Kwame Kilpatrick Released From Jail
Posted by Media Outrage on February 3, 2009
Former Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick was released from jail this morning after serving 99 days. He will remain on probation for 5 years.
Via Yahoo:
Kwame Kilpatrick regained his freedom early Tuesday morning, emerging from jail after a 99-day sentence and stepping back onto the streets of the city he once ruled as mayor.
The 38-year-old Kilpatrick, about 25 pounds lighter than when he entered jail at the end of October, left the downtown Detroit facility wearing a dark suit just after 12:30 a.m.
On the sidewalk, Kilpatrick stood for a long moment amid bright television camera lights, a crush of awaiting reporters and swirling snowflakes, smiling occasionally to those in the crowd who called his name and shouted: “We love you, Kwame! Detroit loves you, baby!”
Flanked by a number of men, several dressed in fedoras and long coats, Kilpatrick then was rushed to a waiting blue Chevrolet Suburban. The Democrat waved from behind tinted windows as he was whisked away as part of a multi-vehicle caravan.
Kilpatrick made no statements to the media during his release, upon the orders of new defense attorney Willie E. Gary.
“He’s not bitter. He said he learned a lot,” Gary said during an impromptu sidewalk news conference. “He said this has been an experience he’ll never forget, and he thinks because of it he’ll be a better person.”
It’s been more than a year since a text-messaging sex scandal started the long process that ended in Kilpatrick’s arrest, plea, jailing and release. Now, the man who quickly rose from a state representative to mayor of a city of 900,000 people simply is looking for work.
Kilpatrick was expected to meet with state probation officials before heading to a job interview Wednesday with an unnamed company at an undisclosed location in Texas. His wife, Carlita, and three young sons, already have left Michigan.
A judge has ordered that he return by Feb. 9.
“The job prospect is very, very, very favorable,” Gary told reporters. “We want to make sure he can get, and land, the job. That’s his first thing. He wants a job. That’s what he is concerned about now. He wants to get with his family, get with his kids so he can start his life again.”
The next five years, though, will be spent on probation and paying off the bulk of $1 million in restitution to the city. He also has had his law license revoked.
If Kilpatrick lands the job in Texas, he must first get permission to transfer his probation from Michigan to that state.
Kilpatrick was into the middle of his second term as mayor when sexually explicit text messages with his then-Chief of Staff Christine Beatty were published by the Detroit Free Press.
The messages from Beatty’s city-issued pager also contradicted testimony that she and the married mayor gave during a 2007 whistle-blowers’ trial when they denied having a romantic relationship. The messages also indicated they lied about their roles in the firing of a police official.
The cash-strapped city, now facing a deficit believed to be more than $200 million, eventually settled the civil suit with three former officers for $8.4 million.
Kilpatrick and Beatty were charged last March with perjury, misconduct and obstruction of justice.
Before his trial on those charges was to begin in September, Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and no contest to assault for allegedly shoving a detective who was trying to serve a subpoena in the text-message case.
He stepped down as mayor on Sept. 18. Beatty, who resigned last February, was sentenced early last month to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice.
Mediaoutrage- We bet getting a job is the most important thing for this crooked ass nucca, especially when you owe $1 million back to the city you robbed. Smh.
Miss E said
LOL @ MO
What about the young lady he was having the affair with..will she be released soon too for good behavior?
Dickwell Thrust said
The Brotha paid his debt to society….So let’s give him some space so he can land that job as Janitorial Engineer cleaning up baby piss at Arby’s down in Texas!
Media Outrage said
Lol @ DT
Gina said
He owe over a million dollars and he was only in jail for 99 days???
Fuck outta here. Throw that nigga back in jail!
CaramelKiss said
I think the far worse penalty for his crime was being forced to grow that nappy ass beard. Eeew! LOL. Dizyam! Is that Rick Ross on crack? OMG. Let’s hope Mr. Kilpatrick has learned his lesson and the next time he runs for office (because there will be a next time – Marion Berry), let’s just hope he doesn’t make the same mistakes.
Marathon_Man said
I hope there is no next time. I believe in second chances but you don’t put a criminal back in office after the ish he pulled and thought he was straight gangsta with it. The dude wasn’t even remorseful. The beard is crazy lol.
Yea I Said It said
Under all that pubic hair on his face and head, I had no ideal who he was. Why run to texas? Man up nicca, stay where you did your crime. Look the people you served in the eyes while washing windows at the grey hound buss station. How could he be allowed to leave town on probation?
Don’t funk up the next state with your presence… Bastard!
Udamnright said
lol @ yea i said it.
2thick4u said
His black ass can come on down to Texas with that bullshit and his black ass is going to sitting in the County until his whole face look like a hairy pussy
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This dude is a disgrace. I hope he doesn’t land the job and land back in jail for non-payment
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CrystalShine said
He looks like tha Black grizley Adams!
Yea I Said It said
LOL @ 2thick4u
Jolie said
ALREADY!!!!!
Lio said
DUMB ASS NIGGA OF THE YEAR for the next decade….DUMB ASS !!
Smurfette said
Me personally I think Texas is the wrong place for a black man, fresh out! They only want you to go to racist ass Texas so yo black ass can be locked up within the next 12 months! But I guess you gotta go wherever they hiring! Stay up, playa!
Don’t forget, “don’t mess wit Texas!”
2020VIZN said
The rason he is going to Texas is because it was approved by GWB, hell GWB is the reason he only got 120 days. GWB is assembling the a crew of the dirtiest, coldest, hardcore low lifes he can find. “Killa” Kwame is gonna the “Billcollector” over in the Middle East, that’s why he got the Lumber Jack shit goin with his face, helps him blend in.
He is going to Tx. to meet up with his boys and get his first assignment. Lol
Gone with you bad self Killa!!!!!
Yea I Said It said
LMAO @2020