Fil-Am judge accused of hiding fugitive boyfriend pleads ‘not guilty’

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Fil-Am judge accused of hiding fugitive boyfriend pleads ‘not guilty’
She is accused of allegedly harboring her then-live-in boyfriend in her home for approximately an hour and ‘never making any attempt to contact law enforcement’

NEW JERSEY, USA – Suspended New Jersey Judge Carlia Magpantay Brady pleaded not guilty for harboring her fugitive boyfriend who was wanted in an armed robbery in 2013.

Brady faces a possible jail time of 5 to 10 years for a charge Governor Chris Christie has called “deplorable and frankly, stupid.”

The plea was entered on July 15 at Brady’s arraignment before Judge Kimarie Rahill in Somerset County Superior Court. Brady did not attend the arraignment because of a medical issue.

According to reports, an outstanding arrest warrant was issued in 2013 against Jason Prontnicki, who was Brady’s boyfriend at the time. He was wanted in the armed robbery of a pharmacy in Old Bridge. Reports quoting law enforcement authorities say he “threatened the owner with a crowbar and demanded drugs.”

Brady was indicted by a grand jury on May 15 on two counts for hindering the apprehension of a fugitive and one count for official misconduct.

She stands accused of “allegedly harboring her then-live-in boyfriend Jason Prontnicki, 43, in her Woodbridge home for approximately an hour on June 11, 2013 and ‘never making any attempt to contact law enforcement,’ according to the complaint filed against her,” says a report in NJ.com. The prosecutor’s office states she was aware of the arrest warrant against Prontnicki “yet still offered to help him get money and transportation to avoid arrest.”

At her arraignment, Brady’s lawyer sought to have the case dismissed, and said his client should be reinstated to the bench. – Cristina DC Pastor, The FilAm/Rappler.com  

 

 

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