"Let me start by saying that there is a good ole boy system in Somerset County, and I don't doubt the sheriff has a drinking problem; he has been introuble before (recorded, or unrecorded) and I think he needs to be replaced.
OK, lets say that he was there, he was drunk, and he hit her.
Why does she think he is out to kill her? Is she crazy, or just not telling the whole story?
Ok, so he hit her, what the heck does she want? No injuries, no proof he is out to get her. This story is being blown out of proportion.
There is no proof he was drunk.
There is no proof he is out to get her.
He hit her, but there are no injuries; did she produce medical records of a concusion?
Joe, you are whole-heartedly on her side, but what legal right does she have for anything. Why isn't she after the County for her medical bills? Has she contacted their insurance?
I really don't trust a word she says. Have you taken a good look at her and/or her history.
Since I have agreed to be a nicer guy and not call people Idiots any more, I'll refrain from doing so and do my very best to keep my tone away from calling any one a name.
Look, I was there at the Court House. I have spoken to Mrs. Pusey and her Witnesses. I have spoken to Sheriff Bobby Jones, the Maryland State Police and quite a few other people who have knowledge to this case. I know, I know, now the Anti Albero people are going to start screaming because how dare Joe Albero get inside knowledge to a case. I have never once stated everything I was told and I have never once revealed my sources. All that being said, the person who wrote this comment has not spoken with ANYONE and is still defending Bobby Jones. Well, that's your right. However, don't challenge me on what I DO KNOW!
You said, "OK, lets say that he was there, he was drunk, and he hit her. Why does she think he is out to kill her? Is she crazy, or just not telling the whole story?"
A Peace Order doesn't mean he's out to KILL her. A Peace Order is granted to someone who is in fear for their life OR Bodily injury. IMHO, there's NO QUESTION in my mind or anyone else's in the Court Room that Mrs. Pusey was in fear of her life. IF the man can hit her TWICE with his vehicle and never deny it in Court, I'm turning the other cheek here folks and I'm trying VERY hard to not say what I want to say, her charge was legitimate and should have been granted. You do remember Bobby Jones saying the first time and then coming back and saying the second time, don't you? IMO, the man had admitted right then and there that he had done so TWICE! Let me add, I have personally had my life threatened at least three times since writing these articles. Within two minutes of Earls Sister putting up the Post about them denying her Peace Order, there was an immediate threat on Mrs. Pusey's life that we rejected and forwarded to the States Attorney's Office here in Wicomico County.
Yu then said, "Ok, so he hit her, what the heck does she want? No injuries, no proof he is out to get her." She did have paperwork from the Hospital and she did get a concussion from it as well as multiple bruises. We're sorry there wasn't more proof of broken bones and so forth. Again Folks, I'm being nice here.
"There is no proof he was drunk. There is no proof he is out to get her."
Again, you weren't in the Court Room. There absolutely was proof the man had been drinking by at least 4 to 7 people. Additionally, there was proof that Mr. Jones had returned the following day, several times. As the Judge said, it was now his choice who to pick as to who was telling him the truth or not. He chose Bobby Jones, not the victim or her witness. He didn't go by any Police Report because the Police refused to give her one. Not even a Case Number, go figure?
"I really don't trust a word she says. Have you taken a good look at her and/or her history." I'm happy you don't trust a word she says, ANONYMOUS. YOU have no credibility whatsoever. For all we know, you could be Bobby Jones himself. I don't care what her history is either. She presented a good case and I highly doubt this thing is anywhere near over. Now it will turn into a Criminal Case and Mrs. Pusey will finally have some representation. You have to wonder if the 911 tapes will ever show up? The Daily Times can't get them either?
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Time to call in the big guns like Jesse and Al....?????? It sounds like this may go to the national press as well seeing how noone local wants to give out the info.
Look, I don't know who is telling the truth here, but I will say that there is a general imbalance of power here: actions that may seem innocent if the person is not a police officer can take on a whole new meaning if they are a cop. The lady is at a substantial power disadvantage, and thus her fears, which may seem on the surface to be out of whack, take on added meaning. I'm not saying she is right or she is wrong, it is just that it is a whole new ballgame when you accuse a police officer of something than when you accuse a regular person. Her fear seems to be at least somewhat understandable on that alone.
Man, it really frosts me when people say to look at a VICTIM'S past history. WTF does that have to do with a current situation? A person can be crazy as a loon or have a criminal record; that doesn't make them fair game to be abused and have it swept under the rug. They're still a victim, and should not be ignored. Now, the past history of a PERPETRATOR? That's an entirely different can of worms.
Yeah. "Idiot" seems right to me.
Turn the tables here and where does Mrs. Pusey end up? I would bet in jail waiting for trial.
Its not just her words against the sheriff. Apparently its hers, several witnesses and HIS OWN WORDS.
I would bet that if this were a judges wife, or a well to be person from Somerset county, the turnout would be completely different. Somebody get this woman a PayPal account with a website PLEASE. She needs money for representation.
What exactly is maryland law concerning the release of 911 tapes? In other states they are released promptly to the press upon request. We hear them daily about the Anthony case in Florida. It would seem logical that they would fall under the freedom of information act for md. Can anyone explain?
Making threats against people is not going to help this situatin,no matter whose "side" you are on.People,before you comment,please ask yourself if you would want your mother to read what you wrote.
I wrote it in this forum before The Times included it in their article yesterday; the state police/county has 30 days once they received the request from The Times to provide copies of items requested by The Times. You suggesting that The Times "can't get them either" is your continued effort to suggest there's some type of cover up afoot. While this certainly adds to your titillating story telling of these events, it betrays the fact that the 30 days have not lapsed. You also write that you talked to the sheriff involved as well as the state police. Question is: Did they talk back to you? "I/we have nothing to say" or "Get out of my way" isn't talking to, it's talking at and being ignored.
A court commissioner in this case originally issued a Peace Order. A court commissioner is a citizen not necessarily trained in law. One does not have to be an attorney or even have a legal background or legal experience to become a court commissioner. Once the parties went before a judge, who is by education and training an attorney, and testified under oath, the judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to prove that the sheriff was any danger to this woman.
Whether this turns into a criminal case is yet to be seen. If this is in the hands of the state's attorney general, that office will decide whether to proceed with criminal charges or not. If that state police still maintains investigative jurisdiction, the state's attorney in that county will decide if there is enough probable cause to charge and enough evidence to convict once the investigation is complete. In either case, Ms. Pusey always maintains her right to sue the sheriff, the county and the state for actual and punitive damages in civil court.
Personally, I am a bit curious to learn/read more about the case and ongoing investigation the sheriff says he was involved in while parked in that community that night. My gut suggests that the sheriff wasn’t working in an official capacity the night of these events. I can guarantee you, had I been working a surveillance and people came out and started banging on my hood, roof and glass, someone would have been leaving that location under arrest for, at least, disorderly conduct.
"don't challenge me on what I DO KNOW!" Joe, you do not KNOW for certain anything on this case because you were not there when the episode took place. You only know what you have been told. You can bet your sweet pootootie there are two sides to this story and the truth lies somewhere in between each side. Ms Pusey should not have told her side to everyone who came in contact with her (or added to the story each time she told it), you should not have printed her story BEFORE her hearing date. How can she have fair representation when you and the newspaper tell all. This should have been a matter for the courts but as usual everybody is tried "in the news". What you and the news managed to do was give the "other side" all the information they needed to influence how they would handle the situation.
anonymous 1:51,
OK, thanks for answering my question. You weren't in the court room for this case and clearly YOU are going by what you have been told. You see, I sat there and listened to Bobby Jones side as well as Mrs. Pusey and I have ever right to my opinion. I have also spoken to the witnesses and others and like it or not I know much more about this case to pass judgment than you ever will.
If the truth is in fact somewhere in the middle, then Bobby Jones should have turned in his badge, handcuffs slapped on him right away and sitting in Jail.
Joe, I am the so called "idiot" that wrote the post and it seems I am not alone in doubting the facts, rights, and potential outcome of this event. The 1:43 and 1:51 posts are not mine if you were thinking so.
In 1:56 you wrote "I have ever right to my opinion," well so do I. But, do I call you an idiot because I have a different opinion? NO. Just because someone doesn't totally agree with your opinion or the popular opinion doesn't make them an idiot (see dictionary).
It seems as if every time your opinion is not treated as gospal, you call someone an idiot or you bring up how much money you have.
I have not and never will make a personnal attack(this post is not intended to be)on you or other contributors, but you should recipricate the courtesy.
And yes, I do applaud your effort in reporting this case. My opinion just happens to differ.
anonymous 2:12, I have dealt with people like you for almost 4 years now on the Blog and I have no pitty for you. You challenged what I said and you were not there. You did not directly hear the testimony that I did and you have not interviewed all of the people I have.
You came off originally challenging my opinion and I reacted. I didn't come back and say, why would you say that about me? Granted, you may not have used the word Idiot but you certainly treated me like one.
If you don't like what I have stated, there's a bix "X" in the top right corner of this Blog and it will connect you immediately with my Complaint Department.
If you look closely enough at my Post, I said I was refraining from calling you an Idiot but clearly you got my drift. You were wrong. If you want to stand up with the big boys and spoy out your thoughts, clearly I welcome that but when I call you out with your BS, stand up like a man and take the punishment. I did.
I don't believe Jones was conducting surveillance and I believe he was drinking and driving.
I do believe Jones was assisting his female passenger in buying illegal drugs for her use.
I don't believe Jones hit Pusey, with his car, and knocked her down and yet she had no visible injuries. Therefore, I think Judge Mumford correctly ruled that Pusey had not proved that abuse occurred and that she was not entitled to a peace order.
In other words, Jones and Pusey are both liars; but, there was insufficient evidence for a peace order.
Joe, in regards to your response to Anon 2:12:
"You challenged what I said and you were not there."
Are you implying that just because someone has less knowledge or has less involvement in a particular situation, then that person is no longer entitled to a differing opinion than yours? I don't think that's very fair.
"Granted, you may not have used the word Idiot but you certainly treated me like one."
In your original post you come right out and say..."This is exactly why i used to use the word idiot"...and..."Since I have agreed to be a nicer guy and not call people Idiots any more, I'll refrain from doing so and do my very best to keep my tone away from calling any one a name"...as well as..."I'm turning the other cheek here folks and I'm trying VERY hard to not say what I want to say"...and finally..."Again Folks, I'm being nice here"
All of these statements appear to imply that you are trying to call this person an "idiot" or some other negative name calling. Regardless of whether you actually came right out and called the person an idiot or not, you clearly implied it. If he treated you like an idiot with his comment, you certainly did the same thing with your original post.
"If you don't like what I have stated, there's a bix "X" in the top right corner of this Blog and it will connect you immediately with my Complaint Department."
This again seems to imply that you don't like when people have differing opinions or when they say something that is against something you support or believe in. I remember you stating in a previous post how you feel there should be debate and people should challenge all sources of information available to them so that they can come to an informed conclusion. I'm paraphrasing here in this last paragraph as I don't remember what you said word-for-word.
"If you want to stand up with the big boys and spoy out your thoughts, clearly I welcome that but when I call you out with your BS, stand up like a man and take the punishment"
It doesn't seem to me like he's running away...he posted a response as did you. How is he not standing up like a man? He's listening to what you have to say and he's voicing his opinion--i see nothing wrong with that.
All this being said, Joe, I enjoyed your post earlier stating how you were going to start refraining from attacking people on your blog. This blog has such a huge following and it's such a great resource that when I saw your earlier post stating you were going to stop attacking people, I was hugely impressed. But some of the wording used on this post alone shows that this new policy must not be in effect yet.
anonymous 3:03, it's the Bronx in me, what can I say. The bottom line is, I was there, they were not. Twist this any way you like, don't piss on my head and tell me it's raining.
Well I see that the system has done to another what it has done so many times. There is no real justice in this world. There are those in and then there is those who are out. The most commoan theme that is so obvious Ray Charles can see it. Is that Jomes has ahuge problem with abusing alcohol. Sheriff if nothing else comes out of this get some help. There are many things you want to live and enjoy. The job has taken years off your life and the alcohol is not the answer.
What if anything have learned from the State Police contact with him that night ?
How long after the 911 calls did they locate him?
What was his demeanor ?
What was his version of the truth?
Has the female that was in the car been interviewed ?
Why would the Sheriff be doing the investigation with a civilian in the car ?
Was he intoxicated at time of contact with the State Police ?
Does this women have a criminal history for false report ? If not why start now?
If she is lying why is there no blood sucking attorney representing her ?
The Karma here is that Mr. Albero had been posting numerous stories as to unethical activity in that county. Then this happens. I dont care folks it was a "Big" story none of us are immune from the truth. I was not there if this women is lying fry her butt. If Jones is lying fry his butt.
The fact is something happend that night. By both accounts and now on court record there was some type of contact with the police cruiser and civilians. If they were attacking Jones why did he not have people arrested for hindering and obstructing. He states he was conducting a lawful investigation. Jones is the high Sheriff. Do you think for one moment that if he called out he needed back up there would have been an army there in seconds. This all just does not add up. If Jones had been drinking what was he doing in a county vehicle and carrying a loaded side arm. That alone should be a mojor issue with all of us.
The most basic common sense dicatates there is some type of cover up on one or both sides. The people elected this man and it appears they will never know th truth. This case is much like the Chandra Levy case Gary Condit was innocent of any crimnal wrong doing but the media took his in action as guilt. We the people exspect our elected officials to be truthful. The lesson here is Condit lost his political career by covering the issue he did wrong by having an affair. He did not do anything close to what appeared on the surface. The investigators got tunnel vision and it allowed a murder to run free. The facts are all that is needed here. The rest will come out.
I will say it again Goverment enacts law to protect Goverment. The women may be honest here but she will not win. It is the sad truth. It is not an racial issue at all but an issue of the people are at a huge disadvantage when they come after someone of Jone's political clout. One can be as white as the new driven snow they will not win in these cases. An eigth grader could defend Jones here and win.
The voctory here is that Jones has been tried in the public's eye because someone took the time to post the story. If there is to be any justice remains to be seen. I think if the above questions are answered by those involved we all can make an educated decision. The truth is simple and will remain the same. Until we know the "whole" story the jury of public perception will be all we have. I think for this issue to be put to rest the whole story needs to be told. We voted for him the least he can do is answer the immeadiate questions that would point to the truth.
The Civil Rights Unit of the F.B.I. should take over this case they do not care who Pusey is, nor do they care that Jones is the Sheriff of the county. It would resolve the issue once and for all.
I wish both jones and pusey closure in this matter. I hope the public can see what is wrong with this case on many levels. There were many wrongs that night by both the Jones and the civilians involved. I just cant imagine Jones not wanting those who surrounded him arrested and he has the absolute power to have done just that.
anonymous 3:35,
Let me answer a few of your questions. It took the MSP around 20 minutes to arrive. The two Officers then stood there talking to one and other, (NOT the victim) for another 15 minutes. Then they interviewed Mrs. Pusey and from that point they went to Bobby Jones home. You do the math, respectfully.
I have been told the MSP knew for a fact he had been driking but they weren't on the scene to determine his demeanor.
Jones admits the young lady was in fact with him.
Obviously something happened and it certainly doesn't sound like proper procedure was followed right from the beginning in this investigation.
The thin blue line DOES exist and most LEOs don't want to step beyond it without strong cause or backup that can render them pariahs.
The state police need to address this investigation thoroughly. There is no logic in behavior of Bobby Jones. If he were truly on an investigation, he wouldn't have left the scene as he did, he would have waited for the state troopers to arrive and explain it to them, even if his cover had blown, which obviously he was there, others knew he was there, and also by his own admission.
Simple logic tells you he ran.
Enough said Joe. I see the the machine wprking again to protect its own. Thanks for the update
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