Cynthia Stewart, attorney for Michael Recio, has subpoenaed Jackson City Attorney Sarah O'Reilly-Evans in the civil rights trial of Recio and mayor Frank Melton.
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[Melton] - Recio Subpoenas City Attorney
[Melton] - Officer Sues Melton, City for Retaliation
by Adam Lynch
November 20, 2008
Jackson Police Officer Robert Watts filed a notice of intent to sue (PDF) the city Monday. Watts claims Jackson Mayor Frank Melton arranged to have him transferred to a different beat for speaking to FBI agents in the weeks…
by ladd on 11/20/08 at 03:19 PM Comments (3) -- Read More...
November 20, 2008
Jackson Police Officer Robert Watts filed a notice of intent to sue (PDF) the city Monday. Watts claims Jackson Mayor Frank Melton arranged to have him transferred to a different beat for speaking to FBI agents in the weeks…
by ladd on 11/20/08 at 03:19 PM Comments (3) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Melton Claims No ‘Evil Motive’
In a new motion filed in federal court (PDF) late today, Mayor Frank Melton claims that prosecutors must show that he had "evil motive" when he allegedly directed and helped police officers and teenagers destroy a duplex on Ridgeway Street in 2006. Federal attorneys have argued to the court…
by ladd on 11/19/08 at 07:17 PM Comments (5) -- Read More...
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[Melton] - Melton Back In Hospital
[Verbatim from city] Mayor Frank E. Melton was admitted to the hospital after a routine checkup revealed that minor surgery was needed to correct a complication. The Mayor is expected to remain out of the office for the remainder of the week to recuperate.
by ladd on 11/19/08 at 09:36 AM Comments (5) -- Read More...
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[Melton] - ‘Evil Motive’ Question Looms as Melton Trial Delayed
by Ward Schaefer
November 11, 2008
A federal judge agreed today to delay the civil rights trial of mayor Frank Melton and his former bodyguard, Michael Recio, until Jan. 5. Judge Daniel Jordan granted a last-minute motion for continuance filed by Recio's attorney, Cynthia Stewart.
by ladd on 11/11/08 at 11:25 AM Comments (7) -- Read More...
November 11, 2008
A federal judge agreed today to delay the civil rights trial of mayor Frank Melton and his former bodyguard, Michael Recio, until Jan. 5. Judge Daniel Jordan granted a last-minute motion for continuance filed by Recio's attorney, Cynthia Stewart.
by ladd on 11/11/08 at 11:25 AM Comments (7) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Feds Allege Melton Team Up to Ugly Games
by Ward Schaefer
November 10, 2008
Full Melton coverage/archive here.
PDFs of all U.S. v. Melton documents
View photos of Ridgeway Street duplex destruction.
Read Adam Lynch's story that started it all.
At a rancorous pre-trial…
by on 11/10/08 at 04:31 PM Comments (4) -- Read More...
November 10, 2008
Full Melton coverage/archive here.
PDFs of all U.S. v. Melton documents
View photos of Ridgeway Street duplex destruction.
Read Adam Lynch's story that started it all.
At a rancorous pre-trial…
by on 11/10/08 at 04:31 PM Comments (4) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Melton, Recio Go After Wright with Transvestite Charge
Melton and Recio's Motion to Dismiss (PDF)
No one said this would be dull. WAPT is reporting a motion filed late yesterday in Mayor Frank Melton's federal civil rights case:
Mayor Frank Melton accused federal prosecutors on Friday of hiding evidence that…
by ladd on 11/08/08 at 09:53 AM Comments (24) -- Read More...
No one said this would be dull. WAPT is reporting a motion filed late yesterday in Mayor Frank Melton's federal civil rights case:
Mayor Frank Melton accused federal prosecutors on Friday of hiding evidence that…
by ladd on 11/08/08 at 09:53 AM Comments (24) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Feds Allege Melton’s Past ‘Crimes,’ Including Bribery
by Donna Ladd
October 30, 2008
See U.S. v. Melton filings here.
See JFP Melton Blog/Archive here.
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys served notice yesterday (PDF) that they plan to detail Mayor Frank Melton’s “other crimes” and “wrongs” in…
by ladd on 10/30/08 at 02:40 PM Comments (19) -- Read More...
October 30, 2008
See U.S. v. Melton filings here.
See JFP Melton Blog/Archive here.
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys served notice yesterday (PDF) that they plan to detail Mayor Frank Melton’s “other crimes” and “wrongs” in…
by ladd on 10/30/08 at 02:40 PM Comments (19) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Whiskey River Take Me Home
by Donna Ladd
October 29, 2008
Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice are having no part of Mayor Frank Melton’s attempt to defend his attack on a Ridgeway Street duplex by claiming that the building itself had a history of drug sales. It seems that…
by ladd on 10/29/08 at 12:00 PM Comments (18) -- Read More...
October 29, 2008
Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice are having no part of Mayor Frank Melton’s attempt to defend his attack on a Ridgeway Street duplex by claiming that the building itself had a history of drug sales. It seems that…
by ladd on 10/29/08 at 12:00 PM Comments (18) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Melton’s Boys Come to His Defense
by Donna Ladd
Additional reporting by Ward Schaefer
Three of Mayor Frank Melton’s previous mentees, and the mother of another who died more than a decade ago, have filed affidavits in support of their mentor’s efforts in what the U.S. Department of Justice believes was…
by ladd on 10/21/08 at 02:04 PM Comments (28) -- Read More...
Additional reporting by Ward Schaefer
Three of Mayor Frank Melton’s previous mentees, and the mother of another who died more than a decade ago, have filed affidavits in support of their mentor’s efforts in what the U.S. Department of Justice believes was…
by ladd on 10/21/08 at 02:04 PM Comments (28) -- Read More...
[Melton] - UPDATED: Melton Denies Former Bodyguard’s Allegations
By Adam Lynch
October 9, 2008
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton addressed reporters Thursday morning condemning the testimony of his former bodyguard Marcus Wright. Melton's statement prompted Judge Daniel Jordan to issue a gag order on the mayor's upcoming civil rights trial. Wright pled guilty to…
by maggie on 10/09/08 at 11:59 AM Comments (8) -- Read More...
October 9, 2008
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton addressed reporters Thursday morning condemning the testimony of his former bodyguard Marcus Wright. Melton's statement prompted Judge Daniel Jordan to issue a gag order on the mayor's upcoming civil rights trial. Wright pled guilty to…
by maggie on 10/09/08 at 11:59 AM Comments (8) -- Read More...
[Melton] - UPDATED: Melton Bodyguard Wright Pleads Guilty, Resigns
by Adam Lynch and Donna Ladd
October 7, 2008
Read: Adam Lynch's breaking Ridgeway coverage
JFP's Melton Blog/Archive
Mayor Frank Melton's bodyguard, Marcus Wright, has changed his earlier plea and pled guilty in federal court before Judge Anderson of a…
by on 10/07/08 at 12:51 PM Comments (46) -- Read More...
October 7, 2008
Read: Adam Lynch's breaking Ridgeway coverage
JFP's Melton Blog/Archive
Mayor Frank Melton's bodyguard, Marcus Wright, has changed his earlier plea and pled guilty in federal court before Judge Anderson of a…
by on 10/07/08 at 12:51 PM Comments (46) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Council Refuses To Foot Melton’s Legal Bill
by Adam Lynch
Oct. 7, 2008
The Jackson City Council voted down this morning an order authorizing payment of Mayor Frank Melton’s attorney fees incurred in his recent defense of federal charges stemming from the 2006 Ridgeway Street demolition. In a 3-3 vote, council members…
by maggie on 10/07/08 at 10:47 AM Comments (18) -- Read More...
Oct. 7, 2008
The Jackson City Council voted down this morning an order authorizing payment of Mayor Frank Melton’s attorney fees incurred in his recent defense of federal charges stemming from the 2006 Ridgeway Street demolition. In a 3-3 vote, council members…
by maggie on 10/07/08 at 10:47 AM Comments (18) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Court Casting Wide Net for Jurors In Melton Trial
by Ward Schaefer
October 3, 2008
See also: JFP Melton Blog
Citing exhaustive coverage of Frank Melton in local media, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Jordan said at a hearing today that juror selection for the Jackson mayor’s federal trial will pull…
by ladd on 10/03/08 at 03:15 PM Comments (1) -- Read More...
October 3, 2008
See also: JFP Melton Blog
Citing exhaustive coverage of Frank Melton in local media, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Jordan said at a hearing today that juror selection for the Jackson mayor’s federal trial will pull…
by ladd on 10/03/08 at 03:15 PM Comments (1) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Justice Dept. Narrows Focus Of Melton Trial
by Ward Schaefer
September 30, 2008
(PDFs imbedded below.)
Prosecutors filed three motions yesterday aimed at preventing irrelevant defense arguments in the upcoming federal trial of Jackson mayor Frank Melton. Melton and two bodyguards, Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, were indicted in July…
by ladd on 09/30/08 at 06:47 PM Comments (1) -- Read More...
September 30, 2008
(PDFs imbedded below.)
Prosecutors filed three motions yesterday aimed at preventing irrelevant defense arguments in the upcoming federal trial of Jackson mayor Frank Melton. Melton and two bodyguards, Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, were indicted in July…
by ladd on 09/30/08 at 06:47 PM Comments (1) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Small Room for Pay Hikes
by Adam Lynch
September 10, 2008
The Jackson City Council is mulling more budget cuts this week following news of shortfalls.
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September 10, 2008
The Jackson City Council is mulling more budget cuts this week following news of shortfalls.
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[Melton] - [Politics] - John Reeves to Represent Melton in Federal Trial
by Adam Lynch
September 4, 2008
Weeks after Mayor Frank Melton tapped him to serve on the Jackson Development Authority, local attorney John Reeves told the Jackson Free Press that he has decided to represent Jackson Mayor Frank Melton in November when Melton goes on trial…
by ladd on 09/04/08 at 12:53 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
September 4, 2008
Weeks after Mayor Frank Melton tapped him to serve on the Jackson Development Authority, local attorney John Reeves told the Jackson Free Press that he has decided to represent Jackson Mayor Frank Melton in November when Melton goes on trial…
by ladd on 09/04/08 at 12:53 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Moore Demands ‘Cover-up’ Evidence from DA
by Donna Ladd
Aug. 5, 2008
In response to several desperate motions filed by Sharrod Moore’s defense attorney requesting that the DA provide “any and all evidence in his possession regarding a police cover-up,” Hinds County Circuit Judge Swan Yerger is delaying the capital murder trial…
by ladd on 08/05/08 at 04:42 PM Comments (3) -- Read More...
Aug. 5, 2008
In response to several desperate motions filed by Sharrod Moore’s defense attorney requesting that the DA provide “any and all evidence in his possession regarding a police cover-up,” Hinds County Circuit Judge Swan Yerger is delaying the capital murder trial…
by ladd on 08/05/08 at 04:42 PM Comments (3) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Will A Bodyguard Plead?
by Adam Lynch
July 30, 2008
The only defendant who currently has an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s case against Mayor Frank Melton and his bodyguards has delayed the trial to Nov. 12. A federal magistrate judge originally set the trial for Melton and…
by ladd on 07/30/08 at 05:25 AM Comments (13) -- Read More...
July 30, 2008
The only defendant who currently has an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s case against Mayor Frank Melton and his bodyguards has delayed the trial to Nov. 12. A federal magistrate judge originally set the trial for Melton and…
by ladd on 07/30/08 at 05:25 AM Comments (13) -- Read More...
[Melton] - Melton and Bodyguards Arraigned; No Guns or Alcohol
by Sophie McNeil and Donna Ladd
July 16, 2008
Mayor Frank Melton and his two bodyguards, Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, were arraigned in a packed federal courtroom in downtown Jackson before U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda Anderson today at 1:30 p.m for their alleged role in…
by ladd on 07/16/08 at 01:08 PM Comments (35) -- Read More...
July 16, 2008
Mayor Frank Melton and his two bodyguards, Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, were arraigned in a packed federal courtroom in downtown Jackson before U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda Anderson today at 1:30 p.m for their alleged role in…
by ladd on 07/16/08 at 01:08 PM Comments (35) -- Read More...
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Nov 21, 2008Officer Sues Melton, City for Retaliation
classy: The part that disturbs me is that McMillian backs Melton up in this crap. He recently stated he was the…
Nov 20, 2008
Melton Claims No 'Evil Motive'
AGamm627: This whole argument that posters are following is a great example of Merida Coxwell"s prowess at getting an "evil intent" defense…
Nov 20, 2008
Melton Claims No 'Evil Motive'
Hot Sauce: Evil intent was proven when Melton without a warrant, without probable cause, ordered a police officer to point a deadly…
Nov 20, 2008
Officer Sues Melton, City for Retaliation
Hot Sauce: The man, "Melton" has no right to harass people for speaking to the FBI! If he would have followed…
Nov 20, 2008
Officer Sues Melton, City for Retaliation
Walt: Come on now. So what if the mayor did say that? It's just Frank running off at the mouth! He…
Nov 20, 2008
Melton Claims No 'Evil Motive'
Walt: There is law that says a person can't usually or ordinarily be precluded or forbidden from presenting a defense. Unless there…
Nov 20, 2008
Melton Claims No 'Evil Motive'
Walt: Well, I'm a wanna-be lawyer, or maybe more accurately, I play a lawyer on here occasionally.
Not really sure…
Nov 20, 2008
Melton Claims No 'Evil Motive'
Brian C Johnson: It's good to see that Melton is getting his money's worth from Reeves. Even if he prevails in this…
Nov 19, 2008
Melton Back In Hospital
Hot Sauce: I wish nothing bad to anyone that is sick but alot of Melton's illnesses are a results of the way he…
Nov 19, 2008
Melton Back In Hospital
lance: Melton, IMO, is more concerned about protecting his retirement benefits by delaying this trial until his term os over. If he completes…