Wake up, St. Johns County. JEREMY BANKS is still a St. Johns County Sheriff's Deputy, never having been taken before a grand jury to answer for homicide charges in the September 2, 2010 murder of his girlfriend, Michelle O'Connell, with his service weapon, in his home.
- It has been 4018 days.
- There is no statute of limitations for homicide.
- The New York Times reported the story in 2013 and 2017, the St. Augustine Record having proved itself a lapdog, not a watchog, in the days it was owned by Morris Communications, before monopolistic GANNETT bought the property.
- An independent autopsy confirmed Michelle O'Connell's jaw was broken, something that was missed by the 23rd District Medical Examiner's office.
- Special prosecutor Brad King was not appointed to the Supreme Court, the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission having questioned him about his coverup, with King coldly turning to a tab in a notebook and reading smarmy lines to Chairman Jason Unger.
- Former Assistant County Administrator JERRY THOMAS CAMERON was rejected by Republicans, by a seven-vote margin, for a County Commission seat in 2016. He was defeated by Paul Waldron.
- Two malfeasant autopsy physicians, Dr. PREDRAG BULIC, M.D. and Dr. JAMES HOBAN, M.D. were censured by the Florida Board of Medical Examiners.
- The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners allowed the County Attorney to defend them, even though the charges were personal to the individual, like a Bar complaint.
- Complict County Attorney PATRICK FRANCIS McCORMACK has resigned, but will he be replaced by another incompetent lawyer, former Assistant County Attorney 2011-2016, DAVID MICHAEL MIGUT?
- DAVID MIGUT was copied on numerous e-mails involving my Open Records requests attempting to uncover the truth about the coverup of 4700 Sherlock Place water use records from the County's Johnson Controls, Inc. smart water meter system.
- We're all eleven years older today,
- Our new Sheriff is Robert Hardwick, former Chief Investigator for State's Attorney Ralph Joseph Larizza.
- Hardwick and his deputy both believed Jeremy Banks committed homicide. Hardwick wanted an autopsy, but was foiled when he went to the FBI Training Academy earlier than expected, and Larizza belatedly recused himself. Hardwick said in a deposition, "we're all tainted."
- Courageous FDLE Special Agent Rusty Ray Rodgers beloved Banks committed homicide. In retaliation, Sheriff DAVID SHOAR procured a harassing lawsuit, filed by louche lawyer ROBERT LESTER "MACK" McLEOD II. The suit was dismissed, after being held over Special Agent Rodgers' head for five years.
- Two respected jurists -- County Court Judge Charles Tinlin and U.S. District Court Judge Brian J. Davis, both found that there was probable cause that Dputy JEREMY BANKS murdered Michelle O'Connell.
- Judge Charles Tinlin signed the search warrants, finding probable cause that BANKS murdered Michelle.
- Judge Tinlin was later questioned by BANKS' lawyers, who tried to get him to say that Rodgers suggested Sheriff DAVID SHOAR had obstructed justice. Judge Tinlin replied that he -- Judge TInlin -- was the one who raised the issue of obstruction of justice, not Agent Rodgers.
- Defective detectives remain on the job, and UnderSheriff JOEL BOLANTE has been made head of the Public Administration program at Flagler College, after avoiding a trial on Title IX retaliation charges over alleged sexual harassment
- MATTEW CLINE has been demoted, and is no longer UnderSheriff, remaining as Sheriff's General Counsel.
- Eli Washtock, a brilliant man who was investigating Michelle's murder was himself murdered, but unethical satrap Sheriff SHOAR offshore the case to neighboring Putnam County, without an order from the Governor or any court. Eli is buried in San Lorenzo Catholic Cemetery, a few years from Michelle.
- If hindsight is 20/20, we should find it all the more unreasonable that a corrupt political machine remains in power.
- Justice for Michelle O'Connell. Say her name.
- Justice for Eli Washtock. Say his name.
- Never give up.
- It is up to us.
- "Let justice be done though the heavens fall." (Fiat justitia rust caelum.)
