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Convicted Escambia County Sex Offender Gets 50 Years For Probation Violation
June 10, 2020
A convicted sex offender will spend the next five decades in prison for violating his probation.
Charlie Morgan Smith, 40, was sentenced to 50 years in state prison to be followed by a lifetime of probation.
On October 19, 2000, an 18-year old female was leaving Walmart on Mobile Highway when she was forced into her vehicle by Smith. He threatened her with a semi-automatic weapon, took $115 from her, and forced her to drive to a wooded area where he sexually assaulted her. He was convicted and forced to register as a sexual predator.
On October 23, 2003, he pleaded guilty to sexual battery with a weapon, kidnapping, and robbery with a gun. Smith was sentenced to 22 years in state prison followed by three years on probation. He was released from prison on July 3, 2019, placed on probation and forced to register as a sexual predator.
He absconded from probation in December 2019. In February of 2020, he was arrested for stealing from Walmart. Upon search of his bag, ammunition was also located. He was charged with possession of ammunition by convicted felon and petit theft.
On June 9, Smith pleaded guilty to violation of probation an possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and petit theft. Judge Coleman Robinson sentenced him to 50 years in state prison on the violation of probation charge and 15 years in state prison on the possession of ammunition by a convicted felon to run concurrently.
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5 Responses to “Convicted Escambia County Sex Offender Gets 50 Years For Probation Violation”
Seems to me just another mouth for tax payers have to feed cause he cant follow the rules. Maybe if they had to work for their for in prison and lights and water then there wouldn’t be so many in prison and we wouldn’t have to pay for so many to be feed
SEEMS TO LIKE WALMART!
Justice was served…
Sex offenders have no place in my world.
Thankful he didn’t commit another sexual assault crime. Good job judge for seeing him for what he is and locking him up before he harms another person.