
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== See Also == | |||
* [[:Category:Review Pending]] | |||
* [[:Category:Need Sources]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:11, 20 February 2026
Judicial Watch — Tracking questionable judicial decisions, bail settings, and related incidents.
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Judicial Watch monitors patterns in judicial practices, with a focus on repeat offenders, questionable bail decisions, and other notable cases. All tracked incidents are listed below.
Incidents
| Date | Location | Decision-Maker | Incident | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12 | Cleveland, OH | Judge Joy Kennedy | Repeat offender bail reduced from $500k to $5k | Offender killed days after release |
| 2025-08 | Charlotte, NC | Mecklenburg County Courts | Decarlos Brown Jr. (repeat offender) free to roam | Murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on light rail |
| 2025-08 | Nashville, TN | Nashville courts (multiple judges) | Mohamed Mohamed — 16 prior charges, 15 dropped or dismissed | Raped woman to death on church steps |
| 2025-10 | Washington, DC | Judge Kendra Briggs (Biden appointee) | Probation + community service; no incarceration | |
| 2025-10 | Charlotte, NC | Mecklenburg County Courts | James Raeford — 19th arrest, shot 3-year-old child | Initially released without bond; $500k bond set at first hearing |
| 2025-10 | NYC (Manhattan/Bronx) | NYC Criminal Courts | Demitri Marshall released on supervised release after Bronx slashing | Slashed second victim outside Manhattan subway within weeks |
| 2025-10 | Chevy Chase, MD / Baltimore, MD | Judge Deborah Boardman | Kavanaugh assassination plotter sentenced below guidelines | 97 months + lifetime supervised release (below guidelines) |
| 2025-11 | Chicago, IL | Judge Teresa Molina-Gonzalez (Cook County) | Denied detention for Lawrence Reed (49 prior arrests) after assaulting social worker | Reed boarded CTA train, set woman on fire |
| 2025-11 | Charlotte, NC | Mecklenburg County Courts | Detabian Fortenberry — 56th arrest, assault on woman | Released within 2 days |
| 2025-11 | Fairfax County, VA | Queens DA Melinda Katz | Queens man with no record sentenced for shooting mugger with 15 prior arrests | 4 years prison for unlicensed firearm |
| 2025-11 | Wayne County, NY | NY State Board of Parole | Chad Campbell — double murderer (1990), sentenced 18-to-life | Paroled after 35 years; release March 12, 2026 |
| 2025-11–12 | Hennepin County, MN | Judges Sarah West, Amber Brennan, Hilary Caligiuri | Three judges dismissed/overturned $7.2M Somali fraud convictions | All defendants freed; jury verdict overturned |
| 2025-12 | Alameda County, CA | Voters/Democratic Party | Recalled DA Pamela Price announced 2026 re-run | Announced candidacy one year after recall |
| 2025-12 | San Francisco, CA | Judge Michael Begert (SF Superior Court) | Thea Hopkins considered for mental health diversion after shoving Asian elder to death | Diversion hearings repeatedly postponed; Hopkins on bail |
| 2026-01 | Las Vegas, NV | Judge Richard Boulware II (US Dist. Ct., Nevada) | Ordered release of convicted MS-13 murderer with final deportation order | Released despite ICE detainer and final removal order |
| 2026-01 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN | Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko (D. MN) | Blocked DOJ arrest warrants for Don Lemon re: anti-ICE church invasion | Conflict of interest raised (wife is asst. AG under Ellison); Lemon later arrested |
| 2026-01 | Fairfax County, VA | DA Steve Descano (Fairfax, VA) | Offered insanity plea deal for cold-blooded murder of CEO Gret Glyer | Family opposed deal; sought jury trial |
| 2026-02 | San Francisco, CA | Judge Bruce Chan (SF Superior Court) | 80-year-old driver who killed family of 4 at bus stop pled no contest | No prison time indicated; sentencing pending |
| 2026-02 | North Carolina | Gov. Roy Cooper (2021 settlement) | COVID-era NAACP settlement fast-tracked 3,500 releases incl. 51 lifers | Released 51 inmates serving life sentences for murder/rape |
| 2025-10 | Austin, TX | DA José Garza | Convicted felon's charges repeatedly declined by DA, kills father of five at 7-Eleven |
See Also
Pages in category "Judicial Watch"
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