That's what the judge signed on to? "I'm going to allow this deal because you're a former cop."?
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That's what the judge signed on to? "I'm going to allow this deal because you're a former cop."?
Not his words but his actions spoke loudly. I can't even imagine a scenario where that should be less than 10 years minimum. A regular guy wouldn't have gotten that deal.
BRATTLEBORO — A judge has sentenced a former Vermont State Police trooper to 30 days in prison and six years of probation for lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor.
Todd Chisholm, 59, was originally charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16 in the Windham County town of Vernon some two decades ago, just after he left the police job he held for 13 years.
But under an agreement accepted in Windham Superior Court on Wednesday, Chisholm pleaded guilty to the lesser charge and received a sentence — four to five years in jail, with all but 30 days suspended — that was much shorter than the potential maximum of life imprisonment if convicted on the original counts.
“I don’t think that justice is being served completely,” the victim, now an adult, said in brief remarks to Judge John Treadwell.
But Deputy State’s Attorney David Gartenstein noted the agreement would spare the victim from having to testify publicly about the crime’s specifics.
“When survivors of sexual abuse come forward, punishment is not really what’s foremost in their minds,” Gartenstein said. “She wanted to make sure that other people were safe.”
The lawyer said although the prison sentence was short, it came with “a substantial period of supervision” through probation.
“Would we have liked more jail time or a conviction on a different offense?” Gartenstein said. “Yes, for sure. But in the end, it’s fair to say this is the most stringent consequence the parties were able to negotiate without the need for a trial.”
The judge said that although the sentence was a compromise, it offered all parties “resolution.”
Despite her brief appearance Wednesday, the victim is not identified in court papers. In an affidavit, she told authorities that she met Chisholm when he was associated with a family member of hers, sometime between 1998 and 1999. She said she was about to turn 10 when he started initiating sexual contact.
The victim said Chisholm told her “it had to be their secret,” the affidavit said. She reported her story to authorities shortly before turning 27 in 2019.
Chisholm, who went on to move to Massachusetts, was a Vermont state trooper from February 1988 to September 2001, according to police. Before he was handcuffed and taken to jail, he offered a one-sentence statement.
“My sincerest apologies,” he said, “to the victim, to her mother, to my family and this court.”
Todd Chisholm, 59, was originally charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16 in the Windham County town of Vernon some two decades ago, just after he left the police job he held for 13 years.
But under an agreement accepted in Windham Superior Court on Wednesday, Chisholm pleaded guilty to the lesser charge and received a sentence — four to five years in jail, with all but 30 days suspended — that was much shorter than the potential maximum of life imprisonment if convicted on the original counts.
“I don’t think that justice is being served completely,” the victim, now an adult, said in brief remarks to Judge John Treadwell.
But Deputy State’s Attorney David Gartenstein noted the agreement would spare the victim from having to testify publicly about the crime’s specifics.
“When survivors of sexual abuse come forward, punishment is not really what’s foremost in their minds,” Gartenstein said. “She wanted to make sure that other people were safe.”
The lawyer said although the prison sentence was short, it came with “a substantial period of supervision” through probation.
“Would we have liked more jail time or a conviction on a different offense?” Gartenstein said. “Yes, for sure. But in the end, it’s fair to say this is the most stringent consequence the parties were able to negotiate without the need for a trial.”
The judge said that although the sentence was a compromise, it offered all parties “resolution.”
Despite her brief appearance Wednesday, the victim is not identified in court papers. In an affidavit, she told authorities that she met Chisholm when he was associated with a family member of hers, sometime between 1998 and 1999. She said she was about to turn 10 when he started initiating sexual contact.
The victim said Chisholm told her “it had to be their secret,” the affidavit said. She reported her story to authorities shortly before turning 27 in 2019.
Chisholm, who went on to move to Massachusetts, was a Vermont state trooper from February 1988 to September 2001, according to police. Before he was handcuffed and taken to jail, he offered a one-sentence statement.
“My sincerest apologies,” he said, “to the victim, to her mother, to my family and this court.”
That part concerns me. Without context, one can make an obvious assumption that she was saying she didn't agree with the the deal. But the part afterwards:
Indicates that she signed off on the deal because she didn't want to have to testify.
My guess is she was sick of the whole thing and wanted it to be over with. The DA probably talked her into it as part of the conspiracy saying it could drag out for years, etc... He's looking out for that thin blue line too.
That's a very plausible take. The sentence is terrible without the acceptance by the victim, and we seem to agree that the victim's agreement appears to have been reluctant.
Older woman calls 911 for a prowler and ends up being killed by the deputy. No reason for it at all.
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It’s important to note that the shooter, Deputy Sean Grayson, TOLD the victim to get the boiling water off the stove. After she has the water in her hand he backs up and makes it seem like her holding the boiling water is suddenly a threat to him. That’s when the victim states “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus” which is when the deputy drew his gun on her and fired three times striking her in the head and body.
"A week later Deputy Sean Grayson was fired & charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct and is being held without bond."
View: https://youtu.be/nM0Ntu_MGRY
The video is restricted due to content. But you can still view it.
It’s important to note that the shooter, Deputy Sean Grayson, TOLD the victim to get the boiling water off the stove. After she has the water in her hand he backs up and makes it seem like her holding the boiling water is suddenly a threat to him. That’s when the victim states “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus” which is when the deputy drew his gun on her and fired three times striking her in the head and body.
"A week later Deputy Sean Grayson was fired & charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct and is being held without bond."
View: https://youtu.be/nM0Ntu_MGRY
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so incredibly fucked.. like its out of some dystopian horror film
someone calls the police for help from a threat, and the police end up being the deadly threat
whats even more dark is she was a bit nervous of the cops and one of the first things he said was "why would we hurt you, you called us"
about 5 minutes after he said that, he shot her in the face and killed her
then you have the added dark humor of them screaming "drop the fucking pot!" after shooting her dead
I think one of the big problems with police these days is that they spend too much time at the gun range and not enough time in the library learning the laws of their state.
It's nice that they caught her before she could steal more money. She stole $109,000,000.00 before they figured it out. Jesus Christ!!!
A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for children of military families and using it to fund an extravagant lifestyle that included multiple mansions, a fleet of luxury cars and designer accessories was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison.
Janet Yamanaka Mello, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez after pleading guilty in March to five counts of mail fraud and five counts of filing a false tax return.
Prosecutors say Mello, a civilian employee at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, stole the money and used it to purchase one lavish item after another, including $923,000 of jewelry in a single day in 2022.
Mello was a financial manager who handled funding for a youth program at the military base and determined whether grant money was available. She created a fraudulent group called Child Health and Youth Lifelong Development, prosecutors said.
“Janet Mello betrayed the trust of the government agency she served and repeatedly lied in an effort to enrich herself,” said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas.
“Rather than $109 million in federal funds going to the care of military children throughout the world, she selfishly stole that money to buy extravagant houses, more than 80 vehicles and over 1,500 pieces of jewelry," Esparza said.
Defense attorney Albert Flores said Mello is deeply remorseful.
“She realizes she committed a crime, she did wrong and is very ashamed,” Flores said.
Flores said Mello has saved many things she bought with the money and hopes the items are sold to reimburse the government. “I don't think the court gave us enough credit for that, but we can't complain,” Flores said.
The defense has no plans to appeal, he said.
Prosecutors said Mello used the fake organization she created to apply for grants through the military program. She filled out more than 40 applications over six years, illegally receiving nearly $109 million, assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Simmons wrote in a court document asking for Mello to be sentenced to more than 19 years in prison.
Mello used the money to buy millions of dollars of real estate, clothing, high-end jewelry and 82 vehicles that included a Maserati, a Mercedes, a 1954 Corvette and a Ferrari Fratelli motorcycle.
Agents executing a search warrant in 2023 found many of the vehicles with dead batteries because they had not been operated in so long, Simmons wrote.
Prosecutors said Mello was able to steal so much because of her years of experience, expert knowledge of the grant program, and accumulated trust among her supervisors and co-workers.
“Mello’s penchant for extravagance is what brought her down,” said Lucy Tan, acting special agent in charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation’s field office in Houston.
A co-worker and friend of Mello's, Denise Faison, defended Mello in a letter to the judge.
“Janet Mello is a good, kind, caring and loving person that would do no harm to anyone,” Faison wrote. “Janet has so much more to offer the world. Please allow her to repay her debt to society by returning what she has taken but not be behind prison bars.”
A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for children of military families and using it to fund an extravagant lifestyle that included multiple mansions, a fleet of luxury cars and designer accessories was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison.
Janet Yamanaka Mello, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez after pleading guilty in March to five counts of mail fraud and five counts of filing a false tax return.
Prosecutors say Mello, a civilian employee at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, stole the money and used it to purchase one lavish item after another, including $923,000 of jewelry in a single day in 2022.
Mello was a financial manager who handled funding for a youth program at the military base and determined whether grant money was available. She created a fraudulent group called Child Health and Youth Lifelong Development, prosecutors said.
“Janet Mello betrayed the trust of the government agency she served and repeatedly lied in an effort to enrich herself,” said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas.
“Rather than $109 million in federal funds going to the care of military children throughout the world, she selfishly stole that money to buy extravagant houses, more than 80 vehicles and over 1,500 pieces of jewelry," Esparza said.
Defense attorney Albert Flores said Mello is deeply remorseful.
“She realizes she committed a crime, she did wrong and is very ashamed,” Flores said.
Flores said Mello has saved many things she bought with the money and hopes the items are sold to reimburse the government. “I don't think the court gave us enough credit for that, but we can't complain,” Flores said.
The defense has no plans to appeal, he said.
Prosecutors said Mello used the fake organization she created to apply for grants through the military program. She filled out more than 40 applications over six years, illegally receiving nearly $109 million, assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Simmons wrote in a court document asking for Mello to be sentenced to more than 19 years in prison.
Mello used the money to buy millions of dollars of real estate, clothing, high-end jewelry and 82 vehicles that included a Maserati, a Mercedes, a 1954 Corvette and a Ferrari Fratelli motorcycle.
Agents executing a search warrant in 2023 found many of the vehicles with dead batteries because they had not been operated in so long, Simmons wrote.
Prosecutors said Mello was able to steal so much because of her years of experience, expert knowledge of the grant program, and accumulated trust among her supervisors and co-workers.
“Mello’s penchant for extravagance is what brought her down,” said Lucy Tan, acting special agent in charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation’s field office in Houston.
A co-worker and friend of Mello's, Denise Faison, defended Mello in a letter to the judge.
“Janet Mello is a good, kind, caring and loving person that would do no harm to anyone,” Faison wrote. “Janet has so much more to offer the world. Please allow her to repay her debt to society by returning what she has taken but not be behind prison bars.”
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Insane - and screwing over the military families should have doubled the sentence.
Some people are just plain sick. I'd love to get a hold of the creep(s) who did this.
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The former sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home while responding to her call for help has held six different police jobs since 2020, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board confirmed to ABC News.
Body camera footage released Monday shows former deputy Sean Grayson yelling at Massey, an unarmed 36-year-old Black woman and mother of two, to put down a pot of boiling hot water.
The footage, reviewed by ABC News, shows that Massey told the deputy, "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus," and then she apologized after the officer threatened to shoot her. She poured the water into the sink and ducked down behind a counter, covering her face with what appears to be a red oven mitt. She briefly rose, and Grayson shot her three times in the face.
MORE: Body camera footage released by Illinois State Police of woman killed by former sheriff’s deputy
A review by Illinois State Police found that Grayson was not justified in his use of deadly force.
Grayson, who is white, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in Massey’s death.
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) records show that Grayson, 30, worked three full-time and three part-time jobs in four police departments and two sheriff’s offices over the past four years, all within the state of Illinois.
PHOTO: Sean Grayson was charged with first degree murder after fatally shooting Sonya Massey while responding to her call for help. (Sangamon County Sheriff's Office)
Grayson was employed at three different police departments in 2021 alone, the records show. His shortest term of employment was with the Kincaid Police Department, where he was employed for just over three months. Records list his reason for leaving as “other.”
His longest term of employment was with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, where he worked for a year and two months. Grayson was fired from Sangamon County last week, following Massey’s death.
Grayson worked part time at the Pawnee Police Department from August 2020 to July 2021; his reason for leaving is listed as “other.” He also worked part time at the Kincaid Police Department from February to May of 2021.
The Kincaid Police Department told ABC News that Grayson was "let go by the Village of Kincaid board when he refused to live within the 10-mile radius of the village." They also said they have no complaints against Grayson and no disciplinary actions were taken against him while he worked with the Kincaid police.
The Virden Police Department hired him part time from May to December 2021, and he also worked full time at the Auburn Police Department from July 2021 to May 2022. Both departments list his reason for leaving as “resigned.”
Grayson then worked at the Logan County Sheriff’s Office full time from May 2022 until he resigned in April 2023. He was hired at the Sangamon Sheriff’s Office in May 2023 where he remained until he was fired last week.
MORE: Illinois deputy charged in fatal shooting of woman who reported intruder
ABC News is seeking further details on Grayson’s employment history.
“It is clear that the deputy did not act as trained or in accordance with our standards. Therefore, Sean Grayson’s employment with the Sheriff's Office has been terminated,” Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell wrote in a statement last week announcing Grayson’s termination.
PHOTO: Sonya Massey died at 36 years old. (Courtesy Ben Crump)
Massey’s father, James Wilburn, questioned Grayson’s employment history.
“The biggest question is: How did this man ever get hired in law enforcement?” Wilburn told ABC News. “When a Black man has just a little blemish in his credit, he can’t get hired in the police department. But here’s a man who, in four years, he’s been in six different departments.”
Wilburn has also criticized Sheriff Campbell for his role in Grayson’s employment and called for Campbell to resign at a press conference on Tuesday.
“The sheriff here is an embarrassment,” Wilburn said. “[Grayson] should have never had a badge. And he should have never had a gun. He should have never been given the opportunity to kill my child.”
Campbell told ABC News he will not be resigning.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Massey’s family, says that Grayson must be held accountable for his actions.
“Sonya Massey needed a helping hand. She did not need a bullet to the face. We cannot continue to shoot first and ask questions later when it's Black people,” Crump said to ABC News.
Body camera footage released Monday shows former deputy Sean Grayson yelling at Massey, an unarmed 36-year-old Black woman and mother of two, to put down a pot of boiling hot water.
The footage, reviewed by ABC News, shows that Massey told the deputy, "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus," and then she apologized after the officer threatened to shoot her. She poured the water into the sink and ducked down behind a counter, covering her face with what appears to be a red oven mitt. She briefly rose, and Grayson shot her three times in the face.
MORE: Body camera footage released by Illinois State Police of woman killed by former sheriff’s deputy
A review by Illinois State Police found that Grayson was not justified in his use of deadly force.
Grayson, who is white, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in Massey’s death.
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) records show that Grayson, 30, worked three full-time and three part-time jobs in four police departments and two sheriff’s offices over the past four years, all within the state of Illinois.
PHOTO: Sean Grayson was charged with first degree murder after fatally shooting Sonya Massey while responding to her call for help. (Sangamon County Sheriff's Office)
Grayson was employed at three different police departments in 2021 alone, the records show. His shortest term of employment was with the Kincaid Police Department, where he was employed for just over three months. Records list his reason for leaving as “other.”
His longest term of employment was with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, where he worked for a year and two months. Grayson was fired from Sangamon County last week, following Massey’s death.
Grayson worked part time at the Pawnee Police Department from August 2020 to July 2021; his reason for leaving is listed as “other.” He also worked part time at the Kincaid Police Department from February to May of 2021.
The Kincaid Police Department told ABC News that Grayson was "let go by the Village of Kincaid board when he refused to live within the 10-mile radius of the village." They also said they have no complaints against Grayson and no disciplinary actions were taken against him while he worked with the Kincaid police.
The Virden Police Department hired him part time from May to December 2021, and he also worked full time at the Auburn Police Department from July 2021 to May 2022. Both departments list his reason for leaving as “resigned.”
Grayson then worked at the Logan County Sheriff’s Office full time from May 2022 until he resigned in April 2023. He was hired at the Sangamon Sheriff’s Office in May 2023 where he remained until he was fired last week.
MORE: Illinois deputy charged in fatal shooting of woman who reported intruder
ABC News is seeking further details on Grayson’s employment history.
“It is clear that the deputy did not act as trained or in accordance with our standards. Therefore, Sean Grayson’s employment with the Sheriff's Office has been terminated,” Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell wrote in a statement last week announcing Grayson’s termination.
PHOTO: Sonya Massey died at 36 years old. (Courtesy Ben Crump)
Massey’s father, James Wilburn, questioned Grayson’s employment history.
“The biggest question is: How did this man ever get hired in law enforcement?” Wilburn told ABC News. “When a Black man has just a little blemish in his credit, he can’t get hired in the police department. But here’s a man who, in four years, he’s been in six different departments.”
Wilburn has also criticized Sheriff Campbell for his role in Grayson’s employment and called for Campbell to resign at a press conference on Tuesday.
“The sheriff here is an embarrassment,” Wilburn said. “[Grayson] should have never had a badge. And he should have never had a gun. He should have never been given the opportunity to kill my child.”
Campbell told ABC News he will not be resigning.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Massey’s family, says that Grayson must be held accountable for his actions.
“Sonya Massey needed a helping hand. She did not need a bullet to the face. We cannot continue to shoot first and ask questions later when it's Black people,” Crump said to ABC News.
if that was my son he stomped, id run out and id stomp the kids head.. and if his parents tried to intervene, id stomp their head too
someone would end up dead most likely and id be in prison, but id only be seeing red after something like that
its a fucking little league basketball game, parents shouldnt have to worry about their little sons and daughters having their head stomped in on the court
and fuck that kids teammates too, just sit there and watch their teammate get stomped on and do nothing... no sports team i grew up playing for had a bunch of cowards like that on them
id do the same thing to the sick fuck who did this
cut off their hands and feet, then make them crawl around on the floor using their bone stubs as support...
id probly castrate them too so they cant procreate, fucking savages
