From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office:
Walter Aycock, 61, of Bel Air, entered a guilty plea to two counts of possession of child pornography on May 21, 2014, in Harford County Circuit Court. Mr. Aycock was sentenced to serve ten years, with all but one year suspended.
After he is released, he will serve five years of supervised probation where he is ordered to be monitored by Parole and Probation, undergo psychiatric treatment, have no contact with children, and not have internet access. He is also required to register as a sex offender.
The case was investigated by Agent Rachel Corn of the Maryland Office of the FBI, Lt. Matt Kail of the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes against Children Task Force, and was prosecuted by Diane Tobin, Deputy State’s Attorney.
The images were found on a computer seized from Aycock’s residence in June 2013.
Scumbags. WHO WAS THE SCUMBAG THAT DEFENDED HIM AND GOT HIS TIME IN JAIL REDUCED???
There’s a portable snowball truck in Havre de Grace he can get a job at when he gets out.
Not the attorney’s fault, all citizens have the right to be represented, you need to ask the question to the Judge and prosecutor as to why the sentence was reduced, unfortunately it will be less than a year if he served any time when he was arrested and he will also earn good behavior days as well. Our justice system has some major flaws.
I think the punishment was appropriate or even a little harsh. The man downloaded video so he could get off. He never acted as a predator in any way. Just because something you watched “toots your root”, it doesn’t make you a sexual predator. Had he participated in creating the videos or soliciting minors to have sex, then he would deserve a much more serious sentence. I agree with you that its sick and demented, but this man is not a predator…….
I disagree with you. He may not have made the sick video, but he did watch it. He is just as sick and should have been given more time. I think society needs to wake up and stop justifying sick behavior. We are going down a slippery slope in granting everyone the right to do this and do that. What ever happened to telling people no. He is just as guilty of a crime as if he participated in making the video. He wouldn’t be in jail if it was a crime. I for one feel that he needed to get less of a suspended sentence and more time. You say he should have not gotten much time, but he willingly downloaded and watched it. I have children and think he is a sick convicted criminal. But we downplay that part and say……he didn’t make it. Yeah ok
Think what you will, but he is still a 61 year old man that is sick and demented, yet never acted out his desires, other than watching an illegal video. He was not involved in any distribution of the filth, other than file sharing. However much that I may agree with you that he is a nasty old man, he is relatively harmless. His crime had virtually no victim impact. If your actions don’t affect others and you have virtually no criminal record, a sentence of this type is appropriate. I’m sorry you disagree, but apparently the Judge saw things the way I do. Don’t get me wrong, when he gets out of the “R” dorm, I’m not inviting him over to my house to do any baby sitting. He is a sick bastard and we can definitely agree on that! I just don’t think he is dangerous to anyone in the community.
Soul Crusher, If you have small children or grandchildren why don’t you touch base with this harmless 61 year old man to baby sit for you? He’s not dangerous.
Simply put, you don’t leave a kid in a candy store with a 5$ bill and expect him not to buy any candy………
And a kid breaks into a snowball stand and is shot and killed, make sense to me.
The snowball stand was a person attacking a deputy. If you attack a deputy, they aren’t going to give you a medal. Your gonna get hurt. It wasn’t in broad daylight. People need to realize that police officers aren’t there to hold the hand of someone who attacks them. Using force is part of the job and I’m glad the deputy was not hurt. Sorry that a person lost their life, but this person attacked the deputy. So all you people who keep bringing up this incident. The deputy had no clue who this guy was and he was treated like any other threat and force needed to be used. All of you seem to think this was a well meaning kid who went to church and loved his school. That night, he was the aggressor and wanted to hurt the police. Got a news flash for you…..this ain’t Mayberry and the police are not Barney fife. So if you want to continue to imply that there is something there when there is not. I think you need to call Jesse Ventura and not Jesse bane.
Thank you for recognizing that we are only human. If you come out of a snowball stand at night and rush us before backup arrives, you are going to get shot. I’m sorry, that’s just the way it is. This is not Mayberry.
Reelect,
Are you saying that this is police procedure for use of deadly force? I do remember reading (not around here) that there was an unfortunate incident where a fellow was being attacked in his home, called the police, ran out of his home and was shot. It was considered a regrettable mistake, but are saying that running toward an officer is grounds for having your life taken? I mean, you could be running from someone trying to kill you. It is still difficult for me to grasp the idea that someone running for help, even in the dark, could get shot dead. Maybe vote for the other guy?????
I am not saying that it is police procedure. I’m saying its reality.
I’m trying to figure out how you are relating the “Snowball Stand Incident” to this article. I’m sure a rational answer will come from a fine observer of old Mel Brook’s movies, such as yourself. Please elaborate…..
“Drug crazed” kid.
All agencies have/offer a ride-a-long program and have vacancies/openings on a continuing basis to become an officer. If you don’t like how it’s operated, join, move up the ranks and make the changes you believe to be needed. Ride with these officers on a …. Friday or Saturday. Make it an evening shift (mid’s or swing shift) so you get a GOOD picture of the officers dealings with the public and split minute decisions that need to be made. May I suggest the Edgewood/Joppa area so your 4hr ride may “enlighten” your perspective during this tour of duty. Drugs, domestic, gangs, accidents, etc. OH!, and during your tour of duty, the officer will ensure YOUR SAFETY first before his/hers. I look forward to your serving as a law enforcement officer and making the necessary corrections as you climb the career ladder. TY for your future service and may you return home safely each and every day/night.
F.L,
There are some people that just make sarcastic posts in order to stir things up and some who pretend to be on the side of law enforcement and make what appears to be over the top comments.
Perhaps in this forum it is best to ignore it all or take it with some degree of humor. I know I consistently read things that strike me as being completely absurd.
A couple things stand out to me. First that yes, police work is some of the toughest most thankless work you can get. It takes quite a balanced temperament to deal with the dregs of society on a daily basis. But that is the calling of the job and why anybody who takes up the calling should command our deep respect.
However, I still cannot remove from my mind what appears to be a list of priorities. To me, the first priority should be returning the word peace into the job, making it a Peace Officer job above all else. I still remember officers walking between call boxes and were the most respected individuals on the street. Of course, all that only works when you have the support of the community.
Having written that, I can say that not every street corner is a violent, drug infested area where an officer would feel threatened just going there. The community or county at large is not a place where an officer feels lucky just to go home at night. Harford County is not Fallujah where behind every door or every traffic stop is a 50% chance that an officer may have to make a split second decision over life or death. If that is what is behind the decision making of a person with a firearm, then pulling the trigger will take precedent – and that is a frightening thought.
Using deadly force should be the last resort, not the first inclination. I hope I am reading some of these posts incorrectly. My experience with the law officers has been social and I find all of them to be among the best folks you would meet. They are generous of their time, and to a person, want the same type of communities we all do. Some things posted here are just not helpful.
I agree with most of what you said and Thank You. I do disagree with the “50%” that an officer on upon every closed door or traffic stop they may have to make a “life or death” decision. That is EVERY call or stop. As YOU patrol our streets, neighborhoods, 24/7/365, have you ever encountered a situation that may have harmed others or Yourself and wished you had approached differently? Officers prefer peace over violence, no doubt. BUT, when a “911” call is placed for assistance, the bar of the situation has been raised. NO officer never knows what’s or who is on the other side of the door until opened and NO officer ever knows what (or whom) is wanted in a traffic stop. Using/relying on officers to be a referee is nice and wholesome, but when the rules of the game change once encountered, hands OFF to those Sworn to Defend and Protect. Their call, their decision and I support it 100%. It’s easy to 2d guess from news articles and the computer.
PS. If the system is so bad, I would recommend staying out of it.
F.L.,
I wasn’t going to respond to your post, but I just couldn’t figure out what you meant by staying out of the system. And, I am not sure I understand the their “call, their decision.” Absolutely the police have tremendous discretion – but in the use of deadly force (the subject at hand) I see only one standard and that is being in fear of your life, or to protect the life of another.
You know, even a convicted murder in Texas gets around 15 years of review and appeals before the state takes his life in an act of justice.
Too bad the convicted murder’s victim didn’t get 15 years of review before before the sh*tbag killed them.
Reelect,
Looks like reality straight from ‘The Departed’ where Nicholson comments about cops and crooks by saying, “When you’re staring down the barrel of a gun – what’s the difference?”
I would think the deputy, if he could, would want to change the outcome of the snowball stand incident. He can’t, so that’s the reality of the situation. I don’t know of any police officer who goes to work planning to shoot someone during their shift of duty. But the reality is that cops do shoot people and for the most part the shooting is justified. The deputy that night was responding to a “threat” already in progress. It was not something that developed after he was on scene. In hindsight, perhaps the deputy should have waited for sufficient backup before calling for the suspect to come out of the building. Perhaps that would have led to a different outcome. The reality of it is, we will never know. The deputy did what he thought was the appropriate thing to do, the suspect rushed the deputy, the deputy shot the suspect.
Amen and thank you!
Reelect,
Nobody suggested that anybody went to work looking to shoot someone. You are justifying a response by making a point against an argument not made. The point being made is what is one’s first inclination to action when their world view is one of drug invested street corners and not a rather safe rural county.
The citizenry is correct in demanding a standard greater than “for the most part” – in fact, a reasonable and prudent person would be aghast that that is a standard for taking someone’s life.
And you know what, I don’t think that is the standard of virtually everyone in uniform. I believe that most officers would probably hesitate too long before firing at someone. They would not want to have to live with the fact that they shot someone who was running toward them for safety.
Well, your observation may be correct. Might be why the suspect was shot in the butt, the officer waited too long to shoot.
Also, you have put words in my mouth. At no time did I say or imply that “for the most part” was any kind of standard. My comment of “for the most part” is to say that the officer meets the standard most of the time. We all know that not all officers meet the standard all the time. When the officer does not meet the standard, the officer is dealt with through the legal system. In fact, HCSO recently had one that was prosecuted for his inappropriate use of his firearm. He is no longer a deputy, his career destroyed, and he has a conviction on his record for the rest of his life. That is reality.
Career destroyed? Didn’t the county just hire him for a position that was never posted? He wasn’t good enough to work here at HCSO even in a civilian job, but the county hired him? Just proves that you can do whatever in this agency and it’s acceptable.
His career was that of a police officer. He will never be a police officer again. I suppose you somehow believe that he should never be employed again, by anyone. The convection on his record will be there forever. It doesn’t make him a bad person. It means he made a bad choice, and has paid the price for the bad choice. That’s reality.