Thursday, April 25, 2024

McHenry Back in Jail

 William McHenry of Madison Timber fame is back in jail after he refused to move after he lost his home. 


Wells Fargo foreclosed on McHenry's home and sold it to Daniel Johnson in December 2023.  Johnson placed a notice to vacate on the door on January 19.  The notice ordered the McHenry's to leave the premises within three days.  

January 22 came and went without the McHenry's leaving so Mr. Johnson sued to evict the couple on January 24 in Madison County Court.  

Johnson asked the Court to hold the McHenry's in contempt of court.  County Court Judge Ed Hannan declared William McHenry was in contempt of court on April 22.  Deputies arrested McHenry.  The Court scheduled a hearing for him on April 29.  Judge Hannan held: 

The Defendant controls his own destiny. He holds the keys to his own freedom; he holds the keys to the jailhouse door. The Defendant must vacate the property and so inform the Court in writing that he has vacated the property at issue. The Court has provided the Defendant with a sheet of paper whereby he can write that he has vacated the property and inform the Court of same. Once Defendant has done so, he will have purged himself of contempt. If not, Defendant shall remain in the custody of the Sheriff of Madison County until further order of this Court.

The Court also issued an order to show cause against Sandra Houston-McHenry.  She must appear before Judge Hannan April 29 as well and explain why she should not be held in contempt of court.  


This is not the first time William McHenry has been thrown in jail for contempt of court.  JJ reported on September 29, 2023: 

The docket in Mills v. Billings et al stated on September 25: 

Motion Hearing held on 9/25/2023. APPEARANCES: Brent Barriere (Plaintiff's counsel); Abby Brumley Edwards and Kimberly Gore (Defense counsel), William B. McHenry (Defendant). The Court GRANTED [124] MOTION for Contempt  against William B. McHenry, Jr. filed by Alysson Mills. Exhibits admitted for the purpose of the hearing: P-1, P-2, P-3, P-4, P-5, P-6, P-7. The Defendant was ordered to pay $31,450.00 to the Receiver and shall have until 5:00 PM to report to Madison County Detention Facility. The Defendant shall remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service until the amount is paid in full.

Mills filed her motion for contempt on March 22 in U.S. District Court.  The motion states McHenry filed bankruptcy in 2020 and listed the Receiver as a creditor.  Mills had obtained a judgment against McHenry for $3,473,320 in the Lamar Adams case. 

Mills objected to the bankruptcy, arguing he lied in his bankruptcy filings.  The Receiver "examined" the defendant under oath at a debtor's exam in 2021.  McHenry did not provide all of the records request and "could not identify the source of any deposit into his bank accounts and could not explain how he covers his monthly expenses."

The motion states: 

For years, Bill McHenry has disposed or hidden assets and made his finances impossible to be scrutinized. The assets that McHenry sold or hid over the past four years emanate from the same source: proceeds of the Madison Timber Ponzi scheme. Indisputably, McHenry had no source of income other than Madison Timber commissions to purchase any assets.11 Those assets should have been turned over to the Receivership Estate to satisfy the final judgment for the benefit of Madison Timber’s victims. Instead, McHenry has engaged in a years-long campaign to evade enforcement of the judgment.

A federal grand jury indicted McHenry in 2019 for securities and wire fraud in the Lamar Adams case.  A jury acquitted him after a trial in December 2019.  Earlier post.


32 comments:

Typo Police said...

William McHenry of Madison Timber fame is back in jail after he refused to ...mo... after he lost his home.

Maybe it should be "refused to MOVE?"

Anonymous said...

Why would a 77 yr old man have a mortgage?

Anonymous said...

I seem to remember this same scenario about McHenry a few years ago on Jackson Jambalaya.

Anonymous said...

Maybe he didn't leave because he has cash hidden in the house somewhere.

Anonymous said...



A scoundrel of the highest order

Anonymous said...

There's money in the frozen banana stand.

Anonymous said...

Has anyone started him a “go fund me” page?

Anonymous said...

free room and board and medical...and no high maintenance woman...

Anonymous said...

I've said since this whole thing broke, and after he was found 'not guilty', that he is guilty as sin and has at least a million socked away safely (he thinks).

This is the first I've read that the receiver was on his case, had demanded a certain amount and had file further charges against him. If that's been covered here on the blog, I missed it.

The bankruptcy was fraudulently filed.

His mother, a Greenville resident, died in a Madison nursing home a few years ago. She would be devastated to see what he has become.

Today he is where he needs to be.

Anonymous said...

Just be sure a female jailer doesn't walk into his cell with a lunch-tray.

Anonymous said...

"Mr. Johnson sued to evict the couple on January 24 in Madison County Court.

Johnson asked the Court to hold the McHenry's in contempt of court. County Court Judge Ed Hannan declared William McHenry was in contempt of court on April 22."

Why the hell did it take Hannan three months to rule on the obvious?

Anonymous said...

I believe this is the same m Henry that is from Greenville, ms..Had to escape from Grille for bad checks After a few years he was back writing more bad checks and had to leave again The name and age fits

Anonymous said...

Why would a 77 yr old man have a mortgage? April 25, 2024 at 2:09 PM

Perhaps some folks don't live in the same house, like you, for 80 years.

I'm 76 and we moved into a new house three years ago. With a mortgage (under the Trump mortgage rate). I didn't have $488 thousand in my checking account.

Anonymous said...

2:09 You have to read up on this. If you lived above your means on stolen money and were told by the courts you had to repay it is self explanatory, He owes more than his house is worth more than likely. Also funds be submitted by deposits cannot be tracked per court orders. Arrogant and plain stupid! IMO

Anonymous said...

5:03 - That is correct. He has been involved in court actions of one sort or another for at least 45 years.

He and this timber-master-schemer were naturally attracted to each other like flies on a shit-wagon.

Noticing he has two female lawyers as his defense counsel now, I'm left to wonder how he is affording that expense as a bankrupt squatter.

Anonymous said...

Not everyone pays off their mortgage for various reasons @2:09. Some of us don't want to live in the same house for 50+ years and pay all the maintenance required or live in a dump in a rundown neighborhood ... some of us have plenty of money to move around as we please after retirement! Where does it say you have to "own" a house? Maybe you ought to recheck your financial advisor's advice. If it were your goal, great -- but don't assume it should be everyone's!

Anonymous said...

@8:47 if you have "plenty of money" you wouldn't need a mortgage to carry out your itinerant lifestyle.

Anonymous said...

@9:27 -- plenty of money to live the lifestyle I like in a nicer (not 50+ year old home) . . . look at it how you wish. If one can make a payment, have plenty to live off of the remainder of his life ... why judge their ways?

Anonymous said...

@10:06 I am not judging anyone. Their definition of "plenty of money" and mine are not the same.

Anonymous said...

to 2;31...............ahh yes the hidden millions theory. it didn't take long for such a post to show up.

this guy has been a degenerate hustler and con artist his entire life.

like a pedophile, a con artist can never be reformed .the con follows them wherever they go.

and people like yourself love to believe fairy tales that they have millions stashed away.

Anonymous said...

"This is not the first time William McHenry has been thrown in jail for contempt of court." Maybe, if possible, he should go to prison and when he's released he go drive by his previously owned home. Maybe he'll notice the Trespassers will be shot then prosecuted sign posted out front.

Anonymous said...

If your home can be seized, and sold for taxes, do you really own it? My definition of ownership is the only money spent on something is for maintenance.

Anonymous said...

If there’s anyone on this thread that KNOWS how to reach the Throne of Grace in prayer, pray for the family, especially his wife. I’ve known her for 31 years. Please no snide remarks . My heart is broken for her. I pray God Will hold her up and sustain her. Please don’t make judgments when no one knows what she’s gone and going thru.

Anonymous said...

7:28 No snide remarks but McHenry’s wife has been given ample notice to vacate their home. She can get a job like everyone else and or live with family and friends. Just like Lamar Adams wife had to do. No way they did not know what was going on with NO TIMBER LAND to lease or sale! They must be accountable also. Please google Madison Timber and read the reports from Ms. mills (the Receiver) from the beginning. Please, please do not be caught up! Each person and entity were given ample time to settle with the courts and in arrogance chose not to. Ms. Mills father is a Federal Judge or retired Federal Judge! Mc Henry had been in this since December 2001 & mentions Timber Land on his business cards. Remember Gina Henderson Palasini was indicted on Fraud and went to Prison! Everyone is accountable under US laws. Pray for them and be a friend but do not give $ to them. He was still finding & depositing money to cover living expenses without a job. Others also gave STOLEN money to family members hiding it. Greed is a sin and being an adult owning up as the Judge has allowed in paying a much smaller portion should have been done already.

Anonymous said...

Google Madison Timber Receiver then read what others have done to settle with each charge they received and read what prison time others got also to help with better understanding. Like the Grain Lawsuit that the Coleman’s? Were guilty of in stealing from farmers. I am not saying times are not hard but we must choose who we serve God or Satan!

Anonymous said...

7:28 - She had 365 opportunities to leave him every year for the past 31. She knew exactly what and who he was.

Kingfish said...

My understanding is the wife didn't know anything about the foreclosure and was totally surprised.

Anonymous said...

So since McHenry has NO BOND, how long will he sit in Madison county jail before he is remanded to prison. Contempt of court with failure to appear as he has no money, no bond & etc . He has some nice inmates, illegal aliens, murders, fraud person, trafficing, controlled substances, certainly very diverse. Randall Tucker your staff rocks!

Anonymous said...

Kingfish said...
My understanding is the wife didn't know anything about the foreclosure and was totally surprised.

But, alas, the conversation is NOT about her knowledge (or not) of the foreclosure. It's about her (and other spouses) knowledge of the fraud as it rocked along for years - in contrast to the opinions of those who are praying for her and begging for kindness, etc.

Anonymous said...

So how long can he be held for contempt & failure to appear? Is he responsible for $50 per day or whatever Madison County charges to house him. Another driving force his wife should be seeking employment.

Anonymous said...

Well he isn’t listed on inmates in Madison County so maybe he has nicer accommodation's now or is assisting with the move. Lol

Anonymous said...

Where has he been moved.


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