Posted on 08/13/2005 7:45:36 AM PDT by Jen
Former President Jimmy Carter’s grandson limped into a Fayette County courthouse Friday and admitted to a Superior Court judge that he swiped an Xbox video game system from a friend’s house and hid marijuana in his shoe while under the influence of alcohol.
Jeremy Davis Carter, 17, of 311 Spear Road, Peachtree City, appeared in court about 8:30 a.m. Friday to enter a guilty plea in connection with a Dec. 4-5 incident. Carter was accompanied by his attorney Joe Saia of Peachtree City.
In exchange for Carter’s admission of guilt, Griffin Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Johnnie Caldwell Jr. ordered the teen to spend 30 days on house arrest, serve 36 months on probation, pay a $750 fine and $537.50 for other costs and undergo substance abuse treatment. Carter also will have to complete 40 hours of community service.
Saia said he was satisfied with the judge’s sentence.
“Judge Caldwell was really gracious and fair,” Saia said. “He got First Offender treatment. If he completes his probation, he will not have a criminal record.”
Saia said Carter is suffering from a broken ankle and is expected to have surgery at Emory Medical Center in Atlanta on Monday.
“He broke it in 11 or 15 places,” Saia said.
On Wednesday, Carter, a McIntosh High School grad, is expected to report for college at West Georgia University in Carrollton.
Carter will be allowed to attend college and will not be forced to wear an ankle monitor despite his house arrest, officials said.
Saia indicated Carter entered the plea Friday to put the ordeal behind him before he starts college Wednesday.
Carter was originally charged with burglary and misdemeanor alcohol and marijuana possession charges.
However, after reaching a plea agreement offered by Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Scott Ballard, Carter pleaded to misdemeanor theft by taking, alcohol and marijuana possession charges.
Assistant District Attorney Randy Coggin presented the plea Friday.
Carter was arrested Dec. 5 after he entered the home of Kay and Terry Beckom between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and stole the Xbox.
A child at the home found Carter hiding underneath the bed in one of the children’s rooms, according to Peachtree City police. Carter shimmied out from under the bed while holding the Xbox and ran from the home.
Carter climbed a fence at the home and ran into another resident who snatched the Xbox back from him.
Carter fled on a golf cart. Police later tracked him down at his home and he was taken into custody.
A verbal confrontation allegedly erupted between police and Carter's parents, Annette and Donnel Jeff Carter, Jimmy Carter's youngest son, as police arrived to pick up Jeremy.
"... The mother became increasingly verbally aggressive and started to move toward the officers as if to take the offender back from the arresting officers," according to statements from police.
"As the mother became more aggressive, Sgt. Miller informed her that she was in danger of violating the law."
As police led young Carter to the squad car, Annette Carter allegedly accused the officers of being "Nazi Gestapo."
On the way to the Fayette County jail, police detected an odor of alcohol coming from Carter's person. The officers also noted Carter's eyes were red and glassy and his lips were red and swollen. Police allegedly later heard a noise in the car that sounded like a shoe bouncing off the floor of the vehicle. They searched Carter and allegedly found a clear plastic bag of marijuana in his shoe, police said.
Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray said no one consulted him about the plea arrangement, but added he has no problem with the deal that was offered.
“If it was anything that we felt was out of whack, we would say something,” Murray said. “If the victim is satisfied with the plea bargain, we don’t have a problem with it.”
Kay Beckom indicated in an earlier interview she agreed with the plea deal.
Mrs. Beckom said Carter was a former best friend of her son, Terry Lee. She felt Carter was just a “kid who made a bad decision.”
“I didn’t think he should just walk away with no punishment, but I do not think he should have any jail time whatsoever,” Mrs. Beckom said.
“Maybe some community service and maybe some rehab courses because personally I think he was on drugs and so did the other kids that were around.”
Murray said he has a “great deal of faith in the courts and the DA’s office.”
Murray indicated Carter’s mother called them Nazis, but his department didn’t try and get retribution.
Murray indicated everybody deserves a chance to turn their life around.
Old Whacko Jimmy Peanut will get him off...
SO9
Another promising start in life for a member of the Carter family. Remember Carter's nephew who was in jail for murder? I think his name was Hugh. And I am quite series when I say that.
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As police led young Carter to the squad car, Annette Carter allegedly accused the officers of being "Nazi Gestapo."
Yuo...a Cater!
Well heck. I did a search and found only one article from a year ago. This story is from a different source and has some other interesting details.
I guess he is just twice the fool now.
Carter fled on a golf cart. Police later tracked him down at his home and he was taken into custody. A verbal confrontation allegedly erupted between police and Carter's parents, Annette and Donnel Jeff Carter, Jimmy Carter's youngest son, as police arrived to pick up Jeremy.
"... The mother became increasingly verbally aggressive and started to move toward the officers as if to take the offender back from the arresting officers," according to statements from police.
"As the mother became more aggressive, Sgt. Miller informed her that she was in danger of violating the law." As police led young Carter to the squad car, Annette Carter allegedly accused the officers of being "Nazi Gestapo."
You know, when you’re the son of a former president, you really have no excuse for living your life like it’s an episode of “Cops.” I assume Donnel wasn’t wearing a shirt.
I would submit that instead of going around the world bashing America and propping up dictators who hold rigged elections Jimmah Cahtuh should spend more time in Plains tending to his wayward family.
These are Carters through and through.
That isn't even close to being the same article.
And who cares; the world knows about it now thanks to the news.
Libs pull that 'Nazi' reference like a six-shooter.
Glad to see this kid take his lumps like a man.
He sure has no worthwhile role models in his life.
Judge: No favors in Carter case
By LEE WILLIAMS
lwilliams@TheCitizenNews.com
Fayette County Magistrate Court Judge Bob Ruppenthal denies allegations he gave former President Jimmy Carter’s grandson special treatment when he held a bond hearing for the accused teen burglar on Sunday, Dec. 5.
“Our policy is Monday through Friday at 2 p.m.; on Saturday, we do bond hearings in the middle of the day; and on Sunday we do bond hearings when we are needed,” Ruppenthal said, later adding, “I could see how they could perceive that because it was on a Sunday, but the jail can call us anytime.”
Ruppenthal was called to bond out two men that Sunday. He said he had no idea one of the inmates would be 17-year-old Jeremy Davis Carter, the former president’s grandson.
He added that he would never give anyone special treatment no matter what standing they had in the community. In fact, Ruppenthal said he added extra special conditions to Carter’s bond to protect the family.
“I imposed conditions on the bond that he couldn’t have any contact with the victim or the victim’s family whether direct or indirect,” Ruppenthal said. “In other words, he couldn’t have someone contact the family on his behalf.”
Carter’s attorney, Joseph Saia, said Carter maintains his innocence.
“We deny all of [the charges],” Saia said. “The circumstances will prove that this is totally incorrect.”
Saia also rejected allegations that Carter received special treatment at the jail. “If it was special treatment I would have wished that he came earlier,” Saia said of Ruppenthal. “I had been sitting there until about 1:30 p.m. He arrived around 4 p.m., about 30 minutes after the Falcons game went off.”
Saia also objected to the sheer number of police officers who responded to the Carter home following the alleged burglary. He said the arrest was mishandled.
Peachtree City police officials offered no comment on the allegation.
“There were a good number of police at the Carter family on the morning after this happened,” Saia said. “This is a good family and an affluent community. I don’t know why there were so many people for the arrest.”
The McIntosh High School senior faces charges of burglary, misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of alcohol in connection with an incident at 201 Clear Springs Lane in Peachtree City Dec. 4.
The case has showed up in news reports from Edmondton, Alberta to London, England.
A child, who knew Carter, allegedly spotted the teen hidden underneath a bed, holding an X-Box video game system, according to police reports.
Carter allegedly attempted to bolt from the home through the back door, with the $150 video game system in hand, but was confronted by another witness who snatched the game system from his hands, police said.
Carter then reportedly scaled a fence and fled to his home at 311 Spear Rd., Peachtree City, where he was later taken into custody by police, according to official reports. A verbal confrontation allegedly erupted between police and Carter’s parents, Annette and Donnel Jeff Carter, Jimmy Carter’s youngest son, as police arrived to pick up Jeremy, police said.
“The mother became increasingly verbally aggressive and started to move toward the officers as if to take the offender back from the arresting officers,” according to statements from police.
“As the mother became more aggressive, Sgt. Miller informed her that she was in danger of violating the law,” the police report said.
As police led young Carter to the squad car, Annette Carter allegedly accused the officers of being “Nazi Gestapo,” police said.
On the way to the Fayette County jail, police detected an odor of alcohol coming from Carter. The officers also noted Carter’s eyes were red and glassy and his lips were red and swollen. Police allegedly later heard a noise in the car that sounded like a shoe bouncing off the floor of the vehicle. They searched Carter and found a clear plastic bag of suspected marijuana in his shoe, police said.
I didn't realize the Carter boys had married French women.
Y'all have fun at Jimmah's expense, I gotta go visit my Mama and celebrate her birthday!
Jimmied?
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