Sheriff Richard Foote’s Ludicrous Testimony Outlined in Trespass Case Memorandums

by | Dec 12, 2012 | 1 comment

Heroic, free-speech-supporting attorney Jon Meyer has filed these excellent memorandums in the trespass case against me and Kelly Voluntaryist. They do a good job summarizing the ludicrous, incompetent, and corrupt sheriff Richard “Dick” Foote’s testimony from the recent hearing on his illegal trespass order he issued against half-a-dozen liberty activists, banning us from the courthouse, “forever”.

Here’s his Second Motion to Dismiss and the memorandum of law in support of it.

Also, here’s a detailed “Reply Memorandum to State’s Answer and Objection to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss”. If you’d rather read an executive summary of this nearly three-hour hearing video, this is the document for you.

Palmer MA’s Cameraman Arrest Case in Shambles

by | Dec 11, 2012 | 2 comments

This is part two of my recollection of what happened at Palmer District Court yesterday morning. Part one, which covers court security’s outrageous response to camera-toting activists, is here.

As you may be aware, I was arrested for video recording in Palmer, MA’s town hall back in October. At the time, I was given a report from the arresting officer, Raymond Tenczar, indicating he believed I was guilty of “disorderly conduct” for allegedly loudly causing a “disturbance” outside of the room in which the city was going to hold a tax sale. If you watch the video of the arrest, you’ll see that I do raise my voice, but only at the time Tenczar places his hand on me to arrest me.

Apparently, the Palmer police and/or prosecutor realized that they had no case for disorderly conduct, and the misdemeanor charge was dropped. More detail on the charge droppage later in this article.

However, they completely changed the circumstances of the charge and the evidence in their case for the remaining town ordinance “disorderly conduct” violation. Now they are alleging that I was “disorderly” in front of the open house, which happened prior to the tax sale. In an unsigned report, allegedly written by Palmer police officer Sean M Ford, he claims I was yelling at the town attorney and attempting to intimidate him. (more…)

Palmer, MA Court Security Freaks Out on Camera-Toting Activists

by | Dec 10, 2012 | 0 comments

Back in October, I was arrested by Palmer, MA police officer Raymond Tenczar for “disorderly conduct”, for the terrible crime of operating a video camera in town hall. In case you missed the arrest video, here it is.

This morning was the “pre-trial conference” and eight liberty activists from Keene got up bright and early and joined four other liberty-lovers from Massachusetts at Palmer District Court. It was an eventful morning! Nearly every liberty activist was threatened by court staff for trying to bring in cameras, wearing hats, and other non-offenses. The insanity began immediately upon entry to the security area of the courthouse, where half-a-dozen court security agents flipped out over multiple activists entering with their cameras. One officer even came running down the hall and another rolled up quickly in his cruiser to “assist” their cohorts in crushing any hope of transparency or allowing the public to see what goes on inside the court building. Shire TV‘s James Cleaveland was even assaulted by one of the swarming officers as he grabbed at James’ camera. (more…)