HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A Richmond mother spent 64 hours in jail over the weekend after what she calls a cascading series of missteps.
A relieved and exhausted Daphne Page walked out of the Henrico County jail Monday afternoon after being charged with a felony for a crime, she says started out an innocent gag gift for her daughter’s birthday.
“I’m hoping the judge will understand the truth of the situation as I tried expressing it when it was occurring,” said Page Monday.
The misunderstanding unfolded early Friday evening when the 52-year-old was shopping at Whole Foods in Short Pump.
The clock that was in Page’s car got the attention of another Whole Foods shopper who decided to called 911.
The call elicited a quick response from Henrico police. Police, fire, and Hazmat crews responded to Short Pump parking lot at about 5:05 p.m. Friday to investigate the “suspicious device.”
Police cleared the parking lot for about five hours. A bomb robot eventually helped to determine the device was fake.
It turns out the gift was an alarm clock that resembled dynamite.
Page had purchased the item earlier in the week for a dollar at a garage sale with her mother.
Despite explaining her situation to police, a bomb detection squad had to be called out.
Page was arrested and slapped with a felony charge for possessing the hoax device.
She spoke to CBS 6 from jail over the weekend.
“I picked it up and said, ‘that’s funny’ – my daughter birthday is coming up she might find that amusing.”
Page never imagined the gift would end up taking her to court.
CBS 6 Legal analyst Todd Stone said he believes prosecutors may very well drop the case.
“There needs to be proof beyond a reasonable doubt that she intentionally placed this bomb looking device in a place to create fear in the minds of people. If you don’t have that you can’t sustain a conviction.”
The Hernico Police Department released a statement defending their actions:
“The fact it turned out not to be an actual explosive device does not diminish the impact it had on the community and the resources dedicated to ensuring it was handled properly. People must consider their actions, especially when police ask citizens to be vigilant of suspicious activity.”
Daphne Page is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on August 24.
http://wtvr.com/2017/05/23/mom-hopes-mix-up-leads-to-dropped-charges-for-dynamite-clock/
So possessing a fake bomb gets you slapped with a felony charge.
Judge will probably throw the book at her. You know, just to teach her a lesson. Don’t go driving around with fake alarm clock-dynamite bombs in your car.
“It’s crazy man, I don’t know.”–Verdell Thurman (Nonwitness)
lol
See something…..say something
On steroids.
These are some of the most dangerous sheeple out there!
The way I read this article, the lady explained to the dumbazz pigs that it was just an alarm clock, but they called the bomb squad anyways.
They sell these things on the net:
It you are not FBI you can’t have anything that looks like a bomb because it may confuse them during a false flag, simple enough.
What ever happened to Mind your own business and snitches get left in ditches? The “person” that called this in to the pigs should suffer a severe beat down.
HEY, I was raised in Henrico County Virginia and they were never so ‘crazy’ till the Damn Yankies came down from the North in the late 50’s; just as the Californians are comming up into Jefferson now !!!
Take a lesson from your Brother Natives (who now well know what they should have done at Plymoth Rock and was done to the first settlement at Jamestown Virginia:
Withstand beginnings; resist the first approaches; or encroachments {Obsta principiis; Boyd v. U.S., 116 U.S. 616, 635, 6 S.Ct. 524, 29 L.Ed. 746 (1886)};
Consent makes the law {Consensus facit legem}; Every consent removes error {Omnis consensus tollit errorem; 2 Inst. 123); Every consent given to what has already been done, has a retrospective effect and equals a command {Omnis ratihabitio retrotrahitur et mandato æquiparatur; Co. Litt. 207}; Every ratification relates back and is equivalent to a prior authority {Omnis ratihabitio retrotrahitur et priori æquiparatur};
The laws assist the vigilant, not those who sleep on their rights {Vigilantibus, non dormientibus, jura subveniunt};
Damage suffered by consent is not a cause of action {Volenti non fit injuria}; and the following concomitants ad infinitum: