Introduction
This past Friday, April 7, I returned home from a week long visit the
Sacramento County Jail. I was in jail based upon a Warrant for my
arrest for
failing to appear at a
show cause hearing on March 10. The Warrant and what led up to it will be the subject of a future article.
I am writing this article to explain a system that, quite frankly,
ignores our rights, especially when only accused of a crime. It will
give a little insight into life behind bars, at least those of the
Sacramento County Jail. I can’t say that this compares to the treatment
that those currently held in jail in Oregon (Jason Patrick) or Nevada
(many still innocent people) are receiving, but, perhaps it will help to
understand that they are being treated similarly, or worse.
It will also explain what I have gone through. Now, when I go to
Court in Portland, next month, I will be entering the courtroom on the
terms that I had to establish. Fortunately, though without a plan going
in, the final result is that I achieved a bit more than I could have
expected, thanks to Judge Anna Brown.
The Arrest
Around noon on March 30, 2017, a nice, sunny, warm day, here in Los
Molinos, California, I received a phone call from FBI Special Agent
Catalano. This was the fourth call he had made to me, since back in
January when he first provided me a copy from the US Shyster demanding
that I
cease and desist publishing information obtained from
the United States v. Ammon Bundy, et al, discovery evidence. He began
by saying, I am here in Los Molinos with the US Marshals, and I suppose
you know what this is about.” About that time, my wife buzzed me and
told me that lunch was ready.
