A Case of Domestic Violence

Please sign at the bottom, with any comment you may have and reply it to me so I can give this to the judge.

In April of 2003, Lamont Miles, Jr., ambushed my daughter Tiffany, the mother of his two children, at her place
of employment. Tiffany and the two children had moved in with me and my husband earlier that month, to get
away from his abuse.

A friend of Lamont's had been driving him around stalking her, because Lamont doesn't have a drivers license.
When he found her at her place of employment, Lamont beat and robbed her in front of their 7 year old daughter.

My daughter and grandchildren lived with me until January of 2004, and then they moved out on their own again.

On January 28, 2004. Lamont and his friend followed Tiffany home from my granddaughter's school to see where
she lived.

He went in that night and told my granddaughter, that if mommy DIES, he will take care of them.

The next evening, he went in her door, hit Tiffany in the side of her head with his fist, and ruptured her eardrum. He
also hurt her back, when he knocked her backwards over the couch.

He then went to her purse and stole $650.00, which was her rent money.

My granddaughter, who was 7 at the time, was hiding behind her door and saw all of this take place.

Both she and her brother are now in therapy and my granddaughter is having nightmares that her father gets out of
jail and kills her mommy.

When the police caught Lamont and his friend, who was also arrested, Tiffany described the bills which were taken -
5 one hundred dollar bills and 3 fifty dollar bills. The police said that was exactly what Lamont had on him.

Even though they have been separated for a year, this still wasn't considered a robbery. It was just Domestic Violence,
because they have kids together.

He has spent 72 days in jail as of April 13th. He pleaded guilty to three counts of domestic violence. The judge gave
him 160 days and $250.00 fine on each count (3) of domestic violence.

Then even after reading letters from my granddaughter and the journal of her feelings her therapist had suggested she
keep, in which she wrote about how afraid she is of Lamont, the judge said he would maybe consider an early release
for him.

I'm not asking that he get more time. I am just asking you to please sign this petition to keep him in jail for the whole
time he was given, instead of rewarding him with an early release. He's not in a prison, or even a jail. He's in a
" Miminum Security Camp" called Resolutions, and he's a Trustee.

Tiffany is getting her life straightened out and starting to love herself after nine years of abuse. Usually, I'm an advocate
for prisoners' rights, but this is different. I would rather him be in jail then for my daughter to be in a coffin.