Jackson Jambalaya

Is the problem more prevalent in Mississippi than other states?

So much for Alston Sr. being such a great guy and ethical lawyer.

She comes across as strong, sincere, brave, and level headed.

Both of the Alstons look bad in this.

Apparently all three of the boys in this generation have serious drug and behavioral problems.

His family of enablers allowed his behavior to increasingly become worse and worse, and more dangerous. Had he been held accountable while still in high school, some of this could have been averted. Each time he broke a rule or law, it was "taken care of", and he never had to face the facts of what he did.

Now a young woman is forever scarred in ways she may not even know yet, because of the failure of his parents to make him accountable for his actions.

He'll get out of jail and he'll probably be given a new car, rented a new apartment, and buy his way into some college and graduate.

This should show everyone how politics works. Because that piece of crap has a name, he got 3 years. So when he gets out in less that a year and kills her, then what

Wow! After something like this, can there be another entity involved so that she really sees justice?

$5 gets you $10 that she wasn't the first female he abused. No f'ing way.

I don’t think he would have made it to trial if he had done that to my daughter.
This won’t be the last mug shot of this young lad on this website.
He will graduate to bigger offenses, even if the governor gives him a pardon.
Fixing all of your kids problems for them isn’t always the best solution.

If I had a daughter treated like that, I'd for sure be knocking on the parents front door. I'd tell the father that he had one of 2 options: I whip his ass and he could pass it along to the son, or he let me give the ass whippin directly. What a sack of shit family to have seen the pictures and say "oh it will mess him up on getting into law school." Too bad.

I hate it but 337 is spot on

Yeah, the other entity would be the girl’s dad putting a bullet in the kid’s head to save the next girl he abuses in 18 months.

Dang, I'm disappointed. From the headline, I was sure I was going to read about how young Jr. had already started receiving his abuse now that he has been moved to the big house.

Instead, I get to read again the sordid story of how the POS abused his "girlfriend" before he kidnapped her to keep her quiet. A story that needs to be told so that his parents and grandparents friends and neighbors will know what kind of sorry shithead the spoiled brat is.

But KF - if you should get a report out of Parchman that would confirm he has started receiving his, please let us all in on the story.

I don't know if there is a Civil suit pending, but if not I certainly hope there will soon be. Having to pay out the a*% won't keep this scum from assaulting another lady, or this lady, again. It also won't do away with her suffering, both physical and mental, but surely it will make life easier for her. I wish I was an attorney so I could represent her pro bono.

If I google "Mississippi" and "home cooking" can I get here from there?

4:58 the kid is a broke kid.

The only way payday was gonna happen was if she shut up and let it slide.

Now that Sheldon is headed up river for 3 there will be no pay day for her.

She prob did a good thing...but in 3 years she’s gonna want a new car or some new furniture and that non existent settlement of $500,000 or $1,000,000 tax free is gonna stare at her in the mirror....and young Sheldon will be a reformed minister making tons of money off how he repented and found Jeeezus!

And Sheldon will still treat women like shit...he just won’t get caught.

And so it is

Without you Mr. Kingfish this is another domestic abuse story that would have never seen the light of day. The sentence leniency begot from privilege and the good ol' boy attorney network in Mississippi is sickening.

Did I read that right? He was expelled from Ole Miss for domestic violence, but was able to go to Millsaps and play a sport?

Who is the POS that quit on her? Jonathan Masters?

Oh Sarah Fowler..... Where are you on this one? Publish this for a good news story. I have a real good feeling the Alstons might just pack their shit and leave. Good chance some ol boy might whip papa sheldon’s Ass before its over with. Jail is not the end of punishment for Sheldon. There’s more than a few cons who really would go back to the pen so this kid will pay for this girl’s pain. Law of the Jungle, folks.

You read that right, Millsaps only cares when it is convenient.

They knew and did not care and would have wrung their hands when he did one of their young ladies the same way.

You're dreaming @5:15 if you think it is over. His parents are going to get soaked. This was no one-off. Ask St. Andrews.

Millsaps was unaware of the incident when they first admitted him, but they damn sure knew about it when Kingfish later broke the story.

5:15, they can get a judgment and continue to enroll it so that anytime he ever has anything, she can get it. Unless he moves to a state like Florida (like OJ) and puts it into his residence. Nevertheless, he won’t have peace from this without paying.

@ 5:35. Please elaborate on St. Andrews.

He seems nice.

You guys talk tough about wrecking the guy if it was urn daughter, but mark my words, the redneck you same fellas elect as the next Gov'nah will pardon the little shit.

Spring 2019 Dean's List at Millsaps

"Junior is broke but if you play ball you could score a nice payout" said the slimeball attorney pimp.

Millsaps was unaware of the incident when they first admitted him, but they damn sure knew about it when Kingfish later broke the story.

KF broke the story in February 2018. Hell yes they knew.

Sincerest of thanks to KF for posting the Victim Impact Statement. It is powerful. It gives great insight into what the victim has had to go through even after that night from the hands of the family and the establishment of influential people. She not only fought the system, she had to fight her our lawyers while NOT being heard or understood.

Millsaps knew of this crime. They are so desperate for students and money they will take anyone. There was a story not too long ago about there problems. They are cutting degree programs left and right. Enrollment is down to about 500 or so if I remember correctly.

Waiting for the Clarion Ledger to report amount this democrat family’s son 3-2-1

Mississippi, just as the rest of the country, gives people all the justice they can afford. Funny how the bought and sold and denied justice based on wealth is ignored most of the time.

" Met the standard, in the judgment of the dean of the College, of being a good citizen of the College community.

Sheldon, Alston - Jackson, MS"

Can someone ask the Dean at Millsaps to define "a good citizen of the College community"? After all, little Sheldon made the Dean's list AFTER he was convicted.

Someone needs to post that victim statement and a gofundme page so she gets something for standing up to the good ole boy system because she sure lost a lot of dough by not staying silent and signing the dotted line.

This crap happened on a lesser scale at St. Andrew's, once on school property. They did nothing. My daughter was in his graduating class at St. Andrew's. Everyone knew and the school did nothing. My daughter knew to stay away from him and his friend set.

People crawled over each other to sniff his dad's ass at school events.

Kingfish falls prey to the 'let's shit on Mississippi' gang with this piece. This is nothing uncommon across the country from coast to coast and border to border, yet it's made to sound like it's peculiar to this state with such crap as 'Mississippi Country Club'.

Sounds like KF sat in on a Saulter 101 class conducted by Bill Minor or Jerry Mitchell, Let's Bash The Shit Out Of Mississippi.

He graduated from Millsaps this past May. I know that he graduated with excellence in his comprehensive exams. I wish I could remember his major, maybe anthropology or something along those lines. He did not graduate with distinction or receive any other awards. My daughter was a senior when he enrolled there. He was in the class behind her. I quickly let her know about his pending charges so she could let her friends know what type of person he was. She was shocked and disheartened by the amount of girls that defended him and said he would NEVER do anything like that-

Johnathon Masters filed a motion to withdraw as counsel on behalf of himself, an associate attorney, and his firm, Holcomb, Dunbar, Watts, Best, Masters & Golmon, P.A.

I know young Sheldon. None of this surprised me when I first heard it. He has always been an entitled little ass. And he has always been a mean hearted bully. I don't know his father, but I would like to whip his ass for enabling such a punk. I do not know this young lady, but from knowing Sheldon as I do, I believe every single word she says. Terrible, just terrible.

And let this be a lesson for young ladies. Run from these type of bad boys. Immediately. They will not change. Forget good looks, money, status. Your life and self worth is worth so much more. There are too many good men out there for a woman to have to tolerate losers such as this punk. I hope he enjoys prison.

I wonder if Dewey Cheatem and Howe will be hiring after the young man has served his time?

Lots of face egg to go around here. First why would a sane person drive 16 miles west of Oxford -- which sounds like Panola County to me -- with a drunk who had just assaulted her on the Square?

Second, you spoil children, especially young men, at their great peril. Unearned wealth is poison to character development. It's just that simple. Some folks who envy wealth and power do not understand how hard it is to get a good citizen out of an indulged male child.

Third there is no bigger political slut in the state than Ben Creekmore, himself the product of a rich and powerful Union County family -- where the plea was had. This kind of sweetheart deal is normal for connected folks, such as the former Oxford PD drug court officer who was allowed to deal down sexual battery to a records keeping violence. The son of a former ADA is presently serving federal time. His parent, it is said, made evidence disappear of a murder wherein the lad was suspected while on staff.

So far as him being a lawyer . . . even the slack Mississippi Bar character and fitness crew would not permit such a thing. He's the family rental property manager in training. Or something. Kinda like Ben's brother.

I feel sorry for everybody involved -- except the DA's office.

Just another major screw up at Millsaps under the current president of the college.

Sincerely,
A Millsaps grad

What sport did he play at Millsaps?

Sheldon Sr. and Cassandra could have come out and apologized on behalf of their son and tried to make it right as best as they could. Instead, Sheldon Sr. is just as big of a piece of shit as his son for trying to cover up and help his son out of trouble. I hope they get ostracized from every NE Jackson function and people shun them the rest of their lives for enabling him.

5:32: Why do you think I watermarked it?

July 19, 2019 at 5:34 AM –
“Second, you spoil children, especially young men, at their great peril. Unearned wealth is poison to character development. It's just that simple. Some folks who envy wealth and power do not understand how hard it is to get a good citizen out of an indulged male child.”

Well said and exactly on point. I myself had tendencies in the direction of an over indulged male white child, except without the violence component. (I do not know how such child rearing manifests itself in children of color or women of any color. . . but these are other issues). I was told that I was special, different, brilliant, and entitled. Direct quote from my father: that rule does not apply to you because “you are a Xxxxxxx.” Fortunately, somewhere along the line, I became “woke,” and realized that I was none of these and made a conscious effort NOT to conduct my life in the manner of a Sheldon Alston. This was one of the two best decisions I ever made.

I wonder if the victim can get a judgement against little Shelly, maybe attach his trust fund, so when he does get some money she may be appropriately compensated for the crimes he committed against her? Just wondering out loud, but might there be other women who were assaulted by Shelly that may wish to come forward in the vein of “Me too?”

I don’t know who said it originally, but “It’s more important to have character than to be one.”

5:35 pm

Sheldon Sr has zero liability for his sons criminal acts.

Sheldon Sr and the real money Flip could have made the girl wealthy but she’d have to give up the criminal part.

Now Sheldon Jr is in a cell for the lease term of a new car and he will survive to live another day. This place loves a reformed abuser/alcoholic/drug dealer....Hell he may get his own church one day.

She has zero $$$ wise from it and trust me I’ve seen it a lot.....she will second guess her decision.....for the rest of her life.

She did the right thing imo.....but all Decisions have certain consequences.....

Seems like this Sheldon yute's MDOC mugshot ought to appear at prominently in all the future posts about him.

How he's turning his life around and all that kind of shit.

Lacrosse. "Obviously" it's the sport they got rid of.

Is this little bitch (5-8 = little; man who beats a woman = bitch) a college graduate? Thanks in part to all the continuances?

Anybody from St. Andrew's know if Sheldon's status be noted in the next edition of Archways? Class of 2014?

His ass was on tinder a few months ago. Sure y’all loved to see his profile I got a screenshot of.

I personally thought about setting him up on a “date”. I reported him instead unfortunately.

Just wondering out loud, but it'd be curious about any liability associated with the use of the grandfather's (Alston or Phillips? Anyone know?) cabin, not to mention the use of "Shelton's" house and "Shelton's" vehicle. I would be surprised if he had the independent means to supply himself with much of anything and if the access to and use of any of the above were supplied to him by someone who could be reasonably charged with knowledge of his propensities, that might expose them to at least a justiciable claim of liability. It would certainly be interesting if Flip Phillips were put in the position of arguing for the defense, especially his own.

Since when is it OK for a family member of a criminal defendant to attempt to buy off a prosecution witness (in the case, the victim)?? How is that not witness tampering? And if that family member is an attorney, how is he not the subject of a mandatory Bar complaint by the witness/victim's attorney? And if the witness/victim's attorney actually encourages his client to accept the "deal," how would he not than be involved in a criminal conspiracy of witness tampering? I'm not a criminal attorney, but this seems pretty obvious to me.

@11:08 are you talking personal injury and premises liability? I am sure if I got the shit beat out of me at someone's house, I would be suing them and they would be turning a claim into their insurance company.

I don't think young Sheldon's parents have any legal liability. They didn't kidnap and abuse this young girl. However, they raised him, they enabled him, and they refused to try to correct his behavior while he was growing up. The way young Sheldon was raised help lead him to think he "owned" this young lady. Young Sheldon felt "entitled" to her.

What's with all the "Young Sheldon" crap everybody? He's a worthless POS grown-ass man whose future is going to end up being even worse. He has no idea how to live in the real world....and will have future problems working anywhere near women once they find out who he is. Think law school? Ha! The look in those eyes are dead.....and that won't change. Everyone's going to realize he's a ticking time bomb. He'll be on a family allowance until he's forty, then get arrested for domestic assault while doing meth with a distant cousin....the Alstons indeed.

He's "young Sheldon" the son, as opposed to his Father of the same name.

11:08AM here, and I'd not dismiss the idea of his parents, the grandfather that owned the cabin, and/or whoever was paying his bills having at least _arguable_ liability, depending on what discovery might uncover as to their knowledge and enabling conduct. I'll just say that many scoffed at "affluenza" as a viable defense to DUI/vehicular homicide. If it can be shield, why not a sword? In any case, its viability would depend on what discovery might reveal, what her lawyer could get a judge to go along with and a jury to believe, as very possibly an appellate court to opine about, not opinions (mine or anyone else's, however well-reasoned) on JJ. I am not suggesting it is or is not viable. I do not know enough of the relevant facts. I would suggest that I can envision a fact set that could and would make such a complaint justiciable or at least not frivolous. I can also envision a fact set that could get it into federal court and that would be very interesting litigation.

Sounds similar to those who beat up the City of Jackson in the water deal. If the Alston family had ponied up, they too could have buried the story on this blog too.

@1:52 I've used the words "young Sheldon" on here several times. I use it to differentiate Junior from Senior. So I call them "young Sheldon" and "old Sheldon". Even if dad was 80 and son was 55. Rather than Junior and Senior. It doesn't mean he is young. It just means I'm referring to the youngest of the 2 Sheldon Alstons.

The victim drove the two of them to the cabin in her car and said herself she could have left but didn't know if he would hurt himself as he had threatened so it would be a hard case to make that Mr. Phillips had any liability whatsoever.

I have known this family since before these children were born and they are not in any way affluent acting - there is no trust fund, they drive used cars (some barely run) - they were and are good parents - Sheldon admittedly has anger issues and probably should be addressed (and very well may have in the past) - it sickens me to listen to idiots who have no idea what they are talking about skewer these parents.

Sheldon did an awful thing to this poor girl and should be punished and is being punished. Not sure why people are so spiteful and hateful. Sad story for all involved parties and all will be haunted by this for the rest of their lives. Let him serve his time and go do something productive with your own life!!

4:42 - "...and is being punished.."

You think spending a year in the pen is adequate punishment for this punk? If this hadn't been in granddaddy Phillip's political backyard, or if Sheldon Jr wasn't rich and connected, he would have never received this light of a sentence and have it handled in such a manner (taking years to get into court allowing him to graduate from the honored Milsaps, having his case mysteriously transferred at the last minute to another county to avoid publicity, having parents and grandparents trying to buy off the victim - which is probably illegal, but who is going to prosecute these families, etc.)

Yes, a three year sentence is punishment. But will get time served, out in less than 18 total months, plus will probably move to a halfway house after nine. A poor black kid (or white for that matter, as long as the poor still stands) selling an ounce of maryjo would serve ten times the days in the big house that this spoiled kid was handed.

Justice. Yes, if you are rich and powerful.

This isn't the only domestic violence case this D.A. has taken a dive on.

11:08/2:52 again, in response to 4:42PM.

I missed the part about him driving her car to the cabin, so that pretty well ends the possibility any claim(s) against the vehicle owner/provider. I'll stick by the _possibility_ of a claim against the cabin owner (and to a lesser extent, the owner/provider of his residence), however, and in reading her narrative a bit more carefully, apparently she had enough familiarity with the location of the cabin that she (allegedly) "already knew" where he was headed when he didn't stop at her sorority house. That would at least suggest that she had been more than once and could mean he had unfettered access to it. Granted, this her un-rebutted, unchallenged version of events but it seems generally credible on its face based on what has been reported and his guilty plea.

One thing that did jump out at me in my re-read was that he went to sleep but she remained awake. I didn't see mention of her access to her car or its keys, but that along with a few other such missed opportunities to get away from him would be cause for pause. Before anyone freaks out, I understand that a scared, beaten young girl cannot be expected to react with cool deliberation, so this girl not fleeing at every or even any possible opportunity might be explained - might be explained, not is explained. Again, without discovery, etc., there are lots of unknowns and I will refrain from making many assumptions about the specifics. I would suggest that the apparent objective fact that she did not escape given several opportunities throughout the ordeal may well have played a part in his plea bargain and sentence.

Lastly, I will sadly observe that the undisputed conduct of every licensed attorney (including the judge re: his "cramming fun" commentary and possibly excepting Alex Alston re: his Alzheimer's diagnosis prior to the events) connected in any way to this sad situation is a series of more black marks against a Mississippi Bar that has far too many already.

4:42, Read the Victim Impact Statement and then tell us how great this family is. Or maybe you did read it and still posted that comment, in which case I question whether you think she is exaggerating, or just outright lying. Clearly you have placed these people on a pedestal of some sort, and maybe you can't consider that maybe you misjudged them.

After all, these are good people and good people don't brutally assault women and their families don't try to bribe the victim to drop the charges. Good people don't do that, right?

11:08/2:52 again, in response to 4:42PM.

I missed the part about him driving her car to the cabin, so that pretty well ends the possibility any claim(s) against the vehicle owner/provider. I'll stick by the _possibility_ of a claim against the cabin owner (and to a lesser extent, the owner/provider of his residence), however, and in reading her narrative a bit more carefully, apparently she had enough familiarity with the location of the cabin that she (allegedly) "already knew" where he was headed when he didn't stop at her sorority house. That would at least suggest that she had been more than once and could mean he had unfettered access to it. Granted, this her un-rebutted, unchallenged version of events but it seems generally credible on its face based on what has been reported and his guilty plea.

One thing that did jump out at me in my re-read was that he went to sleep but she remained awake. I didn't see mention of her access to her car or its keys, but that along with a few other such missed opportunities to get away from him would be cause for pause. Before anyone freaks out, I understand that a scared, beaten young girl cannot be expected to react with cool deliberation, so this girl not fleeing at every or even any possible opportunity might be explained - might be explained, not is explained. Again, without discovery, etc., there are lots of unknowns and I will refrain from making many assumptions about the specifics. I would suggest that the apparent objective fact that she did not escape given several opportunities throughout the ordeal may well have played a part in his plea bargain and sentence.

Lastly, I will sadly observe that the undisputed conduct of every licensed attorney (including the judge re: his "cramming fun" commentary and possibly excepting Alex Alston re: his Alzheimer's diagnosis prior to the events) connected in any way to this sad situation is a series of more black marks against a Mississippi Bar that has far too many already.

".....allowing him to graduate from the honored Milsaps".....huh? Dude, that was over in about the year 1995. The school is flirting with Chapter 7, or perhaps 11...then re-emerging as a thriving HBCU which could do well.

I hope the victim takes the little POS to the cleaners in her civil suit against him. She can renew that money judgment forever, with accrued interest, if she follows the law and procedural rules, and it would not be dischargeable in bankruptcy because what he did was an intentional tort as well as a crime. If he eventually inherits from his rich family, she should be waiting in the wings. She also could periodically take his deposition to look for assets to pay her judgment. In brief, she can make his life a living hell as a creditor until she collects every penny owed to her. His family would then probably pay off the judgment so they can continue to shelter their little POS from the realities of life.

10:35 hit the nail on the head. But she needs an attorney now that Johnathan Masters and his firm have abandoned her. And don't hire another set of compromised defense attorneys to do plaintiff's work.

I feel bad for this young lady but know that she is a fighter from what she wrote. I'm glad the Oxford Police Department took this case seriously. Sounds like it could have been ignored like a lot of domestic cases are across the country.

However, it sounds like the District Attorney's office screwed the pooch and thought they could quietly handle this case in a different county. Something is super shady and more of their cases should probably be looked in to.

Thanks, KF. Because of your coverage of this multi-level travesty, my teen daughter is aware of such thugs because I have her read every update you make. Sure can't depend on our vaunted, Pulitzer Prize-winning, $2 an issue local newspaper.

He strangled her until her EYES BLED.

In other words... he damn near killed her.

Bless you KF for staying on cases like this - and God bless this young lady for calling SA's new girlfriend to warn her. Did you know that one of the things young ladies do is google a prospective paramour? KF, your articles are 2 of the top 3 article results on SAjr now. Thank you.

My prediction of SAjr is that he will find some new love who is pretty, but with less self esteem, less of a support system, who is more willing to tolerate bad behavior. He'll still be controlling, but he'll be even angrier, and disdainful of someone who allows themselves to be a doormat. That combination turns into the contempt that can lead to murder.

I hope I am wrong.

@12:06 How about Gloria Allred? Wouldn't that be great? If I could afford it I would pay for it myself just to see her filet this abuser.

Apparently Sheldon Sr. was too stupid to realize how insensitive and crass it was when he flippantly stated that little Junior shouldn't go to jail because it would interfere with his law school. Oh my GOD. He damn near killed this poor girl. But hey, law school's worth somebody's else's life, right? God help us all when this demon gets,out of the pen. And daddy ought to be ashamec of himself.

This is one brave young lady. To be able to hang in there to get some semblance of justice rather than take a payout which I imagine would have meant the entire disgusting crime would have been swept under the rug. My most sincere wishes that she is able to find peace and go on to live a happy, fulfilling life.
Parents, schools, sororities overall, would be well instructed to instill in the females they have any sway over, that if one time anyone lays a violent hand on you, it is one time too many and that relationship ends there. No amount of apologies or excuses make it acceptable. And yes, call the police.

He was moved to East Mississippi Correctional Facility in September.