Tag: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
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Exclusive: Fitzpatrick “Moral Coward” Judge Going into Full Retirement
HAS BLACKWOOD “LEARNED HIS LESSON?” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 3, 2015) — Acting on a tip from a reliable source, on Wednesday The Post & Email contacted the office of Senior Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood to inquire if Blackwood is still serving on the bench. We reached his assistant, Mindy, with whom we have spoken…
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If State Law Allows Tennessee Citizens to Approach a Grand Jury, Why is Walter Fitzpatrick in State Prison?
FINDING: EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CONDUCTS BUSINESS INDEPENDENTLY by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 29, 2014) — On Monday, The Post & Email reported that a group of citizens had applied and been granted one or more hearings by the Davidson County, TN grand jury earlier this year concerning an allegation that Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and Speaker…
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Update: Audio Recording and Transcript are “Property of the Court”
THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT IN THE COURT’S POSSESSION? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 6, 2014) — In an article dated September 5, 2014, The Post & Email detailed difficulties encountered in obtaining public records under Open Records requests in the state of Tennessee over the last two weeks. As of 1:00 p.m. EDT on Friday,…
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Why Is Obtaining Records From Local and State Governments So Complicated?
NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE ANSWERS…OR WANTS TO SUPPLY THEM by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 5, 2014) — For two weeks, The Post & Email has sought copies of surety bond certificates for court clerks in McMinn and Monroe Counties, TN by means of an Open Records request. The mandatory response period for open records requests…
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Tennessee Grand Juries Co-Opted by Government, Operating Illegally
“THIS GOVERNMENT IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 18, 2013) — On Tuesday, CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.) went to the McMinn County, TN courthouse to submit a criminal complaint naming the grand jury foreman, court clerk, three Tenth Judicial District prosecutors and two criminal court judges as “illegally, individually and…
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Courageous Tennessee Mother Victimized by Corrupt Judges Will Not Give Up Her Fight for Justice
TWO YOUNG GIRLS SNATCHED FROM THEIR MOTHER AS A RESULT OF RETALIATION AND CRONYISM by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 29, 2011) — Recently The Post & Email spoke with Karen Caldwell, a 26-year-old mother who has been fighting for her constitutional rights against the corrupt Tennessee judicial machine for two years in an effort to regain…
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Monroe County, TN Missionary Convicted of Six Misdemeanors and One Felony
WAS THIS JURY RIGGED LIKE ALL THE OTHERS? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 25, 2011) — The Post & Email has learned that George Raudenbush, a missionary whose trial on various charges took place in the Madisonville courthouse yesterday, was convicted of six misdemeanors and one felony by a trial jury selected by Chief Court Clerk…
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What is the Case Against Walter Fitzpatrick if a Citizen’s Arrest is Legal in Tennessee?
AND WHY IS MONROE COUNTY PURSUING CHARGES ARISING FROM A FAKE GRAND JURY? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 18, 2011) — On April 1, 2010, Walter Fitzpatrick was arrested after conducting a citizen’s arrest, which is permitted by Tennessee Code Annotated, the state laws of Tennessee. The arrest was of Gary Pettway, the grand jury foreman,…
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Second Update: Breaking News: Monroe County, TN Charges Will Not Be Prosecuted Against Georgia Defendant
CARL SWENSSON HAD MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE; WILL PURSUE VARIOUS OPTIONS AGAINST “ACCUSERS” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 11, 2011) — A third man who was accused of participating in a riot on April 1, 2010 during a citizen’s arrest was notified today that the charges against him will not be prosecuted. Carl Swensson of Georgia told…
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Monroe County Defense Attorney Agrees to do her Job, Despite Local Corruption
WHAT ARE THESE TENNESSEE JUDGES AFRAID OF? by Sharon Rondeau (May 17, 2011) — Carl Swensson was arrested in January of this year in Knoxville, TN, on charges of interrupting a public meeting on April 1, 2010, in Monroe County, TN. Swensson appeared in the Monroe County courthouse in Madisonville, TN on May 16, 2011…
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Has Monroe County Admitted to Violating the Law?
“THE JUDGE CAN PICK THE FOREPERSON FROM WHEREVER THEY CHOOSE” by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 25, 2011) — A local Tennessee newspaper is reporting that the Monroe County grand jury foreman has been “quietly replaced.” The article states that “turmoil” had arisen after Walter Fitzpatrick, a resident of Monroe County about whose case The Post &…
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How the Monroe County Jailers Stole Christmas
CHRISTMAS CARDS DONATED TO INMATES TO SEND TO RELATIVES REMAIN UNDISTRIBUTED BY JAILERS by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 19, 2010) — The Post & Email has learned this evening that a box of new, blank Christmas cards was donated to the Monroe County detention facility by a local church for the inmates to write out and…