On September 21, 2005 the Monroe County Grand Jury indicted me on 4 felony counts of stalkingin the 1st degree. Each count is a class D felony, 1-5 years each count. The indicment reads as follows: "The Grand Jury of Monroe County, Kentucky charges that between July 29, 2005 and September 21, 2005 and before the finding of the indicment herein, in Monroe County, Kentucky, the above-named defendant committed the offense of stalking in the first degree by intenionally stalking Wesley W. Stephens by placing large signs and standing near some in front of and near the Law Office of Wesley W. Stephens, asserting the victim to be a "liar," a "damn liar," "burn in hell," and other offensive statements. The defendant has harassed Wesley W. Stephens constantly every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday since July 29, 2005, engaging in an outrageous course of conduct designed to seriously alarm, annoy, intimidate and harass Wesley W. Stephens, serving no legitimate purpose. On at least four (4) separate occasions between the dates set forth herein, the defendant was armed with a handgun, and wearing body armor in the form of a bullet proof vest. The defendant implicity threatened Wesley W. Stephens by written statements and a graphic on his t-shirt with the symbol of a cocked pistol, while armed with a pistol, there by intentionally placing him in reasonable fear of serious physical injury or death, against the peace and dignity of the commonwealth of Kentucky. Apparently no attempt was made to serve the warrant prior to November 9, 2005 when I walked into the Monroe County sheriff's office to speak with Sheriff Jerry Gee. We shook hands, said hi and I told him that I was in town for a child custody hearing. Sheriff Gee said that he needed my pistol (yes I was armed), I said, "What?" He again said that he needed my pistol. I asked what was going on and he told me that he had a sealed indicment warrant for my arrest. I unbuckled my pistol belt and handed it to the sheriff, he said that he would secure it until my son could pick it up. He then read me my "rights" and placed me under arrest. We sat in his office talking for 15-20 minutes, I requested a photocopy of KRS 508. 130-140 which defines to term "stalking" and what constitutes the crime of stalking. I was then taken to the Monroe County Jail for processing around 10:30 am. They asked the usual booking questions including, "What's your date of birth" and "What's your social security number"? I refused to give my date of birth and told them that I do not participate in the fraud known as social security. Later that day around 3 pm they decided to move me to the Barren County Jail in Glasgow. Upon my arrival they attempted to "book me", but were unsuccessful because I again refused to give a date of birth or social security number. The Lieutenant became quite hostile and stated that they could hold me indefinitely until I provided them with the "required" information. I replied that I guess that I'll be here awhile. I was then placed in a filthy, cold jail cell to reconsider my refusal to provide them the "required information". About an hour later I was then taken back to the booking desk and told that "we" were going to complete the booking process. I again stated that I would not provide a birth date or social security number, I was then taken back to my cell after taking some of my clothes. I was "visited" several more times - "Good cop, bad cop routine." I was told that the judge would really be pissed off if I didn't give them the "required information". Finally after 3 hours of this shit I heard them say, "Get his ass out of here, ship him back to Monroe County!" Around 6 pm a sheriff's deputy from Monroe County picked me up and returned me to Monroe County Jail. On November 11, 2005, I was moved to the Grayson County Detention Center in Leitchfield, Kentucky. I was finally arrainged in the Monroe County Circuit Court on November 23, 2005. At my arraingment I filed four motions: 1.) Motion for Pro Se Representation 2.) Motion for discovery, exculpatory evidence, Grand Jury minutes 3.) Motion for speedy trial 4.) Motion to preserve evidence. All four motions were granted. All discovery was ordered to be computed by 12/21/05. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for 1/8/06 and a trial date of 2/17/06 has been set. I welcome and look forward to defending myself against these baseless charges. I did not "stalk" Wesley W. Stephens (or anyone else for that matter), I was merely exercising two of my fundamental, inherent and inalienable rights as a free human being, my right of self-expression and my right of self-defense. You who claim to love freedom/liberty, this is where the rubber meets the road! I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul!
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