CA Burglar Convicted of 54 Felonies Goes Free

A habitual felon arrested in April has been released on probation after pleading guilty to 54 commercial burglaries.  Michael Ruiz of Fox News reports that Christopher Jackson, nicknamed the Snake Burglar, has gotten away with $150,000 in a string of burglaries in Riverside County.  Prior to his release yesterday, after serving three months of a seven month jail sentence, Christopher served just ten days in jail for his guilty plea to 23 previous burglaries.  Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin, one of the toughest DAs in the state, has been unable to send Christopher and other habitual thieves like him to state prison because California’s Proposition 47, and dramatic reforms adopted by the Legislature (AB109) classify commercial burglary as a non-serious felony which does not qualify for a prison sentence.   “More time has been put in by our officers and detectives investigating Christopher Jackson’s crimes than the amount of time he spent in jail,” said the Riverside Police Department.   The Governor and the overwhelming majority of state legislators believe that most Californians are too stupid to understand why crime is increasing.