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OHIO MAN ‘BE CONCUBINING’: Black male stereotype rears its ugly head in Ohio courtroom.
March 14, 2007
*An Ohio man facing charges of attempted theft last Friday has stumbled into national news with his response to an unrelated question by the judge.
Out of curiosity, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Melba Marsh asked 25-year-old Rickey Lackey how many children he had.
“None, but I have six on the way," answered Lackey.
Marsh asked if his answer meant that he was marrying a woman with six kids.
“No, I be concubining," Lackey responded, explaining that he currently has six different women pregnant at the same time.
Realizing how this looks, Lackey’s lawyer stepped in to shut down the line of questioning. The judge obliged, after agreeing that it had nothing to do with his attempted theft case.
Lackey, a music producer from Avondale who told the judge he was about to sign a $2 million deal that would net him $300,000 upfront, was convicted on a reduced charge of attempted theft.
Prosecutors say Lackey defrauded U.S. Bank out of $3,975 by depositing empty envelopes into ATM machines, claiming they contained cash, and depositing bad checks. Once the accounts were falsely inflated, Lackey withdrew all the money before the bank could detect the fraud.
Meanwhile, Lackey’s “concubine” has due dates ranging from August to October.
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March 14, 2007
*An Ohio man facing charges of attempted theft last Friday has stumbled into national news with his response to an unrelated question by the judge.
Out of curiosity, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Melba Marsh asked 25-year-old Rickey Lackey how many children he had.
“None, but I have six on the way," answered Lackey.
Marsh asked if his answer meant that he was marrying a woman with six kids.
“No, I be concubining," Lackey responded, explaining that he currently has six different women pregnant at the same time.
Realizing how this looks, Lackey’s lawyer stepped in to shut down the line of questioning. The judge obliged, after agreeing that it had nothing to do with his attempted theft case.
Lackey, a music producer from Avondale who told the judge he was about to sign a $2 million deal that would net him $300,000 upfront, was convicted on a reduced charge of attempted theft.
Prosecutors say Lackey defrauded U.S. Bank out of $3,975 by depositing empty envelopes into ATM machines, claiming they contained cash, and depositing bad checks. Once the accounts were falsely inflated, Lackey withdrew all the money before the bank could detect the fraud.
Meanwhile, Lackey’s “concubine” has due dates ranging from August to October.
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