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Durham Man Charged in Numerous Crimes During His Probation


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Michael Anthony Hudson Jr.
Michael Anthony Hudson Jr.

A man put on probation in 2005 has been arrested nine times since and is now wanted in a November shooting.

Michael Anthony Hudson Jr., 21, has been charged with 28 crimes, including drug trafficking, resisting an officer and being an accessory to murder. Nine of his arrests have occurred since he was put on probation for a drug conviction three years ago. Each time, he was allowed out on bond while awaiting trial.

Hudson was taken to court for failing to report to his probation officer, and court files show his two-year probation was extended by six months. It ends in two weeks.

He was among three people charged with a Nov. 17 drive-by shooting outside a North Alston Avenue convenience store.

Hudson's attorney couldn't be reached for comment Monday.

"When you have this sort of revolving door within the judicial system, no one is served," Durham City Councilman Eugene Brown said. "The status quo isn't working. Dramatic change is needed."

The state Division of Community Corrections began investigating the probation offices in Wake and Durham counties following the slayings of Eve Carson, the student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Abhijit Mahato, a Duke University graduate student. A 17-year-old charged in both deaths and a 21-year-old charged in Carson's death were on probation at the time.

Brown said the cases show the system is broken.

"We have a system here called probation, (but) it's really release," he said.

Durham city and county officials have called a special meeting Friday to discuss the probation problems, and many have indicated they plan to push state lawmakers to study and act on court system failures.

Durham County District Attorney David Saacks has requested that judges increase the bonds set for certain crimes to keep more violent criminals in jail while awaiting trial.

RELATED TOPICS: Durham County, Abhijit Mahato, Eve Carson, Durham, Duke University

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probation officers can only do so much. I agree with the poster that the courts are setting these guys back out on the streets but if they didn't set them back out on the streets until they could be proven guilty beyond every reasonable shred of evidence could be debated, proven, appealed, and proven again, then we'd have every civil rights group in the country up in arms defending them sayng their rights were trampled upon because,,,and you can pick a reason because they are many and varied. We have to stop worrying about the rights of criminals and worry more about our rights as law abiding citizens. Then and only then will we see our crime rate drop.

DOG - Thank you for your 26 years of service as a police officer. I (and others) appreciate it!

The criminal justice system has become a money circus for attorneys. Its all about money! We need prisons and camps in the middle of hell! Places that are'nt so pleasant. If you try to escape, you will not survive the elements. That's what we need for these teenagers that just don't get it. Get their attention the first time. Its really logical, but if we deter crime with common sense solutions, attorneys will make less money! That just won't be allowed. Crime is not a problem for attorneys as long as its not in their neighborhoods or affects their families.

What's new(s) with this story? Criminals should be set free in Durham and LAX players should be arrested and left for rot in jail for 30 years for a crime that never happened.

BTW- who would serve as mayor if they did pick up all the criminals?

Build larger prisons than if that is the problem. We throw money away what is not stolen. Use this money to build new prisons.

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