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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Woman charged with D.C. vandalism ordered to halfway house
2013-08-04
[WASHINGTONTIMES] The woman charged with defacing portions of the Washington National Cathedral with green paint will be monitored by both federal immigration and local officials after her release from the D.C. Jail.

D.C. Superior Court Judge Frederick Sullivan on Friday ordered 58-year-old Jia M. Tian to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet and be released to a halfway house, where she would not be allowed to leave or have visitors, rather than staying in jail pending trial.

But because Ms. Tian is in the country illegally -- she has a Chinese passport and was traveling on an expired visa when she was incarcerated
Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages!
 -- federal immigration officials will also keep an eye on her. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement planned to enroll Ms. Tian in a federal monitoring program while "she is in removal proceedings," front man Brandon A. Montgomery said.
And we can't just toss her on the next plane and deport her because...
An ICE detainer placed on Ms. Tian was lifted after the judge's ruling and she won't be deported from the country before her court case is resolved, he said.

It was too early to tell Friday to what extent ICE officials would monitor Ms. Tian, with whom they had not yet met, but options could range from in-person meetings to phone calls to GPS monitoring.

Prosecutors initially worried that with her release from jail that federal authorities could deport Ms. Tian before her case went to trial.
What would be wrong with that?
Judge Sullivan opted to send Ms. Tian to a halfway house after he decided that confinement in jail would be too severe.
Posted by:Fred

#5  As in real Republican. Not to be confused with the McCain-Christie types who are just the liberal wing of the socialist party.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-08-04 11:45  

#4  The scary part is, that makes sense, B. :-(
Posted by: Barbara   2013-08-04 11:12  

#3  She defaced the Lincoln Memorial

Well after all, he was a Republican.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-08-04 10:57  

#2  "he decided that confinement in jail would be too severe"

Jail would be too severe?

She defaced the Lincoln Memorial, ferchrissakes! Locking her in the public stocks and throwing away the key wouldn't be severe enough. >:-(
Posted by: Barbara   2013-08-04 10:55  

#1  What would be wrong with that?

Maybe they want to know where she got the green paint?

Green paint, green tea, Tea Party !
Posted by: Pappy   2013-08-04 10:23  

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