A judge in Jefferson County, Kentucky, is receiving criticism after she drastically cut the sentence of a man who was was convicted of kidnapping, robbing, and sodomizing a woman.
Rather than following a jury’s recommendation of a 65-year sentence for 24-year-old Christopher Thompson, Judge Tracy Davis instead sentenced him to 30 years behind bars, WDRB-TV reported.
‘I don’t have sympathy for nobody. I don’t have sympathy for you, the victim, the victim’s family, I don’t care. Boo hoo.’
Thompson was convicted in December in connection with a 2023 attack in which prosecutors said he abducted a woman, robbed her, and sodomized her twice, the station said.
WDRB, citing court documents, reported that Thompson kidnapped the victim in her own vehicle and forced her to perform oral sex on him in a school parking lot. The station said Thompson then drove her to an ATM, robbed her, drove back to the school lot, and sodomized her at gunpoint again.
What’s more, the station said Thompson during his sentencing hearing earlier this month punctuated the proceedings with repeated disruptions, profanity, and direct insults directed toward Judge Davis.
“Before we even get appearances, Mr. Thompson, I’m going to need you to be respectful,” Davis said, according to WDRB.
“I ain’t doing nothing. Eat my d**k,” Thompson responded, according to the station.
WDRB said the intensity only became more extreme moments later.
“It’s fine. OK? It’s fine,” Davis said, according to the station.
“If I could spit on you, I would,” Thompson replied, according to WDRB.
“At the end of the day, I’m the one with the pen,” Davis added, the station said, after which Thompson replied, “I don’t care.”
The hearing continued into the sentencing phase despite Thompson’s outbursts, and WDRB said prosecutors urged Davis to impose the jury’s recommended 65-year sentence.
Thompson didn’t exactly support his own cause, as the station said he stated, “I don’t have sympathy for nobody. I don’t have sympathy for you, the victim, the victim’s family, I don’t care. Boo hoo.”
Davis soon imposed a 30-year sentence, WDRB said, citing Thompson’s age and the possibility of rehabilitation.
But Thompson apparently was unmoved. The station said he interrupted by saying, “I don’t care. I don’t care.”
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“Unfortunately, he fell through the cracks and ended up in this court as an 18- or 19-year-old,” Davis said, according to WDRB. “This court does not believe Mr. Thompson, if given the resources that he can get while incarcerated, is beyond being rehabilitated.”
The station said the reduced sentence has elicited criticism from Louisville Metro Council members, including Minority Caucus Chair Anthony Piagentini: “Where is the concern for the victim? Do we think she’s going to get over this in 30 years? Where is the concern for the safety of the public when he does get released from jail?”
WDRB said Piagentini also raised concerns about judicial transparency and pointed out Davis’ use of shock probation in dozens of cases since 2023: “My next step, in addition to condemning her decision, is to request for all of her shock probation cases to have the public learn about who she is releasing from the sentences that are given. That’s the minimum I can do for the electorate of this community, so that they can … understand the decisions that she’s making.”
According to the U.S. Justice Department, “shock probation” provides a short prison time — between 30 to 180 days — for a convicted felon after which the remainder of the sentence is served on probation “in the community.” The justice department notes that corrections and probation personnel view shock probation as having a future deterrent effect on criminal behavior, and lawyers view it as a level in plea bargaining.
Louisville’s Chief Prosecutor — Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina D. Whethers — said in a statement that her office is “disappointed” by the reduced sentence, WDRB noted.
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Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina D. Whethers. Image source: Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Jefferson County, Ky.
“Due to the defendant’s actions and inappropriate outbursts in court, the jury recommended a sentence of 65 years in prison. While we recognize that the court has discretion in the final sentence, we are disappointed that the court deviated from the sentence for less than half of what the jury of his peers determined was appropriate for this dangerous defendant,” Whethers said, according to the station. “The jury’s recommendation was the most appropriate outcome in this case.”
WDRB said Whethers added that “our pursuit of justice is unwavering. As prosecutors, our responsibility is to take to trial and present before the jury cases like these, where dangerous individuals pose a severe threat to the community and, as a result, need to be removed from it for as long as possible.”
The station noted that Judge Davis imposed an additional sentence of more than four years for Thompson’s statements in court and that he must serve that time before his 30-year sentence commences.
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