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New Orleans man beats four murder charges09:39 PM CDT on Wednesday, May 7, 2008wwltv.comGarelle Smith has been a thorn in the side of the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, as he has beaten four murder charges in past, primarily because of problems getting witnesses to testify.Smith was first arrested on murder charges in connection with Soulja Slim, also known as James Tapp.Video: Watch the StoryTapp had his own record label and had bought his mother a house, but in 2003, Tapp was killed.Nearby where a plaque honoring Tapp is another marker, this one is for Mandell Duplesis who was murdered four years after Tapp.Smith was arrested in connection with both Tapp and Duplesis’ murders, but he was never formerly charged. The reason is that the Orleans Parish D.A.’s office lost track of the witnesses."His [Smith’s] arrest record with the New Orleans Police Department started at the age of 10 when he was a juvenile," Rafael Goyeneche, head of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, said.In 2007, Smith was arrested a third time for murder. This time it was for a killing at the St. Bernard Housing Project. A key witness in the case was involved in the D.A.’s Victim Assistance Program, and Smith was charged in this case. However, once again, the witness was lost and District Attorney Eddie Jordan dropped the charges."There's no hope, you know,” said Tapp’s mother. “If he just keeps getting out, don't look like he's gonna get caught for any of the murders. Every time he gets caught, he gets out for some reason."Last month, Smith beat his fourth murder charge. The incident, the death of Terry Brock, occurred outside a nightclub on A.P. Tureaud Avenue. Other men were first arrested, but the D.A.’s office refused the case and an investigation led to Smith.Charges were dropped once more when a witness wouldn’t testify."We depend on the community and witnesses in each case to pursue charges against defendants,” Bobby Freeman, head of the Violent Offender Unit, said. “It hurts not only our case, but the community at-large, when witnesses refuse or are unable to come forward."
Some people are taking this none snitching thing a little too serious or just scared. How can someone get away with so many murders? :down:
Quote from: melbourne on May 14, 2008, 02:07: AMSome people are taking this none snitching thing a little too serious or just scared. How can someone get away with so many murders? :down:It's pretty simple. If you snitch, you die.
Quote from: a;sdlfkjas;df on May 14, 2008, 04:24: AMQuote from: melbourne on May 14, 2008, 02:07: AMSome people are taking this none snitching thing a little too serious or just scared. How can someone get away with so many murders? :down:It's pretty simple. If you snitch, you die.That's exactly what I'm thinking. Nobody wants to be in that 5th body bag. This guy must have some real reputation around New Orleans.
It's pretty simple. If you snitch, you die.
Quote from: totalfootball10 on May 14, 2008, 08:46: AMIt's pretty simple. If you snitch, you die.yeah he prolly said 'if you testify, you're next'
those sound like advert campaigns. can you imagine him on TV saying those haha. but seriously shows you how messed up stuff can be in america. what happend to the old days when he would be stoned by the community?
