The level of softness that judges have started having with criminals in the American justice system has become both laughable and disturbing. Mostly Democrat judges are letting people charges with violent crimes out on either very low bonds, no bonds, or in some cases are letting them out on parole. That is the case in one of the teens charged in an escape from the Sugar Land jail on January 12th, which ended with a brutal attack on a jail officer.
That teen, 19-year-old Edmound Guillory, was on parole for murder during that escape, having been apprehended for armed robbery on January 11th. The murder charges stemmed from when he was 15 years old, with his parole granted by a juvenile court judge. He has been charged as an adult, so some details have been made public. He was reportedly one of the gunmen in the shooting death of 59-year-old Anthony Merchant in 2022.
He was released by the judge when the court had to decide whether or not to transfer him to an adult prison before he turned 19. Guillory, while on parole, with three others then held up a CVS Pharmacy at gunpoint and were arrested. Former Houston Police Captain Greg Fremin says this is what happened when you have a vicious cycle of soft judges and emboldened criminals.
“It is one of the biggest fallacies facing our criminal justice system right now…these liberal judges and courts allowing these violent offenders out on the street after committing such heinous crimes,” he says.
That Sugar Land jail escape and assault resulted in a jail officer having his head stomped on “six to seven times,” resulting in a broken nose and multiple deep bite marks. If that is not a dangerous menace to society, who clearly did not learn from his time in prison, then what is?
Most would argue the idea that he is a teenager, and the brain is not fully developed. Here is the thing. By the age of 15, you have a sense of right and wrong. You know that killing someone is bad and has consequences. There is no excuse.
“This is a perfect example…why would someone be let out on the street while being charged with or on parole for murder? He is a threat to society, they should have kept him locked up, and as a result, this is what happens,” says Fremin. “Police are looking into it, obviously mistakes were made…but we need to make sure this can never happen again.”
A great start is getting rid of the liberal judges who decide to let out violent criminals. There really is no excuse for letting a rapist, armed robber, or murderer back onto the street. For any reason. But with some normalcy returning to the country, justice might finally be coming back.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire has made it his mission to stop crime in the city. That along with President Trump’s return have brought back a sense of the rule of law and consequence.
“We would like to think a stronger rule of law has come back into this country, where if you commit a crime, you go to jail and serve the time,” Fremin says.
But at least Fort Bend County has taken some steps at keeping Guillory off the streets. He is now facing multiple other felonies and is being held without bond in the county jail.