Levco Charges That Nick Hermann Recently Dismissed 2 Serious Cases and Offered a Plea Deal

Levco Charges That Nick Hermann Recently Dismissed 2 Serious Cases and Offered a Plea Deal

In a recent news release Stan Levco charges that Nick Hermann Recently Dismissed 2 Serious Cases and Offered a Plea Deal in a 3rd Case Rather Than Go To Jury Trial.

According to Mr. Levco that “Kevin Lannan was arrested in December of 2017. He was charged with being a Serious Violent Felon in Possession of a Firearm and with Possessing Methamphetamine. His charges were Level 4 and Level 5 Felonies. Lannan’s jury trials were continued multiple times before Nick Hermann’s Office dismissed all of the charges just days before he was set to be tried on September 10, 2018”.

Mr. Levco also said; “the second case that was dismissed recently involved Kenneth Randall Kirby, III. Kirby was charged in October of 2017 with multiple counts of Conspiracy to Deal Methamphetamine and Dealing in Methamphetamine, all Level 2 Felonies, along with other drug offenses”.

Mr. Levco added that “Kirby was released from jail on his drug charges while awaiting his Jury Trial. While back in our Community, Kirby was arrested again and charged with multiple counts of Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Domestic Battery and other offenses in one case and with Battery Resulting in Moderate Bodily Injury in another case. After he was arrested, Kirby was charged in another cause with Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. All of the charges filed this year were charged as felonies.” Kirby’s serious drug charges were ultimately dismissed by Nick Hermann’s Office on September 7, 2018 just days before his September 10, 2018 jury trial.”

Finally Mr. Levco also charges that charges that  Mr. Hermann left a third serious case to be tried on September 10, 2018. This third case involved Ryan Belmonte, an art teacher at Holy Rosary Elementary School who was charged with 2 counts of Voyeurism and 4 counts of Child Exploitation, all Felonies.

Belmonte was arrested in December of 2016 after he confessed to secretly videotaping multiple children in the school restroom.

Belmonte was released from jail and his Jury Trial was continued four separate times over 22 months.

Nick Hermann’s Office offered Belmonte a plea deal calling for him to receive no more than 3 years — and with absolutely no guarantee of any jail time whatsoever  — over the past weekend rather than to proceed to a jury trial.

According to Levco at least 3 Deputy Prosecutor’s were assigned by Nick Hermann to handle Ryan Belmonte’s case over the last 22 months before a plea was entered on the day of his scheduled trial.

Stan Levco stated since he announced his candidacy, “Nick Hermann’s office has taken 9 cases to a jury: 3 guilty verdicts, 4 not guilty verdicts, 1 dismissal after the jury was selected, and 1 continuance of the trial was granted while the jury was waiting to hear the case because the Prosecutor’s Office couldn’t get their habitual offender charges filed right”. “Last week, 3 cases were set for jury trial and Nick Hermann dismissed the first 2 and offered a plea deal in the 3rd case that had been pending for almost two years”.

Footnote;  This article was posted by the County-County Observer without opinion, bias or editing.