Jackson Jambalaya

More courtroom porn for the lawyers.  Mike Brown trial.  Here is Chancellor (Ret.) Stuart Robinson's testimony.  He gets real tough on Mr. Brown several times.  Mr. Brown's cross-examination begins at 5:00.  Mr. Brown tries to fabricate a conversation in his office but the judge has none of it (6:00).  Judge Robinson's disgust is evident throughout this portion of the testimony.  Mr. Brown then moves to dismiss the case at 22:40.  If you want to see the mind of a nut on display, here it is.  Changes his story throughout his argument for dismissal (23:00).

The Lieutenant Governor issued the following press release on his charter school appointments:

The Secretary of State cracked down on a Derrick Johnson charity.  It seems our head of the Mississippi NAACP is paid $120,000 a year to operate One Voice, a non-profit with the same address as the state NAACP.   Although One Voice is considered to be a charity or non-profit, in reality it is a slush fund as most of the money is spent on consultants, travel, and salaries.  Employees could sign checks made payable to themselves.  Debit cards were issued to officers.  $1.78 million a year makes for a nice little slush fund.

This is a post for the lawyers.  Another video from the Mike Brown trial this week.  Mike Brown first tries to stop the proceedings. He claims there is a bank statement from one month that is missing that is of coursethe foundation for his defense. A familiar stories. Conversations no one remembers. Documents that disappeared. Blah blah blah.  Judge was having none of it.  Then he attacks Paul Rogers on the stand in ways the court does not like.  Mr. Rogers was the forensic accountant assigned to audit the McClinton guardianship. Its funny for the first ten minutes or so. 

A Rankin County jury convicted former attorney Mike Brown of two counts of embezzlement. Each charge carried a maximum sentence of twenty years. Circuit Judge John Emfinger sentenced Mr. Brown to twenty years on the first count and twenty years on the second county but suspended ten years. The sentences are to run consecutively. Mr. Brown was accused of embezzling $1.2 million from the guardianship of D'Mon McClinton. Mr. Brown faces more indictments in Hinds and Rankin Counties for other alleged crimes related to the embezzlement. The court also ordered full restitution of the $1.2 million although it is considered to be a formality. Mr. Brown has been in jail for over a year after Chancellor Dan Fairly found him in contempt of court after $37,000 under Mr. Brown's care disappeared from the Ray estate.

A Rankin County jury indicted suspended attorney Mike Brown on August 12 on four counts of embezzlement in the guardianship of D'Mond McClinton. D'Mond McClinton is the grandson of Mississippi civil rights hero Aaron Henry and inherited $3.5 million when his mother died in 2000. Mr. Brown and Thomas McClinton, the father of D'Mon, established a guardianship, as young McClinton was only sixteen years old when his mother passed away.

Here is some courtroom porn for the lawyers. Disbarred attorney Mike Brown is defending himself, yes defending himself, against embezzlement charges in Rankin County this week. A grand jury indicted him for embezzling from the guardianship of DeMon McClinton. Mr. McClinton is the grandson of Aaron Henry and inherited over $3.5 million when his mother died. I am working on the post right now but thought you deserved an entertaining preview of what is to come.

The Mississippi Democrat Party just issued the following press release:

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District issued the following press release:

Nothing special today. Just open lines.

A suspect in the CCJ home invasion last week turned himself in yesterday. WLBT reported:

One little item that was discussed last week at the regular meeting of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors was the fate of the agricultural high school.  Doesn't hold much interest for this site but since it was discussed,  I thought some readers might want to watch the video.  Dr. Clyde Muse addressed the board.  The problem for the school is the attendance is only 200 students and the test scores aren't exactly great.  Dr. Muse said the biggest challenge is attracting more students. Here is the video.

Larita spoke to WAPT about the zoo this morning. She said the zoo is "in a wonderful location".  Read for yourself.  Just think, if we had taken that $25 million dumped on Farish Street and spent it instead on the zoo and the surrounding area, how much better off it would be.  Oh well, we got some nice bricks and lights for it.

Almost forgot to post this little article from the Wall Street Journal. Bill Mojay had a "front row seat" to Detroit dysfunction described his experience over a month ago. This is the point where you put your coffee cup down or swallow what you are drinking. Enjoy.

Pearl Police arrested the court reporters of Hinds County Circuit Judges Tomie Green and Winston Kidd on June 23 for various charges. PPD charged Danette Horne, age 45 years old, with Disobeying a Police Officer and Resisting arrest. She is the court reporter for Judge Kidd. Kimberly Smith, age 43 years old, works for Judge Green and was charged with a first offense DUI and traveling more than twenty miles over the speed limit. See roster for 7th Circuit.

Good news for Jacksonians today. JPD arrested several individuals suspected of participating numerous burglaries and home invasions recently. WLBT reported on the arrest of several suspects who robbed a home on St. Andrews last week and shot several times at the homeowners:

Read this little letter written by an official at Delta Airlines about the impact Obamacare will have on the company. Oh, I forgot, only the rich travel. Who cares. Credit to Redstate for this find.

Here are the latest crime reports for Jackson.  City has not posted them on its website since May 19 sooooo...... JJ had to file a public records request to obtain them. Voila.

The Sun Herald took DMR to task in a recent editorial after the agency asked for more money from the legislature:

Most of you have heard of the Australian baseball player who was killed by three thugs in Oklahoma "for the fun of it".  The father of a kid in that neighborhood provides some rather disturbing but predictable observations about the suspects and their world in this video:

Our legislative and congressional scrums can't touch these brawls across the pond. June 12 edition.

One suspect was arrested yesterday in the robbery that took place Wednesday morning on St. Andrew's in the Country Club of Jackson. The suspect confessed to the crime.  He went before judge this morning but unfortunately for him, no bond was granted. Some items were recovered and the Infinity SUV was found at a chop shop.  One suspect is at large. Trying to confirm more information. 

Here is the agenda for Monday's meeting of the Jackson City Council:

The  Hinds County District Attorney issued the following press release:

The Bigger Pie Forum responded to recent attacks by organized labor in this press release:

Here is an interesting map of the 2010 census.  Reader sent in this link to a website that allows one to examine the racial characteristics of individual neighborhoods.  Link.  Select "add map labels labels" and zoom in all the way to get to actual streets.  Jackson area might surprise you. Especially Ridgeland. 

The latest Obamacare scare is home visits. Stories made the rounds over the gummint sending employees to your homes for home visits. JJ found the proposed rule and posted it below. The government created the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Competitive Grant program and provided it with $1 billion grant for five years. The federal government awards the grants to the states. The government gave $1,769,606 to the Mississippi Department of Health and Human Services in 2012 (List of awards) The states obtain the funding and then administer the home visits.

WAPT reported on a home invasion in NE Jackson:

Check out what is going on in the Jackson Advocate's favorite country. Zero Hedge reports:

We had Renee Shakespeare on the worst radio show in town yesterday to discuss the Jackson Zoo.  Also gave a Stokes update in the last segment.  

Apparently a member of Tigerdroppings got a DUI over the weekend in Hinds County. Posted about it and is now bragging he can probably get it dropped cuz his family knows the district attorney:

Westin Hotel project. TIF bonds. Hinds County Board of Supervisors. What could possibly go wrong?

Senator Ted Cruz spoke at the Redstate gathering in New Orleans earlier this month.  As you will see, he had a few things to say.

No, I'm not writing about the Mississippi Bar.  The Snake Nation issued a Fatwah against DMR cronies this morning:

Kenneth Stokes was at it again yesterday at the regular meeting of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.  Republicans, Democrats, Valley State fans, it doesn't matter. they are all crooks, all on the take, and everyone but him is a liar.  This time he accused Election Commissioner Connie Cochran and the two parties of trying to stuff ballot boxes.  Funny stuff considering his wife benefited from election day tricks but this is Stokes we are discussing. The good stuff appears in the first five minutes.

JJ scooped the story last week but the Hattiesburg American followed up with a killer story today on the city government running criminal background checks on witnesses in the recent election trial. The newspaper reported:

WLBT reported last night someone posted a video of possible domestic violence in Jackson recently.  The video is posted below.  The male in the video now says it was a joke. Was it? We report, you decide.  WLBT story

The Sun-Herald sharply criticized State Auditor Stacey Pickering over the DMR fiasco yesterday in an editorial:

Forgot to post the complete video of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors' meeting held two weeks ago.  Part 2 includes Malachi's audit of county finances and its recommendations. Here it is.

June 19 edition. Enjoy.

Ray Mosby penned an editorial in the Mississippi Business Journal about the Governor. Blues Brothers, Governor Bryant, bent sticks, and mission from God. Not to be confused with talent on loan from God. Rather interesting missive and worth reading. A few paragraphs are posted below but it is highly recommended you click on the link and read the rest of it.

Stephen Moore writes in the Wall Street Journal the sequester actually worked. Good piece.  Libs and cons will both find it interesting.  Mr. Moore crunches some numbers and reports:

Here are the latest crime reports for Jackson, Rankin County, Madison,  Byram, and the Rez.  No, Jackson is not updating crime reports on the website. Jackson has not posted crime reports since the week of May 19.  JJ filed a public records request for the report and is going to keep doing so every week until Jackson starts updating them on its website. If the Rankin and Jackson reports do not appear, it is probably because they are in flash.  Enjoy.

Hinds County District Attorney Robert Schuler Smith issued the following press release:

Update from Hattiesburg:

Here is the agenda for next week's meeting of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors:

Check out the Upper Lake of the Rez last night:

Here is an interesting quote about the Governor's travel expenses that appeared in Sunday's Clarion-Ledger: