27 Examples of Dem Cities Letting Repeat Felons Off Easy so They Can Repeat Felonies

Summary	Date	Source	Felon	Crime	Priors
Seattle case backlog left assault suspect uncharged 14 months while he allegedly committed five more attacks, including overpass push	10/24/2019	KOMO News	Jonathan Wilson	Assault	5 unprovoked attacks in seven months while first case sat in backlog
US Attorney says Krasner's office let cop killer Hassan Elliott skate on parole violation before SWAT shooting	03/16/2020	The Philadelphia Inquirer	Hassan Elliott	Murder (police officer)	Gun/drug plea 2018; cocaine arrest 2019 while on parole; 2019 killing
Glendale parolee freed under Covid zero-bail rule arrested for burglary hours later, nearly released again	05/05/2020	CBS Los Angeles	David Frakes	Burglary	Parolee; released under zero bail same day
SF DA Boudin blamed after parolee arrested repeatedly since April kills two women in NYE hit-and-run	01/03/2021	NBC Bay Area	Troy McAlister	Vehicular homicide (hit-and-run)	Several arrests since April 2020 parole release
Suspects in 27 Harris County homicides were out on at least two bonds at the time, records show	02/10/2021	KPRC 2 Houston	Multiple (incl. Louis Ybarbo)	Murder	27 homicide defendants out on 2+ bonds
Temple student's accused killer had gunpoint robbery charges dropped by Philly prosecutors months earlier	12/01/2021	The Philadelphia Inquirer	Latif Williams	Murder (carjacking)	Prior gunpoint robbery arrest, charges withdrawn
Waukesha parade suspect was free on $1,000 bail set by 'overwhelmed' Milwaukee prosecutor, DA admits	12/02/2021	Newsweek	Darrell Brooks Jr.	Murder (vehicular attack)	2 pending felony cases
NYC subway feces-attack suspect with 44 prior arrests released without bail, then rearrested hours later on hate-crime charges	03/01/2022	PIX11	Frank Abrokwa	Assault (feces attack) / hate crime	44
DC-NYC homeless-shooting suspect had dozens of charges since 2013; 2019 case ended with all charges dismissed in plea deal	03/15/2022	WJLA (7News)	Gerald Brevard III	Murder / shootings of homeless men	Dozens of charges since 2013
Sacramento mass-shooting suspect had been freed in February after serving half of 10-year sentence over DA's objections	04/06/2022	ABC7 San Francisco	Smiley Martin	Mass shooting / murder	Prior robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, corporal injury convictions
El Monte cop killer got probation on gun charge after Gascón directive barred strike allegation	06/17/2022	Los Angeles Times (via Police1)	Justin Flores	Murder (two police officers)	Prior burglary strike (2011); felon-in-possession plea (2021)
Adams, NYPD say 10 career criminals racked up 485 arrests since NY bail reform and remain on streets	08/04/2022	CBS News New York	Multiple	Burglary, robbery, grand larceny (multiple)	10 men, 485 arrests since bail reform; top offender 101 arrests
St. Louis crash suspect who cost teen both legs had 100 bond violations but judge refused to jail him	02/23/2023	Law & Crime	Daniel Riley	Vehicular assault	100
Virginia woman stabbed 30 times in DC hotel by fugitive freed on bond despite armed robbery, sex offense record	04/05/2023	The Washington Times	George Sydnor Jr.	Murder	Lengthy record (sex offense, burglary, armed robbery)
Suspected Portland serial killer of four women was freed early under Gov. Kate Brown clemency order after assaulting officer	07/18/2023	Fox News	Jesse Lee Calhoun	Murder (serial killings)	2019: vehicle theft x3, assaulting officer, burglary; 2009 assault conviction
Chicago felon on electronic monitoring for murder charge caught with assault rifle, three handguns, cocaine and oxycodone	01/29/2024	CBS Chicago	Bertell Johnson	Weapons and drug possession (while awaiting murder trial)	Prior drug and gun convictions; pending murder charge
NYC repeat offender with 47 priors and 28 convictions freed without bail after sixth arrest of 2024, NYPD chief says	02/28/2024	PIX11	Rudell Faulkner	Grand larceny	47
Illinois parole board chair resigns after freeing Crosetti Brand, who killed 11-year-old Jayden Perkins a day later	03/25/2024	Chicago Sun-Times	Crosetti Brand	Murder	16-year sentence for 2015 domestic attack; paroled Oct. 2023; re-released after Feb. 2024 violation
Chinatown killer of Christina Yuna Lee was on supervised release with four open cases at time of attack	07/30/2024	CBS News New York	Assamad Nash	Murder	4
Oakland man charged with four 2008 murders gets manslaughter plea from DA Pamela Price, expected free within months	10/28/2024	The Berkeley Scanner	Dijon Holifield	Murder (4 counts charged; pleaded to manslaughter)	4 murder charges
Manhattan stabbing spree suspect with eight priors was released early from Rikers for 'good behavior'	11/21/2024	NBC New York	Ramon Rivera	Murder (stabbing spree, three dead)	8
SF serial harasser convicted of groping a dozen-plus women jailed for parole violation after early release and return to city	10/22/2025	KTVU FOX 2	Bill Gene Hobbs	Sexual battery / harassment (parole violation)	2023 conviction for harassing more than a dozen women
Manhattan repeat offenders with up to 230 arrests keep walking free under DA Bragg and NY bail reform	11/02/2025	Fox News	Multiple (Michael Wilson, Harold Gooding)	Assault, larceny, manslaughter (multiple)	Wilson 230+ arrests; Gooding 134+ arrests
Hennepin County man given probation for raping 15-year-old allegedly kidnapped, raped woman for six days months later	12/05/2025	MPR News	Abdimahat Bille Mohamed	Kidnapping and rape	2 felony criminal sexual conduct pleas with no prison
Seattle repeat offender booked eight times in 2025 without charges accused of gouging 75-year-old woman's eye with spiked board	12/10/2025	KOMO News	Fale Vaigalepa Pea	Assault	Prior assault convictions; 9 prior warrants; 8 bookings in 2025 without charges
Charlotte rail murder suspect linked to inmate release approved under ex-Dem governor, GOP alleges	02/04/2026	Fox News	DeCarlos Brown	Murder	14
Hennepin County plea deal downgrades Minneapolis bottle-stabbing to misdemeanor with no jail, dismisses robbery case	04/08/2026	Alpha News	Jacobee John Paul Scherber	Assault (stabbing)	Second stabbing assault; pending felony stolen-property case; bench warrants