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[City/County] - [Melton] - Feds: Melton Jury’s Racial Makeup is Not a Factor

Also see: Full JFP Melton Blog/Archive/Trial Documents

UPDATED

by Ward Schaefer
March 17, 2009

Federal prosecutors argued Monday that concerns about racial demographics of the jury pool for Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s upcoming federal re-trial should not factor into…
 
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[City/County] - [Melton] - Jury in Melton Retrial to Come From Coast

by Ward Schaefer

Also see: Full JFP Melton Blog/Archive/Trial

The second federal civil rights trial of Mayor Frank Melton and bodyguard Michael Recio will take place in Jackson, with a jury called from the Gulf Coast, a federal judge ruled yesterday. Melton and…
 
by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 03/11/09 at 07:32 AM Comments (0) -- Read More...

[City/County] - [Melton] - [Politics] - Melton Behind on Taxes, Again

March 6, 2009

Full JFP Melton Archive/Blog Here
2009 JFP Interview with Melton, Part I
Updated

MSNBC is reporting that Jackson Mayor Frank Melton has another outstanding tax bill on his 2 Carters Grove home.

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by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 03/06/09 at 09:26 AM Comments (8) -- Read More...

[City/County] - [Melton] - [Politics] - Melton Retrial Scheduled For May 11

by Ward Schaefer
March 5, 2009

Full JFP Melton Archive/Blog Here
2009 JFP Interview with Melton, Part I

Judge Dan Jordan has set a date for a retrial of Mayor Frank Melton and his former police bodyguard, Michael Recio, on…
 
by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 03/05/09 at 11:50 AM Comments (6) -- Read More...

[City/County] - [Melton] - [Politics] - Melton Came Within Two Votes of Conviction

by Ward Schaefer and Donna Ladd
March 3, 2009

Within days of coming within two votes of going to federal prison, Mayor Frank Melton revealed to the Jackson Free Press last Thursday for the first time publicly that he plans to run for re-election. “Yes,”…
 
by DonnaLadd on 03/03/09 at 02:41 PM Comments (10) -- Read More...

[City/County] - [Melton] - [Politics] - BREAKING: Mayor Frank Melton Running for Re-election

by Donna Ladd
February 26, 2009

Full JFP Melton/Blog Archive Here

In an interview in City Hall today, Mayor Frank Melton broke the news to the Jackson Free Press that he is going to run for re-election as mayor of Jackson. "Yes,"…
 
by DonnaLadd on 02/26/09 at 02:18 PM Comments (26) -- Read More...

[City/County] - [Melton] - [Politics] - Transcript of Frank Melton Remarks in Short Press Conference Wednesday

February 26, 2009

JACKSON CITY HALL—Mayor Frank Melton called a press conference for 10 a.m. today to address plans for Maple Street Apartments, "new and ongoing economic development iniatives" and "continued/long-term focus on serving the City of Jackson." His remarks lasted about three minutes, and he left…
 
by DonnaLadd on 02/25/09 at 03:00 PM Comments (6) -- Read More...

[City/County] - [Melton] - [melton] - Judge Questions Jurors as Deliberations Continue

Feb. 23, 2009

- Kenya Hudson's Melton-Recio trial photos here.
- Read JFP's original breaking story on Ridgeway destruction here
- Full coverage of Trial and Melton here
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by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 02/23/09 at 10:41 AM Comments (12) -- Read More...

[City/County] - [Melton] - Jury Back 12:30 Friday in Melton-Recio Trial; Verdict Today?

by Ward Schaefer and Donna Ladd
Feb. 19, 2009

Read the JFP original breaking story on Ridgeway destruction here
Full coverage of Trial and Melton here
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FEDERAL COURTHOUSE—The jury…
 
by DonnaLadd on 02/19/09 at 08:54 AM Comments (28) -- Read More...

[City/County] - [Melton] - Melton-Recio Jury to Reconvene 9 a.m. on Thursday

by Ward Schaefer and Donna Ladd
Feb. 18, 2009

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U.S. Marshals escorted defense witness Christoper Walker, Frank Melton's former mentee, into the courtroom this morning before…
 
by maggie on 02/18/09 at 11:27 AM Comments (20) -- Read More...

[City/County] - [Melton] - Melton Defense Continues; Chris Walker Today?

by Ward Schaefer and Donna Ladd
Feb. 18, 2009

JFP Coverage of Defense Witness Christopher Walker
Full JFP Melton Blog/Archives/Tweets here
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The defense will continue to argue its case today that…
 
by DonnaLadd on 02/18/09 at 07:00 AM Comments (4) -- Read More...

[City/County] - [Melton] - Witness Bought Crack at Duplex; Told Melton; Wasn’t Arrested

by Ward Schaefer
Feb. 17, 2009

JFP Coverage of Defense Witness Christopher Walker
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FEDERAL COURTHOUSE—This morning's federal trial of Mayor Frank Melton and ex-bodyguard and police…
 
by maggie on 02/17/09 at 09:18 AM Comments (14) -- Read More...

[Melton] - Attorneys Meet over Melton Trial Rules

by Ward Schaefer
Feb. 13, 2009

JFP Coverage of Defense Witness Christopher Walker
Full JFP Melton Blog/Archives/Tweets here
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With court recessed until next Tuesday, defense attorneys and federal prosecutors attempted to…
 
by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 02/13/09 at 05:10 PM Comments (5) -- Read More...

[Melton] - Melton: ‘We Tore That Shit Up’; Prosecution Rests

by Ward Schaefer
Feb. 12, 2009

JFP Melton Blog/Archive and Trial Tweets here

FEDERAL COURTHOUSE—The prosecution in U.S. v. Melton started Day 4 of testimony in downtown Jackson today by calling Joe Lewis, who is with the city's Community Improvement Division and…
 
by DonnaLadd on 02/12/09 at 03:40 PM Comments (12) -- Read More...

[Melton] - Bodyguard: Melton Under Influence ‘Every Other Day’

by Ward Schaefer, reporting from the courtroom
Feb. 11, 2009 - Day 3 of the Melton Trial

JFP Melton Blog/Archive/Tweets

Defense attorneys began cross-examining former mayoral bodyguard Marcus Wright this morning. Yesterday, Wright testified that Jackson Mayor Frank Melton had been drinking…
 
by maggie on 02/11/09 at 09:48 AM Comments (13) -- Read More...

[Melton] - Bodyguard Gives Damaging Evidence Against Melton, Recio

by Ward Schaefer
Feb. 10, 2009

JFP's Melton Blog/Archive Here
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On Feb. 10, jurors in the federal civil rights trial of Mayor Frank Melton heard from the government’s star witness, former mayoral bodyguard Marcus Wright.…
 
by DonnaLadd on 02/10/09 at 08:45 PM Comments (10) -- Read More...

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