SENTINEL ALERT
NO SHOWS TOP THE LIST
The disappointment doesn't show up on FB. Not a peep anyone can find. One neighborin that exclusive gated community shared that, "not enough to field a team" showed. We don't know if they are a football fan or baseball fan but . . . . ..
10/10/2025 TRINITY COUNTY
KEITH WATSON'S MONEY ATTRACTS NE'ER DO WELL
Rob Freyer and Woody Wallace have 'friended' a recent transplant to beautiful Deep East Texas. He purchased a Tax Sale lot back in 2021 in Westwood Shores and in 2024 built a half million dollar home. Watson got some attention when he moved up here from Houston declaring a homestead and making this his new home.
WELCOME Robert Keith Watson.
We see that you generously offered the corrupt SJC ADA Freyer the use of your beautiful home in an exclusive gated community and access to your friends tonight as an endorsement of him and his campaign. As an Air Force Veteran (Thank you for your Service) I already know you are not aware of Freyer's blatant violations of the Constitution of this Great Nation or the Theft and fraud and tampering with Government documents he committed to steal from the Tax Payers of San Jacinto County. I would bet money that aVet in good standing has no idea that Freyer showed up as the primary speaker at a protest for a Mexican Cartel family that was protesting the incumbant District Judge for undoing an unconstitutional bond setting by a younger inexperienced judge. Not only was Freyer the Cartel's key note speaker, he conducted the entire press conference after in spanish for their benefit despite a majority of local english speaking folks there.
UPDATE
We see that you postponed the planned event in your home tonight and set it for tomorrow instead. When Freyer shows up, ask him about the time as ADA in Montgomery county when he prosecuted a bar owner for refusing to close her business during COVID. Ask about how he took part in confiscating all of the liquor from the business and then lost the case after two years. Ask Freyer what happened to the liquor in evidence that they could not find a single drop of to return. Ask about the Montgomery County DA having to write her a check to restock her bar. Then Ask Freyer about getting fired from the Mont Co DA's office for showing up drunk on a DWI crime scene. He denies it happened but I have two credible witnesses. One lawman who was at the scene and a silver star vet who was in the office the day Freyer was fired.
Just look at the 'Freyer's Follies' page on here and see all of the drinking photo selfies Freyer posted on his own FB. (not the brightest bulb int the box for a public servant.) You'll see he hunts, fishes, bar hops, baby sits and endangers a child with alcohol in reach at all times.
Once again Welcome. Watson means, "Son of a mighty Warrior" Just for your information and proof on my "Hall of Heros page, our incumbant Judge, The Honorable 258th District Judge, Travis Kitchens is a 'Watson' too because he is the son of a mighty warrior. His Dad flew over twenty missions as a Bomber Pilot in WWII in the Army Air Corp and survived. Then once the US formed the Air Force, His dad flew recon missions over Korea to assess bombing damage. Judge Kitchens shows up at every Veteran's day and Memorial Day observance and always has. Judge Kitchens is often a speaker. Freyer can't be bothered even when all he had to do was walk down stairs from the top floor to the courthouse steps. All I ask brother Watson is that you think it over carefully. A leopard can't change his spots. Nothing but a dose of Jesus can really change a man. If Freyer is a thief and liar as recently as this last August two months ago, he still is. Do we want him on a State District Judge bench? While you were celebrating your birthday, Freyer was thieving money and lying on government documents. It is apparent from your face book page that you are interested in politics here. I am glad. So am I. Conservatism is not just fiscal conservatism, it is also moral conservatism.
Once again, WELCOME to Deep East Texas.
Steve Watson, Publisher
936 730 5717
Now about the lying political ad. It appears that Terri's page will be the new Tyler Evans page and the Anti Judge Kitchens crowd has hired a patsy Or is it Becky? Some woman made a video claiming she is the victim of corruption in SJC 258 th because she could not get custody of her kids. What she and Terri, her hostess, failed to mention is that she never had custody of her kids.
Some of you may have seen the short video accusing corruption naming the judge and her ex husband's lawyers but what you NEVER see from Peden and their anti Judge Kitchens ilk crowd is any kind of proof documents. No video or any evidence for that matter. Just slander.
As soon as I saw the video and who was behind it, I recognized the 'Tyler Evans Jr." production methods so I did a little digging. There is a case in the courts. I have the date and cause number. I won't publish any identifiers but suffice it to say, her husband, via counsel and her own sworn testimony, proved she was making money publishing and operating by way of her "Only Fans" page.
I was censored for simply stating that statistics prove children from single Father homes fair much better than children from single mother homes. Whew her and the only fan star and family tied into me. That is ok. Its what I do. Drop truth bombs in the middle of a lying pit of vipers.
Just like Terri did trying to help all the political losers she has backed in the past that I opposed, she drug out her trusty 25 year old news and slung it at me one more time cincinatti.
Terri is not the sharpest knife in the drawer or she would realize every time she has done that, her loser candidate lost the election. Earth to Terri, porn stars don't make good spokespersons.
Here at The Sentinel, we don't endorse anyone. What we do is expose lying political ads so that the most informed voters possible make it to the polls.
The days of automatic custody to mother are over as well it should be.
Fatherless homes are satan's playground. Why? Because God gave the power to overcome the evil one to the fathers. Not the courts. Not the cops. Not the moms, but to the fathers.
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13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
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I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
PEDEN PROPAGANDA POOEY
Sources that still have access to peden's wish she was political propaganda site relay that one of her last post when she banned me was to state that I am a, "Very Violent Person". Once again, no proof, no video or document. Just her say so. The problem for her is that all she can point to is one of my headlines saying, "Shoot a few and the rest will go home.". The comment was directed toward looters and rioters that wave a foreign flag and attack and damage our country and people. Peden is confusing the terms, "Violent" and "Dangerous".
The Korean shop owners who got on top of their stores with AR 15's to protect their property during the riots are my kind of Americans. They weren't violent but were damn sure Dangerous. Same with me. I have never displayed any violence to any person in my life. The only two guys I ever hit, hit me first.
Am I dangerous? Ask the corrupt . . . . lol
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On March 1st, will mark 60 days of the new elected officials taking control and managing our county government. “How are we doing”, is a question that I am sure as a whole we in the county want to know. Let’s review how we got here first.
Contrary to what the local Republican Party Chairman, Dwayne Wright boasted when he made reference to San Jacinto County finally becoming a “Red” county. This is not so. The influx of statewide straight party voters seeping down and affecting the county wide vote, caused the Republican Party to carry the day in county wide positions. The Republican straight party vote claimed over 70% of the straight party vote with 2066 votes and the Democrat challenger had only 877 votes, giving the republican candidate a 1219 vote advantage in the race. When we look past county wide positions, the ones that are most affected by a straight party vote, we have an entirely different story. The local Republican Party did not carry one single one on one, local precinct race. The local Democrat Party retained all 6 individual positions up for reelection in the precinct commissioners and Justice of Peace offices while also retaining the District Clerks position.
The two top positions of power within the county, the Criminal District Attorney and the County Sheriff were won by former Democrats. Those elections were decided in the Republican Primary with the CDA Robert Hill Trapp not having an opponent and Greg Capers defeating both Royce Wells and appointed Sheriff David Clark without a run-off. Clark had defeated Capers in the 2012 Democrat Primary and lost to Republican Sheriff Walters. Clark was appointed to the office when Sheriff Walters passed away from cancer. Clark then jumped from the Democrat Party at the last moment causing the party to not have enough time to find a suitable Democrat candidate, therefore the Republican winner of the primary did not have an opponent in the General Election. Clark lost the swing over Democrat vote he used to defeat Capers in the Democrat Party primary because of his actions causing his runoff defeat. Wells, Capers other opponent never got out of the starting blocks in the race as his past begin to catch up with him, thus Capers advanced to the general election after defeating Clark in the runoff.
The County Judge’s race was really decided in the Republican Primary as well, with the Republican Party loaded and prepared to replace Democrat Judge Fritz Faulkner at all cost making a foregone conclusion that the Republican Primary winner would be the next County Judge. The split shows a split between the outgoing Republican Chair Shan Hanson supporting John Lovett and the incoming chair Dwayne Wright supporting Nick Carter. McAnally led the initial primary vote, but not enough to miss a runoff. In a close race between Laddie McAnally and John Lovett was decided by no less than 9 votes, a near 50-50 split within the party. McAnally failed to gain the support of either republican chair, Hanson or Wright. This was most likely because of being a former Democrat, thus he faced the entire power leaders of the local Republican Party. The near 50/50 split 9 vote difference caused ripples within the party. This was quickly healed to join hands to defeat the Democrat County Judge Fritz Faulkner in the General Election, along with a 1219 straight Republican Party vote advantage.
The future for both local parties has bumps, along with San Jacinto County as well. The old saying “To the victors goes the spoils” may be twisted a little, “To the losers we will leave you the spoils”.
Next: Where are we at and where are we going to?
FORMER COMMISSIONER/DEPUTY EXPOSES FRAUD IN LION REPORT
Ray McCoppin did a deep dive into the lyin report and exposes the fraud. Follow link in headline for video.
COLDSPRING 7/20/2023
LION REPORT CALLED "GOBBLEDOGOOP". VIDEO HERE
Former SJC Commissioner and a former Orange County Deputy Sheriff has studied the so called, "Lion Report" and offers his analysis. Mr McCoppin's uniqe persepctive seems to be right in line with most who have read the report.
The Sentinel did share the Flynt File with Mr. McCoppin and quite a few others since Flynt was quoted so heavily in the report. Any 'reporter', no matter how far removed from East Texas, who took it on theirself to write a BS hit piece on SJC based on quotes from a dirty cop that has proven himself to be a predator, was contacted and given the Flynt File.
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Judge Kitchens: "If they arrest somebody they can't keep that phone without a search warrant"
ADA Ferguson: "They arrest people all the time without a warrant"
Judge Kitchens: "They get their phone back when they make bond. They don't get to keep the phone as evidence unless they seize it, they have to have a search warrant to seize it. The fourth amendment and Article 1 Section 9 of the Texas Constitution are clear on this"
LIVINGSTON 9/26/2023
ADA WINGTIP TOES HAVE CAN KICKIN HOLES
POLK CO ADA, Ferguson showed up for court again with absolutely nothing. Not even an argument in the case against Brandon White. White is a local constitutional activist who has consistantly poked a finger in the eye of the corrupt among us. All ADA Ferguson wanted to do was kick the can down the road again with ANOTHER reset.
As predicted in a prior Sentinel Article, ADA Ferguson does NOT have a bullet proof vest in evidence, any video of a bullet proof vest and it doesn't appear that the officer who swore in the affidavit that he saw one of the accused put on a bullet proof vest is going to stick to his story. According to Sentinel sources, that officer is back tracking to, "I thought I saw him put on a bullet proof vest". No evidence has been offered in the case and what is especially troubling on this particular indictment is the language. The Polk Co Grand Jury indicted White for allegedly organizing the crime of obstruction by 'creating the appearance of an imminent attack on a police officer'.
In the hearing, an observer quoted the judge as inquiring, "How are you keeping this man's phones without a warrant? The ADA's stuttering reply was met with what that court room observer described as, "an impatient directive" from The 258th District Court Judge, The Honorable Travis Kitchens. He stated that Ferguson had until the 14th to submit his argument in writing. Judge Kitchens went on to only give Attorney Seth Evans a week beyond that to respond wih his written argument by the 21st. Hearing set for the 28th.
'no way' symbol added to sign as political commentary
SJC HEWAY R.O.W.
CLOSETED CANDIDATE VIOLATES LAW
Multiple complaints of illegally placed campaign signs touting, "San Houston" 2024 have been reported to The Sentinel already, Sam hasn't come out of the closet yet admitting publically he is running for county sheriff. December 11th is the last day to officially sign up so The Sentinel is predicting that all of these signs will be slathered with an add on FOR SHERIFF label December 12th.
According to sources close to Houston's campaign strategy committee, the plan is to have Flynt play the bad cop (type casting 101) and continue in his attempt to disparage our sheriff's reputation with his lies and false accusations.
Flynt's reward will be permission and backing to run for the Pct 1 Commissioner's office. Several are lining up to run though.
When the campaign kicks off and Sam is forced out of the closet, we predict he will play the Rodney King role of, "Can't we all just get along" and make out like he wants to pull the county together when his subversive efforts are and have been bent on creating division . When that happens, remember, you heard it here first.
According to those campaign sources, Houston has already bestowed his blessing on Kenneth Dale Lowery to run for Houston's Pct 3 constable's office. Lowery retired from the Angelina Community College police dept. Here is Lowery's FB 'friends' list.
5/29/2024 COLDSPRING
MATH IS A LANGUAGE
When I first attended SHSU to study journalism, my math class was in the language arts building. I couldn't figure that one out but now I know why. Math really is a language.
The top row is McAnally's final numbers and the Bottom are Luke Sweeney's. With these numbers, We the people are saying, "Can you hear us now?" We are saying to McAnally that your best lying Lion report and that sleazy AP reporter B"lie"berg efforts back fired on you. Backfired on AP too because every legit news platform dropped AP right after your efforts.
These few numbers are saying, we see you keep trying to 'finance' a law man into power here in SJC that you can control at the same time you try to lyin lion a damn good one out. Those numbers say that you trying to capitalize on murder with your false blame narrative just for a political agenda placed you squarely at the bottom of the barrel.
To Mr. Sweeney, the numbers are saying we as a community do have high hopes and look forward to the future together. They say integrity and character do matter to us and we recognize your organizational skills. Please take your seat at the table this January.
UPDATE Sparta denies that he has ever had a dating profile. He accuses someone of making the profile and chides them for not using a more recent photo. A few irrefutable facts are that Sparta's FB page uses the same photo and before he 'cleaned' it up,that FB page was also full of deviant sexual content and was soliciting for multiple sexual partners. Did someone hack that too?
5/26/2024 SAN JACINTO CO
CONSTABLE CANDIDATE SMOKES DOPE
Hiding behind the pseudonym, "Joe,41" aka, Peter Joseph Sparta, former captain for Pct 3 constable and sheriff candidate, Sam Houston is (pa)Trolling the Tinder dating app looking for love . . . . . . any kind of love.
Under 'relationship', Sparta lists himself as the non gender specific, "Polyamorous". He explains further with the verb, "Explorying".
Then there is the whole bit about the Bachelor degree that we cannot find any record of.
Sentinel readers will rememberThe Sentinel covering the one and only arrest Peter Sparta booked into the SJC jail ever. It was on pot charges that were never prosecuted. According to Sparta himself, they could not follow through because, "There was not enough weight for the DPS lab to test." Makes us wonder if 'Tampering With Evidence charges are called for because Sparta 'tampered' it one joint at a time.
PCT 3 Constable Race
Let us see if we can hear what these numbers are saying. Top row is P.J. Sparta and the 2nd row is the winning candidate, Kevin Freed. In a defensive FB post, Sparta claimed that he, himself put the election in, "God's Hands". My bible tells me that it always has been. These numbers repeat to me the learned counsel of an old political attack dawg, "When you are denying, you are losing."
POLK CO 6/8/2023
AUDITOR GROUPIES GO FULL PUNK MODE
Vile vulgar name calling and threats of harm to our District Judge and his staff are keeping the county phone lines busy three lines deep this morning. that has been the result after 'acclaimed' auditorJames Freeman Posted a video making a bunch of false statements about a case pending in Polk Co.
This controvery arose a week or so ago. The following is the comment in blue thatI posted on the first lying auditor video,l Tx Sheepdog72 aka Jack Miller you tube page that was promptly (16 min) deleted.: To put the statement in context, Miller had, as part of his Rincon Support effort, stated that any cop who violated any citizen's right should suffer the death penalty. Miller did recant that statment later but the anarchist propaganda did escape his lips. This is what I had to say;
The absurdity of your 'death penalty' comment speaks volumes about you. On top of that, you might want to check your facts before you run your head. The Polk County district clerk's files on the Rincon case shows two separate emails sent to the AAction bond company out of San Antonio on April 25. The separate email address in the clerk's file that The Sentinel obtained from the District Clerk's deputy were, 'bondsaction@gmail.com and a-actionbailbonds1@gmail. When we contacted the bond co directly, they did confirm that these email addresses are accurate.
The bond co secretary was quite cordial and helpful until I asked her to check her inbox for April 25th. She was agreeable to do that too and then thirty seconds later, she came back with an adversarial tone saying, "I can't give you any more information, you will have to call back and talk to XXXXX.
The Sentinel did contact the court employee tasked with sending out notices who confirmed the email addresses matching what the bond co confirmed. She has the outgoing email in her sent box and no 'failure to deliver' notice. Someone is wrong here. Also Jack, "kill the cop' Miller fails to mention that Rincon was picked up a felony gun charge since his arrest in Polk Co. Sources say Rincon was arrested for carrying a weapon into the office where he went to pay his school tax and was charged for it.
As for the, "want him in their jail' comment, the stats say otherwise. Under the corrupt Hon who filed the original charges on Rincon, the jail stayed at or above capacity. Now with Ms. Sitton in the DA's office, the jail is consistently below capacity and the immense dockett backlog the corrupt Hon left is moving forward.
It goes without saying that The Sentinel has been following this case and the auditor movement in general from its inception. There is wrong on both sides of the Rincon case. Due process is the only thing that will sort it out but I understand that now Rincon has hired an attorney, CJ Grisham. Prior to that, Rincon was his own attorney on the criminal case. I hear the name of a civil rights attorney but unless you have a criminal attorney of record, you are it and responsible to keep up with your case. My objection, Jack, is that the District Judge on this case has done more to protect the constitutional rights of defendants than any judge in memory. He is the same one that reduced the unconstitutional high bail Hon went for and obtained on several that were arrested over this same incident.
One thing that I will bet on Jack. Justice will be served in this case.
That was then, Now we have had a bunch of mouthy punks behind their animalistic anonymity who threaten elected officials attempting to provoke and influece their decision on their public duty performance.
TEXAS PENAL CODE'
36.03. COERCION OF PUBLIC SERVANT OR VOTER. (a) A person commits an offense if by means of coercion he:
(1) influences or attempts to influence a public servant in a specific exercise of his official power or a specific performance of his official duty or influences or attempts to influence a public servant to violate the public servant's known legal duty; or
(2) influences or attempts to influence a voter not to vote or to vote in a particular manner.
Sentinel readers will remember Rincon as the driver who Simmons blocked in that night and began to question. Rincon, who is from the valley, pretended he could not speak English and thru the 2nd officer dispateched to translate, Rincon denied Simmons' demand for ID.
Simmons was made aware of some of the occupants of the vehicle, Simmons stated he was not in fear about guns but just wanted to know who they were. You can watch the VIDO HERE. Once he recognized an occupant, Mr. White, they left. No arrests made, no ticket issued. Simmons never could articulate a crime to arrest Rincon for and justify demanding his lID. Rincon had the high ground. It was some time later before Hon put together that one man in the car, Mr. White was a local activist and journalist that had published information detrimental to Hon's compaign. After that the charges appeared.
Now that the dust has settled a little, ;et us examine the facts.
1) When Rincon was notified of the original charges and arrest warrant under Hon, he arranged bond in S.A. and surrendered in Comal County. He was never processed thru the Polk Co Jail so all the information he gave at booking was in Comal County, not here.
2) There was no attorney hired that was made of record in Polk Co.
3) The docket was set and became public record. Polk Co notified bond co.
4. ) You failed to appear.
5.) You live in the lLaredo area
POLK CO POLITICS 12/31/2023
HON CAMP TAKES SHOT
Having met every nay sayer with the same challenge, "show me evidence", instead they resort to rumor and fabricated notions. The problem is that it is just the same tired rhetoric the corrupt community wages against my truth telling, evidnce publishing website year after year and election after election. Hint to dumbasses. look at all of the election results.
This case is especially tired. 11 years of being in my own home with voters registration, state ID and even my utilities on and paid, the lies persist. When the appraisal district removed my homestead, I made them reinstate it.
The tired lies were coming out of the sam i am camp last year with Sparta mouthing off about Sheriff Capers must be paying me off and then these same accusations.
Law Offices of MICHAEL L. DAVIS ATTORNEY AT LAW
P.O. Box 57
407 N. Washington, Livingston, Texas 77351
Telephone: (936) 327-7071 Telecopy: (936) 398-6948
June 10, 2021
TO:
Willie Openshaw Polk County Today VIA E-mail: editor@polkcountytoday.com
Emily Wooten Polk County Enterprise VIA E-mail: editor@polkenterprise.com
Ivory Hecker Fox 26 News VIA E-mail: Ivory.Hecker@fox.com
RESPONSE TO PRESS RELEASE REGARDING BINNION SENTENCING RE: Cause Nos. 26,265 and 26,266;
The State of Texas v. Eli Binnion; In the 258th Judicial District Court of Polk County, Texas
Dear Mr. Openshaw, Ms. Wooten, and Ms. Hecker,
I was Mr. Eli Binnion’s attorney in the above cases, which were finalized on June 3, 2021 at a sentencing hearing. I am issuing this statement to provide information that I believe will correct or clarify the public’s understanding of what in fact occurred at my client’s sentencing, including misrepresentations made to the media by the Polk County District Attorney.
Actual court transcripts can demonstrate the points I will make here. At the time of the incident in these cases, Mr. Binnion was 19 years old and the victim was 14. He has been jailed in Polk County since then and pled guilty to the charge on March 14, 2019. At that time, the State—in writing—waived their right to a jury trial in this case. This is significant because if the State had truly wished to prevent Mr. Binnion from receiving deferred adjudication, the State could have legally barred such an option by refusing to waive their right to a jury trial. The State understood this and waived.
On June 3, 2021, Judge Travis Kitchens presided over the sentencing hearing, where the State was legally entitled to call any number of witnesses (including the victim or the victim’s family) that the State wanted Judge Kitchens to consider in rendering a sentence. Probation Officer Mary Beth Barker was the only witness that the State elected to call to testify for Mr. Binnion’s sentencing.
Ms. Barker, the State’s only witness, made recommendations to the Court regarding terms and conditions of deferred adjudication. Polk County District Attorney, Lee Hon was present at the hearing and, as reflected in transcripts, at no time prior to the Judge pronouncing his ruling did the State ever recommend prison time—for 15 years or any other number— or oppose deferred adjudication. Only after the ruling was final, did Assistant District Attorney, Rachel Ellsworth state for the record that the State was opposed to deferred adjudication.
Ms. Ellsworth further advised the victim’s family was notified of the hearing and did not wish to participate. First Assistant District Attorney, Beverly Armstrong stated to the Court that the victim and family were no longer responding to their office. No Judge could ever legally bar a victim from being heard at a sentencing hearing and any suggestion that such occurred in this case is unequivocally FALSE. The State and the Defense were given the opportunity to present any witnesses they deemed appropriate.
While Judge Kitchens has only been elected since 2019, District Attorney Lee Hon and his office have handled cases such as this since 2007. Since 2016 alone, some very brief research confirms at least 19 cases wherein a defendant charged with a sex-related offense received deferred adjudication from different judges over the years, including Former Judge Kacee Jones, and Former Judge Ernie McClendon. The Polk County District Attorney’s Office, led by LEE HON was at the helm of them all. In at least 17 of those cases, the POLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY recommended Deferred Adjudication Probation to the Court as the desired sentence.
I make this point to say, in sum, that the sentence assessed Mr. Binnion, is by no means a “light sentence” and should not be construed as such. In addition, it has been my experience that in these types of cases, deferred adjudication is not uncommon, particularly when one considers the emotional toll that a public trial will have on any victim and especially, young and minor victims.
Mr. Binnion’s movements, decisions, and activities will be supervised and scrutinized closely by the judicial system for the next ten (10) years. Put another way—Mr. Binnion’s supervision will not end until he is 32 years old. Mr. Binnion’s probation in this case cannot be shortened for any reason and there are many terms and conditions recommended by probation, and Ordered by Judge Kitchens, with which he must comply for the next ten years. Some, but not all of those conditions include:
1. Lifetime registration as a sex offender;
2. Polygraph examinations on a regular basis;
3. Psychological examinations;
4. No internet access or usage without prior approval;
5. No contact with the victim or victim’s family;
6. Restrictions on where Mr. Binnion can reside;
7. Reporting to a probation officer twice a month; and,
8. $5,000.00 fine.
9. Serve an additional term of 180 days in the Polk County Jail.
(in addition to the 35 months he has been incarcerated awaiting disposition of the case.) Any misstep or mistake by Mr. Binnon on the terms of probation can result in his arrest and being brought back to Court for a hearing by a judge—not a jury—for a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years.
Should you have any questions, I will be more than happy to sit down with either of you so as to clear up any confusion that may exist. Your cooperation and courtesies in this matter are greatly appreciated.
If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Davis
Law Offices of Michael L. Davis
Keith Black <klbhfb2019@gmail.com>(Saturday, August 19 23 05:16 pm EDT)
You're a cowardice liar. I was never reprimanded other than a write up for the
shoe incident. I have a an established disability percentage in that ankle and sometimes it plane hurts on dress shoes. Bad mistake on my part but no perversion or malice meant
You're the one one who made it a perverted incident. Yet, everyone knows that from your perverted mind. You're the one who stated, "I wear my sex offender status as a badge of honor so people can
trust me." You got that wrong you have that status so society can know you are a registered sex offender for life.
I've never been informed that I was in appropriate with women in the office nor underage defendants.
That's another lie. Post it you coward
Is it time for William Lee Hon to step down?
It is understandable after such a vigorous campaign, candidates on the loosing end need time to recover. Not only does losing force the candidate into looking at their professional futures, the emotional side of being rebuffed by voters takes it toll, often time, leaving the losing candidate feeling a bit down.
In my earlier years, my father would use the old phrase, "pull yourself up by the bootstraps and get moving" whenever I was down in the mouth or had lost some big competition.
We all do it. We get knocked down, we get back up and get back to getting to it.
Unfortunately, not for the Polk County District Attorney's office.
During the election, I pointed out the number of ADA's that were either running for office or were quitting. Post election, that office is down to 2 Full Time Candidates (both running for Judge in Harris County in November) and 2 part time ADA's.
So where is Mr. William Lee Hon? Shouldn't he be actively trying cases? Mr. Hon has all but virtually disappeared. By Law, he is only required to be in the office actively working for 8 hours a month. Filling out employee time sheets pretty much can fill that requirement.
So, the question begs to be asked. Who is running the show over there? Rumor has it, a certain secretary has been negotiating plea bargains and acting as a "go between" with Attorney's and ADAs. How is that legal? How is that efficient?
If Mr. Hon is so burnt out that he cannot fulfill his duty of seeking Justice, maybe he should just go ahead and retire. Let Shelly Bush Sitton take over and hire the required Attorney's needed to move all those backlogged cases that we told you about during the campaign.
Taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook for the rest of 2022 salary for a non-existent District Attorney who is jet setting around the globe while ignoring the hardworking ADAs in his office. Victims should not be forced to sit in a holding pattern waiting on justice to be administered because there is no one to prosecute their case in a timely manner. Criminals should be off the street and families safer because the District Attorney has done his job.
It has been nearly a month since the election happened. Mr. Hon has been on vacation and is rumored to be back in Polk County.
Maybe Mr. Hon will do the right thing and just retire. He's definitely earned it and Polk County needs to get business attended to.
To the Citizens and voters of Polk County
I believe a candidate for District Attorney should be telling you what they can do and how they will benefit Polk County
and its people. While I expected that negative statements would likely be made during the District Attorney campaign, I must (as always) challenge false
statements.
Candidates for District Attorney and Texas lawyers are held to high standards of truth and ethics. How candidates conduct themselves clearly reflects their approach to integrity and justice.
To Tom Coleman,
You advertised that, "Anyone accused of a crime is entitled to a court-appointed lawyer if they cannot afford one." The system of court-appointed attorneys is one that is vitally important to our criminal justice system. Shelly Sitton has proven especially prolific in this endeavor.”
You stated that Ms. Sitton has been paid $250,000 over the past 5 years, attempting to make it sound as if she is taking money from the county unethically.
On Friday, January 28, 2022, I obtained, through an Open Records Request to the Polk County Auditor, the actual payments that Shelly Bush Sitton has received over the 5-year period in question. It is nowhere near $250,000 LIAR.
The actual number is approximately $113,000, all for legitimate indigent criminal defense work. This is an average of $22,600 per year.
Sitton was also paid approximately $56,000 for other work that she did for the County during that time such as providing legal services in Child Protective Services cases, tax collection cases, Adult Protective Services and guardianship services cases, and various other legal services when the County required outside counsel.
In total, the County paid Ms. Shelly Bush Sitton $169,000 over five years for all services rendered.
Your statements deliberately misled the public, and that WILL NOT be tolerated. In doing so, you SNUB YOUR NOSE at the criteria of being held to a higher standard. We need justice done when crimes occur. We want the innocent to be protected and only the guilty punished.
When serving the county as a court-appointed attorney for people who cannot afford an attorney, Ms. Sitton’s job is to provide the best defense possible. Anything less would be a violation of the oath that she took as an attorney, an infringement upon the rights of the accused, and a failure of the justice system.
We need a DA who understands justice and the justice system. Accusing a court-appointed attorney of doing their job is a failure on your part to understand the definition of justice. When you slam Ms. Sittion for beating your ill prepared butt in court, you are just proving the point that The Sentinel has made about you and Hon for years. You file numerous false charges that you know are false, knowing you have no evidence yet file them anyway and you have been doing it for years. That way you get a chance to punish your opponents with jail, bond and loss of reputation before they ever get a chance to open their mouth in court. That is why the office you work at and want to lead has the HIGHEST rate of dismissals around.
From now on, I hope you will agree to keep this campaign truthful and clean but rest assured, I won't hold my breath
because I don't believe, at this point that you are capable of being honest.
Since we have Mike Selmer up there, lets talk about the race he entered for Pct 4 Justice of the Peace. All he brought to the table when he ran against Mark Nettuno was TDCJ termination for multiple warnings of losing keys, leaving them laying around and taking them from the unit. He tried to ride that 'republican sweep' that did carry his wife in as Tax Assessor. She abandoned him, abandoned her post and now both are running for office again. Her in Hunt County and him here.
The office of JP is vital to our community. Not only the most grass roots position on the planet, it is the first line of defense for our families raising kids. As the first layer of Justice for our juveniles as well as neighbor to neighbor matters, The JP position can literally make or break a community.Candidate, Kim Webb is not only articulate and bright, she has the credentials for a long term service to our community. Much like the outgoing JP, Greg Magee, it is obvious from her college degrees that she is driven to better herself and our community through education. Like Magee did before he ran, Ms. Webb has an established background in law enforcement. His was as a deputy and hers is with the ISD police system. Yall know me by now and the yada yada ya interview we did but what I found most interesting about Ms. Webb is that she is putting action toward her passion for teaching our youth a healthy respect for law and order and along the way proving Law Enforcement is a noble calling on a young person's life. Of her adventure so far in substitute teaching, she summed up in a candid moment that, "They think they are unloading the trouble makers on me because I am a cop and should be able to handle them but I see a challenge and untapped potential"
2/1/2022 POINTBLANK
BETANCOURT BETTIN ON TIRED TATTERED TACTICS
DUH! the voters of San Jacinto County aren't stupid. We can see right through bald face lies and empty promises because we have had our share of transplants come up from Houston and try to lie and/or buy their way into office. Now TAMMY BETANCOURT, You claim that you are, "The ONLY Conservative" for the Pct 4 Commissioner's race. The obvious problem with your false claim is that Commissioner Mark Nettuno has served FOUR terms already and established the fact that he is one of the most fiscally conservative Commissioners that have served our county in many years. I say one of because our Judge, Fritz Faulkner and Pct 2 Commissioner, Donny Marrs both have well deserved reputaions for watching our pennies so the dollars take care of themselves. I have heard folks involved in county budgeting claim those men squeak when they walk during budget workshops. One of the consistant complaints has been when a dept head failed to use all the funds allocated in last years budget and the Comm Court not only took back the unspent funds into the general fund but then cut their budget this year to reflect the apparent excess allotment for last year.
I used the phrase, 'false claim' in the last sentence but I am just going to use 'LIE' in this one. Your political website says that you have been a "member of the community" since 2013. BS. You bought your property in 2013, a neat place in the north end but did not move your homestead up here until just this year. Also, you have never voted in San Jacinto County until the election in November of 2021. That means you either didn't vote or else you voted in the Houston community. I don't have a problem with you living and voting in Houston. I do have a problem with you lying about it in your political advertisement.
Speaking of your BS Degree in Political science, lets talk about your empty promises that you will 'lower taxes, pave more roads and be "responsive"as a leader. Were you aware that our Commissioner's court has not increased our tax rate but twice in about 20 years and then only because the Texas Jail Commission told us, "You will build a new jail"? Were you? We all are. Are you aware that adopting a tax rate is the ONLY input a commissioner has on taxes and that the apprraised values are the main factor in that formula and you can't effect those figures at all? We all are. Besides, it takes three votes to even adopt the tax rate so your claim that YOU will lower taxes is a BALD FACE LIE!!! Does it occur to you that building more roads will cost more money? Just saying.
Now for the 'responsive leadership' claim. You and I both know that I have reached out to you twice for an interview and even wrote you that I had a deadline to publish. You totally ignored both of those efforts. Everyone knows Mark Nettuno's door is open. He might be busy but will get back. That ain't to say you will always like his answer but you will get one.
A little more research showed that all of your campaign contributions except one are from people in Houston except for a large donation from George Russell. He has a reputation. If you are willing to take that much of his money, why not go put your sign on Russell's fence and see how that works out for you. He has consistantly thrown money at anyone who runs against Nettuno or Faulkner simply becasuse his wealth doesn't seem to impress or influence either of those men. Forgive us Ms. Batencourt if we decline your offer to serve with what you have brought to the table so far. Empty words and a deja vu, tree photo for two.
One last thing. The "Cronies" claim is the oldest democrat tactic around. No proof, just slander.
<HD 12 2/12/2022
BEN BIUS - PROFESSIONAL UNEMPLOYED POLITICIAN
We won't bother mentioning the late filing of campaign finance report. Any who checked on deadline day would not have seen this.
EMPOWER TEXANS DARK MONEY EXPOSED BY INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST
What does a story out of Amarillo have to do with SJC? The same dark money that is supporting Emily Cook by sending out bald face lying mailers by the dozens, attacking a proven conservative in Ernest Bailes is using the same tactics there. The reporter lays it out plain in case anyone still pays attention to that junk mail. Isn't it interesting, as one SJC political observer noted, the same, "come and take it" logo on our own lyin cheatin ad junkmail supplier at the county level. I would say the ballot box came and took it Steven.
HUNT COUNTY 11/11/21
DISGRACED OFFICIAL SEEKS ELECTION
Former SJC Tax Collector, Kelly Selmer Wineingar, who was elected based on lies and false accusations against the incumbent years ago,and was forced to resign in the face of Sentinel proof documents of her lies, is Now seeking election in Hunt County. Apparently Ms. Winegar underestimates the Sentinel reach and readership area.
Once Ms Wineingar's lies were exposed and she was ousted here, the prior trusted Tax Collector was re elected and has served faithfully since.
Our experience with Ms. Selmer/Wineingar was that once elected, she went to a Tax Colleector training seminar on our dime, met Randy W inegar, Hunt County Tax Collector and left her husband for him. Her and Wineingar married and she moved to Hunt county and abandoned her position here.
What got us into the fix of having her lie about her opponent and our Commissioners was trusting the SJC Republican Party Chairman, Sean Hanson who was just okay with lying, false ads and cheating to win no matter the cost. Then we got Dwayne "Can't show you the money"Wright in the chair. What an ordeal San Jacinto County was put through because of the unethical efforts.
At least four good elected officals were ousted from their unethical efforts. All but one regained their office after the misdeeds were exposed for the lies they were.
Hunt County, EXAMINE CLOSELY all the political ads and claims in Ms. Wineingar's run for office there. She was lying thru her teeth until the last day here.
I have to ask, "why is she running? "Is her husband pushing her to run? If so, Why?"
With false deed filings being a major avenue of fraud and crime and the Tax Assessor Collector having first hand knowledge of what properties are delinquent, deceased owners and out of state owners, If I lived in Hunt County, I would watch that closely. As the first line of defense against that fraud, The County Clerk is a vital job in the community. Even Kelly, in her announcement ad, edorses the prior and incumbant Clerks for their integrity. It is the LAST place you need to put someone who is a proven liar and cheat.
If Hunt County has a Muckraker, have them contact me and I will provide all the proof documents on Ms. Wineingar so they can be published locally. If not, I will continue to publish them from here. Below is just a tidbit from her TDCJ file about her illicit affair with an inmate while she was employed there. This is well before she met the Hunt County Tax Collector at a seminar on our dime and "hooked up" with him. Ya'll know the rest of that story.
I felt bad for her husband Mike Selmer who confronted me on the court house steps wanting to defend her honor and fight me because I dared publish the Truth about her and unbeknowst to him, she had the Wineingar wompum in his near future.
Steve Watson - publisher.
11/5/2021 CALIFORNIA
The state of California has piled 9 felony counts on the investigative journalist and videographer who got all the footage of planned parenthood (ie:abortion mill) officials negotiating the sale of aborted baby parts. As Attorney General, Kamala Harris had that mans house raided and sought to confiscate all of his unpublished videos.
It is like a deja vu where even kamala has read the Li Hon tactical playbook on how to shut down opposition. Take their stuff illegally.
For those that don't know, when Judge Ernie McClendon signed the warrants to search my office and have me arrested, he hadALREADY been removed from sitting in judgement on me over casee CV 14529 in san Jacinto County. when he gave the illegal and unconstitutional order for me to take my website off of the internet over the Keith Black lawsuit as posted below. Judge Olen Underwood forced McClendon to vacate the unconstitutional order then removed him from the case. The point being, when Li Hon and Tommy Colemanand Joe Martin went for the arrest warrant and search warrant, they all knew it was illegal for McClendon to sign either but they did it anyway. NOTICE the date this illegal and unconstitutional hand written order was set to take place. It is the high holy day for the practitioners of the dark arts. Their prayer answered (they thought) Until we stood on the truth and prevailed . . . . . . again.
It gets worse Judge McClendon not only illegally signed the warrants, search and arrest, he appointed a special prosecutor against me AFTER he had been recused. That action automatically recused Li Hon and his entire office from working on my prosecution. Not only did Hon take months to file the recusal document pertaining to his office, he and Coleman both contacted my web host threatening to prosecute them as co conspirators if the host did not shut my site down immediatly.
Just as is his proven practice, Hon and Coleman WITHHELD EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE when they contacted my host. Both this order and the summary judgement were vacated by McClendon and those documents were in the file and available to Hon and Coleman but they ONLY got copies of the original orders to send my web host as evidence against me. They both INTENTIONALLY withheld exculpatory evidence in their desperation.
It boils down to this. The Sentinel is still kickin it and will be used to kick you both down the political road by helping send the most informed voters possible to the polls.
FROM ORIGNINAL GRITS FOR BREAKFAST ARTICLE
Like his boss, John Bradley, says the Watchdog, the same prosecutor openly mocked requests for DNA testing that ultimately exonerated Mr. Morton: "During one of the Michael Morton hearings in September of this year, Coleman was overheard by several people mocking Morton's attorney, John Raley, who had argued for the relevance of a key piece of evidence which played a pivotal role in exonerating Morton. In a demeaning tone, Coleman said, "Ewwww! Bloody bandana! Bloody bandana!" in a cynical attempt to discredit the evidence.
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
We have become convinced that the only way the Williamson County District Attorney’s office will operate in a lawful and ethical manner is for the State Bar to assign an ombudsman to oversee its day-to-day handling of criminal prosecutions. The behavior of this office in the Michael Morton case has already triggered four investigations, including one by the State Bar. Grits For Breakfast recently carried yet another report, which was first reported by Wilco Watchdog, concerning allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. This time the misconduct charges involve Assistant District Attorney Tommy Coleman who withheld exculpatory evidence in a 2010 theft case.
POLK COUNTY 11/2/2021
COMMIE COLEMAN CONSUMATES CONSPIRACY
The 'all hat no cattle' cowboy strikes another blow against Freedom of Speech and Freedom of The Press in his latest conspiracy to violate the civil rights of those who dare speak truth to power. Coleman, along with another criminal employee of Li Hon, Jessica Dawn Adams conspired with the Corrigan PD to stack multiple charges on a man for alleged crimes that are out of left (as in commie marxist) field. "Interference" based on the premise that since dispatch sent the officer to deal with the 'threat' of a man with a camera and that officer could not be somewhere else stopping someone for a traffic infraction or investigating a crime, Brandon was interferring with the 'duty' of said policeman. Piling on a different count for each officer that was present at the scene is a blatant abuse of prosecutorial power by coleman and the other criminal employee of Hon. The ONLY thing transparent about you coleman is your CORRUPTION. We see right through your efforts and that will show election day.
If you stack multiple charges and multiple bonds and multiple battles on Brandon White, you figure he will be too busy to oppose your cronies in the election. That has been a honnite tactic since day one and it has worked till now. You stepped in it this time and those days are OVER.
Horse pookie Coleman. You are a communist parading as a conservative. Let us review. You file false charges for political purpose, fight transparency in government at every move, quell and even call for licensing of journalists and lie everytime your mouth is moving other than when you are using it to consummate your conspiracy.
If your case against Brandon White stands, EVERY person that has any interaction with the law whether they called the law or the law was called on them can be charged with 'interference' because if that cop wasn't there dealing with them, he would be somewhere else. What a crock of hoooooey. What you ought to do is give the uneducated some lessons about photography is not a crime and that 1000 feet is excessive to move back. We thepeople have a right to observe our public servants in action and call them out for thier crimes. It is that simple. You and Jessica are criminals.
It reminds me of the absolute insanity of charging someone with resisting arrest and no other crime.
ZUCKERBERG LOSES SEVEN BILLION IN A FEW HOURS
RULES IN MY HOUSE THIS YEAR. BUY NOTHING MADE IN CHINA OR BY COCA COLA. SEND THEM THE SAME MESSAGE.
Judge Phillip A. Grant
CONROE 4/30/2019
NOT GUILTY VIA DIRECTED VERDICT
Former County Judge, John R. Lovett Jr was found not guilty today by a Mongomery County jury based on a 'Directed Verdict'. Once the State rested their case, Judge Phil Grant took the decision away from the jury and directed them to bring back a 'Not Guilty' verdict because, according to the judge, there was no evidence for them to weigh or to convict Lovett on. In the legal definition of 'directed verdict' in a criminal case, there is an interesting factor. The following is from a legal site.
Judge Grant, by his action today, states there is no evidence. That will open the door for a lawsuit against San Jacinto County.
According to Lovett, none of the witnesses offered any real 'damaging' testimony. The remaining charge Lovett was most recently arrested on has NOT resulted in an indictment yet according to Lovett.
Judge Grant was a prosecutor for Harris County, Williamson County (Under John Bradley) and most recently, Montgomery County prosecutor's office before being appointed and elected as the 9th District Court Judge.
CONROE 4/29/2019
JURY PICKED AND LOVETT TRIAL BEGINS
SJC County Clerk, Dawn Wright was one witness to take the stand today in the beginnings of the trial of former county judge, John Lovett on various charges. The questioning today was in regards to the after hours entry of the clerk's office and using the stamp without authorization. One of the clerks who was on duty that day also testified. The state projects a few days for trial and has called former judge's secretary, Silvia Haro as a witness. There were other subpoena's issued by The State. More after tomorrow's court day.
UPDATE 4/8/2019
FORMER JUDGE ARRESTED ON CHARGES
John R. Lovett Jr was arrested last Thursday on charges of 'Impersonating a public official' and taken to the Montgomery County Jail. He made bond Friday. As reported below back in February by The Sentinel, The Office of Attorney General in cooperation with the San Jacinto County Sheriff's dept did conduct a search warrant at Lovett's home in Shepherd and seize the evidence this newest charge is based on.
There is a more indepth story on the Conroe Courier web site that only has one factual error. Their reporter stated that Lovett was alleged to have entered the San Jacinto County County Clerk's office with a pass key and used her time stamp to, "approve a commissioner's court agenda". There is no legal requirement for the agenda to be time stamped or 'approved' by the clerk. It is a good practice but the only legal requirement is that the agenda be publically posted on time. The County Clerk in SJC is not charged with preparing or approving the agenda.
The troubling aspect of the case is that Lovett, who was a concealed weapon permit holder, used the expired badge to bypass the Montgomery County Courthouse security the day he was in court on the prior breaking and entering charges he was facing and may well have carried his weapon into the courtroom. Those were the charges that forced his removal from office.
SHEPHERD 2/26/2019
EX COUNTY JUDGE UNDER INVESTIGATION, HEARING POSTPONED
Allegations of using his 'County Judge' badge to gain privileged entry in several locations after he was removed from office as the SJC County Judge have resulted in postponement of the scheduled hearing for John Lovett Jr to allow for additional investigation time and possibility of additional charges being filed. .
Although The Sentinel has not received any official confirmation, reliable sources state that a recent search warrant was executed at his current residence just outside Shepherd, Texas and that some evidence was seized.
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Tex. Penal Code §43.25(b). A person commits an offense if, knowing the character and content thereof, he employs, authorizes, or induces a child younger than 18 years of age to engage in sexual conduct or a sexual performance. A parent or legal guardian or custodian of a child younger than 18 years of age commits an offense if he consents to the participation by the child in a sexual performance.
The specific section of the Tex. Pen. Code was enacted in 1977 because of the Acts of the 65th Legislature. The enactment of this section was an effort to stop the multimillion dollars business of selling, distributing, and promotion of commercial child pornography. See Exhibit AH in the attachment.I) PERCURSOR CAUSATIVE EVENTS TO THE CHARGES
The Applicant believes the charges are based upon a Facebook Live video broadcasted on December 6, 2018, (herein referred to as "the December 6 video") to Applicant's Facebook "Friends" from the Angelina College Campus in Lufkin, Texas. The December 6 video involved multiple people that the Appellant engaged in conversations without any acts remotely described as sexual acts or sexual conduct. The indictment fails to provide fair notice by identifying the specific acts resulting in the charges. It is believed the indictment, two counts, is based solely on the affidavit for arrest and not from any other actions on different dates or places. Unlike most affidavits for arrest, it does not contain any witness statements including statements from the alleged victim (a fifteen-year old male student of Angelina College and a student of Pineywoods Academy) and the teacher's aide, June Webb. She accompanies the student to and from Angelina College. See Exhibit AG. The teacher's aide testified as to what see saw in an examination hearing held on February 15, 2019, in Angelina County at the Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 court with Judge Bill Ball presiding.
The arresting officer, Doug Conn, Chief of Police of Angelina College, who sought the arrest warrant waited seven days to request the arrest warrant and had actually watched the incident on Facebook live contemporaneously. See Exhibit AF. The video was made on December 6, 2018 and the warrant was issued and executed on December 13, 2018. The applicant was regularly on the college campus every weekday. He was on the campus every day after the video. Doug Conn did not place a trespass warrant or otherwise restraint the applicant from being on the campus during the interim.
Doug Conn watched the video on a cell phone belonging to Chad Becker, the college payroll administrator. The charges were not the result of a child-based complaint. The Applicant walked past the Angelina College Administration building during the making of the video prior to intercepting the minor. Chief Conn's office is located in the Administration building. The office is approximately one hundred feet from where the incident occurred involving the minor. The Applicant was on campus at least ten minutes after the incident with the minor as he continued broadcasting affording an opportunity for Chief Conn to arrest the Applicant After talking to the minor. The entire video was approximately twenty-five minutes. After encountering the minor, the Applicant walked back past Chief Conn's office and proceeded to the North parking lot while video recording. At the edge of the North Parking lot, the Applicant talked to another person for a few minutes.
Angelina College is a small community college. Walking from one side of the main campus to the other side only takes a few minutes. If a sexual crime just occurred with Chief Conn being a witness, and the offender was still on campus, he should have acted to protect others from potential sex crimes. The fact he did not attempt to arrest the Applicant is indicative he knew or did not think a crime occurred. The affiant has received specialized training in the investigation and prosecution of persons who have committed child exploitation offenses. See Exhibit AF at 2.
At the examination hearing, Chief Conn testified "It was my impression that he was asking him if he [the minor] wanted to see his [the applicant] genitals." In the affidavit for arrest, Chief Conn swore the Applicant "...induced a minor who is less than eighteen (18) years of age to engage in behavior of a sexual nature by asking the child if he wanted to see his "circumcised male genitalia." See Exhibit AE and Exhibit AF. Chief Conn did not say the Applicant attempted to or did show his own genitals to the child during the testimony nor did June Webb in her testimony. However, the Applicant is indicted for lewd exhibition of his own genitals and attempted lewd exhibition of his genitals despite the statute he is charged under is a child pornography statute.
This causes confusion in the Applicant as to what specific acts the Applicant engaged in to commit an alleged offense, when the particular charge is Tex. Penal Code §43.25(b). The specific section of the Tex. Pen. Code was enacted in 1977 because of the Acts of the 65th Legislature. The enactment of this section was an effort to stop the multimillion dollars business of selling, distributing, and promotion of commercial child pornography. See Exhibit AH. The amended statute in 1979 specifically identifies the required sexual conduct by the child in order to create an offense. The act of asking a child if the child wanted to see someone's "male circumcised genitalia" is simply not an offense in neither the previous versions nor the current version. However, the Applicant did not ask the child if the child wanted to see the Applicant’s genitals.
Clearly, the context and content of the conversation as well as the underlying motives for the Dec. 6 video, the Applicant was not referring to his genitals. Chief Conn was aware a phony "Certificate of Circumcision" had been created and printed out prior to the December 6 video by the Applicant. The certificate was placed in the Angelina College Library on the main circulation desk underneath the glass covering of the desk. Chief Conn acquired the certificate prior to the Dec. 6 video. Testimony regarding the same was proffered during the examination hearing. Chief Conn stated he wouldn't have filed the charge had Stua only approached adults. District Attorney Joe Martin stated, “From the whole context of that video, it is only logical and common sense to conclude that when he asked a child, ‘do you want to see, ‘I’m circumsized,’ [sic] that the child can conclude, what anyone here would conclude,” Martin said. See Exhibit AG. However, the Applicant did not ever say “do you want to see I’m circumsized” [sic]. The Applicant stated, "I got the cops called on me for saying the word circumcision in the library, so I decided I'd be for circumcision" Stua then stated, I got proof". The student said, "You do"? Stua then s[t]ated "Yeah, you want to see?"
Based on the contradictions between affidavit for arrest, the testimony at the examination trial and the indictment, Applicant does not know if the two counts in the indictment are based on two separate and discrete acts with one victim, one act with one victim, or two separate and discrete acts with two victims. However, the Applicant believes the alleged acts are uno itcu and only based solely on the December 6 video.
The Applicant's intent of the December 6 video was to call attention to the fact the college police had been summoned on a previous day by the Librarian of the Angelina College Library. The Applicant told a joke about circumcision in the library, which apparently offended her. The college police department sent Officer Randy Holland from its on-site police office to the library. Officer Holland investigated the complaint through an interview at the library with the Applicant right after the incident. Officer Holland and the Applicant spoke for approximately 30 minutes and recorded the conversation surreptitiously via his cell phone. In a subsequent police report, Officer Holland acknowledged the recording. No charges were filed and the Applicant was advised to stay away from the librarian. The librarian's full name is unknown to the Applicant. However, he knows her as "Ronnie" or "Veronica."
Later, at different dates, the Applicant discussed his displeasure at having the police summoned because of a joke with Doug Conn, Chief of Police Angelina College and then separately, with Dr. Michael Simon, President of Angelina College. The Applicant informed Chief Conn and Dr. Simon he had been mistreated by "Ronnie." She yelled at the Applicant in several incidents. The Applicant is hearing impaired and his hearing loss diagnosed as severe. Yelling and/or hollering at hearing impaired persons are offensive and inappropriate. Ronnie had become angry with the Applicant one particular morning when he answered his cell phone in the library. Applicant was sitting a computer station. Ronnie approached Applicant from behind and proceeded to bang her fist on the computer station desk while yelling at him. Applicant stepped away from the computer station into a near stairwell sectioned off by a door in attempt to get away from Ronnie and to continue his phone call. Ronnie proceeded to enter the stairwell and continued her verbal assault by telling Applicant to get the hell out of the library. Applicant had previously informed Dr. Simon and Chief Conn he was hearing impaired.
On November 19, 2018, seventeen days before the Dec. 6 video, the Applicant produced a Facebook live video at the Angelina College Library. Applicant believes he has over 900 Facebook friends. The video was 15 minutes and 48 seconds in duration. During the video, the Applicant discussed the problems with Ronnie and his efforts to obtain help from Dr. Simon, the College President. The motive for the Dec. 6 video is documented in the November 19, video.
Having sought relief from mistreatment by Ronnie and believing his rights under the American With Disabilities Act have been violated, Applicant sought First Amendment rights to protest his perceived mistreatment with the December 6 video. The Applicant used satire and comedy in a public medium in an effort to call attention to his mistreatment. As acknowledged by Chief Conn in an affidavit for search and seizure of the Applicant's cell phones incident to arrest, the Applicant talked to "random individuals" prompting them to read a sign that he had made of paper that was taped to his shirt in front during the video. The Applicant talked to at three people in the video, one of which was a fifteen year old. The conversation between the Applicant and the three people he spoke to in the video was essentially the same. See Exhibit AG. Thus, the Applicant did not seek to engage in criminal conduct. From the conduct adduced from the history of the interactions with Chief Conn, Dr. Simon, and Ronnie, it is evident the Dec. 6 video was nothing more than a protest in an exercise of free speech. Coupled with the aforementioned and the fact he was wearing a sign on his chest during class change on a college campus while recording his activities, it is irrefutable that his intentions bore any relation to sexual activity with an adult or a child. It is axiomatic in the vast majority of criminal activity, the actor seeks to conceal his illegal activities, yet he was broadcasting it live. From both the content and context of the incident, a reasonable person would conclude the video was not related to a criminal act.
Presuming Mr. Becker was a Facebook friend of the Applicant because the Applicant broadcasted the video only to his friends, Chief Conn was in the position to review other videos made by the Applicant including another Facebook live video made a few days before Dec. 6 video. He waited seven days before submitting an affidavit for arrest to the Justice of the Peace, Billy Ball. In that time, Chief Conn easy could have seen the prior video Nov. 19 video and the one a few days prior to the Dec. 6 video in which the Applicant protested the summation of the police for saying circumcision in the library. In the first "circumcision" video, Applicant placed a sign on his back, which has the statement paraphrased as I am for circumcision. Applicant was in the library at the college. Applicant approached several people inside the library and possibly people outside the library stating to them more of less, stating the utterance by which Doug Conn claims was a sexual performance by a child in the Dec. 6 video. After the video, Applicant placed a phony "Certificate of Circumcision" underneath the glass clover on the main desk of the librarian. One of the police reports authored by Doug Conn acknowledges the existence and location of the certificate. Alternatively, the placement of the certificate could have been during the Nov. 19 video. The video shows a focus upon the desk with a glass covering that the college police later found the certificate.
Shortly following the broadcast of the Dec. 6 video, Jon Estes, a Facebook friend of the Applicant, made comments about the video on Facebook. He had an interactive conversion with the Applicant in the comments section below the video. He asked what the Applicant would have done if the students said yes in response to "Do you want to see?" Applicant responded he would have showed the student(s) his certificate of circumcision. Then the Applicant posted a picture of the Applicant holding the certificate of circumcision. Applicant believes the picture was taken by "Dickie" Dixon on the Applicant's phone possibly only a few days earlier. Applicant intended to post the picture of himself with the "Certificate of Circumcision" after the video. That is why the Applicant had the picture of himself with the certificate taken.
Applicant made multiple live Facebook videos with the intention of imposing humor among the viewers prior to the circumcision videos and drawing attention to political problems in the County. Applicant made three "naked" videos the first at the county courthouse, the college parking lot, and at the Lufkin High School football game with the stadium in the background. Applicant purported to be in naked in all the videos. The Applicant used his cell to record his self from the waist up. The Applicant was quite successful convincing many people that he was in fact naked.
On a later video or posting, the Applicant responding to a comment by a Facebook poster where he told the poster that the "naked" videos were in part, to prove the public would believe anything. He reiterated the point the public is easily fooled and possibly suggested the current format of news reporting promotes "fake" news. The reason for this statement is the Applicant created a Facebook page for investigative reporting around March 2016. He called the Facebook page East Texas Reporter. He used a different approach to new reporting especially focusing on government corruption. Rather than reporting the news in standard format, his investigative reporting did not make affirmative statements or issue opinions as to what is fact or not. The reporting simply published public information requests and the responses to the request along with any records received. It was left to the reader to determine the facts and if corruption, malfeasance, or the responding government official was being truthful.
In the first "naked" video broadcast live, the Applicant was outside the Angelina County Main Courthouse. The Courthouse has security cameras inside and outside the building. The system records and preserves the video for an extended time. It was daylight and traffic was passing by the Courthouse as he made the live video. It is inconceivable that anyone would actually believe he was naked in the video. The motive for the "naked videos" was a conversation between the County Judge Don Lymbery elect. Judge Lymbery was scheduled to take the office on January 1, 2019. Don Lymbery told the Applicant in the conversation that there was turmoil between the County Commissioners and himself. Applicant was dismayed because of the turmoil. Applicant was politically active in local politics having run in three different elections prior to the conversation with Don Lymbery.
In the second "naked" video broadcast live, the Applicant was at Angelina College in the South parking lot. He observed an approximately twenty year-old man riding on the outside of a vehicle in the parking lot. Believing he would be a "free spirit," open to participating fun activities, he approached the man. The Applicant asked if the man would help him make a "naked" video. The Applicant explained he would pretend to be naked in the video. He would approach the man and the man was to react as if the Applicant was naked. He was advised to make funny comments and to threaten to call the police on the Applicant. The Applicant took off his shirt and turned the camera upon himself. He told the audience he was naked. He approached the man. The man reacted as if the Applicant was naked. The man asked the Applicant if he " had kids with that thing." A few more comments were made and then the man pretended to be calling the police. The Applicant stated the man was calling the police on him and he would have to leave to the audience. After the video, a man who identified himself as the father of the participant in the video Facebook messaged the Applicant. The father asked the Applicant to be careful not to get his son in trouble. It is believed the father is a Facebook friend of the Applicant.
In the third "naked" video broadcast live, the Applicant was at the Lufkin High School campus near the football stadium. A football game was in progress. The Applicant held his cell phone and proceeded to record throwing all his clothes onto an adjacent fire hydrant. However, not shown on the video, he was wearing a pair of shorts. He told the audience he was taking all his clothes off. He told them he could not tell them where he was at because someone would call the police. However, the Applicant strategically held the camera so it would show the lit up football stadium in the background along with the sounds associated with the football game. The band was playing traditional Lufkin High School songs alerting the viewers of the location of the Applicant.
Also on Applicant's Facebook account, and accessible by Mr. Becker and Chief Conn, was a protest video made via a live Facebook video at the Angelina County and Cities Health District. The protest video aired August 14, 2018. The Applicant protested his denial of health service by the Health District. In that video, as customary in many other videos, he contacted the police and had them present in the making of the video. Applicant made numerous Facebook live videos in 2018 and perhaps 2017 as well. Applicant documented events including the issuance of a trespass warning issued to him banning him from the public Law Library of Angelina County located in the main courthouse. The warning was issued at the bequest of then County Judge Wes Suiter. Judge Suiter was apparently angry with the Applicant. The Applicant had sent a copy of a form obtained through the Law Library of how to remove Judge Suiter.
Another video included County Attorney Cary Kirby saying the Applicant was the “enemy of the County” and the Applicant had cost the County “hundreds of thousands of dollars” responding to public information requests. Cary Kirby’s claim is simply not true. After his claim, the Applicant sent public information requests to all the County’s elected officials and department heads requesting records indicating the cost of responding to his requests. Only District Judge Paul White responded to the request. His accounting of costs was nominal.
During the making of the December 6 video, the Applicant asked the fifteen year old child if he “...want to see.” Chief Conn purposely distorts the meaning of the phrase. The request clearly was not a request asking the child if he wanted to see his "male circumcised genitalia" as accused in the affidavit for arrest. No such terminology or slang for penis was used. The question was a paronomasia. A paronomasia is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use of homophonic, homographic, metonymic, or figurative language.
A paronomasia involves expressions with multiple (correct or fairly reasonable) interpretations. Paronomasias may be regarded as in-jokes or idiomatic constructions, especially as their usage and meaning are usually specific to a particular language or its culture. Paronomasias are a common source of humor in jokes and comedy shows. Three’s Company, a popular situation comedy that aired in from 1977 to 1974 with 172 episodes, extensively used paronomasias for their comical effect primarily, with sexual undertones. Often times, the three main characters, would react to something one of them had said to the other with a funny facial expressions contrived to make the viewer think the actor derived an interpretation that was particularly absurd or sexual. A typical episode would have one character overhearing something inadvertently “dirty” between two other characters, then letting that misunderstanding provide all manner of madcap behavior.
Paronomasias are often used in the punch line of a joke, where they typically give a humorous meaning to a rather perplexing story. These are also known as feghoots.
Non-humorous paronomasias were and are a standard poetic device in English literature. Puns and other forms of wordplay have been used by many famous writers, such as Alexander Pope, James Joyce, Vladimir Nabokov, Robert Bloch, Lewis Carroll, John Donne, and William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is estimated to have used over 3,000 puns in his plays.
Like other forms of wordplay, paronomasia is occasionally used for its attention getting or mnemonic qualities, making it common in titles and the names of places, characters, and organizations, and in advertising and slogans.
Paronomasia has found a strong foothold in the media. William Safire of the New York Times suggests that "the root of this pace-growing (use of paronomasia) is often a headline writer's need for quick "catchiness,” and has resulted in a new tolerance for a long-despised form of humor." It can be argued that paronomasia is common in the media, especially headlines, to draw the reader's interest. The rhetoric is important because it connects people with the topic. A notable example is the New York Post headline "Headless Body in Topless Bar."
Paronomasia is prevalent orally as well. Professor Salvatore Attardo believes that puns are verbal humor. He talks about Pepicello and Weisberg's linguistic theory of humor and believes the only form of linguistic humor is limited to puns. This is because a pun is a play on the word itself. Professor Attardo believes that only puns are able to maintain humor and this humor has significance. It is able to help soften a situation and make it less serious, it can help make something more memorable, and using a pun can make the speaker seem witty. Oral paronomasias in contemporary language are polyphiloprogenitive. Professor Attardo is the author of Linguistic Theories of Humor. (1994)
A feghoot (also known as a story pun or poetic story joke) is a humorous short story or vignette ending in a pun (typically a play on a well-known phrase), where the story contains sufficient context to recognize the punning humor. Thus, the intention of the Applicant in his question to the minor and to the others that he asked the question to was a feghoot. The phrase “Do you want to see” is a polysemy phrase to effect the paronomasia completing the feghoot.
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POLK COUNTY 4/1/2021
DISTURBING ALLEGATIONS FOLLOW MS. ALICE'S DEATH
Sex, Drugs and a jail bed roll seem to be the ingredients of quite a few allegations coming out of Polk County since the fatal injuries were sustained by Alice Wills. Not only did some of her family members relay second hand info from her indicating that she said illegal activities are going on in the jail, allegations since her death have come to The Sentinel from multiple sources.
We did reach out to the S.O. with no reply.
Two jailers are alleged to have followed Bill Lee 'the kid' Hon's playbook and lied to the Texas Rangers regarding an investigation into the beating of a white inmate at the hands of a black jail captain, William Jerry. According to our sources, both jailers were demoted.
Sentinel readers will remember Lee Hon's lies to the Rangers when he was in the process of filing false felony charges on me by claiming the Clerks had secreted me out sensitive county documents when it was a public record that I paid a dollar for. It is such a public record that after the Rangers took my copy in the warrant search of my office, I went back to the county clerk, paid another dollar and got another copy. Lee Hon should have GONE TO JAIL for that lie but he didn't. Instead the Rangers let Hon perpetrate a near three year fraud against me and the people of Polk County when they could have nipped the problem in the bud.
Is 'demotion' a sufficient punishment for lying to the Rangers?
The second round of allegations is that a lady jailer was busted for bringing in meth for a trustee she was having an affair with and was caught doing drugs in the trustee cell. According to our sources, she was allowed to resign in leiu of criminal charges in an effort to keep it quiet. If the allegations are true and sheriff had busted her and filed criminal charges, this would be a sheriff hero story. Now, if the allegations are true, sheriff will come off as a co conspirator instead. I hope we are proven wrong on this one.
The investigation into Alice Wills' injuries is ongoing. IF IF IF the allegations she made before her death are true, there was a motive for murder just to silence her. Why, after 6 hours, was Alice not booked in?
POLK/SJC/TRINITY CO 3/1/2020
SAN JAC 'PACK' DARLING PROVES ME RIGHT
Bought with a price, political consultant Crystal Laramore proves she is corrupt and willing to represent the corrupt. For The Sentinel to call her a 'fake news whore' got me some feedback that the language was too strong but she PROVED exactly what I said about her once again. Laramore has a history of publishing false political ads and stories that contain a false narrative in her bid to help the courrpt wrest power from the public servants who love our respective counties. Right out of the Lee Hon playbook of "publish it last minute so they cant respond" used to work but with the advent of instant info on the internet, those tired tactics backfire more often than not.
Take Mike Flynt for instance. He has made all kind of accusations that he has been openly challenged to prove and the silence is deafening because we all know he could if he actually had any proof.
POLK CO 1/28/2020
BOB WILLIS USES HON'S 'PLAYBOOK'
Crony is as Crony does in the corrupt portion of the Polk County political scene. According to sources rumbling from the deepest part of East Texas, it was Bob Willis who filed a bogus criminal complaint on a political rival in an effort to muddy him up with lies right before the March primary.
DISTRICT 18 11/6/2019
SENTINEL VINDICATED FOR CALLING OUT 'EMPOWER TEXANS'
A recent ARTICLE that appeared in the Houston Chronicle validates the expose' articles The Sentinel did in the past regarding the dark money and corrupt practices of the EmPower Texans organization, CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan and the candidates they supported and ran in Texas and specifically the District 18 races. Sentinel readers and local republican leadership will remember when we called out not only candiates but the local Republican Club leadership for their support of the dark money candidates and their corrupt practices over a local son with a great reputation.
This keeps our batting average at 1000 on our nose for the corrupt and willingness to out them publically DESPITE the consequences for me personally.
LIVINGSTON 10/30/2019
DA ATTEMPTS TO PASS THE BUCK
The following story appeared on the front page of the Polk County Enterprise. Typical of Bill Lee 'the kid' Hon to try and throw someone else under the bus for his own failures. Mr. Hon. THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU. That includes the victim money that goes through your office as well. The comment in blue is from a Citizens guide for the Texas Criminal Justice system put out by the State Bar.
"After the law enforcement agency has completed its investigation, the case may be filed with the prosecuting attorney for review and, if appropriate, criminal prosecution. The prosecuting attorney considers such matters as the legality of the arrest, whether certain evidence essential to the case was legally obtained, and/or whether additional investigation is required. Depending on the facts and law involved, the prosecuting attorney may: accept the case for prosecution as filed; increase/reduce the charge filed; file additional/different charges; return the case for further investigation; or reject the case for prosecution."
By Valerie Reddell
editor@polkenterprise.com
James Curtis Primeau was released from the Polk County Jail on Sept. 23 — 801 days after he was arrested for continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14.
Defense attorney Jim Squyres was assigned to defend Primeau in the complex case.
“The nature of the charge was extremely serious,” Squyres said.
Primeau was unable to make bond so he could be released to await trial. “Mr. Primeau continued to assert his innocence despite the prolonged delay.”
Eventually, First Assistant District Attorney Beverly Armstrong became the lead prosecutor for the Primeau case.
“She’s outstanding, as well as one of the most ethical I know,” Squyres said.
When Armstrong reviewed the file, Squyres said she indicated to him that there was evidence that might not have been provided to the defense.
Reviewing those pieces of evidence at last prompted further questions, Squyres recalled.
When the evidence couldn’t be found in the Polk County District Attorney’s Office, Armstrong and Squyres visited the Onalaska Police Department, the agency that originated the investigation.
“We found a box of evidence there that had never been given to the DA’s office,” Squyres said. “There were interviews, journals and other items that seemed to support my client’s claim of innocence. The DA’s office may take a different position on that though.”
Armstrong and Squyres also learned why they had not received results of DNA testing despite the prolonged delay — Onalaska police had not collected a DNA sample from the alleged victim or the defendant.
At that point, Armstrong offered to release Primeau from jail on a personal recognizance bond.
“By that time, he had no place to go,” Squyres said. “He had lost his family and lost his home. If he accepted the PR bond, he would have been released to a homeless shelter.”
At the jail he had earned trustee status and was working in the kitchen.
“He achieved a degree of jailhouse fame for his cinnamon rolls,” Squyres said.
District Attorney Lee Hon said the lack of investigatorial expertise is not uncommon in smaller rural police departments.
“We would like for them to reach out for assistance,” Hon said. “Sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t.”
Both sides chose to proceed to trial and present the limited evidence to the jury.
On Sept. 23, everyone gathered at the Polk County Judicial Center to begin jury selection.
Or at least almost everyone involved in the case.
“That’s when we learned that the child’s mother had no intention of returning to Texas or participating in the trial,” Squyres said.
By the time the trial was set to begin, both sides had the DNA results, but now they had no victim testimony.
“They can’t prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt without her,” he added.
That morning 411th District Judge Kaycee Jones signed an order to dismiss all charges.
“I have no complaints against Beverly Armstrong. She did everything in her power to bring this case to resolution, and to make sure we had everything related to the case.
Onalaska Police Department did not get us the evidence we needed in a timely manner. Whatever their intent was — even if it was just very mismanaged — the effect was that it wrecked this man’s life.”
The dismissal was an emotional moment for Primeau as well as his attorney.
Over the two and a half years this case was pending, Squyres said he developed an attachment to his client.
“I still check in with him on occasion. He’s making steps forward with readjusting to the free world,” the attorney said.
Squyres said Primeau is looking ahead to build a career in the culinary arts field.
Hon added that lots of parents who find themselves involved in criminal cases involving sexual assault don’t want their child to go through the trauma of retelling the events in a courtroom in front of strangers.
During jury selection, Hon often reminds prospective jurors that most adults wouldn’t want to take the witness stand and describe things that happen in the privacy of their bedroom.
“The system ultimately worked, but it didn’t work perfectly. It’s somewhat unsatisfactory the way it ended,” Squyres said.
Hon said he doesn’t recall ever prosecuting a case without the child victim testifying. “It’s extremely rare,” Hon said.
“Juries want to hear from the victim, particularly before they decide whether to lock someone up for a very long time,” Hon said.
“Some people will always consider him guilty — I believe he’s innocent, but it’s hard for anyone to redeem what they lost in the process,” he added. “He’ll never get those two and a half years back.”
“I wish him nothing but the best life can offer.”
In the next installment in this occasional series, we’ll hear from others who play important roles in the criminal justice system.
Sentinel Publisher comment:
So you see Mr. Criminal (and I do mean criminal) District Attorney Hon, you cannot put your failures in the lap of a podunk police department.
FACT: This is just one of the HUNDREDS of cases dismissed for lack of evidence during your tenure.
FACT: YOU and only YOU are responsible for your failure.
FACT: In my 30 plus years of outing corrupt public officials, the most numerous complaint BY FAR has been about you filing bogus charges for retaliation and political purpose. It is that simple. You even beat out Lou Rogers.
I am going to answer you question John but first, let me recollect a few things. Do you remember calling in the evenings during your campaign, slurring when you threatened me with your ex wife, Greenberg Traurig attorney, Mary Olga Lovett, her spreading all kinds of lies about me and joining Sissy Prigmore's 100k lawsuit against me for outing the corrupt probation officer, Keith Black? All that simply because I dared to publish the documents to inform the voters BEFORE the election that you had two DWI arrests and one conviciton? If you remember, we beat their collective butt in court. She has been quiet since. I have no doubt that Mr. Greenberg or Mr. Traurig told her, "Leave that s.o.b. alone up there in SJC so he will quit using the name of our firm in every story he writes."
Do you remember all the vicious fb posts and emails your ex, Greenberg Traurig attorney, Mary Olga Lovett distributed up here during the campaign in an attempt to ruin my name and my credibility? I especially treasure the one where she accused me of peeking in her windows in Belaire because I published a photo (off of a realestate website) of her house and homestead documents during the debate about your residential status. It reminded me of the Royce Wells campaign posting on FB that they feared me crawling in their windows at night to molest their granddaughters. Then I dared publish the documents proving both Royce and Ruby Well's sex crimes that remain unprosecuted to this day DESPITE documented evidence. Both were public servants at the time.
Ahh the good ole days when rumors and lies were the weapon of choice against my investigative journalism efforts. Now days, it is felony indictments based on lies.
Do you remember that top graphic John? The Skull and Crossbones image? You should. It was the cover page on the file you kept in your office as SJC Judge on those you considered your enemies. There was a file on me and about a half dozen others under it. One of those you maintianed a file on was the subject of your relentless and oppressive efforts to ruin her name and her business in SJC with lies and false documents sent to state agencies while you were judge. I have a copy of her letter begging the OAG to intervene to protect her from your tyranical efforts to no avail. As we have learned from the Polk Co efforts, the OAG claims they have no mandate in law to do so.
Do you remember me writing the story about the wreck you were in court over Thursday when it first happened? How you were shown preference in that the trooper drove your truck away for you instead of having it towed? Remember is was me who wrote the story ahead of time that your blood alcohol test would come back showing no alcohol BEFORE the results were released. I remember the father of the girl you hit calling me accusing me of false news and demanding that I take that story down. With confidence in my source, I refused and kept the story up. Do you remember the "backlog" the DPS lab was suffering from and it took weeks for your blood test results to come back? Then sure enough it was negative. When I interviewed the ER personnel who dealt with you for the blood draw (who shall remain nameless) they said outloud they could not comment while shaking their head yes when I asked if you had been drinking. When I interviewed another medical professional and asked, "If you leave the rubber cap off of a test tube of blood, will the alcohol evaporate from it?" A resounding and instant "YES" was the answer. So much for the DPS lab 'backlog'. Was that a little more of your Skull and Crossbones privilege going on there John?
A lot of folks bad mouthed our sheriff for keeping the Courthouse doors locked on three sides right after your arrest. I told most that said it to me that Sheriff Capers had good reason and left it at that. He saw the whole file. I just got to see some of it.
Rest assured John that I have long ago forgiven you and your ex for the atrocities you commited against me and Lord knows I have no fear of you or your Skull and Crossbones but you asked the question that took me down memory lane so here is your answer. I will leave you alone when you obey the law and quit making yourself the victim of that accident. When you can own up to what you did and pay your debt to her. You confronting me in the courtroom with, "What are you doing here" when you know damn well that I am a newshound and then waiting on me in the hall downstairs afterwards to ask when I was going to leave you alone in a confrontational manner show your true heart. You want to dish it out but can't take it. Kind of like Bill Lee 'The Kid' Hon and his coharts. You want to wreak misery on your opponents by abusing your official capacity but cry like a baby when someone stands up to your tyranny. So there is your answer John R. Lovett Jr. I will leave you alone when you quit picking on women and girls. It is that simple. Steve Watson
On another note, the Polk Co Enterprise published an article yesterday confirming that DA Hon is going to recuse himself from the suit against County Clerk, Schelana Hock and seek the appointment of another prosecutor. The visiting judge did sign a protective order against Hon's discovery efforts according the The Enterprise. Sentinel sources had given me the heads up on the events early Monday but a trip to the District Clerks office Wednesday ended with a dead end for proof documents. Thats ok. The Enterprise needs to scoop me once in a while. According to the clerk, "everything we have is listed on the computer". I have run into that before when I was quick to look for documents so I waited two days but still no documents for the public.
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Let me introduce you to a few of the movers and shakers in the local republican club. At left is Terry Holcomb. His is Dwaynes right hand man. Here he is shopping at the Huntsville Walmart 5 years ago.
The next is former republican 'sweep'county judge John Lovett. This is a mug shot. I will let you dig for the rest of that story.
Lets not forget Kelly Winegar, our former republican 'sweep' Tax Collector. She was married to a local cowboy and got elected because the republican club spread lies about the incumbant. Then she went to a training class, met a man from Dallas, left her husband, married him and moved 3 hours away. She thought it was none of our business that she abandoned her post.
COLDSPRING 11/6/2018
CONSERVATIVES PULL STRAIT TICKETS IN LAST OPPORTUNITY
5000 of the conservative voters in SJC pulled a strait republican ticket in the elections this mid term for a total of 83.71 percent of the total votes cast and nearly 100 percent of the conservative vote this election. Strait ticket voting has been outlawed from this point forward so this was the last opportunity for SJC conservatives to demonstrate their solidarity. 15 percent of the vote was strait pull democrat votes. It seems to show that the local L.I.E.N.O.S.E. republican "club" faux conservatives who openly supported the liberal democrats on the local ticket amounted to about 20 votes.
Front of the mayor's house
campaign headquarters
Leon and Lee L.I.E.N.O.S.E. at the last Reagan Dinner.
City Hall Flags - If you don't feel led to return the flag poles to the RR heritage park, at least move them to the outside corners of the buildings.
City sewer discharge on private property
Earl 'Downtown' Brown
Texas State Rep candidates Dist 18
Democrat
Fred Lemond
90 percent of signage illegally placed on State Hwy R.O.W. in SJC
Republican
Ernest Bailes
Campaign paperwork all in order
Signage kept off State Hwy R.O.W.
Currently serving as State Rep
SJC COUNTY JUDGE'S RACE
Republican Fritz Faulkner
All election paperwork in order
signs legally placed
No false ads ever
Democrat cand. Earl Brown
Election paperwork in order
Majority of large signs illegally placed on State Hwy R.O.W.
Misleading campaign claims.
1) Either claiming to democrats he is a liberal to get their nomination or claiming he is a conservative now to get the republican vote.
2) Claims "People over Party" yet chooses and uncontested liberal race based on party instead of the real conservative race in the primary.
3) Claims to be a conservative but supports, campaigns and appears with a liberal democrat state rep candidate over a local tried and true conservative with two successful years under his belt that lives in the same hometown.
audio file of Brown interview available by email request
SJC COMMISSIONER PCT 3 RACE
SJC POLITICAL ANTICS DIVIDED ALONG PARTY LINES
Legal signs
Republic signs
Off Hwy R.O.W.
Current Judge and a lawmaker who abide by the little laws too.
Illegal signs
Democrat signs
On Hwy R.O.W.
In a pattern that was repeated at nearly every spot they were displayed, Beto, Brown and Lemond signs were illegally placed on Hwy R.O.W. with the law printed right on the sign they are using to violate that law with. All of these men are want to be lawmakers and judge that blatantly violate 'the little laws'. It isn't rocket science.
CLEVELAND 6/2/2018
COUNTY CLERK CANDIDATE AND SJC DEPUTY ARRESTED
The recent arrest of Ray Robertson on a recent 'Ammended Order' from old charges out of Liberty County raises as many questions as it answers. "No Comment" was Deputy Robertson's on advice of counsel answer to Sentinel questions about the charges but he did venture to answer a few others. Yes it is true that he is the Democrat candidate on the ballot for Liberty County Clerk in the upcoming general election. Yes he is the pastor of a small church in Cleveland.
An interview with the SJC Sheriff's dept spokesman over two weeks ago stated that there was an investigation into the situation that was on going and Robertson is still employeed by our sheriff's dept. A more conclusive answer recently received showed the Sheriff's department is standing behind the deputy.
Is the 'Ammended Order' just dirty politics Liberty County style?
THE REAL GRASS ROOTS BLOWS UP THE BALLOT BOXES
Candidate after candidate, race after race proved the voters in Polk and SJC are tired of the lying attack ads, lying candidates and dark money politics. The overwhelming choices were for men and women of proven integrity and character, traits that far out distanced how they voted in a primary 10 years ago. The message (hopefully) came through loud and clear. Fritz Faulkner walked away with the win in a three way race with over 50 % of the vote. Ernest Bailes stomped all over Emily 'lying ad' Cook even in her home town. (We are collecting all the lying ads we can from her and her dark cartel to ship back. Mail to 50 W Oak Tree Dr, Pointblank, Texas 77364 and The Sentinel will deliver them.)
JP 4 Greg Magee is the embodiment of the truth that it is not about the party, it is about the man. He showed Runnels that actually working hard for the community carries more weight with us than saying you will then standing there lying on TV (live stream) that you don't know where your opponent is, he just didn't show. We knew better than that when you said it. The list goes on. All of the SJC precinct offices were held by the proven incumbents. Dawn Wright had a land slide victory over her challenger to keep the County Clerk position.
Betty Davis walked away with some numbers that shows we appreciate her willingness to return and serve again. Truth be known, she never stopped helping the Tax Office anytime they called. That is just who she is and how she was trained.
Polk County Judge Murphy kept her office despite the best nefarious effort of her challenger.
In the case of candidates that The Sentinel challenged who were running unopposed, Polk County DA, William Lee Hon had a nearly 30 percent undervote. Ronnie Vincent had nearly the same.
SHEPHERD 3/6/2018
www.opensecrets.org has pegged Texas Right to Life PAC for the fraud that it is. As the graphs will show on the page, it is a front for 'dark money'. As these IRS documents prove, when you pay someone 44,000.00 dollars as a 'fund raising consultant' and only spend 1500 dollars on fund raisers, there is deceitfulness afoot. When you spend 4 times as much on false ads as you take in on donations, that cries hidden agenda. Texas Right to Life PAC targeted HD 18 State Rep Ernest Bailes with false political ads and even put some lying signs up at the polling place in Shepherd today. The Sentinel did collect those signs as evidence to use against the dark money PAC in a criminal complaint for their intentional effort to sway local elections with slander and lies and out of district money. Our own mini russian meddling scandal right here in SJC. Same method of operation. False ads, fake news and misrepresenting who they actually are. We will be seeking a special prosecutor to address the violations.
ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS ENDORSES ERNEST BAILES
A long time true conservative organization that has been there from the time Texas was a Democratic stronghold (1974) endorses Bailes and reveals the truth about his opponent. A.R.T. correctly points out that the pro life organization that Emily Cook works for is the ONLY pro life organization in Texas that did not endorse Bailes. When you add to that all the lying and misleading ads put out by Cook and her parent organization, it is not rocket science here.
AUSTIN 2/10/2018
TEXAS HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS PAC ENDORSES ERNEST BAILES
REFUTES EMPOWER TEXANS DARK MONEY ADS
The truth shines like a bright light when the dark cartel dark money organization led by 'liar flier' expert Michael Queen Sullivan and his coharts in the 'Texans for Fiscal Responsibility" and "Empower Texans" organizations try to hide that light. As fronts for their personal political agendas, these organizations support their former lobbyist, Emily Cook in a bid to unseat a proven true conservative in Ernest Bailes who not only embraces fiscal conservatism but as the people in this district know, walks in moral conservatism as well.
It is a long standing truth that behind every good man is a good woman. Courtney "mamma bear" Bailes showed the voters her grit in the 2016 elections and definately fits the bill of being a good woman that stands by her man. The Sentinel United Alliance predict a sweeping victory for Ernest Bailes this election and in the not to distant future that the voters of Texas will call this young man to even greater service.
October 24, 2016 9:50 am
UPDATE 10/31/2016
'WEINER WARRANT' SERVED
Outlaw Anthony 'Oscar Meyer' Weiner was jailed on the Republican Party Chairman's Court of Public Opinion warrant that was issued just days ago. An alert SJC citizen caught Mr. Weiner buttering his bun and brought him right to the jail where 10 Star General Public locked him up. Wiener immediatly retreated to the corner crying, "keep her away from me".
UPDATE 10/29/2016
MOVE OVER HILLARY
According to Sentinel sources, a 'drag' net has been let out to catch another co conspirator to share Hillary Clinton's jail cell. The Court of Public Opinion indictment is sealed until such time as the arrest is made. It appears that his crimes were exposed via a digital leak. More news when the 'Weiner Warrant' is served.
UPDATE 10/27/2016
CHANNEL 13 VISITS 'JAIL'
A couple days after our photo and story was published, a presumably democrat voter who was perturbed at the free speech display on private property by a legal tennant morphed into a visit by a Channel 13 News crew to assess the "voter intimidation" tactics employed by our SJC County Republican Chair. A short snippet of the actual interview was broadcast but much left unsaid. Dwayne Wright's contention is that our free speech rights out "Trump" her being offended by it. "It is not free speech unless it offends someone" Wright said, "other than that, it is just talk." See the 13 news cast HERE
UPDATE 10/25/2016
TRUMP VISITS SJC
In a personal visit, a two demensional Trump visited with Dwayne Wright to welcome him aboard the national Trump team. The men took time to take care of a chore that needs doing and put Hillary behind bars.
COLDSPRING 10/19/2016
LOCAL CHAIR GARNERS NATIONAL ATTENTION
Sentinel sources related that San Jacinto County Republican Party Chairman, Dwayne Wright, has been tapped to help the National Repulican party in the effort to get Donald Trump elected president this November. Wright's efforts during the last election cycles gained him statewide notice but high ranking party officials told The Sentinel that Wright has been selected to promote the conservative cause on behalf of the Trump campaign in Texas.
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