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'McMissile' mom expected to be released
Woman now held on Mississippi charge.
Date published: 2/21/2007
FEEDBACK: Did the judge make the right decision? You tell us! VIDEO: Jessica Hall's father talks to reporters at the jail. A North Carolina mother of three sentenced to two years in prison for throwing an ice-cold soft drink into a passing car was expected to get out of jail today. UPDATE: However after Stafford Substitute Judge Frank Hoss ruled this morning that Jessica J. Hall had spent enough time behind bars and suspended the rest of her sentence, it was learned that Hall was wanted on an outstanding warrant in Desoto County, Miss., for insufficient funds. Capt. Keith Combs with the Desoto County Sheriff's Office told fredericksburg.com today that Hall was indicted in June 2006 on a felony bad check charge. The warrant had not been served.
Hall said that her car had been broken into and her purse stolen while traveling in Memphis, Tenn., about two years ago. Memphis borders Desoto County. After that incident, multiple checks bounced, she said. A police report was filed in that case. The district attorney's office in Desoto County agreed that if the parents pay what she owes, they will not extradite her. So she'll be held at least one more night in jail.
Once the money is repaid, the district attorney for Desoto County will notify local authorites and she can be released as early as tomorrrow. Hall's parents said they are currently raising money for her release. Her dad, Jessie Hall, said outside the jail that his daughter told him she had filed a police report noting that her purse, including checks, had been stolen from her car. She also told him the checks were written fraudulently by someone else. "She said she didn't do it," he said, noting she was eager to get out of jail Thursday. "She's very spirited. She's ready to go." Hall has been in the Rappahannock Regional Jail since Jan. 4, when a Stafford County jury found her guilty of maliciously throwing a missile into an occupied vehicle. A weeping Hall broke down, crying, “Thank you, thank you” after the judge made his ruling, apparently unaware she would still be held on the Colorado charge. Hall, 25, of Jacksonville, N.C., was traveling north with her three young children and her pregnant sister last July when she got into an altercation with another motorist involving gestures and abrupt lane switches The stories vary on exactly what happened, but everyone agrees that it ended with Hall throwing a McDonald’s bag, spilling the drink all over the passenger in the other car. The jury recommended a two-year prison sentence, the minimum under which Hall was charged. Hall’s case generated national media attention, and a host of reporters and cameramen were on hand for today’s hearing at the Stafford Courthouse. Her children and numerous other family members were also in the courtroom. --from Staff reports
Read more stories about Stafford Date published: 2/21/2007
Take some Responsibility!
(posted by
Minx
, Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)
The JERK was actually preventing her from illegally driving on the shoulder to bypass traffic. She's extremely lucky that she didn't cause a serious accident either by her attempt to illegally drive on the shoulder, or by throwing her drink. I see no remorse on her part -instead she expects us to pity her.
As I see it, this is a classic case of someone not willing to take any responsibility for her actions. She should be ashamed of herself and the example she's setting for her kids
oh please a martyr
(posted by
Katie
, Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)
Give me a break. She wasn't fearing for anyone's life! She was angry and showed her kids a horrible example. The only reason she brought them to court was to gain sympathy. Why subject them to that process? If she had any sense at all they would have been kept home; she was using them to stay out of jail, and fortunately that backfired on her! Oh, and identity theft? PAALEASE! She needs to take responsibility and show her kids a good example for once.
Extended jailtime a bit harsh
(posted by
dicerotops
, Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)
Dear goodness, it sounds like this woman threw ice at a car that was weaving in and out of traffic. If she threw it out of her passenger side window, most of the ice probably didn't even make it. I think staying in jail for those few days was lesson enough, and I'm sure her kids see that there are serious consequences. Jail time is not easy, even if it is for a week. Two years for throwing ice? Absolutely ridiculous, and makes Stafford look overly harsh in the nation's eyes.
McMissle
(posted by
toots52
, Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)
Gee, I shot and I missed, so I shouldn't be penalized! Sentence her to one year, suspend her driver's license and pray that she doesn't lose her temper with her children. Might want to have Child Services watch out for them! Might also want to consider having her do community service in the ER to see what could have happened! She's very lucky that the other driver didn't flinch; I would have and caused a pileup!
What kind of message is she sending to her children?
Justice taketh away
(posted by
GaryShorts
, Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)
What does this teach her children? You can break the law and get away with it. She is really the scum of the Earth that deserves to be locked up until she learns her lesson, especially since once this sentence was reduced she has another arrest. I hate this scum because she used her children as her excuse, and tried to draw sympathy because her husband is in Iraq. Only the irresponsible Judge Hoss fell for it.
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