Posted by Jeanne Devon on May 23, 2012 · 23 Comments
What an interesting day in court, in which we find out that one Mr. Bill Fulton, (now disappeared, and formerly of the Drop Zone military surplus store) has one giant potty mouth. I’m guessing his mother wasn’t an “open up, here’s the bar of soap” kinda gal. Monday’s only witness for the afternoon session was JR Olson, one of two FBI informants in the case, and someone whose testimony I’ve been eagerly awaiting. He is “an unsavory character with a checkered past” as my grandmother would say. You might even call him a “ne’er do well.” And in exchange for…
Posted by Jeanne Devon on May 15, 2012 · 9 Comments
I walked in to the trial already in progress this morning. We’re now seeing evidence obtained from the search of defendant Lonnie Vernon’s house and truck. There was a lot of wrangling going on about what evidence to admit or not, before the jury came in. There are documents in question and MJ Hayden, Lonnie Vernon’s attorney is saying that they are more “prejudice than probative.” It sounds like they are more pictures of firearms and the have notes written on them, but there is no indication that he wrote the notes or saw them. The prosecution cites case law…
Posted by Jeanne Devon on May 13, 2012 · 13 Comments
Due to the fact that Judge Bryan will be flying out on Thursday evenings to take care of business back home in Washington state on Fridays, we had a few days off from the trial. Here’s a brief recap of the portion of the trial that happened after I left Wednesday, to catch you up to speed for my post below from Thursday morning. Cox, the 28-year-old leader of the Alaska Peacemaker Militia and an ideological force in the Alaska “sovereign citizen” movement, once rescinded a guilty plea to a 2010 reckless endangerment charge by filing a notice to the…
Posted by Jeanne Devon on May 7, 2012 · 28 Comments
In the vast pantheon of strange and eccentric Alaskan political figures, a relative newcomer in the field really stands out. And believe me when I tell you that in Alaska, it takes a LOT to stand out. I submit for your consideration one very young and equally charismatic Schaeffer Cox – founder of the Alaska Peacemakers Militia, and organizing member of Fairbanks’ Second Amendment Task Force. At a meeting of the group back in 2009, Cox drafted a declaration stating that the United States Government must be abolished if it further restricts gun rights. Many signed the declaration, including another…
