The St. Louis Post-Dispatch headline today reads: “Man plotted while in jail, says federal prosecutor.” The article states that while in federal custody, Virgil Lee Jackson plotted another murder attempt, this time against a government witness. The Post-Dispatch reports that Assistant Federal Prosecutor Hoag claimed Jackson told an inmate in July that he would pay $50,000 to "take out" one of the government's witnesses. Jackson appeared in federal court yesterday on a motion to set bond. After hearing from the attorneys, the judge ruled against bond for Jackson. According to the STL-PD article, "The judge allowed that Jackson's experience (as a bondsman) would impress him with the importance of meeting bond conditions, but also might help him to disappear.” Jackson has been in federal custody since October 2005, after being arrested for conspiring to murder competitor Jerry Cox. Jackson is also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The article reports that Jackson has admitted his role in the murder conspiracy against Cox to at least three other jail inmates. He is set for trial in January 2007.
Previous Coverage of Dotson/Jackson Case:
Lee Jackson held on federal charges 4/1/2006
Dotson Arrested/New Charges for Jackson 6/2/2006
Dotson/Jackson trial postponed 6/8/2006
Arraignment 6/13/2006
Trial postponed again 10/28/2006
Dotson Freed on Bond 11/15/2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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