At only 17-years-old, Bottoms was arrested by the Baton Rouge Police Department for armed robbery and aggravated battery. <\/p>\n
Just days before his 18th birthday, Bottoms took a plea deal and his charge was reduced to second-degree battery. <\/p>\n
A judge sentenced Bottoms to five years in prison, but then suspended the sentence and placed him on probation. <\/p>\n
The terms of his probation included maintaining gainful employment, random drug screening two times per month, substance abuse evaluation and treatment, and obtaining a GED. Most importantly, he was to not conduct any criminal activity. <\/p>\n
On November 18, 2007, Bottoms broke that final term of his probation when he was arrested by the Baker Police Department for armed robbery. After only a few months of freedom, Bottoms was back behind bars. <\/p>\n
For a second time, Bottoms pleaded guilty and was given a reduced sentence. On March 9, 2009, Bottoms was sentenced by Judge Richard Anderson to six years in prison. <\/p>\n
Bottoms served out his full sentence, according to the Louisiana Department of Corrections. He was released on full-term parole on November 18, 2013. <\/p>\n
Just under a year after his release, Bottoms was facing new criminal charges from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n
On October 11, 2014, Bottoms was charged with attempted armed robbery, aggravated assault with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and three different drug charges. <\/p>\n
Judge Louis Daniel accepted Bottoms plea deal on May 2, 2016. He sentenced Bottoms to seven years in prison. <\/p>\n
During his third stay in prison, Bottoms took part in early release programs that gave him credit to allow for early release. Because of this, Bottoms was released on March 31, 2017 on good time parole. <\/p>\n
Had he served his full term, Bottoms would have remained in prison until October 10, 2021. <\/p>\n
Less than four months after his release, Bottoms was shot in the chest and deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office connected him to the murders of Muhammad Hussain, 29, and Dedrick William, 23. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’m sure the local community won’t miss Muhammad Hussain and Dedrick William much, you know since the article also has mugshots of them before they were murdered and, the circumstances of their murder included their drug use, but still, how many times was Mr Bottoms allowed to plead out for lesser sentences and take advantage of early release programs so that he was on the street when he murdered those guys. In fact, every time he got out on the street, he screwed up again and went back to jail within a few months.<\/p>\n
If law enforcement is supposed to protect the innocent, why are they trading away that protection?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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