Judge Tomie Green's Illegal Sentence Given to Anthony Demon Jones

In our last post, we discussed the disgraceful and abysmal performance of the Hinds County District Attorney in giving 10-time violent habitual offender Anthony Demon Jones the sweetheart plea deal of a lifetime.  Of course, Judge Tomie Green, arguably the worst judge in America, approved the plea deal.

On closer examination of this farce, it appears that not only did the District Attorney and America's Worst Judge act in reckless disregard of public safety, they acted illegally in giving this gift to Mr. Jones.

As we previously reported, 10-time prior convicted felon Anthony Demon Jones was given a sentence of 7 years, with 2 years suspended, and 5 years to serve, as to all 3 pending felony indictments against him.  Judge Green then sentenced Jones to "3 YEARS SUPERVISED PROBATION."  Obviously, that sentence is a disgraceful betrayal of the public trust, given Anthony Demon Jones' record and current crime spree.  What makes it even more shameful is that the sentence was illegal.

Jones' Sentencing Orders

Mississippi law does not allow the Judge to suspend time in the case of a person who has been previously convicted of a felony crime, and place that person on "supervised probation."  Mississippi Code Section 47-7-33 provides that the trial judge may suspend a sentence of a defendant and order probation for a period of time.  During the period of probation, the portion of the suspended sentence remains "hanging over the defendant's head," and may be imposed if he violates the terms and conditions of supervised release.  However, Section 47-7-33 explicitly provides that a sentence shall not be suspended or the defendant placed on probation "where the defendant has been convicted of a felony on a previous occasion in any court or courts of the United States and of any state or territories thereof."

Now that Section seems pretty damn easy to understand.  But, not surprisingly, Judge Tomie Green just can't quite get it.  Anthony Demon Jones had been convicted of a felony on a previous occasion (10 previous occasions, to be precise), so Judge Green was clearly prohibited from suspending any portion of the sentence and placing him on supervised probation.  But she did it anyway. 

Perhaps Judge Green would know more about the law if she spent a little more time studying it, and a little less time sticking her nose into Sheriff Lewis' business.  If Judge Green can't even perform the very simple tasks she was elected to do, what the hell makes her think she is qualified to tell the Sheriff how to do his job.  I know that protecting her bailiff-bellhops is a matter of urgent public concern, but I'm sure most citizens of Hinds County would prefer that Judge Green do her job properly, and let other elected officials do the same. 

Perhaps a little less time writing stupid poems, and a little more time reading the Mississippi Code, might enable Tomie Green to give the citizens of Hinds County the service they deserve. 

In the last post, we asked why Hinds County District Attorney Robert Smith would give sweetheart deals to Anthony Demon Jones and his manslaughtering, coke-dealing employer.  This time we ask why Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green can't comply with the simplest of simple laws.  Why did Judge Green suspend a portion of Anthony Demon Jones' sentence and order supervised probation, when it was unlawful to do so?

Many do not know this, but the DJT is an amateur sh*thouse poet in his own right.  While you ponder the above questions, we leave you with this closing verse.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Read the law Judge Green,
And you'll look less like a fool.

Hinds County DA's Office is a Joke

Why would the Hinds County District Attorney’s Office give a sweetheart deal to a 10-time violent felony offender and menace to society, when he was facing a life sentence on 3 different felony charges?

Good question, ain’t it?

Many of our readers are familiar with the well-chronicled confrontation between the DJT and career criminal Anthony Demon Jones. To recap, Jones is the piece of excrement we caught breaking into our office in downtown Jackson. We took Jones into custody and turned him over to JPD for disposal.

We then trusted the Hinds County District Attorney’s Office to do its job and lock this animal away for good. This trust was misplaced.

At the time of our burglary, Jones was under indictment (and out on bond) for a felony auto burglary he committed on February 18, 2011. At the time Jones committed that auto burglary, he was already under indictment for yet another auto burglary he committed on August 16, 2010.

That’s quite an impressive feat by Mr. Jones. Somehow, Jones was released on bond after he committed the second auto burglary, even though he committed the crime while already under indictment for another felony crime. Jones therefore was not entitled to bond on the second auto burglary. But, mysteriously, he got one.

This means that at the time he burglarized our office, Jones should have been in jail without bond. But since the Hinds County District Attorney’s Office sat on its ass and failed to do its job, Jones was out committing more felony crimes. Of course, had the District Attorney done his job, we would have never encountered Anthony Demon Jones.

These facts, standing alone, should have been enough to throw the book at Jones. But setting aside his out-on-bond crime spree, Jones’ prior criminal record justified demanded that he be locked in a cage for the remainder of his natural life.

According to the District Attorney’s own records, Anthony Demon Jones has previously been convicted of the following felony crimes:

Burglary (Hinds Circuit No. T-0531)
Business Burglary (Hinds Circuit No. A-0224)
Receiving Stolen Goods (Hinds Circuit No. 08-0-563)
Vehicle Burglary (Hinds Circuit No. 04-1-326)
Possession of Cocaine (Hinds Circuit No. 99-1-266)
Aggravated Assault (Hinds Circuit No. 93-2-367)
House Burglary (Hinds Circuit No. 92-4-448)
Business Burglary (Hinds Circuit No. 97-17-33)
Strong-Arm Robbery (Hinds Circuit No. T-0104)
Burglary (Hinds Circuit No. 01-0-844)

Folks, these are felony convictions, not mere arrests.

Under the law, Anthony Demon Jones is what is called a "violent habitual offender." This means that the law provided for a mandatory minimum life sentence if Jones was convicted of any one of the felony counts against him. The Hinds County District Attorney was well-aware of Jones’ record, as they listed these prior convictions in his indictments:


Anthony Demon Jones Indictments

Considering all these facts, there was never a more appropriate candidate for a life sentence as a habitual offender. Jones is precisely the kind of incorrigible, dangerous animal that the Legislature had in mind when it enacted the habitual offender law.

The Hinds County DA initially indicted Jones as a habitual offender. However, after the dust settled from Jones’ foray into our office, the District Attorney inexplicably cut Jones a mind-boggling sweetheart deal.

On March 7, 2011, Jones appeared in the Circuit Court of Hinds County and entered guilty pleas to all three felony indictments. Rather than protect the public from this dangerous 10-time violent criminal, the Hinds County District Attorney dropped the habitual offender portion of the indictments. Before everyone asks "WTF?," wait, it gets better. The DA then made a recommendation that Jones be sentenced to 7 years, with 2 years suspended, and 5 years to serve on each indictment, with all sentences to run concurrent. This means that Jones was sentenced to a total of 5 years for his crime spree. But again, it gets better. Because the DA’s office dropped the habitual offender part of the indictment, Jones will be eligible for a number of early release programs. To round out the insult, Jones got credit for time served since last August.

The net effect of the DA’s wanton and reckless actions is that Anthony Demon Jones will be back on the streets in no time, rehabilitating himself by stealing your shit.

See Jones' Sentencing Orders; Jones Petition to Plead Guilty

With results like this, is it any wonder Hinds County is a cesspool for crime? What on Earth would possess the District Attorney to to essentially turn this violent sociopath loose on the citizens of this county, when he could have easily ended Jones’ criminal career permanently?

Why was Jones given bond on the second auto burglary, when he was already under indictment on the first one? Why did the DA not move to have the bond revoked after the second auto burglary as provided by law?

Something doesn’t add up. There is no jurisdiction in the English-speaking world that would give Jones this kind of pass.

So what’s going on here?

We searched long and hard to find a case anywhere in the United States where a prosecutor had extended such mercy to a defendant under similar facts. Ironically, the only case we could find involved this very same District Attorney and a violent, notorious drug dealer named Sean Antonio King. The ironic part is that Sean Antonio King was Jones’ employer at the time he burglarized our office.

As we’ve written before, Sean Antonio King is the operator of the Locker Room, a thug bar located half a block down from the King Ed. Jones was working at the Locker Room at the time of the burglary, although it is unclear exactly what his job duties entailed.

Sean Antonio King is himself a violent habitual offender and known drug dealer. During the Peterson administration, Sean Antonio King was a suspect in at least 2 separate drug-related murders. King was arrested and charged with both murders. Ms. Peterson proceeded to trial on one of the murder cases.  King was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.  Due to errors by the trial court, an appellate court reversed his murder conviction.   Even though the Court reversed the conviction, the appellate court did not turn King loose.  Instead, they remanded the case to Hinds County and ordered that King be re-tried for murder.

By this time, the current DA had assumed office. In yet another shocking plea deal, the DA allowed Sean Antonio King to plead guilty to manslaughter, and recommended a sentence of TIME SERVED.

The District Attorney turned Sean Antonio King, a convicted killer loose upon the public. King subsequently opened the (cash-based) Locker Room thug bar, using his thugette wife (also a convicted felon) to obtain alcohol licenses from the City of Jackson.

Deals like this are unheard of in the annals of American justice.  It is highly unlikely that any DA would offer this type of sweetheart deal to any violent career criminal.   It is damn near a certainty that no honest DA would offer these types of deals to TWO violent criminals, both of whom just happen to be associated with the same business enterprise.

So, we ask again, what would motivate a prosecutor to recklessly endanger public safety by turning not one, but two, dangerous criminals loose upon the public?  Do these deals have something to do with King's and Jones' occupation, or are they just mere coincidences and statistical anomolies?

No criminal justice system can be considered legitimate with these results.  The fact is that the District Attorney made an ass out of the criminal justice system with his handling of these two cases. These cases are proof positive that Hinds County's "justice" system is a joke.  And career criminals like Sean Antonio King and Anthony Demon Jones know it.

If you live in Hinds County and are looking for justice, move to Madison.  In Hinds County, you won't find justice at the courthouse.  Around here, justice is 7.62 milimeters in diameter and comes from the bayonet-end of a rifle.  The law-abiding citizens' only hope is to kill the criminal before the criminal kills him.  Short of that, Hinds County citizens are out of luck.  The citizens of Hinds County, and Jackson in particular, should expect exactly what they are getting from our criminal justice system:  not a damn thing.

In the words of Mike Gundy, it makes me want to puke; that's all I've got to say. 

Wild Animal Exhibition-Downtown Jackson-March 2

What a treat for downtown residents.  On March 2, there will be a wild animal exhibition at Club Volume, compliments of Madison County slimeball Chip Matthews.

Club Monkey

Anyone paying good money to live downtown should take a good look at the 11 monkeys on this flyer.  Do you really want any one of these pieces of shit walking around your residences (much less all 11 of them)?

A typical Chip Matthews production.  Chip is fond of saying he wants to work together to "solve Jackson's problems."  When you hear him say something like that, remember this flyer.  Chip Matthews doesn't give a rip about your community, your safety or the quiet enjoyment of your residence.  Shit Matthews only cares about temporarily putting some white trash money in his pocket as fast as he can.  He's got a short window of opportunity, as he must get as much cash as possible before this dump goes belly up (just like every other bar Chip has ever owned).

As springtime nears and the weather gets warmer, expect more of this garbage.  Stay alert.

Whiskey For My Men

Beer for my horses.  That's the first song that came to mind when we heard Attorney General Jim Hood talk about being "on a manhunt."  We can just picture Twitty driving home at the end of the day with this blaring on the radio, while he fantasizes that he's a real law enforcement officer running Code 3 to take down an evildoer.

Ultimately, though, after listening to Twitty's billy joe badass 'manhunt' talk for 3 weeks, this song by the original Conway Twitty came to mind.  Somehow it just seems to fit.

Thank God for Jim Hood

The past few weeks have shown us that Attorney General Jim Hood doesn't play.  He will relentlessly pursue criminals and convicts that dare break the law or try to play the system.  All the way to the ends of Wyoming if necessary.  Jim Hood.  Our tough-as-nails AG standing between us and manhuntin' the forces of evil.

The message to criminals is clear:  When you break the law in Mississippi, Jim Hood will hunt you down and make you pay.  No exceptions.

OK, well, almost no exceptions.

JFP Hurts Tat Monkeys' Feelings

The DJT is very familiar with the thin-skinned nature of the tat-monkey crew that supports downtown Jackson trash bins like Club Volume.  Every time we post a story about the community-killers, we get a barrage of logic-challenged BS comments defending the white trash way of life.

Recently, we witnessed a public temper tantrum by some of our more conspicuous tat monkeys that confirmed what we've known for some time:  They are all a bunch of little over-indulged, spoiled crybabies with entitlement issues.

Apparently, the local tat monkeys are miffed that they were not included in the Jackson Free Press "Best Of" list this year.  So miffed, in fact, that they formed a Facebook page called Anti JFP (Jackson False Press). 

So how pissed are they?  Check this out:

In addition to this tat trafficker, the bartenders are also distraught:

And then there's some miscellaneous rumblings:

They were also kind enough to give the DJT a random shout-out, although we have nothing to do with the JFP:

But it was refreshing to see a white guy proclaiming his African American heritage:

And not so refreshing to see the obligatory jab at the "lushes at Parlor Market:"

Seriously, though, how pathetic and silly must one be to start crying because they didn't win an award?  They got their feelings hurt because they didn't win a JFP "Best Of" award?  Seriously?  And they're pissed off enough to make a Facebook page to whine about it?  Do the idiots not realize that the "best of" is voted on by people who read JFP?  If more people had voted for them, they would have won.  They did not get enough votes.  Therefore, they lost.  Maybe they should get their subhuman white trash friends to put the pipe down and go vote for them.  Or maybe they just suck.

Losers.  Spoiled brats.  Over-indulged, self-entitled, crybaby bitches.  Fatherless animals that Mommy never told "No."  They just don't understand that they are not entitled to win awards.  Not entitled to make a nuisance of themselves in other folks' neighborhoods.  Not entitled to trash communities.  Not entitled to sell drugs.  Not entitled, period.

Regular readers of the DJT know that we hold a dim view of Donna Ladd and the JFP.  Like many people, we hold the JFP in such low regard that we really don't care what they think (unless, of course, they do something that threatens personal safety or intentionally hurts people).  That being said, who is so jealous, petty and pathetic that they form a Facebook page because some obscure, irrelevant drink special flyer didn't recognize their mad skills at white trashery?

Name That Skank

It's time for the new DJT monthly contest we call "Name That Skank."

Here's how it works.  We show you a picture of an alleged skank.  If you think you know the identity of said alleged skank, post it in the comments section.  The first person to correctly identify the alleged skank wins the monthly "Name That Skank" prize package.  This month's prizes include a signed copy of "Pushing Play for Dummies," by DVDJ Reign.

And now, this month's skank:

Bonus Questions:

For bonus prizes, answer the following bonus questions:

1.  What was this angel's occupation and who was her employer at the time this photo was taken?; and

2.  Which white trash dive bar in downtown Jackson currently employs this hoe?

This month's bonus prize is a framed, autographed picture of DVDJ Clover's Probation Officer, with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by MDOC Commissioner Chris Epps.

Good Luck.

Club Volume Run By Drug Dealer

Club Volume, the downtown Jackson trash dive that Chip Matthews pretends not to own, has a rather "interesting" young fella at the helm.  Sam Pittman, a white dude who gave himself the street name "DVDJ Clover," is one of Chip's front-monkeys at Club Volume.  If that name sounds familiar, it may be because Samuel Pittman was one of Chip's partners in Fire, Chip's flagshit flagship bar that he doesn't own.

In addition to running the club, Sam Pittman "performs" there quite frequently.  About 4 nights a week he is at Club Volume rockin' his mad skills at pushing "PLAY." 

We don't know how long Samuel Pittman a/k/a Clover has been in the DJ business.  But we do know that in 2007, the Ridgeland Police Department charged him with being in the methamphetamine business.  On April 14, 2007, Ridgeland police officers arrested Samuel Pittman and charged him with possession of 2 to 10 grams of methamphetamine with intent to sell, transfer or distribute.  A Madison County grand jury agreed, and issued an indictment against Pittman three months later:

Club Volume Jackson MS Indictment Meth with Intent

Even though Pittman was apparently dumb enough to try to sling rock in Madison County, he wasn't dumb enough to go to trial.  Pittman plead guilty to the lesser included felony offense of Possession of Methamphetamine:

Club Volume Jackson MS Conviction Possession of Meth

Interesting move, as Pittman did not have a plea deal from the State.  The only "deal" the DA offered was to allow Pittman to plead to the lesser felony Possession charge.  There was no recommendation as to the sentence.  In September of 2008, Pittman was sentenced to 10 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with 8 years and 6 months suspended, leaving a year-and-a-half to serve.  Pittman was also placed on 5 years of supervised probation after his release from prison.

Club Volume Jackson MS Sentence Possession of Meth

Club Volume Jackson MS Criminal Possession of Meth

By our calculation, Pittman is currently on probation for this conviction.  [Note:  Evidently MDOC has gotten a lot kinder and gentler here lately, as there was a time when a person on probation would get violated for hanging out in bars all night.]

Folks, this is exactly what we have been talking about with Chip Matthews.  The man is not capable of running a reputable business, nor is he capable of surrounding himself with reputable people.  Chip Matthews, for all his bullshit to the contrary, has never contributed one positive thing to downtown Jackson.  In the past few months alone, Chip has brought us (1) the state-line-dive rendition of the Blue Oyster Bar, (2) Mrs. Crotch Rocket October 2006, and now (3) Sir Meth-a-Lot.

If this is the management, can you imagine the quality of the clientele?  Considering that Club Volume is marketed to the lowest of the low class displaced Electric Cowboy crowd, is it really reasonable to believe this dump is going to have anything other than a negative impact on the community?

These are the kind of degenerates and lowlife white trash with whom Chip Matthews surrounds himself.  Chip landed his Meth Head friend upon our community, and sees no problem with it.  Chip Matthews quite simply does not give a rip about downtown Jackson.  He's willing to open any kind of nasty dive, and jump into bed with whatever pieces of crap he thinks it takes, in pursuit of actually having a business that lasted more than a month.  If that means bringing convicted meth felons who are still under supervision into our community, then he will do it.

Remember this post the next time you hear one of his illiterate hangers-on talking about how we're so mean, that these are good people trying to "give" us something nice, or whatever else pops into their chemically-powered turbo-charged brains at 3 a.m.

Chip, you need to pack your shit and get out of downtown Jackson.  And take your pal DVDJ 8-Ball with you.

Does this picture make me look fat?

Well here's one for the "Are you f---ing kidding me" file.

At a recent City Council meeting, our elected officials demonstrated how focused they are on issues that really have an impact on the residents of the City of Jackson.  Maintaining a disciplined approach to improving our decaying City, our elected officials don't waste time getting sidetracked by frivolous issues such as crime, broken sewers and raggedy streets.  No, they concentrate on more pressing and critical issues, such as why Frank Melton's portrait is not up at City Hall, and how it hurts Harvey Johnson's feelings that his own picture from his first term isn't up either.

According to the Clarion-Ledger, City Council President Frank Bluntson asked Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. about Melton's portrait at a recent City Council meeting.  Apparently, this isn't the first time Mr. Bluntson has addressed the issue with the Mayor.

We'd like to report that Mayor Johnson quickly put Mr. Bluntson in his place, telling the old man "With all the problems we have in the City of Jackson and you come at me with this bulls&!t? That's a disgrace!"

That's what we would like to report.  Unfortunately we can't, as King Harvey instead took the opportunity to let everyone know that he is still heavily intoxicated by his own Mayoral Majesty.  King Harvey explained that Melton's picture wasn't going up because King Harvey's portrait from his first term (just prior to Melton) hadn't been erected yet.  His Mayoral Highness decreed that Melton's picture would be placed on the wall, but not until King Harvey's own monument to Himself was placed there (Melton's portrait will be followed by yet another portrait of King Harvey commemorating the current term).

Just when Jackson residents start looking around wondering if Ashton Kutcher is going to jump out and inform them that they've been punk'd, it gets even better.  King Harvey further told the Council that he and his staff have been working diligently to correct the injustice known as Portraitgate.  His Majesty said the reason the portraits were not up yet was because

he and city officials have been trying to decide on the right picture and frame for a portrait of himself from his last stint in office.


"As soon as we get the framing switched out and hang my portrait, we'll probably get them both up at the same time."

Yep.  The passage of time has done nothing to reduce the size of the massive chips that adorn King Harvey's non-profit shoulders.  The Mayor's pettiness in refusing to place Melton's portrait until his own is placed reveals the childish and petty nature of King Harvey's personality.  His sensitive little feelings were bruised because the Council did not vote to erect his portrait after he left office (probably because they were trying to forget it).  Now that he's back for another ride on the taxpayer gravy train, King Harvey will correct this slight to his massive ego.

Pettiness aside, is King Harvey so vain and impressed with himself that he must waste the time of city officials to choose the perfect picture to memorialize his first term in office?  Is King Harvey's ego really that big?

There are major problems in the City of Jackson, yet this arrogant, self-absorbed, Pride-Ridin' bureaucrat is pissing away time trying to figure out which portrait and frame make him look less full of shit.  Let us save you some time, Mr. Mayor.  You look that way in all of them, so just pick one.

To help Mayor Johnson expedite the portrait selection process, the DJT suggests the following portrait for both terms, as it so accurately captures the essence of the Johnson Administrations:

Denny Crane on Guns

Denny Crane demonstrates intelligent solutions to crime after getting the perception he is being robbed.





Advance Advisory to Race Pimps:  As Boston Legal fans know, Denny Crane was a caricature of the stereotypical ultra conservative, right wing, gun nut.  This scene was to perpetuate Crane's hard right credentials, not to stereotype any particular race.

No actual thugs were harmed in the making of this video.

Donna Ladd Hits Rock Bottom

The problem with calling out Donna Ladd when she lies authors irresponsible, half-baked crap, is that it gives her the thing she so desperately craves:  Attention.  Therein lies the problem with dealing with a 50 year-old woman with the permanent temperament of a 2 year-old.

The DJT was acutely aware that our post calling BS on her asinine and reckless essay about firearms would feed Donna's lifelong desire for attention.  But, considering that her drivel posed lethal risks to anyone foolish enough to follow Donna's advice, we felt it was necessary to let her have a little attention, in order to warn the public of the inherent danger of following Donna's advice.

Predictably, when the LaddFraud saw our post, the twits hit the fan.  Donna evidently did not care much for our fair and balanced critique of her patently stupid editorial (as well as her lack of any credentials in the personal protection field).  Donna turned her Twitter selector switch to full-auto and fired off a 4-round burst, each wildly missing her intended target. 

We publish the results of Donna's drive-by below for your comedic pleasure, each followed by some commentary from the DJT.

The old "I didn't do it" defense.  Yes, Donna, you did.  When the post first appeared on the JFP website, it clearly identified the author as "Donna Ladd."  For some reason, Donna's girlfriend Publisher Todd Stauffer ran over and took Donna's name off the post.  Donna now claims this was an error, and that the real author was the JFP "Editorial Board."  Right.

Don't you just love the dishonest hair-splitting?  She first moans that she didn't write this nonsense, but in the comments section to the post states that although she didn't write the story, she "agrees with it."  Donna Ladd is the Editor.  She agrees with the editorial.  Even if we stretch the benefit of the doubt beyond its functional capacity and assume Donna isn't lying, this is still a distinction without a difference.

This foolish editorial is yours, Donna.  Stop trying to blame others for this farce.

This one was as predictable as it is pathetic.  Whenever confronted with a strong opposing viewpoint, port-side intelligentsia like Donna Ladd respond by falsely labeling the opposition as either bigots or racists.  It's a transparent attempt to marginalize the opposition.  Sadly, this is a common tactic by some here in Jackson (just two weeks ago we had another little namby pamby do the same thing because he didn't like something we wrote).  There's not a damn thing "bigoted" in our post, unless one claims we are bigoted against insecure, dishonest, agenda-driven, narcissistic, know-it-all journalist-impersonators who give people "advice" that can get them killed.  As to that, we will concede the point.

And yes, Donna, we let people comment anonymously here.  We also let them say what they want, in whatever way they want, with only a few restrictions.  We much prefer this approach to yours, as we are not as comfortable with hypocrisy as you appear to be.  We don't shout down or ban commenters because they disagree with us, while letting our pets say whatever they wish.  We tolerate the occasional comment that goes off the reservation, in order to avoid the Pot-Meet-Donna system you have on your website.



Hun, you need professional help.  If the DJT is trying to "cash in" on fear, we're evidently not doing it right.  This site is designed to expose problems and the people that cause them in downtown Jackson.  In doing so, our intent is to alleviate those problems.  We do not expect or intend to make money.  In fact, this site, by its very nature, is a money-losing venture.  For example, the incident reports in the Standard Life Auto Burglaries post cost us $159.00.  Every time we acquire records for a post, we spend money, not to mention the time, fuel and effort expended in gathering the evidence we post here.  It is worth it to us to spend money to educate the public and clean up the riff-raff.  To say that the DJT tries to "cash in" by publicizing these issues is nothing short of an outright lie.

Donna's silly editorial did not make us "defensive," as she claims.  We responded to that editorial because it was ignorant and written by a person who is an all-knowing expert on everything.  It's not defensive to say that Donna Ladd does not know what she is talking about when it comes to personal protection.  It is, however, the truth.  Donna Ladd has no experience or training of any kind in law enforcement, security or personal protection.  Yet Cliffette Claven published this editorial giving people tactical advice on the use of firearms for personal protection.  Motivated by her lust for relevance and attention, Donna gave dangerous advice she is not qualified to give.  It's not "defensive" to say so.

Our favorite part of this bulltwit is Donna's statement that "people [meaning Donna Ladd] are choosing to do something other than hate about crime."  Implication, of course, being that we just sit around and bitch about crime, without doing anything about it.  Our question to Donna is, what exactly have you done to prevent crime?  As far as we can tell, the only thing you have done is tell people not to do the one thing that will prevent them from becoming the victims of some future JFP mentees.  So what specific action has the JFP taken to prevent crime? 

As far as your implication that we just "hate" about crime, you are, once again, a liar and a fraud.  The DJT doesn't like to toot its own horn, but just ask this violent career criminal what we've done about crime in downtown Jackson.  And while you're at it, ask him if he thinks he would be in jail right now if our friends from Springfield Armory had not been there to "assist" us in ending his 20+ year one-man crime wave. 

And finally, an invitation to visit the traffic-ailing JFP website.  Because, as we said in the beginning, this is nothing more than a desperate cry for attention by Donna.  Her crime "manifesto" fell in the woods, and even though many people were around, no one heard it.  The reason no one heard it is because no one is listening.

Look for more hissy fits from Donna in the near future.  Irrelevancy has reared its ugly head at the JFP.  And Donna Just.Can't.Stand.It.

Standard Life Flats Auto Burglaries

Some of the "Best of the New South" recently had an auto burglary field day outside the Standard Life building in downtown Jackson.

In the early morning hours of November 8, 2011, while Standard Life residents slept, some Jackson animals were outside the building breaking into their vehicles.

Standard Life Flats-Jackson MS-Auto Burglaries

A total of 5 vehicles were burglarized.  The modus operandi was the same for all five.  The PoS(s) unceremoniously broke a window, rummaged through the contents and took anything they desired.

Even though these crimes occurred at night, these acts were fairly brazen.  The vehicles were not parked in some dark and secluded parking lot.  The vehicles were parked directly in front of the Standard Life building.  [Note:  127 South Roach Street is the street address for Standard Life Flats.  203 East Pearl Street is approximately 30 yards from the main entrance to Standard Life].

The DJT sympathizes with the victims of these crimes.  We know how it feels to come out in the morning and have the perception that a window has been broken out of your vehicle.  We are well-familiar with the sinking feeling that comes with the perception that all your property has been stolen.  Auto burglary is a particularly maddening crime.  It's maddening not only because some S-O-B stole your stuff, but also because most auto burglaries are preventable.  The Standard Life auto burglaries were certainly preventable, as the burglars announced their intention to commit these crimes 2 days earlier.

On November 6, 2011, just after 1:00 a.m., five (5) cars were perceived to be burglarized just around the corner at 105 East Capitol Street.  These cars were parked on Capitol Street about a block from where the later Standard Life auto burglaries occurred.

Downtown Jackson MS Crime-Auto Burglaries-11-6-11

The break-ins on November 6 should have been a major red flag for those responsible for crime prevention in the area.  Auto burglars have a tendency to hit the same area multiple times before moving on to other areas.  The first time an auto burglar hits a particular area, his mission is not only to do a few jobs, but also to gather intelligence.  "Professional" auto burglars are looking for police and security patrol patterns, as well as citizen traffic and activity in the area.  If they are able to pull off their jobs without detection on the first visit (and there is not much heat), they will return to the area a short time later to hit it again.

An average downtown resident might reasonably presume that a burglar would not return to the same area only 2 days later to commit additional burglaries.  It just doesn't seem logical.  Therefore, no one expects them to return so soon.  Auto burglars know citizens do not expect them to return, and that's precisely why they do it.

While this information is outside the common knowledge of the average citizen, it is well-known to those in the business of crime prevention.  These same allegedly knowledgeable people sat on their asses and did nothing after the burglaries on November 6.  As a result, the thieves returned 48 hours later for some more low hanging fruit.  So who dropped the ball?

Standard Life Flats:  The DJT is one of David Watkins' biggest fans, but the person or persons responsible for security operations at Standard Life sucks.  [Note: We are assuming there is an employee dedicated specifically to security operations at the Watkins properties.  If not, then there are bigger issues than these auto burglaries].

Standard Life's security director obviously took no measures to prevent the burglaries.  The only question is whether he knew about the burglaries that occurred two nights earlier.  If he did not know of the burglaries, then he's asleep at the switch when it comes to tracking crime around the facility.  If he knew of the prior burglaries and did nothing, then he is recklessly lazy.  If he knew of the burglaries and did not realize that he needed to do something, then he lacks the knowledge to work in security period.

Jackson Police Department:  Before tearing off into the cops, we must make it clear that this is not the fault of patrol officers or their front-line supervisors.  The failures in this case are far outside patrol officers' responsibilities.  This is not a patrol problem, it is an investigation and intelligence problem.  This problem can be laid squarely at the feet of the hopelessly inept JPD Detective Division.  There are a few good detectives at JPD, but by and large, these are some of the most disorganized and unmotivated law enforcement officers we have encountered.

There is no excuse for not putting the area under surveillance by UCs for several days after the November 6 burglaries.  Perhaps a bait car and a plan to take down the burglars when they strike would have been in order.  But the so-called "detectives" did nothing proactive after the break-ins on November 6.  As a result, the criminals came back to hit the jackpot 2 nights later.

Auto burglaries go unsolved in Jackson because JPD's detectives are not motivated to solve them.  Investigating auto burglaries and apprehending the offenders requires taking immediate action.  It also involves hard work and sleepless nights.  Rather than effort, the detectives take a "Sh!t Happens" approach to auto burglaries.  That attitude is why these people are still out there burglarizing other citizens' cars.

[Note:  Of the few auto burglars that are caught, most are caught by attentive patrol officers who catch them in the act.  If it weren't for patrol officers, no auto burglar would ever be arrested in Jackson.]

Jackson Free Press:  The JFP failed by not mentoring, counseling and improving the self-esteem of the perpetrators so that they would stop stealing other people's stuff.

On a serious note, until we get dedicated, professional security directors and JPD detectives who actually want to make auto burglary arrests, we all better keep Safelite's number handy.  Odds are we will need it.

Our Advice to Donna "Fondrazon" Ladd

UPDATED:  Added link to Donna's drivel below.

The DJT's advice to Donna Ladd:  Stop giving advice--particularly on matters of self defense.  We're seriously concerned that the 6 or 7 people who actually take Donna seriously might take her advice and get themselves killed.

A few weeks ago, the Fondrazon got her anti-gun boxers in a bunch over advice that some Jackson Police Officers allegedly gave to some Jackson Free Press Fondren Daily Worker staffers.  Multiple police officers allegedly advised Donna's minions that in order to protect themselves from crime, they should...GASP!...get a gun.  When Donna heard this she went off faster than an SKS at the Branch Davidian compound.

She called her pal Aunt Esther Chief Rebecca Coleman to tattle on the officers.  Tattling wasn't enough for the ever hysterical egomaniac, however.  She immediately penned a column congratulating herself on tattling to the Campus Cop Chief of Police.  Then, she turned all Sarah Brady on us and warned of the dangers of firearms possession by law-abiding citizens.

Donna showed great concern for the welfare of violent criminals who might get killed by an evildoer who lawfully possesses a firearm.  Donna cites half-baked statistics to persuade us that "guns 'intensify violence' in property-crime situations leading to more homicides."  Well, duh.  A homeowner with a firearm is likely to "intensify the violence" by cooking the perpetrator on the spot.  And yes, there is an increased risk of homicide, as the bad guy stands a good chance of becoming Dr. Hayne's newest patient.  On this point, the DJT asks, what's wrong with that?

Because Donna Ladd is an agenda-driven master of spin, she made these fallacious arguments in the context of burglary and other property crimes.  Never once did Donna mention the effect of lawful firearms possession on attempted violent crimes.  This is because such an argument would be utterly ridiculous.  Experts, logic and common sense unanimously agree that an armed citizen is less likely to be beaten, robbed, raped and/or murdered than an unarmed victim.  No citizen can predict when he or she will be the intended victim of a violent crime.  Only the violent criminals can decide that.  But if it happens, citizens can increase their chances of survival by following Rule #1 of getting mixed up in a gunfight:  Have a gun.  Donna completely omits any reference to violent crime because it didn't fit her agenda in the article.

By focusing on property crime, Donna reveals just how completely clueless she is when it comes to matters of self-defense.  We don't carry concealed because we're afraid someone is going to break into our cars and steal our Top Gun limited edition soundtrack.  We carry concealed because we don't want to be the victim of a Jackson thug who sticks a gun in our faces to "burglarize" us mano y mano.

Donna goes so far as to trot out the most ridiculous argument against firearms possession: that the guns become "loot" for burglars.  Good thinking, Donna.  Let's not arm ourselves because of the slim possibility a burglar will break in and steal the guns.  [Note to Donna:  Those of us who are serious about the use of firearms for self-defense don't leave our primary firearms unattended at the house or in the car.  They are on our persons--exactly where God and Gaston Glock intended them to be.]

Just when we think Donna could not get any more ridiculous, she offers up idiotic firearm safety advice to anyone who obtains a firearm.  Donna recommends that we use "locks that keep it secure from children and in the case your home or car is burglarized successfully."  That is asinine.  A locked gun is an unloaded gun, and there are few things in this world more useless than an unloaded gun.  To unload and trigger lock a firearm defeats the purpose of having the firearm in the first place.  Safety is of paramount importance, but there are other methods of securing firearms when not in one's immediate possession.  These alternative methods do not require making the firearm completely useless.

This little "firearms safety" lecture demonstrates how very little Donna Ladd and her live-in girlfriend Todd Stauffer know about firearms and personal protection.  For Donna to give this ridiculous advice, while being wholly ignorant of the defensive use of firearms, is nothing short of reckless.

We suspect that Donna's hyper-hysterical reaction to this phony controversy is only partly fueled by her irrational hatred of firearms.  Donna's reaction was, at least partially, a desperate cry for attention.  You see, Donna put a great deal of time and thought into her lackluster blockbuster "crime issue."  She treated the ignorant masses to the "JFP Crime Manifesto," as the cure to Jackson's perception crime problem.  It was to be Donna's greatest work, and her everlasting gift to the rest of us idiots who are less smart than she. 

Unfortunately for Donna, it flopped.  The JFP Crime Issue went nowhere.  She can't even get her most loyal members of the echo-chamber to log-in and tell her how awesomely intelligent she is for rehashing the same old failed crime prevention theories that have been floated around for 30 years.  Something tells us that when her crime prevention issue epically failed, she went into full-blown irrelevancy panic mode.  And Donna will never be irrelevant.  Never.  Donna had to fabricate this controversy about the alleged advice of certain JPD officers in an attempt to appear relevant, even if it's only the perception of relevance existing only in her own mind.  

Hopefully, most will recognize that Donna Ladd knows nothing about this topic, and will disregard her foolish statements.  Donna, you do not possess the education, training or experience to offer an opinion of any value on the issue of self-defense.  Your advice is worthless, irresponsible and potentially dangerous. 

Assuming you are telling the truth about the advice these officers gave, it is good advice.  Citizens would be well-advised to take personal protection recommendations from street-level police officers who know what they are talking about, and reject the unsolicited, ill-informed and unqualified opinions of an agenda-driven attention-whore.

DJT Chalks Up Another Win

Chalk up another "W" for the DJT.  We previously posted about the unsightly pile of garbage that Ted Orkin and his buddy Chip Matthews had allowed to be piled at the rear of Orkin's property at 206 West Capitol Street.  Here's what the property looked like back then: 

This eyesore had been in this condition for many months, clearly visible to anyone going to do business at the McCoy Federal Building across the street.  We wrote about this mess and "politely" "requested" that Ted Orkin clean this crap up. 

Less than 48 hours after we posted the story, the mess was gone.  Here's the "after" shot of the property:

Now, if Ted will just clean up the human trash on the inside of the building, we'll be all squared away.

The DJT.  Cleaning up the community one piece of trash at a time.

Dear Occupy Jackson

Clean this shit up.

This is the scene downtown residents were treated to all weekend at the Occupy Jackson commune.  An unsightly pile of crap left unattended on the sidewalk.  This is a far cry from the "clean as a whistle" image presented at the City Council meeting by the Occupy malcontents.

Occupy Jackson evidently thinks that its First Amendment right to complain that the World hasn't given them everything they want (with no effort from them), includes the right to make our community look like a Rankin County yard sale.  So, to Chelsea "Squeaky" McDonald, Professor of Hygeine James Parker and the rest of the shiftless Occupy Jackson crowd, we say clean this shit up.  Or, bettter yet, go pile this crap up on a sidewalk in Brandon (you know, where you live). 

This is our community.  Please stop trashing it. 

Benji Boyd Arrested. Henry Michel Hides Under His Desk

The DJT previously wrote about the Millsaps Building, which in our estimation is an incubator for crime in downtown Jackson.  One of the primary offenders is one Benjamin Boyd, also known as Dirty White Boy.  Among other things, Boyd built the illegal rooftop bar known as the Skybox (or Skyyboxx or Sykyboxx, depending on how many rocks one has smoked).  The property manager, Henry Michel, received numerous complaints about Boyd's illegal construction, yet did nothing.  According to Henry, since Dirty White Boy wasn't doing anything illegal (and paid his rent on time), he could not evict the miscreant from the building. 

City of Jackson Code Enforcement subsequently paid a visit to the illegal rooftop bar.  Rooftop bars are not allowed in the City of Jackson.  Another problem was that Boyd's construction skills aren't exactly a model of industry standards.  While there are several examples, this is the DJT's personal favorite:

The DJT is not an electrician, but this just didn't look too safe.  Halfass wiring aside, this was uncovered and exposed to the elements.  Something about rainwater + electricity just made us nervous.  (Note that Henry Michel had previously looked at this and saw no problem). 

Code enforcement ordered Boyd to dismantle all this crap immediately.  All Boyd had to do was take down this "construction" and there would be no penalty--not even a citation.  So Boyd did what any red-blooded downtown Jackson trash would do:  he refused to take it down.

Two weeks later, Code Enforcement came back to inspect the property again.  Somehow, they found out that Boyd did not take down the bar as ordered.  This time, they brought the JPD Precinct 5 Commander and another police officer with them.  When the officers arrived, Benji was none too happy.  When code enforcement tried to talk to Benji, he put a cussing on them that would have made Bobby Knight blush.  Despite giving him several opportunities to shut up and allow access to the property, Boyd refused.  His final words to the officers were:  "PO-LEESE in Jackson ain't SHIT!"

And you know what happened next:

Benji Boyd Jackson MS Arrest Report

That's right, they arrested his sorry ass.  (NOTE:  This document is not the officer's narrative report.  This document is an MPRA incident report, which is a Clerk's short synopsis of the arresting officer's report).

Even after this incident, Henry Michel refused to regulate Dirty White Boy's conduct.  He continued to proclaim that "he isn't doing anything wrong so I can't evict him."  Well Henry, how about this for a reason to evict the dirtbag?:  (1) As stated in the report, his construction violated City code.  Using the premises to engage in an unlawful activity is always grounds for eviction; (2) Committing a crime and getting arrested on the leased premises also justifies eviction; (3) Disrupting other businesses by committing #1 and 2 is another grounds for eviction.

Despite receiving this and other evidence of DWB's conduct, Henry Michel hid under his desk and did nothing.  As a result, Benji Boyd finished the rooftop construction and the Skybox fire trap was open for business.  Henry Michel is complicit in the activities of Boyd and the Locker Room, just the same as if he was a partner in the venture.  And, in many ways, we suppose he is. 

The next time you see Henry Michel or Walter Michel, make sure and tell them both how much you appreciate their efforts to make downtown Jackson all it can be.

NEW RULE (No. 2)

If Occupy Jackson is going to make its point by quoting Jew-hating Russian authors, they must spell all the words correctly.

This sentiment was expressed in a book written by Russian anti-Semitic author Fyodor Dostoyevsky.  The title of the book, you ask?  The Idiot.  We kid you not.

Brian Eason Does a Drive-By on Councilman Quentin Whitwell

City Beat Reporter Brian Eason recently penned a patented Clarion-Ledger drive-by on Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell.  The blog post, entitled Jokes Reign at latest Occupy Jackson Hearing, attempted to highlight alleged bad behavior by Mr. Whitwell at a recent City Council meeting.  That's an ironic title, considering that the only "joke" arising from this meeting was Eason's post.

During the meeting, the full City Council considered the shower-education awareness group Occupy Jackson's request to set up a commune in Smith Park.  Mr. Whitwell spoke against the request, generally citing "law and order" concerns.  Whitwell made no personal attacks or insults in his pithy comments.

When Whitwell concluded his remarks, Ward 2 City Councilman Edwin Taliaferro Chokwe Lumumba made the obligatory (and completely irrelevant) reference to race.  Sticking to his lifelong race-baiting schtick, Lumumba said of Whitwell's remarks, "Senator Bilbo couldn't have said it better."  The insulting comparison to Bilbo, a vile racist, was a blatant and inflammatory personal attack on Whitwell.  After Lumumba finished his remarks, Whitwell attempted to object to the inappropriate comments.  The chair of the meeting, Council Vice-President Tony Yarber, repeatedly spoke over Whitwell to prevent him from making his objections.  To make matters worse, SoJack's finest made no attempt to reprimand or caution Lumumba not to make such statements.

Despite the deplorable behavior by Lumumba, and gutless behavior by Yarber, Brian Eason made up a story that falsely stated that Whitwell acted inappropriately during the meeting.  Here's what Eason wrote:

He (Whitwell) and Ward 2 Councilman Chokwe Lumumba exchanged heated words at the first meeting, and the Council Vice President, Tony Yarber, got on Whitwell repeatedly for speaking (and occasionally shouting) out of turn.

Any reasonable person who reads this would get the impression that Whitwell acted inappropriately at the meeting, and had to be jerked back into line by the Principal.  There's only one problem with Brian Eason's claim:  It's a complete fabrication. 

Thankfully, we don't have to accept Eason's claim that Whitwell shouted, because it's on video.  Watch the video, and decide for yourself whether Mr. Whitwell was "shouting."  (Note to Brian Eason:  If it's easier to hear Whitwell than it is the others, it's not because he was "shouting."  It's because he was speaking directly into a sound amplification device commonly referred to as a "microphone."  The purpose of this device is to assist members of the audience in hearing the speaker's words.  For more information regarding this cutting-edge technology, click here).

Eason's claim that Whitwell was "speaking out-of-turn," is not exactly accurate either.  In Legislative bodies, it is a common and accepted practice for members to respond to inflammatory statements and personal attacks by other members.  This allows the member to ask the chair to strike the inflammatory comments or admonish the offender.  This practice is sometimes referred to as a "point of order."  Evidently, Tony Yarber and Brian Eason are not familiar with this procedure. 

Eason's blatantly false jab at Whitwell is compounded by the fact that he didn't say one word about Lumumba's inflammatory remark.  He didn't even mention it.  Comparing a fellow councilmember to Bilbo is inappropriate by any standard.  Despite having this clear evidence of inappropriate conduct staring him in the face, Eason ignored it.  Instead, he makes up a story that it was Whitwell who acted badly. 

Why would Eason do this?  Why couldn't Eason bring himself to even mention Lumumba's remarks?  Why go to the trouble of making up a story about Whitwell, when he had clear proof of obvious bad behavior by a notorious race baiter? 

Eason's half-ass attempt at drive-by journalism would be bad enough had his dishonesty-by-omission ended there.  But it didn't.  Later in the post, Eason described the Planning Committee meeting that took place the next day.  During the meeting, Lumumba showed his behind again and walked out of the meeting.  Inexplicably, Mr. Eason did not think that was worthy for inclusion in the post.  Once again, Eason neglected to mention Lumumba's conduct.  And once again, we ask why.

Mr. Eason, why did you fail to mention Lumumba's deplorable comments in this post?  Why did you fail to mention that Lumumba injected the irrelevant race issue into the discussion?  Why did you fail to report that Lumumba disrespectfully walked out of the Planning Committee meeting when he didn't get his way?  Why did you overlook all this actual misconduct, and instead fabricate a story about Whitwell acting inappropriately?

In other words, Mr. Eason, why are you covering for Chokwe Lumumba?