"Just six days after filing a felony shank possession case against a Santa Rita Jail inmate, prosecutor dismissed it, court records show. The defendant, listed in court records as a 23-year-old Dublin resident because he's serving a yearlong sentence in the jail, was charged on Dec. 2 with custodial possession of a weapon. At a Dec. 8 court appearance, prosecutors dismissed the charge, according to court filings."
"The man was serving a sentence for false imprisonment on Nov. 27, when a deputy allegedly found a sharpened toothbrush stashed in his sock, during a search. The man allegedly told investigators he possessed the deadly weapon for self-defense. A minute order for the December court hearing says prosecutors filed an oral motion to dismiss the case in the interests of justice."
A Santa Rita Jail inmate faced a felony custodial weapon charge after a deputy allegedly found a sharpened toothbrush stashed in his sock during a Nov. 27 search. The defendant is listed as a 23-year-old Dublin resident because he is serving a yearlong sentence for false imprisonment. Prosecutors filed the custodial possession charge on Dec. 2 and dismissed it at a Dec. 8 court appearance. The man told investigators he possessed the toothbrush for self-defense. A minute order says prosecutors made an oral motion to dismiss the case in the interests of justice. The jail sentence is eligible for up to a 50 percent reduction for good behavior.
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