Jerry Tommy Bell Case Posts:
This latest assault that Jerry Bell is being investigated for is the result of prosecuting attorney Jennifer Janetsky victim blaming and downplaying the horrific September 2021 domestic violence assault committed by Warren activist Jerry Bell.
“There are only two people who have the ability to change the pattern that is happening in this relationship,” Janetsky said. “One is Ms. Nard..."
Prosecuting attorneys plea bargain domestic violence charges down so they can get a win - with no concern at all for the danger they are placing the victim in.
Victims of domestic violence are the easiest victims of this plea bargaining tactic - because they are so beaten down emotionally and psychologically by the abuse and their abuser. Not only does an abuser blame the victim for their abuse, but the victim begins to believe that they are at fault for the abuse. Thus, abuse victims are putty in the hands of prosecuting attorneys when it comes to outrageous plea deals for abusers.
Prosecuting attorney Jennifer Janetsky AND defense attorney Elisha Oakes agreed to Bell's plea bargain of having the six felony charges of Bell's attack on Nard dropped.
What will happen now in the domestic violence case against Jerry Bell?
Bell admits in the video that he posted on Facebook (12292021) that he has been in contact with Nard - despite the no-contact order which Judge Michael Chupa issued on November 12, 2021.
“After the 12 classes have been completed, the no-contact order will be modified to no-hostile contact,” said Judge Michael Chupa. “That means you may talk to Ms. Nard and you may be in her presence, but you will not be permitted to threaten, harass, intimidate, insult, accuse, molest, harm, frighten or terrorize her for any reason. If you engage in an activity that I wouldn’t do to my spouse, I will not ignore that and I will lock you up for a good, long time.”
Bell is in violation of probation/no-contact order - which means he could be immediately arrested and then sentenced to the original jail time for the charges he pled guilty to (misdemeanor charges of stalking and domestic violence).
Because the two attorneys agreed to the plea bargain, Chupa said he would support it but indicated the terms of the agreement were not subject to change and that any violations of probation would not be tolerated.
However, because this would be Bell's third criminal offense, he would be sentenced as a habitual offender for the September 2021 domestic violence assault. Additionally, Bell is looking at additional criminal charges for violating a no-contact order AND any additional charges (if filed) in the December 27, 2021 assault - thus the meaning behind Judge Michael Chuga's statement at Bell's sentencing in November 2021: "...I will lock you up for a good, long time.” The only person in the court system that is holding Bell accountable and the only person who Bell fears right now, is Judge Chaga. It is now Judge Chaga's chance to obtain justice in this case - with no say from the plea bargaining prosecutor.
Therefore, until Bell is arrested and jailed, the danger he poses to Nard is astronomical - because as an abuser, Bell is blaming Nard for his impending arrest. Bell may appear calm and collective in his FaceBook videos, but trust me, he is raging and. Nard's life is in extreme danger right now!
Notes on January 04, 2022 Macomb Daily news article
* Prosecuting attorney Jennifer Janetsky and defense attorney Elisha Oakes agreed in November 2021 to the felony charges being dropped against Jerry Bell. They are the ones who are responsible here. As a victim/witness for the state, Nard had no power/authority to "drop the (previous) charges" against Bell. [Warren activist released; pleads guilty to misdemeanors. Six felony charges dropped. Macomb Daily. November 14, 2021.]* Macomb County Commissioner Michelle Nard DID NOT "bring charges against former fiancé". It is the prosecuting attorney who files charges in a criminal case - not a victim (witness for the state).
Bond set at $500K for Warren activist Bell
Macomb County Commissioner brings charges against former fiance for a second time
Macomb Daily
January 4, 2022
A Warren community activist has again been charged after his former girlfriend and Macomb County commissioner filed a criminal complaint alleging he kidnapped and attempted to strangle her.
Warren resident Jerry T. Bell was arraigned Tuesday in 37th District Court before Judge Michael Chupa on charges stemming from allegations made by his former fiancé, Macomb County Commissioner Michelle Nard. This marks the second time Nard has pressed similar charges against Bell in the past four months.
Bell is charged with carjacking, a felony that carries a term of life or any term of years; extortion, a 20-year felony; unlawful imprisonment, a 15-year felony; assault by strangulation, a 10-year felony; aggravated stalking, a five year felony; felonious assault, a four-year felony; and a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence, second offense.
“You are well aware of the history of this case,” said Genesee County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jennifer Janetsky, who prosecuted the previous case involving Bell and Nard that came before Chupa last October. “Mr. Bell is on probation to you right now because of his previous offense against the same victim. These are very serious charges again. He remains in violation of your probation for simply having contact with Ms. Nard. We are asking for a cash bond of $100,000 per felony count.”
Chupa set bond at $500,000 cash surety and Bell will be required to wear a GPS tether should he post bail.
Bell appeared via video from the Warren jail.
A probable cause conference was scheduled for Jan. 18; a preliminary examination hearing is scheduled for Jan. 25.
“The allegations don’t match the facts or the reality of the situation,” said criminal defense lawyer Craig Tank, who is representing Bell in the case. “I support the requirement for a GPS tether because it would protect Mr. Bell from further unfounded allegations.”
Nard alleges Bell threatened her with a knife and forced her to go shopping at several stores on Dec. 27 and that he stole her car while she was inside the Shoe Rack Outlet on Gratiot Avenue.
Bell declined to make any comment on the case during the proceedings and said Tank would be speaking on his behalf.
After the Jan. 4 arraignment, Tank gave an example of how he believes Nard’s allegations do not match with case evidence.
“My client is being accused of kidnapping because he took Ms. Nard shopping at several stores and spent money on her,” said Tank. “What actually happened does not match up with the allegations.”
Last October, Bell was charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic violence and six felony counts: two counts of criminal sexual conduct; extortion; assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation; felonious assault; and kidnapping.
The charges stemmed from an alleged incident that reportedly occurred on Sept. 20, 2021 between Bell and Nard. Nard dropped the felony charges and on Nov. 12, Bell pled guilty to misdemeanor stalking and domestic violence.
Chupa set strict requirements for Bell at the Nov. 12 hearing including five years of reporting probation and 52 weeks of batters intervention counseling. The judge also kept in place a no-contact order between Bell and Nard until Bell could prove to the court he had completed 12 batters intervention classes.
Chupa reiterated the guidelines of the no-contact order to Bell during Tuesday’s proceedings.
“It means what it sounds like: no phone calls, no emails, no text messages, no Twitter, no Skype, no internet site I never heard of before,” said Chupa
“You may not appear where she is for any reason or purpose. You may not send her a message, or flowers, or pizzas or ask someone else to deliver a message for you. If you are eating in a restaurant and she walks in, you must leave immediately. I will not accept accidents or mistakes. If you go parachuting that is up to you, but your parachute better not drop you where Ms. Nard is. I will not even allow gravity to put you in her presence.”
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido recused himself in both cases involving Nard and Bell and turned the information, provided to him by Warren police, over to the State Attorney General’s office. The case was assigned to the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office both times. Warren police turned information in the current case over to the Macomb County Prosecutor on Dec. 28 and a warrant for Bell was issued by the Genesee County Prosecutor on the afternoon of Jan. 3.
Bell turned himself in to police at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Jerry T. Bell Jr. - Facebook post
January 02, 2022 @ 3:38 AM
Good Morning! I want to take the time to thank the many of supporters who communicated with me for the past 6 days. Your continued support allows for me to fight any and all false accusation placed on me by my former ex-fiancee Macomb County Commissioner Michelle Nard. Some of you have now been accused publicly and threatened by Ms. Nard because of your involvement and support of me. Please do not let her behavior and bullying tactic get the best of you like it did me. I sincerely apologize to all for the drama that's being played out in this current situation. And once again thank you for your continued support. Love Y'all!
Jerry T. Bell Jr.- Facebook Post
December 31, 2021 @ 2:01 AM
Jerry T Bell Jr. - Facebook Video
December 30, 2021 @ 6:16 AM
Warren activist releases video, claims his ex fabricated story
Bell says he will turn himself in if warrant is issued
Macomb Daily
December 30, 2021
https://www.macombdaily.com/2021/12/30/warren-activist-releases-video-claims-his-ex-fabricated-story
A Facebook live video posted early Wednesday morning by Warren activist Jerry T. Bell challenges the information Macomb County Commissioner Michelle Nard reported to Warren and Clinton Township police on Monday alleging that he threatened her and stole her car.
Bell describes his relationship with Nard in the 43-minute video and indicates that he wants to ensure his side of the story is known.
Warren police have been looking for Bell since Dec. 28 in relation to Nard’s allegations and executed a search warrant at his home on Ready Avenue in Warren Tuesday afternoon. Bell was not there, but Nard’s vehicle was parked in the driveway.
Bell contacted Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer Wednesday night and again Thursday morning and said if a warrant is issued for his arrest, he will turn himself in. No warrant had been issued as of Thursday at 5 p.m.
Nard’s mother passed away in Flint on Sunday and Bell said Nard asked him to drive her to various stores on Monday so she could purchase clothing items for the funeral and run some other errands including picking up medication for herself at the pharmacy.
“I was trying to be supportive to her during a time I thought she needed it,” said Bell. “She just lost her mother and I knew she was very upset over the loss.”
He said everything seemed fine until they made their last stop at the Shoe Rack Outlet on Gratiot Avenue.
“It did not seem like she was in distress to me,” said Bell. “We got to our last store and she got out of the car with me, entered the store and out of the clear blue, she ran behind the counter and told the store clerk to call the police. Out of the clear blue she said I pulled a knife on her. Wow. Why would I do that?”
Bell said he asked Nard what she wanted and if she needed money and she reportedly told him she did not want to get into her car with him. Bell said he then exited the store, got into her vehicle and drove to his residence. He left the car in his driveway with the keys under the wheel well and texted Nard to let her know of its whereabouts, he said.
“Michelle claimed to have loved me so much, but if I did not do what Michelle wanted me to do she threatened to call the judge and have me locked up,” said Bell. “If I packed my things up to leave, if we were having a disagreement and I wanted out, she would threaten to call the cops and make a complaint against me and have me locked up. This is what happened two days ago. This is what happened back in September.”
Bell said on the morning of Dec. 27, he removed several of his personal items from Nard’s home and took them back to his residence and articulated his desire that they remain apart for an unspecified amount of time.
Bell is currently on probation after pleading guilty in 37th District Court to misdemeanor charges of stalking and domestic violence on Nov. 12 in relation to an incident involving Nard that took place in September. Originally, Bell was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and six felony counts, including kidnapping and felonious assault in that case, but Nard asked that all of the felony charges be dropped. Bell signed a plea agreement that required he complete 52 weeks of batterers intervention counseling and be on reporting probation for five years.
A no-contact order is currently in place between Bell and Nard. Nard had requested during the Nov. 12 hearing that it be lifted, but Judge Michael Chupa ruled that it was to stay in place until Bell had completed 12 counseling sessions and showed proof of completion to the court.
Bell and Nard have had an on again, off again relationship since May of 2021. Bell introduced Nard as his fiancee at a Warren City Council meeting earlier this year and said in the Facebook video that he gave her a $2,600 engagement ring earlier this month and that an April 8, 2022 wedding was planned.
“We loved each other,” said Bell. “I loved her and I thought she loved me. We were in a relationship and moving forward and expected to be married April 8.”
Nard acknowledged that she accepted Bell’s proposal and the ring, but said she did not intend to actually marry him. She indicated that she accepted the proposal to “keep him motivated” to go to his classes and probation sessions.
Although the couple was to have no contact until Bell had completed the required amount of counseling sessions, Bell said Nard actually picked him up from the Macomb County Jail the night that he was released and that they had been together for all but two days since Nov. 12.
Nard confirmed that she gave Bell a ride home the night he was released from jail and that he and his 8-year-old daughter spent Christmas day with her and some of her family members at her residence on Hudson Avenue. But she denies that Bell was living at her Hudson home in recent weeks as he described.
Bell said he had helped paint and do other renovations at the home over the past several months and that the couple purchased furniture together for the home including a refrigerator and television.
“She has a home, I have a home and she bought the house next door to her original home which is where we have been living,” said Bell. “We were working on that home. Michelle does not want you to know that. She is acting as if she did nothing wrong and as if we never spent time around each other, which we did.”
Nard said on Wednesday she did not regret asking for felony charges from the September incident to be dropped.
“The incident is still under investigation,” said Dwyer. “We are interviewing people and the detectives are continuing to gather information.”
Activist Jerry Bell accused of car theft
Cops: Suspect’s location presently unknown
Press Reader
December 29, 2021
Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer confirmed that a search warrant was issued for the home of Warren activist Jerry T. Bell after his former fiancee alleged he stole her car and threatened her Monday.
Macomb County Commissioner Michelle Nard alleges her former fiance Jerry T. Bell drove away with her Buick while she was shopping at a Clinton Township store on Monday.
Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer confirmed that a search warrant was issued for the home of Warren activist Jerry T. Bell after his former fiancee alleged he stole her car and threatened her Monday.
Macomb County Commissioner Michelle Nard told police Bell drove off with her white 2006 Buick Rendezvous while she was shopping at the Shoe Rack Outlet on Gratiot Avenue in Clinton Township Monday evening.
“We found out that while she was shopping at the Shoe Rack, she motioned to a clerk to call 911,” said Dwyer. “The victim indicated that she was kidnapped from a home at 7229 Hudson in the City of Warren by her ex-boyfriend Jerry Bell.”
Warren police issued a bulletin Tuesday morning indicating
Bell was wanted for questioning in connection with a reported kidnapping, strangulation and unlawful driving away of an automobile.
Police executed a search warrant at Bell’s Warren residence on Ready Avenue Tuesday afternoon and recovered Nard’s Buick, which was parked at that location. Bell was not on the premises. Dwyer indicated police were in contact with the taxi cab company where Bell is employed, as well as with the Wayne County Medical Examiner, where he also works part time.
“We are communicating with Mr. Bell but he is not cooperating with turning himself in and we are not sure where he is located at this time,” said Dwyer. “We are going to the Prosecutor’s Office for warrants that will include probation violation, stalking and any other charges that the Prosecutor would issue.”
Dwyer said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido indicated because of Nard’s position as a Macomb County Commissioner, he was recusing himself from the case and turning information over to the state Attorney General’s office. Bell is currently on probation after pleading guilty in 37th District Court to misdemeanor charges of stalking and domestic violence on Nov. 12 in relation to an incident involving Nard that took place in September. Originally, Bell was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and six felony counts, including kidnapping and felonious assault in that case, but Nard asked that all of the felony charges be dropped. Bell signed a plea agreement that required he complete 52 weeks of batterers intervention counseling and be on reporting probation for five years.
A no-contact order is currently in place between Bell and Nard. She requested during the Nov. 12 hearing that it be lifted, but Judge Michael Chupa ruled that it was to stay in place until Bell had completed 12 weeks of classes and showed proof of completion to the court.
How many red flags do you see in this video? What will it take for the prosecuting attorney and judge in this case to wake the hell up and realize how much danger Jerry Bell's ex is in?
Jerry T Bell Jr. - Facebook Video
December 29, 2021
Warren activist Jerry Bell accused of car theft
Macomb County commissioner presses charges against former fiancé for second time
Macomb Daily
December 28, 2021
Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer confirmed that a search warrant was issued for the home of Warren activist Jerry T. Bell after his former fiancée alleged he stole her car and threatened her Monday.
Macomb County Commissioner Michelle Nard told police Bell drove off with her white 2006 Buick Rendezvous while she was shopping at the Shoe Rack Outlet on Gratiot Avenue in Clinton Township Monday evening.
“We found out that while she was shopping at the Shoe Rack, she motioned to a clerk to call 911,” said Dwyer. “The victim indicated that she was kidnapped from a home at 7229 Hudson in the City of Warren by her ex-boyfriend Jerry Bell.”
Warren police issued a bulletin Tuesday morning indicating Bell was wanted for questioning in connection with a reported kidnapping, strangulation and unlawful driving away of an automobile.
Police executed a search warrant at Bell’s Warren residence on Ready Avenue Tuesday afternoon and recovered Nard’s Buick, which was parked at that location. Bell was not on the premises. Dwyer indicated police were in contact with the taxi cab company where Bell is employed, as well as with the Wayne County Medical Examiner, where he also works part time.
“We are communicating with Mr. Bell but he is not cooperating with turning himself in and we are not sure where he is located at this time,” said Dwyer. “We are going to the Prosecutor’s Office for warrants that will include probation violation, stalking and any other charges that the Prosecutor would issue.”
Dwyer said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido indicated because of Nard’s position as a Macomb County Commissioner, he was recusing himself from the case and turning information over to the state Attorney General’s office.
Bell is currently on probation after pleading guilty in 37th District Court to misdemeanor charges of stalking and domestic violence on Nov. 12 in relation to an incident involving Nard that took place in September. Originally, Bell was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and six felony counts, including kidnapping and felonious assault in that case, but Nard asked that all of the felony charges be dropped. Bell signed a plea agreement that required he complete 52 weeks of batterers intervention counseling and be on reporting probation for five years.
A no-contact order is currently in place between Bell and Nard. She requested during the Nov. 12 hearing that it be lifted, but Judge Michael Chupa ruled that it was to stay in place until Bell had completed 12 weeks of classes and showed proof of completion to the court.
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