Will the real Vernon Hand please stand up?

This was posted on Topix Kingsland on January 3rd. bigman Saint Marys, GA Reply » Report Abuse #73 Jan 3, 2008 Dear Editor,I read with interest your article on "Deputies Descend on Cisco Mover" in which you outlined possible abuses of power by Sheriff Bill Smith, done on behalf of his close friend Fairley Cisco. The article quoted "Captain Wesley Walker, a Sheriff Administrator" several times and it was also noted that the Cisco residence was actually partly owned by Ciscos daughters and that, when One Call Renovations was searched by the CCSO Department, deputies were looking for possible stolen property belonging to the Cisco daughters.What was not made clear is that Wesley Walker "Sheriff Dept Administrator" is actually the husband of one of Fairly Ciscos daughters. How could such an obvious fact and one so relevant to the entire abuse of power angle be overlooked by your reporter? The conflicts of interest from this fact are too numerous to even mention. By the way Mr. Editor, unlike your reporter I checked and found Mr. Walker to be the #2 man in the sheriff department. Only Bill Smith tells him what to do. By the way, Walkers father-in-law Fairley Cisco is a convicted Felon( Income Tax Evasion) who a few years ago served a year in Federal Prison for odometer fraud on the people of Camden County.The Tribune must do a better job of detailing facts. The failure here makes one wonder why the newspaper chose to omit such obvious and important information. The entire thrust of the story would have changed if the newspaper had simply done its job.(Lets see if this article make it) Now, here is the text of the letter supposedly from Mr. Vernon Hand, published in the T&G on January 9th : Letters Article on sheriff omitted important fact Dear Editor, I read with interest your article on "Deputies descend on Cisco mover" in which you outlined possible abuses of power by Sheriff Bill Smith, done on behalf of his close friend Fairley Cisco. The article quoted Capt. Wesley Walker, a sheriff's office administrator, several times and it was also noted that the Cisco residence was actually partly owned by Cisco's daughters and that, when One Call Renovations was searched by the CCSO department, deputies were looking for possible stolen property belonging to the Cisco daughters.What was not made clear is that Wesley Walker, sheriff's department administrator, is actually the husband of one of Fairly Cisco's daughters. How could such an obvious fact and one so relevant to the entire abuse of power angle be overlooked by your reporter? The conflicts of interest from this fact are too numerous to even mention. By the way Mr. Editor, unlike your reporter, I checked and found Mr. Walker to be the No. 3 man in the sheriff's department. Only Bill Smith tells him what to do. By the way, Walker's father-in-law, Fairley Cisco, is a convicted felon (income tax evasion) who a few years ago served a year in federal prison for odometer fraud on the people of Camden County.The Tribune must do a better job of detailing facts. The failure here makes one wonder why the newspaper chose to omit such obvious and important information. The entire thrust of the story would have changed if the newspaper had simply done its job. Let's see if this article makes it.Vernon HandWoodbine = 1170396000) && (nAdsysTime Now, here’s Big Thug Willie’s letter to the T&G of earlier this week Letters Camden sheriff addresses recent issues Dear Editor, Your paper needs to get the facts straight with regard to purported letters to the editor. Concerning the purported letter to the editor from Vernon Hand, which appeared in your Jan. 9 issue, pleased be advised of the following: · Mr. Vernon Hand is an illiterate resident of Woodbine. He did not write the letter, sign the letter, know about the letter, or approve the letter and he strongly disapproves of its contents. · The letter contains the statement that "[t]he conflicts of interest from this fact are too numerous to mention." These alleged conflicts of interest relate to the fact that the sheriff's office administrator is the husband of one of Fairley Cisco's daughters. For your information, there is no conflict of interest involved in the sheriff's office's handling of the investigation referred to in the purported letter. When we receive a complaint from anybody in Camden County concerning a situation which, in our opinion, needs to be investigated, we treat it precisely the same, regardless of whether the complaining party is or is not related to any employee of the sheriff's office. · The purported letter also contains a reference that Fairley Cisco is a convicted felon, who a few years ago served a year in federal prison for odometer fraud. I have inquired into this matter and determined that Mr. Cisco did serve time about 25 years ago (when another sheriff was in office) on a misdemeanor conviction. This is completely irrelevant. As stated above, when a complaint is received from or pertaining to any resident of Camden County, my office determines whether the complaint should be investigated, without regard to whether the complaining party has ever been convicted of a crime or is personally acquainted with any employee of the sheriff's office.I think I know who pretended to be Vernon Hand without his knowledge or consent, but I won't name anybody without absolute proof. I can say, however, that before you print any more letters to the editor, you should determine whether the purported author of any such letter actually wrote it.Also, in your Feb. 13 issue you printed a story labeled "Sheriff's fate in hands of feds." Although I certainly acknowledge your responsibility to print the news, I object to your repeating a bunch of defamatory statements made against me by Steve Berry. Everybody knows that Steve Berry is a political adversary of mine, and the only reason he makes these statements is that he continues to hide behind my status as an elected official, which pretty much gives him carte blanche authority to state anything about me without being sued for libel. = 1170396000) && (nAdsysTime William E. SmithCamden County Sheriff Then, yesterday, on Topix, presumably the same “Bigman” had this to say: bigman Kingsland, GA Reply » Report Abuse #4 Yesterday I would like to comment on the letter in the T&G today. I know Mr Hand personally and find him to be a straight up, honest person. I resent anyone calling him illiterate, especially the Sheriff of this county. Mr Hand told it like it was and Mr Smith cannot take it. Shame on you Bill. Be careful what you say of others. You may have power over this county but God has power over you. By the way Mr Hand is not illiterate. Beats me what's going on, but the assertions that I or Rick had anything to do with it are absurd. Will the real Mr. Hand please drop by the T&G office with ID and the original letter in hand? Could this be the Trojan horse that BTW used to dispose of Jonathan Maziarz?