Past Reports and Archives of the Grady County Gazette

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Cheryl Lynn Bell -vs- State of Oklahoma
Cheryl Lynn Bell was tried by jury and convicted of two counts of First Degree Misdemeanor Manslaughter in the District Court of Grady County, Case No. CF-2004-196. In accordance with the jury’s recommendation, the Honorable Richard G. Van Dyck sentenced Bell to two sentences of five years imprisonment, to run consecutively, (one after the other).

Employers Should Read New Immigration Enforcement Law
After an injunction was denied in Federal Court, and the blitz by the main stream media, at midnight on the 31st of October, 2007, a landmark immigration law took effect in Oklahoma. Elected officials took the lead for the Nation's bulging illegal alien dilemma by instituting the nations toughest immigration enforcement law to date.

Will Gas Prices Continue To Rise?
Gas prices in town have increased from $2.89 to an average of $3.07 recently. Will they continue to rise. It has been reported that the price of oil wil climb to $135.00 per barrel in early 2008.

Sledge Found Guilty, Sentenced To Life
Andrea Sledge was found guilty for the murder of Maurice Givens. Read the chronological report leading up to the dramatic verdict.

Motion Hearings To Continue
Attorneys Mickey Homsey, Hank Meyer, David Autry & Terry McMillan were back in Grady County court yesterday in front of Judge C. Allen McCall for motion hearings for defendants Sheriff Kieran McMullen, Helen McMullen and Robert Cacy.

Tough Times Don’t Last, Tough People Do Part III
Attorneys for the Defense were busy yesterday afternoon at the Grady County Courthouse filing motions on behalf of their clients.

FMCSA Opens Border to Mexicans
The Bush administration continues to ignore the safety of the American public with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) trucks pilot program that it announced late last night would begin immediately.

Bomb Scare at Informant's Home
Chickasha Police Department was called to the home of Richard Cochran, a known informant for the District Attorney's office today for a suspicious package in his mailbox. It was described as a package with a fuse sticking out of it. Streets surrounding Flanders in Chickasha were closed to traffic and residents were asked to stay in their homes. The all clear was sounded shortly after 1 pm as the package turned out to be nothing of importance.

Tough Times Don’t Last, Tough People Do
Here’s a quick update to the Sheriff’s/Elks court case that you probably have not read about in the local paper or seen on the local news. Of course you haven’t, because this is a win for the Defense and as we all know, those just aren’t acknowledged by local media.

Tough Times Don’t Last, Tough People Do - Part II
I would like to congratulate Jimmy Peek of the Grady County Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Peek was notified yesterday that his case is over now as the Court of Criminal Appeals has sided with him and his attorney, Steve Buzin. Another win for the Defense!

Tough Times Don’t Last, Tough People Do - Part III
Attorneys for the Defense were busy yesterday afternoon at the Grady County Courthouse filing motions on behalf of their clients. One notice and four motions were filed on behalf of Robert Cacy, One notice and two motions were filed on behalf of Helen Howell McMullen and One notice and six motions were filed on behalf of Kieran McMullen.

Red Dirt Music Festival to Return
With much opposition from the Chickasha City Council and Mayor Greg Elliot, the Red Dirt Music Festival hosted by Curtis Hart at the Muscle Car Ranch is to be rescheduled within the next six weeks for rain out ticket holders and others.

Grand Jury Petition Obtained
The Grady County Gazette is in receipt of a six page document titled "Petition for Impaneling the Grand Jury". The document was recently received with a cover letter indicating it being a felony for anyone to sign the petition for the convening of a grand jury with any name other than his own.

Chickasha – One Week After the Flood
Remnants of Tropical Storm Erin spun over the area in the early morning darkness of Sunday August 19,dumping an estimated 5 to 7 inches of rain. Driving through downtown one week later, one sees sandbags and plastic sheeting still lining many Chickasha businesses. Numerous doors have paper signs posted stating they are closed.

Equal Justice For All? That Depends
On August 8, 2007, the Chickasha Express Star quoted District Attorney Bret Burns as saying “Our plans are to ask that she (Bomgardner) go to jail. She violated the public trust and she should go to jail.” Ms. Bomgardner is currently charged with one (1) count of embezzlement while employed with the City of Minco in the capacity of City Clerk. In light of the fact that she is accused of embezzling approximately $700 from the City, Mr. Burns’ comment seems rather extreme considering the following.

While the Main Stream Media Sleeps
While the main stream media sleeps in order to ignore major issues of importance that will have long lasting effects on the Republic of the United States, President George W. Bush on May 9th, 2007 signed his National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive.

New Toll Road Hype in Oklahoma
Robert Poole, a mechanical engineer who has advised the administrations of George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to privatize U.S. highways, estimates that more than $25 billion in Public-Private-Partnership, or PPP, highway projects are planned or approved in the United States. Now, a prominent Oklahoma state representative has invited Poole to promote his PPP toll road ideas, a move evidently designed to counter growing citizen opposition.

Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007
The following Oklahoma members of the State House of Representatives and Oklahoma State Senate are indeed friends of the Oklahoman's they represent. Their courage and efforts drove thru the controversial bill 1804 that will place roadblocks for the illegal alien workers in the state of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma State Senator Brogdon urges the US to withdraw from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
It has been reported that Idaho is one of 14 state legislatures where resolutions have been introduced to oppose the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) and The North American Union (NAU). Only Idaho has completed the approval process. In Utah, the Senate failed to vote on that state's encouragement to have the U.S. withdraw from the SPP.

Morgellon's Disease
Most individuals with Morgellons disease report disturbing crawling, stinging, and biting sensations, as well as non-healing skin lesions, which are associated with highly unusual structures. In the photo of this report, a facial lesion was removed from a three year old boy, along with it were attached fibers embedded in his skin.

State Legislatures Show Opposition to SPP and NAU
It has been reported that Idaho is one of 14 state legislatures where resolutions have been introduced to oppose the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) and The North American Union (NAU). Only Idaho has completed the approval process.

Facts of Law our Government Ignores
The present US Congress is doing nothing more than a political dance for the masses of corporate America. Many laws have already been placed on the books and have been their for some time now. The present issues regarding immigration and amnesty that have already been addressed in the past, must be enforced today.

Bush Administration Fast-Tracks Formation of North American Union
With virtually no mention in the mainstream media, Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez convened on June 15, the first meeting of the North American Competitiveness Council (NACC), an apparently extra-constitutional advisory group organized by the Department of Commerce (DOC) under the auspices of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP).

Supreme Court Votes 5-4 To Allow No-Knock
The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday for police to barge into homes and seize evidence without knocking or waiting.

Stop SPP: Documents reveal ’shadow government’ Freedom of Information request puts 1,000 new pages online.
About 1,000 documents obtained in a Freedom of Information Act request to the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America show the White House is engaging in collaborative relations with Mexico and Canada outside the U.S. Constitution.

North America’s SuperCorridor Coalition, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing the world’s first international, integrated and secure, multi-modal transportation system along the International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor to improve both the trade competitiveness and quality of life in North America.

Creation of the North American Union
Imagine as a Truck Driver having to make a team run from the southern ports of Mexico to Quebec, Canada and back using only one currency and no inspections to delay you. You might say to yourself, no thanks. However many Mexican drivers would rejoice at the opportunity. If the creation of the North American Union (NAU) goes thru as perceived, it could be a reality.

Illegal Aliens Murder 12 Americans Daily
While the military "quagmire" in Iraq was said to tip the scales of power in the U.S. midterm elections, most Americans have no idea more of their fellow citizens – men, women and children – were murdered this year by illegal aliens than the combined death toll of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan since those military campaigns began.