by Ian | May 15, 2009 |
Motorhome Diaries‘ Jason Talley says:
The #MHD crew has been released from Jones County jail. I was pepper sprayed and choked for refusing to give ID.
Sounds like the story is yet another horrific example of government tyranny. How many more of your friends and associates must be abused before you take action? Have you stopped paying federal taxes? Have you joined the Free State Project and moved to New Hampshire? Have you considered moving to where Pete and Jason are planning to move after the diaries are done?
Also, I’d like to thank all the great bloggers who stepped up and covered this story so quickly. I wish our other activist friend Sam could have gotten such a quick rush of attention when he was arrested for recording video in a public court lobby and imprisoned indefinitely without trial for invoking his right to remain silent. Sam has now been in jail over four weeks and is on a hunger strike. Please scroll through FreeKeene.com to read his blogs and get the story, or visit sam.jailedactivist.info and freesamdodson.com for more on his situation.
I will be inviting the MHD 3 on Free Talk Live tonight to tell their story.
by Ian | May 14, 2009 |
Update on this afternoon’s breaking news:
I just spoke with an unusually helpful jail bureaucrat at Jones County Jail. The bureaucrat explained that the ATF has passed on investigating the incident and also called Jason, Pete, and Adam their “little celebrities”, due to the volume of phone calls the jail has received this afternoon. I was told that all the charges are misdemeanors and that bonds have been set in the amounts of $1,000 each for Pete and Adam and $1,500 for Jason. Apparently jail is not an option for sentencing of these misdemeanors, unless of course the MHD boys refuse to pay the fines. Additionally, Pete has been charged with “Possession of a firearm across state lines”, which is a MS state charge, not federal.
So, it sounds like they are going to bond out, and perhaps we’ll be lucky enough to hear from them on FTL tonight.
by Sam Dodson | May 14, 2009 |
I would like to extend a special thanks to the Keene District Court, Superior Court, and New Hampshire Supreme Court. My name is Sam Dodson, and on April 13 I was arrested for filming on public property, the lobby of the Keene District Court. Since then I’ve been denied the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, the right to a speedy and public trial, the right to due process of law, and the right to be “formally and substantially” presented with the charges against me (as required by the New Hampshire Bill of Rights).
By order of judge Burke and judge Lane of the Keene District Court, I am currently being held indefinitely without trial. To protest what I believe to be an unlawful and illegal detention, I have refused solid food since my arrest, currently over 28 days ago. Several motions and writs have been filed with the aforementioned courts. They so far have only denied, delayed, and hid behind their procedures despite the clear understanding, from the courts’ own written order, that I am being held indefinitely without trial.
Through their actions, they have demonstrated utter contempt for the oath they swore to uphold, the rule of law, and civil rights fundamental to the founding and history of this country. Essentially, they have engaged in civil disobedience, and for this I thank them. As a voluntarist, I, too, believe in and understand the power of civil disobedience to bring about social and political change.
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by Ian | May 14, 2009 |
Please call 603-352-6902 before 4pm ET and request judge Tucker rule on the writ of habeas corpus for John Sam Doe, Docket #09-E-0085, today.
The good news is the state is apparently dropping the disorderly conduct charge along with the possession without a serial number charge. Of course, if the original arresting charge (disorderly) is being dropped, shouldn’t that also negate the follow up charges of “resisting arrest” and “refusal to process”. Are we close to Sam’s release?
UPDATE: Maybe not. Word from Ivy is the gangsters will now be charging him with their other favorite, “Criminal Contempt” of court. We’ll keep you informed as this develops.
by Ian | May 14, 2009 |
It went down this morning in Jones County, MS. Jason Talley posted this to MHD’s Twitter:
“We are in Jones County MS and @adammueller has been arrested for filming cops after they pulled us over.”
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Later, other posts to Jason’s facebook page revealed they were all arrested. After asking for details and hearing nothing, I called the Jones County Jail at 601-649-7502 and confirmed they have all been imprisoned.
Adam Mueller – Disorderly Conduct and Disobeying an Officer
Pete Eyre – Possession of a Beer in a Dry County
Jason Talley – Disorderly Conduct, Disobeying, and Resisting Arrest
The bureaucrats at the jail think they will be arraigned tomorrow, so if you live in Jones County, MS, you may want to show up to offer your help and support.
More as we know it on FTL tonight and here at Free Keene. Hopefully the guys will be out to tell their story soon at MotorHomeDiaries.com
Update 5/15: They are out.
by Dale Everett | May 14, 2009 |
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Inspired by this event.
by Sam Dodson | May 13, 2009 |
Sunday, May 10:
I’ve spent the last several days immersed in deep thought and self reflections. I’m finishing a great book that led to a major breakthrough for me called The Enneagram of Passions and Virtues. The law of attraction has lined up the perfect reading list for me.
I read Chicken Soup for the Soul. It reminded me of the importance of holding gratitude and acknowledgment in my daily life.
I read a book on editing, and the various steps in publishing. I’m sure I’ll write a book one day and it also had some tips for the news service I’ll be launching shortly once I’m out of this caging facility.
I read biographies of Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. it showed me how bleak their situations became at times.
I read parts of the bible and the Ko’ran. I’m beginning to see and understand the universal teachings all of the major religions are based around.
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