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Former New York state trooper gets up to 7-and-a-half years in prison in 11-year-old's death [NY Attorney General Letitia James justice]
CBS via MSN ^ | 06 02 2026 | Jesse Zanger

Posted on 06/04/2026 4:39:19 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

A former New York state trooper was sentenced to two-and-a-half to seven-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the death of an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl back in 2020.

Monica Goods died after her father fled a traffic stop at high speed.

"Daddy, stop"

Judge Bryan Rounds sentenced Christopher Baldner for contributing to Goods' death. Baldner was stoic as he received the sentence, which was half the 15-year maximum for second-degree manslaughter. Judge Rounds said justice was only half served, and that he listened to the victim. Monica had called out "Daddy, stop," during her tense final moments.

Monica's father, Tristin Goods, had been caught speeding and refused to show identification during the traffic stop. Baldner used pepper spray, then gave chase when Goods drove off at high speed. Baldner rammed their SUV twice. There was a crash, and Monica was killed.

Anthony Ricco, Baldner's defense attorney, said Goods' actions "have to factor in. [Tristin Goods] knows none of this had to happen."

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NY Attorney General Letitia James is a vindictive shrew.

Attorney General James Announces Former New York State Trooper Sentenced for Manslaughter

The driver, Tristin Goods [black], was stopped for speeding by NY State Trooper, Christopher Balder [White]. He then fled at high speed and crashed. His daughter was killed in the crash.

1 posted on 06/04/2026 4:39:19 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

So … its the fathers fault, not the cop.

This is a bullshit ruling.

Was the judge black?


2 posted on 06/04/2026 4:44:34 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Was the father arrested and jailed?


3 posted on 06/04/2026 4:45:24 PM PDT by God luvs America
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To: NFHale

100% on Dead Daddy. James is just a libtard.


4 posted on 06/04/2026 4:46:53 PM PDT by SteelPSUGOP (UGHT)
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To: yesthatjallen

Goods was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her father, Tristin Goods, on Dec. 22, 2020, when Baldner stopped the vehicle for traveling 101 miles an hour on the state Thruway. An argument between the two men ensued and in audio captured on Baldner’s cell phone, Goods — who testified at trial that at the time of the stop he believed in the tenets of sovereign citizens — could be heard screaming and cursing at Baldner, refusing to produce his license because he was “traveling in my conveyance.”


Using bullhorns and carrying signs, the group maintained a near-constant stream of chants, including “No Justice, No peace. No racist police” along with demands for “Justice for Monica,” and “Anthony Ricco, shame on you.” Ricco, a Black man, is one of Baldner’s defense attorneys.

https://www.police1.com/legal/ex-n-y-trooper-sentenced-up-to-7-5-years-in-prison-in-pursuit-crash-death-of-11-year-old


5 posted on 06/04/2026 4:48:21 PM PDT by God luvs America
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To: yesthatjallen

Black people good, white people bad.

When will you evil white devils ever learn?


6 posted on 06/04/2026 4:51:34 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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To: SteelPSUGOP

One question: did the cop realize there was a young girl in the car? If so, he is partially cuplable. In this situation, there were better ways to handle this. Especially if he had the vehicle license plate.


7 posted on 06/04/2026 4:52:25 PM PDT by rbg81 (=)
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To: SteelPSUGOP

Cop is white. Judge is white.

THe car flipped over after being rammed...... she was thrown from the vehicle. If the girl was in a seatbelt, she should have survived.......no info on that but you don’t get thrown from a car with a seatbelt on. 1% is the rate per the NHTSA


8 posted on 06/04/2026 4:55:27 PM PDT by SteelPSUGOP (UGHT)
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To: rbg81

“One question: did the cop realize there was a young girl in the car? “

One question: did the cop realize there was a woman and two youg young children in the car?


9 posted on 06/04/2026 5:06:23 PM PDT by TexasGator (11i11'./1)
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To: SteelPSUGOP

This needs to be over turned.

Cops need some level of immunity in situation like this. The cop didn’t caused the event, the low IQ retarded moron driving away at high speed is the one that caused it.


10 posted on 06/04/2026 5:11:06 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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Goods was never charged, and left without comment.

The perp.

11 posted on 06/04/2026 5:15:55 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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...you don’t get thrown from a car with a seatbelt on.

Or gruesomely "partially ejected" through the windshield.

12 posted on 06/04/2026 5:17:06 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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To: yesthatjallen

That’s only because the little girl and her father were black, and the trooper is white. The father walked away without charges. How are you not complicit in the death of your daughter when you were speeding with her in the car, and your speed contributed to her death?


13 posted on 06/04/2026 5:30:45 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: rbg81

BS. Dad is 100% at fault. Obey the damn law.


14 posted on 06/04/2026 5:30:49 PM PDT by bort
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To: God luvs America
"Was the father arrested and jailed?"

Nope. He was never charged.

15 posted on 06/04/2026 5:32:40 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: NFHale

“Cops need some level of immunity in situation like this. The cop didn’t caused the event, the low IQ retarded moron driving away at high speed is the one that caused it.”

If as a cop, would you do a high speed ram to a car with three innocents? A woman with two young children?


16 posted on 06/04/2026 5:38:51 PM PDT by TexasGator (11i11'./1)
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To: rbg81
"One question: did the cop realize there was a young girl in the car?"

Obama's DOJ:

U.S. Attorney’s Office Concludes Investigation Into The Death Of Miriam Carey - No Charges To Be Filed In 2013 Shooting Near U.S. Capitol

She was shot five times in the back, and it was only after the incident, that the cops found her 18 month old child in a car seat in the back of the car. Family claimed she suffered from post-partum depression.

17 posted on 06/04/2026 5:39:19 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: rbg81

“One question: did the cop realize there was a young girl in the car?”

Cops are trained to be aware of all passengers in a stopped vehicle.


18 posted on 06/04/2026 5:40:21 PM PDT by TexasGator (11i11'./1)
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To: yesthatjallen

White folks are soon becoming a minority in the USA. Most of us will be gone by that time, but our children and grandchildren will have to deal with it. We are certainly leaving them with a f’d up country.


19 posted on 06/04/2026 5:44:10 PM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: TexasGator

That’s a good point; however, the cop did not initiate this action and this event. The moron father did.

Ultimately, the Radio wins the day. They know his identity. They know his car they have his plate, so yes, they could’ve met him at his home.

However, that is not the case. This event, and the death of the child is Entirely laid at the feet of the father.


20 posted on 06/04/2026 6:01:46 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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