Crime
Judge Sentences Veteran To A Night In Jail, Ends Up Right Next To Him
By
Erica De LaVega
on
December 17, 2021
Joe Serna, a US veteran suffering from PTSD which he acquired during his time in Afghanistan, was arrested for drinking and driving and given probation. Part of the terms of his probation was that Serna was not supposed to consume any alcohol.
Serna was caught lying during a routine urine test and sent back to court where Gulf War veteran Lou Olivera serves as the judge. Judge Olivera sympathized with Serna but he broke the terms of his probation and so the judge had no choice but to punish him. Serna was sent to jail for the night but his story doesn’t end there.
Judge Olivera was so concerned about the veterans well being that he packed up a meatloaf dinner and went and stayed the night with him in his cell.
“I knew what Joe was going through and I knew Joe’s history,” Judge Olivera told CBS Evening News. “I knew he had to be held accountable, but I just knew…I had to go with him.”
https://thebeltwayreport.com/2021/12/judge-sentences-veteran-to-a-night-in-jail-ends-up-right-next-to-him/
