Posts Tagged ‘Probation’

UPDATE: $152,000 Bond for MC Student

The Marietta Municipal Court has set bond for Thomas Robison at $152,000, according to this Marietta Times article.

This means that Robison (or friends and family of Robison) may pay only have to pay $15,200 to get out of jail prior to his trial.  However, depending on a October 9 date in court, he may be required to serve 33 days of jail time stemming from a probation violation before being allowed to post bail.

The court also scheduled Robison for a preliminary hearing on October 7.

Marietta College has still made no mention of the crime or their course of action to students, which still worries some students.  While obviously innocent until proven guilty, prior incidents carried swift response for the college.  When Robert Walker’s collection of guns and ammo was found in his car, he was swiftly suspended by the college.

Marietta College Campus Police Takes Heat From Locals

Apparently, the Marietta Times has been really busy writing about the college the past couple days.  And me being busy all weekend prevented me from reporting on it.  Until now.

The Times did a special expose on the Marietta College Campus Police, or CPS as they’re known by on campus.  Now yes, the college has a full-fledged police department.  They have arrest powers, and are allowed to use tasers, tear-gas, pepper spray, and other non-lethal methods to take down people with.  They can investigate crimes and hand off cases to the Marietta Municipal Court for processing and such.  And yes, they can request aid from Marietta Police and Fire/EMS if needed.

The 6 member force operates its own radio frequencies, two police cars with sirens and light arrays, and one golf cart.

But is it too much, or too little?

Today starts a series of posts regarding the quality of our CPS.  I start today dealing with what exactly the Creed is, the Judicial Process the college uses, and possible fines and other consequences.  Tomorrow will focus on the Time’s comparison of Campus Police/Security at various colleges, and Wednesday will focus on whether CPS should be armed with guns/live ammo.

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