tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post1592555405020435284..comments2024-03-28T12:21:36.302-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: The Tale of the Kidnapped ConmanKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-68840574652186491032023-01-27T11:30:14.872-06:002023-01-27T11:30:14.872-06:00Update: The Board suspended its lawyer WITHOUT PAY...Update: The Board suspended its lawyer WITHOUT PAY at Monday's meeting and hired an 'interim' replacement.<br /><br />Word on the Skreet over in them parts is that the FBI investigation into the ponzi (crosses state lines into the NFL and prior players with lots of money invested in the scheme) will result in exoneration of Powe and the hippy and send the real culprit up-river. <br /><br />Meanwhile: Ridgeland PD ain't got shit. And they know it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-3676936714472226272023-01-27T05:21:09.294-06:002023-01-27T05:21:09.294-06:00"Regardless of how guilty the scammer is, the..."Regardless of how guilty the scammer is, the text messages are what the police are pointing to that backs up their arrests. Agreed that the prosecutor should drop these charges, but the police say they have plenty of evidence."<br /><br />What grade are you in? So, you're saying the police responded immediately to a call from the bank and, upon arrival, arrested two men...And you think 'text messages' backed up the arrest?<br /><br />"...but the police say they have plenty of evidence." Have you ever known of a PD saying they HAVE no evidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-20935201879226789082023-01-26T16:48:52.488-06:002023-01-26T16:48:52.488-06:00TL, DRTL, DRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-84704763719938248952023-01-26T11:46:38.680-06:002023-01-26T11:46:38.680-06:00Powe gets abused again, this time by the Barksdale...Powe gets abused again, this time by the Barksdalers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-9097786278260869522023-01-26T09:46:04.289-06:002023-01-26T09:46:04.289-06:00"Mathis’ story goes that Powe – the 6-foot-2,..."Mathis’ story goes that Powe – the 6-foot-2, 330-pound former nose tackle for the Ole Miss Rebels and later the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs – slept on top of Mathis’ legs in the hotel bed to prevent him from escaping in the night."<br /><br />Sure? The dude could walk out the hotel room door in the middle of the night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-56090214451945372452023-01-26T09:15:26.376-06:002023-01-26T09:15:26.376-06:00The only color I see is green. The con man needs a...The only color I see is green. The con man needs arrested and held without bail and Powe case dismissed. Mathis is a lower form of human. Too lazy to work and wants it all. 'cannot cheat a honest man'...old movie line Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-86612004062305044402023-01-26T08:59:12.487-06:002023-01-26T08:59:12.487-06:001:23...They might; however, it's the duty of a...1:23...They might; however, it's the duty of a journalist to reduce things to a digestible level if they want their stuff read. Who cares how much bullshit an attorney or journalist reads. It's the journalist's work product that matters. And she wrote a damned novel. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-53119907878184530382023-01-26T04:26:00.467-06:002023-01-26T04:26:00.467-06:00Now imagine how this would be written up in MS Tod...Now imagine how this would be written up in MS Today if the races of Powe and Mathis were reversed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-52890436727866744372023-01-26T01:23:57.553-06:002023-01-26T01:23:57.553-06:004:33, Actual attorneys and journalists read throug...4:33, Actual attorneys and journalists read through a lot of "lengthy bullshit" on a regular basis. It actually part of both jobs. You should try it sometime, just for practice if nothing else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-6768744265931254872023-01-25T16:34:55.620-06:002023-01-25T16:34:55.620-06:00"Powe was probably owed money. But - trying t..."Powe was probably owed money. But - trying to force repayment, in Rankin Couonty, even from a shyster - ain't the way to get a pull-out after having been screwed."<br /><br />What the hell has this got to do with Rankin County? Pay attention, Rube. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-55503533582103782122023-01-25T16:33:21.451-06:002023-01-25T16:33:21.451-06:00Good God Almighty - WHO can read through all that ...Good God Almighty - WHO can read through all that lengthy bullshit. <br /><br />All that matters is that Mathis told them to drive to Ridgeland where they'd get their money back. That totally defeats the kidnapping charge and this shit is over. <br /><br />The John Grisham wannabees who write these diatribes ought to be failed in Sophomore journalism class. Then they can get on with the Clarion Ledger. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-11154433325239662472023-01-25T16:13:46.169-06:002023-01-25T16:13:46.169-06:00So the conman extraordinaire is roaming around doi...So the conman extraordinaire is roaming around doing what he does and the victims are in jail. Something doesn’t seem right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-44478405101364547342023-01-25T15:39:11.169-06:002023-01-25T15:39:11.169-06:00It only rises to the level of "vigilante just...It only rises to the level of "vigilante justice" if you believe, like McDonald foolishly did, anything that Mathis claims.<br />McDonald is going to look extremely gullible and foolish when this is over.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80793981458097027162023-01-25T15:06:07.170-06:002023-01-25T15:06:07.170-06:00@1:32- who would truly believe the statements of a...@1:32- who would truly believe the statements of a police officer these days? They better have really solid evidence to arrest these men other than the story of a con man or the taxpayers will be on the hook. My bet is the new Ridgeland Police Chief saw an opportunity to get some publicity and took the chance to make a name for himself, facts be damned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-39817108168709954732023-01-25T14:41:12.657-06:002023-01-25T14:41:12.657-06:00This was vigilante justice interrupted.
We need mo...This was vigilante justice interrupted.<br />We need more of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-3925027102887216272023-01-25T13:32:17.368-06:002023-01-25T13:32:17.368-06:00I would be willing to bet that there are some text...I would be willing to bet that there are some text messages among the scammed investors that back up the Ridgeland PD. I’m sure these guys were talking big about what they would do to Matthis if they didn’t get their money back. Regardless of how guilty the scammer is, the text messages are what the police are pointing to that backs up their arrests. Agreed that the prosecutor should drop these charges, but the police say they have plenty of evidence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-73153600518867146292023-01-25T12:08:57.113-06:002023-01-25T12:08:57.113-06:00So instead of considering the possibility that the...So instead of considering the possibility that they, too, were conned and used by Mathis, the Ridgeland PD, backed up by the city prosecutor, just punted the case over to the District Attorney's office before a preliminary hearing could even be conducted. Mathis will probably turn up in Thailand at some point.<br /><br />This is another good reporting job by Ms. Wolfe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59600649742318390852023-01-25T11:44:47.368-06:002023-01-25T11:44:47.368-06:00Hopefully this publicity will result in one or mor...Hopefully this publicity will result in one or more local prosecutors/MS atty general/US attorneys prosecuting the Mathis character . . . long overdue, embarrassing that this guy has been scamming people this long without prosecution!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-81949350135968970432023-01-25T11:36:06.726-06:002023-01-25T11:36:06.726-06:0010:46 made me actually laugh out loud.
(Or least a...10:46 made me actually laugh out loud.<br />(Or least a giggle with an emphatic exhale)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-71106649579794218352023-01-25T11:03:35.563-06:002023-01-25T11:03:35.563-06:00@9:53 Dak? Who's Dak? Geaux Tigers!
...@9:53 Dak? Who's Dak? Geaux Tigers! <br /><br /> 9:44Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-362460861569960112023-01-25T10:47:30.518-06:002023-01-25T10:47:30.518-06:00Wow! There’s so many idiot “professional investors...Wow! There’s so many idiot “professional investors” around that are dumb enough to fork over money, deliver goods without payment and invest with fools like this it’s sad. You would think they could easily get this resolved in the courts if this guy did all that they are claiming or did they just not have enough sense to cover your ass before handing out money? Sounds like a few of them actually did and they got their money paid back without having to get Bubba the black bear/land shark lineman to “sleep on his legs” in a hotel 😂. This guy may have enough bs skills to end up on late night infomercials selling pyramid schemes like other local celebrities around here have done. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-51176600949908020782023-01-25T10:46:28.994-06:002023-01-25T10:46:28.994-06:00This whole story seems silly. It sounds like Powe ...This whole story seems silly. It sounds like Powe will have plenty of witnesses to corroborate his side that were on that phone call. Also, if Jerrell Powe sat on my legs all night, I would probably have to be hospitalized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-26668440719126551512023-01-25T10:36:24.949-06:002023-01-25T10:36:24.949-06:00the prosecutor will do a mea culpa soon. bloviatio...the prosecutor will do a mea culpa soon. bloviation always boomerangs. 100 to 1 scammer doesn't show up to prosecute. feds will arrest him on the spotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-71422457548040126262023-01-25T10:30:22.565-06:002023-01-25T10:30:22.565-06:00Sounds like a bunch of people trying to con each o...Sounds like a bunch of people trying to con each other. From what I have seen there is no contracts. Everyone was trying their best to screw the other people. Who would ever go into any business partnership with someone kike the con man? Why would they not have some sort of contract?<br />There was some lumber involved. Sounds like a timber con. <br /><br />Best thing to do is throw all of it out of the courts and tell them to settle it themselves. That will not happen as there are too many lawyers who would kill for a way into the whole thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-10108044666591545712023-01-25T09:54:26.558-06:002023-01-25T09:54:26.558-06:00This might be a gift in disguise for Powe. He wasn...This might be a gift in disguise for Powe. He wasn’t ever going to get his money back from the conman but will get money when he sues Ridgeland PD and the bank.burton39110https://www.blogger.com/profile/03391187109912987336noreply@blogger.com