OPOA upset about probation sentence

OPOA upset about probation sentence

OVER A POLICEOFFICER IS BACKON THE STREETS...SOME CRITICIZETHE JUDGE FORGIVING HER, WHATTHEY CALL, A SLAPON THE WRIST...SENIOR REPORTERJAKE WASIKOWSKITELLS US WHY THEOMAHA POLICEOFFICERSASSOCIATION ISUPSET...A SHOCKINGCRIME...AND APERCEIVED LIGHTSENTENCE...26-YEAR-OLDJAZMINE PUTNAMPLEADS GUILTY TOFLIGHT TO AVOIDARREST AND ANASSAULT ON ANOFFICER...BOTHFELONIES.SHE COULD'VEBEEN SENTENCEDTO UP TO 22 YEARSIN PRISON...DOUGLAS COUNTYDISTRICT COURTJUDGE JAMESGLEASONSENTENCES HERTO FOUR YEARSPROBATION.DOUGLAS COUNTYATTORNEY DONKLEINE CALLED ITFRUSTRATING ANDDISAPPOINTING.6:04 FOR THIS KINDOF A CRIME WHERESHE PUTS ANOFFICER'S LIFE INJEOPARDY AND ISRAMMING CRUISERS,FLEEING FROMPOLICE AT 100MPH,PUTTING THEPUBLIC GENERALLYIN JEOPARDY ITHINK THERESHOULD BEGREATERCONSEQUENCESTHAN PROBATION.":24IN JUNE, PUTNAMRAMMED A POLICECAR TRYING TOFLEE OUTSIDEMIDTOWN GAS ANGROCERY ONSOUTH 13-THSTREET...SHE ALSO HIT AVEHICLE WITH AMOTHER AND HERTWO KIDS INSIDE...PUTNAM ALMOSTPINNED ANOFFICER BETWEENHER CAR AND ACRUISER BUT THEOFFICER GOT OUTOF THE WAY...SHE HAS A LONGCRIMINAL HISTORYIN NEBRASKA ANDIOWA...THE OMAHA POLICEOFFICERSASSOCIATION WASUPSET BY THESENTENCE...QUOTE..."THIS WASDESPITE HER OWNADMISSION TOTRYING TO INJUREOR KILL ANOFFICER, AND HERLONG HISTORY OFFAILING TO COMPLYWITH COURTORDERS.WE AREDISAPPOINTED BYJUDGE GLEASON'SLIGHT SENTENCEFOR THEDEFENDANTTRYINT TO RUNOVER ONE OF OURMEMBERS."6:30-"IT SENDS APOOR MESSAGETHAT THERE AREN'TGREATERCONSEQUENCESFOR THAT KIND OFACTION.:35 THERE WASOBVIOUSLY ANINTENTIONAL ACTON HER PART.:38 WE'REFORTUNATE THATTHIS ISN'T EVENWORSE WITH ANOFFICER GETTINGSERIOUSLYINJURED."STANDUP 8:50-"KLEIENE SAYS THEYARE GOING TO KEEPA CLOSE EYE ONHER BECAUSE IF SHECOMMITS ANOTHERCRIME SHE COULDEND UP BEHINDBARS AGAIN FORVIOLATINGPROBATION.REPORTING INDOWNTOWNOMAHA, JAKEWASIKOWSKI, 3NEWS NOW." :02PUTNAM WILL HAVETO TAKE ACHEMICALDEPENDENCYTEST...AND JOIN AWOMEN'S TRAUMAGROUP AS PART OFPROBATION...