
The investigation revealed during the conversation, Chin threatened to burn down the victim’s home. Chin was arrested and charged with Threats of Arson.
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The investigation revealed during the conversation, Chin threatened to burn down the victim’s home. Chin was arrested and charged with Threats of Arson.
There are several reasons why a drug distribution charge would be so abruptly dropped: one that the prosecutor is planning to indict the defendant by way of a Grand Jury action in Circuit Court, second, that Holsopple rolled over on other drug dealers and made a deal with the prosecutor and third, that police had presented a case full of holes and unworthy of prosecution or lost the evidence.
This case has all the earmarks of Blair being a rat on his fellow criminals in order to ditch his own charges. Either that or he had a collection of interesting photos of prosecutors.
The investigation revealed Mr. Mason and Bashunn Phillips were known to each other. In October of 2013, an issue developed where Bashunn Phillips and Mr. Mason were involved in an altercation. As a result of the altercation, Bashunn Phillips was charged and was awaiting a court date. The murder of Mr. Mason occurred within weeks before the case was supposed to go to trial. After the murder, evidence was obtained in which Tymaine Phillips, Bashunn Phillips’ brother, attempted to secrete evidence from law enforcement authorities.