Last time I said too much and there were certain "issues" with that. So, I'm just going to assume whoever reads this is mostly on the same page.
I'm not sure if you can halt incoming letters from jails, but it's whatever. I read it. Essentially the initial 6 months since incarceration or just jailing was detainment to be charged for you know what. But because he had a pending case for strangulation, which was dropped to a lower domestic charge due to the plaintiff (I think) leaving the U.S. and a lack of evidence, they were able to rearrange some things and that case took precedence over the major one. So instead, it was marked as time served for violating probation, to stay in Orlando or Tampa FL (because he "traveled" to Dade County and West Palm Beach). For whoever doesn't know, it means they CAN close that case and start the heavier charges sooner because now that time has been completed. Plus Mark wanted Richie to get that time out of the way and have the Orlando charge already be served in Orlando before he gets transferred sometime early next year for the Tampa charge. I believe it also was used as a way to extend the time before the trial.
They had him held in general pop for around 6 months. There were 8-10 men per cell and a few gangs that he's tried to avoid and stay clear of. I guess he's bad at keeping quiet about his sexuality, because he was threatened for being gay, and bounced cell to cell because he was unable to sleep safely. There were records of his room getting adjusted multiple times. In the first cell he got placed into, a couple of guys caught wind of him, because rumors spread like wildfire. He was woken up in the middle of the night with a knife to his neck and told he had to leave in the morning. In the second cell, a couple of guys tried to jump him from behind during lockdown when they found out. He ended up knocking them out to defend himself but because of gang affiliations there was a risk of death for fighting (and winning), and at the very least time to be served/extended. This happened about 3 or 4 times before he frequented solitary for a few weeks to get sleep before finally being moved up a few floors to the 2-man cells. He was able to avoid penalties due to defending himself during lockdown. I think people are mostly smart enough not to start trouble when everything is open.
He has his family's support, seeing who his legal rep is.
I'm not sure if anyone knows what to make of this, but I answered a free Sunday call, and he sounds extremely chill. Maybe it's being off the drugs? Could be finally having structure, or maybe finally reconnecting with his family that tossed him out at 17. It's like the Instagram lunatic persona is completely dropped. Could be reality setting in. Maybe it's the roids leaving his system. No idea.
He told me over the phone that he was granted a contact list. I was considering blocking the number, but a few people DID personally find and message me about getting in contact with him for whatever reason. I'll be likely getting a new number and/or phone soon since mine was bugged to all hell for investigative purposes. It might save me from personally getting bombarded with questions I can't answer. Without saying too much, it was definitely a LOT more complicated than XYZ happening because person A is crazy. I full-heartedly believe that if person B didn't die, then A would have.
Sorry for seeming cryptic, but I was advised to speak about this situation a certain way if I do bring it up. There was a lot of information that I just needed to vent out somewhere in whatever chunks I could. Hopefully, this remains in the legal advisory areas!
I'm not sure if you can halt incoming letters from jails, but it's whatever. I read it. Essentially the initial 6 months since incarceration or just jailing was detainment to be charged for you know what. But because he had a pending case for strangulation, which was dropped to a lower domestic charge due to the plaintiff (I think) leaving the U.S. and a lack of evidence, they were able to rearrange some things and that case took precedence over the major one. So instead, it was marked as time served for violating probation, to stay in Orlando or Tampa FL (because he "traveled" to Dade County and West Palm Beach). For whoever doesn't know, it means they CAN close that case and start the heavier charges sooner because now that time has been completed. Plus Mark wanted Richie to get that time out of the way and have the Orlando charge already be served in Orlando before he gets transferred sometime early next year for the Tampa charge. I believe it also was used as a way to extend the time before the trial.
They had him held in general pop for around 6 months. There were 8-10 men per cell and a few gangs that he's tried to avoid and stay clear of. I guess he's bad at keeping quiet about his sexuality, because he was threatened for being gay, and bounced cell to cell because he was unable to sleep safely. There were records of his room getting adjusted multiple times. In the first cell he got placed into, a couple of guys caught wind of him, because rumors spread like wildfire. He was woken up in the middle of the night with a knife to his neck and told he had to leave in the morning. In the second cell, a couple of guys tried to jump him from behind during lockdown when they found out. He ended up knocking them out to defend himself but because of gang affiliations there was a risk of death for fighting (and winning), and at the very least time to be served/extended. This happened about 3 or 4 times before he frequented solitary for a few weeks to get sleep before finally being moved up a few floors to the 2-man cells. He was able to avoid penalties due to defending himself during lockdown. I think people are mostly smart enough not to start trouble when everything is open.
He has his family's support, seeing who his legal rep is.
I'm not sure if anyone knows what to make of this, but I answered a free Sunday call, and he sounds extremely chill. Maybe it's being off the drugs? Could be finally having structure, or maybe finally reconnecting with his family that tossed him out at 17. It's like the Instagram lunatic persona is completely dropped. Could be reality setting in. Maybe it's the roids leaving his system. No idea.
He told me over the phone that he was granted a contact list. I was considering blocking the number, but a few people DID personally find and message me about getting in contact with him for whatever reason. I'll be likely getting a new number and/or phone soon since mine was bugged to all hell for investigative purposes. It might save me from personally getting bombarded with questions I can't answer. Without saying too much, it was definitely a LOT more complicated than XYZ happening because person A is crazy. I full-heartedly believe that if person B didn't die, then A would have.
Sorry for seeming cryptic, but I was advised to speak about this situation a certain way if I do bring it up. There was a lot of information that I just needed to vent out somewhere in whatever chunks I could. Hopefully, this remains in the legal advisory areas!
