RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN GRAND JURY ABSENT DURING “MEETING” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 20, 2019) — On Monday, The Post & Email published an article based on documents received from a former U.S. Marine incarcerated in the Rutherford County, TN jail awaiting trial on a number of charges which he maintains are false. His larger purpose […]
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Federal Lawsuit: Tennessee Grand Juries “Not Properly Constituted”
RESULTING IN DENIAL OF “DUE PROCESS OF LAW” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 28, 2019) — A lawsuit filed in federal court last fall by six inmates at the Shelby County jail in Memphis, TN claims that citizens of the county are subjected to a “routine ‘rubber stamp’ policy and procedure” after they are arrested and […]
What is the Nexus between Mueller’s FBI, a Sleepy Tennessee Town, and an Unsolved Murder?
“PARTNERS IN CRIME” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 2, 2018) — On July 17, 2010, 60-year-old businessman, Loudon County, TN Deputy Sheriff and Republican Elections Commissioner Jim Miller was assassinated by gunshots to the head, placed in the trunk of his car, then driven to Sands Road in Sweetwater, where it was set on fire. At […]
Fitzpatrick: Former Grand Jury Foreman “Right” in Predicting His Return
“THERE WAS NO BASIS FOR MY ARREST” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 26, 2017) — “One thing Cunningham was right about was that I’d do the same thing again,” said Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III after visiting the McMinn County, TN Justice Center on July 18 to ask to testify to the grand jury. “Cunningham” is Jeffrey […]
Fitzpatrick Disqualifies Three-Member Grand Jury Panel, Requests New Hearing
INVOKES “CONSTITUTIONALLY ASSEMBLED” GRAND JURY by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 21, 2017) — On Thursday, The Post & Email reported that McMinn County, TN resident Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III on Tuesday took a sizable packet of documentation to the county “Justice Center” with the intention of addressing the grand jury about local public corruption which has […]
Walter Fitzpatrick Meets with McMinn County Three-Member Grand Jury Panel
“BEYOND MY ABILITY TO DESCRIBE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 20, 2017) — On Tuesday, LCDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret) went to the McMinn County, TN Justice Center in Athens where the county grand jury meets monthly to review any petitions presented by citizens and prosecutors alleging crimes and/or corruption within the county. Rhonda Cooley […]
Report: Three Riots in Shelby County Jail Since October, Officer “Briefly Held Hostage”
INMATE ALLEGES “3 RIOTS AND ONE PEACEFUL PROTEST” by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 2, 2017) — Last week, The Post & Email received a letter dated January 18, 2017 in which an inmate at the Shelby County jail in Memphis, TN conveyed a heretofore unreported story to this publication of three “riots” plus a “peaceful” protest […]
Does a Tennessee District Attorney Have the Right to Influence the Board of Parole?
“THEY DON’T CARE AND THEY WON’T CORRECT IT” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 22, 2016) — Over the past 30 days, The Post & Email received two letters from TDOC inmate Jimmy Newell claiming that despite his agreement to take a plea deal in a 2014 case involving theft of property and having served twice the […]
Walter Fitzpatrick Weighs in on Hillary Clinton Email Scandal
“‘WE THE PEOPLE’ HAVE THE LAST WORD” by LCDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.), TDOC #540003, WTSP (Jul. 17, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: The following is a portion of a 12-page letter received on Monday, July 11 from Tennessee inmate Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III. Fitzpatrick served 20 years in the U.S. Navy until his retirement […]
Walter Fitzpatrick Breaks His Silence
“ROUGH AND ROUGHED” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 8, 2016) — After nearly two months, The Post & Email on Tuesday received two letters from Tennessee inmate Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III. One was five pages and the other 15, with the second a follow-up to the first. Nearly two years ago, Fitzpatrick was sentenced to three […]
Appeal Filed in Fitzpatrick Case to Tennessee Supreme Court
CAN A PETITIONER FOR “REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES” BE TRIED AND CONVICTED OF EXTORTION? by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 11, 2015) — Knoxville attorney Van Irion has filed an appeal in the case of State of Tennessee v. Walter Francis Fitzpatrick III to the Tennessee Supreme Court. Fitzpatrick Appeal to TN Supreme Court Fitzpatrick was convicted of […]
Exclusive: 1883 Tennessee Supreme Court Decision: Grand Jury Foreman Chosen From “the Venire”
NOT HANDPICKED BY A JUDGE by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 28, 2015) — A Tennessee Supreme Court case from 1883 indicates that at that time, the foreman of the county grand jury was chosen by the criminal court judge from among the 13 impaneled citizens comprising “the venire,” or grand jury panel. In State of Tennessee […]
Bombshell Exclusive: TDOC Employees Violate Departmental Rules to Keep Inmates in Adult Basic Education Class
FITZPATRICK: NWCX WARDEN, INSTRUCTORS “RUNNING A CON GAME” TO BILK FEDERAL TREASURY…AND TAXPAYERS by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 8, 2015) — In late May, The Post & Email received a letter from Tennessee state inmate Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III which stated that staff were pressuring him to participate in the “Pro-Social Life Skills” (PSLS, p. 9) […]
State Inmate Files Civil Rights Violation Complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice
WILL THE DOJ TAKE ACTION IN TENNESSEE? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 4, 2015) — On July 31, The Post & Email published an article after receiving a letter from NWCX inmate Jerome L Johnson alleging civil rights violations on the part of prison staff, possibly because he is black. Like Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III, Johnson […]
Tennessee Prison Inmate Describes Dangerous Working Conditions of Corrections Officers
“ARE YOU WAITING FOR A MASS KILLING?” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 1, 2015) — On July 25, a brief article in The Chattanoogan related an incident involving a reported eight inmates, all members of dangerous gangs, at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) in Tiptonville, TN the day before. In response to the incident, The Post […]
Second Tennessee Inmate Reports Disciplinary Action for Refusing to Participate in Pro-Social Life Skills Course
“RAMP UP THE PRESSURE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 23, 2015) — Beginning in late May, retired Naval officer and Tennessee prison inmate Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III reported that staff at the Northwest Correctional Center (NWCX) had enrolled him in the Pro-Social Life Skills class despite his having been deemed unsuitable for it during his intake […]
Roane County, TN Man Pushing for Trial Amidst Prosecutorial and Judicial Disarray
“I DIDN’T START THIS FIGHT” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 27, 2015) — In March, The Post & Email learned of a case brought against a Roane County, TN man, Roy Cook, by his twin brother Andrew, resulting in a grand jury indictment for extortion. Ninth Judicial District chief prosecutor Russell Johnson is pursuing the indictment […]
Tennessee Corruption Victim Mike Parsons Featured on Several Radio Shows Broadcast Nationally and Internationally
CRIMINALS POSING AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SEEKING “ENHANCED PUNISHMENT” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 13, 2015) — An entrepreneur, former special deputy, farmer, licensed general contractor, and former Civil Air Patrol pilot who has been victimized by local Tennessee government has been telling his story as he awaits trial on yet two more trumped-up charges in Tipton […]
Special Report: Walter Fitzpatrick Sends Out SOS from Tennessee State Prison pb
“I NEED TO BE SET FREE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 4, 2015) — On Wednesday, The Post & Email received a letter from CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.), who is incarcerated at the Northwest Correctional Center (NWCX) in Tiptonville, TN and whose exposure of local government corruption has been covered extensively by this publication. […]