The Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court
The City of Correctionsville
Predisposition Report
In the Interests of: Jack James Daniels Presiding Judge: Honourable Judge Judy
Birthdate: 07-7-84 Date of the report: 03-15-02
Juvenile Officer: name
Previous Police and/or Court history:
On Febuary 25, 1998, Jack Daniels was found in the intersectiuon of Madison Avenue and Sixth Street throwing snowballs at cars. He was acompanied by other children from his neighborhood. Officer Jim Bob noticed the incident while patrolling the area and stopped the juveniles. He demanded all of the juveniles to go directly home. He warned the individuals that if he ever witnessed them engaging in similiar activity, he would have to petition them. Jack went directly home and was not petitioned for this or any similiar offense.
On June 4, 2000, Jack Daniels was found at a party with alcohol on his breath. The juvenile complied with authorities and was escorted by Officer Bill Otto to the Blue Earth County Law Enforcement Center. Officer Otto called the juvenile's parents and they agreed to take the juvenile into their custody. The juvenile was petitioned for underage consumption once his parents arrived. The respondent was ordered to complete a diversion program including: 20 hours of community service, attend an alcohol awareness class, and complete a paper on the affects of alcohol on the body. He completed all of the above successfully and on time.
Reason for Hearing:
On October 16, 2001, Jack Daniels and other juveniles were reported to the authorities. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on the evening stated, a 911 call was placed by a gas station attendant who said that four young males were fighting in the parking lot of the Texaco gas station. Officers Cari Peiper and Leon Hoppe arrived at the scene and found Daniels assualting another individual. The police officers apprehended all of the juveniles and escorted them to the to the Blue Earth County Law Enforcement Center. The officers noted that Jack was upset and disturbed by the incident. Jack and a friend, Johnny Walker, did not sustain any major injuries, only cuts and bruises. Gaylord Focker did, however, suffer multiple wounds, including several bruises, scrapes, and cuts. Gaylord Focker was admitted to Immanual St. Joseph's Hospital with a minor concussion, but was released a few hours later. Focker's friend Brad Kraus was also present at the scene. He also sustained minor cuts and bruises. The juveniles were all released to their parents after they answered questions at the Blue Earth County Law Enforcement Center.
Hanson (2013) narrates that on Sept. 23, 2006, Travion Blount, Morris Downing and David Nichols, members of the Crips gang, drove to a house near a Norfolk Navy base neighborhood in Virginia, where they believed a dealer lived with a few roommates. They pulled guns, stole money and some pot. Police caught all three within a week. Nichols and Downing, both 18 and legally adults, pleaded guilty and received 10 and 13 years. They were required to testify against Blount to receive fewer years in prison. Blount, who pleaded not guilty was convicted and punished with six life terms.
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Now as a part of his sentencing there is also a mandatory curfew that he must maintain or he will be sent to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Furthermore, he received this form of sentencing because he had not been in any form of major trouble in the past and his council argued that issue. There is also the fact that he will have to take a drug test every time he goes to see his probation officer for his mandatory visit. Now this was one of Jason options when he went to court because he was looking at facing an indeterminate commitment which means he would have been committed to a juvenile facility for an indefinite time but it would not exceed his 21st birthday. He could have also been advised or sentenced to perform community service, supervised visits, a drug rehabilitation program, a marine institute or group home program as well as school attendance program. Now all of these programs could have been one of his required sentences if he had no other offenses or referrals and maintain his curfew for his previous crimes and even though, he did not receive any of these options the judge also stated that because of the simple assault charge. He could have placed him in a Placement Boot Camp for youth which, is a form of military basic training program for juvenile, a Violence Prevention Program, retail theft program for the shop-lifting and community based probation.
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