From what I'm hearing, Janoris Jenkins' charges are going to be dropped sometime this week by the State Attorney himself, who has made himself unavailable for comment.

What I want to know, is how can somebody:

A. Commit Assault on another person in front of a police officer.
B. Be Tasered by the police officer for doing so.
C. Resist Arrest
D. Be arrested for committed crimes.
E. Then charges be dropped by the State Attorney who refuses to comment on the situation.

Just tell me, how is this normal? I find it oh so unlikely that I'd get the same treatment if I committed the exact same crimes under the exact same circumstances as Jenkins did.

You can't say there is a lack of evidence, there were several witnesses including the police and the person he assaulted.

I just want to know Gator fans, do you honestly believe there is no blatant favoritism going on? Do you think you and I would get the same treatment as these Football players? If I were to commit the same crime, I'd end up in jail for almost a year.

This isn't even much of an issue of favoritism, but safety. With charges being dropped or dismissed for these players who have committed felonies, what does that say about your State Attorney and District Attorneys? They clearly don't have the safety of the public in mind when dismissing and dropping these charges so consistently for football players. I for one would be appalled to find out that this many felons are being let go without even a mere slap on the wrist half of the time.

This post isn't an attack against UF, I'm just curious... what is the Gator fans opinions on this issue?

2:1 odds say he is a gator fan.

does that mean the end of the world?

Yeah, the State attorney is a Florida Graduate. But almost every SA is a graduate of the Big State college.

Nah, it means a storm is approaching.... in the form of a page-long response from GHU.

I'll go ahead and post a brief response before the Gator twins arrive and this thread devolves into a pissing contest between Florida and Georgia fans.

First off, not all of the charges were dropped. The charge for affray will be dropped, given Jenkins meet the conditions set forth in the deferred prosecution agreement. The resisting arrest charge will not be dropped.

The steps Janoris has to take to meet the agreement are the following:

1. Stay out of trouble for the next six months.
2. Pay the prosecution charges ($50).
3. Either donate $150 to charity or perform 15 community service hours.

Now, the charge for affray was dropped because there the State Attorney's Office ruled that there was reasonable cause for fear of safety on Jenkins' part, as well as a primary aggressor (the one that Janoris punched). Thus, it was ruled as self defense and the affray charge was dropped. The resisting arrest without violence charge, however, will stand.


EDIT: Janoris will also face a likely 1-2 game suspension from Urban Meyer and could receive additional sanctions from the Office of Student Judicial Affairs.

Here's an article explaining it a little more clearly:
Florida Gators CB Janoris Jenkins looking to expunge record with deferred prosecution - SEC Sports Hub

Okay, now it makes a bit more sense. I can see why the affray charges would be dropped, but at least he'll still be charged with resisting arrest. Hopefully he'll end needing to do more then a meager 15 hours of community service though.

Typical end result for first-time offenders. Also good to see that Jenkins was at least exonerated as far as who started the trouble in the first place... the kid was defending himself, and then did something very stupid by taking off. I always thought it was rather clear that he must be defending himself, if the officer's report stated that somebody had Jenkins by the throat with his necklace when they showed up. Anyway, hopefully that'll be the last lesson he needs to learn involving the authorities.

Yeah, although to my knowledge Jenkins was the only individual arrested. Based on his attorney's comments, it sounds like they weren't too pleased with this outcome.

Knowing a few defense attorneys, I'd have to ask, are they ever if their client doesn't walk scott free?

HE BE TOUCHIN' MAH CHAIN YO! GOTS TO PUNCH HIM IN DA FACE!

Do you really believe that a first time offender usually spends a year in jail? Dude...you need to pick up a book and read. Most 1st time offenders are let off with a short probation and community hours.