Jackson Jambalaya

Shad really seems focused on everywhere but Hinds county. Small taters that's barely newsworthy. Local elected steals 5 grand using a card ISSUED to him. Imagine that. Now imagine 82 counties with Sups and County Coordinators ......all issued a credit card. Keeping in mind Hinds Counties new hire has already been busted by Shad.............wake up.

It really is starting to appear more than obvious that Shad is deliberately avoiding the bigger fish. IF his team and he truly audited every agency for the last ten years, they'd find billions.

Hinds County is "too big to fail." It is off limits.

People never learn from other peoples past behavior.

You got to admit, Shad knows the value of a penny.

Remember six short years ago when Madison County Supervisors broached the idea of putting a 'tracker system' in all county vehicles? Supervisor Paul Griffin, said, for the record, 'Ain't no way in hell they'll put one of those in my vehicle!'

He backed-down the newbies on the board and it never came up again. You jess don't mess with a man who has his own lake courtesy of the taxpayers.

A new meaning to their motto ..."Free State of Jones".

But I agree with the above comments.

Lil' Shad goes after the Poodles, while he seems to be scared to capture a Pit Bull.

Free State Of Jones was once a belligerent, rebellious corridor of scandal. How has it shrunk to wigs, fake eyelashes and hair straightener traded out the back of a county car?

GO SHAD!

but please do not forget we need you need you most of all in Hinds county.

Just curious, have all of the criminals that Shad has arrested been Democrats?

How many of the 57 supervisors arrested in Operation Pretense were Democrats?

I'm trying to see a pattern here.

@4:14 PM - A lake? Do tell.

Shad is doing some good things, but this? Any supervisor in the state will tell you they are "on call" 24/7 and if they happen to make a stop for personal reasons it is "incidental" to their supervisor duties. The Louisiana trip is the only thing that might stick if he challenges this. I doubt Lynn Fitch even pursues this one. The county might recoup $150. This is Barney Fife stuff.

“Using taxpayer resources or property for your personal benefit is not allowed,” said Auditor White. So a Supervisor can't receive a personal call on a county phone, but all of our elected state officials can use taxpayer dollars to advertise state "events and services" on Supertalk. Got it. All those DHS ads at Vaught Hemingway and public service spots by the PSC commissioners are kosher. And the never ending ads for Andy Gipson's veterans event are not self serving at all.

Think Phil ever took a personal call on his desk phone or sent a personal email on this state computer? This is so bush league when you consider what is going on in this state.

A state or local government employee who is supplied a vehicle is supposed to track business versus personal miles, just like a private industry employee who is supplied a vehicle is taxed for non-business use. The personal miles are taxable income. But they are not illegal miles.

Around ten years ago, the IRS recognized the silliness of trying to say company cell phones could not be used for personal calls. There was a time when they said you had to track usage. This whole thing seems to be a stretch. Or a vendetta by whoever this supervisor beat.

David Archie uses the Hinds County portable podium for personal press conferences weekly.

Almost enough to make you wonder who let Shad know there was ripe low hangin fruit ready to pick.

Shad taking a page out of how Mike Moore got famous.

But we are all still supposed to believe that Phil z Bryant was the whistleblower on his own employee? Come on, Shad

@ 7:52 - Not familiar with Sulphur Springs? You not from 'round here are ya?

Appropriately named, Griffin's lake-name reminds us of what smell?

Really, this is just petty and mean. Not something at all to crow about. --Anybody that has ever had a company car or phone uses it for some personal use. Probably should have rented a car to go to NOLA but who gives a crap. Seems silly to own both a personal and business car to use 25 miles a week on personal errands etc. Same with phone. Most plans are unlimited use, so the state is out nothing.---Maybe Shad should look in the mirror a little. I'm sure he's provided a state vehicle. Have you never detoured to a convenience store to pick up a coke and bag of chips.---Sure this was a technical violation of the law but really, did you have to actually go and have him arrested and humiliated over this. Not cool.

Shad engages in political theater to raise his profile and stature for when he inevitably seeks higher office. But I won't vote for him for another position until he turns that lens onto Jackson and Hinds County.

Come on Shad, these kind of press releases are hurting you.

The cell phone is a little much, surely the phone is on an unlimited plan, so using it for personal reasons doesn't increase the cost of the phone. Some private companies require use of a company cell phone account for security reasons, you gonna insist your employees carry two cell phones everywhere they go? That's absurd.

10:22 : Correct. Until he has one for about 15 or 16 here in Hinds...........

Shadrack is a 5-foot-six grand-standing publicity hound. Needs a good ass-whipping.

Shad probably came on here looking for pats on the back. Apparently a lot of JJ readers have business cell phones and didn’t fall for this PR stunt.

How dare that supervisor do what state officials do 10x daily.

Book E'm Shad-O

I love stories about Shad arresting corrupt politicians. Can't get enough of them. Unfortunately, Shad won't be able to either.

Prior to Shad, we had an absolute do-nothing state auditor and summa you same circus-clowns were clamoring about a total lack of law enforcement from that office. Now that we have an active auditor making weekly arrests and telling us about them...all you can do is bitch, moan and holler about low hanging fruit, his plans for higher office, which criminals weren't really all that bad and where you think his efforts should be directed.

We gave the man the job...now get the hell out of his way and let him do it.