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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) – Melvin Jones III has pleaded guilty to drug and assault charges and will continue to spend time behind bars.
Wednesday, Jones pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of cocaine and one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
He also pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and battery, which stemmed from a domestic dispute earlier this summer.
Jones was sentenced to 3 years in jail on the drug charges, but will receive 464 days credit for time served prior to Wednesday’s court hearing.
After that sentence is up, he will serve another year on the assault and battery charge.
Once released, he will serve on year probation with conditions that he have no drugs and alcohol, be subject to random drug and alcohol testing, attend batterers counseling or an anger management counseling.
Jones gained notoriety back in 2009 when an amateur video surfaced of him being assaulted during a traffic stop by former Springfield Police Officer Jeffrey Asher.
After the incident, Asher retired from the force, and was sentenced in March to 18 months in jail on two assault charges stemming from the incident.
In August, Jones reached a $575 settlement with the City of Springfield over the assault.
3 years what a joke!!!! He is a career criminal who should get a lot more than three years. He should never have been awarded any compensation.
Once out he will continue doing the same stuff he has been doing, just that he will have a lot $$$$ to do it with.
I bet if he went to trial he would have gotten a longer sentence.
and he should pay back the $500,000+ he was awarded
and he should pay back the $500,000+ he was awarded
Wow thats crazy!!!!
I wonder if he’ll be in the same prison as the cop? Too bad melvin will get a fat check when the law suit settles.
@Tom why the hell should he pay back what he was awarded, he may be a criminal but noone deserves to get there *** beat like he did, especially from peiple would are supose to up hold the law. what a idiot statement
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what a scum bag. KARMA
Send him to Arizona. I know what a silly idea that prisoners have to work off there incarceration.
@Dawn Marie. Yeah I guess trying to grab a gun to kill someone doesn’t deserve an *** beating.
I bet when he gets out in three years the half mil will be a lot more if it’s put in a bank with high interest rates
@ Tom Im am not saying what Melvin did with his actions are correct, but the officers abused there powers. 4 officers were on the scene, he tried to grab the gun, but did not succeed. Ya defend urself but not beat a man till he cant see from his eye any longer, police brutality. Thats why he won in court. I am not at all sticking up for Melvin Jones, I am simply against how the officers handle them selfs in this matter. As for Melvin I’m glad he is doing time for his other actions.
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@Dawn Marie. Have you ever been in a situation where your life was in danger? They did what was necessary to protect themselves from immanent and deadly danger, just because the cell phone video did show “excessive” force does not excuse what he tried to do and that was to kill police officers
@ Tom, Report writting 101.
thats what they say was u there when it happend det.Tom of course they gonna say he was trying to grab his gun i bet they practiced that story all the way to court and lost the guy wasn’t what u expected people to be but he still has rights but at the same time he has to pay for his crime don’t hate him cause he beat the system 3 years thats nothing i bet hes gonna do his time better then that dirty cop is funny who runs **** in jail lol Pc for the dirty cop……
No this officer have been at it for years yea he make street money this is true but at the end of the day t5hat cops have done that to plenty young man and got away with it nothing was done so with that he is now facing the music as id melvin for his crime no matter his pass he is someone son someone dad and he did not deserve to be beat to that extent period point blank and those that think ot okay is just as dumb and **** he deserve that money for his pain and suffer **** that a person pride to have to walk around scared for life