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Burglary suspect wasn't a first-timer

The one man charged in several New Irving Park burglaries, Kinyan Cortez Bynum, was on probation at the time ... for previous burglaries.

He must have been a pretty obvious suspect.

He's only 21, but he has a record in the (adult) criminal justice system going back to 2005.

He's done prison time, although many of the charges brought against him in the past were "consolidated for judgment," meaning he ended up with lighter sentences than he could have.

If he's convicted of the recent charges, harsher punishment will be due.

It's easy to figure out that one way to keep the crime rate down is to keep criminals locked up.

Addendum: A couple of weeks prior to the latest burglary charges, Bynum was charged with probation violations and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to info on the Guilford County jail report Web site.

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Posted by Doug Clark on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:08 pm

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brian444

October 21, 2009 - 11:36 pm EDT

I can't remember if you've talked about this, but there's a cheap partial solution to the Bynums of the world (low-level criminals who stop at burglary, but won't stop burgling): chip 'em like my dog and let GPS do the work, at least through the probation period.

Doug

October 22, 2009 - 10:26 am EDT

Electronic monitoring is used on some offenders on parole or probation. I agree it's a good practice and ought to be used when practical.

scharrison

October 22, 2009 - 12:29 pm EDT

Doug, I'm having a little trouble deciphering the numerous arrests that happened since he was originally picked up on 9/14/09. It looks like various bonds were issued for violations, but it also looks like later arrests (for B&E, etc.) all happened at the jail or GPD/Sheriff's offices.

If he's been incarcerated since 9/14/09, and all these other charges stemmed from investigations, I got no problem with it. But if Bynum's been released one (or more) times since that date, and these crimes occurred after his release(s), I got a big problem. That initial firearm possession charge alone should have kept him from being granted a bail opportunity.

p.s. It looks like his first appearance is 2:00 this afternoon. Maybe we'll know more soon.