Jesse, recently arrested in the Milford courtroom for refusing to remove his hat, and Charlie, arrested for asking about the hat rule in the courtroom lobby, were both found guilty on Wednesday of disorderly conduct. However, no punishment was required because they were both sentenced to “time served”, which would be the 4 hours they were held on the day they were arrested.
Jesse, apparently not wishing further conflict with courtroom dress codes, wore a suit to trial and followed the court’s desired procedure throughout. Charlie, while following procedure, also went with questions to ask of the court and officers.
A month and a half after THIS GRIEVANCE was filed to the NH Judicial Conduct Committee, the committee found that Judge Burke was not in violation of the NH Judicial Code of Conduct when he famously arrested Ian Freeman for not sitting in the courtroom.
Burke allowed prejudice due to prior events dictate his action in the courtroom that day. He had a meeting, and a plan, with the sheriffs in the courtroom to arrest anyone not standing. He made it clear that what he was doing to Ian was because of the cameras. That is letting the press and public attention affect his actions, and is against the rules of a supposedly impartial judge. Who thinks that judges are an impartial mediator between police and citizens? Next time you think that, check the courtroom for who is allowed to have the guns.
In a well publicized and attended protest, Andrew Carroll held a small piece of marijuana near downtown Keene. His purpose was to illustrate in person how just holding a plant can draw unprovoked violence and kidnapping from government, an organization claiming to “serve and protect” the common man. Approximately 20 minutes after his protest began, Keene police officers showed up, and took Andrew away in handcuffs for “unlawful possession of marijuana.” After being held by police for about an hour, he was released with a court date to enter a plea on a class B misdemeanor.
That court date is on March 3rd, at 8:30am in the Keene District Court. There is less than 2 weeks until then, and Andrew agreed to an interview to answer some questions about the upcoming day. While he will be attending his hearing, and possible trial, Andrew says he will not be preparing any legal defense, and says “Any statement I make in my defense will be a moral one; I won’t argue legally because I’m clearly guilty of a crime.”
For more information, see Andrew’s interview below.
That is what NH Free poster J’raxis 270145 promises to do if a certain bill does not pass the NH Congress, and he gets the pledge of 9 other activists. HB312 (2009) gives specific permission for citizens to video and audio record police officers if they’ve given notification. No consent is required. However, signers of the pledge promise to record public officials in defiance if the bill does not pass.
The legality of audio recording a public official has long been debated, and when pressured, officers have not pressed charges. However, Cooper Travis was handcuffed for recording an officer when asked to stop, but he was released with no charges filed. Dave Ridley often refuses to turn off his camera, and is yet to be arrested for doing so. New mover Sam Dodson also has experience recording officers, and has had some experiences with the Keene court bailiffs regarding cameras as well.
I have also signed the pledge, so to the KPD, if you see a guy in an orange hoodie standing pointing a video camera at you while you have someone pulled over, or in handcuffs, that’s me.
Free Staters and Free Keene Bloggers went to Milford this morning for the arraignment of recently arrested Mike Barskey. Mike was mentioned in a posting earlier this week, but his arrest is unrelated to the Keene Freedom Festival, but is for non-appearance on another non-violent driving offense. While at the arraignment, it is reported that Jesse Maloney, best known for his Keene flag burning, and Charlie, a new Keene mover, were arrested for disorderly conduct.
Jesse was inside the courtroom when he was asked to remove a cap on his head. He refused to do so, and was arrested.
Meanwhile, Charlie, not in the courtroom yet, was asking court officials about the hat rule. The following is from FreeKeene’s Dale:
Apparently he was asking them about the hat rule, was not even walking into the courtroom, was simply asking about it, then someone said “that’s assault!” out of the blue, which he was never charged with btw, so it was obvious flakey. He was ordered to take his hat off, and didn’t immediately comply but instead merely asked what the law was about hats and whether it was an order or a request, and again I remind that he has as of yet made no motion at all to enter the courtroom where the “hat rule” applies. Suddenly Charlie is being thrown up against a wall and cuffed for disorderly conduct.
Jesse and Charlie have been released with a court date set for February 25th.
Jesse, recently arrested in the Milford courtroom for refusing to remove his hat, and Charlie, arrested for asking about the hat rule in the courtroom lobby, were both found guilty on Wednesday of disorderly conduct. However, no punishment was required because they were both sentenced to “time served”, which would be the 4 hours they were held on the day they were arrested.
A month and a half after 
Free Staters and Free Keene Bloggers went to Milford this morning for the arraignment of recently arrested Mike Barskey. Mike was mentioned in a posting earlier this week, but his arrest is unrelated to the Keene Freedom Festival, but is for non-appearance on another non-violent driving offense. While at the arraignment, it is reported that Jesse Maloney, best known for his Keene flag burning, and Charlie, a new Keene mover, were arrested for disorderly conduct.
