SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 121 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 230 PM CDT TUE APR 4 2017 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 121 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS MOC009-011-057-097-109-119-145-050200- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0121.170404T1930Z-170405T0200Z/ MO . MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BARRY BARTON DADE JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON
Tuesday, April 04, 2017
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Joplin area
Severe thunderstorm warning issued for portion of northeast Oklahoma
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
523 PM CDT TUE APR 4 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Eastern Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northwestern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Southwestern Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northern Mayes County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 615 PM CDT
* At 523 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
of Tiawah, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 523 pm, quarter size hail was
reported along highway 88 in Inola.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations in or near the path include...
Claremore... Vinita...
Pryor... Pryor Creek...
Grove... Chelsea...
Afton... Langley...
Adair... Bernice...
Ketchum... Foyil...
Bluejacket... Disney...
Big Cabin... Pensacola...
Hoot Owl... Honey Creek State Park...
Cherokee State Park... Bernice State Park...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 244 and 300.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
State auditor finds $1 million in questionable spending, inadequate oversight of Medicaid
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway has issued the first in a series of audits related to budget oversight and accountability. The Statewide Single Audit annually reviews the state's management and spending of $8.4 billion federal dollars, and is part of the State Auditor's new Budget Integrity Series examining contributing factors to the current budget crisis, including areas with a high risk of inappropriate spending or misuse of funds. The audit raised concerns with a number of oversight areas and identified a million dollars in questionable costs in social safety net programs, like Medicaid.
"As the legislature and governor are making deep cuts, the state simply must do a better job managing taxpayer dollars," said Auditor Galloway. "State agencies have an obligation to eliminate waste, and it's frustrating that we continue to find the same problems year-after-year."
Galloway said that in programs where the state and federal government share the cost of providing services, inappropriately spent tax dollars means potential added stress on a state budget that is already facing a more than half-billion dollar shortfall next year.
The review identified a lack of accountability in two agencies that administer federal funds: The Department of Mental Health and the Department of Social Services. Five of the six findings included in the report were repeat issues from prior year audits. Some of the concerns have been repeatedly raised, including one reported every year since 2010.
In the Department of Mental Health, auditors found the department did not keep records to support daily rates paid to some group homes for individuals with developmental disabilities. This led auditors to question nearly $1 million in payments made last year.
A new issue at the Department of Social Services this year shows the department failed to meet federal requirements to review eligibility information forcertain doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. The Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) requirements were put in place to determine whether existing health care providers are eligible to receive reimbursement from the state. Although the department had at least five years to prepare for the new requirements, 87% of providers had still not been reviewed, creating a total backlog of approximately 28,000 providers pending review. The growing backlog also increases the possibility that tax dollars will go to unauthorized health care providers.
"Taxpayer dollars cannot go to doctors, hospitals and other health care providers who are not eligible to receive payments," Auditor Galloway said. "Scarce resources mean fewer Missouri families and children may be able to access healthcare because of the inefficiencies and waste we continually find."
Auditor Galloway also described repeat concerns with safeguards to prevent inappropriate payments through the Department of Social Services child care program, which helps pay child care expenses for approximately 64,000 children at an annual cost of more than $135 million. For the seventh year in a row, auditors questioned the department's ability to prevent or detect payments to ineligible clients or child care providers and found that some caregivers may have received inappropriate payments.
The audit also found 39 closed pharmacies that were still enrolled and authorized to receive Medicaid and CHIP payments.
In addition, the report recommends the Department of Social Services follow new procedures to ensure license-exempt child care providers comply with state law. Caregivers who care for four or less unrelated children are exempt from licensing requirements, but the department failed to verify the relationship for some children. This creates the risk that caregivers can receive public dollars while operating in violation of state law.
A complete copy of the audit report is available online.
R-8 Board candidates Gander, Gould surprised when they saw National Association of Realtors ads
The first time he knew that the NAR had supported him to the tune of $11,898.26 was when he read it Monday night in the Turner Report.
"I didn't expect this."
Gander said he had asked for a grant in the neighborhood of $250 to $300.
Gander, who runs a home inspection business working on a regular basis with realtors, was aware that the organization gave money to political candidates and applied for it several weeks ago.
"I knew a grant was written for Mike Woolston (former Joplin City Councilman) and Cody Smith (state representative) and I decided to apply for it."
Gander's application was sent to the local realtors' chapter, who approved it, as well as the application of his fellow R-8 candidate Deborah Gould, and forwarded it to the national association.
Gander and Gould had no say in how the money was spent. That was done independently by the organization with guidance from the local chapter.
The NAR files reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission on each of the candidates it supports.
Gould was also taken by surprise when she learned that the NAR was working to support her candidacy.
"I put in for a grant and they gave it to me. They did robocalls, mailings, and social media advertisement for me. I didn't know I got it until I saw the Facebook advertisement.
"I didn't know what all they did until peple told me that they got it in the mail and received a phone call. I didn't even know how much it was and when I found out I contacted the board office and they told me I don't have control over how they spend it or how much it is.
"I thought it was high for this area, but I was blessed to have received it."
(Photo- Candidates, from left, Derek Gander, Ron Brewer, Deborah Gould, and Brent Jordan answered questions at a recent forum.)
Monday, April 03, 2017
National special interest group spends $25,000+ to elect Joplin R-8 Board candidates
The expenses were revealed in the National Association of Realtors' March 27 filing with the Missouri Ethics Commission.
The report says the NAR paid $11,898.26 to Access Marketing, Denver, Colorado, mail, online ads, and phone calls on March 27 for Gander's campaign and the same amount for Gould's.
NAR also paid $732.91 March 22 for "polling and consulting expenses," for both Gander and Gould, according to the report.
While this appears to be the first time that the National Association of Realtors has become involved in a Joplin race, the Missouri Realtors PAC spent $5,
None of the five board candidates have filed papers to form a campaign committee, indicating that they are spending less than $1,000.
They are not required to file anything regarding independent expenditures made on their behalf as long as those are not in done in coordination with their campaigns.
Student reporters raise doubts about new principal's qualifications
On the contrary, the Morning Sun took it upon itself to cast doubt on the most solid piece of investigative reporting to come out of Pittsburg in years.
It was the Pittsburg High School newspaper, Booster Redux, that used old fashioned shoe leather reporting to investigate the somewhat shaky credentials of the woman who is scheduled to take over as high school principal July 1.
Meanwhile, the Morning Sun, without making any effort to duplicate the students' investigative work, relied nearly completely on the superintendent's version of the facts. The newspaper's article does not show that any effort was made to get the students on record.
The students involved in the investigative project were reporters Connor Balthazor and Patrick Sullivan. Editors who worked on the story were Gina Matthew, Trina Paul, Maddie Baden, and Kali Poenitske.
The Booster Redux story is printed below
District hires new principal
Background called into question after discrepancies arise
By The Booster Redux Staff
Following the hiring of incoming Pittsburg High School (PHS) principal Dr. Amy Robertson on March 6, discrepancies arose between Robertson’s personal accounts of her education and information provided by education institutions she said she attended.
The discrepancies cast doubt on the accreditation of a university she said she attended and the degrees she listed.
Robertson said she currently works as the CEO of an education consulting firm known as Atticus I S Consultants in Dubai, and has resided there for over 20 years.
According to a Pittsburg Community Schools press release on Thursday, Robertson “gained leadership and management experience at the international equivalence of a building administrator and superintendent. As CEO, she advised global companies on education projects, including writing and implementing curriculum and school policies, developing and executing professional development, and advising on school construction and renovation projects.”
Robertson said she will arrive in the US in April and is eager for the new experience. “I’m excited about the opportunity,” Robertson said. “I could easily stay [in Dubai] for another 10 years working in schools as a principal here, but I want to come home. I want to be in the US, and I want to be a part of a community. Pittsburg is the right community to put down roots in.”
The Booster Redux staff typically introduces each new administrator at PHS with a news story.
During the interview process with Robertson, the Booster staff found inconsistencies in Robertson’s credentials. The staff presented these concerns to Pittsburg Community School superintendent Destry Brown, who encouraged the Booster reporters to reach out to Robertson.
On March 16, the Booster staff held a conference call with the incoming principal. Booster adviser Emily Smith and Brown were also present.
During the call, Robertson presented incomplete answers, conflicting dates and inconsistencies in her responses. After the conference call interview, the staff conducted further research online and by phone interview to confirm her credentials. These are the findings.
Educational Background
Robertson said in the conference call interview she earned a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature and a Ph.D. in English from Corllins University. Corllins, however, has been under fire in the national media for its lack of legitimacy.
Furthermore, the Better Business Bureau’s website said, “This business is not BBB accredited.” The posting online in 2010 also stated, “The true physical address of Corllins University is unknown.”
Robertson said during the conference call interview that the majority of her education through this university was done online, but that she also occasionally traveled to the on-site campus in Stockton, Calif.
“In 1994, I was living in Spain,” Robertson said during the conference call interview. “I kept my apartment in New York at the time. I would fly back and forth [from Spain] to New York and California all the time.”
When asked by Brown if she took classes in Stockton, Calif., during two different summers, Robertson replied that she had. However, a check of the records at the City of Stockton’s Community Development Department indicated that no business license or building permit existed for Corllins University, as stated by City of Stockton permit technician Carmen Davila.
“If they’re going to do business, then they need to have a business license,” Davila said via phone interview. “I don’t have any business license under that name. I don’t think we have a [Corllins University] here in the area.” Stockton is located in San Joaquin County. The San Joaquin Community Development Department records also indicated that no such university ever existed in Stockton.
“In our business records, we have no such record of Corllins University existing,” Megan Aguirre, an associate planner of the department in San Joaquin County, said via phone interview with the Booster. Corllins is not accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation is a status given to colleges and universities deemed valid educational institutions. The department’s online database of both accredited online and traditional colleges and universities returned no past or current record of Corllins.
When asked if a degree from Corllins University would be accepted, Pittsburg State University Registrar Debbie Greve could not find any record of the existence of Corllins. “[Corllins] is not in the book at all, so I would doubt the accreditation of that school,” Greve said. “[If they had ever been accredited], they would be listed in this book. Because if they had ever been accredited, it lists them as accredited and it shows the period of time in which they were accredited. It sounds like they’re trying to pass themselves off as accredited but, in fact, they maybe fell short of that.”
Further research seems to show Corllins University is considered a diploma mill, or a “business that sells fake college degrees,” according to Oregon Live, the website of The Oregonian.
The university is listed as one of the “top 10 sources of invalid degree reports or inquiries” received by the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. According to its website, Corllins University has two accreditation agencies, the Global Accreditation Bureau and the Accreditation Panel for Online Colleges and Universities. However, those accreditation agencies were also listed as fraudulent by retired FBI agent Allen Ezell in his article, “Recent Developments With Degree Mills” published in the educational journal, College and University.
Many diploma and accreditation mills, including “Corllins University,” were also listed. The spelling of Corllins listed in the article does not exactly match the spelling of the university provided by Robertson. Also, search results on the Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s (CHEA) database found “Pittsburg State University” and “University of Kansas.” A search for “Corllins University” returned no results. CHEA is used by colleges and universities to verify accreditation.
“When I went [to Corllins], it was an accredited university,” Robertson said. “Otherwise, you can’t get any degree authenticated.” During the conference call interview, Brown said, “I think [Corllins University] lost its accreditation at some point.”
In an email to the Booster, Robertson also said she had a teacher certification from the University of Cambridge UK. The University of Cambridge confirmed that they offer that degree. Also during the conference call interview, Robertson said she received a bachelor’s of fine arts (BFA) in theater arts from the University of Tulsa (UT) in 1991. The Booster continued to fact check Robertson’s education and contacted UT. According to the registrar’s office, a BFA has never been offered at the institution. The university was specific in the degrees offered; only a bachelor of arts in theater was available at that time, not a BFA.
After the conference call interview, Brown stated that assistant superintendent Ronda Fincher would serve as the principal of record for the 2017-2018 school year because Robertson currently does not hold a Kansas administrator’s license.
According to Robertson’s contract approved by the USD 250 school board, “administrator must be licensed in Kansas by August 1, 2018.” Whether she can attain a teaching or administrator’s license by August 2018 to become an administrator is still in question.
According to Brown, she must complete a number of college credit hours to obtain her licensure. Local Reaction Over the past two weeks, the The Morning Sun has also covered questions about Robertson’s hiring.
On March 20, The Morning Sun published a story about Robertson’s questioned qualifications inspired by an anonymous letter sent by “Pittsburg Citizen X.” PHS band director Cooper Neil responded in The Morning Sun Tuesday with a letter to the editor addressing a lack of evidence in the original article. Chance Hoener, the original author, published a response on Wednesday apologizing for failing “to bring closure to…rumors via the facts.”
On Thursday, Pittsburg Community Schools Public Relations director Zach Fletcher issued a press release detailing Robertson’s prior professional experience. "When talking with previous supervisors and Dr. Robertson, the Board felt she was a great fit for PHS and the future of our students," Brown, the superintendent, said in the press release. "The high school staff and students who sat in on interviews also felt she was the right pick. We are excited to have her join our team of administrators."
In an interview with the Booster, French teacher Chris Colyer expressed reservations regarding Robertson. “It concerns me a lot as to how she’s going to take all the classes she needs because she’s going to have a lot of duties as principal, and that’s a full time, and overtime, job,” Colyer said. “The fact that she has never taught in a US school does concern me because our schools are different from what she [found] in Dubai.”
Marjorie Giffin teaches history and social studies at PHS and served on the interview committee for the new principal. “I thought she interviewed very well,” Giffin said in an interview with the Booster, in reference to Robertson’s interview with the committee. “I thought she had all the answers.”
Brown held a faculty meeting March 17 to address administrative changes, which ended up raising questions for Giffin. “[The meeting] made me more uneasy after than it had before,” Giffin continued. “The more [Brown] talked about making us feel at ease about the process made me more worried because I didn’t know she wasn’t really accredited.” “I want some real leadership and I am hoping she can provide it,” Giffin said. “I want her to be successful because I want [the school] to get back on track.”
According to the contract, Robertson begins work at the district July 1.
Sunday, April 02, 2017
Missouri GOP: McCaskill opposition to Gorsuch does not represent Missouri values
Senator Claire McCaskill announced she would not support the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, a decision that defies the values her Missouri constituents.
Missourians voted President Trump into office by a stunning 18 (eighteen) points in November, yet his nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Gorsuch, now faces harsh opposition from Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill.
McCaskill was expected to give Gorsuch her support, not because she sought to reflect the desire of her constituents, but because she feared his replacement.
Just days ago, McCaskill was caught on tape saying she wasn't comfortable with the filibuster strategy she now plans to join, worried if Judge Gorsuch wasn't confirmed, someone more conservative would come after him.
Now, McCaskill's made a complete about-face and will join Washington Democrats in their continued display of obstruction.
“Today, Claire McCaskill bowed to pressure from Chuck Schumer and the most liberal elements of her party demanding continued obstruction of Judge Gorsuch, who is eminently qualified to serve on the US Supreme Court," said Austin Stukins, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party. “Just days ago, McCaskill was caught on tape saying that she was ‘uncomfortable’ with the filibuster strategy that she now plans to join. When McCaskill loses her re-election bid next year, it will be because she continues to put the interests of the Democrats' Washington DC party bosses ahead of Missourians."
Ed Emery explains legislation changing foster care in Missouri
This week was a busy week for the Senate. While the House works to send us their version of the budget, we took time on the floor debating issues that will move Missouri in the right direction.
One measure passed by the Senate works to push back on the previous administration’s aggressive land grabs. The Department of Natural Resources, a few years ago, purchased land in Oregon County without notifying or getting input from anyone in that community. Not only was no one notified, but the county experienced a major loss in property tax revenue because they could no longer collect revenue on that land now that it was publicly owned.
In order to prevent such secret land grabs, this week the Senate advanced Senate Bill 35. The measure deals with public notice requirements when the commissioner of the Office of Administration is wanting to purchase land. It will require the commissioner’s office to provide a public notice not only on its website, but also displayed in newspapers, and discussed in public hearings. That way, the community directly affected by any private land purchased by the state will first be given the opportunity to participate in the discussion and give their feedback.
The Senate also approved Senate Bill 195, which establishes the Supporting and Strengthening Families Act. The measure allows existing civic groups the ability to take care of kids when their parents are going through a difficult time. This program will allow kids to stay for just 44 days instead of the two years usually required by foster care. Estimates show this could save the state nearly $40 million. But, most importantly this allows families to stay united during those difficult times. Other states have seen success with programs like this, and we hope Missouri will experience the same.
We also passed a bill that better prepares foster care parents to serve the needs of a foster child.Senate Bill 160 ensures that every school-aged foster child and foster parent receives an age-appropriate orientation and a full explanation of their rights. When a foster parent takes on the responsibility of making a child’s temporary home comfortable and stable, certain care and safety measures are necessary. Having a clear set of guidelines readily available will help foster parents create a quality home life for those children.
There are but six weeks of session left, and a number of initiatives remain, including some important pro-life bills. There are also some issues I hope to help prevent from becoming law. Please pray that my colleagues and I will have the wisdom of Solomon in determining the outcome of each bill.
North Middle School teacher's arrest, Bruce Speck, lawsuit against Joplin police officer included in Top 10 posts
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Since that time, in less than 36 hours, the post became the second most-visited post in the 14-year history of the Turner Report with more than 45,000 visitors and is still drawing more readers.
Without the arrest story, the 24-hour period between 7 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday would still have been a high-traffic time for the blog with more than 11,000 visitors, approximately twice the usual amount. Add in those who came specifically for the arrest story and that number swelled to 52,000, the second biggest 24-hour period in the blog's history.
Obviously, a story of this nature, when a teacher allegedly violated her trust is one that shocks the community and in this case raised many questions in the comments section about the teacher, if the large turnover of teachers in the Joplin R-8 School District has made it more likely that some teachers do not belong in the classroom will be hired, and many people who are skeptical of the police department that investigated the case.
The initial investigation of Schweitzer, though her name had not been revealed at that point, for allegedly sending nude photos of herself to three male students was the number two post for the week.
The high traffic for the post on Schweitzer's charges continued a 2017 trend for the Turner Report. Partly because of the nature of the posts, and partly because of the steadily increasing readership of this blog, five of the top 10 posts of all time have been published in the first three months of this year.
In addition to the charges against Schweitzer landing in the number two position, the following posts have also made the top 10:
5. Joplin doctor pleads not guilty to statutory rape, sodomy charges
6. Betsy DeVos and the Blunt connection
8. Former Joplin pediatric surgeon facing trial on child porn charges had nude photos of boys in hospital setting
9. Gunshot reported at Northpark Mall unconfirmed, but arrests are made
This week's Turner Report Top 10 also features an unusual entry. For some reason that I still haven't been able to fathom, an August 7, 2009 post about former Missouri Southern State University President Bruce Speck landed at number eight and there have been weeks where the number of visitors it received would have landed it in the top three.
Another post that would likely have been number one in other weeks, a lawsuit against Joplin police officer Seth Lugenbell for his role in a shooting, only made it to number four and yet another post that would have easily been in the top 10 in almost any other week- the news revealed first on this blog that the Missouri Southern District Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the City of Joplin and upheld its win over Wallace-Bajjali- did not even make it into the top 10.
The top posts and links are featured below:
The Turner Report
1. Probable cause statement- North Middle School teacher, 37, had sex with 13-year-old boy
2. Report: North Middle School teacher placed on leave, allegedly sent nude photos to three students
3. Elevated tornado risk this afternoon, tonight for Joplin area
4. Lawsuit claims Joplin police officer shot man four times for no reason
5. Former Washington Education Building to serve as outreach center
6. Three storm chasers, including two from SW Mo, killed in Texas car crash
7. Closed session minutes, 10 teachers leave Joplin R-8 District, one hired
8. MSSU president entertains Rotary with "Pink Slip Blues
9. One hundredth anniversary of U. S. entry into World War II to be commemorated in Kansas City
10. Accused felon linked to Dankelson campaign contributions bound over for trial
Inside Joplin
1. Riverton man killed, Joplin woman seriously injured in head-on crash near Neosho
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2. "Suicidal" Joplin man charged with DWI, resisting arrest, seven misdemeanors, airlifted to St. Joseph hospital
3. Jasper County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions
4. Joplin Police Department Weekend Arrests
5. Joplin man arrested for failure to rggister as sex offender, Sarcoxie man arrested for domestic assault
6. Joplin Police Department Arrests March 28-29
7. Joplin Police Department Arrests March 30-31
8. Joplin Municipal Court plans Amnesty Day
9. Three injured in two-car crash on 43
10. Have you seen this tortoise?
Inside Joplin Obituaries
1. Brandon Pennington
2. Darcy O'Brien
3. Kelley Williamson
4. Randy Yarnall
5. Melissa Landreth-Stillions
6. Kevin Owen
7. Phillip Baldwin
8. Jessie Brewer
9. Tucker Divine
10. Brian Fox
Inside Carthage
1. Accused killer of two-year-old: I was too scared to call the hospital
2. Carthage Police: Do you know these suspects?
3. Carthage Police arrests Ace Mohr for DWI, motion to revoke bond filed
4. Confessions of Carthage Middle School teachers
5. DWI checkpoints, saturations planned in Jasper, Greene counties
6. Sarcoxie residents arrested for Carthage armed robbery
7. Gatehouse CEO rakes in $2.1 million a year, will make $2.2 million if he loses his job
8. 64-year-old man victim of armed robbery on Cedar Street in Carthage
9. Miller man killed, six-year-old injured in head-on crash on 96
10. Avilla residents injured in two-vehicle accident near Republic
Saturday, April 01, 2017
Accused felon linked to Dankelson campaign contributions bound over for trial
The Jasper County Sheriff's Office arrested Andrew Jordan, 32, July 14, recommending a charge of distribution of a controlled substance, in addition to the weapons charge.
Though Dankelson's office was prosecuting the case against Jordan, the judge's campaign solicited five $1,000 contributions from people connected to Jordan Disposal September 7, a month after the primary election that ensured Dankelson would be judge since he had no opposition in November.
Those contributing to the Dankelson campaign were Andrew Jordan's father and uncle, Freddy Jordan and Brian Jordan, his aunt, Katharina Jordan, and Linda Beaver and former Kansas State Representative Doug Gatewood, both of whom work at Jordan Disposal.
The campaign finance report filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission showed the contributions were the only ones Dankelson received.
The day after the contributions were made, Dankelson paid an advertising bill for $5,037.97 to Choice Marketing, Joplin. Prior to the $5,000 cash infusion, Dankelson had only $292.28 in his campaign account.
The probable cause statement outlined the case against Andrew Jordan:
They advised it was driving erratically, passed the reporting party on a double yellow line and cut the reporting party off.
As I approached the intersection of Eaglewood and Mangrove, I was flagged down by the reporting party. The suspect vehicle had pulled into a residence (3238 Mangrove) and the driver ran quickly inside.
Another male subject (Freddy Jordan), was standing by the suspect vehicle on the passenger side.
The driver soon came back out of the residence with a rifle in his hand and shot across Mangrove in a north east direction.
The suspect noticed my patrol unit (reporting party and I about 100 yards north of the residence parked in the roadway of Mangrove) and quickly ran back inside the residence. He later came back out without the rifle. He was identified as Andrew Jordan.
I detained both Freddy and Aaron (note Aaron is Andrew's middle name) As I was doing this, a female came out of the residence. She was identified as Jamie Hall. Ms. Hall stated she didn't know if anyone else was inside.
During a safety sweep of the residence located in the middle bedroom in plain view was a green leafy plant in a pot. Located in the back bedroom were several baggies with a white substance and green leafy substance in plain view on nightstands along with glass pipes with burnt residue.
The baggies with white substance field tested positive for methamphetamine.
Aaron was advised of his Miranda rights and asked if he understood. Aaron said yes. Aaron said all he did was pass the reporting party and noticed they were following him and became scared. Aaron said he just tried to hurry home so he would feel safe.
Aaron said he was just shooting to shoot because he thought this was his last round. Aaron admitted to all other items inside the residence belonged to him.
Though Freddy Jordan, 35, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, Dankelson did not file charges against him. Hall was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
After the Turner Report noted the campaign contributions connected to Jordan Disposal, Dankelson recused himself from the case and it was handled by former Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Darrell Moore.
Online Jasper County Circuit Court records indicate the case is being handled once again by the Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office since there is no longer a conflict of interest.
Andrew Jordan's next hearing will be 9 a.m. May 17 in Division One with Judge Gayle Crane presiding.
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