Jon Ritzheimer was scheduled to report to prison on February 16, 2018 to serve his year and a day, less time served and good time off. That would probably amount to about 8 months. He had time to prepare things for his family, to make their life easier while he was in prison. He also had work to do to make sure that he got on the ballot in his run to replace the retiring representative, Trent Franks. Jon’s goal was to be fully prepared to go to prison in February
However, a single event and a Facebook post have undermined his planned preparations. Though he had been abiding by all of the rules imposed on him, a simple trip within the same county of where he was approved to go has undermined all of his efforts and goodness.
Once again, Facebook was the downfall of a good man. There is no doubt that his Facebook page is monitored, and once the monitors saw the picture (above), they probably gleefully contacted Judge Anna Brown and reported that Jon was, finally, in violation of his release conditions.
Judge Brown then sent the following chastisement and order to the respective attorneys. I have not spoken to Payne about this, though you will see that he has lost a major part of his freedom, as well.
Considering the restrictions imposed on their freedoms, it would seem that they should get credit for time served, or at worst, half credit for time served, as a consequence of this absolute denial of freedom of movement and communication, and consequences for violation thereof.
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