I'll be home for Christmas...NOT!

After being arrested on July 10, 2024 I had agreed to the bail bond condition that I not go back to the home on our property; but I could go to the smaller home across the driveway. There was alot of work to do to get it ready for a tenant.  

In a Zoom hearing on December 2, I asked Judge Carrie Lithicum in Fort Kent District Court to drop the bail condition, but she wouldn't, and she transferred the case to Superior Court.

The danger in police failing to arrest me if I violate the condition of my release is that it makes them look weak, like they're not enforcing the law. The danger in arresting me for not complying with the bail condition is that it would be another wrongful arrest. And even though it is your right to defend against a wrongful arrest, it's also dangerous. Here you can read about wrongful arrests.  

Merry Christmas, from Lewiston Maine!

 

Visit with Shane

Shane says he has never been shown the text mesage below, which I sent to his attorney, Verne Paradie, by email. Paradie hired Investigator Hank Dusenbery who I spoke with; and he confirmed that he never went to the Saint John Valley to find them, never interviewed these guys. 

My son is caught up in a system where you're guilty until proven innocent...imprisoned while waiting for counsel to be appointed. A speedy trial can take weeks, months, even years before being scheduled.  

Jail rules won't allow me to bring in any paperwork, and when I mailed the text message to Shane it was sent back to me because it's a screenshot...and they're not allowed.

I sent the screenshot and other evidence to Governor Mills, and asked for her help. She has a duty to ensure that the laws of Maine are faithfully executed. I got no reply. 

I asked for help from Maine Senator Margaret Rotundo. She put me in touch with one of her aides, named Patrick Reagan. He contacted someone at the Department of Corrections, Sam Prawer. Patrick apparently accessed the letter to Governor Mills, which contained the evidence above, and much more, and gave it to Mr. Prawer. After a few weeks without hearing from anyone, I messaged Patrick. He wrote back, saying about Sam Prawer:

He told me that there was nothing they could do. In order to change a court's decision you'd have to go back through the courts, apparently.