BILLY BROWN'S NAME STAYS ON BALLOT ....for now!!

Interesting turn of events in the news lately, concerning Coroner Billy Brown's case.  Last week Billy was stripped of his coroner's position and was going to be taken off of the ballot so his name wouldn't appear as a candidate for Sheriff of Autauga County.  WELL......It appears that Probate Judge Al Booth might have spoken too quickly concerning taking Billy off of the ballot!!

Don Fletcher, Prattville Progress staff writer wrote an interesting article that came out in today's paper. 

"Probate Judge Al Booth, who also serves as the county's chief elections official, said this week that he spoke too hastily earlier when he announced that Brown's name would be removed from the November General Election ballot."

NOTICE WHAT PROBATE JUDGE AL BOOTH SAYS, 


"I apparently misspoke," Booth said. "I should have said that, under the present circumstances, Billy Brown could not take office. He hasn't been sentenced, though, so I'm going to leave him on the ballot unless we turn something up that would preclude doing that."
 
ALSO NOTICE WHAT COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK STATED FOR THE PAPER, AS WELL, CONCERNING 2 THINGS THAT COULD KEEP BILLY BROWN RUNNING AS A CANDIDATE AGAINST SHERIFF HERBIE JOHNSON....
 
"The judge (Montgomery County Circuit Judge Tracy McCooey) could set aside the jury's verdict, or the governor could pardon him," Moncrief said. "If either of those happens, he could still run for sheriff."
 
LET'S HOPE THAT JUDGE TRACY MCCOOEY LAYS ASIDE THE VERDICT.  THERE ARE TOO MANY IFS, ANDS, OR BUTS CONCERNING THIS TRIAL THAT TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK.  THE JURY MEMBERS DIDN'T TAKE NOTES.  THEY COULDN'T GO OUTSIDE NEAR CLOSING TIME TO SMOKE, OR THE DOORS WOULD LOCK THEM OUT (THEY WERE TOLD THIS).  THE SHERIFF TESTIFIED THAT HE HAD ALSO USED HIS OFFICE FOR PERSONAL GAIN (WHEN SHOWN THE PHOTOGRAPH OF COUNTY OWNED TRAILER ON SHERIFF'S PROPERTY WITH TWIGS AND BRANCHES).  (ALSO PHOTOGRAPH SHOWN WITH SHERIFF RIDING ON 4-WHEELER IN THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE, WITH HIS SIGN ON THE FRONT OF 4-WHEELER, ALSO A COUNTY OWNED PIECE OF PROPERTY). 
 
It just doesn't get better than this, folks.  DOES IT!!!!
 

 
 

AUTAUGA COUNTY SHERIFF, HERBIE JOHNSON USING HIS OFFICE FOR PERSONAL & POLITICAL GAIN 2002

A lot of people have been asking me to dig up my old pictures from a former ethics complaint on Sheriff Herbie Johnson.  I made a State Ethics Commission complaint in 2002 concerning Herbie using county property for his own political/personal gain.  The complaint was directly addressed to the fact that Herbie Johnson was campaigning ON county property.  It never occurred to me, until the Billy Brown trial, that this trailer, that Herbie used in 2002, could possibly be owned by the county ALSO.  If anyone knows WHO owned this trailer in 2002, please contact me.  We do know, however, that the courthouse parking lot you see across from the COURTHOUSE, was county property.  This is the corner of 4th & Courthouse.  The Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce resides at this corner now.  Also take special note that there seems to be NO TAG nor BRAKE LIGHTS on this trailer. 

Herbie Johnson managed to squirm his way out of this complaint in 2002.  This complaint was handled by Special Agent, Arthur Price, of the State Ethics Commission.  I have given permission to a select few to use these pictures. (They know who they are).  These are my personal pictures, and I had better not see them on al.com OR  any other site, for that matter.  I also had better not see these pictures being used on tinypic.com or any other website. If I see these pictures being used in any other way, shape, form, distortion of picture, etc., I will aide in the prosecution of this individual or group of individuals to the fullest extent of the law!

view from 4th street corner

view looking at 4th Street & lot

view facing B.J.'s Bail Bonds (at that time)

view showing Courthouse in background

view from Courthouse front looking at Lot

Courthouse in background

Intersection view of 4th & Courthouse
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