{"id":2063345,"date":"2023-10-11T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-who-beat-man-with-metal-pole-released-without-bail-she-then-killed-a-mother-of-8\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T12:21:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:21:07","slug":"woman-who-beat-man-with-metal-pole-released-without-bail-she-then-killed-a-mother-of-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-who-beat-man-with-metal-pole-released-without-bail-she-then-killed-a-mother-of-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman who assaulted man with metal pole released without bail, subsequently murders mother of 8."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoman-who-beat-man-with-metal-pole-released-without-bail-she-then-killed-a-mother-of-8%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2063345&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Shocking Case: Woman Released Without Bail After Brutal Assault<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A Las Vegas woman\u200b who brutally attacked a man\u2063 with a metal pole has been released without bail, and may only serve four years in prison for her heinous \u2064crimes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vanessa \u200dHarvey, 49, unleashed her violent rage \u2062on\u200b October 22, 2021, but shockingly, she was allowed to walk free even\u2063 after failing\u2064 to appear in court, as\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8newsnow.com\/investigators\/las-vegas-woman-deemed-moderate-risk-kills-mom-of-8-after-getting-out-of-jail-without-bail-in-similar-beating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> by KLAS. \u2062Just two \u2064weeks later, Harvey struck again, this time with \u2064the\u200d help of Machika Goodjoint, a 42-year-old mother of eight who tragically lost\u200b her life\u200d due to\u2064 the brutal assault. Harvey pleaded guilty to manslaughter and no contest to the first\u2063 attack.<\/p>\n<p>During the investigation, the police discovered the\u2062 metal pole used in\u200b the\u200c first attack \u200cinside the\u2064 car \u200cwhere Harvey \u2062had been living.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200c missing her court \u2063hearing \u2063for the\u2063 charge of \u200bbattery resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-charges-facing-derek-chauvin-and-what-it-will-take-to-convict-him\/\" title=\"The Charges Facing Derek Chauvin, And What It Will Take To Convict Him\">substantial bodily harm<\/a>, Harvey was only given a bail of \u2062$5,000. Shockingly, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-who-beat-man-with-metal-pole-released-without-bail-she-then-killed-a-mother-of-8\/\" title=\"Woman who assaulted man with metal pole released without bail, subsequently murders mother of 8.\">pretrial\u200b risk assessment labeled<\/a> her as a &#8220;moderate risk&#8221; and falsely indicated that she had\u200c not missed\u200b any court dates in the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>However, this\u2063 assessment was proven wrong when it was\u2064 revealed that Harvey had previously skipped a court date in October \u200c2020 related to a charge of battery after assaulting \u2062a \u200b7-year-old child. In that case, she received a lenient sentence of just 150 days in city jail and was released after only two months.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors obtained documents stating, &#8220;When she was located,\u2064 a \u2064metal \u200cpole with apparent\u2062 blood was\u200d found inside the vehicle with her. After \u200bMiranda, the\u2064 defendant told police that [the victim] had entered the \u200dvehicle and began hitting her, at which\u200c time she defended herself with the metal\u200d pole,\u2062 but only remembered hitting [him] on the hands. Detectives did not \u2063observe any\u200b injuries on \u200dthe\u2064 defendant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the evidence, Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Diana Sullivan released Harvey without bail, citing her claim of self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>Just two \u200dweeks later, tragedy struck again. On November 8, 2021, Goodjoint and another man were viciously attacked by a woman wielding a metal pole. Body camera footage\u200b captured the horrifying scene as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-eyewitness-account-from-the-stop-the-steal-event-at-the-us-capitol-including-a-memorial-to-ashli-babbit-pictures-video\/\" title=\"Another Eyewitness Account from the Stop the Steal Event at the US Capitol \u2014 Including a Memorial to Ashli Babbit (Pictures, Video)\">police officers arrived<\/a> \u2063to \u200cfind Goodjoint \u2063with \u2064a severe head wound, initially mistaken for a gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<p>Goodjoint&#8217;s\u2063 aunt, Rozlyn Byron, expressed her grief, saying, &#8220;I\u2062 knew my baby didn&#8217;t have\u2062 a chance, period.&#8221; She\u2063 described Goodjoint&#8217;s\u200b love for her neighborhood and her dedication to helping those in need.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes after discovering the victims, the \u200bpolice found Harvey with a bloodied metal\u2063 pole\u2064 in her possession.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Las\u2064 Vegas\u200b Metro police\u200d assistant sheriff Jim Seebock\u200b expressed frustration with the flaws in Nevada law, stating, &#8220;What the community may not be aware of is \u200chow\u2062 common it is for \u200csomeone to be arrested for\u200d a violent crime and then be \u2063let out sometimes the next day, sometimes in just a\u2064 few days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In May\u200c 2023, Harvey finally faced justice and pleaded guilty \u200cto voluntary manslaughter in the death of Goodjoint. She was sentenced to four to ten years\u2063 in \u2062prison, with the\u200d possibility of parole in 2025. However, many believe that justice has not been\u200c fully served.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhat \u200dsteps should be taken to hold the \u200cjustice system accountable for allowing someone like\u200d Vanessa Harvey to remain\u200c free despite a history of violence and failure to appear \u200cin court, ultimately leading to the tragic death of Machika Goodjoint?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Domestic violence case. This information raises \u200bserious concerns \u2062about the \u2063accuracy and\u2063 reliability of pretrial risk assessments and\u200d the decision-making process regarding bail for individuals charged with\u2062 violent crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The release\u2064 of Vanessa Harvey without bail and her subsequent involvement in another violent assault, resulting in the\u200b tragic death of\u200c Machika Goodjoint, has shocked the community and \u200dsparked \u200doutrage among advocates for justice. How could a person \u2062with such a propensity for violence be \u2063allowed to freely roam the streets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happy-indigenous-peoples-day-bidens-covid-19-body-count-just-passed-300k\/\" title=\"Happy Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day! Biden\u2019s COVID-19 Body Count Just Passed 300K\">putting innocent lives<\/a> at \u200brisk?<\/p>\n<p>The facts of the case are disturbing.\u200d On October 22, 2021, Vanessa Harvey brutally attacked a man with a metal pole, an act of violence that should have led to immediate consequences and a remand into custody. However, despite\u200b failing to appear in court, Harvey remained free and continued her\u2062 reign \u200bof \u2063terror. This\u2064 raises questions about the effectiveness and accountability of the justice system \u2062in protecting the public from individuals who pose a clear and present danger.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery of the metal pole within the car where Harvey had been living is a chilling reminder of the premeditation and intent behind her \u200bviolent acts. \u2062This\u200d was\u2063 not a crime of passion or \u2063a \u200csudden \u2064impulse; it was a calculated and deliberate act of aggression. The evidence suggests that Harvey is a\u2063 danger to society, and her release without bail only enables her to \u200bcontinue her \u2062criminal behavior, as\u200b tragically demonstrated by the loss of\u2063 Machika Goodjoint&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to grant Harvey bail in the \u2063amount of \u2063$5,000 is perplexing and raises serious doubts \u2063about the efficacy of the pretrial risk assessment process. How can someone with a history of violence and a documented record of missing court \u200ddates be considered a\u200d &#8220;moderate\u2064 risk&#8221;? This demonstrates a\u200b clear failure in accurately assessing \u200dthe potential danger posed by an individual and highlights the need for reforms in our justice system.<\/p>\n<p>The case of Vanessa Harvey and the release without\u2064 bail sends a disturbing message to \u2062both the victims of violent crimes and the community at large. It \u2063undermines faith in the justice system and raises doubts about\u200b its ability to protect and serve. The loss of \u2064Machika Goodjoint&#8217;s \u2063life is a tragedy that should have been prevented, and it is crucial that we examine the flaws in our current system to ensure that justice is served and public\u200b safety is prioritized.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the case of Vanessa Harvey and her release without bail after a brutal assault highlights the need for\u200c urgent reform in \u200bour justice \u200dsystem. The failures in accurately assessing the risk posed by individuals charged with violent crimes and the \u2064disregard for \u2064the safety of the community cannot be ignored. It is the responsibility of lawmakers, law enforcement agencies, and \u2064judiciary to address\u200c these shortcomings and restore \u200cfaith in the justice system. The memory of Machika Goodjoint and other victims of violent crimes \u200cdemand that we take action\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/12-year-old-charged-with-murdering-2-year-old-in-maryland\/\" title=\"12-year-old charged with killing 2-year-old in Maryland.\">prevent\u200c future tragedies<\/a> and uphold the principles of justice and\u2063 accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Las Vegas woman, Vanessa Harvey, may only face four years in prison for beating a man with a metal pole. 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