Virginia prosecutor Steve Descano faces a third recall effort for lenient treatment of a criminal, this time from a group that helped elect a Republican district attorney in New York.
Murder victim Stephanie Minter’s mother, Cheryl, and the Victims’ Rights Reform Council launched an online petition on Wednesday to recall the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s attorney, gaining more than 12,400 signatures by Thursday. The petition castigates Descano for dropping repeat offender Abdul Jalloh’s charges in almost every case during his string of more than 30 prior arrests until he was charged with stabbing Minster to death in February. Jalloh is an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone who received “sanctuary” from immigration arrests under Virginia policies, adding to the backlash over Minter’s slaying.
