From a press release:
After having served approximately 26 months in pretrial detention, Slaven Nedic, 28, of St. Louis, was sentenced to three years of probation. Nedic appeared today before U.S. District Judge John A. Ross.
According to court documents, on March 9, 2018, Nedic entered the lobby of the Crestwood office of the Social Security Administration and punched an armed guard in the face. He also attempted to obtain control of the guard’s firearm during the ensuing physical confrontation. An unarmed employee of the administrative agency heard the altercation, and came to the guard’s aid. The two were able to restrain Nedic until local law enforcement officials arrived. Nedic has been in custody since his arrest on March 9, 2018. ...
4 comments:
That seems...low? I'm not familiar with sentencing in a criminal setting, at all, but I suspect there might be a great deal of mitigation going on. All that said, 26 months pretrial detention seems high, particularly given he was ultimately sentenced to no time, and only three years probation.
Can pretty much guarantee you this is the result of the claimant either delaying trial or being unable to stand trial due to medical reasons, and NOT due to some nefarious plotting on the government's part.
Probably shows how the bail system hurts the poor. Maybe it had something to do with the person going for the firearm. The punch alone does not warrant a huge amount of jail time and not a huge sum of bail. The antiquated bail system hurts the poor immeasurably.
How about credit for time served, that would be my guess.
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