Category:Justice Watch
Justice Watch — Tracking questionable judicial decisions, bail settings, and related incidents.
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Justice 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 | |
| 2025-12-22 | I-81 Christmas Crash | Truck driver killed 3 (grandmother, daughter, 2-year-old), charges dropped, carrier identity concealed by VSP, courts, and tow yard for months | FreightWaves WDBJ7 |
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Pages in category "Justice Watch"
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