Father of Murdered Teen Jailed Over Unpaid Compensation in Fatal Crash
The father of a murdered 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for failing to pay court-ordered compensation related to a deadly traffic accident.
Claude Steadroy James, whose daughter Achazia James was found brutally killed on Runway Beach in August 2024, appeared before Justice Tunde Bakre on Thursday. He broke down in court, citing emotional and financial hardship following his daughter’s death as the reason for his non-payment.
James had been ordered to pay $15,000 in compensation and a $4,000 fine after being convicted in June 2024 of causing death by dangerous driving. The victim, Elba Perez, a woman in her 60s, died after sustaining severe injuries in a crash on Joseph Lane in 2021.
Despite pleading for leniency and recounting failed efforts to meet the payments, including visits to court and requests for extensions, the judge enforced the default prison term set at sentencing.
Achazia’s death, marked by multiple chop wounds and a severed hand, remains under investigation.
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This is awful.
Wow!!!
Soooo if u lock him up now he won’t have to pay the money anymore……
damn. this feels incredibly harsh. i think in cases like this there should be room for judicial discretion when the non payment is due to genuine inability rather than willful defiance. The court could have shown more compassion in my opinion. Punishing him this way just adds to his pain and doesnt feel like real justice . Rip to both ladies 🕊️ such a sad situation
When Prarabha comes knocking, the die has already been cast.
Life really rough…this man loses his child and now this?
How he end up in jail over money when he still grieving?
This story real tragic from every angle.
a crime is a child losing a child or not
Butso call got their time push back instead of jail an that so call person have ways an means to pay after refusing to give that person their money 🤔
Meathead stop your bs excuses about your daughter died and you’ve fallen on hard times. You damn well know u weren’t feeding that child. That’s why certain lifestyles were exhibited.
Now if you didn’t have all those damn children with so many women you’d have been able to make small payments. It’s time y’all go court with sensible lies and stop the waste lies.
You think judges stupid?
Yes, I think they are! Maybe the Hispanic population can feel better now.
Stop play with Haitians. You still have to pay that money when you get out
He should have hired the same lawyer that represented Stewart Young, in the Jack Straw case
Double whammy! Still unsolved murder of his daughter and now jailed for his inability to pay fine in a fatal crash accident. When it rains, it pours.
Look like u miss the whole story.
WAW. What did i just read. Hmmm . There are so many things wrong with this story. I dont know what to say. I just keep reading it over. Waw
WAW. What did i just read. Hmmm . There are so many things wrong with this story. I dont know what to say. I just keep reading it over. Waw