Hit and run suspect requests bond for Christmas visit
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- DUI suspect Melodie Morris, accused of striking Jerome Key on Blake Street in Rock Hill, S.C. and then fleeing the scene, asks the judge for bond to spend Christmas with her family.
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She’s on her 3rd DUI. 3rd. And she’s not a danger to the public? Then WTF is a danger?
Michelle Charlton you can be arrested nine time in Delaware before becoming a threat to the populace.
@@wfdix1 Wow..
@@wfdix1 sounds like you need to move...Winn Dixie
YURI IS DANGEROUS!!!!
wfdix1 - Unfortunately it seems to be that in nearly ever State......
According to her attorney, she was driving just fine except for that little problem of running over someone and not stopping.
And dragging him 300 yards and left him with the crows.. This is a good judge great call by leaving her in jail
@@stevejuneau2395 ...Defense Attorney's say some of the lamest excuses that make no common sense..
@@lorileew2337 Lawyers in general tend to be crappy people. They're completely in it for the money, they don't even care about their own client. Just whatever will make them that big cash so they can bail. I had a lawyer for an educational related issue and she would laugh on the phone when I was upset and bailed as soon as she got paid, leaving me utterly defenseless. As someone who wasn't educated on law, she completely took advantage of me as her own client. Made me realize you can't trust anyone in the legal field, not even those 'on your side'.
@@scorpio1699 All attorney's aren't greedy, heartless, & unprofessional like she was though..Yes some attorney's are unprofessional & more Criminal Defense Attorney's will TELL LIES & SLANDER the victim & other low down dirty things..Some Prosecutor's are bad by withholding evidence from the Defense & other misconduct some get punished if they feel it was Misconduct that deserves punishment..
I hate when that shit happens. Last week at Johnson's Grocery I took out 2 Nanas and a Grandpop😭😑😆
That’s disrespectful to the victims family to ask for a Christmas bond when the victim won’t even be able to have a relaxing Christmas himself
@Nathan A. There are two sides to every story.
!! Beyond disrespectful....
Tom Hay guess someone will have to tell her hers since she was so drunk she hit a guy and drug him 300 ft but didn’t care and got her car fixed.
@@deoglemnaco7025 WHAT? The fact is she got drunk, hit someone, and took off. The details don't matter. There are not 2 sides. That's what happened.
Lisa Fancy Face I wouldn’t have even replied to him.
“my mama is the nicest woman ever and anyone whos ever met her would agree” she literally hit the dude with her car while she was drunk driving on the phone, stopped, saw him, then continued on and left him. what a nice lady.
edit: thanks for the likes. this lady is a demon :)
Forgt tht she gt her car fixed ASAP BODY SHOP $$$$$
Yeah, don't think he would agree.
Nicest drunk driving crack smoker ever. smh
Yup she is.
ALSO, this is her 3rd DUI so yea lmao
“No indication of reckless driving” um she got felony DUI....can’t be more reckless than that
Felony hit and run charge
He means reckless driving under the law Liz, they literally said that in the same sentence.
Was it reckless of her to get in the car and drive drunk? Absolutely but that's not what they mean, she wasn't speeding or breaking any rules of the road when she was driving is the point.
I don't understand your comment, how come you weren't able to comprehend this it was explained in the same exact sentence?
@@gregorybentley5707 driving drunk isn't reckless driving George c'mon man
The judge used her fake crying as justification that she is not emotionally stable enough. Well played!
streetlegacy816 you are right in what you say
streetlegacy816 Ha ha yes indeed.
Haha
I looked at it like, she has more feelings and remorse for herself, and she's very uncaring, selfish, and never showed this much emotion for the guy who she almost killed, she should get added time.
White woman privilege
She’s a kind hearted person ?? She didn’t stop after she run someone over
nat bais true that but when your dragging someone under your car for nearly 100 metres then that’s cold hearted in my opinion.
You hit someone you stop immediately not carry on down the road. It could be your family or friend.
nat bais fair enough, but didn’t she try to repair and cover up the damage after the fact? That’s not heat of the moment.
Kunta Kinte well maybe your the stupid one for not understanding ones intelligence.
“Cash me on da owside”..
@@iquitnow 3RD DUI!!!!
Kind hearted in that she shares her crack pipe with friends.
She is not a kind-hearted person, great mother, etc., etc. She’s an addict that has demonstrated she’s a threat to the safety of others. Get real.
she is a danger to society and until she proves otherwise she needs to be in jail or prison.
👏
@@toddlavigne6441 Or long term rehabilitation! The attitude of throwing everything and everyone behind bars in this country is why we have such a horribly over incarcerated country at the moment. There should be alternative options to going to prison. If I was the judge, I would send her to a strict, 18 month rehab program that most states have, then put her in drug court probation, on top of restitution and court fines. The moment she screws that up in anyway at all, then you should consider prison.
@ Jay Dauria....one thing is for sure putting her in prison will make us temporarily safe, but when she gets out she'll just continue, so your right she needs more than punishment. She needs professional help. I think she is a x3 repeat offender, but your correct prison rehabilitates NO ONE. It's a temporary fix, a social bandage. She also needs to have her license suspended for 10 years. What a fucking mess.
@@toddlavigne6441 Glad to see others agree with that point of view.
This woman sickens me with her selfishness!!!! So, she wants to go home for Christmas after what she did??? That poor man she hit won’t have a merry Christmas with all the pain he suffered🤨!!
My own brother died at the hands of a drunk driver who got only three years!!!!!!!
I would of found a way to make that persons life hell, truly sorry for your loss *hug*
Sorry for your loss... this kind of person should be in jail for life... When I was a kid, a friend family was murdered by a drunk driver... 4 of 5 of my friends in the car died but the drunk driver got to lived ...
I'm really sorry for your loss....
José María Thank you so much!
Sandy Truster I understand how you feel.my best friend was murdered by a drunk driver.he hit her and ran over her with his truck,stopped,got out,was seeing bending over her and stole $5,000.00 that my best friend won that night for a signing contest.he got 6 years and no probation.the day he got out he went right to a pub and was drinking with his girlfriend.my best friend left behind 6 children.
She's only crying for herself not for the person that she almost killed.
And you know this how?
How would you know?
@@GplusGains maybe it's becsuse she was driving drunk, with not one, not 2, but three DUIs...she hit a human, being, ran over him and kept going. Yeah, I"m going with she's crying for herself, and herself, only.
@@ek2137 alcoholism is a disease in which many are in need of help. You make it sound she made a conscience decision to kill someone. Data we have on alcoholics contradicts that view.
@@GplusGains you're correct, alcoholism is a disease, as are addictiobs to so many other substances. She surely could have called a cab, Uber, Lyft, a friend ? Sonetihing other than risk killing someone because you want to drive while drunk. Btw, I missed her being diagnosed, or admitting to being an alcoholic.
Her lawyer, "she is not a flight risk," she is charged with hit and RUN... She getting out they may never see her again...
SLUTESHA09 The lawyer knew what the outcome would be. He as much as said it. He’s just going through the motions for his client.
Doubt it. She’s not bright enough to run farther than the nearest boozer.......
Man, how stupid do you have to be to actually think that's what a "flight risk" is.
This comment section is full of some of the most vindictive, dumb-as-stale-shit simpletons with 0 concept of the criminal justice system.
New Mexico is a horrible place when it comes to the judicial system just look up all the child abuse cases and deaths they don’t care about our kids here none less adults they rather help these stupid crack heads out!!!!
She certainly was not a flight risk for failure to appear at her next court date. But she would have most certainly been a huge risk to violate any house arrest protocols had she been given bail. And the judge was spot on to mention that fact and why. Glad they locked this menace away for several years! She should have her driving privileges permanently revoked. 😃
When your lawyer starts our with "I don't think she is generally a danger to the community" you know you ain't going nowhere!
LMAO!!! YOU GOT THAT RIGHT
Hell yeaa
TrickOr Trump probably a court appointed lawyer too that’s where they stick the newbys they are only there to make you take plea deals they will never fight for you but she descended what she gets
American Patriot Plenty of court appointed lawyers take cases to trial and plenty of private attorneys negotiate plea deals. This lawyer was in a bind and could not overcome the fact that releasing her would put society in danger.
Hahahahahaaaaaaa!
I can't stand ppl like this that only care about themselves. Shes crying bc she wants to go home for Christmas but I bet she didn't shed one tear for dude's life she changed.
lily blu she wasn’t crying when she hit the man and disabled him forever.
@E. Trano she should have thought about her daughter whenever she decided to drive drunk
E. Trano guess she should have thought about that before she destroyed a mans life forever so she can keep those take tears and stay where she belongs where
I don’t have my license so I don’t drive. And what about that man she permanently injured? Where’s the compassion for him? And I’d never ever put myself in a situation where another persons life would be endangered or caused them permanent harm. How many more lives will she destroy if she gets out and does this shit again? I’m good they can keep her in there. She wasn’t thinking about the mans family when she ruined his life so she can face the consequences
E. Trano and what about the mans family? Ever think how they feel? Or how he will never be the same again all because of this piece of shit decided to be reckless.
Crying over not being out for christams? She should be relieved the man survived and she isn't looking at 30 years
She was sentenced to 7 years. The felony DUI charge was dismissed as part of her plea deal. One can only hope she's learned from this. And she better thank her lucky stars the victim didn't die.
Unless it came with revocation of her drivers's licrnse, this will do no good.
@@notthefather3919 I can nearly guarantee you she's had her license revoked for at least a decade.
7 years means she was out in 3 or 4 and would do it again
I 100% guarantee she's learned nothing.
with 3 rd DUI her driver license will suspended permanently for length of years once out of prison and will be on supervision probation for rest of term under NY Laws
Who the $%&+ gives a damn about Morris being upset?!! The victim and his family will be upset for the rest of their lives!
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS MEANT BY THE COMMENT I DEAL WITH PAIN EVERY FUCKING DAY AND YES I HATE IT
Develish toixic azzz 😈shitt !😂😂😂😂😂 She is a danger to the public ! And here own kind ! White tears can't help ya sins !😃😃😃😃😃😃😃. A quality judge will see this fact ! Amen !
Someone just needs to give that morris guy a "leg" up haha. Prolly in so much pain he can barely "stand" it.
@@Ryan-vf2fx You are the "stupidity " in this world.
She doesn’t feel terrible for her victim. She’s crying because she wants to get out of jail so that she can go to the liquor store🙄
She should get more time, she just told everyone she is crying because she wants out of jail for Xmas and never ever showed these tears for the crippled guy who almost died..so she has more remorse for herself lol.
lolyes that's right
She's an alcoholic for sure!
Let's not forget she wants to light up those Christmas"trees"😤😤😤😂
Neither do I.
A drug addicted alcoholic that wants to get out on bond for Christmas. The time of the year most people who drink turn it up a notch. Yeah. Right. Good job judge.
It's tricky. There is a Constitutional right to bond, unless bond is totally unreasonable (like a death penalty case or treason case).
While awaiting trial, people are not supposed to be "punished", that is after sentencing.
5 notches if her family is anything like mine.........
Bret Z yes but some people are flight risks who may flee and some are a danger to the community. Just because they haven’t yet been convicted doesn’t mean serial killers and rapists should be allowed to be out in the community while awaiting the verdict.
+John Alger, the Constitution and SCOTUS deal with this. People who are facing life imprisonment or the death penalty, for committing violent felonies against the public, may be held without bond.
Everyone else is entitled to bond. The rule is that you get bond, and the government must make very careful exceptions to this, you cannot simply hold people without bond to punish them (as they are not convicted of anything). Rather, it must be out of pure necessity and only in a very small minority of cases. DUI and Drug Addiction don't qualify.
She already had an initial bond hearing where the judge remanded her to custody until trial with just cause given the probable cause warrant and her criminal history. This later hearing was for the intent of special consideration for Christmas. The judge here decided in essence there was no compelling justification for modifying the original order. No rights were violated. @@catlover1986
I’m so sorry to Jerome and his loved ones... I know this video isn’t new, but I hope he’s been healing well (both physically and spiritually).
Lord this means his Famiy because he will be permently disabled.The should sue for this Horrilbe crime
That's a good judge right there for denying this horrible woman bond God bless that poor man that she ran over I wish him a speedy recovery
Get used to missing family gatherings, Christmas, Thanksgiving honey. You are going to be in prison a long, long time.
I doubt it'll be that long.
Probably not a long, long time. She will most likely get 5 years for a charge of another DUI, topped with the hit and run.. But most of the time, people make parole within 3 years of the sentance. Beileve me, I've been there. Clean and sober now for 3 years, but I put myself and my family through the ringer with court and jail for years bc of bad things I did while in active addiction. I never hurt anyone or committed any violent crimes. All theft related to supply myself with heroin.
@@jaydauria4593 She was sentenced to 7 years. DUI dropped. Btw, that's awesome that you got sober! Keep rocking! Not an easy thing to do, so kudos 2 you!
How long no did she get?
She's not missing the gatherings, she's missing her buzz. Anyone with kids getting 3 DUI's don't give a shit about their family.
She’s upset? Too bad. Cry, go to jail.
Lovely lady
Crack tears
She's innocent until proven guilty or have you forgotten?
@@GplusGains stfu
Song: I'll be home for Christmas!!!
I love how the Judged listened to everything and
was like "Yeah, I'm gona deny bond at this time" with the quickness lol!
Wow I’m speechless. I don’t think she realize the damage she has done.
I think she does realize the damage she did, BUT she is the only important one.
She racist and ignorant
I'm with his sister on this! Her brother is permanently disabled. That's just the beginning for him. The emotional and mental damage is something he'll have to fight daily for the rest of his life! I suffered a spinal injury when I was only 24. It wasn't something like this, just a freak accident. But I'm 45 now and have dealt with the mental struggles and depression of having my life physically turned upside down ever since. Living every moment of every day in pain is hard. Prayers for this man and his family. I hope he's doing much better now. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Man that is a crackhead move, asking to be let out of jail for Christmas!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
I was like, "oh she's bold bold", 😂
A crackhead wouldn't even try this.😁🤣😅
Well said
She definitely wasn't thinking or spending time with her daughter when she was getting drunk and decided to drive 3 FN TIMES!!!
And those are just the times she got caught!
Before they catch you 3 times, you have to drive drunk real frequently.
I was trying to give her the benefit of the doubt. The words "crack cocaine" somehow have a way of slamming the door shut on my open mind.
Well put.
Well Jennifer i agree mostly but unless youhave been addicted to a drug then overcame that addiction you could never understand..
So, you needed to hear that she was a drug addict to NOT give her the benefit of the doubt? None of her preceding actions warranted that?
Sober since january 8, 2014. Opiate.pain meds and xanax.
In law school, we try to learn how to be objective, and save opinions until we get every last piece of the puzzle. That is hard to do and crack addiction, for me, seems to beg judgement.
She almost kills someone, and wants to go home for Christmas.
Im sure all the inmates would like a vacation for two weeks of the year, to go out camping, or to have a good time. Lol!
So let me get this straight; She is on her 3rd DUI, she ran over a man, dragged him on the road, didn't stop, left the scene, got her car fixed, her victim has broken ribs, broken femurs (the strongest bone in the body), other damages, was on ventilator, and is agonizing pain 24/7 and has possible life long physical and mental damages and she is asking for a bond so she can 'celebrate christmas'? Absolutely disgusting 🤬😡
"She's a great mam", no she's not, abusing alcohol and crack cocaine along with 3 dui's and they are only the ones where she was caught.
Sad that it got this far for her to get caught
She’s a drug addict while being a drunk who dragged a man with a car gtfoh
Did y'all notice how her attorney was struggling to find good reasons for the judge to let her out. He was trying to ad-lib and shoot-from-the-hip and think on his feet but there's just nothing to say other than Mercy please and he didn't even say that
A. Krueger he is a public defender. Fresh out of law school
@@billestep6804 you read too many crime books. PDs are actually experienced attorneys. extremely high case load but decent pay and you don't have to hound your clients' moms for your fees. he just doing his job.
@@billestep6804 Actually, he gave a very good response for his bond motion. It's just a tough sale in a case like this but he did what he could.
atl_1ne not most that’s where they stick newbys to gain experience
Nothing he could say really.
Good call for this judge.
If he can't be home at Christmas she shouldn't be home at Christmas. and if she's ever done this before and she should never be at home a Christmas again!
Get out for Christmas? Noooo way.
3rd DUI? She could kill someone.
Drove a man into depression literally
She didn’t deserve bond the victim is not getting to enjoy Christmas because of what she did to him
Let me get this straight - it’s her THIRD dui, she’s off her face on booze and crack, she seriously injures a guy, doesn’t bother to stop, tries to hide the evidence and then has the utter nerve to “simply” ask to go home for Christmas!
Why does that take "nerve"? You aren't being punished while on trial. You are innocent until proved guilty and declared so by a jury. It is customary for people to be released on bond unless it is capital murder or treason or something comparable.
@Conley 1212 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂! You summed it up perfectly! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😁.
no shame, 3rd DUI and wants to go HOME
Bret Z
People are denied bail when they are considered a flight risk OR are considered a threat to the public. Did you not listen to the judge?This woman is an addict, (she knows this) she fled the scene tried to hide evidence was already out on bond and violated her conditions of bond and now she is in jail asking again to be let out on bond so she can be with her family for Christmas?!?! Yes that does take Nerve.
@@tbirum TEACH!!!!!!
She’s crying because she got caught not because she’s sorry.
I hate how the guy still tries to save her for her stupidity! She deserves to be in jail for doing what she did, no ifs ands or butts!!
Absolutely
Two ways to tell an addict is lying. Either they're talking or crying.
Or both and using a tissue
Not all addicts make such poor choices. many actually get their life together.
@@GuerinGrad09 Yeah but to be an addict you had to make poor choice to become one in the first place. I am not counting people that were forced to take drugs and thus become a drug addict to rely on them.
Melissa Clark you have no idea the lives they lived and the lack of support system around them that led them to that. Have some compassion
@@anondfgho I assume you're a former/current addict? Likely the "down" variety?
Wait.. did he really just say that, with a slight stutter? “I..I don’t think she is generally a danger to community” lol
My hand would hit the gavel so hand it’ll break into pieces as I yell denied
🙌🙌😂😂😂😂
Disgusting. How dare her even request bond. Shame on her. Crying for herself
I agree... She made the victims family go to court instead of being with him.
Lol what insult. There are no vacations from jail lmfao thats why it is jail
Every time she the attorney says “and” “um” do a squat
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Well I burned of some unneeded fats squatting lmao
Goodness gracious me am on 10 I can't do anymore!
And DID SHE NEED TO KEEP FIDGETING AND WALKING BACK AND FORTH
Omg, I burned 1008 calories
I feel really bad for her attorney. He knows damn well she don’t deserve to see the light of day. But at the end of the day that’s his job to help the criminal. So props to my man for sticking with it all the way through.
Dont feel bad for someone who sides with a guilty and manipulative person
Guess who’s getting a lump of coal in her Christmas stocking!
Cathie Robinson that bitch in the orange jumpsuit
Cathie Robinson nah, she might use that to try to burn down the jail. Maybe she'll get an extra packet of mustard for her bologna sandwich.
Santa should leave a lump of shit instead
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It should be swinging from a lamp post on Christmas Eve. 🎄🎄🎅🎅🎅🎉🍭🍭🍭🏃🏃🙌🙌🌕🌕🌙
Everyone deserves representation, but this is when your attorney can't believe the words that are coming out of his own mouth. Judge made the right decision, all things considered...she needs to stay where she is.
Well said Kenya N. MBA
I can't believe she cried that way in hopes the judge would feel sorry for her. Literally could of killed this man and all she's thinking about is being home for Christmas. Probably just to drink some more. My opinion.
"when your attorney can't believe the words that are coming out of his own mouth"--exactly what I was thinking!! So glad you said it.
Sometimes attorneys just don't have any ammunition. She pretty much emptied his weapon by making a THIRD DUI, leaving the scene, getting her car repaired, and failing a drug test. Nobody could successfully defend that. He didn't even try.
so glad bond was denied here.
Christmas in the clinker
Isn't it interesting - and infuriating - that criminals often demand "mercy" for themselves but deny mercy for their victims? 😡
You've got to have a WHOLE LOT OF NERVE to ask for bond so you can spend the holidays with your family after you've caused grievous, life-changing bodily harm to someone and then left the scene of the crime. Absolutely disgusting.
No that`s not nerve that`s heartless without concern.
She fled the scene. Why would anyone trust her not to flee again? Why does what "she would very much like" even matter? I'm sure that the victim would very much like to not be injured too! The Judge made a good call on this.
A friend just died from hit and run drunk! No bond!
Was here in New Mexico as well? I’m sorry for your loss
She's got some big balls here to even ask. Two prior DUIs in addition to killing someone.
She didnt kill anyone wtf r u on, crack too? The dude was lying in the middle of the road ',prone', which, since im guessing you dont have a grasp on the english language, means face down, completely flat on the ground. Its not like this was a moving pedestrian, it would be hard for anyone not to hit him, hence the bystander trying to flag her down which may have distracted her and made it worse. We dont know what that looked like, how light or dark out it was, what the 'flagging' looked like. As a lone woman in unfamiliar territory at night or even late afternoon to evening, its seldom I would stop for someone as this is a common ruse used by predators. I am in no way excusing drinking and driving, but I do believe this was an exceptional event due to the aforementioned facts of the case. Let the poor woman out on bond/house arrest, take her license away, require interlock to be intstalled in any car she has access to (in this case her father). Certain ankle monitors can detect alcohol or there are devices people are sent home with where they must blow into a small tube 3 times or more a day, even at work. I dont see why this couldnt have been an option, if the family is begging for bond, not a lower bond, one would assume they have money to pay for all of these things.
@@babyfirefly1843 Yes she didn't kill anyone, but she did not stay at the scene. She drove away and fixed her jeep to not be caught. That is the danger. She would rather cover something up to save herself leaving someone for dead. Thank god he did not die, but he came close to. If this happened to your dad or brother and the suspect wanted leniency would you want them to have it? She probably wouldn't have even gotten in trouble if she stayed and called the police herself. A lot of states have laws set in place so that if a driver does hit someone in the roadway it will be investigated until they come to the conclusion that it couldn't be avoided and that it exonerates the driver from any wrongdoing. This is a real thing and if that woman was in the right state of mind instead of being so self-absorbed, she would not be receiving a sentence. Look up the laws on what your state has written on this type of situation if you don't believe me. There was nothing she could have done to avoid hitting him, but she made the decision to leave and that is a horrendous crime. Think again before you speak like a crack head yourself.
Baby Firefly stfu she’s in for life
@@babyfirefly1843 Her NOT SEEING the man laying there prone, hitting him, DRAGGING HIM 300 YARDS & fleeing the scene is why she's in court.. You sound as if it's all the MAN'S fault well it's not.. If you're not sleepy, drugged, DRUNK, or suffering from a medical emergency you'd see the person..The same with a person that was Speeding & didn't have time to stop before hitting the man they'd be charged for that too...
@@babyfirefly1843 He WASN'T LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD this local news article just says "in the road" so who says he was laying there Melodie Morris who hit him? Yeah you'd be the one to believe her instead of the Jerome Key her victim she PLED GUILTY & was sentenced to 7 Years in prison..... Here's the article it says " he was in the road" he was laying there afterwards not before.........www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article10424879.html
"I dont think shes a danger to the community" She's in court being tried for DUI that ruined someone's life. When we "think" things, we should actually do the thinking part first.
Not to mentioned her 3rd DUI...
“Mom you’re supposed to leave Santa cookies on Christmas not Crack”
Becky don't need to be home for Christmas she needs to be locked up just where she at jail no bond
YUP!!!
@@stevejuneau2395 the dude was lying face down in the middle of the road!!!! Im not excusing drinking and driving but she wasnt being reckless. That was the whole reason someone else tried to flag her down. We dont know what that looked like nor do we know the road and weather conditions, time of day, location, etc. Also as a lone woman driving in unfamiliar territory, or any road after it starts getting dark I wouldnt stop for anyone--thats a great way to get carjacked or worse. But anyway, go off, judge juneau....
@John Dana ....What If you lived near her & she drove drunk & seriously injured someone you loved & they may not walk again & in so much pain they cant sleep... John you would WANT A TOUGH JUDGE like this one your family member would deserve all the sympathy NOT the drunk driver..In case you don't know she's got 3 prior DUIs she hit her victim & DRAGGED HIM 300 YARDS & LEFT the SCENE... If your loved one was the victim would you be agreeing with them getting out to "CELEBRATE" Christmas with their family?
@@babyfirefly1843 ...This man who MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN & in so much pain he can't sleep well is NOT at fault for what happened to him.. Her Defense Attorney didn't use it as her Defense so WHY ARE YOU?? ...Her Attorney didn't say Judge he shouldn't have been laying in the middle of the road if not for that my client wouldn't have hit him.. WHY do you say that? ...Ms, Morris after 3 Prior DUIs CHOSE to drive drunk so drunk she didn't SEE her victim lying in the road, too drunk to STOP right away she DRAGGED him 300 YARDS, LEFT the scene & tried to HIDE evidence....Yeah that's all victim's fault he was pouring alcohol down her throat ....🙄
@John Dana Oh she plead guilty & was only sentenced to 7 Years in prison she's lucky ....... Here's what happened www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article10424879.html
Why are alleged criminals always remorseful, after the fact?
Because its impossible to be remorseful for something you havent done yet...LMAO BEST COMMENT EVER lol
@@babyfirefly1843....Uh NO you made the best comment 🙄...The victims BLOOD & SKIN were STILL on her Jeep that's how they KNEW it was her because she got her car repaired )Concealment of a Crime) trying not to get caught...So DID hit & could apologize through her Attorney if she wanted to I'll have to watch this again to see if her Attorney says she's sorry... You can't be that dense her own attorney didn't say her client didn't hit & cause the injuries to Jerome Key he submitted his medical records to the Judge that's what they do!!....What she and her Attorney are asking a Judge for is leniency not being guilty of 1 of the charged or something like that not that she didn't hit him... but HITTING HIM they're not denying that.. Melodie Morris PLED GUILTY they dropped the most serious charge against her in a Plea Deal she was sentenced to 7 Years in prison at Sentencing they're asked if they want to speak to the court & victim's family or victim... The sentencing video isn't posted on TH-cam so I don't know if she spoke & if she apologized ...
And after many "my concern is. ." Judge denied her plea.
Absolutely no bond! Keep her locked up through the trial. The one she ran over misses out on his Christmas and will have a long recovery. Her actions of not taking responsibility for her deed speaks volumes. Good work your honor!
I love the way the court clerk looked when the lawyer said she's not a danger.
The defense attorney was basically......defenseless. Great call by the judge, and he showed a lot of patience while having to explain the obvious.
Santa told me to tell her “She’s on the naughty list, no Christmas for her”.
The vehicle reportedly stopped briefly after hitting the man, who was wedged underneath. The Jeep Cherokee then sped off, with the man stuck under the car, for about 120 yards. As of Friday, October 10th, the victim is still being treated in the hospital.
Yep she dragged this poor man 300 YARDS he may never walk again & she wants to "CELEBRATE" Christmas with her family...Takes a lot audacity ..
Toy Talkers Was he laying in the road?
Poor Jerome. I hope he gets relief from his pain and suffering. HE deserves the chance to be free and able again.
My family of 4 was hit by a 3rd time DUI with one a manslaughter. 2 of us were injured. I suffered w neck and back surgery, physical and occupational therapy. Now I have severe PTSD and scream in car if I think we are going to be hit again. She needs a long time in jail to come to the reality of what SHE did. No holidays..no get out of jail card...but oh will she make friends. I hope this young man has a close to full recovery as possible.
PRISON...25 YEARS is the least she should get
I think we need to consider what the European country's do -- first offense and the license is gone for 10 years. ...
@John Dana She didn't kill anyone but caused him Life Changing injuries HE MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN the way the Laws are written that SHOULD get her the Maximum Allowed Sentence..Edit:. Melodie Morris was sentenced to 7 Years in prison ..
@@djblanton Take a leaf out of Saudi's book, STONE IT TO DEATH IN PUBLIC!
She was only sentenced for 7 years.
charles ill vote for you judge charles lol
Thank you judge for placing the safety of law-abiding people above an habitual offender.
Her sentence was 7 years.
You cost a man his walking properly for the rest of his life and you want to go home from jail? No. Cry me a river. No.
She literally proved that she's quite a danger to the neighborhood.
danger to the public. if this woman out She’s on her 3rd DUI. 3rd
I luv this judge he leaned into her hard while telling her off. Damn 2 DUIs how the hell she was able to get this 3rd one someone should have taken her license at the DMV 🤦🏽♂️
Truthfully even if DMV had taken her license it was her 3rd DUI she wouldn't have cared if she had a license or not.
Bond? How about 12 million dollars...CASH! This person DESERVES to be in jail for a long time!!
I like how the lawyer started to discuss the accident then promptly stopped after "she collided with the prone individual in the roadway"
She obviously doesn't understand how serious her charges are
Well, she won't be driving home for Christmas
Lol
Why in the hell should the time of year have anything to do with this?
Festive period. Partying. Bonging on. Drinking.
This person is not to be trusted.
Clearer now?.
@@williampreller6387 That's my point: You can't trust this person anytime of the year. "It's always 5 o'clock somewhere."
Good on the judge she is a danger
What a great advocate Jerome has in his beautiful sister. God Bless this family. Hope you’re healing well, Jerome. Don’t give up.
GOD bless the Judge for delivering justice by denying her bond!!! The NERVE of her to even thinking of requesting it!!!
Shes not a danger: Lawyer
*IM GONNA MISS THE EGG NOG* : Momma
Nah she's obviously an alcoholic so she'll be tipping back more than just the egg nog.
Her attorney she is very upset. Are you kidding me🤔🤔
Her family is all here wow.
Thank you, Your Honor!!!❤
I feel for the family. It’s so difficult to watch a family member suffer physical and emotional damage like this. I hope Jerome and his family receive all the justice possible in this case. Sending love ❤️
Bond denied; excellent, your honor. That this repeat offender would actually tell her counsel to make such a request is ridiculous and only serves to give the court and the public a vivid example of how tenuous a grip on reality she has.
I admire his sister keeping it together and representing her brother and her family and friends
She looks like she's still drunk.
I think the lady in between the judge and defendant is trying to hold back comment so bad 🤣
She wants to beat her with the phone sooooo bad 😂😂😂😂📞📞
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Set the bond at 100 Million dollars.
Paul Skopic And then call up bill gates for a small loan of 100 million dollars.
Unreasonable bail in unconstitutional.
Basically saying only rich people can post bail
@@MatanuskaHIGH No IT'S NOT Judge's give a VERY high bail hoping they don't have a rich uncle that can bail them out all the time & NOT ONLY for murder, rape, & serious crimes... Judge's grant NO BAIL all the time too it's not unconditional at all our Laws ALLOW it...
@@MatanuskaHIGH Yeah it's very common they give them a very high bail hoping they DON'T have a rich person to bail them out...
Nothing but respect and support for the victim and his sister. This poor woman now has to see her brother so severely injured for the rest of their lives.
She will ALWAYS be known as a reckless driver and a threat to society
She’s damn well lucky the poor man didn’t die
She is having her Turkey roll in the big house.
They should serve her a few pieces of spam. No turkey for her.
Mystery meat 😂
Prison meat loaf
My eldest daughter needed surgery. I can tell you after having her femurs broken and reset, it hurt her so badly! Much more than I ever dreamed it would! It's been 14 years, when I close my eyes, I can still hear her screaming! That was her home recovery, and it was one leg at a time. They had to break her tibia as well. My heart is absolutely broken, absolutely broken for this poor, dear man!!! I can't imagine in my wildest dreams how much pain he is in! His sister said the pain meds don't help him! Damn that hurts me to hear! It really does!!! Being a mom, I can't help but cry for him! But, if the meds did help him, he could be addicted, and then what? I am praying for him! Lord please help this poor man! In Jesus Holy Name, Amen ❣❣❣And, his family, too! They are hurting with him!🙏🙏🙏 In Christian Love, Grace
14 years...get over it ffs and stop dwelling on it.
Wise decision by the judge
God bless you Jerome. Lord, please help Jerome avoid the pain this has caused.
I feel horrible for this poor man. When mom mentioned his left leg pain I FELT it. I can imagine.
Please lift him up Lord.
If they let her go she will probably drink and drive again
Wait she dragged him, gosh what the hell.
"I want to go home and drink Christmas punch you Honour please!! "
Her victim might want to be home and healthy for the holidays too. She severely injured the gentleman.
Crazy drunks belong in jail - end of !!
Mom seems like a great mother. (the victims that is).
The attorney doesn't think she is a danger to the public? Is he serious?
I always feel so bad for public attorneys. They have the unbelievable duty to represent some truly despicable people, as is their job, in the name of impartial justice. I can feel this guy grasping at straws.