No Jail Time For Shomrim Attacker

Twenty-four-year-old Eliyahu Werdesheim faces sentencing tomorrow for second-degree assault and false imprisonment after being convicted of beating a black teen who was walking through a heavily Jewish Baltimore neighborhood. But prosecutors now say they won't seek prison time for the crime.

Eliyahu Werdesheim

No jail time sought in neighborhood watch beating

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Prosecutors are not seeking jail time for a former member of an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group convicted in the beating of a black teenager.

Twenty-four-year-old Eliyahu Werdesheim faces sentencing Wednesday for second-degree assault and false imprisonment. His 22-year-old brother, Avi, was acquitted. The case drew comparisons to the fatal shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.

Eliyahu Werdesheim faces up to 10 years on the assault count, but prosecutors are asking for a three-year suspended sentence, probation and community service.

The teen told police that Werdesheim struck him in the head and shouted, "You don't belong around here." Werdesheim testified he acted in self-defense when the teen attacked him.

Werdesheim's attorney, who will argue a motion seeking a new trial, says scores of people sent the judge letters of support.

Comments

[Lubavitchers are Christians]

Since we all know that the US justice system works great and is fair and just, aka Rubashkin's 25 years, this must have been the fair and just sentence in this case as well for Werdesheim.

[mike]

http://m.jpost.com/HomePage/FrontPage/Article.aspx?id=87275126&cat=1

[Suzanne]

This is good news. Always had a feeling that this was blown up WAY passed what it should have been. Even the teen victim didn't want it to go this far.

[Charlie Runkel]

Haha. Shmarya is pissed.

[betz]

Excellent!

[PrettyBoyFloyd]

I'll bet Shmarya and the other 'Haredi' haters on this site are upset by this "miscarriage" of justice.

[Jake]

The guy should have been acquitted.

In the judges ruling she discounted the defendants testimony and did not accept the prosecutions case. She came up with her own theory.

It was a race case just like the Zimmerman case is.

[justsayin]

why no jail if he was convicted of a violent crime. seems like we are missing some details of the case. my theory is that the judge realised that she had a weak case/verdict that may get overturned on appeal and is trying to save face. no judge likes when their verdicts get overturned.

[Jeff]

Haha. Shmarya is pissed.

Posted by: Charlie Runkel | June 26, 2012 at 06:16 PM

I'll bet Shmarya and the other 'Haredi' haters on this site are upset by this "miscarriage" of justice.

Posted by: PrettyBoyFloyd | June 26, 2012 at 10:09 PM

Keep it up, guys; you're living proof that frum = clueless.

[AA]

"Keep it up, guys; you're living proof that frum = clueless.

Posted by: Jeff | June 27, 2012 at 05:15 AM"

I'm not frum and it is still clear that Shmarya had a vendetta out with this case.

"why no jail if he was convicted of a violent crime.

Posted by: justsayin | June 27, 2012 at 04:47 AM"

He was convicted of a misdemeanor and it was his first offense. In such situations suspended sentences are the norm in Baltimore.

[Anony]

This is just the prosecutor's position from the presentencing memorandum. It is entirely up to the Judge whether jail time is imposed, he isn't in the clear just yet.

[AA]

He got probation and community service.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hIubG0ERU3tCjlt_U0jk9xHTmfuQ?docId=6053cd51e18d44f592a91acd2cdddb18

[justsayin]

He was convicted of a misdemeanor and it was his first offense. In such situations suspended sentences are the norm in Baltimore.

Posted by: AA | June 27, 2012 at 09:52 AM
it was a violent misdemeanor assault

[AA]

"it was a violent misdemeanor assault
Posted by: justsayin | June 27, 2012 at 03:46 PM"

Welcome to Baltimore. They say if you want to commit a crime, do it in Baltimore City. As I said, his sentence is the norm.