Judge arrested for buying drugs from defendant

[Schadenfroh]

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/mar/10/judge-richard-baumgartner-i-plead-guilty-painkille/

Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner received a two-year suspended sentence and was placed on judicial diversion this morning after pleading guilty to official misconduct.
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The TBI probe began in September. The judge allegedly bought prescription pills from Christopher Lee Gibson while Gibson was on probation in Baumgartner's court. There is no allegation that the pair's alleged relationship affected any decision-making in Gibson's case.

This judge is notable for being the judge presiding over the notorious (unrelated) Christian / Newsom case.
http://sprocket-trials.blogspot.com/2009/08/christian-newsom-torture-murder-case.html

Beware, the details of that case are disturbing...

Spoiler

After abducting the couple, all four, including Miss Coleman, engaged in an orgy of rape and violence. They anally gang-raped Mr. Newsom, and orally, anally, and vaginally gang-raped Channon Christian. They brutally beat both victims and poured cleaning fluid down Miss Christian's throat. They killed Mr. Newsom after dragging him to the railroad track and set his corpse on fire.
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The killers ditched her SUV, making no attempt to steal if for money. Also, they made no attempt to force the victims to withdraw money with ATM cards which often happens in a carjacking. It appears that it became a chance for a sadistic murderous orgy.
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Some good opportunities for some captions, looks a bit like a zombie:

Glad they busted him, but he seems to have gotten off way too easily. Now, his previous cases must be examined to see if he acted impartially.

 

[FDF12389]

Of course he got off easy!

 

[Freshgeardude]

fucking idiot. if one person gets out of jail because of him its on him.

 

[preslove]

I don't understand how the two cases are connected, besides the judge was involved with both.

 

[Jaskalas]

If a Judge is tainted, then all his cases are as well - right?

 

[Skitzer]

He looks like he's on drugs.
Maybe his Doctor was out of town?

 

[Double Trouble]

The emperor!

 

[airdata]

The problem with the word 'DRUGS' is that it includes so many things of all different levels. Did the ad even say what type of "prescription pills" he was buying?

But hey... Rush Limbaugh never faced any sort of criminal action after he bought his way out of trouble years ago. I've even heard stories that Rush lost hearing from the mass amounts of synthetic heroin he was ingesting.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Some new evidence, the hole goes deeper:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jun/24/unsealed-records-depict-former-judge-as-pill/

Baumgartner first procured pills from his alleged lover, Deena Castleman
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Baumgartner gave Gibson money to post bail for Castleman when she later ran afoul of the law again
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used Gibson's Gap Road home "for sexual acts with Ms. Castleman"
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The documents allege Baumgartner had procured pills prior to his involvement with Gibson from "other sources, including from law enforcement officers"

 

[a777pilot]

I wonder where POTUS, you know, Bobo, the Post Turtle, gets his drugs? I'm assuming he still is using. There has got to be a reason for his brain dead actions of late.

You forgot to include "bobo, the post turtle" in your post.

Thanks. I edited my post.

 

[a777pilot]

p.s., This Judge needs to do hard time. This suspended shit is just that shit. Put ass in prison.

 

[MovingTarget]

I wonder where POTUS gets his drugs? I'm assuming he still is using. There has got to be a reason for his brain dead actions of late.

You forgot to include "bobo, the post turtle" in your post. :thumbsdown:

 

[a777pilot]

You forgot to include "bobo, the post turtle" in your post. :thumbsdown:

Thanks. Fixed it for ya.

 

[NoStateofMind]