Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Is York County The Answer To Charlotte's Crime Problem?

Fredrick Antwan Dickson was living the dream in Mecklenburg County, thieving and robbing at will. He was in and out of Mecklenburg County Sherriff Garry McFadden's "youth hostel" over-night resident program, never locked up for more than a few days at a time, then always released back on the streets of Charlotte to continue his life of crime.

Thanks to a liberal Sheriff, Courts, Police and Elected Officials like Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, it was only a matter of time until Dickson became either one more young black male charged with murder, or another greasy spot on a street that Charlotte Fire had to hose down.

Via: Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office
Nine reported arrests in Charlotte since his 16th birthday, six arrests in 2019 alone.

Then Dickson made a simple geographical error, he unknowingly wandered into York County, South Carolina.

It's not hard to do, make a wrong turn in the Steele Creek neighborhood or drive down Carowinds Blvd and suddenly you are in South Carolina which plays by a whole different set of rules.

Arrested by CMPD on the 16th of August on unrelated charges Dickson was on his way out the door when SC issued a Governor's Warrant for his extradition to York County. He was held until the 23rd of August 2019 when he was released to York County deputies. 

At 6:50 p.m. on the 23rd of August 2019, Dickson's life of crime came to a sudden and abrupt stop when he was booked into the York County jail.

His arrest, thanks to a sharp eyed York County Sheriff's Deputy and a couple of security cameras and countless finger prints left at a crime scene.


Courtesy of York County Sheriff's Office
And because of York County's no nonsense stand on crime, Dickson's geospatial error will keep him locked up until he can raise the $143,000.00 bond or his court date which will be sometime in 2021 given the case backlog in South Carolina.

As of October 9, 2019 Dickson remains a "resident" of the York County Jail.

Dickson is facing the following 27 charges:

1 Grand Larceny>$2,000<$10,000

2 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

3 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

4 Petit Larceny <$2,000

5 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

6 Burglary-First Degree

7 Grand Larceny>$2,000<$10,000

8 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

9 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

10 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

11 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

12 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks,pumps,where Fuel,lubicants Stored

13 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

14 Grand Larceny>$2,000<$10,000

15 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

16 Grand Larceny>$2,000<$10,000

17 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored County Sheriff's Office

18 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

19 Petit Larceny <$2,000 York County Sheriff's Office

20 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

21 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

22 Petit Larceny <$2,000.00

23 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

24 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

25 Larceny/breaking Into Motor Vehicle Of Tanks, Pumps, where Fuel, Lubicants Stored

26 Petit Larceny <$2,000.00

27 Criminal Conspiracy

Here's the CP bonus: This is just one arrest, but there are enough charges here to lock Dickson up for 15 years if a judge decided to boxcar the sentences.

So the question is, does this make York County Charlotte's answer to our "out of control" crime problem? Do we need to rely on other jurisdictions to enforce our laws and deal with crime from a common sense stand point? Hugs and barbershop schools are not going to rehabilitate thugs like Dickson. 

What do you think?

7 comments:

Snega Bondato said...
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Anonymous said...

So this spook did all these crimes in Charlotte and never saw jail time more of the catch and release in Mecklenburg County and then gets charges in York county and he's off the streets. Cool!

Anonymous said...

I just hope York County sends the hotel bill up to Charlotte to get paid. I moved south one county for a lot of reasons. If the crime, and the cost of crime follow me, I'm not going to be happy. If Meck had done even half of its job, we wouldn't be housing this fine young man for the next 2 years down here.

It's bad enough Tepper has his hand in our pocket for the practice facility. keep the criminals up on your end of 77.

Anonymous said...

This is normal?

Anonymous said...

It's been that way for over 20years that I know of but probably much longer. Our regular shoplifters were catch and release here in Mecklenburg but occasionally they would disappear for awhile. We'd start asking around and find out they got caught in SC.

Anonymous said...

Stupid thugs I'm going to guess they don't even know that South Carolina is a different state.

Anonymous said...

I now work for an agency in SC after retiring from the illustrious CMPD. The charges down here get dismissed just as often as the ones in Meck. However, the bonds are huge most of the time and it takes a couple years before court in most cases. The backlog is tremendous.