Guilty plea for dealer of cocaine
June 2010
A 25-year-old man arrested earlier this year as part of a drug bust in Albemarle County has pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
Abidan Pimentel entered the plea during a hearing Tuesday in Albemarle Circuit Court, according to court records. Pimentel was arrested Feb. 4 on Timberwood Boulevard during a special operation, during which officers seized about 124 grams of cocaine and more than $2,700.
Pimentel and his co-defendant, Fidel Martinez-Cortez, are scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 15. Martinez-Cortez, 36, was convicted of the charge last week, court records show.
(Source)
Showing posts with label Skoal/Jon Seitz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skoal/Jon Seitz. Show all posts
20100608
Between A Rock And A Hardass
I was in Albemarle Circuit Court yesterday morning. Barring elaboration here for the time being, my case is in the throes of the appeal process. Oh. Jubilee. Since they dragged me all the way there just to stand in front of a judge for all of thirteen seconds -- long enough to get yet another court date set -- I figured I’d make the best of the rest of the beautiful day doing what I do, which included observing some of the proceedings at Albemarle General District Court.
As luck would have it, apparently the building was experiencing “electrical problems.” So there I was, with fifteen acrillion summonsed people sitting on butt-spiting benches, smoldering in the un-air-conditioned, predominantly unlit, courtroom. Good times.
Machismo seemed to be policeman o’ the hour. Remember him? Turns out, aside from being a nice piece of eye candy, he’s got an orgasmic voice. Sure, it was projecting radar detection numbers and the espials of counterfeit inspection stickers but, oh, yeah, I can totally see a chick gushing when he tells her “buckle up.” However, no one, female or male, looked satisfied after her or his go ‘round in front of the officer and judge.
While I find it educational and super entertaining to watch the system at work, it can become depressing when person after person parades to the front and none of them are declared innocent or given a break. On this occasion I left before that happened, still in good spirits.
Outside I took a peek at a parking square for a certain squad car before trekking off a non-standard path towards my own vehicle. I stepped on the sidewalk prepared to go right and caught sight of a uniform in motion coming in my direction. Despite the Godzilla-sized black shades engulfing his face, I identified him as Machismo. Wahah… how did that happen? He must’ve been finishing up when I was leaving.
The thing about Machismo is that though he recognizes what I drive and is aware generally of what I look like, I believe the closest he has ever come to for realiously seeing me has been either a coup d’oeil from the opposite side of a courtroom or as I’ve been motoring by. I do not want us to get any closer than that. The power these men have is scary sometimes, if you think about it. What if my arm accidentally brushed Machismo’s as we passed on the sidewalk and he charges me with assault? What if I don’t touch him and he still arrests me as an assailant?
With nary but a millisecond to make a decision, I twisted fast to head left -- away from my car -- and took a few quick strides to put additional distance between us to make up for my moment of surprise. My feet, in their five-inch-high-heeled sandals, were not pleased to be rerouted after having already transported me all over the dang region. Does he know it’s me in front of him?
I wasn’t even able to cut down the subsequent street because I saw JADE Detective Jon McKay’s infamous blue Honda parked there beforehand and I couldn’t risk running into him. He’s one of them sensitive ones; you know, like, if we’re in the same county, he’d consider it “indirect contact.”
I assumed Machismo was still back there. Don’t look over your shoulder… don’t look over your shoulder. He might not know it’s you. I used the one-way road where Task Force hottie McKay’s auto had been as an excuse to run to cover more ground -- don’t want to impede traffic, right? One more intersection up, I finally deviated off the main track. Once I’d gone a block further, I gazed the background. Clear!
My remaining long trip back to my wheels was uneventful.
Under imagined-protection of steel and glass around me I pulled out onto Market Street, winding up a few sedans behind a Fire Engine. I love Fire Trucks! Considering they’re essentially massive mobile gadgets, how could I not be keen on them? Anyway, pedestrians kept locking us motorists up like it was rush hour on the CI in Chicago. During one of the jams, I noticed Machismo’s unmarked ride exit at the forefront from the city parking garage. Next to the place where he departed is the inlet/outlet for the Charlottesville Police Department. I got there just at the instant a silver Monte Carlo with tinted windows was edging up to the roadway. It was Joseph L. Hatter of the JADE Task Force. Agh! I crossed his path and he rolled in right at my bumper. You gotta be kidding me.
I and Sgt. Hatter, plus Firemen, got snagged by the 7th Street signal; I wasn’t certain if Machismo did also, given that the enormous red truck ahead was hindering my view. At 9th, Machismo went right, Firemen and all betwixt vehicles continued forward; I went right, as did Joe Hatter.
Mimicking river-floatin’ ducks, us: Mr. Albemarle County, then Miss Moi, then Mr. Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement.
Task Force Officer Jon Seitz has developed a habit of deliberately tailgating me whenever he sees me. I’ve decided he thinks it’s funny and that, in lieu of the conditions, I have no recourse; he is right -- on one count. I tell you that only so you understand my next thought. Is Dasani going to follow me too -- how far -- to where?
The three of us crossed the bridge. The upcoming light was red. Machismo was braking. Even though his huge sunglasses might indicate otherwise, Machismo is not blind. Gawwwwd, he has to know I’m back here. Shoot. How close is Dasani? I don’t wanna be the middle of a cop sandwich here.
In unison, these things happened: I slowed, as not to get too close to Machismo; lit circle of red flashed to green; Machismo’s right blinker lit up, he turned.
No awkward pile-up. I breathed a sigh of temporary relief. One down, one to worry about.
Drawing near to Monticello Avenue, I squeezed inside the auto-packed turning lane to shoot for I-64. Although I’m certain Jon Seitz would’ve, I doubted Sgt. Hatter would bother to obstruct the flow of traffic just to be aggressive with me. The JADE man skimmed by and faded into the foreground.
It didn’t hit me ‘til I was almost home: I didn’t get a single picture of any of it.
As luck would have it, apparently the building was experiencing “electrical problems.” So there I was, with fifteen acrillion summonsed people sitting on butt-spiting benches, smoldering in the un-air-conditioned, predominantly unlit, courtroom. Good times.
Machismo seemed to be policeman o’ the hour. Remember him? Turns out, aside from being a nice piece of eye candy, he’s got an orgasmic voice. Sure, it was projecting radar detection numbers and the espials of counterfeit inspection stickers but, oh, yeah, I can totally see a chick gushing when he tells her “buckle up.” However, no one, female or male, looked satisfied after her or his go ‘round in front of the officer and judge.
While I find it educational and super entertaining to watch the system at work, it can become depressing when person after person parades to the front and none of them are declared innocent or given a break. On this occasion I left before that happened, still in good spirits.
Outside I took a peek at a parking square for a certain squad car before trekking off a non-standard path towards my own vehicle. I stepped on the sidewalk prepared to go right and caught sight of a uniform in motion coming in my direction. Despite the Godzilla-sized black shades engulfing his face, I identified him as Machismo. Wahah… how did that happen? He must’ve been finishing up when I was leaving.
The thing about Machismo is that though he recognizes what I drive and is aware generally of what I look like, I believe the closest he has ever come to for realiously seeing me has been either a coup d’oeil from the opposite side of a courtroom or as I’ve been motoring by. I do not want us to get any closer than that. The power these men have is scary sometimes, if you think about it. What if my arm accidentally brushed Machismo’s as we passed on the sidewalk and he charges me with assault? What if I don’t touch him and he still arrests me as an assailant?
With nary but a millisecond to make a decision, I twisted fast to head left -- away from my car -- and took a few quick strides to put additional distance between us to make up for my moment of surprise. My feet, in their five-inch-high-heeled sandals, were not pleased to be rerouted after having already transported me all over the dang region. Does he know it’s me in front of him?
I wasn’t even able to cut down the subsequent street because I saw JADE Detective Jon McKay’s infamous blue Honda parked there beforehand and I couldn’t risk running into him. He’s one of them sensitive ones; you know, like, if we’re in the same county, he’d consider it “indirect contact.”
I assumed Machismo was still back there. Don’t look over your shoulder… don’t look over your shoulder. He might not know it’s you. I used the one-way road where Task Force hottie McKay’s auto had been as an excuse to run to cover more ground -- don’t want to impede traffic, right? One more intersection up, I finally deviated off the main track. Once I’d gone a block further, I gazed the background. Clear!
My remaining long trip back to my wheels was uneventful.
Under imagined-protection of steel and glass around me I pulled out onto Market Street, winding up a few sedans behind a Fire Engine. I love Fire Trucks! Considering they’re essentially massive mobile gadgets, how could I not be keen on them? Anyway, pedestrians kept locking us motorists up like it was rush hour on the CI in Chicago. During one of the jams, I noticed Machismo’s unmarked ride exit at the forefront from the city parking garage. Next to the place where he departed is the inlet/outlet for the Charlottesville Police Department. I got there just at the instant a silver Monte Carlo with tinted windows was edging up to the roadway. It was Joseph L. Hatter of the JADE Task Force. Agh! I crossed his path and he rolled in right at my bumper. You gotta be kidding me.
I and Sgt. Hatter, plus Firemen, got snagged by the 7th Street signal; I wasn’t certain if Machismo did also, given that the enormous red truck ahead was hindering my view. At 9th, Machismo went right, Firemen and all betwixt vehicles continued forward; I went right, as did Joe Hatter.
Mimicking river-floatin’ ducks, us: Mr. Albemarle County, then Miss Moi, then Mr. Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement.
Task Force Officer Jon Seitz has developed a habit of deliberately tailgating me whenever he sees me. I’ve decided he thinks it’s funny and that, in lieu of the conditions, I have no recourse; he is right -- on one count. I tell you that only so you understand my next thought. Is Dasani going to follow me too -- how far -- to where?
The three of us crossed the bridge. The upcoming light was red. Machismo was braking. Even though his huge sunglasses might indicate otherwise, Machismo is not blind. Gawwwwd, he has to know I’m back here. Shoot. How close is Dasani? I don’t wanna be the middle of a cop sandwich here.
In unison, these things happened: I slowed, as not to get too close to Machismo; lit circle of red flashed to green; Machismo’s right blinker lit up, he turned.
No awkward pile-up. I breathed a sigh of temporary relief. One down, one to worry about.
Drawing near to Monticello Avenue, I squeezed inside the auto-packed turning lane to shoot for I-64. Although I’m certain Jon Seitz would’ve, I doubted Sgt. Hatter would bother to obstruct the flow of traffic just to be aggressive with me. The JADE man skimmed by and faded into the foreground.
It didn’t hit me ‘til I was almost home: I didn’t get a single picture of any of it.
20100209
Thursday’s Operation Is Tuesday’s News
February 2010
Two Arrested in Albemarle County Drug Bust
[NEWSPLEX.COM]
Members of the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement (JADE) Task Force arrested two men for possession of cocaine following a special operation in the 1700 block of Timberwood Blvd. in Albemarle County.
Narcotic detectives arrested 35-year-old Fidel Martinez-Cortez and 25-year-old Abidan Pimentel for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Detectives seized approximately 124 grams of cocaine and $2,728.
JADE officials say the investigation is ongoing and additional charges and arrests are pending.
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2 arrested on drug charges
[Charlottesville Daily Progress]
Narcotics detectives arrested two men Thursday as part of a special operation on the 1700 block of Timberwood Boulevard in Albemarle County.
Fidel Martinez-Cortez, 35, and Abidan Pimentel, 25, are charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Officers seized about 124 grams of the drug and more than $2,700.
No further information was available.
20100125
Uhgck! They. Wait .Too. Long. To. Release. Information.
Authorities Seize $150K of Marijuana in Albemarle Co.
[Published 4:19 PM, January 25, 2010]
Authorities seized a total of 30 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $150,000, in addition to more than $60,000 in cash, in two drug busts Friday. Two people were arrested at separate locations for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
The Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force, along with the Rush Task Force, have seized $150,000-worth of marijuana in two separate busts.
Narcotic detectives executed the first search warrant Friday, Jan. 22, on the 5000-block of Stony Point Road. James B. Gunn of Barboursville was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Authorities seized approximately 4 pounds of marijuana, $6,245 and two firearms.
Later that day, authorities executed a search warrant at 2000 Paddock Wood Road. Approximately 26 pounds of marijuana and $55,202 were seized from this location. Jeremy Manning-Smith of Keswick was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing, and additional charges and arrests are pending.
Source.
JADE arrests 2 county men on drug distribution charges
[Published 10:35 PM, January 25, 2010]
Two Albemarle County residents are facing charges of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.
Members of the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement task force arrested 59-year-old James Gunn on Friday at his home in Barboursville. Authorities said detectives seized roughly 4 pounds of marijuana, two firearms and $6,245.
Friday’s second arrest, of 52-year-old Jeremy Manning-Smith, took place in Keswick. Police said 26 pounds of marijuana and $55,202 were seized.
The street value of the marijuana is approximately $150,000, according to authorities.
The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests and charges are pending.
Source.
[Published 4:19 PM, January 25, 2010]
Authorities seized a total of 30 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $150,000, in addition to more than $60,000 in cash, in two drug busts Friday. Two people were arrested at separate locations for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
The Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force, along with the Rush Task Force, have seized $150,000-worth of marijuana in two separate busts.
Narcotic detectives executed the first search warrant Friday, Jan. 22, on the 5000-block of Stony Point Road. James B. Gunn of Barboursville was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Authorities seized approximately 4 pounds of marijuana, $6,245 and two firearms.
Later that day, authorities executed a search warrant at 2000 Paddock Wood Road. Approximately 26 pounds of marijuana and $55,202 were seized from this location. Jeremy Manning-Smith of Keswick was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing, and additional charges and arrests are pending.
Source.
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JADE arrests 2 county men on drug distribution charges
[Published 10:35 PM, January 25, 2010]
Two Albemarle County residents are facing charges of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.
Members of the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement task force arrested 59-year-old James Gunn on Friday at his home in Barboursville. Authorities said detectives seized roughly 4 pounds of marijuana, two firearms and $6,245.
Friday’s second arrest, of 52-year-old Jeremy Manning-Smith, took place in Keswick. Police said 26 pounds of marijuana and $55,202 were seized.
The street value of the marijuana is approximately $150,000, according to authorities.
The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests and charges are pending.
Source.
20091206
Then News -- Now With Original Notes By JADE!
September 2008
Source.The Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force arrested one man after finding what they call a “sophisticate marijuana grow operation” in a Crozet basement.
Members of JADE served a search warrant at 5692 Wayland Drive. According to JADE, detectives found the marijuana growing in the basement of that home.
Detectives seized two pounds of processed marijuana, 72 marijuana plants, $8,812, and three firearms.
57-year-old Melvin Michael Lee [pictured] was arrested and charged with manufacturing marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm while being a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm while in possession of a pound or more of marijuana.
20091127
More Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement (JADE) Numbers
Most of the Task Force Officers never usually answer their desk phones but at least a few of them always sometimes answer their cell phones.
Jon Seitz: 434-531-5382
John Baber: 434-531-5384
Jimmy Bunch: 434-531-5089
John Baber: 434-531-5384
Jimmy Bunch: 434-531-5089
20091020
Summer News
July 2009
Source.An undercover drug sting netted $9,000 worth of coke and a felony arrest, police reported Friday.
Members of the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement task force and the Albemarle police conducted the bust Thursday on Wilton Pasture Lane. They seized approximately 90 grams of coke and $696.
Layton Dabney Jr. was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, according to JADE.Additional arrests and charges are expected.
20090703
Erst News
February 2007
Drug arrest on West MainSource.
More charges possible in crack sting
Larry Jermaine Jones, a 24-year-old Palmyra man, was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and intent to distribute. In an “undercover operation,” Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force (JADE) (www.charlottesville.org) officers and Fluvanna police found 10 grams of crack cocaine valued at about $2,000 at the 900 block of W. Main Street in a residential/commercial space. Though a press release says more people may be involved, City spokesman Barrick says the bust was not that large.
JADE Sergeant Joe Hatter could not be reached for comment.
20090610
This, I Do Not Understand
I can be driving down any given road at some 60+ miles an hour on a sunny, happy day and manage to take photographs of Task Force Officers that are so clear and perfect they look staged. But tack on any variation of cat-and-dog weather -- about to rain, is raining, just finished raining -- and I abstrusely get pictures like this:
This:
And this:
I mean, I grasp the concept of why this one (taken while in motion) would come out this way:
Which is why I knew what to do to fix it for a (still in motion) better one:
But this one? Makes no sense to me:
I swear that really is a car! On a street! In daylight!
P.S. I just found out I swear a lot.
This:
And this:
I mean, I grasp the concept of why this one (taken while in motion) would come out this way:
Which is why I knew what to do to fix it for a (still in motion) better one:
But this one? Makes no sense to me:
I swear that really is a car! On a street! In daylight!
P.S. I just found out I swear a lot.
20090603
20090529
20090419
всякая всячина
Having broken links on a blog is generally not a good idea. Aside from irritating readers, some search engines -- including Google (truly the only one that matters) -- will stop indexing if their bots consistently meet dead ends while crawling your site. This obviously affects rankings so I try to make sure the destination pages and files linked to from iHeArTEjade still exist. I recently did a run-through and repaired a few I found. If something you anticipated to be there wasn’t, now’s the time to go click again!Speaking of… for those who don’t know, all images here are clickable. Sometimes pictures may go to duplicates, sometimes to larger versions, sometimes to completely different photographs. And what you found behind something one day may not be what you find behind it on another day. This also applies to words. What’s the point of a blog if you can’t have fun with it?
In other news, it appears the profile views are going up. In increments of 100. Let’s see, that would mean the latest boost is, um, 3 of mine and 97 from the poor guy monitoring me for the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force. Kudos, dude!
And, not that I need an excuse, but, I believe this is a fine time to whisper those two little words in Google’s ear: jade charlottesville
20090402
Repetitious News
JADE Arrests Albemarle County Man on Drug Charges
Posted: 3:12 PM Apr 1, 2009County man arrested on cocaine charges
Last Updated: 9:21 PM Apr 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
About 100 grams of cocaine is off the streets of Charlottesville after an undercover operation.
Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement officials conducted the undercover operation in the 1000 block of Monticello Road around 9:15 pm Tuesday.
Joniel Renere Edwards, 26, is charged with a felony for allegedly distributing cocaine.
The cocaine seized is worth about $10,000 on the streets.
Reported by WCAV
By The Daily Progress Staff(First Report by NBC29 HD News)
Published: April 2, 2009
An Albemarle man was arrested late Tuesday in an undercover operation that netted 100 grams of cocaine.
The Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement task force arrested Joniel Renere Edwards, 26, after conducting the operation at about 9:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of Monticello Road in Charlottesville, according to Sgt. Joe Hatter of JADE.
Edwards was charged with distribution of cocaine, a felony.
The cocaine seized was worth an estimated $10,000 on the street, according to Hatter.
The investigation continues, and more arrests and charges are pending, Hatter said.
Edwards is scheduled to appear in court June 11.
Reported by The Daily Progress
20090401
This Must Be A Rewrite Of A Press Release From The Task Force
Drug Arrest on Monticello Avenue
April 1, 2009 03:03 PM
April 1, 2009 08:44 PM
The Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement task force says they've taken 100 grams of cocaine off the street.
As the result of an undercover operation on Monticello Avenue, they arrested Joniel Renere Edwards for distribution of cocaine.
The drug has a street value of approximately $10,000. This is an ongoing investigation with more arrests and charges pending.
Reported by NBC29 HD News
20090118
What Happens When...
a JADE Task Force Detective looks right at you while you're taking his picture?
You toss the camera in the grass and accidentally get this crazy upside-down photograph of a JADE Task Force Detective's vehicle:
You toss the camera in the grass and accidentally get this crazy upside-down photograph of a JADE Task Force Detective's vehicle:
20081220
$1 Wager
I’m not entirely sure if, early on, it was instinctual, but I tried to be extra careful when it came to studying two particular Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement men.
Eventually, based on their ages, their training (both the amount and type of), some of the gossip I’d gotten, and my own observation of them, I was under the impression they’d be more likely to resort to violence sooner and less likely to flinch at using unnecessary force than the other Task Force Officers.
Quite frankly I didn’t want to be ripped out of my car and smashed face-first into the pavement simply because these guys have an ounce more testosterone than their buddies -- seemed like that'd be, I don’t know, painful.
Hey I could've been totally wrong. Could've been the JADE guys I was less cautious with were actually the ones who would've strangled me with their bare hands. Of course nowadays they’d all probably like to do that.
Nevertheless, the duo got the same treatment as their counterparts; I just handled them differently. I think it paid off too. I bet you a buck neither one of them can correctly cite just two instances where we were close enough to share a brainwave. I’ll even give one of them a couple of hints:
Eventually, based on their ages, their training (both the amount and type of), some of the gossip I’d gotten, and my own observation of them, I was under the impression they’d be more likely to resort to violence sooner and less likely to flinch at using unnecessary force than the other Task Force Officers.
Quite frankly I didn’t want to be ripped out of my car and smashed face-first into the pavement simply because these guys have an ounce more testosterone than their buddies -- seemed like that'd be, I don’t know, painful.
Hey I could've been totally wrong. Could've been the JADE guys I was less cautious with were actually the ones who would've strangled me with their bare hands. Of course nowadays they’d all probably like to do that.
Nevertheless, the duo got the same treatment as their counterparts; I just handled them differently. I think it paid off too. I bet you a buck neither one of them can correctly cite just two instances where we were close enough to share a brainwave. I’ll even give one of them a couple of hints:
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