House Arrest and GPS
Does house arrest work? That’s the question a lot are asking right now in the Tampa Bay area.
It seems that a defendant that was placed on house arrest in September 2006 and just hours before his jury trial, he was able to escape. He was able to get the ankle bracelet off and disappear before deputies arrived at his house.
His dad knew nothing of the escape until Deputies arrived at his house and had to force his son’s bedroom door open. Seems the Deputies had to remove the door knob to make entry into his room. Once Deputies gained entry into his room they were able to recover the GPS ankle bracelet unit and the cell phone that was supplied to him to use with the GPS unit.
Wonder who has to pay for the cell service? I would think since the defendant could only leave his house to travel to his attorney's office and court we the tax payers get to pay for this service. Nice to know our tax dollars are not being wasted and being used to help maintain law and order.
Kareem Hack, 21.
According to the HCSO, the tampering immediately activated an emergency alert at the monitoring station at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Work Release Center on Falkenburg Road. Deputies were dispatched to his home at 11:50 p.m.
So you ask what was the crime? Kareem Hack was arrested after he was caught on undercover video trying to pay a mother $100 to have sex with two of her children. (Son 2 years old and daughter 3 years old)
The mother met the suspect on a Tampa chat-line, police said. She just moved to Tampa with her husband and four children and was trying to meet people through the chat-line.
Police said Hack began text messaging the mother with very graphic desires about two of her children. The mother then contacted the Tampa Police Department.
Police say Hack confessed. He is facing a maximum of life in prison. Sentencing guidelines call for a minimum of 9-years
Hack's attorney, Daniel Fernandez, said he and his client almost worked out a plea agreement with the state. Fernandez was states he was surprised Hack did not show up for his trial. Fernandez did say Hack had been early for more than a dozen other court hearings.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-8477.
