Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Mardis Wants Continuance

Todd Mardis asked for a continuance for his May 1 aggravated domestic violence trial in Rankin County Circuit Court today. 

Mardis attorney John Collette said discovery was incomplete as there were "major issues that need to be addressed" before a trial takes place.  There are several motions pending to compel discovery, motions for medical records, and motions to suppress.  There is apparently a Brady motion as well "due to the non-disclosure of specific material and statements, made by several witnesses and not disclosed to the defense."  

Collette also places some blame on this website: 

In addition, duelto the Court allowing a video and audio recordings of the recent revocation hearing and original proceedings, a great deal of media exposure has been made and time may help temper this potential venire taint.

The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Steve Ratcliff.  Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow revoked the defendant's bond last week.  


60 comments:

Anonymous said...

They can postpone it all they want, as long as he is locked up.

Anonymous said...

The only two taints to see here. One is the yellow jump-suited violent offender who needs his steroid overdosed ass whipped. And the other is the sawed off little prick writing his court motions for him.

Anonymous said...

As usual, the defendant never gets in a hurry.

Anonymous said...

Mr Mardis,
JJ and KF should be the least of your worries! Too may people know who you really are.

Anonymous said...

Keep Todd's name outta yo mouth!

I'd be curious to know how all that treatment went that Mardis was supposed to get while awaiting trial.

Anonymous said...

Still think this will not end up in trial. Momma wants him released. Why, only she knows, but I think in the long run this will go away or at least be reduced to a DV-SA Misdemeanor. Just saying this from other cases I've followed and been part of.

Anonymous said...

Unless Kim/family have a change of heart, or the video (if admissible) is very graphic and damaging, Todd will get probation/suspended sentence, counseling/therapy and time served, IF CONVICTED.

Anonymous said...

Uh huh huh huh. He said taint.

Anonymous said...

His crime was captured on video I thought. Beating the hell out of her and hospital records of her injuries can back up the charges. I just don't understand what anyone can say or do to make the outcome for Mr. Mardis better. Am I missing something?

Anonymous said...

Of course he does….after all it’s all about him. Not the law, the rights of others, the respect of his family and community, and on and on…it’s all about him. He deserves the right to beat his wife nearly to death, use her as a object to be abused, and use every excuse , concession and legal strategy necessary to get his freedom and ultimately his hands around her neck again. Disgusting

Anonymous said...

Mardis could beat the shit out of every single one of you betas.

Anonymous said...

First !

Anonymous said...

KF, will Mardis remain in jail during the contiuance?

Anonymous said...

"will Mardis remain in jail during the contiuance?" Depends on the Lawya's and Hizzoner.

Anonymous said...

@2:46 and everyone of our beta wives

Anonymous said...

Stop wasting taxpayer money on this.

Wife does not want to press charges. Make her sign a release waiving all medical intervention and law enforcement response, because I don't want any innocent first responders harmed when she ultimately commits suicide by husband.

But she is an adult.

Maybe Todd will punch someone at the gym. Hopefully someone who has more balls that the wife, and that person can press charges.

Anonymous said...

"His crime was captured on video I thought. Beating the hell out of her and hospital records of her injuries can back up the charges. I just don't understand what anyone can say or do to make the outcome for Mr. Mardis better. Am I missing something?"


So you've seen the video and medical records? Are you qualified and if so, willing to, certify any injures were caused by Mr. Mardis' hands and not by an auto accident as she has testified? I think it was Ben Franklin who said, (paraphrasing) Don't believe anything you read or hear and only half of what you see.

Anonymous said...

@2:46 How many times have you had your ass whipped? hahahaha

Anonymous said...

I’m in the auto insurance claims business. Based on her testimony she has. Bodily injury claim against the auto carrier. She needs to file a claim and let this become insurance fraud as well.

Anonymous said...

Hello Armchair
Lawyers, you all may be be sure that Todd can get off if Kim lies about what happened but Todd and his actual lawyer must not be too sure or they would happily keep original trial date to get it over with. Well Todd would anyway. Ole "bleed and plead em" Collette probably wants to drag those billable hours out as long as he can.

Anonymous said...

A whiny little punk who beats up women. A fraud, bankrupt, roid-raged small man with a tiny weiner and no balls. And now his whole world knows just what a insignificant piece of sh*t he is. Let his idiot wife take him back. Good riddance to them both. He is trash, and she is a trampy fool.

Anonymous said...

People, where is the situation. We must look at the totality of the situation. They have been married over 30 years and built successful businesses together. There have been no accusations that he has done this in the past. She is a successful 50+ year old woman, mother, wife and business professional. She is not a 21 year old girl getting abused by her boyfriend of two years. If she is good with taking him back, then so am I.

Anonymous said...

2:46 your comment will be proven if it goes to trial!! He damn good at beating his wife as well.

Anonymous said...

90 days would be excellent corrective action. Suspended the other time.

Anonymous said...


5:03 their business they built is ( will be ) in shambles, married over 30 yrs and he has kept her in fear for 30. As far as her being a business professional she did not know if she was CFO or not ( she is) and was not sure what that entailed as a “ professional”. I can see today that Todd’s defense crew is texting on Jambalaya.

Anonymous said...

>>There have been no accusations that he has done this in the past.

Apparently no lack of effort to portray he dindu nuthin this time either!

>>She is a successful 50+ year old woman, mother, wife and business professional.

There is a reason alleged domestic violence is a crime of violence which can be prosecuted whether or not the victim and accused are claiming to be happily domestic.

>>If she is good with taking him back, then so am I.

No one asked you!

Anonymous said...

At 4:59, you are kind abd that is a good thing but you are also misinformed likely because you have bought into Todd's phony house of cards. It is all smoke and mirrors. Todd filed bankruptcy for his primary business in 2018 due to a multi-million dollar judgement against him for stealing trade secrets from TLS Marketing. He lied about it under oath and destroyed evidence infuriating the judge so much that judge decided in TLS's favor. At the time he filed bankruptcy, his very successful business had less than 50K in assets and millions of dollars in debt. Look it up. It is a matter of public record. See if you can find what Judge Carlton Reeves had to say about this arrogant fool. He ripped Todd a new one in his written decision

Anonymous said...

@5:03 Except the totality of the situation involves a minor child.

Anonymous said...

'Blames it on this website'? Don't flatter yourself. If there was any mention of this blog, you failed to post same.

Anonymous said...

The fact is that Mr. Mardis has no control of this blog and his attorney mentioned it is comical! Ranking county has a population of 160,000 plus and there are less than 150 comments! This lets us know that Mr. C is in trouble. KF you are doing your job and the updates are right on track! Mr. Mardis must have access to a cell phone to be keeping up with this site. There won’t be anyone in the court room they will all be court subpoenaed and waiting to tell who Mr. Mardis really is! Prosecuting attorney will paint a picture up to the night he beat his wife close to death!

Anonymous said...

Todd is a good man who let his emotions get the best of him during a night of drinking. Kim even admitted she was drunk before she got to the restaurant that night. Stuff happens behind closed doors sometimes and none of the family wanted this to escalate to this degree. There are people who assault others using firearms and they are let out on bond and treated less harsh than Todd. Lighten up everyone and leave this family alone.

Anonymous said...

2:46 (#2): The fact that you wrote that in defense of a man under indictment for aggravated domestic violence tells me all I need to know about you.

Anonymous said...

The State will take this over I believe and even if his wife refuses I don’t believe because of new laws that charges can be dropped or they would have been. Remember Gabby Petito people, LEO dropped the ball and it cost her her life!

Anonymous said...

8:30, are you serious? Severely beat his wife yet flew to Tampa the next day, leaving his own daughter to rescue her and take her to the hospital? Please, explain why he did that. You truly need help. Thankfully the Judge(s)/law enforcement understand what actually took place. Lighten up co-dependent, these comments are not going away. Time will tell, hope Kim survives…

Anonymous said...

hey,8:30, you give drunks a bad name.

Anonymous said...

“Todd is a good man who let his emotions get the best of him during a night of drinking. . . . Lighten up everyone and leave this family alone.”

Four broken ribs, broken leg, lacerated liver, chunk of hair pulled out from being dragged- yeah everyone lighten up. It was just a little emotional turmoil. Stop picking on this family just because Todd Mardis is a brutal, woman-beating thug. He had that charter flight out of town the next morning booked well in advance. He couldn’t be late for takeoff by taking his wife to the hospital. Lighten up on poor, mistreated Todd. Do it for the children.

Anonymous said...

" Anonymous said...

The State will take this over I believe and even if his wife refuses I don’t believe because of new laws that charges can be dropped or they would have been. Remember Gabby Petito people, LEO dropped the ball and it cost her her life!

April 11, 2023 at 8:46 PM"

I think what many are not understanding is that Kim is not a "kid" and she and the idiot have been married over 30 years with no indication that anything like this has happened before. Gabby was a young lady and barely knew her killer, the same with other cases people mention here.

The husband seems like a jackwagon and I certainly wouldn't want to have anything to do with him, but this is not a case similar to what you and others are comparing. Those cases were young women in short term relationships, this is a 50+ year old successful woman in a 30 year relationship.

Anonymous said...

I see Todd's Trolls are out defending his sorry A**. So what if she was drunk. Does that give him the right to nearly beat her to death? He was flirting and sending nude pics of her to the other guy at the same time. He doesn't care for he, she is just arm candy for him. If he did, he wouldn't have done it. He didn't even take her to the hospital the that night or next day. Instead he goes out of town for 3 days, on a supposed business trip not caring whether she lived or died. All about Todd as usual. Always has been. Known him for years. big ego, and short temper.

If he is s true man, he would step up, admit he did it, and do the time, Instead he will drag his family and his trolls into this debacle and try to weasel out of it with slime bag Colleti milking him for loads of cash. All while we all shake our heads. Pathetic POS

Anonymous said...

What a nice guy! LOL!

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
"Mardis could beat the shit out of every single one of you betas."
April 11, 2023 at 2:46 PM

@2:46 Not today! (or tomorrow)

Anonymous said...

"...married over 30 years with no indication that anything like this has happened before."

I'd be very surprised if the contrary doesn't come out in court. There weren't cameras everywhere 30 years ago.

Anonymous said...

I just looked up this definition of an abuser:

"An abuser objectifies the victim and often sees them as their property or sexual objects. An abuser has low self-esteem and feels powerless and ineffective in the world. He or she may appear successful, but internally, they feel inadequate. An abuser externalizes the causes of their behavior."

Anonymous said...

April 11, 2023 at 2:46 PM, is this a “my dad can beat up your dad”, remark?

Anonymous said...

2:14....a "good man" would not resort to such crude, self serving tactics to deal with a marital problem.....redneckery personified.

Anonymous said...

Age doesn’t matter when someone is murdered! LEO’s have done a fine job for the State of MS Kim would probably be DEAD had it not been for her daughter. You are wrong Gabby was a victim and so is Kim. The only difference is Kim has not accepted the truth or her part in allowing this to continue. It will takes years of counseling to help her. Kim is telling her son & daughter Todd’s behavior is acceptable! He doesn’t deserve to walk the streets just like George Bell, Jr. Who knows if Heather Spencer would be alive had George’s mother done the right thing & called police & ambulance. Only wish George’s mother could have been prosecuted!

Anonymous said...

6:56am nails it. Any man of honor who made such an egregious mistake (putting it mildly) would own up to it, seek his family's forgiveness and simply ask for mercy from the court. He'd receive far less than he'll get orchestrating this charade.

Anonymous said...

@4:17. I was asking a question. Have YOU seen the video and medical records? The auto accident story is suspicious to me, but if it's true, then he should be found not guilty at his trial (if it even goes that far). I've been exactly where Mrs. Mardis is and made up stories of why I had busted lips, bruises on my legs, arms, etc. I don't know who this saying came from, but "where there's smoke, there's fire".

Anonymous said...

"Tell mom to work on her speech to get me out of here." That sounds like scheming, lying and manipulation to me, or in legal terms, witness tampering and subornation of perjury.

Anonymous said...

"Tell mom to work on her speech to get me out of here."

Or what?

I'm pretty sure he didn't need to say any more.

Anonymous said...

People making a mountain out of a mole hill on a lot of the details. What man hasn't taken a few pictures of his wife or had one out of control fight especially if they have been married over 30 years. No excuses for Todd, but let the punishment fit the crime. Todd is in Jail and most people don't spend this much time for much worse transgressions.

Anonymous said...

That single night and your past will prove how big of an abuser you really are. Doubt this goes to trial but if it does so much more will come out.

Anonymous said...

@7:58 Your take on this situation is shocking behind words which I guess is why no one else responded so let me enlighten you. Todd is in jail because he defied a direct court order to have no contact with his alleged victim, no other reason, and completely fair, and just like everything else in his sad and sordid life, it can be traced directly back to his unbelievable arrogance and utter stupidity. Stay tuned for the next episode of "Dumb Crook News"!

Anonymous said...

Attn. 8:26 “direct court order to have no contact with his alleged victim, NO OTHER REASON. You seem to forget he was in Madison County. I understood he was under court order to not leave Rankin county.

Anonymous said...

@10:55, Thank you, you are so right. There were two reasons and I appreciate you for reminding us!

Anonymous said...

@10:55, Thank you, you are so right. There were two reasons and I appreciate you for reminding us!

Anonymous said...

Todd must have had some time to think while laid up in rankin county to ask for a continuance! He earning some good time as long as he doesn’t tamper with the witness and try’s not to kick anyone’s ass in prison.

Anonymous said...

These jokers "men" taking up for him. WOW. "lighten up" .... "what man hasn't taken pics or had an out of control argument with his wife" ... you people need serious therapy. Y'all are just as sick as Todd.

Anonymous said...

I believe if I were in jail, I would not request a continuos of the trial, unless I were enjoying it in jail.

Anonymous said...

He is trying to figure it out! Mom’s speech, Love and tax season wasn’t good enough for the judge to let him off!

Anonymous said...

@11:23 Good one but I think it may have more to do with the dumb ass finally figuring out that all of his fake charm, scheming, and writing Mom's lies, I mean speech, for her are not going to get him out of this. He has finally realized that he could legitimately be convicted and go to prison. This reminds me of the TLS Marketing lawsuit. He thought he could get out of that one too by lying and destroying evidence. Judge saw right through him and gave TLS a huge multimillion-dollar judgment. Todd is, and always has been, a colossal dumbass!


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