Thursday, December 16, 2004
Dustin Camp is arrested 06/28/01
More news on Dustin Camp, the "I'm a ninja in my Caddy" jock who murdered punk Brian Deneke in 1997 and received 10 years probation. It seems he got away with murder but violated his probation by having a beer bash with his friends. Amarillo Globe-News.
Whoops. It seems even his dad almost faced charges for lying to the police. Was dad at this jock beer bust too? Seems he knew enough about what was going on to insist his child had no beer and did not try and evade police. The cops say his brother lied to them and refused to identify Camp when asked to. I guess when you get away with murder you feel like you can get away with anything, especially if you are the towns favorite jock.
(update: Dad got off when they decided not to prosecute and the brother did a year probation for the party and lying to police. Does this family have a super guardian angel or what?)
After deciding Camp violated 5 of his probation terms he was finally sentenced to 8 years in prison. Not for murder, but for drinking beer with underage kids and lying to police. Guess even the jocks can't get away with lying to the police too many times.
"I think we are just a little sick of the finger being pointed at everyone but Dustin Camp," said Assistant 47th District Attorney John Coyle. "The time has come to accept responsibility, and the time has come for this court to enforce the judgment of the jury." reported the Amarillo Globe. Well, finally the voice of reason.
Or is it? The father of a defense witness, Mr. Richard Hamm tells the Globe he disagrees and thinks Camp got the wrong end of the stick: "I'm really disappointed in Judge (Abe) Lopez," Hamm said. "He spit on his finger and held it up to the political wind." He goes on to say that Camp was bright, intelligent and good-hearted. "There were tragic consequences, and now the tragedy has come to roost on him. Dustin Camp can't be a threat to society," Hamm said. "When he comes out of prison in eight years, he may well be. Judge Lopez may have a hand in that."
Can't be a threat to society and it's all the judges fault? He kills other kids because they look differently than he and his friends and then throws parties for underage drinkers in violation of his probation and lies to the police after attempting to elude them. If that's not a threat I don't know what is. Shall I venture to guess on which side of the sports fanaticism fence Mr. Hamm sits?
While I agree prison is not the best punishment for many people and it does tend to create criminals when impressionable young people are incarcerated, what are you to do with someone who so obviously believes himself to be above the law?
Well, it seems you put them on the fast track to early release. The Brian Deneke memorial website reports that:"Dustin Camp has been placed in the review process for early release (parole). We did not expect this to happen for at least another year. Apparently he becomes eligible for parole on June 7, 2002. His file was placed in the review process December 11, 2001-only three months after he was sentenced to eight years."
But that's all the info I have so far. Stay tuned to see what happened to Mr. Camp in the end. Did he get prison or did someone once again slip him the "jock get out of jail free" card? Is there a killer jock party going on right now at his house?
What do you know about this famous case?
Whoops. It seems even his dad almost faced charges for lying to the police. Was dad at this jock beer bust too? Seems he knew enough about what was going on to insist his child had no beer and did not try and evade police. The cops say his brother lied to them and refused to identify Camp when asked to. I guess when you get away with murder you feel like you can get away with anything, especially if you are the towns favorite jock.
(update: Dad got off when they decided not to prosecute and the brother did a year probation for the party and lying to police. Does this family have a super guardian angel or what?)
After deciding Camp violated 5 of his probation terms he was finally sentenced to 8 years in prison. Not for murder, but for drinking beer with underage kids and lying to police. Guess even the jocks can't get away with lying to the police too many times.
"I think we are just a little sick of the finger being pointed at everyone but Dustin Camp," said Assistant 47th District Attorney John Coyle. "The time has come to accept responsibility, and the time has come for this court to enforce the judgment of the jury." reported the Amarillo Globe. Well, finally the voice of reason.
Or is it? The father of a defense witness, Mr. Richard Hamm tells the Globe he disagrees and thinks Camp got the wrong end of the stick: "I'm really disappointed in Judge (Abe) Lopez," Hamm said. "He spit on his finger and held it up to the political wind." He goes on to say that Camp was bright, intelligent and good-hearted. "There were tragic consequences, and now the tragedy has come to roost on him. Dustin Camp can't be a threat to society," Hamm said. "When he comes out of prison in eight years, he may well be. Judge Lopez may have a hand in that."
Can't be a threat to society and it's all the judges fault? He kills other kids because they look differently than he and his friends and then throws parties for underage drinkers in violation of his probation and lies to the police after attempting to elude them. If that's not a threat I don't know what is. Shall I venture to guess on which side of the sports fanaticism fence Mr. Hamm sits?
While I agree prison is not the best punishment for many people and it does tend to create criminals when impressionable young people are incarcerated, what are you to do with someone who so obviously believes himself to be above the law?
Well, it seems you put them on the fast track to early release. The Brian Deneke memorial website reports that:"Dustin Camp has been placed in the review process for early release (parole). We did not expect this to happen for at least another year. Apparently he becomes eligible for parole on June 7, 2002. His file was placed in the review process December 11, 2001-only three months after he was sentenced to eight years."
But that's all the info I have so far. Stay tuned to see what happened to Mr. Camp in the end. Did he get prison or did someone once again slip him the "jock get out of jail free" card? Is there a killer jock party going on right now at his house?
What do you know about this famous case?
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