STATE of TENNESSEE v WALTER FRANCIS FITZPATRICK, III - Arraignment - June 28, 2010

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IN THE CRIMINAL COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY

AT MADISONVILLE, TENNESSEE

STATE OF TENNESSEE

V. CASE NO. 10213

WALTER FRANCIS F ITZPATRICK, I I I

TRANSCRIPT OF ARRAIGNMENT

JUNE 28TH, 2010

THE HONORABLE CARROLL L . ROSS,PRESIDING JUDGE

APPEARANCES

FOR THE STATE:

Ass is tan t D is t r i c t A t to rney Genera lJames H. S tu t t s10 th Jud ic ia l D is t r i c tP .O. Box 647

Athens , Tennessee 37303-0647FOR THE DEFENDANT:

Pro Se


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM PAGE

ARRAIGNMENT (6 /28 /10 )

ARRAIGNMENT 1MARTY COOK:

D i rec t by Cour t 13

CERTIFICATE OF COURT REPORTER 20

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NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE ENTERED

1 Newspaper ad by Wa l te rF i t zpat r i ck 7

2 Le t te r to Greg Breedenf rom Wa l te r F i t zpa t r i ckre : c i t i zen ' s a r res ts 8

3 Le t te r to TennesseeSupreme Cour t members

f rom Wa l te r F i t zpa t r i ck 9

4 Grand Ju ry o rde r 9

5 Ci t i zen 's a r res t war ran t 10

6 Ar t i c le f rom webs i te 11

7 Cr imina l i n fo rmat ion onWal te r F i t zpa t r i ck f romsta te o f Wash ing ton 13


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Page -Arra i gnment / 6 / 28 / 10

IN THE CRIMINAL COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY1

AT MADISONVILLE, TENNESSEE2

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STATE OF TENNESSEE45

V. CASE NO. 102136

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WALTER FRANCIS F ITZPATRICK, I I I8

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Th is case came on to be heard on an10

ar ra ignment and was heard on the 28 th day o f June ,11

2010 , be fo re the Honorab le Car ro l l L . Ross , Judge ,12

ho ld ing the Cr im ina l Cour t fo r Monroe Coun ty , a t13

Mad isonv i l l e , Tennessee , when the fo l low ing14

proceed ings were had , to -w i t :15

THE COURT: Mr . Wa l te r F i t zpa t r i ck . (Br ie f16

pause) Mr . F i t zpa t r i ck , you 've been charged in an17

ind ic tmen t by the Monroe Coun ty Grand Ju ry w i th one18

coun t o f pa r t i c ipa t ing in a r io t , one coun t o f p reven t ing19

or d is rup t ing a lawfu l mee t ing , one coun t o f . . .appears to20

be a d iso rde r l y conduc t charge , one coun t o f . . . res is t ing21ar res t , one coun t o f re ta l ia t ion aga ins t a pub l i c o f f i c ia l22

fo r pas t ac t ion , and one coun t o f a c i v i l r i gh ts23

in t im ida t ion . Genera l , i s tha t a fe lony?24

GENERAL STUTTS: I t i s .25


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THE COURT: Okay .1

GENERAL STUTTS: The las t two a re .2

THE COURT: Okay . Are those , wha t , E3

fe lon ies?4GENERAL STUTTS: C .5

THE COURT: Pardon?6

GENERAL STUTTS: C lass C fe lon ies .7

THE COURT: C lass C fe lon ies? Mr . Pa t r i ck - -8

Mr . F i t zpa t r i ck , do you unders tand wha t the charges a re9

aga ins t you?10

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: I do not .11

THE COURT: Okay . We l l , t hen I w i l l r ead them12

to you . In coun t one , you 've been charged tha t on o r13

abou t the 1s t day o f Apr i l , t he year 2010 , in Monroe14

Coun ty , Tennessee , and be fo re the f ind ing o f th i s15

ind ic tmen t , you d id un lawfu l l y and knowing ly pa r t i c ipa te16

in a r io t i n v io la t ion o f Tennessee Code Sec t ion17

39-17-302 , a l l o f wh ich i s aga ins t the peace and d ign i t y18

o f the S ta te o f Tennessee .19

In coun t two , you 've been charged w i th on o r20

abou t the 1s t day o f Apr i l , t he year 2010 , in Monroe21Coun ty , Tennessee , and be fo re the f ind ing o f th i s22

ind ic tmen t , you d id un lawfu l l y w i th the in ten t to p reven t23

or d is rup t a lawfu l mee t ing , possess ion - - p rocess ion ,24

ra the r , o r ga the r ing , subs tan t ia l l y obs t ruc t o r in te r fe re25


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wi th the mee t ing , p rocess ion , o r ga the r ing by phys ica l1

ac t ion o r ve rba l u t te rance , in v io la t ion o f TCA Sec t ion2

39-17-306 , a l l o f wh ich i s aga ins t the peace and d ign i t y3

o f the S ta te o f Tennessee .4In coun t th ree - - I w i l l no t take any papers5

handed to me by th is de fendan t he re today . Do you6

unders tand tha t , s i r? By your s i l ence , I w i l l p resume you7

c lea r l y unders tand then tha t las t o rde r .8

In coun t th ree , you have been charged tha t on9

or abou t the 1s t day o f Apr i l , t he year 2010 , i n Monroe10


ind ic tmen t , you d id un lawfu l l y and in ten t iona l l y o r12

knowing ly in a pub l i c p lace , and w i th the in ten t to cause13

a pub l i c annoyance o r a la rm, c rea te a hazardous o r14

phys ica l l y o f fens ive cond i t ion , by an ac t tha t se rved no15

leg i t ima te pu rpose , in v io la t ion o f Tennessee Code16

Anno ta ted Sec t ion 39 -17-305 , a l l o f wh ich i s aga ins t the17

peace and d ign i t y o f the S ta te o f Tennessee .18

In coun t fou r , the ind ic tmen t a l leges tha t on o r19

abou t the 1s t day o f Apr i l , yea r 2010 , in Monroe Coun ty ,20

Tennessee , and be fo re the f ind ing o f th i s ind ic tmen t ,21you d id un lawfu l l y and in ten t iona l l y p reven t o r obs t ruc t22

Trav is Jones , known by the de fendan t to be a law23

en fo rcement o f f i ce r , f rom e f fec t ing an a r res t , by us ing24

fo rce aga ins t the sa id law en fo rcement o f f i ce r , i n25


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v io la t ion o f TCA Sec t ion 39 -16-601 , a l l o f wh ich i s1

aga ins t the peace and d ign i t y o f the S ta te o f Tennessee .2

In coun t f i ve , the a l lega t ions a re tha t on o r3

abou t the 1s t day o f Apr i l , t he year 2010 , in Monroe4Coun ty , Tennessee , and be fo re the f ind ing o f th i s5

ind ic tmen t , you d id un lawfu l l y and knowing ly ha rm o r6

th rea ten to ha rm a ju ro r , to w i t : Gary Pe t tway , by an7

un lawfu l ac t , i n re ta l ia t ion fo r ac t ions taken by Gary8

Pe t tway in an o f f i c ia l capac i t y as a ju ro r , i n v io la t ion o f9

TCA Sec t ion 39 -16-510 , a l l o f wh ich i s aga ins t the peace10

and d ign i t y o f the S ta te o f Tennessee .11

And in coun t s i x , the a l lega t ions a re tha t on o r12

abou t the 2nd day o f December , yea r 2009 , on the 1s t13

day o f - - be tween the 2nd day o f December , yea r 2009 ,14

and the 1s t day o f Apr i l , t he year 2010 , in Monroe15


ind ic tmen t , you d id un lawfu l l y , i n ten t iona l l y , o r17

knowing ly coerce ano the r , to -w i t : Gary Pe t tway , wi th18

the in ten t to un lawfu l l y in t im ida te Gary Pe t tway because19

he exerc ised a r igh t o r p r i v i l ege secured by the20

Cons t i tu t ion o r laws o f the Un i ted S ta tes , o r the21Cons t i tu t ion o r laws o f the S ta te o f Tennessee , in22

v io la t ion o f Sec t ion 39 -17-309(b ) subparagraph (2 ) o f23

the Tennessee Code Anno ta ted , a l l o f wh ich i s aga ins t24

the peace and d ign i t y o f the S ta te o f Tennessee .25


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DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: Who s igned those1

presen tmen ts?2

THE COURT: S i r , do you unders tand tha t ' s3

wha t you 've been charged w i th?4DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: And who - -5

THE COURT: I w i l l no t address ques t ions6

asked by you as a de fendan t in th i s cour t , do you7

unders tand tha t?8

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: Who s igned - -9

may I see a copy o f tha t?10

THE COURT: I w i l l g i ve you a copy o f the11

ind ic tmen t - -12

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: P lease .13

THE COURT: - - as I have every o the r14

de fendan t tha t s tood be fo re th is Cour t .15

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: I ' d l i ke to see one16

now.17

THE COURT: You need to be rea l qu ie t . Now18

you need to answer the ques t ions I - - you ' re no t he re to19

ques t ion th is Cour t on any th ing .20

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: I s the re a21ques t ion be fo re me?22

THE COURT: Do you unders tand tha t?23

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: I s the re a24

ques t ion be fo re me?25


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THE COURT: Do you understand tha t ' s wha t1

your charges a re?2

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: I do not3

unders tand the charges .4THE COURT: We l l , do you unders tand tha t ' s5

wha t the - - we l l , do you read and wr i te okay , s i r? Do you6

read and wr i te okay , because I ' ve read these c lea r l y to7

you . I s the re any th ing you don ' t unders tand , tha t these8

are the charges? I w i l l en te r an au tomat ic no t gu i l t y p lea9

as I do fo r a l l de fendan ts .10

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: Who s igned11

those?12

THE COURT: Do you unders tand? I w i l l g i ve13

you a copy o f the ind ic tmen t , s i r . I w i l l no t o the rw ise14

answer ques t ions addressed to th i s Cour t by you . Do15

you unders tand tha t , s i r? Genera l .16

GENERAL STUTTS: Your Honor , we wou ld17

aga in tender to the Cour t i n fo rmat ion genera ted by18

e i the r th i s de fendan t o r o the r pe rsons ac t ing on h is19

beha l f . We wou ld ask tha t in address ing h is re lease20

pend ing t r ia l tha t cond i t i ons s im i la r to those imposed21upon Mr . Hu f f be a pa r t o f Mr . F i t zpa t r i ck ' s bond as we l l .22

THE COURT: Are you submi t t i ng these as23

exh ib i t s?24

GENERAL STUTTS: We a re submi t t i ng those25


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as exh ib i t s to the Cour t .1

THE COURT: Okay . We w i l l mark this as2

exh ib i t one . Th is appears to be some add taken ou t by3

someone who has s igned h is name as Wa l te r4F i t zpa t r i ck . . .as the JAG hun te r , wha tever tha t means . I f5

you ' l l en te r th i s as exh ib i t one , p lease .6

(EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE MARKED AND7

ENTERED) .8

THE COURT: Mr . F i t zpa t r i ck , fo r your bene f i t , I9

w i l l aga in - - you make a l lega t ions he re aga ins t me in th i s10

add , and I no t i ce tha t you . . . (as read) " In the second11

t ru th , the re i s Judge Car ro l l Ross ' i ns ta l lmen t a few12

weeks ago o f Mr . Gary Pe t tway as fo reman to the Monroe13

Coun ty Grand Ju ry fo r a 27 th consecu t i ve year . " Your14

second t ru th i s to ta l l y fal se . I have never appo in ted a15

Grand Ju ry fo reman to th i s coun ty , no r w i l l I eve r . Tha t ' s16

no t one o f my respons ib i l i t i es . I p resume a l l o f you r17

o the r so -ca l led t ru ths a re jus t as inaccura te , bu t I w i l l18

te l l you aga in , i t wou ld no t bo the r me one b i t i f I had19

appo in ted Mr . Pe t tway . He has done a good job . I wou ld20

be p roud to say tha t I had appo in ted h im, bu t in fac t , as a21mat te r o f fac t , I d id no t . I have never appoin ted a Grand22

Jury fo reman in McMinn Coun ty . I w i l l never appo in t23

one . Tha t ' s no t one o f my du t ies . L ike mos t of you r s tu f f24

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DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: I ' d be happy to1

respond i f you a l low i t .2

THE COURT: You need to be rea l qu ie t , s i r .3

Exh ib i t one . Exh ib i t two appears to be a le t te r to Greg4Breeden , who i s the Ch ie f o f Po l i ce fo r the Mad isonv i l l e5

Po l i ce Depar tmen t . Le t ' s see . . . to where he se ts fo r th6

tha t Mr . - - someone w i th the name o f Wa l te r F ranc is7

F i t zpa t r i ck , I I I , i s go ing to make a who le se r ies o f8

c i t i zen 's a r res ts o f o f f i c ia l s o f th i s coun ty . I f you ' l l mark9

tha t as exh ib i t two .10

(EXHIBIT NUMBER TWO MARKED AND11

ENTERED) .12

THE COURT: Exh ib i t th ree appears to be a13

le t te r o f a th rea ten ing na tu re sen t to a l l members o f the14

Tennessee Sta te Supreme Cour t , f i ned , s igned , " . . . i n15

u t te r con tempt , " by Wa l te r F ranc is F i t zpa t r i ck , I I I .16

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: My name is17

Wal te r F ranc is F i t zpa t r i ck , I I I .18

THE COURT: F i t zpa t r i ck , I I I .19

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: Thank you.20

THE COURT: Tha t ' s wha t I j us t sa id , s i r .21DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: Thank you.22

THE COURT: I f you ' l l mark tha t as exh ib i t23

th ree .24

(EXHIBIT NUMBER THREE MARKED AND25


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ENTERED) .1

THE COURT: Exh ib i t fou r submi t ted by the2

Sta te i s an o rde r o f i ns t ruc t ion tha t I s igned fo r the3

Monroe Coun ty Grand Ju ry so tha t they wou ld4unders tand the re i s no way any coun ty Grand Ju ry in any5

s ta te , i n any pa r t o f th i s coun t ry can cons ide r any6

federa l i ssue . Anyone who has a sm idgen o f knowledge7

o f the Cons t i tu t ion ough t to know tha t . I s igned th is8

order on Apr i l t he 1s t ; i t was submi t ted to the Grand9

Jury . And spec i f i ca l l y , no Grand Ju ry o f Monroe Coun ty10

or any o the r Grand Ju ry o f any coun ty in any s ta te in the11

Un i ted S ta tes o f Amer ica can cons ide r any ev idence on12

t reason o f anybody . And once aga in , anyone who13

pro fesses a sm idgen o f in fo rmat ion abou t the14

Cons t i tu t ion ough t to know tha t . Tha t w i l l be exh ib i t fou r15

to th is hear ing .16

(EXHIBIT NUMBER FOUR MARKED AND17

ENTERED) .18

THE COURT: Exh ib i t number , the nex t one - -19

Genera l , th i s appears , wha t , to be some bogus c i t i zen 's20

ar res t war ran t tha t ' s been passed a round , i s tha t21cor rec t?22

GENERAL STUTTS: I t was p resen ted , yes .23

THE COURT: And an a f f i dav i t of comp la in t .24

Ms. Cook , your name 's on he re . I t appears Mr .25


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F i tzpa t r i ck - - he ' s a l leged you 've been ou t levy ing war1

aga ins t the Un i ted S ta tes . Have you been levy ing war2

aga ins t the Un i ted S ta tes?3

MS. COOK: I don ' t th ink so , Your Honor .4DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: Are you mak ing5

fun o f me? Is tha t wha t ' s go ing on he re? Am I be ing6

mocked?7

THE COURT: I f you ' l l mark this as the nex t8

exh ib i t o f the hear ing , p lease . . .exh ib i t number f i ve .9

(EXHIBIT NUMBER F IVE MARKED AND10

ENTERED) .11

THE COURT: The nex t exh ib i t . . .12

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: I ' d l i ke to ge t13

cop ies o f a l l t hose , p lease .14

THE COURT: S i r , these a re al l exh ib i t s , yes ,15

s i r . Your a t to rney can get you cop ies o f any th ing f rom16

the f i l e .17

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: I 'm rep resen t ing18

myse l f . I ' d l i ke cop ies o f eve ry thing tha t you 've jus t19

handed as an exh ib i t .20

THE COURT: The nex t exh ib i t appears to be21one o f the t yp ica l ha rangues on webs i tes abou t how22

awfu l peop le a re he re in Monroe Coun ty , ca l l i ng us a l l23

good o le boy ges tapos ; says tha t we ' re coward ly and ev i l24

peop le he re in Mad isonv i l l e , Tennessee ; says we have a25


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commun is t government he re in Monroe Coun ty .1

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: Where does tha t2

come f rom?3

THE COURT: I don ' t know, s i r . I t appears to be4someone i s mak ing re fe rences to you he re .5

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: Cou ld you p lease6

descr ibe the document you ' re ho ld ing?7

THE COURT: I f you w i l l mark tha t as the next8

exh ib i t .9

(EXHIBIT NUMBER SIX MARKED AND10

ENTERED) .11

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: I guess no t .12

THE COURT: (Br ie f pause) Genera l , wha t i s13

th is nex t th ing? I t appears to be - - wha t i s th i s , a r res t14

record - -15

GENERAL STUTTS: The las t one i s Mr .16

F i t zpa t r i ck ' s c r im ina l i n fo rmat ion f rom the s ta te o f17

Wash ing ton . I t ' s to exh ib i t , Your Honor , tha t he has in18

fac t in the pas t taken v io len t ac t ions aga ins t pe rsons19

who in fac t rep resen ted h im dur ing lega l p roceed ings .20

Essen t ia l l y , tha t ' s to le t the Cour t know tha t the re i s a21concern tha t the S ta te leg i t ima te ly has w i th regard to h is22

bond and h is f reedom in l i gh t o f the charges o f23

re ta l ia t ion aga ins t a pub l i c o f f i c ia l , bu t a lso the coun t fo r24

c iv i l r i gh ts in t im ida t ion .25


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THE COURT: Okay . I t appears to be - - th i s w i l l1

be the nex t - - wha t ' s the nex t numbered exh ib i t?2

COURT REPORTER: Seven .3

THE COURT: Th is wi l l be exh ib i t seven . I t4appears to be ou t o f , wha t i s tha t , K i t sap Coun ty in5

Wash ing ton , i s tha t co r rec t , s i r?6

GENERAL STUTTS: Yes , s i r .7

THE COURT: There a re al lega t ions he re o f8

c iv i l an t i -ha rassment o rde r , v io la t ion o f a c i v i l an t i -9

harassment o rde r , i n te r fe rence w i th the book ing10

procedures a t the ja i l , coe rc ion by use o f th rea ts , f raud11

charges , a v i c t im who , some k ind o f c i v i l an t i -12

harassment - -13

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: These a re14

a l lega t ions tha t have no th ing to do w i th wha t ' s go ing on15

here today .16

THE COURT: These . . .17

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: There ' s no18

subs tance to wha t you ' re ho ld ing a t a l l , none , ze ro .19

THE COURT: V io la t ion o f o rde rs o f20

pro tec t ion - -21DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: Th is i s charac te r22

assass ina t ion .23

THE COURT: You need to be rea l qu ie t . You24

need to be rea l qu ie t . Okay . We w i l l en te r th i s as exh ib i t25


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Page -1Di rec t by Cour t o f M ar ty Cook

number , the nex t exh ib i t .1

(EXHIBIT NUMBER SEVEN MARKED AND2

ENTERED) .3

THE COURT: Ms . Cook , i f you ' l l r a i se your4r igh t hand , p lease .5

MS. MARTY COOK was ca l l ed as a w i t n ess6

by t he Cour t , and hav ing been du ly sworn , was7

examined and t es t i f i ed as f o l lows :8

THE COURT: Have you been hav ing con tac t9

w i th th i s de fendan t he re be fo re the Cour t today in the10

las t severa l weeks?11

A Yes , s i r .12

THE COURT: Wou ld you te l l t he Cour t the13

na tu re o f your con tac ts and wha t he 's been do ing in you14

o f f i ce?15

A Mr . F i t zpat r i ck has come i n on numerous16

occas ions reques t ing reco rds under the Open Records17

Ac t .18

THE COURT: Okay . And how much t ime have19

you been hav ing to devo te to h im on a regu la r bas is?20

A Wel l , th i s s ta r ted las t Augus t . I don ' t , I d idn ' t21keep up w i th i t , bu t more t ime than I ' ve eve r spen t w i th22

any o the r de fendan t .23

THE COURT: Okay . Has he b rough t you24

papers to f i l e on occas ion?25


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A Yes , s i r .1

THE COURT: What k ind o f papers have those2

been?3

A Jus t numerous s ta tements , mo t ions to - - I4mean , jus t th ings tha t he jus t b r ings in and wan ts pu t i n5

h is c r im ina l f i l e . There a re a l l sor ts o f s ta tements and6

jus t m isce l laneous th ings tha t he f i l es .7

THE COURT: Has he b rough t you any papers8

tha t have no th ing to do w i th any th ing go ing on in th i s9

coun ty?10

A Wel l , yes .11

THE COURT: Such as?12

A Wel l , he ' s , you know, brough t books , lo ts o f13

papers to , to t r y to go be fo re the Grand Ju ry .14

THE COURT: Concern ing wha t , Ms . Cook?15

A Concern ing the i nd ic tmen t o f Pres iden t Obama,16

Har ry Re id , Nancy Pe los i , eve rybody in the who le wor ld .17

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: Tha t ' s no t t rue .18

THE COURT: (Br ie f pause) Mr . Wa l te r19

F i t zpa t r i ck , I w i l l s ign th is orde r o f recusa l he re today . I20

w i l l no t be ab le to hear the case . I w i l l say to you the21same th ing I said ea r l i e r to Mr . Hu f f . You w i l l need to22

leave your address w i th Ms . Cook . Your bond ing23

company w i l l need to know where you a re . A spec ia l24

judge w i l l be appo in ted to hear your case . You w i l l be25


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no t i f i ed when tha t hear ing da te w i l l be .1

As a o rde r on a cond i t ion o f your bond today ,2

based on the in fo rmat ion p resen ted to me by the S ta te , I3

w i l l p lace on your re lease the fo l low ing res t r i c t ions on4your bond : De fendan t mus t avo id a l l con tac t , d i rec t l y o r5

ind i rec t l y , i n any manner wha tsoever , w i th any pe rson6

who has been o r who may become a Grand Ju ry fo reman7

or Grand Ju ry member o f Monroe Coun ty , o r any o the r8

coun ty in the 10 th Jud ic ia l D is t r i c t , i nc lud ing Brad ley ,9

Po lk , and McMinn Coun ty . You sha l l re f ra in f rom10

a t tempt ing to se rve o r caus ing anyone e lse to a t tempt to11

serve any so -ca l led c i t i zen a r res t war ran t on any12

government o f f i c ia l o f the S ta te o f Tennessee , Monroe13

Coun ty , o r any o the r coun ty in the 10 th Jud ic ia l D is t r i c t ,14

inc lud ing bu t no t l im i ted to any member o f the15

Tennessee Supreme Cour t , any member o f the va r ious16

Tennessee Cour ts o f Appea ls , and t r ia l j udge o r genera l17

sess ions judge , o r any spec ia l j udge des igna ted to18

hand le th is case , o r any member o f the i r s ta f f ; any19

cur ren t o r fo rmer D is t r i c t A t to rney Genera l o r member o f20

the D is t r i c t A t to rney Genera l ' s s ta f f , any C i r cu i t Cour t21Cle rk o r member o f the C i r cu i t Cour t C le rk ' s s ta f f , any22

sher i f f o r member o f the sher i f f ' s s ta f f , any ch ie f o f23

po l i ce o f any mun ic ipa l po l i ce depar tmen t in th i s d is t r i c t ,24

or any member o f the i r s ta f f . You sha l l re f ra in f rom25


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persona l l y con tac t ing o r a t tempt ing to con tac t by le t te r ,1

by phone ca l l , by ema i l message , by pe rsona l con tac t o r2

any o the r means wha tsoever , e lec t ron ic o r o the rw ise ,3

any member o f the Tennessee Supreme Cour t , any4member o f the va r ious Tennessee Cour ts o f Appea ls ,5

any t r ia l j udge o r genera l sess ions judge o r any spec ia l6

judge des igna ted to hand le th is case , o r any member o f7

the i r s ta f f s . You a re fu r the r d i rec ted tha t as a fu r the r8

cond i t ion o f your bond , you a re hence fo r th res t ra ined9

f rom a t tempt ing to f i l e any papers in the o f f i ce o f the10

Ci rcu i t Cour t C le rk o f Monroe Coun ty , i nc lud ing bu t no t11

l im i ted to papers con ta in ing accusa t ions aga ins t12

Pres iden t Barack Obama o r anyone e lse , and tha t you13

are fu r the r res t ra ined f rom f i l i ng any papers wha tsoever14

wi th the c le rk ' s o f f i ce o f Monroe Coun ty ; f rom reques t ing15

in fo rmat ion abou t o r cop ies o f any papers , documents ,16

or reco rds in the f i l es o f the o f f i ce o f the C i r cu i t Cour t17

Cle rk . Th is res t r i c t ion i s a lso appl i cab le to a l l o f f i ces o f18

a l l C i r cu i t Cour t C le rks in any coun ty in the 10 th Jud ic ia l19

D is t r i c t , i nc lud ing Monroe , McMinn , Brad ley , and Po lk20

Coun ty . I wou ld fu r the r ins t ruc t you tha t any p rov is ions21o f th i s o rde r , i nc lud ing the res t r i c t ions spec i f i ca l l y se t22

fo r th in pa ragraph fou r o f th i s o rde r , may be mod i f ied o r23

amended by the spec ia l j udge des igna ted to hear th i s24

case upon p roper app l i ca t ion made in wr i t i ng by you o r25


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your counse l to tha t spec ia l j udge once he has been1

appo in ted . You a re fu r the r res t ra ined f rom l i s t ing the2

phone number o f any judge on the In te rne t o r caus ing3

anyone e lse to do so fo r the pu rpose o f reques t ing4peop le to pe rsona l l y con tac t sa id judge fo r any reason5

whatsoever . Th is res t r i c t ion spec i f i ca l l y app l ies to any6

member o f the Tennessee Supreme Cour t , any member7

o f the va r ious Tennessee Cour ts o f Appea ls , any t r ia l8

judge o r genera l sess ions judge , o r any spec ia l j udge9

des igna ted to hand le th is case .10

I wou ld fu r the r adv ise you , s i r , t ha t your bes t11

in te res t wou ld be se rved i f you wou ld immed ia te ly re ta in12

counse l to rep resen t you in these mat te rs .13

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: In the res t r i c t ions14

tha t you jus t - -15

THE COURT: You have been charged w i th two16

C fe lon ies , I t h ink you adv ised me, i s tha t co r rec t ,17

Genera l - - each o f wh ich ca r r ies th ree to s i x years in the18

s ta te pen i ten t ia ry . I t wou ld behoove you to so l i c i t19

counse l and seek counse l fo r your bes t in te res t as soon20

as you can .21DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: In the f i rs t22

res t r i c t ion tha t you jus t - - I have a ques t ion .23

THE COURT: You a re fu r the r adv ised tha t a24

v io la t ion o f any o f the fo rego ing cond i t ions o f your bond25


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may resu l t i n the immed ia te i ssuance o f a war ran t fo r1

your a r res t , a revoca t ion o f your re lease , a fo r fe i tu re o f2

any bond , and a p rosecu t ion fo r con tempt o f cou r t , and3

cou ld resu l t i n imprisonment , a f i ne , o r bo th . I 'm4ins t ruc t ing by th is o rde r a lso tha t the C i r cu i t Cour t C le rk5

o f Monroe Coun ty , to p lace th is o rde r on the m inu te6

books and fo rward ce r t i f i ed cop ies to you and to a l l7

government o f f i c ia l s covered by th is o rde r .8

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: I have a ques t ion .9

THE COURT: You - - I genera l l y can ' t - - you can10

ask a ques t ion . Norma l l y I can ' t respond to ques t ions11

asked the Cour t .12

DEFENDANT FITZPATRICK: In the f i rs t13

res t r i c t ion tha t you jus t read regard ing my con tac t w i th14

Grand Ju ry fo reman o r Grand Ju ro rs , how am I to know15

who those peop le a re?16

THE COURT: We l l , I can ' t respond to tha t , bu t17

you - - i t doesn ' t ma t te r whe ther you can f ind ou t who18

they a re o r not . You can ' t con tac t them - -19

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: I cou ld con tac t - -20

THE COURT: - - w i thou t spec i f i c pe rm iss ion - -21DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: - - somebody in22

th is commun i ty no t knowing - -23

THE COURT: - - o f the - -24

DEFENDANT F ITZPATRICK: - - tha t they ' re a25


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Grand Ju ry fo reman.1

THE COURT: S i r , you a re a de fendan t under2

bond fo r fe lon ies and you can have any res t r i c t ions the3

Cour t seeks to p lace on you as a cond i t ion o f your bond .4I f you w ish to have any o f these mod i f ied , you can5

con tac t by wr i t i ng the spec ia l j udge tha t w i l l be6

des igna ted to hand le th is case , and he can re lease any7

o f these cond i t ions o r mod i f y them in your beha l f . I ' l l8

g ive you a copy o f the ind ic tmen t . (Br ie f pause) I f you ' l l9

hand tha t to Mr . F i t zpa t r i ck . You w i l l be con tac ted on10

the des igna ted da te you a re to be back in cour t , and you11

are f ree to go .12

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THIS WAS ALL THE PROCEEDINGS HAD AND14

EVIDENCE INTRODUCED AT THE ARRAIGNMENT IN15

THIS CASE ON THE 28TH DAY OF JUNE, 2010 .16

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Cour t Repor te r and No ta ry Pub l i c fo r the 10 th Jud ic ia l25


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Dis t r i c t o f the S ta te o f Tennessee , do he reby ce r t i f y tha t1

the fo rego ing i s a t rue , accura te , and comp le te2

t ransc r ip t , to the bes t o f my knowledge and ab i l i t y , o f a l l3

the p roceed ings had and ev idence in t roduced a t the4ar ra ignment in th i s case , in the Cr im ina l Cour t fo r5

Monroe Coun ty , Tennessee , heard on the 28 th day o f6

June , 2010 .7

I do fu r the r ce r t i f y tha t I am ne i the r o f k in ,8

counse l , no r in te res t to any pa r ty he re to .9

Ju ly 10 th , 201010

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Of f i c ia l Cour t Repor te r and13

Nota ry Pub l i c14

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