03-27-2013, 02:15 AM
Update to the Kaitlin Gerber story from the Toledo Blade.
Due to everything that has happened there is going to be an Inquiry.
Pictures of Kaitlin's parents are included in this article, apparently Kaitlin's mother is a Police Officer at the University of Toledo, she has written to the Toledo Blade, here is a copy of that letter:-
When Kaitlin and I went to Sylvania court on Feb 27th - no one from the
Sylvania court had reached out to her to talk about the case before that day. She
kept wondering when someone would and when she would try to contact them,
she would only get a voicemail. We found out about the date of the trial online
and then a few days before the trial she received a subpoena. When we arrived
that day, the female prosecutor refused to allow me to come back with Kaitlin
and talk. When Kaitlin came out she told me that they weren't going to help her
and that they were letting him out that day. She told me that he was going to be
sentenced on a later date but she stated that the sentencing date would never
happen. Perz had sent her 20+ letters and it was the prosecutor's decision to
only file 4 charges. He had tried to kill Kaitlin in September and it was our
impression that Toledo Municipal Prosecutor's had effectively relayed to Sylvania
the threat that he posed. The telephone calls were never addressed by the courts.
Those charges could've been filed by Toledo, but the prosecutor who took the
case, Sharon Gaisch, wouldn't. She thought that the letters were better evidence.
Another Toledo prosecutor (Arturo) who had worked with us on the DV case
was wonderful and sat down with Kaitlin and I often. He told Kaitlin that this
man would never leave her alone and he wanted to try to keep him in jail as long
as he possibly could because he feared for her life. He was the one that we
wanted to have on the protection order case, however Gaisch was the one there
at the time we walked in and she took it. Arturo who had been in court, came in
and he made copies of the letters for us and he sat down with us yet again. I
believe if Arturo had taken the case, Perz would still be in jail.
In September when Toledo Police Detective Mary Jo Jaggers filed the kidnapping
charge against Perz, she told Kaitlin that if she offered Perz a misdemeanor Unlawful
Restraint that the court stuff would be over. Kaitlin is so nice that she just agreed
even though I objected. I tried to explain to her what continuing over to grand jury
could mean. But I don't think she understood it at the time. Afterwards she regretted
it and said that she didn't fully understand at the time it was offered. The
misdemeanor deal would mean no additional time. The DV sentence and the unlawful
restraint sentence by law would have to be served concurrently because they arose out
of the same incident, however kidnapping could mean 15 years and even if he wasn't
convicted, he would still serve the 6 mos for the DV. Perz initially declined the offer
but after consideration accepted it. The plea should never have been considered. I
believe that Jaggers was only relaying messages from the Common Pleas Prosecutor
when she brought us the plea offer. If the offer was never made, Kaitlin was prepared
to follow through in felony court to the end.
Jaggers also helped by calling in a favor on Feb 5th to make sure that Perz was
detained a little longer at CCNO before being transported back to Toledo, she further
arranged for him to be arrested immediately when he got off the bus at LCJ.I also want to let you know that the car Perz was driving on Sunday belonged to his
mother not to Perz. She has made excuses for him from the beginning and during the
DV case she and her daughter were kicked out of the courtroom by the judge. They
had been contacting Kaitlin and delivering messages.
Kaitlin is a beautiful girl, amazing in every way and had an incredible love for those
around her. She was always compassionate and quick to forgive no matter what.
Kaitlin and I would often sing together while her dad played guitar and she was
looking forward to singing one of her favorite songs with us this coming week "This
Man" at First Baptist Church of Greater Toledo where she was baptized and a
member. She loved her family and friends so much, and we all loved her right back.
The candlelight vigil last night was evidence that she impacted a lot of lives.
Something that most of us only pray we can do over a lifetime. We know that she's
safe now in heaven in the loving arms of Jesus.
Sincerely
Jeni and Jeff Gerber
________________________________________________________
FATAL SHOOTING BY EX-BOYFRIEND
Kaitlin Gerber's parents say legal system let victim down
She told mom authorities ‘weren’t going to help’
Read whole story here:- http://www.ourtownsylvania.com/Police-Fi...-down.html
Due to everything that has happened there is going to be an Inquiry.
Pictures of Kaitlin's parents are included in this article, apparently Kaitlin's mother is a Police Officer at the University of Toledo, she has written to the Toledo Blade, here is a copy of that letter:-
When Kaitlin and I went to Sylvania court on Feb 27th - no one from the
Sylvania court had reached out to her to talk about the case before that day. She
kept wondering when someone would and when she would try to contact them,
she would only get a voicemail. We found out about the date of the trial online
and then a few days before the trial she received a subpoena. When we arrived
that day, the female prosecutor refused to allow me to come back with Kaitlin
and talk. When Kaitlin came out she told me that they weren't going to help her
and that they were letting him out that day. She told me that he was going to be
sentenced on a later date but she stated that the sentencing date would never
happen. Perz had sent her 20+ letters and it was the prosecutor's decision to
only file 4 charges. He had tried to kill Kaitlin in September and it was our
impression that Toledo Municipal Prosecutor's had effectively relayed to Sylvania
the threat that he posed. The telephone calls were never addressed by the courts.
Those charges could've been filed by Toledo, but the prosecutor who took the
case, Sharon Gaisch, wouldn't. She thought that the letters were better evidence.
Another Toledo prosecutor (Arturo) who had worked with us on the DV case
was wonderful and sat down with Kaitlin and I often. He told Kaitlin that this
man would never leave her alone and he wanted to try to keep him in jail as long
as he possibly could because he feared for her life. He was the one that we
wanted to have on the protection order case, however Gaisch was the one there
at the time we walked in and she took it. Arturo who had been in court, came in
and he made copies of the letters for us and he sat down with us yet again. I
believe if Arturo had taken the case, Perz would still be in jail.
In September when Toledo Police Detective Mary Jo Jaggers filed the kidnapping
charge against Perz, she told Kaitlin that if she offered Perz a misdemeanor Unlawful
Restraint that the court stuff would be over. Kaitlin is so nice that she just agreed
even though I objected. I tried to explain to her what continuing over to grand jury
could mean. But I don't think she understood it at the time. Afterwards she regretted
it and said that she didn't fully understand at the time it was offered. The
misdemeanor deal would mean no additional time. The DV sentence and the unlawful
restraint sentence by law would have to be served concurrently because they arose out
of the same incident, however kidnapping could mean 15 years and even if he wasn't
convicted, he would still serve the 6 mos for the DV. Perz initially declined the offer
but after consideration accepted it. The plea should never have been considered. I
believe that Jaggers was only relaying messages from the Common Pleas Prosecutor
when she brought us the plea offer. If the offer was never made, Kaitlin was prepared
to follow through in felony court to the end.
Jaggers also helped by calling in a favor on Feb 5th to make sure that Perz was
detained a little longer at CCNO before being transported back to Toledo, she further
arranged for him to be arrested immediately when he got off the bus at LCJ.I also want to let you know that the car Perz was driving on Sunday belonged to his
mother not to Perz. She has made excuses for him from the beginning and during the
DV case she and her daughter were kicked out of the courtroom by the judge. They
had been contacting Kaitlin and delivering messages.
Kaitlin is a beautiful girl, amazing in every way and had an incredible love for those
around her. She was always compassionate and quick to forgive no matter what.
Kaitlin and I would often sing together while her dad played guitar and she was
looking forward to singing one of her favorite songs with us this coming week "This
Man" at First Baptist Church of Greater Toledo where she was baptized and a
member. She loved her family and friends so much, and we all loved her right back.
The candlelight vigil last night was evidence that she impacted a lot of lives.
Something that most of us only pray we can do over a lifetime. We know that she's
safe now in heaven in the loving arms of Jesus.
Sincerely
Jeni and Jeff Gerber
________________________________________________________
FATAL SHOOTING BY EX-BOYFRIEND
Kaitlin Gerber's parents say legal system let victim down
She told mom authorities ‘weren’t going to help’
Read whole story here:- http://www.ourtownsylvania.com/Police-Fi...-down.html
"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone."
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau