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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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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
Coun ty , Tennessee , and be fo re the f ind ing o f th i s11
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
Coun ty , Tennessee , and be fo re the f ind ing o f th i s16
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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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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EVIDENCE INTRODUCED AT THE ARRAIGNMENT IN15
THIS CASE ON THE 28TH DAY OF JUNE, 2010 .16
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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
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counse l , no r in te res t to any pa r ty he re to .9
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