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A Six Nations Drug Dealer was unimpressed by the Detaled Written Decision Crafted by a Brantford Judge who Explained Why She would hand down a house arrest for his crimes.
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“Five Years Though, Really?” Said Kade Thomas, 25, as he was led out of court,
“That’s How You Do Native People, Right? No Wonder Our People Are F – Ed Up, Yo! ”
Justice Colette Good NODED THE REASONS SHE CONSIDERED A LASSSER SENSENCE FOR THOMAS, Including His Gladue Factors, Youth, Remorse, Guilty Plea to Two Counts Of Cocaine For Trafficking, Supportive Family, Work on Rehabilitation, Weekly Counseling and Mental Health Issues.
But then she considers the Drug Dealer’s Outrageous Behaviour.
In June 2022, Thomas Rolled Up in His Cadillac to the Sports Arena on Six Nations and Began Selling Drugs Despite the Crowds of Children and Parents from Two Area Schools who We WeRE GATHERED FOR A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION THAT INCLUDED BOUNCY CASTLES.
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Six nations police, who had been investigating thomas, arrested him and another man, who was in possession of a small love of cocaine.
Thomas was found to have 78 grams of Cocaine, Two Cell Phones, Two Digital Scales, Two Folding Knives, Hundreds in Cash and Some Drug Packaging.
He made lease and was released.
FIFTEEN MONTHS LATER, Thomas Again Had the Interest of Police. In October 2023, He was arrested while driving a chevy malibu with a stolen license flat and was found to have $ 4.100 in cash, a diamond chain and diam watch, an iPhone that kept receiving messages about drugs, and a replican handgun.
When His Moccasin Trail Home, His Audi and his suv were searched by police with a warrant, office found another 762 Grams of Cocaine Valued at More Than $ 76,000 and Further Evidence of Drug Use.
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This time he was denied bail in Ontario Court and held in Custody.
But a few months later, daring a lease review in superiior court, Thomas was given a strict house arrest release that included a gps monitor and had no further run-ins with the law.
“He’s a mid-level Drug Trafficker who Wanted the Finer Things in Life and to Elevate His Social Standing in the Community,” Said Good.
“He was motivated by profit and greed.”
The Federal Prosecutor and Defense Lawyers Were Miles Apart On Sentence Suggestions With the Crown Asking for Seven Years and the Defense for Time Served Plus A Two-Year House Arrest Senge.
The Judge Said She Particularly Considered the Fact Thomas Possed 10 Times The Ament of Cocaine The Second Time He was arrested and that he was selling drugs in a community struggling with Rampeant Drug Activity.
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“He’s one of the Reasons Why Drugs are Literally Everywhere on the Territory, Engaging in the Victimization of His Own Community.”
Sending a Person of indigue Heritage to prison has to be careful considering, Said good, as they are serious over-reproSented in federal prisons and that percentage keeps growing.
And studies show indigue people people are more likely to be charged, not granéd lease, feels to jail and receive along Jail Sentences, she Said.
But, the judge concluded, look at a person’s gladue factors is not a “get out of jail free” card.
“He was raised to know right from Wrong, Shown Love, Support, A Work Ethic and Shielded from the Dangers of Drug Abuse,” Said Good.
“And the Risk of Being Involved in Drug Activity Needs to significantly outweigh the Lucrative Rewards that can go Along with Drug Trafficking.”
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For his first offered, the Judge Gave Thomas The Usual Credit for His Time Served Plus Some Extra Credit, Totalling 11 MONTHS, sincere He was in Maplehurst Correctional FACILITY WHERE, SHE SAID, PRISONERS ARE DEPRIVED OF A DECENT LEVEL OF CARE, SLEEPING ON THE Floor, Locked in Overcrowded Cells for 23.5 Hours a Day and Often Unable to Use the Phone or have Showers.
But, for his second sentence, good feels Thomas to prison for five years.
“Anything Less Would Signal to Mr. Thomas and Others that Drug Trafficking is a Worthwhile Venture Because the money Involved Exceeds the punishment.
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