Pontiac Times

Matt Maddock, a public figure and state legislator in Michigan, made several statements on his social media account regarding school administrator salaries, court case outcomes, and a recent judicial decision.

On September 9, 2025, Maddock commented on the compensation of school employees: "You can search here and see what every state and school employee make. Oakland Schools is up to like 700 administrators making over 130." This statement highlights concerns about administrative payrolls within Oakland Schools.

Later that evening, Maddock discussed the rarity of case dismissals at the district court level: "95% of all charges are plead. Of the 5% that go to trial, a conviction results in 95%. Less than 1% of cases are dismissed at the District Court like happened today. Thank you Judge Simmons." His remarks refer to typical plea bargaining rates and trial outcomes in U.S. courts.

The following day, Maddock addressed a specific criminal case involving Decarlos Brown: "If a judge set bail for Decarlos Brown, his famiky would have intentionally NOT posted it because they knew the best place for him is jail and she’d still be alive."

Maddock has served as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives. Discussions about administrative spending in public schools have been ongoing in Michigan; Oakland Schools is an intermediate school district serving students and staff across Oakland County. Salary transparency for public employees is mandated by law in Michigan.

Criminal justice statistics cited by Maddock align with national trends indicating that most criminal cases end with plea agreements rather than trials or dismissals. The comments on Decarlos Brown reference broader debates around bail reform and pretrial detention policies in the United States.