Blue city man with nearly 100 arrests accused of stabbing elderly victim has never served prison time
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An Indiana man accused of stabbing a 69-year-old at a gas station has ignited outrage after records revealed a staggering criminal history – nearly 100 prior arrests – with little to show in the way of punishment.

Courtney Boose, 41, was arrested after the alleged gas-station stabbing, according to the Lawrence Police Department and Fox 59, which reported that Boose has been arrested 99 times over the years on charges ranging from theft and trespassing to battery. 

Despite that record, court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital show he’s never served a day in state prison.

Booking photo of Courtney Boose

Booking photo of 41-year-old Courtney Boose. (Lawrence Police Department)

Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) President Rick Snyder blasted the situation as proof that repeat offenders are “being turned back onto the streets faster than officers can arrest them.”

“This is exactly what we’ve been warning about,” Snyder said on “The Hammer and Nigel Show” on 91.3FM WIBC. 

You’ve got someone arrested 99 times, accused now of stabbing an elderly man, and he’s never seen prison…

— Rick Snyder, Indianapolis FOP President

Prosecutors recently downgraded Boose’s latest charge from attempted murder to aggravated battery, a level three felony, reducing potential prison exposure from up to 40 years to a maximum of 16. He is being held at the Marion County Jail on a $50,000 bond. Fox News Digital has reached out to Marion County for comment.

“What’s the number of times where somebody in a black robe says, ‘You know what, I don’t think this guy is getting it’?” Snyder asked.

Troy McAlister mugshot

This undated photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) shows Troy McAlister, a parolee who was allegedly intoxicated when he ran a red light in a stolen car, killing two pedestrians. (San Francisco District Attorney)

Critics argue Boose’s record highlights problematic “catch-and-release” justice, where habitual offenders face little deterrent. In deep-blue San Francisco, residents protested Troy McAlister’s bid to swap prison time for a drug rehabilitation program just years after he allegedly plowed down two pedestrians.

“91 felonies, 2 deaths, No more chances,” signs read outside San Francisco’s Hall of Justice. “Judge Begert chooses politics over public safety. Justice NOW.”

The case of McAlister, 50, has long been a lightning rod of restorative justice reform, forcing elected officials to confront whether policies meant to show compassion to offenders put the public at risk.

McAlister was on parole on Dec. 31, 2020, when he allegedly drove a stolen car while intoxicated, ran a red light, and killed Hanako Abe, 27, and Elizabeth Platt, 60. 

“Troy McAlister has been charged with 91 felonies over the course of his multi-decades career here in San Francisco, and we don’t think that someone should be given infinite chances to ultimately correct course,” Scotty Jacobs, director of Blueprint for a Better San Francisco, told KTVU-TV

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