Judge orders Seminole County jail inmate not to contact familie...

The horror arrived as a birthday card. Sent to Tiffany Barwick's parents' home in Ocala, it came from a Seminole County inmate charged with killing the Seminole Community College student 66 days earlier.

[yes]

Um judge O H Eaton, did you read this? Go ahead and let known nut balls on the street.

[Newtooocala]

What a "nut" job. What makes him think that the family of the woman he murdered would want a letter from him? Sounds like he is trying to set up an insanity plea. Which I hope the prosecutors are gonna dispute. This guy isn't crazy he is trying to spare himself the same fate he gave this woman.

[Jynx87]

I believe the murderer is still in the John E. Polk Correctional Facility...being held without bond. Inmates do have the ability to send mail. No, I'm not a fan of Judge Eaton, but read the article thoroughly before commenting, please.

[Court Watcher]

Thank you Jynx87. It seems many people forget to read an article thoroughly before commenting.

Jordan - Since there was a witness to him murdering two people, he will likely be in jail for the rest of his life. Happy?

[rockwell]

why waste all the taxpayers money. take him out back & shoot him.

[Jason M]

how about they kill'm today, and solve the no contact problem...

[Orlando Racist]

Why are they trying to create a new law? There is already a law on the books that would have done the same thing they are trying to do. The Barwicks and the State Rep should be pushing for better training of Seminole deputies.

It is called stalking.

784.048 Stalking; definitions; penalties.--

(1) As used in this section, the term:

(a) "Harass" means to engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress in such person and serves no legitimate purpose.

(b) "Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. Constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of "course of conduct." Such constitutionally protected activity includes picketing or other organized protests.

(c) "Credible threat" means a threat made with the intent to cause the person who is the target of the threat to reasonably fear for his or her safety. The threat must be against the life of, or a threat to cause bodily injury to, a person.

(d) "Cyberstalk" means to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated, words, images, or language by or through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to that person and serving no legitimate purpose.

[Skeeter]

Sentinel, could you please take his ugly mug off the net. He is hard to look at

[The Mastermind]

They should cut off Allred's hands - that way he couldn't write any of the letters.

[James]

I thought your mail was monitored when you are locked up. These letters should have never made it to her family!! They should have been confiscated by the prison and saved for proof of his guilt.

[gatorkid4life]

ur going to jail for life. you shouldn't have made that decision

[toosad]

My question is, how did a guy with such obvious sickness not get noticed years earlier? There is no way this is the first time he has shown signs of complete delusion and insanity. Where are his teachers, his parents, and others who knew something was not right with him all this time? His relationship with his girlfriend was likely violent(not necessarily physically). People really don't just "snap", it's just that either others around them don't know what "red flags" to look for in obvious mental illness, or they don't know how to intervene way early on(like, prior to the teen years).

[Rob B]

Jynx87 wrote:

I believe the murderer is still in the John E. Polk Correctional Facility...being held without bond. Inmates do have the ability to send mail. No, I'm not a fan of Judge Eaton, but read the article thoroughly before commenting, please.

Jynx is definately right (nice pic btw), but you would think they would screen the mail inmates send out, at least ones that are booked for murder. Out of control that this family had to read what this psycho thought about their daughter.

[HuhWhatThe]

Jynx87 wrote:

I believe the murderer is still in the John E. Polk Correctional Facility...being held without bond. Inmates do have the ability to send mail. No, I'm not a fan of Judge Eaton, but read the article thoroughly before commenting, please.

Huh? No one disputes that he had the ability to send mail. It's a question of whether or not he should be and, since the families have requested he not do so, the courts issued an order of protectance as they would with many cases of harrassment. Maybe I'm not getting the point of your post?

[HuhWhatThe]

Orlando Racist wrote:

Why are they trying to create a new law? There is already a law on the books that would have done the same thing they are trying to do. The Barwicks and the State Rep should be pushing for better training of Seminole deputies.
It is called stalking.
784.048 Stalking; definitions; penalties.--
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) "Harass" means to engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress in such person and serves no legitimate purpose.
(b) "Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. Constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of "course of conduct." Such constitutionally protected activity includes picketing or other organized protests.
(c) "Credible threat" means a threat made with the intent to cause the person who is the target of the threat to reasonably fear for his or her safety. The threat must be against the life of, or a threat to cause bodily injury to, a person.
(d) "Cyberstalk" means to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated, words, images, or language by or through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to that person and serving no legitimate purpose.

There are laws for stalking, yes, but the burden of proof is more challenging and the consequences are less severe than those protecting victims of actual domestic violence. I believe their point is that, simply because these two were no longer in a relationship and/or living together, Allred should not have been taken as any less a threat. Officers/Deputies are well trained in this area, but there is SO much of the he said/she said nonsense and false accusations among casual relationships, it's a real challenge for them. You'd be surprised how many individuals, especially young ones, abuse the legal system with regard to their failed relationships.

[Carbon]

Weird looking duck. Maybe, since there were witnesses, they should just take him out back and put a couple of hollowpoint rounds into his head.

Save a lot of taxpayers $$$.

[Reality]

Can't believe these letters got out to a grieving family from an incarcerated inmate! I'm sure some "organization" fought for the poor prisoners "rights." When is it going to stop? When are victims finally going to become more important than the criminals who rape, murder and steal from them? Our system is really twisted!

[Orlando Racist]

HuhWhatThe wrote:

<quoted text>
There are laws for stalking, yes, but the burden of proof is more challenging and the consequences are less severe than those protecting victims of actual domestic violence. I believe their point is that, simply because these two were no longer in a relationship and/or living together, Allred should not have been taken as any less a threat. Officers/Deputies are well trained in this area, but there is SO much of the he said/she said nonsense and false accusations among casual relationships, it's a real challenge for them. You'd be surprised how many individuals, especially young ones, abuse the legal system with regard to their failed relationships.

How much more proof was needed when Allred contacted Barwick while the deputy was present? Read the police report.

There is a law that would have allowed the SCSO to take action that night thay MAY have resulted in a different outcome.

The deputy through a lack or training or some other reason chose not to apply the law in this case.

[Help]

Can some one answer this question. Why can inmates write to anyone? Havent they lost that right?

I think this whole thing should be looked at. Not just writing to victims families , but sending letters period. You in Jail, not camp

[Orlando Homegrown]

HuhWhatThe wrote:

<quoted text>
There are laws for stalking, yes, but the burden of proof is more challenging and the consequences are less severe than those protecting victims of actual domestic violence. I believe their point is that, simply because these two were no longer in a relationship and/or living together, Allred should not have been taken as any less a threat. Officers/Deputies are well trained in this area, but there is SO much of the he said/she said nonsense and false accusations among casual relationships, it's a real challenge for them. You'd be surprised how many individuals, especially young ones, abuse the legal system with regard to their failed relationships.

The bottom line is the couple that got killed showed the police ample evidence that this wacko was threatrening their lives. That in itself constitutes "Assault", now couple that with the allegations of stalking and at least it should have generated some activity from the sheriff's office. If nothing else but to let the twirp know he was being watched by the county mounties! That's not to say the twirp wouldn't have found a way to succeed in killing the pair but at least the Sheriff's office wouldn't be standing there with egg on their faces as in the case of the officer that bungled the 911 call. Hind sight is always 20/20!