We Need Your Help, PLEASE!...long
February 25, 2004 at 19:08:19
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We are asking everyone to email the U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft in Washington D.C. at the Department of Justice. His Email: AskDOJ@usdot.gov
If you remember, I have kept you updated on the charges against Bob Sullivan and Ed Brown that are accused of violating APRA for being on a historical site on Lake Whitney (Fort Graham). When in fact all previous archeological reports state they are hundreds of feet from the 500 yard limit around the site. Fort Graham is now under water as stated by the archeological reports and all evidence of the old fort has long been lost as the reports state when they built the lake. You already know the government return these guys fines and drummed up more charges so to confiscate their pick up truck and over $7000.00 worth of detecting equipment. The site they were hunting on was shown to them by the local historian as an old boy scout camp now under water. Just before their court date the federal prosecutor once again changed their federal charges when the archeologist they hired informed the prosecutor these guys were not on the site indicated in their charges. So the change in charges now left it where no boundaries are indicated that has to be proven by the prosecutor in court. This was learn today when Bob and Ed went before the court for arraignment. It was told to them that the federal prosecutor has no burden of proof as to where the boundaries are as to the area being of historical significance, the burden lies on Bob and Ed and their attorney's. Also the prosecution is asking for all property seized to be kept and auction off. The archeologist has offered a hand drawn map of the area and it's possible boundaries as evidence against these two guys in opposition of all other maps and documentation of previous archeological reports. Again they are told the burden of proof is not the prosecutors but Bob's and Ed's. They say the trial starting this coming Monday make last as long as three days against Bob and Ed.
While Bob and Ed are setting in an outer office today, the Corps ranger Brady Dempsey (badge number 1777) walks in past Bob and Ed like he doesn't know who they are, and goes into the office behind them. He immediately sets down and starts telling about Bob and Ed and how much trouble they are in, laughing as he tells this to the secretary. Ranger Dempsey does say that about 30 folks wrote into the Corps offices complaining about him and it gave him a little grief, but not enough to hurt him or his job. Then he tells the secretary how much he would of like to seen Bob and Ed faces when they came into their homes and confiscated their belongings, he said I bet it was grand to see. Ranger Dempsey continues all while both Bob and Ed are setting up against the same wall as he is setting at in the office of the prosecutor and speaking to the prosecutor's secretary about all this. Ranger Dempsey was heard stating "We really got these guys, especially if they can't muster any more than an handful of folks to call or email in to complain about me, we got em!"
Please, take the time to express your feelings on this outrageous act of ranger Dempsey and why has the burden of proof become Bob's and Ed's and not the prosecutors. Folks they really need your help here, our hobby needs your help here. If found guilty on this, not only will it set a precedent for all future such cases, but none of us will be safe from public lands law enforcement and false charges leveled against anyone at anytime, anywhere. The Criminal Number of these guys case is W03-627M, please remember to place that number in any emails you may send. Their case is shown as: United States of America vs. Edward A. Brown & Bobby L. Sullivan. It is hard to believe that they are going forward with this prosecuting after offering a complete dismissal of all charges if the government could keep these guys metal detecting equipment. You have to ask yourself WHY was such an offer made?
PLEASE help, the court date is this Monday March 1st. Bob and Ed and our hobby need your support and emails to the U.S. Attorney General. Numbers do make a difference, we need thousands to email now. Please ask everyone you know to help, for next time it may be you needing help. Time is very short! Thanks so much, Keith Wills
PS My letter below.....
This email is for U.S. Attorney General Office, John Ashcroft
RE: United States of America
vs.
Edward A. Brown (1)
Bobby L. Sullivan (2)
Criminal No. W03-627M
United States Attorney Charges
Count One: (16U.S.C. - 470ee (a))
Count Two (36 C.F.R. -- 327.14 (a))
Dear Honorable Ashcroft,
I wish to express my upset in the way this case is being handled and the false charges leveled against these two Americans. Both men are God loving kind and responsible patriots and Mr. Brown has served our country in the armed forces and awarded a Purple Heart. I know both these gentleman as law bidding citizens and a credit to their communities. I am appauled by the false charges leveled against these two gentlemen by Army Corps Ranger, Brady Dempsey (badge number 1777). It is a very long winded and haunting detailed story but it will suffice to state that Ranger Dempsey here has not only drum-up many false charges against these gentlemen, but has also falsified his report on the incident. Photos of the area in question show no damage as claimed by Ranger Dempsey, accusations by Ranger Dempsey have now been proven false as to these gentlemen's involvement in a major national crime via Internet. If this country can not rely on honesty from the law enforcement that protects our public lands and natural resources, then such dishonesty from a law official should be rewarded by their dismissal. We can not and must not allow such inaccurate reporting of any suspected acts of violations to our public lands and natural resources to become fact. For then we have allowed our overseers of those lands to become the true criminals in this country.
I ask you to please take a little time and look into this case and said evidence that is very short of being called fact. Please do not allow such waste of our tax payers money in such a travesty of justice in our courtrooms. One must ask in this case alone, "Why did the federal prosecutor in this case offer all charges dropped if the government keeps $7000.00 of these gentlemen's equipment? Then when they refused the offer, their federal charges are changed and they now are told they have the burden-of-proof that they are innocent, the federal prosecutor has no burden-of-proof that they are guilty." By the Construction of this United States, you are innocent until proven guilt!
Please look into this matter, do not allow the rights of all Americans to be subject to over excited law enforcement and a federal prosecutor as shown in this case.
Thank you so much for your time in this matter. Sincerely, Keith R. Wills
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