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| Tameika Curtis (left) and Typhani Wilkerson (right) died in a crash in Oxon Hill in 2014. (Courtesy Wilkerson and Curtis families) |
Anguished family members of the victims filled one side of a Prince George’s County courtroom and waited for Kelley, 27, to be sentenced.
But he never showed up.
As the minutes turned into more than an hour, frustration boiled into outrage. Court was adjourned while prosecutors and Prince George’s County deputies tried to find Kelley. Meanwhile, relatives screamed that there was no justice in the case, which left 10 children without their mothers.
Finally, Judge Albert Northrop returned to the courtroom to say that Kelley was a no-show, and that he recognized Kelley’s failure to appear was disappointing for family members and the court. He said he would reschedule the sentencing and order Kelley held without bond once Kelley was back in custody.
As they left the courtroom, one relative referred to Kelley and shouted, “I hope he doesn’t drink and kill anybody else tonight!”
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4 comments:
How horrible! It makes no sense to have given bond on someone responible for 5 deaths! Anyone facing that kind of jail time isn't going to show up for sentencing, should never been let out in between. DUH!! Then WTH happened to the ankle bracelet?! He either paid off someone, or they're complete incompetents up there. Perhaps both? As a survivor of a drunk driver, I am furious that this is how the situation was handled.
I would be curious to know how much time he would have gotten.10 years MINIMUM comes to mind.
Only 2 comments? Hmmm... sad. Guess if it isnt to taunt judge or ridicule it dont matter
No show? That's a reprieve! More time off.
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