"Justice will only be achieved when those who are not injured by crime
feel as indignant as those who are."
- King Solomon
Articles written on Jay's behalf
Like a spider invites prey...
into their web, South Carolina
welcomes bikers with smiles and promises of an exciting adventure BUT BE
AWARE because if you're injured or killed by one of their reckless right
of way violators, the State of South Carolina won't think very much of you
anymore. Your life in South Carolina is worthless if you're on a motorcycle.
A.B.A.T.E. has been trying to tell ya this for years, you gotta fight for
what's right.
We are asking you now to PLEASE JOIN US in the fight for Justice for Jay Jarman.
A letter,
a phone call, an email or all three (also to: Samuel Glover, Director
of the SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon, 2221 Devine Street,
Suite 600, PO Box 50666, Columbia, SC 29250 Telephone: (803) 734-9220 Fax:
(803) 734-9440!
In order to be taken seriously by officials in South Carolina please include
your full name, complete address, and your voter registration number (if you
don't have a voter registration number now's a good time to go ahead and do
that, we need you).
Two heartless residents of West Virginia ran down my son, Jay as he rode on
his Harley down Kings Hwy in Myrtle Beach at the 2003 Harley Rally. They ran
him down and kept going.....HIT & RUN. Jay died that day and left behind
a grieving family and friends that have been fighting the judicial system
from that day and are continuing the fight to this day. All of the details
of the horrors of the SC prejudice against bikers are noted on www.JusticeForJay.com
under subtitle
"The Facts". There are more
violations of morale decency to be posted as complaints already filed are
answered.
To make a long story short, the killers plead guilty & were sentenced
to only a suspended sentence of ten years and put on probation to be supervised
by West Virginia (their home state) not South Carolina. Three months is
what probation dept in SC says it takes paperwork to be received by WV and
in that amount of time we are told that one of the Felons has moved and
the other is living in Gov't housing so West Virginia will not supervise
their probation. WV Probation officer told us that Brogan (the driver) has
moved out of state (what state? none of our business), Urban (owner of car
& drove the car out of state after the crash) is missing. WV probation
thinks maybe he is still in South Carolina. All the while the elasped time
is counting as time served....even though they have never reported to anyone,
no drug testing as mandated, and certainly none of the other requirements
of their probation. This week we were informed by SC Probation officer that
"low and behold" they have miraculously talked with both Felons
and have requested that they stay in touch while more paperwork is re-submitted
to WV probation authorities. We were informed that we could call back the
end of July to find out if West Virginia has accepted them. Remember, all
the while this time is counting as time served.
Brogan and Urban have already broken their required probation conditions.
Please don't let South Carolina continue to victimize those of us
who loved Jay.
BackHanded Justice
by Carmen Crawford (member of Horry County A.B.A.T.E.)
Jay Jarman was killed at 3:00 AM on May 17, 2003, in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. His killers were sentenced at 3:00 PM on February 5, 2004. Some would say justice was served but others would not agree.
Jay Jarman was a family man. He lived in North Carolina and loved to build custom motorcycles. He was married, had step children, attended church, worked hard and enjoyed his life. He was one day short of 36 when he was killed in a crash. Initially, this would have been a terrible accident; however the accident was elevated to a heartless killing when the car that turned in front of him did not stop. Jay died at a local hospital after being left for dead in the roadway.
Jay Jarman’s killers changed drivers and drove their damaged car to West Virginia. That drive is an 8 hour drive. It requires 3 or 4 stops for refueling. There are 3 toll booths that must be passed. There are several stop lights that must be passed to exit the interstate to drive to St. Albans, W.Va. where the two killers lived. At no time during any of the stops did Brandon Brogan or Mark Daniel Urban Jr. decide to turn around and go back to the accident. They drove straight through and arrived home at about noon according to Brogan’s mother. They said they had been “hit by a chopper” and she thought they meant a helicopter. She saw the car. She didn’t call the police.
Jay Jarman’s family initiated a web site to seek help in finding Jay’s killers. There were some witnesses but their stories were conflicting. The website was seen in Kanawha County West Virginia. Brogan and Urban saw it or were told about it and at that point, Brogan decided to own up to his mistake. He had been driving his friend’s car that night as they were coming back from Murrell’s Inlet and trying to locate their hotel. He and his mother chose to return to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, more out of fear than guilt. Urban came with them. That was May 22, 2003. Jay had been buried by then. Continued...
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