Indianapolis police leader says he’s fed up with weak penalties for violent offenders

One police chief in Indianapolis says the killing of an Elwood police officer is an instance of how the felony justice system is failing. Carl Boards II is accused of killing Elwood Police officer Noah Shahnavaz on Sunday.

In 2006, Boards was sentenced to 25 years in jail for tried homicide after firing photographs at cops in Indianapolis. He appealed, nevertheless, and was as an alternative sentenced on a felony recklessness cost and launched early.

Boards additionally has a weapon possession conviction from 1999 and a drug possession conviction from 2001.

“The decide mixed the entire offender’s prices in his 2006 conviction, which ought to have totaled 39 years executed in jail. As an alternative, the offender solely received 25 years and solely served 13,” mentioned Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police President Rick Snyder in an interview with 93 WIBC’s “Hammer and Nigel.”

Snyder says he’s fed up with activists and authorities leaders who’re weak on penalties for violent offenders.

“Now [Officer Shahanavaz’s] household is having to deal with planning his funeral, and now we have judges and prosecutors and members of the felony justice system who’re extra involved with excuses than they’re with outcomes,” mentioned Snyder.

As for when the violence will cease, Snyder believes the reply to that’s easy.

“It’s going to cease when the felony justice system begins holding repeat violent offenders accountable,” mentioned Snyder.