Christopher VanSplinter, 30, of West Milford, is a recent graduate of NJ Bail Reform after he was found by police on the side of the road passed-out with heroin and a needle in his lap in his F150 pickup.
VanSplinter was released and FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform after the Arnold Foundation’s “Pretrial Risk Assessment” tool determined that he was not a danger to the community or a flight risk and therefore should not be subject to any accountable release – just a “promise” to appear.
More “validated pretrial risk assessment” Failures.
New Jersey Bail Reform, Risk Assessments, and Pretrial Release Services…
- ZERO Accountability
- ZERO Deterrent
- ZERO Supervision
- ZERO concern for victims
- ZERO Bail…just a “pinky promise” to return
- Bail Reform – Dangerous, Reckless, and a Taxpayer Burden
West Milford PD: Passed-Out F150 Driver Had Heroin, Syringe
(reported by Jerry DeMarco of the Daily Voice – July 6 2017)
A West Milford man with a drug history was charged again after police said they found him passed out behind the wheel of a Ford F150 that barreled off the roadway.
Christopher VanSplinter, 30, wasn’t injured, police said after officers responding to a call found the truck off LaRue Road around 10:10 p.m. June 8.
He had bags of heroin and a hypodermic needle in his lap, they said.
First responders eventually revived VanSplinter, who was taken to Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains.
Police charged him with DWI, careless driving, failure to drive within a single lane, being under the influence of drugs, and possession of both drugs and a hypodermic syringe in a motor vehicle.
VanSplinter, who Wayne police said was found with several bags of heroin and crack cocaine during an April 2015, was released pending a court hearing.
https://www.usbailreform.com/bayonne-nj-man-arrested-3rd-time-year-theft-burglary-free-go-3-times-nj-bail-reform/