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DARK JUSTICE WITHIN THE 7th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT NICOLE JACKSON-MALDONADO Abandoned Child Becomes Political Cannon Fodder 15 Year-Old Girl - With Only A Sixth Grade Education Railroaded Into Twenty (20) Year Prison Sentence |
February 22, 2023 |
The Criminal Prosecution Of Nicole Jackson-Maldonado This publication has been covering the criminal prosecution of 15 year-old Nicole Jackson-Maldonado for approximately six (6) months. Shortly after her June 2021 arrest - the State Attorney decided that Ms. Jackson-Maldonado would be prosecuted as an adult. Initially, this publication had little journalistic interest in this matter. It appeared to be a cut and dry case - two children shot at the police - one child was shot - and the criminal justice system would seek justice. Sheriff Chitwood's simplistic argument that "you don't shoot at the cops" appeared to have been the "end all, be all" on this matter. |
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Trafficking A Child Through The Criminal Justice System However, about nine (9) months ago - this publication started to hear scuttlebutt that Ms. Jackson-Maldonado's criminal prosecution was not an honest prosecution, rather it had been transformed into a political football - in which several political players were seeking to score political points - advantages - and political appointments. The price to be paid for these political points, advantages, and appointments was the sacrificing of Ms. Jackson-Maldonado's constitutional due process rights. While we (VolusiaExposed.Com) will NOT argue the factual innocence of Ms. Jackson-Maldonado - we SHALL come to her defense as being an over prosecuted and, in the end, a harshly sentenced juvenile defendant. We anticipate that over the next few months - VolusiaExposed.Com shall be publishing a series of articles - that will "expose" some of the inconsistencies between the "hype" and the facts of this situation (supported by documentary or video evidence). A Cabal Of Criminal Justice Practitioners These articles will be of particular importance - given that Ms. Jackson-Maldonado recently (January 27, 2023) accepted the prosecutor's plea deal of twenty (20) years in prison, follow by forty (40) years of probation. We opine - and will provide evidence supporting - that she was badgered and railroaded into accepting this plea bargain - in order for a cabal of criminal justice practitioners (including: law enforcement, state attorney, public defender, and even the Court) to fulfill their political agendas (more on this later) (courtroom video of the plea and sentencing of Ms. Jackson-Maldonado is available below). Criminal trials have a tendency to vet out the facts - from the fiction, or the hype. Since there will be no trial (given the plea bargain) - this publication will attempt to compensate for the absence of a trial - by either validating the known facts - and calling out the hype and the fiction. We (VolusiaExposed.Com) shall do our best in the vetting of this evidence - ensuring that our opinionated conclusions are supported by the facts, and the evidence. However, know this - unlike an adversarial criminal prosecution - we can not compel members of the sheriff's office (or others) to directly answer our questions and concerns. Nor, in this case - do we have full access to the court record (more on this later within this article - court records were judicially sealed) This was no honest adversarial criminal prosecution (due largely - in our OPINION - to the failures of the public defender's office) - but rather, a cold blooded persecution (not a prosecution) of a child - in which falsehoods, manipulations, and ill treatment were used as leverages to gain this cabal's shared end goal - the twenty-year imprisonment of a child - without the inconvenient necessity of a public affirmation (trial / jury conviction). On June 1, 2021 - Ms. Jackson-Maldonado, then 14 - was arrested and charged with the attempted murder of several Volusia sheriff deputies.
RELATED ARTICLE Daytona Beach News-Journal September 28, 2021 Examining the runaways gunfight: 'I'm all for not killing kids but ... we need to do something'
Additionally - this publication took the time to review several hours of video & audio footage of the shooting incident - and we did not hear any of the very distinctive "crackle" of AK-47 gun fire. It is also of investigative significance - that Deputy Lemay's report memorializes that the 12 year-old was interviewed by VSO Detective Shon McGuire. Detective McGuire has somewhat of a interesting disciplinary history within the VSO (allegations of misogyn, ethnic discrimination & the destruction of evidence) - that may be of assistance regarding the apparent untruthful statements by the 12 year-old co-defendant. (more on McGuire's disciplinary history shortly) Wfla.com June 2, 2021 12-year-old boy, 14-year-old girl involved in shootout with Florida deputies VolusiaExposed has an open public record request with both VSO and FDLE - click here to review PRR email - for a copy of the Florida Department Of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) investigative report on this shooting - with that - we can do a comparsion review against Deputy Lemay's report & conclusions. While we await receipt of the FDLE report - we make note that the Daytona Beach News-Journal (DBNJ) published an article in September 2021 - that effectively reviewed the FDLE report's findings. (see below linked DBNJ article> Daytona Beach News-Journal September 28, 2021 Examining the runaways gunfight: 'I'm all for not killing kids but ... we need to do something' Within the above linked DBNJ article - it states - "The deputies fired 66 rounds in all. The (FDLE) report did not specify how many shots the 14-year-old and the 12-year-old fired. The report did indicate that the a Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun and a 22-caliber pistol were seized and it indicated those were the weapons the girl had. It indicated that the boy was armed with a 7.62-caliber rifle, which was also seized." This publication finds it odd that the FDLE report did not make note of how may rounds, and which type of rounds (shotgun, hand gun, AK-47) - the children fired at the deputies. Because of the above - this publication anticipates that one of our follow-up articles - will concentrate on this particular FDLE investigation - comparing it with other FDLE shooting investigations - that did identify the specifics of the defendant(s) gun fire. There is no easy way to say this - but the probability does exist - that FDLE was a participant in the earlier mentioned cabal of criminal justice practitioners - that were apparently conspiring to deny Jackson-Maldonado her constitutional due process. So - stand by to stand by - we suspect that there is more to hear - regarding whether two middle school children actually fired a Russian military assault rifle at Volusia sheriff deputies.
Without a doubt - Air-One was on scene - having landed at a nearby shopping mall awaiting to transport any injuried persons (supported by video evidence). At least one Jackson-Maldonado supporter has vocalized the belief that Sheriff Chitwood made the decision not to transport a scumbag"*" in his helicopter - especially a scumbag that shot at his deputies. An additional belief was expressed - that Air-One was on scene only to transport any injured deputies - and not injured scumbags. While this publication does believe that Sheriff Chitwood - on occasion allows his passions to over-walk his responsibilites to his badge, we would find it extremely difficult to believe - that he would allow his passions to surpass his moral obligations. At this particular time - this publication suspects that it was VCEMS staff that decided it was best to ground transport Ms. Jackson-Maldonado to the hospital (a possible deeper dive on this topic in a later articles). In the end - Ms. Jackson-Maldonado was probably better served by the ground transport, and the medical treatment she received from VCEMS staff. First, prior to us identifying Sheriff Chitwood as a hypocrite - allow us to state our belief - that over-all, Sheriff Chitwood serves the residents of Volusia County fairly well. HOWEVER, as we have stated earlier - on occasions Sheriff Chitwood allows his passions to get in front of the duties and responsibilities of his badge. The criminal prosecution of Nicole Jackson-Maldonado is one of those occasions. Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood is quick to come to the defense of his deputies - especially, when he believes that someone has provided a false narrative against any of them. A prime - and recent example of this - is when Sheriff Chitwood filed criminal charges against Tammy Stuck - for allegedly making false abuse claims against one of his deputies. click here to read Chitwood's statement regarding Ms. Stuck's charges In the end - the State Attorney opted not to prosecute Mrs. Stuck - stating that "her comments evincing her opinion and innuendo do not fall within then purview of criminal conduct under the statute enumerated in the complaint" click here to read state attorney close out letter. VOLUSIAEXPOSED.COM May 21, 2021 Volusia Sheriff's Office Files "False Report" Charge Against Woman Who Alleges Misconduct By Deputy. Does Sheriff Mike Chitwood Hold The Moral High Ground?
Since Sheriff Chitwood "opened the door" of bringing up Ms. Jackson-Maldonado's past criminal history. This publication believes that it is now appropriate to "expose" the past disciplinary and criminal histories of some of his deputies that were involved in this shooting incident, especially if these "histories" could have in any way influenced - the shooting incident itself - or the investigative conclusions. According to the Volusia Sheriff's Office's (VSO) own internal investigation click here to review VSO Detective Shon Mcguire and Deputy Michael Sawicki were directly involved in the subject shooting incident. The VSO internal report documents that Deputy Michael Sawicki was one of the eight (8) deputies that shot at Ms. Jackson-Maldonado. VSO Deputy Lemay's charging report memorializes that VSO Detective Shon McGuire was involved in the investigation of the shooting incident.
Given that "alcohol" appears to be Deputy Sawicki's "substance of choice" - is there any significance in the fact that the VSO internal report see page 2 - click here only reference is to "drug" intoxication? Sometimes - the law enforcement falsehoods are not in what they are saying - it's in what they have omitted. Maybe this also explains why the the FDLE shooting report did not mention the number and type of rounds fired by the children. Perhaps - they (FDLE) did not wish to confirm Deputy Lemay's conclusion - that the AK-47 was never fired.(again - see the below linked DBNJ article for confirmation) Daytona Beach News-Journal September 28, 2021 Examining the runaways gunfight: 'I'm all for not killing kids but ... we need to do something' Misogyn & Domestic Violence Bedevils Law Enforcement Agencies Now - should you choose to believe Sheriff Chitwood's verbal account of the shooting incident (see video of press briefing - top of article) - that the twelve (12) year-old male suspect was shooting high velocity military rounds (AK-47) at his deputies. A reasonable person may wonder why the State Attorney targeted the female child as the "ring leader" click here for verification - charging her as an adult - and eventually sentencing her to twenty (20) years in prison? Daytona Beach News Journal January 28, 2023 Teen girl who shot at deputies reaches plea deal; gets 20 years in prison State Attorney's Office says Jackson-Maldonado was the 'ringleader' in shootout As we outlined within our below linked October 26, 2021 article, the bedevilments of misogyn and domestic violence runs rampant through the ranks of law enforcement agencies worldwide. VolusiaExposed.Com October 26, 2021 The Absurdity Of Police Internal Affairs Law Enforcement Agencies Can NOT Be Trusted To Self-Investigate A Culture Of Misogyny & Corruption Flourishes Within Many Agencies Regarding the level of misogyn that exists within the VSO - we present the following example - the 2021 internal affairs report on VSO Lieutenant Justin Sawicki (the brother of Deputy Michael Sawicki - who was mentioned earlier in this article). Lt. Sawicki was investigated over allegations of false imprisonment and domestic violence - we shall allow you to read the report, to see for yourself - what exactly the investigation "concluded". As was earlier stated - the VSO Deputy Lemay's charging report as well as the VSO internal investigative report memorializes that VSO Detective Shon McGuire was involved in the investigation of the Jackson-Maldonado shooting incident. An incident whereas the juvenile female suspect was shot numerous times by responding deputies - and was eventually charged as an adult. Detective Shon McGuire has similar, if not darker, misogynistic concerns click here to review 2014 internal report - as was attached to Lt. Sawicki. However there is one very important difference between Lt. Sawicki's internal affairs report and that of Detective McGuire's 2014 internal affairs report. FDLE records support that the charges (derogatory ethnic remarks, others) were sustained click here to review against Detective McGuire. In 2015 - then still a sergeant - Detective McGuire was placed under another internal affairs investigation after several VSO deputies made some rather serious allegations against him. These allegations included the destruction of evidence, and the inappropriate interactions and comments made to a female arrestee. We invite you to read the entire internal affairs investigative report click here to review - in order to have a full appreciation of the allegations and the findings. So, let see if we can wrap our heads around this : VSO Detective McGuire - a man with a sustained history of misogynistic behaviors and derogatory ethic remarks was the assigned detective - in determining which child was the "ringleader" in shooting at deputies - was it the 12 year-old caucasian male, or the 14 year-old female of Puerto Rican descent? Given the above - should it come as a surprise - that Ms. Jackson-Maldonado was quickly identified as the "ringleader" - by both the VSO and State Attorney's Office (SAO)? (more on the McGuire family's connections with the SAO - here shortly) And How It Relates To The Jackson-Maldonado Prosecution Detective McGuire (then Sgt. McGuire) started to "ping" our corruption radar - right around 2014-2015 - mainly due to his connections with the criminal prosecutions of brothers Ray & Wayne Greenlaw. The Greenlaws were charged with killing one man (Brian Leverett ), and seriously wounding another man (Justin Riley). The two alleged victims were attending a house party at the Greenlaws' home - when an argument started between the Greenlaws and the two victims. This argument lead to a physical altercation - which escalated to a gun battle between the Greenlaws and the two alleged victims. The Greenlaw brothers argued that they were acting in self-defense (see below linked media article).
Justin Riley has a rather extensive criminal history - and usually is able to secure a rather good plea bargain - or case disposition from the State Attorney's Office (In the 7th Judicial Circuit - criminal case dispositions are more influenced by who you, or your family knows - then what you did). Detective McGuire's father (also known as Shon McGuire) was the former chief investigator for the local State Attorney's Office (see below linked & related media article on the senior McGuire). Daytona Beach News Journal August 15, 2012 Lifelong lawman returns from teaching skills in Iraq Records also indicated that VSO Sgt. McGuire responded to the Greenlaw crime scene. During the Greenlaw trial - there was an allegation by the defense of a "missing" spent shotgun shell. This missing shotgun shell would have been exculpatory evidence in helping to clear the Greenlaw brothers. (possible missing evidence - does this sound familar?) The Greenlaw trial judge (Margaret Hudson) had an apparent "conflict of interest" in that her husband was a retired senior administrator with the VSO. The Greenlaw prosecuting attorney - well - he too suffered from colorful misconduct allegations - and apparently engaged in more shenanigans (presenting a known false narrative) during the Greenlaws' trial - read the below linked articles for details. VolusiaExposed.Com October 9, 2015 Local Prosecutor Comes Under Additional Scrutiny The Criminal Appeal Of Ray & Wayne Greenlaw VolusiaExposed.Com September 23, 2015 Florida Bar Finds Probable Cause Daytona Beach Prosecutor Violated Ethics Rules The Greenlaw brothers' kangaroo trial - was pretty much a precuror to the faux criminal due process offered to Ms. Jackson-Maldonado. The entire cabal of criminal justice practitioners were actively involved in both prosecutions (Greenlaws & Jackson-Maldonado) Judge Hudson has recently retired - and now serves the judicial circuit as a "senior judge" - meaning that she will be called upon as needed, especially for those cases that need so much "judicial manipulation" that most elected judges are smart enough to stay away from. Daytona Beach News Journal December 30, 2022 Circuit Judge Margaret Hudson retiring, will return as senior judge Both Greenlaw brothers are still serving their life sentences.......and liberty and justice for all...? This publication suspects that by now - SOME of our readers - have already concluded that our (VolusiaExposed.Com) criticisms of the sheriff, the state attorney, the public defender, and the Court are totally unwarranted, believing instead that these officials (sheriff, state attorney, public defender, Court) were doing their level best to ensure that Ms. Jackson-Maldonado received the "fair due process" - that the United States Constitution guarantees to all criminal defendants. Sadly, we must retort a different account.
A Prosecutor's Request To Lie (By Omission) To The Jury? On January 26, 2023 - the day before, this government cabal successfully coerced a fifteen (15) year-old child to give up sixty (60) years of her life (twenty (20) in prison / forty (40) on probation) - Assistant State Attorney (ASA) Sarah Thomas filed a Motion in Limine with the Court - requesting that Judge Blackburn NOT allow certain testimony, facts, and matters to be raised during the trial. While Sheriff Chitwood was busy embellishing the record - ASA Sarah Thomas was busy attempting to redact certain testimony and facts from the record. The SAO did not want the jury to hear about : 1. Jackson-Maldonado's past and current history of mental-illness 2. Her age, and probably - the fact that she had only a sixth (6) grade education (see sentencing video for verification) 3. Her experiences and treatment at other foster and group homes, - probably including her treatment at the Volusia County jail (reference treatment at jail - more on this very shortly) 4. And lastly, the SAO didn't want the jury to know about Jackson-Maldonado's co-defendant's juvenile plea bargain. Why didn't the SAO want the jury to hear these facts - simple - the SAO was concern that the jury would see this prosecution for what it really was - a prosecutorial over-reach - bordering on prosecutorial misconduct"*". As was mentioned in ASA Thomas' Motion In Limine - Thomas was concerned that if the jury heard these whole truths - they (jury) would come back with a "jury nullification" verdict"**". "*" In jurisprudence, prosecutorial misconduct or prosecutorial overreach is "an illegal act or failing to act, on the part of a prosecutor, especially an attempt to sway the jury to wrongly convict a defendant or to impose a harsher than appropriate punishment." It is similar to selective prosecution. Prosecutors are bound by a sets of rules which outline fair and dispassionate conduct. "**" Jury nullification refers to a jury's knowing and deliberate rejection of the evidence or refusal to apply the law either because the jury wants to send a message about some social issue that is larger than the case itself, or because the result dictated by law is contrary to the jury's sense of justice, morality, or fairness.
How Justice Rolls In Volusia County, Florida Therefore - given the fact that Mrs. Hughes' husband is in charge of all criminal investigations coming out of the DeLand police department - we submit for your consideration - that Mrs. Hughes' assignment as the "division chief" of the entire DeLand office of the public defender's office is a flagrant "giving the public the middle-finger" conflict of interest. In short - Lt. Timothy Hughes investigates and arrests the criminal defendants - and his wife - Mrs. Allison Hughes provides them with a criminal defense.
The moment this publication was advised that Mrs. Hughes was seeking a judicial appointment - we started to seriously question whether both Mr. Avallone and Mrs. Hughes were more interested in their own financial, political, and career goals - then they were in representing the best interest of their client - Ms. Jackson-Maldonado. There is an important fact regarding "Quid Pro Quo" deals - as they affect the American criminal justice system - that fact is this - not only are actual "Quid Pro Quo" deals to be avoided - even the appearance of such deals - are to be avoided. On January 27, 2023 - the entire cabal attended Ms. Jackson-Maldonado's plea and sentencing hearing.
On January 30, 2023 - this publication sent numerous members of the criminal justice system (aka the cabal) an email in which we expressed our concerns regarding the appearance of a "Quid Pro Quo" regarding Ms. Jackson-Maldonado accepting her plea agreement - and Mrs. Hughes' judicial application to the JNC. This publication - agrees with the observations of the Daytona Beach News-Journal - during Ms. Jackson-Maldonado's plea deal & sentencing hearing she appeared confused - and was heavily relying on the advice of her juvenile expert attorney - Mrs. Allison Hughes. DAYTONA BEACH NEWS JOURNAL JANUARY 27, 2023 Teen girl who shot at deputies reaches plea deal; gets 20 years in prison While neither Mr. Reid or Mrs. Hughes responded to our email inquiry - Mr. Matthew Metz - the Public Defender did send us this email reply click here to review. While Mr. Metz assures us there was no "Quid Pro Quo" between Ms. Hughes' representation of Ms. Jackson-Maldonado and the processing of her judicial application - we can't help but to remember that a few months ago - a local prominent attorney alleged that Mr. Reid was using his prosecutorial authority - to assist his spouse in securing a civil financial settlement. (see below linked Daytona Beach News Journal article) Daytona Beach News Journal August 3, 2022 Lawyer accuses State Attorney's Office of acting as bill collectors for prosecutor's wife
So what do you imagine was Judge Blackburn's coercion comfort level during the "closed" January 27, 2023 hearing - held outside of the public's purview - in what we suspect was a coercive collaboration - between Blackburn - the State - and the public defender's office - in pressuring Jackson-Maldonado to accept the plea deal? (think on this a bit .... more of this - shortly) NICOLE JACKSON-MALDONADO Abandoned Child Becomes Political Cannon Fodder Dirty Old Men & Dirty Politicians Both Exploit Young Children
Was Jackson-Maldonado Sexually Exploited While In Custody At The Volusia County Jail? Did The Sheriff's Office Properly Investigate The Incident? Were these matters properly investigated - by either the jail, OR the sheriff's office? Click here - and review our December 22, 2022 article for particulars. Was Jackson-Maldonado Physically OR Mentally Tortured At The Jail In Order To Encourage Her To Accept The Plea Deal? This publication opines that some jail staff were indispensable components in "convincing" Ms. Jackson-Maldonado to accept the prosecutor's twenty (20) year plea offer.
VolusiaExposed.Com January 3, 2023 HELLO FROM THE OTHERSIDE In The Continuing Defense Of Nicole Jackson-Maldonado Ms. Jackson-Maldonado spent a rather large portion of her time at the Volusia County jail in solitary confinement. In truth - much of that time in solitary was in response to her juvenile status - and the limitation of inmate housing space on the female wing. Per Florida law - juveniles must be housed separately from the adult population. However, routinely - when the female adult population would drop - and an entire cell block became available - the jail administration would house Jackson-Maldonado alone within her own cell block - thus giving her more room than just a single closed cell. This cell block housing arrangement also gave her easier access to the television and phone. Based on our (VolusiaExposed) review of available documents - and some verbal reports that we received - we are now prepared to suggest - that some criminal justice practitioners were manipulating Ms. Jackson-Maldonado into the belief - that if she would waive her right to trial - and accept the State's plea offer - she would soon find herself in prison - where her living arrangements would be more to her liking. We suspect that many of these "manipulations" were simple verbal advisement, while some others appear to have a more direct and nefarious intent and delivery. Daytona Beach News-Journal September 28, 2021 Examining the runaways gunfight: 'I'm all for not killing kids but ... we need to do something'
Was The Jail Disciplinary Action Used A Leverage Was Ms. Jackson-Maldonado threatened with additional criminal charges based on this disciplinary incident? Obviously, Ms. Jackson-Maldonado was again placed in solitary confinement over the disciplinary action. Was the the purpose of the "disciplinary incident" - to apply the leverages of additional criminal charges and solitary confinement in order to coerce Ms. Jackson-Maldonado to accept the State's plea offer? Does this sound far-fetched? Well - if it does - remember this - the Volusia County jail recently fired it's corrections director over very similar allegations. (see below linked article for additional details) VolusiaExposed.Com December 11, 2022 Volusia Jail Fires It's Corrections Director Sheriff Chitwood's Over-Reach Chitwood's Denial Of Having His Hand In The Cookie Jar Sheriff Chitwood's sole responsibility was to arrest Ms. Jackson-Maldonado. With that task complete - he should have been done - having no decisional involvement regarding her prosecution and sentencing.
Comments By Some Deputies On The Night Of The Jackson-Maldonado Shooting We offer for your review and consideration - two video clips of deputies discussing among themselves - the shooting of a fourteen (14) year-old child by eight (8) other deputies.
Ms. Jackson-Maldonado Didn't Stand A Chance Of Receiving Constitutional Due Process Within A Volusia County Courtroom From the very get-go Ms. Jackson-Maldonado didn't stand a chance of receiving her constitutional due process that most Americans expect to receive when charged with a crime. Heck - if you take the time to watch her sentencing video (see above) Ms. Jackson-Maldonado didn't even know if she was an American citizen due to her being born in Puerto Rico. (Persons born in Puerto Rico are American citizens) This cabal - took advantage of an abandoned and unschooled child with mental health issues - simply to advance their own personal and political fortunes. We shall end this particular article with these thoughts and OPINIONS. We strongly believe that there will be more to uncover - when Judge Blackburn's seal on the ex parte hearing record is lifted. We believe that Ms. Jackson-Maldonado is more the victim of the deputies - than any deputy was ever victimized by her, believing that the gunfire that was shot into her body - was more of a crime than the apparent few pot-shots she took at the deputies. We believe that the sheriff's false narratives against this child - is a perverse form of child abuse, being that she will now serve a twenty (20) year prison sentence based largely on those false narratives. We believe that the public defender's failure to recognize - that Attorney Avallone and Hughes had major personal and professional conflicts of interest regarding their representation of Ms. Jackson-Maldonado is either extreme incompetence OR criminal in nature. We believe that this faux conviction against Ms. Jackson-Maldonado will haunt and stain the credibility of our local criminal justice system for decades to come. While Ms. Jackson-Maldonado's time limitation of appealing her sentence will soon be closing - her appeal limitations for incompetent counsel is still wide open. We strongly believe that several criminal justice practitioners will eventually have some answering to do - when the man comes around .... sing it Johnny! .....stand by to stand by.... there is surely more to come of this......... When The Man Comes Around ~ Johnny Cash Additional VolusiaExposed.Com Articles Regarding Nicole Jackson-Maldonado CLICK THE BELOW LINKS TO REVIEW EARILER ARTICLES |