On July 18,2009, the VP of Community and Government relations in the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce, Jeff Yingling, committed a bias assault with a vehicle against two Plainfield youth ages 9 and 12. Everyone from the Union County Prosecutor A. Young, to some police officials, to Sheila Ellington did whatever they could to trivialize the importance of this case to the point that it was only treated as a disorderly persons and motor vehicle offenses which were later dismissed. There were no victims!
Everything seemed okay . . .(Until you read the Police report )!
Well there were victims (and witnesses)!
Yingling tried to run them over with his truck after chasing them for over 100 yards on the school lawn while calling them Niggers! He told the 9 year old to lie down in front of the truck so he could run him over!
The 9 year old was terrified by the incident and spent over a year in therapy. The Grandmother who has custody of the child was thwarted at every turn in getting justice for this child. She was treated at first as a nuisance and then as if she did not even exist!
I wonder who could have helped Mr. Yingling out in his time of need?
His position as VP of Community and Government Relations with the Chamber of Commerce and his membership in SID put him in direct contact with Jerry Green, Carter, Storch and Rivers not to mention the Plainfield Police and Municipal Court all of whom are SID members!
I was also told that he had done some printing jobs for the city. He had also worked for the Burneys. A look at his Facebook Friends gives you Paglia, Damon and Spivey (no wonder nobody wanted to report on the story even after being made aware of what was going on).
And then it turns out that over half the Plainfield council are his friends . . . Mapp, Williams, Storch, Burney and of course Annie McWilliams are facebook buddies!
The grandmother had tried in vain to get the charges upgraded, but the Union County and the Municipal Prosecutor refused because an indictable offense could not be wiped out with the stroke of a pen like MV charges could.
The prosecutor and the defendant’s lawyer had a plea bargain worked out, but when the Judge heard that this was not a victimless crime and that the victims were children, he would not accept a plea and wanted a hearing on the matter! He said that this new info casts a different light of the whole case! The Grandmother felt some relief for a short time. But when she was not notified of a new court date after some months, she went to the court clerk who then told her that Ms. Ellington had dismissed all the charges and told the clerk not to notify the Grandmother even though the Judge had advised the Grandmother that she was going to be kept abreast of any changes in the case since the child was a victim/witness.
When the Grandmother contacted the State AG about possible ethical violations in the case, she was told to lodge a complaint with Union County Prosecutors, and they told her:
"Your call to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office regarding the dismissal of municipal court charges by Ms. Ellington was referred to me for a response. Please be advised that municipal prosecutors are appointed by the governing body of the town and any complaints regarding the exercise of their duties as they relate to the dismissal of motor vehicle charges or disorderly persons offenses should be directed to either the mayor or town council. "
If this had been handled as what it truly was, a bias crime, it could not have been hidden from public view!
A grateful Mr. Yingling did Plainfield a favor by spearheading a fund drive for the Plainfield Rescue Squad!
All of you who allowed this to happen should all be ashamed of yourselves!!!!
Who gets preferential treatment in Plainfield? The ruling elite and their friends, certainly not the average Plainfield citizen!
Defenseless children!
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Crime Victims Bill of Rights (NJS 52:4B-36)
Without the participation and cooperation of crime victims and witnesses, the criminal justice system would cease to function. The rights of these individuals should be given full recognition and protection. The State has the responsibility to enhance and protect the necessary role of crime victims and witnesses in the criminal justice process. In furtherance of this, the improved treatment of these persons should be assured through the establishment of specific rights. These rights are among the most fundamental and important in assuring public confidence in the criminal justice system.
Crime victims and witnesses are entitled to the following rights:
a. To be treated with dignity and compassion by the criminal justice system
b. To be informed about the criminal justice process
c. To be free from intimidation
d. To have inconveniences associated with participation in the criminal justice process minimized to the fullest extent possible
e. To make at least one telephone call provided the call is reasonable in both length and location called
f. To medical assistance if, in the judgment of the law enforcement agency, medical assistance appears necessary
g. To be notified if presence in court is not needed
h. To be informed about available remedies, financial assistance and social services
i. To be compensated for their loss whenever possible
j. To be provided a secure, but not necessarily separate, waiting area during court proceedings
k. To be advised of case progress and final disposition
l. To the prompt return of property when no longer needed as evidence
m. To submit a written statement about the impact of the crime to a representative of the county prosecutor's office which shall be considered prior to the prosecutor's final decision concerning whether formal criminal charges will be filed
n. To make, prior to sentencing, an in-person statement directly to the sentencing court concerning the impact of the crime. This statement is to be made in addition to the statement permitted for inclusion in the presentence report by N.J.S. 2C:44-6. In any homicide prosecution the victim's survivor may display directly to the sentencing court at the time of this statement a photograph of the victim taken before the homicide.
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There is a law, and the rights of the Child and his Grandmother were violated right from the start . . . the way the Prosecutor had the defendant charged , the Child and Grandmother did not even exist as far as this case was concerned!!!!
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