Last week, President Trump posted my Gateway Pundit article on Truth Social, Letitia James Caught Harboring Fugitive! — Jailbird Niece is Hiding Out in Letitia’s “Primary Residence”.
Since then, I have obtained the current active Order for Arrest for fugitive Nikia Monique Thompson, daughter of New York Attorney General Letitia James’s niece. According to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Thompson remains a wanted “Absconder” (offender number 0898340), with law enforcement actively searching for her.
Now the situation intensifies. North Carolina authorities are now aware that Thompson is hiding out at Letitia James’s “primary residence” in Norfolk, Virginia. This raises a critical question: Will Attorney General James comply with law enforcement and surrender her fugitive niece, or will she continue to obstruct justice by providing her sanctuary?
Thompson, listed as an “Absconder” (offender number 0898340) on the department’s official site, is wanted for violating probation terms. Even though the Order for Arrest was first issued in 2012, it never expires and it is considered a current active warrant. This is why a new one was not issued when Thompson absconded.
Nikia Monique Thompson has a criminal record spanning 20 years in the states of Virginia and North Carolina, and include multiple convictions for contributing to delinquency of a minor, abuse of child, possession of burglary tools, third degree larceny, assault and battery, trespassing, shoplifting, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, possession of marijuana, driving with a suspended license, and even malicious conduct while incarcerated.
As I detailed in The Gateway Pundit in Crime Runs in the Family! Letitia James Buys Home for Niece’s Jailbird Adult Kids, James’s explanation, that she is a “good aunt” merely helping her niece and her children, was misleading. The “children” whom James’s statement implied were minors, are both adults, and both have significant criminal histories. Providing a hide-out for a fugitive is a crime, and not a family favor.
How close are Letitia James and Nikia Monique Thompson? On Thompson’s LinkedIn page, she writes, “Been working with Ms James for years, from council member to Public Advocate to Attorney General”.
If she does not turn in Nikia Monique Thompson, Letitia James herself could be charged with harboring a fugitive. And, because it involves interstate flight, James could be subject to federal harboring law which carries up to 5 years in prison.
Under VA Code § 18.2-472, if someone escapes from custody and you harbor them, you can be charged. Harboring in Virginia could make you an accessory after the fact. The penalty for Letitia James would qualify as a Class 1 misdemeanor, with a punishment of up to 12 months jail and a $2,500 fine.
Even more serious, because Nikia Monique Thompson’s case involves interstate flight, under 18 U.S.C. § 1073 (Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution or Confinement), harboring someone who fled across state lines to avoid justice could trigger federal charges against Letitia James. Federal harboring law carries up to 5 years in prison.
Thompson’s persistent criminal activity underscores the seriousness of James’s role in providing Thompson with a hide-out while on the run from North Carolina authorities. As New York’s chief law enforcement officer, Letitia James cannot claim ignorance or excuse when it comes to harboring a fugitive in her Virginia residence.
This case is rapidly evolving and could have major political and legal consequences in the weeks ahead.
Joel Gilbert is a Los Angeles-based film producer and president of Highway 61 Entertainment. He is the producer of the new film Roseanne Barr Is America. He is also the producer of: Dreams from My Real Father, The Trayvon Hoax, Trump: The Art of the Insult, and many other films on American politics and music icons. Gilbert is on Twitter: @JoelSGilbert.
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