Unlike the case of Murray Seidman, police believe they know who killed Kanard Jones last father’s day in what they describe as a drug deal gone bad.
Jones was killed and two others were wounded in a while shootout in a house on Sunshine Road.
Police charged Khalif “Leaf” Anderson, 20, of Upper Darby, with murder.
But on Tuesday Anderson walked out of custody a free man.
No one would testify against him.
That’s not to say they don’t know what happened. Police believe they do, but they would not take the stand.
“Nobody would testify,” said an aggravated Upper Darby Police Superintedent Mike Chitwood. “I think it’s a disgrace. People don’t want to stand up and be counted. It’s an anti-snitch mentality. It’s a tragedy for the community.”
Chitwood says his men will keep pounding the pavement, trying to build the case against Anderson. If they come up with something, they will refile the charges.
I don’t think anyone should hold their breath.
Anderson fled the area after the incident and police finally caught up with him in Atlantic City.
No one believes it is easy to come forward and testify in this kind of case. But it’s a necessity. Police can’t take the streets back by themselves. They need the public’s help. They need them to come forward and tell what they know, and be willing to take the stand and testify.
And until they do, more and more of our communities will remain unsafe.
Jones was killed and two others were wounded in a while shootout in a house on Sunshine Road.
Police charged Khalif “Leaf” Anderson, 20, of Upper Darby, with murder.
But on Tuesday Anderson walked out of custody a free man.
No one would testify against him.
That’s not to say they don’t know what happened. Police believe they do, but they would not take the stand.
“Nobody would testify,” said an aggravated Upper Darby Police Superintedent Mike Chitwood. “I think it’s a disgrace. People don’t want to stand up and be counted. It’s an anti-snitch mentality. It’s a tragedy for the community.”
Chitwood says his men will keep pounding the pavement, trying to build the case against Anderson. If they come up with something, they will refile the charges.
I don’t think anyone should hold their breath.
Anderson fled the area after the incident and police finally caught up with him in Atlantic City.
No one believes it is easy to come forward and testify in this kind of case. But it’s a necessity. Police can’t take the streets back by themselves. They need the public’s help. They need them to come forward and tell what they know, and be willing to take the stand and testify.
And until they do, more and more of our communities will remain unsafe.
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