Soft on Crime Dirt Bag of the Week
Meet this week's poster boy for the soft on crime movement. Lee Anthony Loggins, career criminal who remains on the street because Oklahoma diverts money from a real societal need to control criminals into social welfare programs and corporate welfare programs.
Loggin's first adult record shows up in February of 2000, CF-2000-758, Grand Larceny, settled with a guilty plea. He posts bond, fails to appear at the first hearing so his bond is forfeited and a warrant for his arrest is issued. He surrenders in May and is out again on bond. He arranges for an attorney but that doesn't last long so a court appointed attorney is provided at taxpayer cost. Then that attorney withdraws and another takes their place and by October 2001 another court appointed attorney is provided. Two years after the arrest he is convicted on a guilty plea, ten years in prison, but all dismissed after one year to suspended sentence if he takes counseling. Sentenced to time served, a hundred in court costs, some community service is tacked on, and restitution of $10,850 at the rate of $110.00 per month.
About a year and a half later, with zero record of payment of anything, his suspended n is revoked. He has been arrested on new charges, drug possession with intent to distribute, obstruction of a police officer, failure to pay restitution, and for testing positive for drug use. And possession of a stolen vehicle. A new public defender is appointed and by June 2004 he is sentenced to the nine years ran concurrently with other sentences. By October 2013 he is out of prison and ordered to begin paying his fines and fees for the 2000 felony. No payments shown on the record.
Loggin's next felony was CF-2000-2624 in April of 2000, shoplifting, with a guilty plea. Once again court appointed attorneys and the dance, first not guilty, then a plea deal. He gets ten years, with a modification possible if he behaves in prison. Another few hundred in court costs is posted against him. By 2003 this reduced sentence is revoked as he had been busted on the drug charge, obstruction of an officer, failure to pay restitution, testing positive for drugs, and for possessing the stolen car. The remaining nine years is to be spent in prison, ran concurrently with his two felony sentences at this time. By April of 2013 Loggins is out of prison and agrees to pay $25.00 per month toward restitution and court fines. There is no record of any payments.
His next felony was CF-2000-6549 in November of 2000, that is three felonies that year, two committed while out on bond. Concealing stolen property. Same deal, ten years sentence, nine suspended if he behaves, a few hundred in court costs. Restitution ordered, released back out into the community on supervised release. This sentence is interrupted because of the other felonies that caused the other three suspended sentences to be revoked. By April 2004 the sentence is revoked and Loggins goes to prison. The other co defendant pays a few hundred in costs but Loggins pays nothing according to the file.
The next felony is CF-2001-232 in February of 2002, unauthorized use of a vehicle and attempted burglary in the first and third degree. He goes through the same dance, not guilty, uses a court appointed lawyer, then pleads guilty. Out on bond so he can continue earning a living by committing crimes. Lawyers withdrawing and others being appointed. Convicted after pleading guilty, fifteen years in prison with the chance to suspend 14 years if he behaves, a few hundred in court costs and victim fees. By February of 2003 he gets the sentence suspended but by September 2003 the sentence is being revoked due to the drug possession, trafficking, failure to pay restitution , and stolen vehicle possession charges that torpedoed the other four felony suspended sentences. He is sent to prison for four years to run concurrently with the other three felony sentences. By 2010 he is out but unemployed, AKA back to a life of crime, but despite the order to begin paying he doesn't have any payments on the record.
The next felony arrest was in January of 2001, while out on bond from the other felonies.CF-2001-247, another stolen car and concealing stolen property. Arrested just a month after the previous felony, in February of 2001. He posts bond again, bond on bond on bond at this time with all these other arrests. Then both charges are dismissed for the "best interest of justice". It seems he had so many arrests that the D.A became confused and filed one twice.
It appears that Loggin's next arrest was again while he was out on bond, CF-2003-3992, possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute and obstruction of an officer. Out on bond after a not guilty plea, court appointed lawyer, Loggins pleads guilty at the end as usual and is sentenced to ten years in prison to run concurrently with five other felonies of about the same sentence length. Court fees are posted against his name, this time there is no future reconsideration of this sentence.
Another felony was committed while Loggins was out on bond on the other five or six felonies, CF-2003-4507, another possession of a stolen vehicle. This is in August of 2003 and no bond is given this time. His other bonds are revoked as well. Public defender representing him, not guilty plea, followed by a special release on one million dollar bond for some reason. There are four or five other bonds that have to be posted as well for the other felonies. But by December Loggins has all the bonds revoked by court order and he is back in jail awaiting trial. But count one is dismissed due to a witness not showing up. By April 2013 Loggins is ordered to begin paying on his fines and fees once he is out of prison for the other felonies.
Just a month after the previous arrest Loggins was arrested on CF-2003-7037 in December of 2003, attempting to elude a police officer. He is convicted in June of 2004 and sentenced to ten years to run concurrently with the other five felonies. Court fines are assessed but at this point the court system isn't even trying to collect.
Loggins was out long enough in 2010 to be arrested for CF-2010-7929, another stolen car charge. He is out on bond and keeps showing up without an attorney which allows him to drag things out for months. He finally pleads guilty in May of 2012, gets 50 years of prison, served concurrently with the other numerous felonies but if he behaves and takes drug counseling the sentence will be suspended.. Three or four hundred in fines and fees. By February of 2015 Loggins is out again and once again his suspended sentence is being revoked. He is out on bond again until September of 2015 and is sent back to jail and then to prison. But somehow he is back out on bond by December of 2016 but the bondman revokes the bond in February of 2017 and Loggins is back in jail. By June of 2016 Loggins is given a chance in drug court and is back out on bond. But a few weeks later he is right back in county jail after violating his bond. Another bond is bought, he fails to appear, and by May of 2018 an arrest warrant is out for Loggin's arrest. He is back in jail by the second week in May and facing failure to appear charges along with the felony charges.
Another felony was CF-2010-00289 in September of 2010, Grand Larceny. Out on bond, pleads guilty. Strangely enough Loggins starts paying $50.00 per month for a few months.
Another felony was CF-2011-6220 in November of 2011, entering a premises to steal copper. Loggins pleads guilty and is sentenced to a program for young adults. He is out on bond but a "young adult"? He has already committed a half dozen felonies and has been to state prison. The record is a bit conflicted, one count is eventually was dismissed in a plea deal to get other guilty pleas on other felonies. The other count gets five years in prison, 120 days in county jail, and about $300 in fines. He is back in prison by November of 2012 anyway. He gets a deal, screws up again and the deal is revoked in 2013 but all the prison time is served concurrently with the other felonies anyway. By April 2013 Loggins is back in prison. But not for long, he is making a payment deal in January of 2016, $50.00 per month, but by March he isn't showing up for court and a warrant is issued for him.
Loggins had another case in November of 2011, CF-2011-6257, concealing stolen property, three counts. Out on bond of course till he pleads it down and pleads guilty. Sentenced to fifty years, served concurrently with the other felonies but if he completes the drug program in prison the sentence is suspended. Three or four hundred in court costs attached to his file.. Loggins is back out of prison by December of 2014 and facing revocation of that 49 year suspended sentence by February of 2015. Back out on the street on bond by February of 2015 he is pleading guilty on the revocation and is back in county jail by September of 2015. Loggins is back out on bond by December 2016 and put back in jail by Feburary 2017 by his own bondsman. Loggins is ordered into drug court and is back out on bond by April 2017. By June 2017 he is back in county jail for violations and the case continues to this very day.
Loggin's next felony was CF-2014-4209 in June of 2014. Possession of drugs with intent to distribute.
Out on bond and committing other crimes no doubt to pay his lawyer and bondsman, he is sent back to jail by his bondsman in March of 2015. After multiple attorneys new bond is set and Loggins is out on bond again in April of 2016 but once again he is sent back to jail by his own bondman one month later for violating the bond conditions. And back out on bond again in November of 2016 and back in again in early 2017. Sent to drug court along with the felony above he is back out on bond in May of 2017 and back in jail about a month later for failure to appear in court. By April of 2018 Loggins is sent to Northcare for assessment for a drug program.
The next felony was CF-2014-7304 in October of 2014, possession of Meth, DUI, and driving while suspended. Loggins is out on bond but is returned by March of 2015, then bonded out by another bondsman around the end of March 2015 and back in jail one week later for violations. He finds another bondsman and is out again by the end of March. By August of 2015 he is back in jail without bond but in January of 2016 Loggins is allowed to bond out again. Something goes wrong because by November of 2016 he is bonded out again and is sent back to jail by his bondsman in February of 2017. Off to drug court again, sent back to jail in June 2017 by his new bondsman, and assigned to assessment at Northcare. Somehow Loggins gets bonded out again in May of 2018 but fails to appear shortly after that and is sent back without bond.
Another felony was committed in May of 20, 2015, CF-2015-3462. Possession of Oxycodone, possession of drug proceeds, and possession of Acetaminophen. Once again public defender is assigned and once again Loggins fails to appear in court and an arrest warrant is issued. Loggins bonds out again but by July 2015 he is failing to appear in court again and a warrant is issued. He is arrested and bonds out again by July of 2015, that is revoked, and he bonds out again in August of 2015. But by October he is facing his bond being revoked. A new attorney is hired and $25,000 bond is set and posted but once again Loggins is returned by his bondsman for breaking the conditions of bond. He gets another bondsman but again is returned after breaking the rules. Drug court again is requested but by June 2017 Loggins is sent back to jail by his own bondsman for failure to appear in court.
The next felony is CF-2015-5532 in July of 2015, caught with meth near a school., concealing stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a second count of meth possession. Bond was denied at first. , then bond was granted, followed by an arrest warrant when Loggins refused to show up at court once again. By November of 2016 bond was set again for Loggins but again he was returned in mid May of 2016 for failing to appear. Loggins bonds out again in November of 2016 and put back in jail in February for failing to appear. Back to drug court for a month, another bond, another failure to appear and sent back to jail, another assignment to Northcare for assessment. Loggins is back out on bond by April of 2018, but not for long.
Loggin's next crime is CF-2017-1217, in February of 2017. Attempted Auto theft. He bonds out, the bondsman revokes his bond around the end of June, he is back out again around the middle of July. In early July Loggins is on the run again after missing a court date. Loggins is sent to Northcare for the assessment after he is caught. By May of 2018 Loggins is once more in custody and facing additional charges for failure to appear.
Next is CF-2018-2096 in May of 2018, just last month. Loggins is charged with failing to comply with the sex offender registration act and violation of the same act.
Loggins has plenty of other misdemeanor crimes such as shoplifting, operating in an unsafe condition, and driving with a suspended license.
Loggins has been a criminal for nearly twenty years. If you added up all of his sentenced prison time it would be over 200 years total yet at the most he has served one or two years at a time, several times. He is a product of a broken system, a system that ought to have put in him prison for decades after this third felony. Criminals like him churn the system, feeding lawyers, bondsmen, public defenders, but seldom do they pay any of the fines or fees that are owed. What is needed is cheap prison space where criminals are forced to work to pay their incarceration cots.
