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Deadly Crash In Bossieir Parish

May 30, 2011 By The Fount Online News Leave a Comment

LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

Troop G News Release – May 29, 2011

Deadly Crash in Bossier Parish Leaves Four Dead and Three Critically Injured

Bossier Parish – On May 28, 2011, at 2:29 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a two vehicle crash on Linton Road, just east of Airline Drive, in Bossier Parish. The deadly crash killed four people and critically injured three others.

According to investigating troopers, 34-year-old Christina McGrew of Haughton was traveling west on Linton Road while operating a 2009 Honda Civic. Katie McGrew (age 57), Jessie McGrew (age 30), Britini McGrew (25), Cierra McGrew (age 7), and Ethan McGrew (age 2), all from Haughton, were all occupants in the Honda Civic. While traveling west, Christina entered a curve to the left with a short bridge. For unknown reasons, she lost control of the vehicle striking the right concrete wall of the bridge. Thereafter, the Honda Civic veered left and slid sideways into the path of a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu that was traveling east.

The collision occurred in the east bound lane of travel which left the Chevrolet Malibu disabled in the roadway. The Honda Civic, which veered left after the second impact, became lodged on the bridge railing with its driver’s side tires suspended above the ground.

Christina was wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash. Britini and Ethan were both unrestrained in the back seat at the time of the crash. All three were airlifted to LSUMC in Shreveport with life threatening injuries.

On May 29, 2011, at approximately 2:00 a.m. Britini McGrew, rear passenger in the Honda Civic, was pronounced dead at LSUMC due to the injuries she sustained in the crash.

Katie, who was wearing a seat belt, along with Jessie and Cierra, who were both unbuckled in the back seat, sustained injuries that were fatal and were all pronounced dead at the scene by the Bossier Parish Coroner.

Lindsey Robbins, the sole occupant in the Chevrolet Malibu, was restrained at the time of the crash and was airlifted to LSUMC with moderate injuries that were not life threatening.

Toxicology tests are pending and the crash remains under investigation.

Troop G Troopers have investigated 11 fatal crashes for the year of 2011, which resulted in 14 fatalities.

In 2010, just over 700 people were killed in Louisiana due to motor vehicle crashes. Taking the time to buckle up every trip and every time is the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself in a crash. Currently the “Click it or Ticket Campaign” is underway and will run until June 5, 2011. Louisiana law requires that all vehicle occupants wear their seat belts and that children under the age of 13 wear a safety belt and/or be restrained by an appropriate child safety seat regardless of seating positions. State Police reminds everyone to buckle up and encourage your loved ones to do the same.

Buckle Up! Every Trip! Every Time!

Contact Information:
Tpr. Cordell Williams
Louisiana State Police
Public Affairs Unit
Office: (318) 741-7411
cordell.williams@dps.la.gov
www.lsp.org

Autonomy Under Fire

May 28, 2011 By The Fount Online News Leave a Comment

Ready To Rumble

The Jackson Parish Courtroom room was full of hope on both sides of the aisle as the Essmeier vs. Thompson hearing finally got underway around 11am. After a history making judge recusal hearing took place at 9:30 in which the matter as to whether Judge Jimmy Teat should be recused was heard by Judge Glenn Fallin, Fallin ruled there was insufficient evidence to recuse Teat, and the hearing as to whether an injunction against the Town of Jonesboro should take place resumed (case # 32584 Jackson Parish 2nd Judicial District).

While some feared there would be a negative ripple of resentment by Judge Teat for having been put in that position even though he won the right to retain his seat, that potential downside didn’t seem to bother defense attorneys Louis G. Scott and Carol Lexing or the Jonesboro Mayor and 3 Council Members being sued.

For the past month since the first court date (4/28/11) defendants Mayor Leslie Thompson and Council Members Lastevic Cottonham, Devin Flowers and Charla Melton have anxiously awaited their opportunity to prove their innocence and stand up for their freedom to choose.

Race Card Pulled?

The issue of racial prejudice in this piney woods town of just under 5,000 absolutely has not gone away but intensified: Jonesboro’s first Black mayor and first majority Black Council are under unprecedented fire by certain influential Whites for amending the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget and for raising the Mayor’s salary.

In the matter of Essmeier vs. Thompson where the former White one-term Mayor of Jonesboro Donald L. Essmeier, along with White businessmen Dalton E. Cruse and James Schmidt are suing the current Black two-term Mayor of Jonesboro and each of the Black Council Members.

From the outside looking in it all boils down to this: Can the Mayor BE the Mayor, and can the Council BE the Council without the threat of shutting down the vital functions of police, fire, water, sewer, etc. in the Town of Jonesboro?

As evidenced by repeated testimonies in court, Essmeier et al is willing to go that far to prove their point as they are suing for just such an injunction, all because of their objection to Mayor Thompson’s increase in salary that was voted into ordinance by the Council March 8, 2011. Whether the matter is racial or not at this point is a matter to be decided in the Court of Public Opinion.

Budget Schmudgit!

Is it all about the Benjamins for Essmeier, Cruse & Schmidt? Cruse testified even if 701 was passed properly, he disagreed with the content in which the Mayor’s salary was increased. He said, “I don’t know of any place where you can get hired for a certain amount and 30 days later you double it.”

Schmidt said he disagreed mainly with 700 because the Town had poor audits for several years and because “the game plan changed at the last minute.” When asked by Attorney Scott if he had any suggestions as to what should be in the budget, Schmidt said “no” and when asked if anyone stopped him from making a comment at the Meeting in question, he also said “no.”

As registered voters and taxpaying residents of Jonesboro the plaintiffs certainly have a right to their opinion, but do they have the right to bring a completely frivolous lawsuit against the Town of Jonesboro that eventually costs all taxpayers in Jonesboro MORE than what would be saved if (and that’s a big IF) Mayor Thompson’s salary returned to what it was?

Are these taxpaying citizens really concerned about saving the Town of Jonesboro an undue financial burden? Considering the threat made earlier by Attorney Bobby Culpepper for the Mayor to rescind 700 and 701 where his increase in salary was concerned or be sued for not complying, many if not a vast majority of Jonesboro citizens have grown weary of the facade and want a quick resolution.

The Attack On Governmental Autonomy

Is Essmeier & Co. entitled to harass the current administration for exercising their autonomy and for legally voting their conscious without repercussion when the former mayor had the right to freely perform his duties while in office?

On the witness stand yesterday, each of the plaintiffs agreed that under the Lawrason Act, the Council has the final say as a legislative body in the Town of Jonesboro to enact ordinances. So what are we really talking about here?

Essmeier, Cruse & Schmidt, their attorney Bobby Culpepper as well as many others allege that proper notice was not given concerning those ordinances thus making the passing of 700 concerning the budget & 701 concerning the Mayor’s salary increase illegal.

Even though Essmeier, Cruse & Schmidt all testified under oath that no notice of the ordinances in question was given by the Town, according to newspaper clips entered into evidence during the hearing yesterday, ordinances 700 & 701 plus an invitation to the public hearing concerning them were indeed published in the legal section of the Town’s official journal per Town Attorney Doug Stokes’ instructions before the March 8 Council Meeting.

From the looks of things, the plaintiffs seemed to be completely oblivious to the Town’s legal notice publications and their allegations appear to be completely unfounded. Whether those prior legal notice publications on February 24^th and March 3^rd satisfy the law or not is yet to be determined by Judge Jimmy Teat, who also appears to be more than ready for this issue to be resolved.

‘Let’s Get This Thing Over With!’

Before attorneys for the defense Scott & Lexing had a chance to question the plaintiffs as to why they sued and to give the plaintiffs an opportunity to substantiate their allegations, Judge Teat tried to narrow the entire case down to what he believed is the one key issue: Did the Council comply with the Louisiana Revised Statute 39: 1307 as it applies to the passing of a municipal budget, and was that budget different than what was advertised.

Just after the lunch break, Judge Teat spent approximately ½ hour outlining how he wanted the attorneys to proceed in this case based on that premise. In essence and summary, Teat said that time was running out for Mayor Thompson to make a new budget for the next fiscal year (2011-2012), that this matter was old and becoming a mute point, and that he wanted all witness testimonies from here on out to be limited to whether 39:1307 was violated.

Teat went on to say that both sides said they would appeal no matter what the outcome of this is, and because a new budget was about to be passed it didn’t matter what’s about to be decided in these proceedings. During his dissertation he commented about the Motion to recuse him being totally unfounded and, it was unclear as to why he brought the recusal hearing issue up while explaining his reasons for trying to bring a quick resolution to this matter.

Judge Teat’s decision to proceed this way was met with vigorous opposition from defense attorney Carol Lexing who said the plaintiffs should be able to testify why they sued. From the floor, it appeared to some that Teat was trying to relieve the plaintiffs from having to substantiate their allegations and that his mind was already made up.

After a brief recess, Judge Teat changed his mind and instructed the attorneys to proceed as if he had said nothing.

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Judge Teat Holds Seat

May 28, 2011 By The Fount Online News Leave a Comment

As the legal maneuvering in the matter of Essmeier vs. Thompson continues, an unprecedented court hearing at the Jackson Parish Court House the Motion to have Judge Jimmy Teat recused occurred.

Locals in the Jackson Parish area commented that while many motions to recuse a judge have been filed in the past, hardly any have actually been heard in court because the judges usually recuse themselves –that is till now. The matter was heard by Judge Glenn Fallin this morning at the Jackson Parish Courthouse.

Judge Teat’s wife works at the bank where the Town of Jonesboro conducts business, and Attorney Louis G. Scott filed a motion to recuse Teat based on what he and many others believe to be a conflict of interest. Scott questioned Judge Teat and Jonesboro Council Member Samuel Lamkin in an effort to make his case.

Scott is co-council with Attorney Carol Lexing who represents Jonesboro Mayor Leslie Thompson and Council Members Lastevic Cottonham, Devin Flowers and Charla Melton in the Essmeier vs. Thompson matter.

The recusal issue surrounded comments made at the tail end of a Council Meeting on April 12, 2011 when the Council Members made final statements. Seemingly out of the blue and unrelated to any prior matter discussed in the Meeting, Council Member Samuel Lamkin addressed Mayor Thompson saying an influential person in the community inquired about the Mayor’s vehicle being seen crossing the state line late one night recently (at that time).

Mayor Thompson responded during the Meeting by saying he was conducting Town business with some people interested in opening a hotel in Jonesboro, and that such a question should have been directed to him in his office rather than the manner in which it was brought. Lampkin agreed and apologized to Thompson for being disrespectful.

When Scott questioned Lamkin on the witness stand some 6 weeks later in court today asking him to identify who spoke to him about the Mayor’s vehicle that night, Lamkin declined to identify that person twice by saying “That’s between me and that person.” At Scott’s request Judge Fallin directed Lamkin to answer, and after some pause Lamkin said it was Judge Jimmy Teat.

Earlier when questioned by Scott, Judge Teat testified he had 2 text conversations and 1 voice conversation with someone else who said he had seen the Mayor’s vehicle cross the Louisiana state line.

Due to the late hour Mayor Thompson was traveling at the time he crossed the LA/TX state line (around 2am) it was believed by some that Judge Teat had Mayor Thompson followed. However, Judge Teat emphatically denied this allegation during questioning today.

In his closing argument Attorney Scott said that Judge Teat tried to influence Council Member Lamkin and demonstrated prejudice in the outcome of the Essmeier vs. Thompson matter. Judge Teat’s attorney Bobby Culpepper closed his argument by saying the evidence presented by Scott failed to meet the criteria of the statute related to the recusal of a judge.

Judge Fallin rendered a final statement with his decision saying that Teat’s wife being a Vice President at the bank where the Town of Jonesboro does business didn’t seem to be an issue before the 4/28/11 hearing and that there was no evidence Judge Teat was biased because of that association.

Judge Fallin also said just because a citizen asks a Council Member what the Mayor may or may not have done, and just because a friend sends the judge a text message –neither scenario was evidence of surveillance or enough evidence to prove Teat was too biased to continue being the Judge in the Essmeier vs. Thompson matter, and thus Fallin ruled Teat not be recused.

After an hour long recess, the matter of Essmeier vs. Thompson continued in court until just after 4 pm. The Fount’s report of those events is found here in the article entitled “Autonomy Under Fire Pt. 1″ –The Fount

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Jonesboro Special Called Meeting 051011

May 11, 2011 By The Fount Online News Leave a Comment

The Jonesboro Mayor Leslie Thompson and Town Council consisting of Council Members Lastevic Cottonham, Devin Flowers, Charla Melton, and Samuel Lamkin convened a Special Called Meeting Tuesday evening May 10, 2011. Council Member Renee Stringer was absent.

A new police officer was recommended for hire by Police Chief Wes Horton who requested the Council to review the application. The Council received the application and approved a drug test. The Council approved a Resolution to allow the Clerk to be an authorized signor on checks associated with certain funds held at the municipal bank and, another Resolution allowing the Mayor to represent the Town of Jonesboro on the Recision of a land sale deal was also passed.

Mayor Thompson explained the circumstances surrounding the need to re-do that previous real estate transaction, and thanked all those who participated in making his administration stronger by challenging him in areas that needed addressing. With just 3 items on the agenda, the meeting went smoothly and was over in less than 1/2 hour.

In other news, an invoice for a $10,100 payment was submitted by Certified Public Accountant Tanya Wade (Town of Jonesboro’s CFO). Additional itemization was requested from Edwards, Wade & Perry CPA by the Town.

Update 051211: In our efforts to more accurately report on this payment issue, the Town of Jonesboro did not outright reject the invoice submitted by Edwards, Wade & Perry CPA –but simply sought more itemization before paying.

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The Systematic Elimination Of Black Elected Officials

May 5, 2011 By The Fount Online News 3 Comments

A Note From The Publisher’s Heart

Anytime one seeks to prove racial discrimination, unfortunately because one act of racism is hard to prove in court –the victim of such harassment often times must endure a series of negative attacks in order to indicate an overt pattern.

As Chief Editor of The Fount Online News, it is our team’s desire to not make the news, but to report it by exposing such patterns that indeed exist, are verifiable on a large scale, and yet seem to have gone unnoticed by top government officials that are commissioned to remedy such situations.

To aid in the effort of recognizing, documenting and to initiate the healing process where ever it can be received, this article is the first in a series entitled “The Systematic Elimination Of Black Elected Officials”

As Jonesboro Mayor Leslie Thompson notes, no true healing can occur until there is at least the acknowledgment of a racial problem, especially here in the Deep South. When certain local publications refused to cover the results of this nation’s Presidential election in November of 2008 –the voice of the people spoke: “We need our own paper!” Thus the conception of The Fount Online News.

At a time where many people believe these types of issues are a thing of the past and don’t quite realize that racism has actually intensified in certain areas since Barack Obama was elected President, The Fount salutes each and every Prayer Warrior who is deeply entrenched in this effort to restore justice, racial harmony and dignity to their various communities. –Rev. David J. Dill

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Action!!

At the offices of Attorney Louis G. Scott (Lead Attorney of the Jena 6 case in Jena, LA) Rev. David J. Dill of The Fount Online News interviews Attorney Scott and Jonesboro Mayor Leslie Thompson regarding the overt pattern of discriminatory acts in politics at the local, state and federal levels.

Attorney Louis G. Scott, Monroe LA & Jonesboro Mayor Leslie Thompson

In the impromptu video documentary session below, Mayor Thompson says that even though racial discrimination can be difficult to prove, the emerging pattern of harassment towards Black elected officials intensified when the majority of Jonesboro citizens elected a majority Black city council this past fall of 2010.

Mayor Thompson says the changes he brought to Jonesboro during his first 4 years in office are well documented to be very positive and progressive –even more so than all the mayors before him combined; yet he has been met with extreme resistance and overall harassment. Mayor Thompson said that no true healing could occur in his rural community of Jonesboro, LA until there is at least the acknowledgment of a racial problem.

The Fight

Due to his over 30 years of experience in successfully handling such matters, Attorney Louis G. Scott of Monroe, LA is on the team of attorneys whom Mayor Thompson has sought legal assistance from. Attorney Scott commented on the overall pattern of similar racially motivated acts of discrimination against Black elected officials charged with crimes –some proven and others unproven in many areas of Louisiana, and cites a few particular cases The Fount will be covering.

Since when is a Chief of Police arrested and charged with malfeasance for simply writing a ticket? Attorney Scott mentioned how Chief of Police Jenkins in Waterproof, LA (Tensas Parish) was indicted for malfeasance in office simply for giving a person a ticket, and discussed how it appeared that the Black Council of Mayors here in Louisiana was selectively targeted by a certain Fed sting operation.

“By The People For The People”

Mayor Thompson concludes this interview by noting how the trend of racial intolerance intensified when President Barack Obama was elected in November of 2008 –especially “in the Deep South” and referred to the American Creed: this form of government is justified by those who are governed to give the power to those who are doing the governing, based upon the will of the people for the people.

“Why would the White elected officials be able to vote their conscious without any threat of lawsuit from the community, and then when its reversed that the Black Council Member says ‘yes, we’d like to do this’ and we vote that conscious, and then we find ourselves in court? These are the kinds of things that we’re talking about today, that have got to be looked at and addressed, probably at the top level.” –Mayor Leslie Thompson

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Jonesboro Motions To Quash

May 4, 2011 By The Fount Online News Leave a Comment

Quash, Not Squash

On Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Mayor Leslie Thompson filed a Motion To Quash at the Jackson Parish Courthouse against Sheriff Andy Brown and his mother-in-law Anne Wasworth. In the matter of the mayoral offices being raided in Jonesboro, LA back in early March 2011 –a Motion to Quash is a legal defense maneuver filed in court in order for a party to be heard by a judge if they feel the opposing party has no legal right to receive certain documents or evidence requested of them by their opposer.

Wasworth is included in the Motion because she is the Jackson Parish Clerk who signed off on the subpoenas Sheriff Brown submitted in relation to the ongoing investigation of the City of Jonesboro’s finances, and she is Brown’s mother-in-law. From all indications a judge will have to decide if there a conflict of interest in this matter and Sheriff Brown is going to have to prove in court that he’s not on a witch hunt.

Since no formal charges have ever been filed against Mayor Thompson or the City of Jonesboro in nearly two months since Sheriff Brown and his team confiscated computer hard drive records and other evidence from City Hall, Mayor Thompson’s premise is that Brown is not legally entitled to the many various documents he’s demanded from Mayor Thompson as discussed in an article found here.

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Jonesboro’s First Day In Court

May 2, 2011 By The Fount Online News Leave a Comment

On Thursday, April 28, 2011 the matter of whether an injunction against the City of Jonesboro would be initiated was heard in the State of Louisiana’s Second Judicial District at the Jackson Parish Courthouse in Jonesboro.

The temporary or permanent injunction that the plaintiffs are seeking based on their accusation that Jonesboro is operating under an illegal and unbalanced budget could possibly shut down the city’s functions (police, water, fire, sewer, etc.). Therefore, this case has very serious implications.

Plaintiffs alledge that Ordinances 700 & 701 passed by the Jonesboro Council on March 8, 2011 were illegally passed, and that the city is operating under an unbalanced budget that is of extreme detriment to her citizens and businesses.

The Grind

For those who came to observe, report and support the defendants, the first 3 hours of proceedings seemed to be the toughest and the longest –for it was unclear at this time as to what was taking place behind closed doors in the judge’s chambers. The attorneys battled over whether a hearing could be avoided or not, and whether Ms. Carol Lexing Powell would represent all, some or any of the defendants.

After lunch the hearing began, the motion to disqualify Powell was dismissed and Jonesboro Mayor Leslie Thompson, Council Members Devin Flowers, Charla Melton and Lastevic Cottonham went head to head with Attorney Bobby Culpepper who represents plaintiffs Donald L. Essmeier (former Jonesboro Mayor), Dalton E. Cruse and James Schmidt.

By the end of a long day in court, even though the matters were still unresolved and won’t be at least for another month —battle lines have certainly been drawn, attack strategies have begun to be revealed and some curious statements were made both from the judge’s seat and the witness stand.

Is It ALL About The Benjamins?

While there is straight up denial by many that the issues at hand are NOT about the Mayor Thompson’s recent salary increase, Jonesboro Council Member Samuel Lampkins testified under oath that he was urged by his constituents not to vote in favor for the city’s financial budget to be amended (even though it is a balanced budget proposal) because they felt the mayor’s salary increase was the biggest ever and “shouldn’t be doubled at one time.”

During Lampkin’s testimony, Judge Teat stopped a line of questioning by defense attorney Ms. Powell saying it was “irrelevant what the previous Mayor made.” That statement was surprising to many in the audience considering it is the former Jonesboro Mayor who is suing current Mayor Leslie Thompson and the Council over an amended budget that includes Thompson’s salary increase.

One concerned citizen said “Shouldn’t the judge recuse himself? His wife works at the bank where the city’s banking is done.”

While The Fount Online News is unaware of any direct accusations about the judge having a vested interest in this matter, his wife JoAnne Teat is the Vice President at Jackson Parish Bank as stated. Certain ones interviewed by The Fount during these proceedings commented about this being a conflict of interest that at the very least merits the judge’s recusal or perhaps a change of venue for this case.

Don’t Believe The Hype!

According to the questions Attorney Bobby Culpepper directed to each of the defendant Council Members, it appeared he was trying to get them to admit under oath that the amended budget they passed on March 8, 2011 had a $200,000+ deficit, when according to the actual budget that was advertised in the official publication and passed that night reflected no such deficit.

The Council Members acknowledged on the stand that the numbers Culpepper was showing them on paper were his numbers, and not necessarily the same numbers they looked at on paper the night they voted.

For the first four years of his administration and the first time in Jonesboro’s history, Mayor Thompson had Jonesboro operating under balanced budgets, and according to documents presented to The Fount –the amended budget Mayor Thompson proposed for the Council to vote on that night was also balanced.

In Conclusion

In response to Culpepper’s attempts to hold him to pinpoint accuracy in his financial numbers, Mayor Thompson testified: “The budget is not a science, but a projection.”

While enduring a very tedious string of questions by Culpepper (some of which appeared to be completely unrelated to ordinances 700 & 701), among many responses Mayor Thompson explained that he needed his salary to be increased to cover traveling expenses and to run the town more effectively.

Mayor Thompson said a large portion of the funds added to his salary are to replace monies removed from the mayor’s travel budget by previous administrations. These monies are necessary for the Mayor as an executive of the town to travel and promote the town –not to line the Mayor’s pocket as some mistakenly believe.

The proceedings of the afternoon went on until after 5:30 pm, and were Continued until May 27 or June 7 depending on calender availability.

Shortly after these proceedings, Mayor Thompson provided an exclusive and revealing audio interview of the day’s events. Mayor Thompson discusses among many things, the Dr. Simmons land purchase issue, the backroom deal he was offered by the opposition, as well as some upcoming issues regarding Jonesboro’s audit.

Mayor Thompson said, “Let’s talk about the reality of why there was an absolute need for a budget change.” Check out this amazing audio interview with The Fount .

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