by Kristina Cole, ©2023 May 19, 2023 My name is Kristina Cole and I am a 49-year-old black single mother of now three grown children. Seven years ago at 42 years of age, I was arrested and later convicted of two counts of Conspiracy – Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine in a Drug Free Zone and […]
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Former TN Inmate Shares Her Story, Future Plans
by Sharon Rondeau (May 5, 2023) — Since October 2017, The Post & Email has reported on a case involving three Tennessee defendants alleged to have engaged in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in a “drug free zone” in early 2016. Following indictment and trial in Shelby County in July 2017, all three were convicted, […]
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Jason White Interview 2:00 p.m. Thursday
by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 13, 2023) – Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White will be returning to a Massachusetts-based radio show, “Shedding Light,” at 2:00 PM EDT Thursday after an initial interview with host Leonna Brindao six months ago. The Post & Email has followed White’s case since his conviction for allegedly devising a scheme to […]
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Co-Defendant to “Bait-and-Switch” Case Granted Parole
by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 11, 2023) — Following a March 28, 2023 parole hearing and subsequent change in her posted TDOC status, on Tuesday The Post & Email obtained confirmation from Tennessee Board of Parole (BOP) spokesman Dustin Krugel that Kristina Yvette Cole, inmate #583144, has been granted parole by a three-member panel. Just before […]
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“Non-Binding Recommendation” Favors Parole for Co-Defendant Kristina Cole
by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 29, 2023) — As The Post & Email reported Sunday, on Tuesday a parole hearing was held for Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Kristina Cole, a Memphis mother of three who has been incarcerated since late 2017 after she was convicted of two charges associated with distributing drugs in a […]
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Parole Hearing for Tennessee Woman Scheduled for Tuesday
by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 26, 2023) — Just over three months ago, The Post & Email reported that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee found a mother of three convicted in 2017 of two drug-related crimes eligible for consideration for expedited parole. In October that year, Cole was found guilty of participating in a scheme to sell […]
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America Was Founded by Conspiracy Realists … Like Tucker Carlson
by John Zmirak, originally published at The Stream and reprinted with permission, ©2023 (Jan. 25, 2023) — If you weren’t watching Tucker Carlson last Friday, you missed the most important 15 minutes of television in decades. In a brief, pungent, fact-packed monologue, Carlson adduced the most important facts of our present political crisis, and key […]
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Who is “E,” and What Does He Know about the CIA…
by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 22, 2023) — On Friday, January 13, a Twitter account identifying itself as “The Errant Friend,” or simply “E,” posted what it said is a series of photos of Mary Fanning Kirchhoefer, owner of the website, The American Report. Along with co-writer Alan Jones, Fanning Kirchhoefer, who uses “Mary Fanning” as […]
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Kristina Cole Awarded Commutation of Sentence
by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 21, 2022) — Tennessee inmate Kristina Cole has been granted a commutation of her 13.5-year sentence for allegedly taking part in a scheme to distribute methamphetamine in a drug-free zone in early 2016, according to a press release issued Thursday from Gov. Bill Lee‘s office. Cole was one of 30 individuals […]
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Jason White Interviewed on “Shedding Light”
by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 26, 2022) — On Tuesday afternoon, Tennessee convict Jason Lamar White spoke with “Shedding Light” host Leonna Abraham Brandao, whose show focuses on wrongful convictions and issues arising from incarceration. “Blogtalk Radio Shedding Light was initiated to expose injustices in the Communities, Prisons, Government and beyond,” the show’s page states. “People […]
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Will New Prosecutor Make a Difference in Former Law-Enforcement Officer’s False Conviction?
by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 3, 2022) — On Thursday, former Shelby County, TN Sheriff’s deputy Earley Story, who was falsely-accused in 1997 of selling marijuana to an undercover informant and convicted in 1999, asked the 30th Judicial District to file his complaint over the wrongful conviction in his ongoing quest to clear his name after […]
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Another Bait-and-Switch: Judge Issues Ruling 15 Days after Retirement, Contradicting Docket
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 15, 2022) — In a ruling expected Thursday, a post-conviction petition filed more than two years ago by Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White was denied, albeit by a judge who retired 15 days ago. The merits of White’s petition received a hearing in early July over three days, with White representing […]
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At Last Minute, “Carter” No Longer Jurist in Jason White Case
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 14, 2022) — The online docket record of Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White now reflects that the newly-elected criminal court judge in Shelby County will issue a ruling Thursday on White’s post-conviction hearing which took place over two months ago. Judge Robert “Bobby” Carter, Jr. had presided over those hearings as […]
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Tennessee Inmate Jason White Interviews with David Tulis
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 13, 2022) — On Monday morning, NoogaRadio host David Tulis hosted Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White for a phone interview from prison lasting approximately 40 minutes. The interview begins at 5:27 here: https://www.facebook.com/noogaradio/videos/777515380186058/?app=fbl In 2017, White was convicted in the Shelby County Criminal Court without any definitive evidence connecting him to […]
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Report: “Retired” Judge to Make Ruling September 15
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 10, 2022) — A ruling is expected September 15 on the post-conviction petition of Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White, according to Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Herron as relayed by White’s mother, Kimberly White. Herron works with the elected clerk, Heidi Kuhn, and has been employed with the criminal court […]
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Another Strange Twist in the Jason White Case
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 6, 2022) — The latest entry in the online record for Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White states that a “Petition for Post Conviction Relief” hearing will take place on September 15 despite the fact that the court heard arguments for the same purpose in early July. A new date was originally […]
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Will Shelby County’s New DA Be Different Than the Old?
by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 25, 2022) — A group of Shelby County citizens have launched a petition asking newly-elected District Attorney General Steve Mulroy (D) to investigate “corruption, collusion and cover-up” pertaining to two criminal cases overseen by his predecessor, Amy Weirich. On August 4, Mulroy won election over Weirich, who served in the position […]
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Jason White Hearing Concludes
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 13, 2022) — A long-awaited post-conviction petition hearing for Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White ended Monday after three days of proceedings in the Shelby County Criminal Court, Division III, Judge Robert “Bobby” Carter, Jr. presiding. Hearings began on July 5 after more than a half-dozen postponements dating back to August 27, […]
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Jason White Hearing to Continue Monday
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 10, 2022) — On Friday in Shelby County, TN, a post-conviction petition hearing convened for the second day for inmate Jason Lamar White, who is representing himself and attempting to make the case to Judge Robert “Bobby” Carter, Jr. that his attorney failed to provide effective assistance of counsel during his […]
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Post-Conviction Hearing to Continue Friday
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 7, 2022) — As rescheduled for a final time on May 20 after numerous delays, Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White appeared in the Shelby County Criminal Court on Tuesday for a post-conviction petition hearing awaited for more than two years. Encompassing the city of Memphis, Shelby County comprises the state’s 30th […]
