Darby Police Chief Angry That Man Arrested Twice For Same Crime Was Back On The Street
DELAWARE COUNTY, P.A., (CBS) -- A Darby Borough man was arrested for the same crime -- twice in one week.
Darby Borough Police Chief Robert Smythe wants to know why Isaac Dougba was out on the street after the alleged first child luring incident.
"I'm frustrated... No I'm angry, that's a better word for what I am," he said. "Why was he on the street? Someone needs to answer that question."
Police arrested Isaac Dougba last Thursday after a 13-year-old girl told them he was trying to lure her in his white van near the area of Summit and Main Streets.
The bail department recommended the district judge set bail at $50,000, but Smythe said, "Our judge for whatever reason, I don't know, reduced that to $10,000 at 10% and put him back on the street."
Dougba was arrested again Thursday evening, after police say he tried to lure a 10-year-old girl.
Police say he was in a white van again in the same area, on the 600 block of Darby Terrace.
Chief Smythe is pointing the finger at the judge.
"The judge is supposed to be part of enforcement, this isn't the first time he has done something like this. He is extremely liberal with these things in a town that has a lot of crime."
Dougba faced the same judge Friday morning.
This time, bail was set to $250,000 -- cash.
Eyewitness News spoke with Judge Leonard Tenaglia but he didn't want to respond to the chief's criticism nor did not want to comment on the case.
Chief Smythe said, "If he can't do his job, he ought to get the hell out of there."
Dougba's family says the allegations are false.
"The crime he is being accused of he didn't commit those crimes," Emara Kamara, the suspect's nephew, explained.
Dougba's nephew says the suspect was only in that area to visit family -- not lure children. Kamara added, "The same spot he was trying to lure a child into his van, last week he will go back again, the same week? And keep going back over there? Why don't you think about that."
Dougba is expected to be back to district court Wednesday July 22nd.