Patrick Taylor is represented by defense attorney David Hill while Jarrod Taylor is represented by court-appointed lawyer Olen Haynes Jr. Dec. 29: Judge Inman rules that prosecutors may use the recordings made of Deputy Black after he had retained attorney Joanne Sheldon, saying the U.S. Supreme Court has held that tapes made after an attorney is retained may be used to impeach false testimony by the defendant. Sgt. The Grand Aerie cites numerous charter violations, including memberships granted to several people who have been convicted or accused of breaking "local, state and federal laws." In the recordings, Black also expressed scorn for the FBI agents who had questioned him. I can come to no other conclusion than corruption at the top leads to corruption within the ranks. Counts may not reflect the number of records that will appear in search results. ", Smith concludes his motion with a plea to U.S. District Judge Greer to send Vassar to prison until he is in 80s, stating that "only a sentence of imprisonment which incarcerates Vassar for the rest of his life, or until he is no longer physically capable of engaging in criminal behavior, will adequately protect the public Mike Vassar has been part of the 'outlaw' element in Newport for over twenty years, an element which has done much to hurt the reputation of Cocke County. According to court records, the conspiracy took place in 2003 and involved Christopher Shults, James Mark Thornton and Mike Vassar. Banks referred to Lancaster as Grooms' "right-hand man" and "the person who sticks his neck out for Grooms in the cocaine business," according to the affidavit. 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Chief Maurice Shults and other witnesses explain to jurors how the initial investigation unfolded. Hutchison maintains he didn't know about Walker's legal problems when he entered into the agreement, which paid Walker's aviation company $2,700 per month for use of the airstrip. Feb. 3: Sheriff Ramsey joins the FOE post in Del Rio along with 23 other people including nationally recognized cockfighting enthusiast Donald H. Poteat of Morganton, N.C., and Michael Maynard of Hot Springs, N.C. Hawk is arrested in 1983 by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for receiving and concealing stolen property in connection with two stolen cars. Disclaimer: Reference to these media outlets or TV shows should not be construed to imply an endorsement or sponsorship of Spokeo or its products. It became public knowledge after a massive June 11 cockfighting raid in Del Rio that yielded criminal charges against 143 people. ", July 2: James Mark Thornton is sentenced to 327 months in prison by Judge Greer. Patrick Sheldon. Cocke County sheriff's deputies search the house and find nine video poker machines "that were all hooked up, all running" as well as a "huge poker table," Sheriff Moore says. Smith levels the allegations in a sentencing memorandum in which he argues that Taylor should be sentenced to more prison time than is presumably called for under federal guidelines. The contract isn't approved by Knox County Commission and is uncovered by attorney Herbert S. Moncier, who is representing Commissioner Wanda Moody in a series of lawsuits against the sheriff. under seal.". Schmutzer writes: "For these reasons I must ask that, if you intend to keep working these officers, they not be assigned to law enforcement or investigative duties that might require their testimony in future cases until their federal cases are resolved." Feb. 16: Michael Vassar is acquitted of the charge that he had possessed ammunition as a convicted felon in 2002 after a trial at the federal courthouse in Greeneville. They say that Gunter buys, fixes and sells cars for a living as well as sometimes taking part in house construction projects. Phil Bredesen's campaign announces it will return $300 to David Lancaster, who donated the money in May 2002. Claim this business (423) 623-3472. Stir gently until all tots are well covered. 127 Springtime Drv, Newport, TN 37821-8085 is the current address for Mark. "Memberships in clubs, until it violates departmental policy, is fine," he says. Job specializations: Real Estate/Property . Dodgin, who is still on duty, has changed into a white t-shirt but is still wearing his uniform pants. Brown accused Hayes and another jailer, Josh Williams, of provoking an altercation with him and then pushing him into a holding cell. He then asks how that scenario differs from a cockfight. Until his death in 2009 at the age of 62, Mr. Sutton, known as Popcorn, was a moonshiner. Newport Mayor Connie Ball and Jim McNabb, supervisor of transportation for the Cocke County school system, testify on Phillips behalf, according to court records. During questioning by Hill, he admits that he never met Taylor and dealt only with Dodgin. (Read the story "FOE revokes Del Rio charter"), Sept. 22: Sheriff's deputy John Wayne "Johnny" Black is interviewed about the 2002 motorcycle accident and other possible criminal activities by four FBI agents at the Tennessee Highway Patrol post in Newport after FBI Special Agent Thomas Farrow calls him on his cell phone. The nine men and two women from three states are each charged with being spectators at a cockfight, and defense attorney Joe Baker says that some of his clients intend to go to trial. Castle & Associates Real Estate, Lakeway Area AOR. According to papers filed by HSUS, Goodwin was at the raid "to observe whether the methods to be utilized to euthanize said fighting cocks were humane," court records show. Jonathan Morgan and former reserve deputy Derrick Webb. ", Taylor, whose wife and a handful of other relatives are on hand for the hearing, apologizes to his family and Greer. Feb. 9: Judge Greer declares a mistrial in the case of Roach and Sheldon after jurors indicate they are "hopelessly deadlocked." He still enjoys cooking up BBQ butts if he has time and at his leisure. He is ashamed of what he has done, to lose the confidence of the people of Cocke County that believed in him and trusted in him." "He stood on the stand and lied to you," she says. Julie Walker. Be Nice. Hackett and Galvez subsequently tracked Gomez to his employment." Repeated busts at bars and truck stops send a steady stream of offenders to jail but don't stop crime in the county. Aug. 1: D.C. Ramsey, who is running unopposed in the county's general election, is re-elected sheriff. The officers' attorneys seek permission to interview the jury foreman in order to ascertain how the jury's decision was influenced by the factors listed in their motion. The agents have used subpoenaed phone records, secretly recorded conversations and several confidential informants who are referred to in court documents by numerical designations "CI-1" to "CI-7" to protect their identities. Four prostitutes who solicited customers inside the bars and then escorted them to adjacent trailers to conduct business are arrested. Feb. 1: Jason Grooms resigns from his state job. The letter is used by prosecutors to deny the most recent request by Vassar's attorney, Herbert S. Moncier, to have Vassar released on bond pending trial. It's bizarre that they release secret matters with secret names with no charges. March 23: Judge Greer turns down Mike Gunters bid to be released on bond and prohibits Moncier from representing Gunter, citing an "obvious conflict of interest.". Keeton is arrested, taken to the Blount County jail and released the next day. She refers specifically to the letter he sent to McCarter, especially the passages in which he wrote of telling a witness to stop talking to the FBI and said: "Don't trust anyone. Jimmy Dunn, a longtime assistant prosecutor for 4th Judicial District Attorney General Al Schmutzer Jr., defeats Sevierville lawyer Joe Baker in the Republican primary race for Schmutzer's post. Cureton has been a full-time student at Walters State Community College since his arrest and plans on attending the University of Tennessee, she says, and "prison confinement would have a very negative impact on all the progress Mr. Cureton has accomplished since the time of his arrest. His wife, Sally, is the master baker in the Ramsey household. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Smith says a series of Tennessee court decisions that began in the 1840s define cockfighting as gambling and that state law favors the position that it's a game of chance rather than skill. As George Bernard Shaw said, 'I learned long ago to never wrestle with a pig. Patrick and Patricia Taylor, who have no children, testify that they bring home a combined annual income of between $40,000 and $45,000 from their two jobs. An employee, Justin Tamper, later filed an assault charge against Moncier, alleging the attorney elbowed him when Tamper tried to grab back a paper the attorney had snatched from a counter to record a customer service number. Oct. 27: In response to a request by Chief Shults, DA Schmutzer issues a letter to Shults and Sheriff Ramsey explaining how the four patrol officers' indictments might affect pending criminal cases in Cocke County in which they might be called as witnesses. The judge says it appears that Sheldon's motivation in lying about the traffic stop may have been loyalty to his fellow officer. Six months of that sentence will be spent on home confinement, Greer rules, although Taylor will be allowed to leave home to go to work or take part in pre-approved activities with his young daughter. Don't have Sugarlands Shine in your Town? Nov. 5: Bredesen is elected governor of Tennessee. Assistant U.S. Attorney Smith summarizes the testimony and refers to the many pieces of evidence introduced, including the photos of the officers entering Wal-Mart and cell phone records from a phone used by Roblero on the day of the alleged incident that Smith says fixes the time of the stop at about 5:20 p.m. Smith argues that the government's case doesn't hinge on any particular piece of evidence, depending instead upon the statements of the alleged victims as well as numerous pieces of corroborating evidence to demonstrate that the officers abused their power to commit a "petty, petty, stupid crime." Chief Deputy Billy Wayne Moore is sworn in as the new sheriff of Cocke County. "If the government is manipulating the guidelines then the guidelines become meaningless and that completely destroys what Congress intended." The probe, which is known unofficially in law enforcement circles as "Operation Rose Thorn," has been under way since early 2001 and has been led by the U.S. Attorney's Office, the FBI, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Highway Patrol's Criminal Investigations Division. He also says the former deputy "came into the department as a young officer where he was exposed to a culture of corruption and felt there would be no consequences for certain behaviors. McCarter is represented by former County Attorney Phil Owens. Tennessee whiskey legends. County Mayor McMahan copies his 2002 election records for the News Sentinel. A federal subpoena is issued for Dustin Lee White to appear before a federal grand jury Oct. 11 in Greeneville and testify about "his knowledge in certain matters." Aug. 11: A 17-year-old boy who is a neighbor of the 15-year-old girl is run down by a car in Vestal that swerves to hit him as he stands in front of his grandmother's house. The documents were stored in the basement of the Cocke County Courthouse Annex and could have been accessed by "almost anyone," according to newly appointed registrar Joyce Slagle. Locatepeople.org is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and the information Jan. 17: Cocke County commissioners decide to appoint a new sheriff at a called meeting Jan. 30. Smith also notes the defendants wouldn't face the prospect of prison time had there been "no purse to be won, no bets to be placed" at the defendants' 440 Cockfight Pit. Erics accurate age is anonymous but seemingly, he is either in his late 40s or early 50s. As agents from the FBI, TBI and other agencies fan out across Cocke and Jefferson counties, search warrants are executed at the homes of Mike Gunter and Bill Banks as well as two garages at Banks' business in Dandridge, Banks' Auto Sales. June 29: The family of the 15-year-old girl is allegedly threatened by an unidentified man at their home in South Knoxville. Shortly before the trial, however, Swanson's handgun permit was revoked after Smith sent a letter to the Tennessee Department of Safety asserting that his "firearm rights could not have been restored by a state court," records show. The breeders group calls the letter "a veiled attempt to implicate our association" in an illegal activity. The Blount County facility houses federal prisoners under a contract with the U.S. Has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm during a drug transaction. The girl says she didn't recognize the man, who left in a car with Sevier county tags. ", "Mr. Taylor's presence in the sheriff's department in Cocke County was (akin to) bringing a poison, a cancer into an organism," Smith says. Feb. 26: Judge Hooper orders McCarter to appear on a contempt of court charge for allegedly defying the judge's order to abolish the trusty program. Pinkston says the total amount to be refunded is $22,300. Cash, guns, and assorted types of gambling paraphernalia were seized from the property at 571 West Broadway, which is in the West End section of Newport. To do so is weak and even cowardly. He also said he was later assaulted at the jail. "The petitions, the campaign finance disclosures, they're not here," Slagle says while discussing what prompted the new security measures. Chop-shop operators and car thieves are busted with almost numbing regularity. The mayor and council should adhere to their own policies, the report said, and if they "want to institute different policies and procedures, they have the ability to do so." In the late 1970s, he breaks up an interstate prostitution ring that serviced and occasionally robbed customers at a truck stop that didn't even have fuel pumps and only admitted men with commercial driver's licenses. Lived In White Pine TN. (78 years old). Greer says he is especially mindful of Taylor's relationship with his daughter and suggests that Taylor should teach her that "loyalty to family and friends has a place in life" but that doesn't mean crossing over into illegal behavior. We identified 144 records related to "Mark Ramsey" in the state of Tennessee. Moncier says the information was given to him only a few days before the hearing, despite repeated requests for the information over several months. However, they could still get busted for the moonshining they do outside of that at any time. The notes also make references to Ralph "Duck" Moore and others but provide no details as to how they are connected to the case. Citing a report that hasn't been made public, Smith also claims that Taylor was involved in a "civil rights violations resulting in a victim beaten so severely he required reconstructive surgery." The dedication our citizens and elected officials have shown to . April 27: State Rep. Ronnie Davis of Newport, who served in the Legislature for 18 years, is sentenced to more than two years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy, extortion and illegal possession of drugs with the intent to distribute. But the bad old image of Cocke County lingers. Moncier ridicules the letter by pointing to extensive media coverage of the corruption probe. The bars owner comes to the scene and helps the officers secure the machines. When contacted by phone about the sentencing memo, Taylor says he can't respond to the allegations because he hasn't seen them. Jan. 5: The Fraternal Order of Eagles Post #4350 in Newport applies for a state liquor license at a new location at The Shack Market & Deli in Del Rio. Lancaster was mentioned in a story published this date by The News Sentinel on the Jan. 26 search warrants. Greer also expresses alarm that Sheldon has expressed a desire to eventually continue his law enforcement career and imposes a special restriction that bars him from working in "a position of public trust" while on probation. Another source, however, says that Ramsey was shot during a fight with his girlfriend. ", In a letter to Judge Greer, Cureton apologizes for his conduct and asks "for a chance to move forward with my life the best I can. An overflow crowd jammed inside The Grease Rack to watch Wednesday night's season premiere of the Discovery Channel's hit show, Moonshiners. . They are also prohibited from possessing firearms for the duration of their sentences. Grooms allegedly pays the men $75,000 for the shipment. ), 1 pack turkey smoked sausage sliced into half moons, 1 large pack fresh cheese tortillini (in dairy case), In a large stock pot combine broths, beans, tomatoes, smoked sausage and onion. The FBI agents asked the translator questions relating to the interviews of the witnesses. The center features an ambulatory surgery center and optical shop. Dec. 9: The trial date for Sgts. "It improper for a supervisor to intimidate an employee," the MTAS report said. Sheldon was tentatively identified as the officer who was driving the cruiser and was described as the "good officer" but his passenger who allegedly took the cash was referred to as the "bad officer." THP Trooper Kevin Kimbrough was an "honest law enforcement officer portraying an honest law enforcement officer," Farrow says. $594,900. I just want to put this behind me and get on with my life.". Inman writes that he wants to hear testimony from the involved parties "in order to lay this unseemly matter to rest." The girl, who is pregnant, says she earned only $3.50 over three days "as her share for drinks sold men with whom she sat" and declined to accept "dates" with them. "Both Mr. and Mrs. Phillips' testimony were incredible," the motion said. She is also survived by sister; a host of nieces, nephews and other family and friends. The permit isn't renewed at the end of the year. May 22: Derrick Cureton, who is now 21, is sentenced by Judge Greer to two years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. "This court has seriously considered prohibiting post-verdict interviews of the prior trial jurors altogether until after the retrial of this case because of the significant Sixth Amendment (right to a fair trial) issues raised by such interviews," Greer writes in a footnote to his order. Directions Advertisement. Pierce points out that federal authorities haven't prosecuted Roblero or Vasques for immigration crimes and even drove Roblero to court to testify. "I just want the court and the government to know that I really am sorry," Dodgin says. April 7: Newport Police Chief Maurice Shults explains how he turned over the investigation to the TBI after one of the alleged victims was able to tentatively identify Sheldon and picked out the distinctive patrol car that the officers were assigned to on March 12, 2005. U.S. Magistrate Judge Inman grants Roach's request to be allowed to possess firearms without restrictions. During the hearing, testimony shows that Hackett was not with Galvez on the Nov. 17 visit to Roblero's home. Four people are charged with the crime, one is convicted. Bacon arrests O'Dell's son, Danny Ray O'Dell, for stocking beer for resale and possession of marijuana.

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