{"id":387,"date":"2023-02-04T15:13:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T15:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=387"},"modified":"2023-02-04T15:13:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T15:13:39","slug":"child-rapist-who-faced-up-to-15000-years-in-jail-has-chance-at-freedom-inmates-give-him-prison-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/02\/04\/child-rapist-who-faced-up-to-15000-years-in-jail-has-chance-at-freedom-inmates-give-him-prison-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Rapist Who Faced Up To 15,000 Years In Jail Has Chance At Freedom, Inmates Give Him Prison Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">In October, 34-year-old Jacob Michael Mitchell was charged with criminal homicide and other related charges in connection with his cellmate\u2019s death at Houtzdale State Prison.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The victim, 48-year-old Garrick Bloom, was found unresponsive in his cell on August 29, and efforts to revive him proved unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1240\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.webp 1240w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1400\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.webp 1400w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1240\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1400\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/t_share\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"4074\" height=\"2706\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzODkx\/rapist2.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\">Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Prison_cell_block.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to a state trooper, Bloom, who had been convicted of multiple child rape charges, had<\/p>\n<p>bruises all over his face and markings on his neck indicating he had been choked by some type of string.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell signed a plea deal during jury selection, pleading guilty to the lower charge of voluntary manslaughter. All other charges were withdrawn as part of the deal.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"7\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman sentenced Mitchell to seven-and-one-half years to 15 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0NDU5NDI3\/rapist.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_500\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0NDU5NDI3\/rapist.webp 500w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 500px) 500px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0NDU5NDI3\/rapist.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_500\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0NDU5NDI3\/rapist.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 500px) 500px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/t_share\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0NDU5NDI3\/rapist.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Photo Credit: Twitter\/Fugitive Watch\" width=\"586\" height=\"327\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0NDU5NDI3\/rapist.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\"><em>Photo Credit:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FugitiveWatch\/status\/1094242977390710784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter\/Fugitive Watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The affidavit of probable cause stated that Mitchell told investigators he\u2019d been drinking that day and was \u201cpassed out in his bunk\u201d when Bloom woke him by touching him inappropriately. He stated that he jumped out of bed and assaulted Bloom, during which Bloom bit his finger, causing him to fly \u201cinto a rage.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"7\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mitchell said that he hit the call button during the assault, and again after he was done beating Bloom. \u201cI think he\u2019s dead,\u201d Mitchell told the guards, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know. I just snapped,\u201d Mitchell said when he was asked why he strangled Bloom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure I was the cause of whatever happened from there,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_259\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzNTM5\/rapist4.webp 259w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 259px) 259px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_259\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzNTM5\/rapist4.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 259px) 259px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/t_share\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzNTM5\/rapist4.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"387\" height=\"290\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0MzkzNTM5\/rapist4.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><em>Photo Credit: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Prisoner_in_belly_chain_02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mitchell\u2019s hand was extremely swollen following the attack, pictures showed.<\/p>\n<p>According to two corrections officers, Mitchell told them that he\u2019d tied the string around Bloom\u2019s neck and tried to hang him to make it look like a suicide.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the assault, Mitchell was serving six years on separate convictions of felony theft and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\" data-zone-count=\"7\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He was also convicted of four counts of aggravated assault in connection with another incident at a different prison, to which he pleaded guilty to one count of simple assault. He received a consecutive sentence of 12 to 24 months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_179\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0NTI0NjEx\/rapist5.webp 179w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 179px) 179px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_179\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0NTI0NjEx\/rapist5.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 179px) 179px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/t_share\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0NTI0NjEx\/rapist5.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Photo Credit: Twitter\/Officer Sharon\" width=\"429\" height=\"479\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTkzMzY1OTkwNjQ0NTI0NjEx\/rapist5.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\">Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officersharon\/status\/1095467458419482624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter\/Officer Sharon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In December 2014, Mitchell was moved to Houtzdale. He is currently in SCI-Smithfield, Huntingdon.<\/p>\n<p>Bloom was serving a 40- to 80-year sentence from October 2019 after he was convicted of raping a child in Clarion County.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exploreclarion.com\/2021\/04\/24\/gant-cellmate-pleads-guilty-for-death-of-clarion-county-child-rapist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore Clarion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October, 34-year-old Jacob Michael Mitchell was charged with criminal homicide and other related charges in connection with his cellmate\u2019s death at Houtzdale State Prison. The victim, 48-year-old Garrick Bloom, was found unresponsive in his cell on August 29, and efforts to revive him proved unsuccessful. 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