This seems to be a trend in AG Neronha’s administration. He can say all day long he doesn’t have the tools to fight “gun crime” but this defendant has been a prohibited person since 2013 under state law and since 2010 under federal law.
Only now that the man has, for at least the third time under Peter Neronha’s administration, been given light sentences for crimes of domestic violence and serious drug charges, has the AG decided to use tools that were ALWAYS at his disposal to prosecute him after yet another gun charge - the mandatory minimum sentencing that comes with being a prohibited person.
Why is the AG essentially giving people like this time served on serious cases and putting the defendant back in the position to re-offend over and over again? Luckily no one is dead or maimed as a result of the latest charges but as we’ve seen in the last few years, this AG has allowed repeat violent offenders to walk in and out of the prison with few consequences only to shrug his shoulders later and blame the system when it’s pointed out.
Time for a new AG. Chas4AG.com
