Posted on 03/13/2014 3:26:15 PM PDT by ChristinaKB
Via TCOT Report
Many have read with outrage the story of 18 year old Jordan Wiser; a young man whose car was searched without permission at his vocational school, resulting in his expulsion, arrest, felony indictment, imprisonment, and separation from his beloved, terminally ill grandfather.
The prosecutor in this case, Harold E Specht, Jr. has been quoted saying the reason for Wiser’s arrest and felony prosecution centers on the discovery of a four-inch pocketknife, which was locked in the trunk, inside his EMT kit – a duffel bag – of young Jordan’s car.
The Blaze has a good story on the events surrounding the search, arrest and prosecution of Jordan Wiser here.
Curious, however, is how this case came about in the first place. Why would the Ashtabula County prosecutor’s office bite so hard on this case at this particular time?
An answer may lie in the fact that the prosecutor in the case, Harold Specht, is running as a hardline law-and-order Judge to replace outgoing Judge Ron Vettel on the Ashtabula County Common Pleas Court.
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I think Harold E Specht, Jr. can kiss his election goodbye.
IF he can’t exercise any common sense in this case, why would the voters trust him to be a judge?
There is little worse than an ambitious prosecutor.
9 times out of ten it is about their record. Innocent or guilty a loss on their record is a blemish and cannot be a part of any prosecutors portfolio!
I just hope the voters are well-informed about this case. It is outrageous.
I hope this turns into a Mike Nifong moment for Harold E Specht, Jr.
this prosecutor should not be made a judge, he should be made an inmate!
Northeast Ohio
I’m guessing you’re right. “Hardline-law-and-order” voters (e.g. Freepers) tend to possess more common sense, than to prosecute this case. They can also get riled up about the police-state tactics.
I was looking for the [Semi-Satire News] marker... and couldn’t find it.
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