http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2010-10-07/story/camden-politician-says-hes-still-waiting-call-police
Playing to the potential jury pool, are we?
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Regular CCBOC meeting, Tuesday,10/5 at 6:00 PM.
Animal contol ordinance work session at 5:30.
Agenda and packet:
http://www.co.camden.ga.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=&Type=&ADID=713
Agenda and packet:
http://www.co.camden.ga.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=&Type=&ADID=713
Who will the four commissioners anoint to replace Blount on the CCBOC?
If there comes a point in time when Commissioner-elect Blount can no longer legally serve the balance of his term as county commissioner from District 4, does anyone have any idea who the other four might anoint for the position? Has anyone heard any names bandied about? Anyone have any SERIOUS suggestions?
For those who don't know, thanks to a clever and unheralded move by former commissioner Steve Berry, we no longer do special elections at the county level. Ergo, we may soon see two of the five APPOINTED rather than elected. How do you like dem apples?
For those who don't know, thanks to a clever and unheralded move by former commissioner Steve Berry, we no longer do special elections at the county level. Ergo, we may soon see two of the five APPOINTED rather than elected. How do you like dem apples?
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Pot bust has interesting connections.
This just in from an informant:
Earlier this week, the SMFD was called to a garage fire at the end of 4th street. That's the street that intersects with Spur 40 in front of Ace Hardware.
The cause of the fire was an electric generator in the garage that was hard wired to the house. When the occupants of the house would not grant entry to the house itself, suspicions were aroused.
A search warrant was served the next day. There was a major pot growing operation throughout all rooms of the house.
My informant tells me that there is still crime scene tape around the house and that the SMPD are over there this morning removing the plants.
Now, it turns out that in the course of that investigation, they were tipped off to another house with a virtually identical set up on Point Peter. That was raided also.
Just another pot bust? Hardly.
As the late Paul Harvey would say, here's the rest of the story.
The owner of the house on 4th Street is Stan Smith!
The owner of the house on Point Peter is Commissioner-elect Gary Blount!
Stay tuned!
11:46: Update: Although I thought it exceedingly unlikely, I was willing to allow for the possibility that Smith and Blount were completely unaware of the activities of renters.
But now comes this new information. Neighbors of the 4th street location have observed Stan Smith coming and going from the residence so many times that they were just on the verge of calling the city and complaining that there appeared to be some commercial enterprise going on there!
Now, get this. The SMPD was tipped to the existence of the operation at the Gary Blount-owned house by paperwork they located in the 4th Street house. Incredibly, AFTER the 4th Street house was busted, and while the cops were there, Gary Blount came by the 4th Street house and asked the cops for permission to enter the house to retrieve some "business papers." Permission was denied.
By the way, in addition to the pot, large amounts of cash were found in the houses.
Interestingly, under the law, neither I nor Royal Weaver can run in November as write-in candidates for District 4 county commissioner, but it would appear that someone damned sure needs to. It's a good thing I'm not the kind of guy to say I told you so.
Well, I just got back from the Secretary of State's web page. The question of who might run as a write in candidate is now a moot point. The deadline to register to run as a write-in candidate was in early September. Isn't that lovely!? Now, we may well see a commissioner phoning in his votes from a jail cell or we will see the other comissioners appoint yet another unelected commissioner for a full 4 year term!
By the way, any of you who voted for Blount who would like to help defray my campaign expenses may still send your contributions to:
Jay Moreno
501 Victoria's Circle
St. Marys, GA 31558
I note that Blount did not need to solicit any contributions as he was flush with cash. Oh, ye suckers! Certified Pot Agronomist?
Update: 1:33 PM. I am now told that the SMPD detectives are at this moment questioning Stan Smith. Gary Blount remains at large -for the moment.
FLASH: 2:28: It is now being reported by someone calling himself "Bob" on Topix that Gary Blount was found, within the hour, dead, in his office, of an apparent suicide. I have no way of confirming this and it may well be a hoax. I certainly hope that it is. Stand by for further details.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm pleased to inform you that both of the immediately preceding paragraphs in red are NOT TRUE, but were the result of a cruel hoax played by one of the viscious asses on Topix whose irratonal hatred of me overroad his last vestige of human decency. The scum is now boasting of his "cleverness."
So far as I know, Stan Smith has not been questioned and Gary Blount is very much alive.
However, all other info in this post comes from two very reliable sources who are well known to me. Stay tuned.
Update @ 5:23 PM. This just in from an impeccable source I've known for years. Guess who Stan Smith and Gary Blount had a long lunch with at Ops just this past Thursday. Why, Mr. and Mrs. Commissioner Jimmy Starline. Schmoosing Cecily Hill on Tueday and Starline on Thursday. Busy, busy. I wonder what lawyer they'll have lunch with Monday? Will bologna be on the menu?
Sunday,10/3 @ 8:41 AM.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=169979&catid=3
No "identified suspects" is hardly the same as "no suspects." What your take, "Bob?"
Monday, 10/4 @ 2:50 PM. I've had an FOIR in with the St. Marys City Clerk since 9:30 this morning. I've reqested the names of the responsible parties for the city water service to the two pot houses. No response yet. I just backed up this morning's telephonic request with an e-mailed request and copied the mayor and council, the city manager, and Chief Hatch. The clock is ticking.
FLASH: 2:58. I just got off of the phone with Chief Hatch. He has in fact asked the city to sit on that info and has asked me to do the same insofar as divulging it at this point in the investigation could "create a dangerous situation." Interesting. I agreed.
Tuesday, 10/5: Remarkably, the e-edition of this morning's GTU contains no mention of this story.
There is a new entry on Topix which appears to have been written by an intelligent and honest person -a Topix rarity- which seems to be consistent with what I would suspect would be the facts if Smith and Blount are indeed involved. Judge for yourself:
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/st-marys-ga/TC5PL8I5VJDH0R2GL
Wednesday, 10/6, @9:22AM
From today's T&G:
"Online property records for the home on Fourth Street do not correspond with the house number on
the mailbox. According to the county’s Geographic Information Systems website the house numbered
200 Fourth St. is shownonline as 116 Fourth St. The record card for 116 Fourth St. shows that the
home was purchased in February by PSS Residential Rental Partnerships LLLP.
Records found on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website list the rental company’s office as
6858 Old Jefferson Highway in Woodbine. The county’s property record card for that address
shows it is owned by Mary O. Smith."
For those who may not know, Mary O. Smith is Stan Smith's wife. Putting everything in her name is a long standing practice for Stan. I wonder if the police have now checked ALL properties owned by Smith and Blount? If not, why not?
Earlier this week, the SMFD was called to a garage fire at the end of 4th street. That's the street that intersects with Spur 40 in front of Ace Hardware.
The cause of the fire was an electric generator in the garage that was hard wired to the house. When the occupants of the house would not grant entry to the house itself, suspicions were aroused.
A search warrant was served the next day. There was a major pot growing operation throughout all rooms of the house.
My informant tells me that there is still crime scene tape around the house and that the SMPD are over there this morning removing the plants.
Now, it turns out that in the course of that investigation, they were tipped off to another house with a virtually identical set up on Point Peter. That was raided also.
Just another pot bust? Hardly.
As the late Paul Harvey would say, here's the rest of the story.
The owner of the house on 4th Street is Stan Smith!
The owner of the house on Point Peter is Commissioner-elect Gary Blount!
Stay tuned!
11:46: Update: Although I thought it exceedingly unlikely, I was willing to allow for the possibility that Smith and Blount were completely unaware of the activities of renters.
But now comes this new information. Neighbors of the 4th street location have observed Stan Smith coming and going from the residence so many times that they were just on the verge of calling the city and complaining that there appeared to be some commercial enterprise going on there!
Now, get this. The SMPD was tipped to the existence of the operation at the Gary Blount-owned house by paperwork they located in the 4th Street house. Incredibly, AFTER the 4th Street house was busted, and while the cops were there, Gary Blount came by the 4th Street house and asked the cops for permission to enter the house to retrieve some "business papers." Permission was denied.
By the way, in addition to the pot, large amounts of cash were found in the houses.
Interestingly, under the law, neither I nor Royal Weaver can run in November as write-in candidates for District 4 county commissioner, but it would appear that someone damned sure needs to. It's a good thing I'm not the kind of guy to say I told you so.
Well, I just got back from the Secretary of State's web page. The question of who might run as a write in candidate is now a moot point. The deadline to register to run as a write-in candidate was in early September. Isn't that lovely!? Now, we may well see a commissioner phoning in his votes from a jail cell or we will see the other comissioners appoint yet another unelected commissioner for a full 4 year term!
By the way, any of you who voted for Blount who would like to help defray my campaign expenses may still send your contributions to:
Jay Moreno
501 Victoria's Circle
St. Marys, GA 31558
I note that Blount did not need to solicit any contributions as he was flush with cash. Oh, ye suckers! Certified Pot Agronomist?
Update: 1:33 PM. I am now told that the SMPD detectives are at this moment questioning Stan Smith. Gary Blount remains at large -for the moment.
FLASH: 2:28: It is now being reported by someone calling himself "Bob" on Topix that Gary Blount was found, within the hour, dead, in his office, of an apparent suicide. I have no way of confirming this and it may well be a hoax. I certainly hope that it is. Stand by for further details.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm pleased to inform you that both of the immediately preceding paragraphs in red are NOT TRUE, but were the result of a cruel hoax played by one of the viscious asses on Topix whose irratonal hatred of me overroad his last vestige of human decency. The scum is now boasting of his "cleverness."
So far as I know, Stan Smith has not been questioned and Gary Blount is very much alive.
However, all other info in this post comes from two very reliable sources who are well known to me. Stay tuned.
Update @ 5:23 PM. This just in from an impeccable source I've known for years. Guess who Stan Smith and Gary Blount had a long lunch with at Ops just this past Thursday. Why, Mr. and Mrs. Commissioner Jimmy Starline. Schmoosing Cecily Hill on Tueday and Starline on Thursday. Busy, busy. I wonder what lawyer they'll have lunch with Monday? Will bologna be on the menu?
Sunday,10/3 @ 8:41 AM.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=169979&catid=3
No "identified suspects" is hardly the same as "no suspects." What your take, "Bob?"
Monday, 10/4 @ 2:50 PM. I've had an FOIR in with the St. Marys City Clerk since 9:30 this morning. I've reqested the names of the responsible parties for the city water service to the two pot houses. No response yet. I just backed up this morning's telephonic request with an e-mailed request and copied the mayor and council, the city manager, and Chief Hatch. The clock is ticking.
FLASH: 2:58. I just got off of the phone with Chief Hatch. He has in fact asked the city to sit on that info and has asked me to do the same insofar as divulging it at this point in the investigation could "create a dangerous situation." Interesting. I agreed.
Tuesday, 10/5: Remarkably, the e-edition of this morning's GTU contains no mention of this story.
There is a new entry on Topix which appears to have been written by an intelligent and honest person -a Topix rarity- which seems to be consistent with what I would suspect would be the facts if Smith and Blount are indeed involved. Judge for yourself:
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/st-marys-ga/TC5PL8I5VJDH0R2GL
Wednesday, 10/6, @9:22AM
From today's T&G:
"Online property records for the home on Fourth Street do not correspond with the house number on
the mailbox. According to the county’s Geographic Information Systems website the house numbered
200 Fourth St. is shownonline as 116 Fourth St. The record card for 116 Fourth St. shows that the
home was purchased in February by PSS Residential Rental Partnerships LLLP.
Records found on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website list the rental company’s office as
6858 Old Jefferson Highway in Woodbine. The county’s property record card for that address
shows it is owned by Mary O. Smith."
For those who may not know, Mary O. Smith is Stan Smith's wife. Putting everything in her name is a long standing practice for Stan. I wonder if the police have now checked ALL properties owned by Smith and Blount? If not, why not?
Thursday, September 30, 2010
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