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Frequently Incarcerated Century Man Now Headed To State Prison
October 20, 2015
A Century man with a lengthy arrest history is headed to prison for the next five years.
Ronald Berlan Newton, 54, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault was sentenced by Circuit Judge Ross Goodman as a prison releasee reoffender, and a three-strike offender. As a releasee reoffender, Newton is not eligible for gain time and must serve the entire five years in prison.
On June 21, 2015, Newton was involved in an altercation with his brother and other family members at the family’s home on Blackmon Street in Century. Later in the day, Newton returned to the home and was again asked to leave the property. Newton became angry and threatened to kill his brother before picking up a sharp metal garden tool and swinging it at his brother’s head.
Since 2007, Newton has been arrested on a long list of charges that were dropped or dismissed included aggravated assault, criminal mischief, battery, lewd and lascivious behavior victim under 18, indecent exposure, disorderly conduct and contempt of court.
Newton was released from state prison in April 2012 after completing a 22 month sentence for stalking after being arrested more than a dozen times in a year. Newton was first found incompetent and remanded into the custody of the Florida Department of Children and Families for evaluation, but was later found competent to stand trial.
Newton was again sentenced to prison in October 2013 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated stalking. After being released from prison, he was once again arrested for contempt of court for willfully violating an domestic violence injunction. He was released from jail on April 4, 2015.
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10 Responses to “Frequently Incarcerated Century Man Now Headed To State Prison”
REGARDING
“He is not a bad man just a man who has made mistakes. This man is family and I support him.”
Do you consider him a good man?
Do you support him over his brother?
Over his other victims?
Over his next victims?
REMEMBER:
threatened to kill his brother
picking up a sharp metal garden tool and swinging it at his brother’s head
aggravated assault
criminal mischief
battery
lewd and lascivious behavior victim under 18
indecent exposure
disorderly conduct
contempt of court
aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
aggravated stalking.
arrested for contempt of court for willfully violating an domestic violence injunction
David for better people and fixing crazy
He is not a bad man just a man who has made mistakes. This man is family and I support him. I hope he gets the help he needs so he can come out a better man.
elmer, I would be interested in knowing what country you think we fixed.(sarcasm )
As for Mr. Newton maybe by some miracle help will come his way.
1. For the commentors asking to treat him in mental instituition I have news for you, the prison system has become the defacto mental facility. If you want to blame somebody for the situation we are in today, blame your lawmakers. The mental health facilities of yesteryear are just that, yesteryear.
They could save tons of money and a LIFE if they would treat this man rather than imprison him.
My guess- while he was in the custody of children and families, they made sure that he was taking his psych meds- that’s probably how they could then find him “competent” for trial… Sounds like when he’s on his own, he’s not taking his meds- I’m surprised they didn’t place him in Chatahoochee.
It is obvious that he probably suffers from mental illness. None of this will be addressed while he sits in prison
Sounds like a good choice this judge made, Looks like this person has mental illness and the best place to send a mentally ill person is prison ,
Dam we live in a great frickin country,
we can fix any any other country but our own
Ahhhh…… he has five years before he is released and can try to kill someone again. Maybe when he gets out this time he will succeed and be put in jail for life. He just might get the help he needs then. Crazy system.
Saw this individual on a couple occasions in public in, once in the food giant having a melt down. He was screaming at no one in particular, swearing and threatening to harm everybody as he left the store. I knew he had severe problems and couldnt believe he was out again. Our system is broken. Time for change.