Northfield Township woman sentenced to jail time in assault against police officers
A Northfield Township woman was sentenced to jail time, anger-management therapy and $3,000 in restitution after pleading no contest to driving toward a pair of police officers and striking one, the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus reported Sunday.
Rebecca Lee Ball, 26, was sentenced to five months in the Livingston County Jail and given 87 days credit for time already served. She had pleaded no contest to two counts of felonious assault stemming from the July 4 incident in Green Oak Township, in which police said she revved the engine of her car and drove toward two officers who responded to an assault report, striking one officer in the upper thigh.
Ball had been jailed for violating terms of her bond, which called for her to surrender her license and not drive, after she drove herself to a court hearing.
Ball will also serve two years of probation upon release, with the first year on electronic monitoring.
Her attorney, Mark Spickard, said Thursday that Ball has spent an additional 28 days in jail as a result of violating bond and said it was "a bit of a wake-up call" for her.
For more, read the Press & Argus story.
Comments
RoboLogic
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 : 2:03 a.m.
Stop coddling these people. Any assault toward law enforcement deserves a punishment that will shock the offender. This sentence is a joke; merely inconveniencing the offender. Time to throw Judges out that do not recognize officer safety as paramount. Time to introduce legislation that any assault toward a law enforcement officer is punishable by a mandatory five minimum sentence (without weapon), 10 years with weapon ( even a pencil). And anybody who runs from a police officer after being told to halt is subject to a minimum 5 year prison term. What we have here is a total lack of respect for the law. Good people don't run. Sick and tired of reading this crap. Do any politicians (who want to be tough on crime) have the nerve to implement any gutsy legislation? I dare you.
Doug
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 : 2:28 p.m.
Your terms are a bit harsh, but I like your ideas.
cornelius McDougenschniefferburgenstein jr. 3 esq.
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 : 2:27 p.m.
you taxes would triple.
TheDiagSquirrel
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 : 12:31 a.m.
Thank you "Annarbor.com Freelance Journalist" for this informative article. You could have copy and pasted the mug shot too, though
nickcarraweigh
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 : 12:12 a.m.
I can understand the anger management classes, but what about Wise Decision-Making 101? Or did they stop sending people there because is it always full?
Doug
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 : 2:27 p.m.
A 101 class would be too advanced for her!
An Arborigine
Sun, Mar 17, 2013 : 9:30 p.m.
Why do I think someone's gonna lose a trailer over this?
Craig Lounsbury
Sun, Mar 17, 2013 : 9:28 p.m.
No mug shot? http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20130314/NEWS06/130314009/Woman-sentenced-Green-Oak-police-ramming-case