Student in jail for drugs is raped

Gainesville Sun (FL) ^ | June 10. 2003 | Kathy Ciotola

[MrLeRoy]

An Alachua County college student in jail on marijuana charges was raped over the weekend by his cell mate, a man already being held on sexual battery charges, authorities said Monday.

The 19-year-old student was serving four weekends in jail on charges of delivering marijuana, said Alachua County Sheriff's Sgt. Jim Troiano. Last weekend was the first weekend of his sentence.

His cell mate held a ballpoint pen to the teenager's neck at about 9 p.m. Friday and then forced himself on him, Troiano said. A member of the victim's family reported the incident to authorities on Saturday.

Jail detention officers, who check the cells at least once an hour, heard nothing and nothing was reported to them Friday, Troiano said.

Randolph Jackson, 35, was charged with sexual battery. Jackson has been in jail since July on charges of sexual battery in a different case that is still pending.

The two were put in a cell together because they were both charged with felonies, Troiano said. Also, there was very little room in the jail last weekend, Troiano added. There were 918 inmates and the jail's capacity is 920.

"If there was space available, absolutely we would rather keep our weekenders in a pre-designated area," Troiano said. "But because we don't have much space available we have to do with circumstances on hand."

Inmates are assigned to cells based on their charges, their history and other factors, he said.

These two inmates were being held in a two-man cell in pod 1-B. Inmates who are awaiting trial or who don't yet have a jail classification are kept in this section, Troiano said.

Jail officials don't house inmates who are charged with misdemeanors, which are less serious crimes, with those who have felony charges, he said.

Troiano said this was the first sexual battery reported at the jail in the memory of jail officials.

Jackson never showed any signs of having sexual tendencies toward other inmates, Troiano added. He has since been moved to his own cell.

[AntiGuv]

I never said he was the brightest bulb in the pack. Despite the fact that I didn't say that, he actually was fairly intelligent, though he had quite serious mental issues. Soon thereafter ended up at an inpatient mental health facility.

[RaceBannon]

and not one of you is able to make the proper disconnect here. He is in jail because he broke the law. What happens in jail is a direct result of his own lawlessness to get arrested and sentenced to jail, even this light sentence.

Yet, you all fall back on the lawlessnes of jail, with jail being the cause of all his problems instead of his own lawlessness. Instead of looking at his drug habit and his drug use and his drug running and how that llifestyle lead to his arrest and being raped in jail.

Two totally different issues.

If the law was upheld in jail, he would not have been raped. And if he obeyed the law, he would not be in jail in the first place.

It all comes down to obeying the law and upholding the law. Neither of which was done in this situation. Also, neither of which all the pro-druggie crowd of losers here are even considering.

And the only recourse all of you have here is to legalize dope.

And you call yourselves conservatives? Not one of you is for upholding the law here, you are all about legalizing dope.

actions have consequences, some worse than others. When jail is a consequence of an action, isnt it best to not commit the act in the first place?

And if being gang raped is a threat inside jail, isnt it best to behave so I never have to face that act?

Yeah. Legalizing dope will change ALL that...yeah...

[headsonpikes]

Glad to see there's always someone ready to take up the torch of common sense and tyranny.

[Walnut]

So let me see, If you are a student and smoke weed , you should be put in a cell with a person who has similar charges. Yes, I get it. smoking weed and rape. yes they are in the sme category.

[cinFLA]

Glad to see there's always someone ready to take up the torch of common sense and tyranny.

As opposed to your support for the criminal inclined selling illegal drugs to children ....

[cinFLA]

See how MrLeroy spins his propaganda. He posts the article and then spins:

"Serves him right for toking the demon weed."

Never mind that the guy was dealing. MrLeroy will spin it as needed for his propaganda.

And he will NOT answer my questions. (Will you MrLeroy?)

[cinFLA]

(some poorly attempted spin) Not true. First offence for weed delivery in Prince William county, VA is 18 mos. I know someone who rec'd that sentence.

He was not using, but dealing. How many kilos was it for?

[Ken H]

I wonder if the county authorities will waive the remainder of his jail time.

[cardinal4]

(some poorly attempted spin)

Yes it was...on your part. Marijuana is usually sold in pounds. Even druggies hate the metric system!

[cinFLA]

It could happen to you. You might be driving home from the Christmas office party with one too many margaritas in you. Depending on the jurisdiction, you might have to spend a night in jail. Let's hope you on't get roomed with Spike.

If you drive home drunk then you deserve to "room" with Spike for the night. Reduces your risk of facing murder or manslaghter charges ....

[cinFLA]

Some more spin:

"That is a lie. I know a first offender (drug charges) who went to jail."

At least I appreciate AntiGuv to coming back with the fact that he went to jail AFTER he was caught doing drugs on probation.

[AntiGuv]

How many kilos was it for?

I believe 20 grams is the threshold in Florida that will get you a jail term.. Dunno about Virginia..

[RaceBannon]

it just makes me sick to see so many people say, "The problem is the laws about drugs", when none seem to see that the problem is obeying the laW!!

This guy was put away for dealing, he was moving large quantities, this was not personal use, it was dealing, and he knew what happens in jail, and he is a big boy and it is time to pay the piper!

And if he didnt do drugs he wouldnt have been arrested, and if they uphelc the law in jail, he wouldnt have been raped.

The issue here all around is lawlessness, not WOD.

[AntiGuv]

He had the two charges on his record - one for simple possession and another for paraphernalia - both from that same first incident. Deal with it & stop trying to make it something it's not. He could just as effectively violated the probation by not paying the 'restitution' fees or not completing the community service on time..

[cinFLA]

Yes it was...on your part. Marijuana is usually sold in pounds. Even druggies hate the metric system!

Here in the US, we spell it "offense". Where are you from?

[cinFLA]

He could just as effectively violated the probation by not paying the 'restitution' fees or not completing the community service on time..

But he got caught for drugs twice (at least). No a violation by omission but one of commision; and pretty stupid of him also.

[cinFLA]

Are you saying there are NO spammers paid by Soros?

[cinFLA]

What was so vile about the excuse for which he was put in jail? Whose civil rights was he violating?

You do not have to violate someones civil rights inorder to be sent to prison ...

[AntiGuv]

But he got caught for drugs twice (at least). No a violation by omission but one of commision; and pretty stupid of him also.

The circumstances were as I described them; he was never arrested again. He died about 18 months afterward, which probably warms your drug warrior heart.. Whatever the case, the important facts are as I've outlined and I'll leave any further conclusions to the reader. There's no point in beating this around any further.

[xrp]

Yeah, that's a wonderful part of our "free" society.