Jackson Jambalaya

Too damn bad. I guess crime does pay in Rankin County if you are connected.

“Equal Justice Under Law” except in Rankin County, Mississippi.

Let's wait for the story on how he managed to not be indicted. As well as how the relative of Sullivan has not been indicted for signing off on Sullivan's time sheets.

Looks as if the 'tangled web' theory doesn't operate over in Niknar.

When is the Sheriff going to be indicted for the use of deputies and inmates for his home projects? Anybody?

Commentors have Dean Scott Guilty but a "Niknar" Grand Jury cleared him. Were the commentors present for the Grand Jurys look into this? Is it possible there was no evidence linking him to the side hustle? Seems so.
The mayor was guilty so it appears, in response to 9:07, that crime doesn't pay in Rankin and Jurors did their job. But who knows, I am just another anonymous keyboard ninja like the rest of you.

Anyone with additional evidence should pass that on Bubba Bramlett so he can submit to a Grand Jury. Otherwise, hush. They say a DA can indict a ham sandwich if they want to. Or they can not indict.

The legislature needs to Amend the laws or write new ones that are passed so taxpayers are not paying for services they are not receiving. I do not understand how every other city, county & state employee are Required to follow the law & yet Dean was acquitted . How was the Mayor of Richland brother allowed to sign off on time sheets. Nepotism is against state law we were told.

Lot of salty dope boys in the comments.

bramlett can present the case against him again in the next grand jury session. lets see if he has the guts to do that.

anyone remember when this guy was at jackson police dept.?

The Attorney General prosecuted this case, not Bramlett.

That explains a lot. The current AG chased out all of the talent when she took office. Remember, a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich if asked.

Hmmmm....the AG prosecuted the case. Wonder what happened since the state auditor felt confident there was evidence to go forward....Good ole boy system? People say you can indict ham sammich. Something fishy here.

Deputy AG: "Ladies and gentlemen of this grand jury I tender to you a motion to fix. We don't indict good ol' boys in Rankin County."

Dean Scott was hired at Capitol Police while this was all going on. Wonder if he was given a get out of jail free card for one time use?

Y’all, this is NOT good ‘ol boy MSGOP insider fixin! The grand jury simply did not find enough evidence to indict or prosecute!

The timesheets are not enough. Someone has to PROVE he wasn’t doing both jobs exceptionally, at the same time.

Again, if any of you have EVIDENCE then submit it to the AG’s office!

This is NOT the same as taking a bribe and flying in an FBI jet to an FBI yacht and then spending FBI money at a strip club that is known for allowing PAID SEX in the champagne room!

He was not acquitted, he just wasn't indicted. If the Grand Jury is presented with more or different evidence, say one of the others involved chooses to testify against him, they can come back later and indict. "Acquitted" means the state failed in it's one chance to prove its case.

I used to complain about the Jackson Mayor. Now I can see that here in Rankin county we have pretty much the same thing. If you have friends in office you can steal all you want to and not have to worry about being caught. At least the Jackson Mayor was not stealing from the people who elected him.

That is fair 10:55.
But you think the good 'ol boy GOP could not exert enough pressure to make evidence that did exist disappear?
Sure is a lot of smoke in Rankin county while everyone keeps telling us there is no fire. Some of us Rankin residents are getting really sick of this.

Obviously the AG can control the narrative and what evidence is presented. This smells foul like rotten sardines!

This is corruption at its finest! Welcome to Mississippi.

@11:14 AM, Exactly what are you sick off? Some of the highest living standards and property values in the state? Look, State law doesn’t allow competitive salaries to retain talent. Having multiple income streams from government jobs makes up the difference. He just got sloppy with his timesheets. it happens. Prosecuting him would open up hundreds of similar cases all over the state.

The fix was in. Now the AG can go back to suing China, or maybe Russia, or Iran, or...

Maybe the evidence presented to the Grand Jury was weak. Maybe the case was really weak to start. We know there is corruption in the state, as all states, but we really don't know what was presented to the jury.

If that is the case, maybe the state auditor should not have handed it off to the AG for prosecution?

Rankin County is literally just like North Korea.

Paraphrasing Johnnie Cochran: if the timesheets don't fit...you must acquit.

More corruption within the leadership of DPS. Cover your tracks with the good ole boy system and protect you buddies. Looks like they have a federal lawsuit pending for alleged discrimination as well. The ship is about to sink.

11:21am, the people know the salary before they take the job. They also know it is very easy to steal from the people paying their salary when working at the job. If they were not thieves they would not have taken the job

Most people should read the original post from August 2, 2024. Then chime in with your two bits. Just do a search on JJ on Dean Scott to find it.

@1:34 This may surprise you but not everyone can live on less than $150,000 a year salary. Just because you are too ignorant to learn how the system works, doesn’t mean all of us are equally ignorant.

A full time chief that’s a 24-7 Chief took a side job for extra money. Big deal. Start letting chiefs get overtime pay.

"The timesheets are not enough. Someone has to PROVE he wasn’t doing both jobs exceptionally, at the same time."

I trust is sarcasm but have no way of knowing. It makes not a rat's ass whether his performance exceptional of not. He defrauded the taxpayers, period.

Someone mentioned 'something smelling fishy'. A ham sandwich can indeed be indicted, but Fitch can't effectively prosecute a fish sandwich.

lynn fitch could not make a case if it happened right in front of her. she should really go back to killing clipped winged quail on a shooting preserve.

I had a guy in the c store business tell me a good store manager could steal 250$ a week no questions raised or asked. Any more $$$than that , you calling the DA and pressing charges. Everything has its parameters , even lying, cheating and stealing

Requiring exempt employees to fill out work-hour time-sheets (for pay and attendance documentation) is a violation of DOLs Wage and Hour standards.