{"id":126580,"date":"2020-03-30T16:27:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T20:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=126580"},"modified":"2020-03-30T16:27:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T16:24:46","slug":"inmates-released-committing-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/inmates-released-committing-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Inmates Released to Protect Against COVID-19 Already Committing Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jacob Burnett was released two days into his sentence and has already committed murder. (Photo: WAVE3 screenshot)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Update (4\/3): <\/strong>The local media outlet that originally reported this story<\/a> has amended their reporting to indicate that Burnett was released early as part of a mandatory re-entry program, not in response to coronavirus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inmates across the country who were released to protect prison populations from COVID-19 are already committing crimes in their local communities, including at least one former inmate who admitted to stabbing a man to death just four days after his release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacob Burnett was released in Louisville, KY, two days into his two-year sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Four days after being released, he admitted to stabbing and killing<\/a> a 60-year-old man in a subdivision just east of the city, according to local media<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another Louisville inmate, Kenneth Walker, was released to \u201chome\nincarceration\u201d even though he was accused of shooting local officer John\nMattingly on March 13th. Corrections FOP Spokesperson Tracy Dotson told the media\nthat his lodge has denounced Walker\u2019s release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In New Jersey, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden told Fox News that a recently released inmate has already been arrested for shoplifting and theft, according to Tap Into Middletown<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is an exploitation of a policy that\ncertainly was pushed with an agenda,\u201d Golden said. “None of the other\njails were consulted before this went to the ‘show cause’ order. In one case we\nhad a release on Tuesday, he was arrested for shoplifting and theft on\nWednesday – so this is what’s happening here. It’s certainly a drain on our\npublic safety resources.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: New York Suspends Pistol Permitting, Shuts Down Remington in Response to COVID-19<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Municipalities across the country have announced the release\nof \u201cnonviolent\u201d inmates for fear that COVID-19 will spread rapidly in highly\npopulated jails and prisons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In LA County, Sheriff Alex Villanueva has released roughly\n1,700 prisoners back onto the street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing quite a bit to minimize the impact of our custody population,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cOur population within our jail is a vulnerable population just by virtue of who they are and where they\u2019re located. So, we\u2019re protecting that population from potential exposure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mass exodus isn\u2019t insolated to just a few cases. According to a report by the Walton Sun<\/a>, law enforcement agencies across the country are cutting their inmates loose:<\/p>\n\n\n\n