How Did Patriots CB Jack Jones Get His Charges DROPPED?

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In this segment from the Pats Interference Podcast, Former WEEI host Mike Mutnansky joins Andrew Callahan to discuss Jack Jones having his felony g*n charges getting dropped. How did his lawyer pull this off?  If you enjoyed this content, please make sure to watch the full episode HERE: https://youtu.be/jAKF9DLNITg | Pats Interference Podcast  Fanduel Sportsbook is the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. NEW customers can bet $5  and get $200 in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED. Plus, all customers who bet $5 will get $100 OFF NFL SUNDAY TICKET from YouTube and YouTube TV. Now is the best time to join FanDuel! The app is easy to use and you can be on everything from spreads to player props and more! So, visit FanDuel.com/BOSTON and kick off the NFL season with an offer you won’t wanna miss.  21+ and present in MA. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at fanduel.com/sportsbook. Hope is here. GamblingHelpLineMa.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234. NFL Sunday Ticket Offer ends 9/18/23. No refunds. Terms and embargoes apply. $100 off NFL Sunday Ticket, not YouTube TV. YouTube TV base plan required to watch YouTube TV. Redemption requires a Google account and current form of payment. Commercial Use Excluded. Subscription renews; cancel anytime.

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00:00 because we had some breaking news here Tuesday,

00:02 and that is eight counts completely dismissed

00:05 against Jack Jones.

00:06 The felony charges have been dropped,

00:08 and his penalty as agreed between his camp,

00:10 including his defense attorney, Rosemary Scappiccio,

00:13 and the district attorney's office of Suffolk County,

00:16 is that he will have one year of pretrial probation

00:19 and 48 hours community service.

00:21 That's it.

00:22 For all the discussions we had on this podcast,

00:24 which were a lot, and nuanced, I thought,

00:26 and reasonable, and backed by 10 to 12 defense attorneys

00:30 that I spoke to, there was a real issue for him,

00:34 that there were mandatory minimum sentences.

00:35 And I'll make this quick,

00:36 because I talked to some of those attorneys

00:38 after this broke and got it confirmed.

00:40 And I'll just read some quotes,

00:41 because this is their analysis.

00:43 I don't know how much this is worth in the media world

00:45 when it comes to criminal justice.

00:47 In the sports world,

00:48 this is the shit that we live for on Twitter.

00:50 Here's what their analysis was of that penalty.

00:52 Again, this is a guy who could have gone to jail, prison,

00:55 mandatory sentences, all washed away.

00:57 Quote, wow.

00:58 Quote, Rosie, she's excellent.

01:00 This was the issue all along,

01:02 proving to a jury that the defendant knew

01:03 they possessed the firearm, the state couldn't do it,

01:05 that's why they dismissed the charges.

01:07 Here were the good ones.

01:09 Quote, that's the biggest load of horse shit I've ever seen.

01:12 (laughing)

01:14 Another one, that's what you call a home run

01:16 in that same person, but you run out of characters.

01:18 Even for us very brief premium subscription Twitter folk,

01:22 because I was told I could get paid,

01:24 then they wanted my social security number.

01:25 I said, no, thank you.

01:26 And now they're gonna take a lot more.

01:28 Anyway, that person added, this is, you know,

01:30 being on third base, born there,

01:32 and thinking you hit a triple.

01:34 So on the football side,

01:37 I'm not really interested yet in getting there,

01:38 but Jack Jones is back.

01:40 He's gonna play for the Patriots.

01:41 He should be available week one.

01:42 And his attorney, Rosemary Scappiccio said that, you know,

01:46 he's gonna play football full time

01:47 and that's all that he wanted.

01:49 And here we are.

01:50 So your thoughts, just real quickly on Jack Jones,

01:51 and then we'll get to hopefully

01:53 making the people some money.

01:54 - Yeah, I just think following the story

01:55 through guys like you and Karn and others,

01:57 I thought there was no chance this was the result.

01:59 Okay, and not just you guys, but legal experts.

02:01 I mean, you're a football expert,

02:03 but you were quoting legal experts

02:06 when you guys were covering this.

02:07 I thought that in the range of outcomes,

02:09 a five, 10% outcome, where it was like 80%,

02:12 he would miss a big chunk of the season.

02:15 And there's probably some percentage

02:16 where he does end up in jail.

02:18 I guess based on the text that you tweeted out today,

02:20 people you talked to,

02:22 there's some sentiment that the DA

02:24 should have gone harder at this,

02:26 that maybe because he's celebrity.

02:28 Is the feeling, Andrew, people you talked to, the experts,

02:31 is celebrity status may have affected

02:32 the way they went after him?

02:33 Did you get that sense today?

02:34 - That was the sense from people I talked to.

02:37 Now, granted, the only people I talked to,

02:39 at least tonight, and I talked to an ex-judge

02:42 for a long story I wrote back in June,

02:43 just mapping out, okay, here are all the possibilities

02:45 and the likelihoods.

02:46 You know, these are defense attorneys

02:48 who would root for this kind of outcome.

02:49 That people who worked in these courts

02:51 and cases and had them tried in Suffolk County

02:55 and look and go, I wish the DA's office

02:57 would treat me like that,

02:59 because they saw celebrity from the start

03:01 as being a major factor here.

03:02 Now, ultimately, because Jack Jones

03:04 didn't have the guns on his body or in his car,

03:09 that element comes into play

03:10 where you have to prove that he knew they were there.

03:12 Being in a bag does not count

03:13 in the state of Massachusetts as being in your possession.

03:16 And that was the big issue for the state.

03:17 But as far as that went, again, given the severity

03:20 of the sentences and the punishments

03:21 that typically come along with these charges,

03:24 yeah, they were shocked.

03:25 And so there are people that root for this

03:27 and we're also upset that it happened this way.

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03:44 - Yeah, on the field, it's certainly a huge benefit

03:50 to the team to have them ready to go and out of the gate.

03:52 Like their defense is, there's gonna be a lot asked

03:55 to this defense immediately.

03:56 Some of the quarterbacks are going to face.

03:57 So from a football standpoint, huge break for them.

04:00 I was shocked when that news came out today

04:02 and look forward to more of your coverage on this.

04:05 I know we're gonna get to some season-long props,

04:07 but one more thing on the Patricia angle,

04:09 since you're writing about this.

04:10 Scale of one to 10, 'cause I saw,

04:13 I listened to the segment today on 985 The Sports Sub

04:15 about can Patricia come in and slow down Mac Jones?

04:18 One to 10, one being no impact at all,

04:21 10 being this is the biggest game changer in Sunday's game.

04:25 Patricia being on the Eagles coaching staff,

04:27 the impact in the game in your mind, one to 10.

04:31 - So in my mind, I would have said a five

04:35 and the people that I've spoken to have that much lower.

04:39 And it's not even really anything to do with Mac.

04:42 It's more to do with how is Bill going to counter

04:45 the Eagles run game and the techniques involved.

04:48 Forget like manners on coverage

04:49 or what they like to do on third down.

04:51 Like there's a great confidence in that building.

04:52 We're a game plan team.

04:54 It doesn't matter.

04:55 You can't predict what we're going to do.

04:56 Even if you're someone who learned at Belichick's knee,

04:59 knows how Belichick thinks because that's how he thinks.

05:01 And as Bill O'Brien told us today

05:03 on a conference call with reporters,

05:05 that Matt Patricia taught him how to think

05:07 as a quality control assistant when he came in in 2007

05:11 and worked under Patricia.

05:13 So there's a lot there.

05:14 I would just say, read the column again,

05:16 still fleshing part of that out.

05:17 I do want to give folks actually one note on Jack Jones

05:19 because I say, I don't care from the football aspect of it.

05:22 I think the criminal stuff is more pertinent right now.

05:25 We're going to get to football.

05:26 He's going to play though.

05:26 The league could still suspend them.

05:28 They're not beholden to the criminal systems,

05:32 results or their processes.

05:34 - Any, so let me jump, stop it.

05:36 Any sense what the league's going to do

05:37 or how they'll adjudicate?

05:39 - Reach out to them.

05:40 I've had no comment.

05:41 I know my colleague, Doug Kite has done the same

05:44 and just nothing.

05:45 They're silent.

05:46 And the Patriots do not intend to release a statement.

05:47 Belichick will, spoiler alert, stiff arm all of us tomorrow

05:51 and just say, we're onto the Eagles.

05:52 So the thing about Jack Jones though,

05:56 not only do you feel better about cornerback

06:00 where in the last episode I had with James White,

06:02 I'm going, I don't know what they do if he's out

06:03 and it's Christian Gonzalez and Jonathan Jones,

06:05 Marcus Jones, five foot eight, really good player.

06:07 Not a great outside corner, might be that guy.

06:10 He not only gives you better depth,

06:11 he gives you more scheme flexibility.

06:14 They can play more man coverage with Jack Jones,

06:16 apparently on the roster this season,

06:19 at least to start or maybe the whole year

06:21 than they could have if it was just a rookie

06:23 and Jonathan Jones, who we all saw, did his best

06:26 but struggled to cover the league's best receivers

06:28 because they're the league's best receivers

06:30 and Jonathan Jones is not among the league's best corners.

06:32 So that's, it's a good thing in multiple ways

06:34 that Jack Jones is back and that's my analysis.

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