Big Pine Key Alligator Finally Gets Justice
You should remember Tim Goll. He was convicted of killing the alligator at Big Pine Key’s Blue Hole in March 2006. In June 2007 he and Jordan Milo pleaded guilty to felony alligator poaching and received a very light sentence. Circuit Judge Mark H. Jones, saying he rarely has seen a case with as much public interest, sentenced Jordan Milo, 20, and Timothy Goll, 19, to six months at the Monroe County Detention Center, five years’ probation, community service and a psychological evaluation, despite the public outcry for five years in prison.
Goll has not been able to take advantage of this good fortune. In April 2008 he violated probation for failing to see his therapist, a requirement under the sentence agreement, failing to pay $50 per month for probation supervision, and testing positive for cocaine and marijuana. Goll was sentenced to 364 days in jail with credit for time served and had to complete an in-house program at the jail. This by the original judge.
In February 2009, Goll again violated his probation for failing to pay $50 per month, tested positive for cocaine, marijuana and Xanax. Fortunately, for the public, there was a new judge on the case. This time Judge David Audlin sentenced Goll to 36 months in the State prison, he gets credit for the 348 days he served in Monroe County Jail but will still have 2+ years left.
Rest easy Cola, justice has finally been served.
If you would like to read more check out “Blue Hole Gator Kllers Get 6 Months” and Kimberley Denney’s fantastic article in Key West The Newspaper.
No. Cola has not had justice. Justice would have been actually punishing those jerks. What they got wasn’t punishment. It was pretty much the same slap on the wrist sentencing Randy Acevedo got from the same judge (Coincidence?? I think not!). The Good Ol’ Boy network is disgustingly alive & well here. Goll had to violate his probation TWICE in order to get real jail time & Milo never has. That’s not justice, that’s a farce.