Christopher Michael Paul Jackson, 33, of Riverside
Posted on 07/29/2023 7:31:31 PM PDT by lowbridge
A multi-convicted felon dubbed the "snake burglar'' for his method of burglarizing businesses pleaded guilty on Thursday to more than four dozen felony charges and was immediately sentenced to a jail term -- which he was expected to avoid serving -- along with 12 years' probation.
Christopher Michael Paul Jackson, 33, of Riverside admitted 54 counts of burglary under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney's Office, resolving all of his pending cases.
Superior Court Judge Gary Polk certified the terms of the agreement and imposed the sentence stipulated by the prosecution and defense -- seven months in county jail and 12 years' mandatory supervision. Polk also ordered him to pay $158,235 in victim restitution.
Jackson was behind bars while awaiting adjudication of his cases, and because of that, in addition to "mandatory good time'' credits under the California Penal Code, his seven-month jail term appeared to have been satisfied, enabling him to be released for time served. However, Polk ordered that the defendant wear an ankle-attached GPS tracking device for the duration of his 12-year period of probation.
"Unfortunately, this case, although uniquely named, is not unique in California,'' District Attorney Mike Hestrin said. "It is unconscionable that a habitual offender like Christopher Jackson can steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from hardworking people, admit to it and legally serve less time in jail than the time it will take his hundreds of victims to recoup their losses.''
Jackson, who was on probation when he was arrested in April, perpetrated up to 70 break-ins throughout Moreno Valley and Riverside from last November to April, targeting beauty salons, health clinics and restaurants. Detectives attached the moniker "snake burglar'' to the convicted felon due to his penchant for crawling along the floors of businesses that he'd broken into
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Must be related to Joe Biden. Gets off with a slap on the wrist, a stern warning and lifetime immunity.
So he slithered out of this one.
So a felony there gets you an average of 3.9 days in jail.
Who is back out on the streets
An ankle monitor won’t stop him
What time period does he have to pay all the ‘restitution” ???
What happens if he doesn’t pay??
Something tells me the notoriety is not going to be beneficial. The criminal’s ego is enhanced and he’s feeling invincible.
He views his notoriety as cred others view it as infamy. He’s liable to become a victim of the 3 S’s. I’d be moving if I were the criminal.
Forget it Jake...
Total creeper.
Gee, I wonder.....
Will he resume a life of stealing from others?
Hahahahaha just kidding
We know he will. Probably tomorrow.
...and NOBODY should actually expect to see a thin dime of that “restitution,” either.
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