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COLDSPRING 8/3/2023

COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE SEEK GRANT FUNDING

By a unanimous vote today, the SJC commissioners agreed to move forward seeking the Lone Star Grant funding being made available by the State.  It must still pass a few hurdles including the Governor but we have high hopes that this effort will be successful for the benefit of our Sheriff's Dept and the people of San Jacinto County.  

   Former commissioner Ray McCoppin just uploaded a video of the meeting moments ago on his youtube channel HERE.  Thank you Mr. McCoppin for the service you do.  Be sure to subscribe and hit the bell so you get a notice when he uploads the meeting videos.

COLDSPRING 4/23/2018 12:30 PM

SAN JACINTO COUNTY JUDGE GOES TO JAIL

SJC Judge John Lovett Jr. was arrested and escorted in cuffs to the SJC Jail by Sheriff Greg Capers and Chief Deputy Todd.  Two representatives from the Texas Attorney General's office were on the premises.  We are awaiting official confirmation of the actual charges but sources indicate there are two felony and one misdemeanor.

   According to Sentinel sources, the Judicial Ethics Commission, has removed John Lovett, Jr. from office without pay.    Commissioner Nettuno will serve as judge Pro Tem until the court takes action.    

UPDATE 10/23/2017

AUDITOR INITIATES PAYOUT W/O CLERK

Former Auditor Carole Martin has aknowleged to The Sentinel that her office initiated the payment process of the estate funds w/o the court clerk's involvement.  "None of the checks were given to the people until all the documents were signed", Ms Martin stated.  It was the Clerk of the Court who finally cornered Judge Lovett to get the documents signed so that the payment process could move forward.  Technically, it is the duty of the clerk to request payment one expert offered.  Lovett did sign the file out for three days and never signed the order.  It had to be brought back to him for a signature the second time before the rest of the payment process could move forward on the estate.  "Only two checks were written before the order was finally signed and they were kept in a safe", Ms. Martin added.

COLDSPRING 10/20/2017

ESTATE FUNDS PAID OUT WITH NO COURT ORDER

Approximately 5000 dollars of estate money was requested, audited and paid out of SJC Registry of The Court funds without benefit of a court order several weeks ago according to documents recently obtained by The Senitnel.  "The funds never should have been requested by the clerk, much less approved and paid until the Judge has signed the order", one County Court expert told The Sentinel.  More on this story as we seek the answers to a few more questions. 

COLDSPRING 9/29/2017

ATTORNEY GENERAL INTERVIEWS CLERK

A Texas State Attorney General representative was at the SJC Courthouse today on official state business according to Sentinel sources that included taking time to interview the incumbant County Clerk, Dawn Wright.  Ms.  Wright has also served as secretary to the County Republican Chair, her husband, Dwayne Wright.   Most speculate that it is part of the investigation into the crimes of John Lovett against the clerk and her office.

AUSTIN 9/28/2017

ATTORNEY GENERAL STONE WALLS ON LOVETT INVESTIGATION

Refusing to answer the most basic question of has a special prosecutor been sought or assigned, the OAG would rather leave the SJC residents in the dark about why nothing is being done to remove a criminal judge.   The Sentinel made it plain that we wanted to know where to place the blame for dropping the ball and giving Lovett a pass.   The message was on Ken Paxton's desk this afternoon.

COLDSPRING 9/23/2017

NEW EMERGENCY MANAGER COORDINATOR HIRED

   The recent departure of a newly hired SJC Emergency Manager Coordinator left a vacancy that David Brandon has stepped up to fill in the best interest of San Jacinto County. 

   Having interviewed the former emergency manager right after the recent hurricane and inquiring about the failures of Judge Lovett who was absent during the crisis, The Sentinel learned the main means of communication he had with the judge during the height of the storm that claimed three lives in SJC was some text messages. 

   Although very experienced and well trained by officials in Walker County for the job of Emergency Manager Coordinator, he apparently wasn't prepared for the reality of dealing with an absent judge who put his continuing education trip to San Antonio above the welfare of SJC residents.  Although his conversation was 'loyal' to the judge during our interview, his subsequent action of bailing out after seeing us through the storm speaks volumes.  

   David Brandon who had been offered the job in the beginning had refused to accept it but now that we are in a bind, Brandon has stepped up to fill the void.    

   Joshua Brogdon, the young and inexperienced coordinator Lovett first hired who has moved on to bigger and better things told The Sentinel early in his tenure that Judge Lovett, "told me not to talk to you." 

   Having known David Brandon for years and having even worked for the same Emergency Manager Coordinator that gave Brandon his initial training in the field, we know he will put the welfare of the county first and ignore the political aspect of the job in order to do that. 

CORRECTED VERSION AFTER DEMAND

CLEVELAND 11/12/2017

SENTINEL FORCES ADVOCATE CORRECTION

(where is the retraction?)

Vanesa Brashier unknowingly committed the bold and brashier move to just outright lie for John Lovett at the worst possible time for her career.  We hear that those tall handsome coyboys may tend to bring that out in ya Ms. Brashier but back to the story.  The Sentinel United Alliance had just last week, filed formal complaints against Ms. Brashier and sought out whom we could provide the documents to prove the truth as contrasted with her narrative in many articles from the past.  Then she gave us this most recent example on a silver platter.  Thank you for being consistant.  But I want to take issue with your 'correction'.  You choose to quote Lovett saying, "no one can get along" and in the next sentence speak of the 'collusion' factor named in his lawsuit.  Isn't Lovett, in effect, suing them for GETTING ALONG? , and for something they MIGHT do?  Isnt he in fact saying they get along too well?  I know from being there as you were Ms. Brashier, that the discussion showed all the men left in the meeting after Lovett abandoned it, agreed Lovett should be paying for the attorney expenses by the time all is said and done.  We will publish the answer filed on this lawsuit by the firm representing the commissioners.

Vanesa Brashier at July 3rd Commissioner Court meeting
ORIGINAL VERSION BEFORE DEMAND

OCLEVELAND 7/11/2017

ADVOCATE EDITOR LIES THRU HER TEETH

Vanesa Brashier published some more bald face lies demonstrating her best effort to prove her political bias and loyalty to SJC Judge John 'Lyin' Lovett.  Her story regarding the July 3rd Commissioners Court makes the false claim that the commissioners voted to put the tax payers on the hook to pay for their legal defense in the lawsuit 'Lyin' Lovett filed againt them.  Sentinel Alert videos on this page prove both the Advocte editor and her cub reporter were in the courtroom.  There was only one agenda item so no cause for confusion.  The motion was clearly stated and clarified that it was a motion ONLY to give the commissioners permission to hire the attorney firm and clearly stated it was not seeking to obligate the county to pay the attorney.  Vaneesa has engaged in printing lies for her political cronies for years.  A complaint has been filed with the Chronicle editorial staff who is the owner of the Advocate.  A retraction and correction has been demanded.  We will find out where the Chronicle stands when it comes to publishing fake news.  The official commissioner court minutes audio file is online at the county clerks website.  The 15 minute mark is where the decision and vote NOT to obligate the county to pay the firm is located.   Eastex Advocate Editor Vanesa Brashier is visible in the thumb of "John 'Lyin' Lovett's Baffon Squad" just below and Jacob, her reporter is visible in the first ten seconds of the "Heil 'Lyin' Lovett" video further down the page.     While we are on the subject of Vanesa Brashier's lies, there is another one in the article.  Her last line states, "Lovett abstained from that discussion and vote".  To abstain, a legal position in the voting process, you have to be present.  Lovett didn't abstain, he left the meeting.  He abandoned his post on a one agenda item meeting after all the drama about being ten minutes late, calling in and making us wait.  The vote was 4/0, not 4/1 abstain.  Check the record.  Judge Pro-temp Nettuno could have called the meeting to order and led thru the vote process in the time we waited for Lovett.  Boil it down Judge Lovett and you were a big fat ZERO July 3rd and your lying buddies can't help you anymore, not that they ever did. 

COLDSPRING 7/8/2017

SENTINEL INVESTIGATOR LOCATES PROOF OF PREMEDITATION

SJC Judge John Lovett demonstrated a total lack of integrity by tampering with court records after the hearing and making un agreed changes that were not legal that resulted in cutting funding sources for the SJC Probation Dept.  In each case, DA Trapp has appealed the illegal actions but a Sentinel Investigator located the audio files of the Commissioner Court minutes where Lovett made a veiled threat to use his office to do harm to the Probation dept from the bench. 

These are the official County Clerk minutes posted on her website from February of this year.  At the 1:17:33 mark, Lovett states, "If the court quits probating sentences, there won't be a need for any additional staff".  This statement proves that Lovett was comtemplating ways to defund the Probation dept during the time the whole office space issue was at the forefront.  Listening several minutes before the one hour, seventeen minute mark, you will hear Lovett corrected when stating the office space taken was his.  The commissioners remind him that it was already probation dept space to begin with.

COLDSPRING 7/6/2017

JUDGE DISMISSES DRUG CHARGES

SJC Judge John Lovett signed an order dismissing drug possession charges on a young man in our community and then hires the inexperienced man as his assistant court coordinator.  Documents obtained by The Sentinel explain why the mug shot and arrest record of the drug arrest were removed from the SJC Booking report.  A program called a 'Pre-Trial Diversion' was implemented to favor the young man in his first offense.  "My boy didn't get that opportunity on his first and only drug offense" was one comment received from a perturbed parent in the community.  The young man's name has been obscurred since the story is not about him and The Sentinel focuses on public officials only.  Lovett, via The Advocate fake news agency keeps propagating the narrative that Lovett wants to remove probation from the Court house so that citizens won't be endangered by "those people" being in the court house.  The hypocricy of Lovett being a convicted criminal himself and the son of a convicted criminal who it is proven CONTINUES to engage in illegal activity and then hires a man arrested on drug charges to be the face for SJC in his office is not lost on the readers.   I loved Commissioners Marrs' comment when Lovett's mouthpiece, Gerald Deeter voiced that same narrative in Commissioner's Court.  Marrs leaned in close and asked Deeter, "Where will we move the court rooms too?"

UPDATE 7/5/2017

LOVETT SHOWS FAVORITISM TO FELLOW DWI ARRESTEE'S

According to documents filed in the County Clerk's office on this DWI case, Lovett came to the jail and gave his friend a PR Bond on the same day he was arrested for DWI in San Jacinto County.  When the case came to court, it was during those proceedings that DA Robert Hill 'Judge' Trapp realized not only that Lovett and the defendant were friends but that they had interacted socially within that friendship since the arrest and same day bonding out.  DA Trapp issued a letter to Lovett giving him opportunity to recuse himself warning that failure to do so would result in Trapp making a formal demand.  When Lovett turned around soon after and illegally waived all probation fees on another fellow convicted drunk driver, Trapp appealed the illegal action.   Although it is not illegal for a judge to act as magistrate (issue warrant or bond) and then sit as judge on the case, the State trains and presumes the judge would have enough integrity to 'change hats' and enter a proper judgement. 

COLDSPRING 7/3/2017

DISTRICT JUDGE ASSIGNED TO SAN JACINTO COUNTY COURT

According to reliable Sentinel sources, this assignment is to cover one particular case in which Lovett has recused himself to keep from sitting on a DWI case being prosecuted against a friend of his.  This order, however, reads as if it is a more long term assignment.   The order is dated june 27th but was filed in the clerks office late monday afternoon.  Someone forwarded the document to the Dam Good Times for publication the same day.  Other sources insist the rumblings are much deeper and are leading to a permanent removal of Lovett from office for the myriad of unethical actions and outright crimes he has committed.  Eyewitness testimony to the fact that Lovett's office is an absolute mess with files stacked and ignored in every available corner.  Rumors of case dismissals based on Lovett's failure to take care of business abound. 

The Morning After

UPDATE 6/28/2017

JUDGE ESCAPES TICKET FOR WRECK

Despite Sentinel sources confirming that a citation for the wreck was issued, nothing but a no insurance ticket has been submitted to the JP 1 office for prosecution.  Apparently John Lovett can weave down the road, cross the line, admit he crossed the line and hit one of our kids and walk away with no charges or even a citation.   He can further, ignore the open records laws that apply to the rest of us to keep from giving up proof of his crimes.  Let me state plainly that the Sentinel sources on knowing the blood alcohol report would be negative and that he was issued another ticket are not DPS sources.   Persistant rumors from several sources in law enforcement and the judiciary insist Lovett was stopped and arrested for DWI in Liberty County but it was swept under the rug because of who he is.  I do have personal knowledge of one high school friend (deceased now) who bragged several times that he paid off a prior Liberty County prosecutor on more than one DWI charge in Liberty County.  I watched it unfold just like he said it would.  The charges just disappeared. 

UPDATE 6/28/2017

JP CONFIRMS TICKET RECEIVED

The Sentinel will submit the necessary Common Law request to review the JP records this morning and post those findings later today as to the exact charge on the citation.

UPDATE 6/12/2017

NO TICKET RECEIVED AT JP 1 OFFICE YET

Judge Sewell's office did confirm that they have not received the ticket yet.  Sentinel sources insist the ticket has been issued but may have been routed to the wrong JP.  The Scene of the accident where Judge Lovett swerved into the opposing lane and struck the young driver's car is near the border of Pct 1 and Pct 2 boundary on FM 2666.

UPDATE 6/2/2017

SENTINEL SOURCES SAY JUDGE TICKETED

Unconfirmed but reliable sources indicate that DPS has issued a ticket to John Lovett for his failure to drive in a single lane or some similar charge.  Confirmation is being sought.

UPDATE 5/19/2017

DPS CONFIRMS SENTINEL SOURCES

Official sources have confirmed the early Sentinel Report that no blood alcohol content played a part in Judge Lovett's recent wreck.  On another tangent, nothing has been officially confirmed yet but the same Sentinel source claims a full spectrum drug analysis is still in the works.   As last weeks caller came to find out, the blood was not 'taken' under a warrant by DPS but was voluntarily given.   In that circumstance, as all can see, there are other sources. 

UPDATE 5/11/2017

DPS HAS NOT RECEIVED REPORTS

A caller close to the investigation questions Sentinel Sources and reports that no DPS report has been received.  Citing claims of a backlog as long as three weeks, the caller's DPS contact has assured nothing is available.  "It just seems like this guy is made of Teflon" he lamented noting how the judge keeps committing criminal acts and sliding by. 

UPDATE 5/6/2017

NO ALCOHOL INVOLVED - PER SENTINEL SOURCES

Preliminary sources indicate that the first report does not show an illegal amount of blood alcohol content to be a factor in the collission involving SJC Judge Lovett.  No official confirmation has been made. 

UPDATE 5/3/2017

CHANNEL 13 PICKS UP  STORY - JUDGE RUNS

Claiming that the local reporting done on this story is a, "political hit job", Lovett jr hid his face avoiding the cameras.  Lovett now has at least a half dozen criminal acts under his belt just since we have been keeping count the last 6 months.    Lovett called the  collision, "a routine accident that happens everyday" despite the fact that if he had veered over another six inches before impact, it would have been a head on collision instead of a glancing side swipe.  Lovett claims he was dialing his phone, "trying to conduct county business" when he collided with the teen.  That makes his phone records, including a private phone if it was used, subject to the open records laws.  The absolute hypocricy of labeling his recent lying effort to swat a local business and political opponent by illegally filing false reports of complaints that never existed as the right thing to do and calling completely factual reporting of this incident as a, "political hit job" does not escape the reading public.  It is the double standard that The Sentinel has been reporting on for months on full display.  Lovett's elitest attitude that he is above the law is shown by him sitting in judgement on people when he is violating the very laws that perpetrators are brought before his bench on. 

UPDATE 5/2/2017 4:00 pm

LOVETT ISSUED CITATION FOR NO INSURANCE

According to sources close to the matter, DPS did confirm that Lovett did NOT have any insurance policy in effect to cover his truck when the collission occurred.  Based on that information, a citation for no insurance is being issued against Lovett.  Some FB post claim that Lovett was given a DWI.  That has not occurred as of this afternoon and results of the toxocology report are not expected for days. 

UPDATE 5/2/3017 Noon

NO VALID PROOF OF INSURANCE  -  SO FAR

Three seperate insurance agency names have been given to the victim by Lovett since the accident but none have proven to be in effect yet according to Sentinel sources.  DPS reports will be a week or so and as an active investigation, no information is available yet.  Lovett was on the bench this morning and waved at The Sentinel camera.  Other than being illegally parked opposing traffic this morning, leaving the 'good side' of the truck showing to traffic, it seemed to be a routine day for him.  The judge's vehicle sustained headlight damage, three broken/bent lug nuts, broken side mirror and a new dent in the rear wheel well that kinda matches the one on the opposite side.   An advocate article quotes Lovett as claiming to have requested the blood test.  That would seem to confirm sentinel source reports that he was taken to the hospital and given a blood test.  Both the standard 7-10 day toxology report from Houston was ordered but also a second test by an Austin lab doing a full spectrum analysis according to an involved party.  The Sentinel Corrects initial report that the accident occurred at the intersection of 2666 and 150.  Further information proves that Lovett had left his driveway headed to town, the young student was coming home from school and outbound when the side swipe occurred some distance down FM 2666.  According to witnesses on the scene, Lovett stayed in his truck until the very end, did not get out and attempt to render aid or inquire as to the victim's condition.  The Advocate also quotes Lovett as claiming no injuries.  The fact is, according to immediate family members, the young student is at the emergency room this morning complaining  of soreness and injury to her ribs.  The impact occured beginng at the driver's side mirror all the way down and knocked the smaller vehicle into a spin that ended up in the ditch.  One witness had observed Lovett swerving since he left his driveway.  According to witnesses, Lovett claimed he was texting and that is why he swerved. 

UPDATE 5/2/2017 7:00 am

16 YEAR OLD VICTIM

A youngster with her first car apparently fell victim to Lovett jr's over the line antics in the incident "waiting to happen" according to several who have witnessed similar excursions of his in the past.  No confirmation of whether alcohol was or was not involved has been obtained by The Sentinel yet.  Several reliable sources say with certainity that Lovett jr was not in the courthouse at all during the day Monday.   The ER at livingston would not confirm or deny DPS or Lovett's presence in the ER. 

SHEPHERD 5/1/2017  4:00 pm

SJC JUDGE IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Sentinel sources indicate county judge, John Lovett was involved in a collission at the interesection of FM 2666 and Hiway 150 around 3:30 pm today.  No reports of injuries as of yet but one witness claims that DPS Troopers transported Lovett to Livingston for a blood test.  More information as it becomes available

COLDSPRING 6/25/2017

SJC JUDGE TAMPERS WITH GOV'T DOCUMENTS-HARMS COUNTY

In what are just two more crimes in a string of crimes committed by SJC Judge, John 'Lyin' Lovett Jr, Lovett has altered SJC Court document filings that were adjudicated and agreed and signed after the fact.  Lovett, in his personal vendetta against the SJC Probation Dept, has gone in and waived all the probation fees on one case recently that came before his court and dismissed the bond forfeiture on another.  The ill advised efforts not only added to his list of criminal acts, cost the county money that is rightfully due but has also forced, according to Sentinel sources, our District Attorney to file appeals on those cases touted as an impoper ruling that resulted in an illegal sentence.  No records could be found of our DA ever having to appeal a county court ruling in the past.  The action appears to stem from Lovett's anger over Commissioner's Court standing up against Lovett's illegall take over of Probation Dept office space and misappropriation of county funds to remodel that designated probation office space as his own.   Lovett's mouth pieces, Nan Kittel, Laura 'Sissy' Pigmore and Gerald Deter have delivered 'public comments' in support of Lovett and his lies and crimes.  Yesterday at C.C. Deeter issued a diatribe as a public comment regarding the danger to the citizens to have, "those people" (ie; probationers) in the court house even claiming the upcoming 'bloodbath' would be on the commissioner's now that Deeter had warned them about allowing 'those people' to continue to report to the probation offices in the courthouse.  This is a theme Lovett has touted from the beginning IGNORING his own criminal conviction, his dad's criminal conviciton and the arrest and drug charges against his newly hired secretary.  Commissioner Marrs, after Deeter's comments, leaned toward Deeter and said, "I have heard everything you said.  Tell me, where will we move the District and County Courts too since that is where "those people" come from?" 

 

UPDATE 6/28/2017

SENTINEL OBTAINS COPY OF FRAUDULENT FILING

The SJC District Clerk records do contain a fraudulent filing by SJC Judge John Lovett Jr. where an original signature page signed by Mary Olga Lovett and attached to her original petition for divorce was removed from the original and attached to John 'Lyin' Lovett's attempt to move the case to SJC by making a fraudulent filing here and affixing her Harris County signature page to it. 

HARRIS COUNTY 6/25/2017

SJC JUDGE COMMITS FRAUD

Harris County District Court Documents obtained by a Sentinel Investigator and on file in our office allege that SJC Judge John Lovett filed a fraudulent document with the SJC District Clerk's office in an attempt to circumvent the court process in Harris Co. The Harris County court documents state that Lovett took the signature page off of the Harris County original filing and attached it to a fraudulent document that he subsequently filed in San Jacinto County District Clerk records.  Instead of being prosecuted for the fraud, Lovett was allowed to 'non suit' the filing and let the criminal act fly under the radar until a Sentinel investigator located the Harris County Documents leading to the SJC crime.

smaller parcel mortgaged

UPDATE 5:00 PM

MARY OLGA NOT AN OWNER

Official certified copies of the Lovett's final decree of divorce obtained by The Sentinel today (along with many other documents) prove Mary Olga Lovett does NOT hold any right, title or interest in the Shepherd properties SJC Judge (for now) John Lovett owns including the parcel that suffered the suspicious fire.  Mary Olga's assertations to that effect have proven true despite the Deed Records nor CAD records reflecting that change in ownership yet.  I publish the above receipt to clarify to John Lovett that it is me and only me that obtained the file.  Additional disturbing documents that indicate John Lovett is a danger and has threatened physical violence and even murder in his quest for power among other crimes prompt me to eliminate any confusion or question as to who is behind the effort to expose his crimes and bring forward the proof necessary to protect our community from this tyrant.  Some documents are so extreme and disturbing in thier content that we have placed them with an attorney for review before publication.  Suffice it to say that John Lovett Jr. carries a pistol and has threatened to use it on several occasions and in different places according to these documents. 

UPDATE 6/28/2017

DOCUMENTS SURFACE PROVING SENTINEL SOURCES CORRECT ONE MORE TIME

Just below is a Harris County District Court filing that proves John 'Lyin' Lovett Jr and Mary Olga Lovett were experiencing financial difficulites and were in danger of losing the mortgaged property of the Lovett's that recently burned in a suspicious fire.  The State Fire Marshal's office is conducting an investigation still. 

COLDSPRING 6/19/2017
LOVETT LIES TO ADVOCATE REPORTER

SJC Judge John Lovett, in an attempt to divert suspicion in the recent fire that claimed  a mortgaged home on his and (according to CAD records) his ex-wife's property bald face lied to the Advocate Reporter.  In the ARTICLE, Lovett claims that it "never occurred" to him that the oily residue was an attempt to burn down his house until after the fire.  The fact of the matter is that in the days BEFORE the fire, Lovett had remarked to a Sentinel source that someone had tried to burn his house down but, "it didn't catch".  According to our sources, Lovett never made a police report about the incident.  A Sentinel source also claims that Lovett was behind on the note on that smaller parcel and house and had stated he was afraid they were going to lose it to foreclosure.

John 'Lyin' Lovett Jr.  IF you can prove that you were not behind on the note for the house that burned or that you "probably" had no insurance on it as Mary Olga claimed, I will never mention your name again.  It is that simple.  

Steve Watson - Publisher

UPDATE 7/9/2017

LEGAL POSTING DOES NOT REQUIRE TIME STAMP. 

Lovett used the excuse to 'justify' his illegal entry into the Clerk's office after hours that he needed to stamp the agenda to post it.  There is no requirement in law that the agenda be stamped and filed with the clerk in order to meet the legal requirements that constitute "Posting" for the 72 hour notice. 

LOCAL GOVT CODE:

Sec. 551.043. TIME AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NOTICE; GENERAL RULE. (a) The notice of a meeting of a governmental body must be posted in a place readily accessible to the general public at all times for at least 72 hours before the scheduled time of the meeting, except as provided by Sections 551.044-551.046.

(b) If this chapter specifically requires or allows a governmental body to post notice of a meeting on the Internet:

(1) the governmental body satisfies the requirement that the notice must be posted in a place readily accessible to the general public at all times by making a good-faith attempt to continuously post the notice on the Internet during the prescribed period;

(2) the governmental body must still comply with any duty imposed by this chapter to physically post the notice at a particular location; and

(3) if the governmental body makes a good-faith attempt to continuously post the notice on the Internet during the prescribed period, the notice physically posted at the location prescribed by this chapter must be readily accessible to the general public during normal business hours.

The Clerk's Official Seal only means she has a copy on file in her office.  If the agenda was stamped and recorded and not posted on the steps or on the internet, the time stamp would NOT serve as proof the agenda was posted.  Neither can lack of the stamp prove it was not posted. 

 

COLDSPRING 7/7/2017

COUNTY JUDGE BURGLARIZES COUNY CLERK'S OFFICE, IMPERSONATES A PUBLIC OFFICIAL

SJC Judge John Lovett used a master key to let himself into the county clerks main office after hours and illegally used her official stamp to file stamp the agenda.  Her official seal contains her signature so, in effect, Lovett forged her signature.  According to sources, the incident has been investigated as a burglary and Lovett admitted to the unauthorized entry and use of the stamp.  The clerks office was closed, locked and the alarm set at 5:00 pm.  The sheriff's dept got a call from the alarm company as did the County Clerk.  According to an alarm company spokesperson, Lovett told them it was a false alarm and to disregard the alarm.  Lovett was allowed to leave the courthouse without being arrested per instructions of the District Attorney.   In another instance a couple of weeks ago, Lovett came into the Clerks office after 5 pm and reached accross the counter, took the filed and stamped agenda, ripped off a page and stapled another one on and then stamped the tampered document without permission.  When reprimanded by County Clerk Dawn Wright via email and text message, Lovett aknowledged the unauthorized use of the stamp at that time also but claimed the deputy clerk who was present, "didn't know what she was doing".  The aboslute lawlessness of this County Judge must be nipped in the bud or he will set a precedent that he is untouchable.  It is past time for an outside prosecutor. 

 

PENAL CODE

Sec. 37.10.  TAMPERING WITH GOVERNMENTAL RECORD.  (a)  A person commits an offense if he:

(1)  knowingly makes a false entry in, or false alteration of, a governmental record;

(2)  makes, presents, or uses any record, document, or thing with knowledge of its falsity and with intent that it be taken as a genuine governmental record;

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)(1)  Except as provided by Subdivisions (2), (3), and (4) and by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor's intent is to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.

 

Sec. 37.11. IMPERSONATING PUBLIC SERVANT. (a) A person commits an offense if he:

(1) impersonates a public servant with intent to induce another to submit to his pretended official authority or to rely on his pretended official acts; or

(2) knowingly purports to exercise any function of a public servant or of a public office, including that of a judge and court, and the position or office through which he purports to exercise a function of a public servant or public office has no lawful existence under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

 

Sec. 30.02. BURGLARY. (a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, the person:

(1) enters a habitation, or a building (or any portion of a building) not then open to the public, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or an assault; or

(2) remains concealed, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or an assault, in a building or habitation; or

(3) enters a building or habitation and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or an assault.

(b) For purposes of this section, "enter" means to intrude:

(1) any part of the body; or

(2) any physical object connected with the body.

(c) Except as provided in Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a:

(1) state jail felony if committed in a building other than a habitation;

 

Judge John Lovett - Steve Campion

COLDSPRING 7/11/2017

SJC JUDGE SITS DOWN WITH SENTINEL

Just after exiting his interview with ABC 13's Steve Campion,  SJC Judge JL challenged The Sentinel to visit with him on some records I had requested from him.  We had a lengthy visit that covered much territory and topic ranging from raised voices to a hearty chuckle.  Judge's first order of business was to challenge my honor and repeated a challenge I had written that if he could prove he didn't have insurance on the structure that burned or that he wasn't behind on his note, I would never mention his name again and then Lovett asked me if I was a man of my word.   At this point, Lovett admitted that the burned home was covered under the main house policy but only as a secondary structure.  "Not near what it was worth" is an accurate quote.  As far as the note being delinquent, Lovett did show me an online bank page on two mortgages he claimed were the main house and the house that burned.  In a spread sheet format, what was apparent was there is a pattern of late pays in the months prior to the fire.  Nothing over 30 days that I could see on the spread sheet.  Not enough to trigger foreclosure proceedings on his mortgages according to Lovett.   Another point of contention was my story about him signing the order to dismiss the charges on his newest secretary.  "The DA's office made that motion" was the gist of his rebuttal.  When I pointed out that I had covered the "Pre Trial Diversion" program in the article, he moved on.  Considering that I published the court document with the lady DA's name signed to it and interviewed her before writing the story, I dont know what else I could have added.   When I reminded Lovett that it was The Sentinel sources that revealed the test would show he was not drunk and us that printed that news weeks before any other source could confim it, he challenged that I had said, "Not legally drunk" instead of no alcohol at all.  The story stated the information I had.   We covered other topics including me calling his ex wife out for her hypocricy in this whole ordeal.   You know that pointing and hollering the loudest just to cover up that your are doing exactly what you are accusing others of.  Even Lovett will admit that we had at least one good hearty chuckle today despite all of our differences.  We talked about many things and even probable outcome of the current situtation.  All this before I saw the ABC 13 piece on the news tonight.  Lovetts comments are in the can so to say and now it is my turn.  My $19.99 (donated via Patreon thank you ladies)  a month buys me this privilege and allows my duty.  You compare my best effort to, "Politics at it's worst", Judge John R. Lovett Jr.  You spent much effort today to attempt to 'correct' The Sentinel and instead proved my stories true.  Here is my correction of your statement made on TV for all to hear.  My effort is merely the illustration of politics at their worst.  By shining the light of truth on your antics, they seem to really pop in contrast to what should be a bland (no scandal) background.   It isn't me that has exercised the judgement you used to take the actions you have taken.   In fact, you and I both know you did the exact opposite of my best counsel to you as a new incumbent.  Cliches wear out after a bit.  Lies and innuendo disipate into the ether from which they come but that Ole Truth is still a Rock.  Always has been, always will be and He will knock a knot on your head for lying. 

COLDSPRING 7/12/2017

SJC JUDGE COMMITTS MORE CRIMINAL ACTS

The phone records at left located in the auditor files via open records request and the document below from the Lovett's Harris County divorce file prove that Lovett not only used the county phones to make multiple international calls on personal business, he used at least one employee to make the illegal calls and conduct Lovett's private business on the county's payroll.   The calls claimed in the declaration below match date, time and location of those calls to Juarez Mexico listed in the phone bill at left.

COLDSPRING 7/13/2017

SJC JUDGE COMMITTS FRAUD-WITHOLDS RECORDS

 After stalling for nearly a month on records due to be viewed “during business hours” at the first opportunity under the open records laws, John Lovett used the moment he emerged from the interview with abc 13’s Steve Campion thirty days later to claim he had my requested records ready and wanted to know if I was ever going to come get them.  As related in a prior story, I did sit down with the judge for nearly half an hour but it has taken a couple of days for me to have the time to examine the records Lovett provided.  The cover letter on his official stationary looked nice and said all the right things but turned out to be just one more bald face lie from the offices of SJC’s own John ‘Lyin’ Lovett, county judge.  With a specific and targeted request for the call logs showing time, date and number called, there is no doubt what I was requesting.  We even amended the request to show we understood only the business calls on his private phone were subject to our request to avoid delays.  The pkg Lovett delivered did not contain the first call log.  It was delinquent notices and billing amounts only.  The call logs do exist as a digital document but Lovett said he gave me the records and then didn’t.  My experience shows that people are reluctant to give up records that they know will prove their crimes. 
We hope to have an update to report soon. 

COLDSPRING 6/23/2017

SJC JUDGE IGNORES O.R. REQUEST

An open records request for opportunity to review some documents readily available to SJC Judge John Lovett Jr. has gone ignored other than verification that it was received by his office.   The records sought were the phone records for his phone the week before and after his recent at fault wreck on FM 2666.  Also sought to view are the recent applications for the position he filled in his office.  Sentinel sources indicate Lovett passed on an experienced and college educated lady with a clean record for a young man with no experience and a criminal drug arrest record.  The Texas Statutes concerning open record laws have been blatantly ignored by Lovett in the past. 

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COLDSPRING 1/20/2017

ESD BOARD AND FIRE DEPT INQUIRIES HIGHLIGHT 911 FAILURES

Recent investigation efforts for information regarding the Waterwood FD jurisdiction boundary brought several things to light.  For one it showed that San Jacinto County has failed to ever complete the 911 Addressing conversion for the entire county.  It was a job interrupted just before completion by partisan political betrayal that has literally cost lives in San Jacinto County.  Second, it showed that SJC 911 can’t produce a map showing the San Jacinto County 911 fire districts.  This map published below was retrieved from the Sentinel Vault records to help fill the gap for the needed information.  The two above are even more detailed.  The failure to complete the mission of applying 911 addresses and converting the entire county to that system has left parts of Waterwood with no rhyme or reason in their addressing system.  Granted they are not part of the Emergency Service District for county fire protection but any law enforcement or medical emergency DOES require emergency personnel to be able to respond and respond quickly and accurately to administer aid to the situation.   The horror stories of multiple emergency vehicle turnarounds trying to find an address highlight the problem.  When you consider all the wrong addresses assigned over the last ten years in the converted portion of the county that have even and odd address numbers on the same side of the road and numbers out of order in other places indicates that the reason the conversion has not been completed is because those who have administered the program since the political overthrow do not completely understand the basics of the numbering system.  It is a system that is so simple that the presence of the structure and the location of the structure declares its proper address by virtue of its existence and its location.  It is impossible to assign a wrong address if you understand the formula for assignment and know where you are.    Allowing the 911 addressing system, a living document that is in constant flux when properly administered, to fall in to disrepair and become outmoded and ineffective in its intent and original mission is bad enough but continuing to ignore the situation borders on criminal negligence. 

SJC COMMISSIONER’S COURT 9/22/2015

JUDGE EXPLORES ‘MILLION DOLLAR’ STUDY

In the ‘no action’ public information portion of the Commissioner’s Court Agenda, Judge Lovett shared a bit of research and an opportunity for San Jacinto County to avail themselves to a Rice University sponsored business analysis study and detailed report.  It is a tool business would employ to the tune of anywhere from 500 K to a million dollars for the resulting report of the solutions seeking study.  Amid the County’s problems of few answers on the financial records, possible indictment of the prior Fire Marshal, an Appraisal District that changes their values and rebills you on taxes whenever they please and so many public boards that it is like pulling teeth to get a simple agenda from the grant funded study just might answer some questions. 

PRESS RELEASE

 

FROM THE DESK OF SAN JACINTO COUNTY JUDGE JOHN LOVETT

 

11 September

 

Judge Lovett expands free CHL class to all county employees

 

COLDSPRING, TX:  As announced at a Commissioners Court meeting in late August, San Jacinto County Judge John Lovett is sponsoring the Texas Concealed Handgun License Course free of charge to all county employees.  As an additional benefit, their spouses can take the course for half price, or fifty dollars. 

 

To expand the offer, the class will now be made available free of charge to all of the county’s Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Services District employees and their spouses in the same arrangement. 

 

In a partnership between Judge Lovett and local CHL instructor MX4THL.com the classroom instruction will be held at the Paradise Grill Restaurant in Coldspring on Saturday, September 19, 2015.  Due to the demand from county employees and the addition of the Volunteer Firefighters, a second class will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the same location.

 

Lou Rogers, owner of MX4THL.com is the instructor for the class.  Mr. Rogers has generously volunteered his time to certify the county employees for their CHL license.  Judge Lovett will pay the restaurant and the expense of refreshments for attendees.

 

All county employees and Volunteer Firefighters can get enrollment details at MX4THL.com or by calling Mr. Rogers at 936-355-4264.

 

In the wake of the recent killing of police officers and those in positions of authority nationwide; this offer is very timely for the safety of San Jacinto County employees.  Judge Lovett encourages all of those eligible to participate and get their CHL license.

 

 

John Lovett

County Judge

San Jacinto County, Texas

1 State Hwy 150, Rm 23

Coldspring, TX 77331

(936) 653-2199

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JUDGE JOHN R. LOVETT JR

JUDGE ANNOUNCES FLAG DESIGN CONTEST TO REPRESENT SAN JACINTO COUNTY

 

8/13/1870 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAN JACINTO COUNTY 8/13/2015

 

WE CAN EAT CAKE In The Rotunda of the Historic San Jacinto County Courthouse today at 10:00 AM.  In a celebratory event to mark the 145th anniversary of the formation of San Jacinto County, Judge John Lovett joined by our elected officials, Veterans organizations, Historic Commission and others, extends an open invitation to the event that holds a special presentation and announcment in store for us.  Come find out what plans the Judge has developed to commemerate the significance of San Jacinto County in the annals of Texas History in a special way this year.  A contest open to young and old, rich and poor, black and white, public servant or private citizen, come one, come all and enter in.

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