A Frederick man already accused of drug offenses was charged with murder Thursday after police and prosecutors said he was linked to the shooting death of a man who was to testify against him.
Lavonte Darnell Nash, 27, was arrested in September with four other people police identified as members of a drug distribution network, but the murder charge was handed up Jan. 24 by a Frederick County grand jury and announced publicly Thursday in a joint press release from Frederick police and the state’s attorney’s office.
So, the gang issue was supposedly being taken care of over 10 years ago. It's great that this POS is currently off the grid.... only because he is linked to murder. Why is there still the allowance of gang activity in Frederick today?
As I read this FNP news story I noticed it alleged the suspect is a local gang member.
I vividly recall back when Sherf Jenkins initially campaigned for Sheriff, one of his campaign promises was to "go after the gangs". Not only was this one of his promises, it was one of his top three core promises.
I can hear the responses now "Kelly, this is in the city, not the county, don't you know anything". And my response in anticipation to that is: hey, this was the Sherf's promise. His promise. His campaign. He owns it. And last I checked, the city is in the county and the city residents and property owners pay county taxes and vote in the county elections.
To this day, the sherf has not coordinated with the city to implement any activity to going after the gangs. As I read the story at hand, I can not help buy wonder would this killing, would this drug dealing, have taken place had the sherf fulfilled his promise from his initial campaign?
Note: anyone not aware of the sherf making such a promise, there is video from Frederick Cablevision of the sherf talking about this. Or, feel free to ask the Sherf himself. Feel free to ask the FNP to dig through their files.
I'm not quite sure I understand the reasoning behind why a confidant in a court case is eventually identified to those who may cause harm to that individual. As recently as yesterday I read about a court case in NY where a confidant was murdered after his name was released prior to an MS-13 trial. According to the FNP article this is a practice across the country. It isn't any wonder why people are often reluctant to be a cooperating witness.
As long as drugs, prostitution, & gambling are illegal or inconvenient, there will be organized crime associated with these rackets. I get it people don’t want these things in their communities...I don’t either. Guess what? They are already in our community. Plus we get to have the associated violence that comes along with the prohibition policy. We’ve been doing things the same way so long people don’t even remember that there used to be a different, more effective way. Time for a change.
Campaign on a few different promises. And one of them he was hard and heavy in promising to “go after the gangs”. There is video of him on camera at Frederick Cablevision making this promise.
I am sorry that you do not like me.
We have never met.
I am sorry that my posts make you upset. So much that you troll
My every post. It’s gotten to you very deep.
But, charles a Jenkins certainly made that promise. It was one of his core promises. And I bet someone put here still has one of his campaign pamphlets, with that stated.
The news story mentions “gang”.
And the Sherf’s initial campaign promised, and i quote word from word “to go after the gangs”.
His exact words.
And since my post was deleted (but will be resubmitted because it pertains to the FNP story - yes, I realize this crime was in the city. And yes, the city is in the county. And yes, the city residents vote for county officials, too.
Plumbum, I have nothing against you personally at all, and your posts don't upset me. What I do object to is your constant, clearly personal tirades against the Sheriff. You said that he said that "only illegal immigrants commit these kinds of crimes", which was the lie that I called you on. Unfortunately, your post was deleted, and will be again if you post it again without documentation. If it's in this paper, provide the link. As for trolling, that is exactly what you are doing with such posts. Look up the definition. I am merely responding to you. Don't like responses? Dont post such stuff. Simple right? There are lots of things that I agree with you on, and have given you 👍many times.
Not trying to change you Plumbum. Just don't lie. Simple, right? Apparently the FNP agrees, because they deleted your post containing your lie It's a pity that you are unable to read six lines.
I didn’t lie. Trumpkins based his initial campaign on the aforementioned promise. It’s not debatable, because he did.
Look - no one cares what you think. You think people care, but no one does.
No one cares what I think. The differences between you and me is that I know no one cares. You don’t.
You are irrelevant to me. This is cyberspace, not a side by side work place. Not a church. Not a social gathering. Not family. Just cyber space. And that’s it. Do as you want with your time, but understand, you are not relevant.
That is not what I am calling you on Plumbum, and you know it. Let's try again, you wrote last night that the Sheriff said "only illegal immigrants commit these kinds of crimes", and your post was promptly removed because the FNP saw the lie for what it was...libel. Nobody cares? You apparently have a problem with people that can provide a rational argument, disproving your tirades, and I will keep doing just that. Yes, you care, because you just provided a six line response to my two-line response, and the reason for my post was stated several times here already. If you didn't want others to care about what you write, why do you write it in such a public space after all, for others to read? Send your complaints directly to the Sheriff for consideration. Cognitive dissonance.
But you must admit that the Sheriff generally means "MS-13" when he says gangs. I've never heard him mention this one. But I've heard him mention "MS-13" a lot. It is similar to the way many right-wingers view terrorism; they define it to themselves as "muslims" so any right-wing domestic terrorism doesn't count as terrorism to them.
Shiftless, oh, absolutely agreed. He uses MS-13 as shorthand for gangs. Fact is, we have several operating gangs in this area, including MS-13, 18th Street, PA-32, and a few others to a lesser extent. See links below. Also agreed about who participates in terrorism. We have many, many domestic terrorists here of all religious, ethnic, and cultural stripe.
""We refer to them as confidential informants and, should they be called to testify, at that point in time we have to identify them, but the law allows us to keep them confidential until that point," Smith said, adding that he did not believe either the police department or his office would change how they handle informants as a result of Knight's death."
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With this murder and the above statement in mind, why would anyone agree to be a CI and/or a witness against someone who is clearly capable of murder?!
The ONLY way I can see a person even considering being a CI is if a) the prosecutor has a lot on them and they are willing to drop it all, and b) they have a signed document confirming that they will be placed into WITSEC immediately.
Outside of that, it's clear that the CI's are just being used. A means to and end. Their lives are put in danger because, hey, why not? They're criminals themselves, so if they are murdered, well, they had it coming, right?
I have to agree mrnatural. If there is to be a working relationship between law enforcement and the citizenry, citizens must have confidence that law enforcement will be there to protect them, and not be there to clean up a crime scene. This is one of the major reasons for the continued murders in Baltimore. People are afraid to come forward because the police can't, and the justice system won't, protect them.
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Yep, because Stop and Frisk dont work, right. Cheers
So, the gang issue was supposedly being taken care of over 10 years ago. It's great that this POS is currently off the grid.... only because he is linked to murder. Why is there still the allowance of gang activity in Frederick today?
As I read this FNP news story I noticed it alleged the suspect is a local gang member.
I vividly recall back when Sherf Jenkins initially campaigned for Sheriff, one of his campaign promises was to "go after the gangs". Not only was this one of his promises, it was one of his top three core promises.
I can hear the responses now "Kelly, this is in the city, not the county, don't you know anything". And my response in anticipation to that is: hey, this was the Sherf's promise. His promise. His campaign. He owns it. And last I checked, the city is in the county and the city residents and property owners pay county taxes and vote in the county elections.
To this day, the sherf has not coordinated with the city to implement any activity to going after the gangs. As I read the story at hand, I can not help buy wonder would this killing, would this drug dealing, have taken place had the sherf fulfilled his promise from his initial campaign?
Note: anyone not aware of the sherf making such a promise, there is video from Frederick Cablevision of the sherf talking about this. Or, feel free to ask the Sherf himself. Feel free to ask the FNP to dig through their files.
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Thank you legislators for doing away with the death penalty.
Awesome work City PD!
Finally, a positive comment from
You, you must of had some nice company last night 👍🏻
nice company last night?
Rewarding Informants encourages criminals i to partake in criminal activity.
I'm not quite sure I understand the reasoning behind why a confidant in a court case is eventually identified to those who may cause harm to that individual. As recently as yesterday I read about a court case in NY where a confidant was murdered after his name was released prior to an MS-13 trial. According to the FNP article this is a practice across the country. It isn't any wonder why people are often reluctant to be a cooperating witness.
Exactly dcmetro, great point.
Prosecutors seem too focused on winning the case at all costs -- even if it means the death of witnesses.
Great reporting FNP. Sad to learn of this underbelly of our community.
Thanks police officers. But it is high time Charlie Smith be put out to pasture. He's not tough on criminals.
As long as drugs, prostitution, & gambling are illegal or inconvenient, there will be organized crime associated with these rackets. I get it people don’t want these things in their communities...I don’t either. Guess what? They are already in our community. Plus we get to have the associated violence that comes along with the prohibition policy. We’ve been doing things the same way so long people don’t even remember that there used to be a different, more effective way. Time for a change.
Plumbum, Terms of Use Rule #5:
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
The Sheriff never said what you claimed he did. Please link to one article that you claimed was in the FNP where he said that.
You are 200% incorrect.
The sheriff based his initial
Campaign on a few different promises. And one of them he was hard and heavy in promising to “go after the gangs”. There is video of him on camera at Frederick Cablevision making this promise.
I am sorry that you do not like me.
We have never met.
I am sorry that my posts make you upset. So much that you troll
My every post. It’s gotten to you very deep.
But, charles a Jenkins certainly made that promise. It was one of his core promises. And I bet someone put here still has one of his campaign pamphlets, with that stated.
The news story mentions “gang”.
And the Sherf’s initial campaign promised, and i quote word from word “to go after the gangs”.
His exact words.
And since my post was deleted (but will be resubmitted because it pertains to the FNP story - yes, I realize this crime was in the city. And yes, the city is in the county. And yes, the city residents vote for county officials, too.
Copy made
Plumbum, I have nothing against you personally at all, and your posts don't upset me. What I do object to is your constant, clearly personal tirades against the Sheriff. You said that he said that "only illegal immigrants commit these kinds of crimes", which was the lie that I called you on. Unfortunately, your post was deleted, and will be again if you post it again without documentation. If it's in this paper, provide the link. As for trolling, that is exactly what you are doing with such posts. Look up the definition. I am merely responding to you. Don't like responses? Dont post such stuff. Simple right? There are lots of things that I agree with you on, and have given you 👍many times.
No way will I read all that.
Bottom line If you don’t like my comments - don’t read them. You’re the only one here who hasn’t figured out that you can’t change me
Not trying to change you Plumbum. Just don't lie. Simple, right? Apparently the FNP agrees, because they deleted your post containing your lie It's a pity that you are unable to read six lines.
I didn’t lie. Trumpkins based his initial campaign on the aforementioned promise. It’s not debatable, because he did.
Look - no one cares what you think. You think people care, but no one does.
No one cares what I think. The differences between you and me is that I know no one cares. You don’t.
You are irrelevant to me. This is cyberspace, not a side by side work place. Not a church. Not a social gathering. Not family. Just cyber space. And that’s it. Do as you want with your time, but understand, you are not relevant.
That is not what I am calling you on Plumbum, and you know it. Let's try again, you wrote last night that the Sheriff said "only illegal immigrants commit these kinds of crimes", and your post was promptly removed because the FNP saw the lie for what it was...libel. Nobody cares? You apparently have a problem with people that can provide a rational argument, disproving your tirades, and I will keep doing just that. Yes, you care, because you just provided a six line response to my two-line response, and the reason for my post was stated several times here already. If you didn't want others to care about what you write, why do you write it in such a public space after all, for others to read? Send your complaints directly to the Sheriff for consideration. Cognitive dissonance.
But you must admit that the Sheriff generally means "MS-13" when he says gangs. I've never heard him mention this one. But I've heard him mention "MS-13" a lot. It is similar to the way many right-wingers view terrorism; they define it to themselves as "muslims" so any right-wing domestic terrorism doesn't count as terrorism to them.
Shiftless, oh, absolutely agreed. He uses MS-13 as shorthand for gangs. Fact is, we have several operating gangs in this area, including MS-13, 18th Street, PA-32, and a few others to a lesser extent. See links below. Also agreed about who participates in terrorism. We have many, many domestic terrorists here of all religious, ethnic, and cultural stripe.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/gangs
http://www.mcac.maryland.gov/newsroom/Gang%20News
https://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/gang-related-news?st=md
Gabe; I finally figured out your nickname for Kelly! I knew what Pb was but hadn't really paid attention to her avatar. Clever!
Thanks shiftless. I never could understand why they would choose lead. Gold, silver, bronze, etc. OK. But lead? [wink]
Great comments to Kelly Q. gabe, absolutely great! And yeah, lead is very, very dull..... [lol]
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""We refer to them as confidential informants and, should they be called to testify, at that point in time we have to identify them, but the law allows us to keep them confidential until that point," Smith said, adding that he did not believe either the police department or his office would change how they handle informants as a result of Knight's death."
~~~
With this murder and the above statement in mind, why would anyone agree to be a CI and/or a witness against someone who is clearly capable of murder?!
The ONLY way I can see a person even considering being a CI is if a) the prosecutor has a lot on them and they are willing to drop it all, and b) they have a signed document confirming that they will be placed into WITSEC immediately.
Outside of that, it's clear that the CI's are just being used. A means to and end. Their lives are put in danger because, hey, why not? They're criminals themselves, so if they are murdered, well, they had it coming, right?
I have to agree mrnatural. If there is to be a working relationship between law enforcement and the citizenry, citizens must have confidence that law enforcement will be there to protect them, and not be there to clean up a crime scene. This is one of the major reasons for the continued murders in Baltimore. People are afraid to come forward because the police can't, and the justice system won't, protect them.
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