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John Davis Lee II 865-577-3746 AFFIDAVIT OF PROBABLE CAUSE FOR CRIMINAL COMPLAINTFOR REQUEST TO ISSUE ARREST WARRANTS FORFELONY THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLESSTATE
OF 1. I, John Davis Lee II, a private person, citizen-informant, victim-witness, complainant, after first being duly sworn, do hereby declare that I am over the age of eighteen (18) years, and that I have personal knowledge of the facts and information contained herein. On or about May 7, 2003 to May 9, 2003, and January 15,
2000 in · “Billy” Mullins Jr. (a/k/a “Smokey”?) · “Billy” Mullins Sr. (a/k/a “Moon”) · Sue Mullins · Yvonne Mullins · “Eddy” · Sutherland Avenue Wrecker Service Corporation · “Moon’s Towing” (a/k/a Sutherland Avenue Wrecker Service) ·
“Moons Used Parts” (a/k/a · “Billy” Stokes · Shawna Williams · Ryan Flores · H’ea D’Allesandro · “Tony” Mullet · “Ricky” Ferguson · Mark Presley · “Bob” Woldridge · “Ed” Cummings · Phil Keith · Jack Barnes · Michael Martin · John Rossen · Victor Ashe · Samyah Jubran ·
And other persons unidentified Committed the offense(s) and/or violation(s) of: · Theft under §39-14-103 (two Class D felonies; 12 years maximum each; $5,000 fine maximum each; $125,000 maximum organizational fine each;) · TCA §40-2-101. Felonies. Prosecution for a felony offense shall begin within: (3) Four (4) years for a Class C or Class D felony; (tolled as a continuing criminal enterprise) · Burglery under TCA §39-14-402 · Possession of Burglery Tools under TCA §39-14-701 · Possession of Burlery Tools under TCA §39-14-408 · Criminal Trespass under TCA §39-14-405 · Extortion under under TCA §39-14-112 · Antitheft provisions of Title and Registration and “Chop Shop” Sale of Motor Vehicle Parts under TCA §55-5-101 et seq. · Vandalism under TCA §39-14-408 · Deceptive Business Practices under TCA §39-14-127 · Fraudulent Transfer of Motor Vehicle 3 under TCA §9-14-147 · Mail Fraud under US Code · Antitrust law under state and US Code · Fraudulent Concealment of Cause of Action under TCA §28-3-104 · Solicitation under TCA §39-12-102 · Criminal Conspiracy under TCA §39-12-103 · Money Laundering under TCA §39-14-903 · Organized Crime – Unlawful Activities under TCA §39-12-204 · Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) under TCA §39-12-101 et seq., and under US Code, 18 USCS §1961, et seq. · Official Misconduct under TCA §39-16-401 (Class E felony) · Official Oppression under TCA §39-16-403, et seq. · Civil Rights Intimidation under TCA §39-17-309 · Misuse of Official Information under TCA §39-16-404 · False Reports under TCA §39-16-502 · Destruction of and Tampering with Governmental Records under TCA §39-16-504 · Coercion of a Witness under TCA §39-16-507 · Purchasing Property Sold Through Court under TCA §39-16-405 · Obstruction of Justice under TCA §39-16-602 · Compounding under TCA §39-16-604 · Fraudulent misrepresentations on “federal income tax” contracts FELONY CAR THEFT #1 I
further state under oath, that the essential facts constituting the
offense(s), the sources of my information and the reasons why this
information is believable and reliable are as follows: 2. I declare, under penalty of perjury, that am the rightful and legal owner of the 1984 Volvo Turbo, identified by VIN YV1AX4747E2999321, license tag number NTG309 (expiration 5-31-2004, validation number 2580309, former title number 67229600), Bill of Sale dated May 5, 2003. I declare that I have no valid liens for debt against me regarding this vehicle. Approximate retail value was $3,500 at the time of the theft. At no time have I abandoned this property. 3. I declare that my vehicle was stolen on or about May 7, 2003 to May 9, 2003, a Class D Felony. It was lawfully parked in a public parking lot at CARMAX Corporation, a “used car” dealership, located at 11225 Parkside Drive, Concord, Tennessee, County of Knox (865-218-7800), headquartered in the state of Virginia. I demand that this vehicle be immediately listed as “STOLEN” in all applicable governmental databases. 4. After my personal investigation, I determined my motor vehicle was illegally stolen by Sutherland Avenue Wrecker Service Corporation, alias/DBA Moon’s Towing Service, alias/DBA Moon’s Used Parts chop shop, and its individual agents (including Billy “Moon” Mullins Sr., Billy Mullins Jr. (alias “Smokey” Mullins?), Sue Mullins (wife of Moon), “Yvonne Mullins”, et al.), aided and abetted by agents Billy Stokes attorney-at-law and/or attorneys-at-law Stokes, Rutherford, Williams, Sharp & Davies, 920 Volunteer Landing, Knoxville, Tennessee, County of Knox, 37915, phone 865-544-3833 (jointly “SAWS”). 5.
As of last week, my Volvo was located SAWS/Moon’s, VIDEOTAPE AND AUDIOTAPE RECORDINGS (July 15, 2003, 4:17
PM, SAWS, John Lee: I’m here to pick up my Volvo. Yvonne Mullins: Okay, on the Volvo, that will be $1,573.93. JL: Excuse me? YM: That’s the bill, today, on the Volvo. JL: Who’s paying that? YM: You are. JL: Where’s my contract with you, that I signed to agree to that? YM: It was on private property, and it was towed away. JL: And where’s the name of the person who had it towed away? YM: I don’t know. JL: You don’t have a name of a person? YM: [No] JL: Give me the name of the person who towed away my car. YM: [No] JL: Are you’re refusing to give me the name of the person who towed away my car? YM: JL: That’s a pretty dumb question, isn’t it? YM: JL: So you are refusing to tell me who towed the car? YM: I’ve been through this game with you before [on the Honda Accord], I’m not going there again. JL: You are refusing to let me have my car, with no contract? YM: JL: Did Carmax tell you to tow it? YM: Yes, they did. JL: Then send the bill to them. If so, they have the contract with you, not me. YM: JL: Carmax told me they did not have the car towed. They told me they did not have it towed. There is nobody in that dealership that said they had it towed. YM: JL: So you towed this car without any authorization whatsoever, from anybody? JL: But you are refusing to give that to me, which means there is nobody. YM: JL: They are denying that, so it’s your word against theirs. Are you trying to extort me into paying you a debt I do not owe? YM: What I’m trying to do is… I don’t have to answer any questions. I’m not going to… JL: So you are telling me you burglerized my car, then you stole my car, and now you want me to enter into a contract with you, so you won’t go to jail, is that correct? YM: I’m not going to jail. JL: There’s a lot of people going to jail this time. JL: I showed up here a few days ago to pick up my car, and nobody would even give me any paperwork. Where’s the notice that you mailed to me saying that you towed my car? YM: It’s in that pack right there. JL: May I see it? YM: No. No? Because it doesn’t exist, does it? You have never mailed me any notice that you have this car. Now what’s wrong with my title? Why can I not get my title at the DMV? Why is that? YM: [I don’t know?] JL: Why do they say that YM: Because that’s where I sent the information, all the information I had on the car. We put a lien on it until you pay that bill. JL: Well, who is the person who contacted the title clerk’s office? YM: I don’t contact that title
clerk. I do that straight through the State of JL: And what address is that? Who did you speak with down there? YM: I don’t know. They send me the forms. I send them the forms. JL: And may I see that form? YM: No. JL: You won’t give me any paperwork for my car? YM: No. JL: How can you say that’s an honest business move? YM: [my money] JL: I looks like we’re going to the grand jury. And citizen’s arrest is coming up. YM: If you are not going to pick up your car, then you need to go on out. JL: So you have stolen my car?! YM: You can talk to our lawyer. You can speak to our lawyer. I’m not going… JL: Are you going to give us that name, or is that top-secret, too? YM: I’ll be glad to - Billy Stokes. (YM handed JL a note naming Billy Stokes as accessory to SAWS felony car theft and fraud) JL: So you are confessing that you stole my car? So you are refusing me all paperwork on my car? (YM ran out of the room to the back of SAWS’ building, presumably to avoid a citizen’s arrest.) [END] Carmax, 2003 John Lee: I need to speak with the general manager. John Doe Greeter: Go to the front desk right there, they can help you. John Lee: Thank you. Jane Doe Receptionist: Hi. Can I help you? John Lee: Yes. I need to speak with the general manger, please. Jane Doe Receptionist: Do you have an appointment with him? John Lee: Is he in? John Doe Sales Manager: No. He is currently out of the store. John Lee: He’s coming right back John Doe Sales Manager: We just don’t know when. John Lee: Okay. Is there somewhere I can wait? John Doe Sales Manager: There’s a waiting area right there. John Lee: Okay. Will you guys page me? John Doe Sales Manager: Yeah. John Lee: It’s John Lee. What’s his name again? I keep forgetting. John Doe Sales Manager: Joe. His first name is Joe. What is this in reference to? John Lee: I spoke to you about it. It’s a stolen car, from your parking lot. I need to talk to him about the legal situation, how he wants to handle it. If he wants to do a statement, or whatever. John Doe Sales Manager: Okay. John Lee: I’m sure he will be interested to know about that. John Doe Sales Manager: I’ll let him know. John Lee: Thank you. [Service Department waiting room] John Doe Sales Manager: He would like to set up an appointment. John Lee: I know. I’m disabled, and it’s real hard for me to come in at set times. What I want to talk to him about is what we [you and I] already cleared up. You said the car was not ordered towed by Carmax, from your parking lot. John Doe Sales Manager: I don’t remember saying that. John Lee: Yeah, it was a white Volvo. You had a customer come in and was trying to trade it. You caoldn’t work out a deal, and before he could pick the car up, it disappeared. I came in, you didn’t know where the car was. I didn’t know where the car was. But you knew who to call, and you said Sutherland Avenue Wrecker had it. And I asked, “Did you order it towed”, and you said “No”. John Doe Sales Manager: I said I didn’t [know]. But there may have been an associate at Carmax who did. John Lee: Right. I talked to Sutherland, and they refused to provide any paperwork on the car. They refused to say who ordered it towed from here. They refused to give a towing invoice, saying there’s a $1,500 tow bill on it. They refused to give me any paperwork, and refused to allow me to pick up the car. If you don’t get an invoice, you can’t pay the invoice. They have stolen the car. It’s felony car theft, at this point. This is a criminal investigation, and I need to fax something to Joe, for him to give to the lawyers, just an affidavit, just stating those two things: Carmax did not order Sutherland to tow the car, and that Carmax does not want to pay the bill. That’s all it needs to say. I just need an affidavit, and your lawyers can clear it. If not okay, that’s fine. John Doe Sales Manager: It sounds to me like Joe is going to need to talk to you. John Lee: Okay. John Doe Sales Manager: We do have a Carmax Customer Service Center, on this card. John Lee: Where is this? John Doe Sales Manager: It’s in Virginia. John Lee: I’m sure they will have to come down to here and do their own investigation. John Doe Sales Manager: I don’t know what they’ll do. But I’m sure they will direct you to our legal department to talk to them. John Lee: I’m hoping to talk to Joe, and see if there’s anything he can check out. I realize he has to clear everything with them. [END] “Moons Used Parts” “Moon’s Used Parts” (junk yard and “chop shop”), 9922 Hall Road, Knoxville, Tennessee, County of Knox, phone 865-693-7106, (within the gated compound and residence of Billy “Moon” Mullins, Sr., adjacent to Cedar Bluff 24-Hour Towing, and Webb High School, off Pellissippi Parkway), August 13, 2003. John Lee: I need to know if you guys have a Honda Acord, 4-door DX, 1990, burgundy, same color as this one out here, 4-door, with the hubcaps. Sutherland said you had it down here. John Doe: Yeah. JL: Can I look at it? JD: Yeah. I’s back in the corner. JL: Can I drive around there? JD: No you can’t. [walked back to the car, past the office] JL: How many acres have you got out here? JD: [unintelligible] JL: How many cars? Ever try to count them? JD: Nope. JL: There’s got to be a couple thousand, at least. JL: There’s one right there, a 1990. Yeah, it looks like that might be it. You ever get any flat tires driving around this thing? JD: [yes] JL: That looks like it. [uncovered and exposed to rain (paint oxidated and body rusted), doors and trunk open (interior and trunk exposed to rain), flat tires, seat removed, dashboard removed, CD player and speakers missing] JD: You got the VIN number? JL: I’m going to get the VIN number. JD: Okay. It’s 1HG… JL: “1HGCB7641LA001703”. I used to sell cars, and it used to be impossible to get these things spelled right. Yeah, that’s got to be it. Yup, that’s it. You all got any paperwork on this car? JD: No. It’s all at the wrecker office. They’ve got the paperwork. JL: Who’s that, Yvonne? JD: Shirley. JL: Shirley Mullins? Oh, she’s Moon Sr’s wife? JD: Yeah. JL: Or is that Sue Mullins? JD: No, Shirley Mullins is Moon’s wife. JL: Okay. Yvonne is Billy Jr’s wife? JD: Yeah. JL: She’s up there, usually. I think that’s who I spoke with. 6. To the best of my knowledge, SAWS does NOT have a valid Warehouse Receipt, nor valid Bill of Lading, nor any other valid contract, for towing, winching or storage of my Volvo, neither with me, nor with any other person or entity. 7. To the best of my knowledge, this crime (and other crimes) are Class D felonies under Tennessee Code, for SAWS’ continued ongoing pattern of racketeering conduct, among other state and federal criminal charges. The statutes of limitations have not expired for these crimes. 8. To the best of my knowledge, the senior owner of SAWS, Billy “Moon” Mullins Sr., was previously arrested by Knox County Sheriffs Department for the (former) crime of “concealing stolen property” (today codified as “theft”), (BILLY A. (MOON) MULLINS, v. HUBERT WELLS, 60 Tenn. App. 675; 450 S.W.2d 599; 1969 Tenn. App., http://www.geocities.com/towcrime/mullinsarrest.html. At the time of his arrest, “Moon” Mullins was also employed as a part-time constable. Knoxville Police Department Internal Affairs Division previously determined that SAWS stole another motor vehicle from Vehicle Impound Lot owned by City of Knoxville Municipal Corporation. SAWS has previously committed federal felony mail fraud in similar car theft, according to federal court documents. 9. This
particular crime of felony theft of my Volvo occurred at CARMAX Corporation’s
ungated public parking lot in Knoxville. The vehicle was not illegally parked
and was not blocking traffic in the parking lot. This parking lot is open to
the public 24 hours, 7 days a week, and is not signposted with “No
Trespassing” signs. 10. To the best of my knowledge, CARMAX and its agents deny
knowledge of this crime, and agents of CARMAX declare it did not enter into a
pretow civil contract with SAWS for towing of this vehicle. CARMAX is a
national franchise for used car sales, headquartered in the state of
Virginia. Tennessee Attorney General Opinion 00-14, dated September 19, 2000,
declares that it is illegal for any property owner to enter into “blanket
authorization” nonconsentual towing contracts, and requires “an express
written authorization for the towing of each vehicle.” 11. To the best of my knowledge, SAWS has no voluntary/consentual nor involuntary/nonconsentual pretow contract for towing/winching/storage services for this vehicle from any other person, agent, corporation, nor governmental law enforcement agency. According to governmental Teleserve agents and visual inspection of the vehicle, no “parking tickets” nor “tow-in reports” nor “vehicle impoundment forms” exist against this vehicle from Knox County Sheriffs Department, Knoxville Police Department, Knoxville Codes Enforcement, nor City of Knoxville Vehicle Impoundment Lot. 12. I did not enter into a voluntary/censentual pretow civil contract with SAWS for towing of my Volvo. I have not (and will not) enter into a valid voluntary/censentual post-tow civil contract with SAWS for towing of my Volvo. 13. To the best of my knowledge, SAWS has never mailed to
myself, nor to the previous owners (nor contacted by phone), notification of
SAWS’ post-tow actions, in violation of Tennessee law. 14. To the best of my knowledge, SAWS failed to comply with
notification laws for reporting “unclaimed or abandoned vehicles” to any law
enforcement agency, in violation of TCA §55-16-101 et seq., and TCA
§66-19-101 et seq., which destroys any valid claim of debt for breach of
contract alleged by SAWS. Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act
(FAAA Act), 49 USCA §14501 specifically requires providers of towing services
to comply with all state and local laws regulating nonconsentual towing,
winching and storage of motor vehicles. 15. SAWS, and its lawyers/agents at Stokes, Rutherford,
Williams, Sharp and Davies have repeatedly refused demands from me to provide
ANY written paperwork on its illegal theft of this vehicle, including refusal
of providing me ANY written invoice for “billing” (which was verbally alleged
to me that the current fraudulent “debt” is over $1,500) or “abandoned” title
application. SAWS illegal actions are preserved on video and audio tape, and
by testimony of credible eyewitnesses. 16. State of Tennessee Department of Safety refused to send to
me certified copies of all paperwork available for my Volvo, including all
computer printouts (including “GENERAL INQUIRY AND RESPONSE” and “STOP
INQUIRY”), specifically including the application of “Abandoned Vehicle
Title”, “Lien” (allegedly “abandoned”), (or whatever it is called) made by
SAWS or its agents, including all exhibits, affidavits, powers of attorney
and/or court orders pertaining to SAWS’ application. I specifically demanded
the name(s) and personal home addresses of individuals and their supervisors
employed (or later terminated) by State of Tennessee who processed SAWS’
title/ “lien”
application (June 2, 2003) and/or the “STOP” on my application/registration
of title (May 30, 2003). 17. I also demanded certified copies of all title applications for alleged “abandoned”, “salvage” or “non-repairable” vehicles submitted by SAWS, its DBAs or its agents (including Billy Stokes attorney-at-law and/or all other attorneys-at-law at Stokes, Rutherford, Williams, Sharp & Davies) during the past six (6) years. 5. I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am also the rightful and legal owner of a 1990 Honda Accord, identified by VIN 1HGCB7641LA001703, current Tennessee title number 60510616, which was previously reported as stolen on January 15, 2000 (Knoxville Police Department stolen vehicle report # 000000002925), and allegedly “recovered” approximately six (6) weeks later (I do NOT consider a stolen vehicle “recovered” when it remains in the illegal possession of the thief). This Honda had an approximate retail value of $5,500 at the time of the theft. 6. I demand that this vehicle be immediately relisted as “STOLEN” in all applicable governmental databases. 7. This vehicle was initially stolen from my residence at 422 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN, in Knox County, and immediately “restolen” from the KPD Impoundment Lot (in violation of KPD General Order 3.3, http://www.geocities.com/knoxvillegreenparty/towcrime/kpdregulationtow.gif). SAWS (and KPD Teleserve, KPD (Wrecker) Inspections, and KPD Detective division) repeatedly denied that it towed or possessed my vehicle for six weeks. SAWS then committed federal mail fraud by mailing a fraudulent invoice for $753.62 (maximum contract price was $15 per SAWS contract with City of Knoxville), in an attempt to feloniously extort money. I declare that I have no valid liens for debt against me regarding this vehicle. This vehicle was also burglerized, vandalized and stolen by SAWS from Knoxville Police Department Vehicle Impound Lot, and was improperly removed from the stolen-vehicle database. When I initially telephoned SAWS on the day my car was reported stolen, SAWS checked their lot on Sutherland Avenue, and declared to me they did not have any knowledge of my Honda. Apparently, my Honda was apparently towed to the chop shop located on the private property of Moon Mullins Sr., on Hall Road in Knox County, also known as “Moon’s Used Parts”, where its CD player and speakers were stolen by its unnamed employees, causing additional damage to the interior of the vehicle. 8. SAWS perpetrated mail fraud by sending me a fraudulent invoice in an attempt to extort over $700, through the United States mails, after denying for approximately six (6) weeks that it possessed or towed this vehicle. This was an attempt to fraudulently convert SAWS’ nonconsentual crime into a unconscionable “consentual” contract, using illegal threats, extortion and duress in its attempt to force me into signing a “voluntary” “consentual”, towing contract, or, in the alternative, to force me into “voluntarily”, “abandoning” my claim of title to that vehicle (and to thus attempt to fraudulently enforce an “abandoned vehicle lien”, and unvalidated debt, under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Acts). To the best of my knowledge, I immediately refused to “accept” SAWS’ fraudulent “offer”, both verbally in person (on audiotape), and in writing. 9. Upon viewing this vehicle in SAWS’ illegal possession (it was later towed to SAWS’ lot on Sutherland Avenue), I observed the CD player and speakers were stolen out of it, and this was also reported to Teleserve unit of Knoxville Police Department (stolen property report #000000019098). Flores’ KPD Tow-In Report # 00-002147 proved the CD player and speakers were installed at the time of the initial tow. As of July 2003, my Honda (with additional parts chopped out of it and additional damage inflicted) was illegally located at “Moon’s Used Parts”, home of Billy “Moon” Mullins Sr and Sue Mullins, at 9922 Hall Road, Knoxville, Tennessee, County of Knox, phone 865-693-7106. “Smokey” (Billy Mullins Jr?) and Yvonne Mullins, on two recent occasions in approximately July 2003, refused to provide me paperwork/invoices for this vehicle, and refused to allow me to recover this vehicle from their illegal possession. Prosecution of the theft of this vehicle is still within the criminal statute of limitations for felonies, as a continuing crime and pattern of racketeering activity. It is unknown by me whether SAWS/Moon’s profit on the theft of this vehicle has been declared on its federal income tax return(s). KNOX COUNTY 911 DISPATCH Jan 15, 2000 03:07am [Frequency 1-A: Central Sector] Dispatch [Hea D'Allesandro]: 43. KPD CAR 43 [Ryan Flores]: 43. Dispatch: Check a [10-] 24 [traffic problem], State and Union Promenade alley, maroon Honda, in the alleyway. Service department can't get through. 43: 10-4. 03:29 am Dispatch: 43, Did you speak to service department at State and Union? 43: Yeah. 10-4. He said he didn't call. Dispatch: Well, could you go back there though and talk to him? 43: Go to Foxtrot. [Go to Frequency 1-F] 03:30 am Dispatch: Car 30 Golf to car 43 Hotel. Dispatch: Car 43 to 30 Golf. Go ahead. Can you go Hotel? Frequency Change Channel 1-F 03:30 am 43: 43 Dispatch. Dispatch: Go ahead. 43: Yeah. There's a car in the alley but it's not blocking anything. You can pass all the way through there. Dispatch: He said it was right there behind the Promenade building that burned down in that Promenade alley. It's blocking something they need to get through with the service truck. 43: I was down there. There's a service guy was there in his little orange truck and he advised there was no problem. I'll be back around. [resignation in voice] [Back to regular frequency.] 03:49 43: 43 [10-] 97 [arrived at scene] Dispatch: 10-4. 43: 43. Dispatch: Go ahead. 43: Call the service department. Find out where they're at. I'm at State and Union and they're not in the alley. Dispatch: 10-4. 03:50 Dispatch: 43. 43: Go ahead. Dispatch: They're out there by the mall. They'll be there in a few. 43: [mike click] 03:53 43: 43. Dispatch: Go ahead. 43: [10-] 48 [send wrecker], 48 pound pull please. Dispatch: 10-4. Dispatch: 43, Sutherland enroute. 43: 10-4. We're in the alley East of Gay Street, down there by the brewing company. Dispatch: 10-4. Do you need a pull in number? 43: Just a second. I'm turning here. Dispatch: 10-4. 03:56 43: 43. Tell the time and number please. Dispatch: 43. Time is 3 o'clock. Pull in number is 002147. 002147. Beat 43. Grid 1. 43: 10-4. 04:07 Dispatch: Car 43. 43: 43. Dispatch: Do you know what kind of car that is out there at State and Union? 43: Honda Accord burgundy in color. Dispatch: Thank you. 34: 10-9. [repeat thank you] Dispatch: 10-4. 04:11 Dispatch: All units be on the lookout for a 10-44 [stolen] vehicle. Taken from 500 State Street. 1989 Eagle Premier maroon 4-door. No tag information at this time. Taken some time tonight. [unintelligible] Teleserve. [see exhibit map of Fire Street]
10. Upon discovering the car was missing, I called KPD Impound [from the number in the phone book]. Impound said that they didn't have it, but that Sutherland Avenue Wrecking has the city contract for downtown. I called Sutherland and they said they didn't have it. Just to be safe I called Cedar Bluff Towing which has the contract for UT area. They didn't have it either. KPD TELESERVE Jan 15, 2000 5:35 pm. Teleserve: Knoxville Police Department, Officer Gallop. John Lee: Yeah, I'm calling to see if you may have towed a car. Cedar Bluff Towing gave me this number. Teleserve: What kind of car was it? JL: It was a 1990 Honda Accord, 4 door, burgundy. Teleserve: Let's see here. Hang on a moment. Do you have your tag number? JL: Yeah. Teleserve: What is it? JL: 695-QBL. Teleserve: OK. One moment. Where would it have been towed from? JL: An alley behind Gay Street, where my house is. It was parked in my loading dock. Teleserve: What was your tag number? JL: 695-QBL. Teleserve: There's a blue Honda Civic? JL: Nope. Teleserve: I'm not showing one. JL: OK. That means it's stolen. Appreciate it. Thanks. 10. To the best of my knowledge, this felony theft occurred in violation of Knox County District Federal Court “unpublished” order in Hale v. Tyree, 491 F. Supp. 622 (E.D. Tenn. (1979), (http://www.geocities.com/towcrime/unconstitutional.html), and represents civil contempt of that court order, and fraud before the courts. 11. To the best of my knowledge, the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization (FAAA Act) exemption of city ordinances (Knoxville “Wrecker Ordinance”, Section 26, Vehicles for Hire), and state law regulating “interstate” commerce of consentual towing contracts (TCA §55-16-101 et seq.) specifically does NOT apply to NONconsentual towing/winching/storage operations, as stipulated in the full-text order by Eastern District Federal Court in Cedar Bluff 24-Hour Towing, Inc. v. City of Knoxville, 78 F. Supp. 2d 725 (E.D. Tenn. 1999). 12. To the best of my knowledge, Cedar Bluff 24-Hour Towing (“CB24T”), A/k/a Cedar Bluff Wrecker Service (“owned” by Ben McGovern in Knoxville, County of Knox), violates state and federal antitrust laws by illegally conspiring with SAWS to illegally set nonconsentual towing regions, fees, and government contract bids, along with its $40-billion/year partners Miller Indistries (8503 Hilltop Drive, Ooltewah, Tennessee, 37363, 423-238-4171), RoadOne (8503 Hilltop Drive, Ooltewah, Tennessee, 37363, 423-238-4171), Browing-Ferris Indistries (BFI), Waste Management (WM), “owned” and managed by its agent William Miller (living in Loudon County, Tennessee), recently partnered with Allied Waste Industries (15880 N. Greenway-Hayden Loop, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, 480-627-2700). This allegation of antitrust crimes was made against CB24T by agents of SAWS (on audiotape), who were complaining about losing money in this scam. 13. To the best of my knowledge and information, William Miller is related to Joe T. Miller, a tow-truck owner, scrap-metal dealer and former garbage-dump contractor for Knox County. In December 2000, Miller pled guilty to multiple felonies for car thefts and bootlegging of moonshine, after he used his tow trucks to steal multiple cars in Seymour (Sevier County), and transporting them to his chop shop in West Knox County, at 11645 Snyder Drive (Knox County Generals Sessions Court docket # 97-6857, 97-5692, 97-5693, 97-4058, 97-6686). Miller’s tow-truck driver Freddie Letsinger also pled guilty to felony car thefts (Knox County Generals Sessions Court docket # 97-5694 and 97-5695). Miller and Letsinger paid $3720 restitution to Rhonda Rauton for felony theft of her vehicle (Knox County Criminal Court docket # 66085 and 66081). Rhonda Rauton had made citizen’s arrests on Joe Miller and his gang, after she telephoned him to ask if he towed her car, then Miller falsely alleged he did not have her car, then Rauton went to that location on Snyder Road, where again Miller denied possessing her car, but Rauton walked to his chop shop and discovered her car on a forklift getting chopped for parts, and she immediately telephoned Knox County Sheriff’s Department to pick up her prisoners. Deputies discovered a loaded firearm “behind every door and under every desk”, according to my conversation with Rauton. 14. To the best of my knowledge (according to videotape recordings), A&E TV network, Investigative Reports with Bill Curtis, “Modern Mobs” (http://www.aande.com/tv/shows/billkurtis/), named BFI/WM as “cooperating” with prosecutors in New York City in the recent criminal convictions of 25 of its employees for membership in the Gambino and Genovese Mafia crime “familes”, which resulted in “the largest tax cut in New York history,” when the garbage contracts for the former World Trade Center were reduced from $1.5-million to $100,000 per year. Controlled Demolition Inc. (its owners are engineering graduates of University of Tennessee Knoxville), working with BFI/WM, was awarded a $9-billion government contract to blow up with explosives (“demolish”) and to destroy scrap-metal evidence from the World Trade Center after the “terror” massacre on 9-11-2001, just as CDI/BFI/WM was awarded a similar contract after the “terror” bombings of the Oklahoma City Federal Building, as videotaped by the History Channel TV network in its report on “Demolition”. History Channel also produced a news report that Italian gangster Lucky Luciano blew up and sunk a freighter ship in New York Harbor as an act of terrorism to blame Nazi Germany, then extorted a job from the FBI and other law enforcement agencies, to provide “protection” (rackets) of the New York docks during World War 2. History Channel also reported that the Jewish mafia has always controlled the Italian Mafia, since the Jewish mafia immigrated to America first. To the best of my knowledge, William Miller is Jewish, and lives in “Chapman Manor” in Loudon, Tennessee, off US Highway 11 (Kingston Pike), just across the Knox County border. His mansion is known locally as “The House that Garbage Built”, and provides an annual extravagant “Christmas/Hannuka Lights Display”. 15. To the best of my knowledge, the 9-11-2001 victims’ families are currently suing by class action (in US District Court in San Francisco, with attorney Stanley Hilton, Senator Bob Dole’s former chief of staff, www.SueTheTerrorists.net, and in Pennsylvania US District Court, by Phillip Berg, a former US prosecutor, www.911ForTheTruth.com), United States president George Walker Bush (a/k/a “Junior”), et alia, for perpetrating the 9-1-2001 “terror” massacres of U.S. residents, in conspiracy with his Saudi business partners the Bin Ladens (partners in Arbusto Oil, Carlyle Group, defended by the law firm of Bushes’ White House trial lawyer James Baker). Coincidentally, my family’s law firm of Lee, Lee & Lee, located in Knoxville, are currently suing by trillion-dollar class action (in Washington D.C Federal Court), the Saudi bankers and Saudi royalty for their alleged role in the 9-11-2001 “terror” conspiracy (Ness-Motley law firm at www.September11ClassAction.com). Note that Knoxville mayor Victor Ashe, a contracting partner with BFI/WM/CB24T/SAWS, is a member of Yale University’s Skull and Bones Senior Secret Society, a/k/a “The Brotherhood of Death”, that performs its ritual serial killings and weddings inside coffins, ate off Nazi chancellor Adolf Hitler’s silverware, and recently was videotaped performing a ritual human sacrifice of a screaming woman with blood spurting from her slit throat, as broadcast on TV in America by Australian multinational FOX/Murdock News, MSNBC/GE News and CNN/AOL News (http://secretsofthetomb.com). Georges Bush, and the owners of Knoxville’s Scripps-Howard media cartel, are confessed members of the Bohemian Club that meets at Bohemian Grove presidential retreat in Monte Rio, California, near San Francisco, where world leaders meet every July to perform a “mock” human sacrifice to a 30-foot-tall concrete god (a/k/a “Molech”), and to run around naked with 3,000 of their closest “homosexual” associates (http://infowars.com). It is suspected that Victor Ashe is also a member of Satanic Bohemian Grove, since he gave Knoxville News-Sentinel/ATT/COMCAST/Scripps-Howard $20-million in taxpayer-funded corporate welfare, and attempted to give it $1-billion in welfare for its “Universe Knoxville” downtown-demolition “theme park” (that city council member Carlene Malone told me would “bankrupt the city for generations to come – it will never recover”). 16. This affidavit of criminal complaint for car theft by me is not concerning Lee, Lee & Lee in any manner, other than to note that attorney David Craig Lee, my brother, was the previous title-holder of both vehicles named in this complaint. 17. To the best of my knowledge, my father J.D. Lee was recently mugged (approximately August 2001) at gunpoint by a gang of four, who threatened him, “We will blow your brains out unless you do what we say.” This crime is currently uninvestigated and “unsolved” by KPD. Within three months, he “voluntarily dismissed without prejudice” two “slam-dunk” class actions pending against SAWS and CB24T (John Lee vs. City of Knoxville Municipal Corporation, Sutherland Avenue Wrecker Service, et al., US District Court in Knoxville docket # 3:00-CV-693 (non-consentual tow under contract with law-enforcement); and a 2nd class action in Knox County Circuit Court docket # 1-63-01, Ronald Fagan vs. Cedar Bluff 24-Hour Towing, Miller Industries, et al. (non-consentual private tow on private property without contract with governmental law enforcement). The CBT case was defended by current U.S. ambassador to Japan, Howard Baker Jr., owner of “The Firm” (Baker, Donelson, Bearman and Caldwell, world headquarters at 165 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38103, and 2200 Riverview Tower, Knoxville, TN, 37902), rumored to by John Grisham’s model for his mafia racketeer-influenced law firm in Memphis, Tennessee (The Firm), portrayed by Hollywood actor Tom Cruise in the movie coincidentally titled “The Firm”. Baker was formerly White House chief of staff for Sir George Bush Sr., Knight of the British Empire, during the criminal convictions relating to narcoterrorist bombings perped by Bush and “his” CIA (MI6) during “Iran-Contra” (35 volume report by U.S. Senate, chaired by Bush’s royal cousin, John Kerry, are publicly available in the University of Tennessee Law Library, and over a dozen White House staffers were criminally convicted (and pardoned), including many current White House staffers). My family’s law firm worked the RICO civil class action by Christic Insitute (National Council of Churches of Christ, et al.), prosecuting the Bush Sr. White House and its business partner Pablo Escobar, for narcoterrorism for murdering US citizens by terrorist bombings, in Avirgan v. Hull and U.S., et al., 112 S.Ct. 913 (Mem) U.S.,1992, during Iran-Contra, and took the deposition of U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, Lewis Tambs, who was expelled by Costa Rica for importing/exporting narcotics via the U.S. embassy. In a related Iran-Contra wrongful-death civil tort case, Jennifer K. Harbury vs. United States, US Supreme Court, No. 01-394. argued March 18, 2002, decided June 20, 2002, US solicitor general Ted Olson argued that the White House and US government, via Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has the legal right to perpetrate terrorist bombings to murder US citizens. (Mr. Olson’s wife, Barbara Olson, allegedly died abord America Airlines Flight 77 that allegedly crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001,a claim unsupported by the photographic evidence that proves an unmanned robotic US Navy A3 Skywarrior nuclear bomber, owned by CIA contractor Hughes Aerospace, is the actual aircraft to impact the Pentagon). A similar scheme of using substitute robotic airliners, faked crash debris, and faked passenger lists, is detailed in the Pentagon/CIA Operation NORTHWOODS memorandum (declassified by Congressional order in 2000, available from US National Security Archives, George Washington University, Washington DC), from Pentagon Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense, to US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, under orders from the White House, to perpetrate large-scale terrorist attacks against USA to blame a foreign enemy to falsely “justify” invasion and war. It is alleged by Ellen Mariani, who sued George Bush Jr. et al., for perping the terrorist murder of her husband aboard United Airlines Flight 175 that allegedly crashed into World Trade Center, that the families of the majority of alleged “passengers” aboard the airliners on September 11, 2001 have NOT filed claims for payment from the victims funds, as of January 2005, and that the majority of these “victims” are NOT listed as dead by Social Security Administration). 18. To the best of my knowledge, the previous sheriff of Knox County, Joe Jenkins (now reportedly deceased), was convicted of stealing over $1-million worth of motor vehicles, and the current sheriff of Knox County, Tim Hutchison (convicted of six (6) counts of perjury; confessed to renting an airport from a convicted narcoterrorist drug kingpin; confessed to building 400 houses with his unlicensed convicted felon business partner) confessed to “crusing” and stealing specific parked cars with convicted cop-killer Roy Lee Clark (http://knoxville.fbi.gov/hist.htm), from the parking lot at West Town Mall, by towing cars to Clark’s chop shop. Hutchinson alleged he worked “undercover” as lookout, driving his patrol car and wearing his police uniform. It is alleged by a former Knox County deputy that Roy Clark was not the “trigger man”, who was allegedly Clark’s nephew. The former deputy alleged the nephew was hunted down by an extrajudicial police “Death Squad”, gunned down and hung by the neck, and that the coroner ruled this a “suicide”. It is alleged for current and former Knox County deputies that Sheriff Hutchison’s department illegally requires deputies pay $15,000 bribes for promotion to sergeant, and $25,000 bribes for promotion to lieutenant. A similar conspiracy was confessed by Victor Ashe, John Rossen, and Michael Martin, that court administrator Martin extorted “bonus” paychecks from his subordinates, as condition for employment, and Martin was not terminated for this felony for over one year, until I personally subpoenaed him to testifyy in city court regarding his illegal Top Secret court docket, that promotes a felony car-theft conspiracy to flourish inside Knoxville City Court. FELONY CAR THEFT #2 19. To the best of my knowledge, this is an identical crime to KPD officer Ryan Flores, Flores’ KPD supervisor sergeant Shawna “Williams” (husband with a different name employed by University of Tennessee Police Department), E911 dispatcher H’ea D’Allesandro, and others, working under illegal orders of SAWS/BFI/WM government contractors, et al., to steal my legally parked Honda Accord (as stipulated by Flores on official E911 tape recording, in possession of named parties), on January 15, 2000, and then conspired to deny their possession of this vehicle for six weeks (nor to “locate” it during “investigation” of its own stolen vehicle reports). LT Virgil Hubbard in KPD Internal Affairs division, KPD chief Phil Keith (appointed by mayor Victor Ashe, who was fired by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1974 for election fraud and purjury, removed from his elected job in the Tennessee Senate (Jack Comer v. Victor H. Ashe, et al., Supreme Court of Tennessee, Oct. 10, 1974, http://www.geocities.com/towcrime/victorashunderageelection.html), and City of Knoxville Municipal Corporation Law Department stipulated in their written public reports and correspondance to my attorney that my Honda was illegally towed, illegally impounded and that they were legally liable for this crime. 20. To the best of my knowledge, SAWS has never offered restitution to me for this crime or unconsionable “voluntary” “contract”. To the best of my knowledge, SAWS does NOT have a valid Warehouse Receipt, nor valid Bill of Lading, nor any other valid contract, for towing, winching or storage of my Honda Accord, neither with me, nor with any other person or entity. 21.
This theft of my Honda Accord occurred approximately six (6) hours
after the Knoxville Journal phoned my residence to ask permission to use by byline
on a freelance article to be published the next week (“Internet site not
flattering to local officials,” "Speak Out" section of the
Knoxville Journal, published on January 20-26, 2000 - (http://www.geocities.com/cop_killers_knoxville_tn)), regarding the
“unsolved” and unprosecuted murder of unarmed, off-duty KPD officer Tony
Williams, despite videotaped confessions by the two arrested killers, and
recovery of the murder gun on the night of the murder (by Lake City PD, in
Tennessee). Former Knox County sheriff Joe Jenkins (later convicted for
million-dollar car theft) was also visiting with these cop killers on the
night of the murder of Tony Williams, according to a credible source within
KPD. This news article also published the transcript of Chief Keith’s arrest
by KPD for suspected drunk driving, as broadcast verbatum by Knoxville
News-Sentinel with video/audio on its website (http://piratenews.org/chief.html) 5.
In related litigation, after testifying under oath in City of Knoxville Municipal Corporation v.
John Lee, city court civil docket
#285428, on January 17, 2001 (won on appeal in Knox County Circuit
Court, docket # 01-036701), City of Knoxville Corporation’s court adminstrator
Michael Martin testified under oath, under my questioning him pro se, that no accounting whatsoever
was made of the 75,000 annual “parking tickets” prosecuted by city court. To
the best of my knowledge, as published in approximately one dozen newspaper reports,
a subsequent audit revealed hundreds of thousands of dollars was stashed in
unlocked file cabinets, and that the city court kept an illegal “Top Secret”
docket, that was illegally hidden from the defrauded public. Martin was
placed on “administrative leave” by Judge John Rossen, pending an
“investigation” into the fraudulent bookkeeping of the docket of city court.
To the best of my knowledge, this illegal Top Secret court docket continues
to be policy of City of Knoxville Municipal Corporation and its Law
Department, that creates a climate for defrauding the public for the profit
of the “car-theft mafia” and its collaborators employed by KPD and City
Court. Knoxville Law Director and Judge Rossen did not fire Martin one year
previously, after Martin confessed to felony extortion and theft of city
court employees’ “bonus commission” paychecks, but did require Martin to pay
restitution to his victims. Martin was eventually forced to “resign” or be
fired, and allegedly moved to Virginia, presumably to flee jurisdiction of
Tennessee courts. 6.
During that same trial in city court, bailiff Sgt. Wayne Bell refused
to swear verbally “to tell the truth”, when Judge Rossen swore in all
witnesses in my case, since the bailiff did testify previously about highway
signs allegedly displayed at the scene of the dispute. Judge Rossen recalled
this sequestered witness to force him to swear to tell the truth, but this
time actually open his mouth and speak the words, which he did in an extra
loud voice. KPD TELESERVE 21 April 2000 KPD Safety Building 4pm [talking to police officer behind information
window regarding Sgt Gass of Personnel Dept regarding personnel file of Ryan
Flores] John Lee: Hi. Any luck? Sgt Gass: Yeah, I found it. JL: Oh. SG: I did. Yeah, it was at 5:30 in the afternoon. JL: My wife said I procrastinated, but I didn't
think it was that bad. SG: Well, actually it was 5:34. JL: I'm sorry to make you dig that much. Uh, I've
got your money. SG: Well, the only problem is, I wasn't thinking about
it, I can't do the transaction. JL: OK. SG: Because it comes through Records. JL: Records. Well, that's fine. SG: So. But I do have it. JL: And they're closed for the. SG: Yeah, it's a holiday [Good Friday]. I'm sorry. JL: Uh. SG: What it says on it pretty much is you asked if
we towed the car. We said no we didn't have it. You said, "Well, it's
stolen then." And hung up. [talking about when to pick it up on Monday, to
check with Information Desk first then Records.] JL: I need to talk to another officer now. SG: Oh, sure. JL: What time is shift change? 5? SG: We have different shifts. JL: OK. I thinkÖ I talked to an officer yesterday
and he said I should be OK, on his shift. SG: Alright. [to Information Desk officer] KPD TRAFFIC COP JL: Uh, I need you guys to page an officer Flores.
R Flores. See if he can meet me here. I think he's still on duty. [wait in lobby] Officer Flores: Can I help you?. JL: Sure. Officer Flores? OF: Yes. OF: I don't know if they told you - I've got a question
here, it's a tow in report from January 15th. It was a Honda Accord in the
alley behind the Brewing Company. OF: Sure. JL: I was going to ask you something here about
the condition of the vehicle. [looking at the tow in report saying
"Damage to Vehicle: Steering wheel."] It says the steering wheel
was torn. There was a dent on the outside but I'm not concerned about that.
Was that the only damage to the vehicle that you remember? OF: I couldn't remember. Something about the
steering wheel was wrong and I looked at it and I thought it was stolen.
There was may have been some damage to the steering wheel. JL: My brother - The steering wheel itself was. OF: The horn was torn out, that's what it was. JL: My brother, he wasn't a mechanic, so that's
all he knew to do. But that was the only damage? OF: Well, uh, I have to remember. Cause it's been
three months. Four months. Since I towed it. It was dirty. But I don't know
of any scratches or minor damage. JL: Yeah, they were doing work down there on that
building [that burned]. Uh, do you remember if the doors were unlocked on it?
Would you check that as part of? OF: No, I wouldn't. My luck I'd open it up and the
thing would blow up or a snake would come up and jump on me. JL: Uh, so you don't thing anything was stolen out
of it, the stereo or anything like that? Would you notice something like
that? If the dashboard was laying in the floor and the CD player was missing
and the speakers were ripped out? OF: Yeah, I'd have noticed it. JL: If you had noticed it would you put it in here
[tow in report]? OF: Yeah. JL: OK. My next question is, uh, at Sutherland
Avenue these items are missing in the vehicle. OF: The stereo and everything? JL: They say it was missing before they got there. OF: All I know is what is written right here. If
it was tore out more than likely I'd have wrote it down. JL: Sure. And it's so obvious, and I need to know
whether to make a claim against them or not. An insurance claim. OF: They only damage I can remember is as I said,
the steering wheel and the horn. The center section was pulled out. As far as
damage and everything. JL: Um, OK. How do I go about accusing them of
theft? Who do I see for that? Cause they say that was torn out before they
got there. And I think it was torn out there because the doors were unlocked
and their general attitude. Would I see you about that or would I see a
detective? OF: I'd say contact an investigator and see what
they thought about it. It may be, cause that's right on the line of being
criminal. JL: I know. And I don't want to pursue an
insurance claim if it's a criminal matter. OF: That's why I say there's a fine line of being
criminal and being, uh, civil. Ya know what I mean? JL: Right. I don't know which way to go yet.
That's why I'd sorta like to talk to somebody. Do you remember why you were
called down there? OF: Uh, somebody called me. Matter of fact
[somebody called and said] it was parked in a fire lane. Yellow [lane?]
There's a No Parking sign for a Fire Lane. Somebody complained about it. So I
went down. JL: You don't know who it was that complained? OF: I don't know if we can get. They have the
right to refuse. I can't remember off the top of my head, now, who it was, or
if they left their name. You can find out through our dispatch. JL: They don't know. They say it was a Service
call and they don't record. OF: OK. That's where the Service Department called
and said people couldn't get through. JL: Yeah, I looked at the tape. It had you saying there
was nothing wrong with the car, that it wasn't parked illegally, it was in a
Loading area not a Fire Lane. And you left. And Dispatch called you back and
said you needed to go back down there. And I wondered if you remembered who
you had to go see, a County Commissioner, a Judicial Commissioner, right
after that. I'd didn't know if you could shed any light on. OF: Now what that was, after I towed the car, I
went up there to sign a warrant that I put somebody in jail Friday night. JL: So that's how that works. You use the County
Commissioners, there's one on duty every night? OF: Yes. They don't have a City Commisioner. If we
put them in jail it's on a state charge. County charge. JL: Where is that, Maloneyville Road? That's
inconvenient, isn't it? OF: Yeah.[ talking about that location] JL: So who do you think would be an investigator I
can talk to? OF: Come back Monday after [the holiday] and see a
Wrecker Inspector. And they can probably help you with that claim, if
it's theft or a civil matter. JL: OK. OF: I'd hate to advise you about something. JL: Sure. OF: That'd probably be your best bet. JL: OK. OF: I didn't notice it, that I can remember. Like
I say, you can tell what's inside the car 'cause I wrote down the steering
wheel. JL: Right. OF: So if I saw the whole dash tore out of it more
than likely I'd have wrote it down. JL: You're pretty sure the stereo, based on that. OF: Based on that, what I wrote on there, it shows
I looked in the interior of the car, like I said, if it was pulled out, I
probably would have wrote it down. JL: I drove the car the day before and everything
was working then. OF: So come back Monday and see the Wrecker
Inspector. JL: You don't know who that would be? OF: I don't know who that would be. JL: OK. I've got to come back anyway for something
else, that's perfect. And who's the commander of the Central Division? OF: Capt. Ed Cummings. JL: He's the commander? OF: Yeah, or Lt. Bob Wooldridge. He's the one to
talk to first, he's the Lt. JL: Is there a Davis? OF: He's West Sector. JL: I believe I've met him before. Alright, I
appreciate your time. I know you're busy or getting ready to go home. Thanks. [back to the Information window.] KPD COMMANDER JL: I was wondering if Lt. Bob Wooldridge is here? Info: Probably not. JL: [chuckle] Yeah, I'm sure they come in early
and leave early. Yeah, it's a holiday. [waiting in the lobby] JL: I believe you're Lt. Bob Woldridge? Lt. Woldridge: That's correct. JL: [shake hands] John Lee. LW: John Lee. How are you doing sir? JL: Pretty good. LW: What can I do for you this fine day? JL: I just talked to Officer Flores and he said to
speak with you. What I've got is a problem. I've got a towed vehicle that I believe
it was towed in error. Here's the transcripts of the 911 tape for the
Dispatch tapes. LW: OK. JL: Between Dispatch and Officer Flores, where he
says basically, there's a car in the alley but it's not blocking anything and
you can pass all the way through there. He says, "I was down there and
the guys in the little orange truck said there was no problem. So he goes
back. Basically, he was called there and then he said there's no problem
there and he left. LW: What was the original call there for? JL: He said blocking the fire lane. But it's not
it was parked in a loading zone that's my property. LW: Service Department was the complainant? JL: That's what Dispatch said but the Service guy
said he didn't have a problem with it. Somebody else complained and I can't
find out who. There's no tape recordings of. LW: Car 43 said he didn't. Service Department
didn't call. JL: I thinking maybe they got the wrong vehicle or
something. LW: Maroon Honda, huh? JL: Hmm. LW: [reading] "In the alley but it's not
blocking anything." So he ends up pulling it I see here. Calling for a
wrecker. JL: Sutherland. [looking at last page] The bottom
didn't have anything to do with it apparently. LW: OK. JL: This is what I talked to Flores about. He said
the only damage to the vehicle was the steering wheel was broken because
there was a problem with the horn and my brother wasn't a mechanic and that's
all he knew to do. The problem is, at Sutherland, the stereo is gone. The
speakers are ripped out and the dash is laying in the floor and the doors are
unlocked. I talked to Sutherland and they said, "Well, it was like that
when we got there." LW: OK. JL: And Officer Flores said it wasn't like that
when they got there. And that's theft if they're telling me. LW: You need to talk to Ricky Ferguson back in
Inspections. Sgt. Ferguson. He does the wreckers and any matters
dealing with the wrecker services where there's a problem or whatever the
damageÖ I'm still trying to figure outÖ Parked in a fire lane? JL: It wasn't in the fire lane it was behind a
loading dock. The loading docks stick out further than the vehicle. LW: Yeah. JL: The loading dock, we're required by law to
have a loading dock and I parked there because if I don't people park in our
loading dock. LW: You work there? JL: I live there. LW: Oh, you live there. JL: My family owns the building, they run a law
practice there. They have the whole building top to bottom. LW: Alright. JL: I actually keep things for loading in the
basement and I have to get access to. LW: So you were not actually in the alley but in
the back of the business? JL: Well, it's the alley. LW: I mean the back of the residence? JL: Right. You've got the alley then the fire
lane. The place almost burned you know, 4 months ago. I am not going to park
in a fire lane, you know? LW: Yeah. JL: I thought I was going to lose my whole house. LW: Let me talk to Officer Flores 'cause I always
like to get the officer's side of, find out. Let me run a copy of this. Can
I? Let me just run a copy of this real quick. JL: Thanks. [Woldridge goes to make a copy and call Flores] LW: Okay. I talked to Flores and the complainant
was a street sweeper. JL: OK. LW: They couldn't get a street sweeper up there,
which, I don't know if you're aware of, it is illegal to park in or around
the alley for that reason. We've got to be able to get fire, emergency,
street sweepers and any kind of Service Department vehicles through it. I
really can't help you there, it was a legal pull. But what I do want to do is
I want to take a copy of this for Sgt. Ferguson with the situation about your
vehicle, uh, let me call him right now to see if he's in to see you. If not
let me take this to him 'cause he needs to be aware of this. OK? JL: Is there any reason why Flores would not have
written a parking citation? LW: It happens all the time. They feel like it's
enough for the owner to have to bear to have to pay for towing. Why write a
$10 parking ticket? It, it, it's just adds insult to injury. We try to stay
away from that. We, we encourage the officers, if he can just cite a person
for a parking ticket, fine, but if we've got to get a street sweeper up
through there and we've gotta [?] we tow, but we try not to. He, he had the
option, he could have done both, we just, you know, it just. JL: I've been there before and the sweepers have
gone by. LW: Yeah. JL: And they had no problem. LW: Yeah. JL: They just put water everywhere. LW: To be honest with you they're liable if
there's any damage ensued because they're cleaning the alley and your vehicle
gets damaged in some sort of way. That's the other issue too. That's why a
lot of times they call us and ask - I'm sorry, I, I'm sure, you know, the
officer wasn't necessarily wanting to pull it, and I see here where the
[radio] traffic or transmission, but apparently he did talk to the street
sweeper, from what I'm told, and that's the whole issue. JL: But he didn't mention that to me, so maybe he
just remembered in the last 30 minutes. LW: Hmm. Let me call right now. Let's see. Just a
couple of minutes. JL: OK. [call Sgt Furguson] LW: Well, he's not in his office today. JL: I'm sure. LW: Let me go ahead. Jot down your name and phone
number where you can be reached. He'll be back in Monday, 'cause I would like
to follow up on this and I know he would to. JL: Right. LW: And uh, I'll give you one of my cards and get
his number. JL: OK. LW: Let me get his number on here so we can follow
up on the other end of it. JL: Right. I am concerned. LW: Sure, sure, we are too. I'd like to know
what's going on. JL: Let me write his name. LW: Sure. Let me put it on the back of the card
for you. I'll also left him a voice mail to let him know about the situation. JL: So the chance of getting you guys to call
Sutherland and releasing it cause they've got a $1,500 tow bill on me. LW: [shocked] $1,500? How in the world? JL: I called down there and they said they didn't
have it that day, and then 6 weeks later I get a letter from them saying
"you owe us $800" and it's increasing by $100 a week. So that's the
deal, that's why it's not just a minor parking ticket. LW: Yeah, uh, he'll be back in, should be back in
Monday, and uh, he's usually in 8 to 5. He's in the Inspections unit. He
oversees wreckers and alcohol sales, ironically. JL: [ha] That could be the same job. LW: Let me have, I'm gonna keep this with me, and
I'll go ahead and see he gets an explanation and I wish there was something I
could do for you today but with him not being in the shop, at that way he can
follow up and call Monday. JL: Would he have the authority to call Sutherland
and have the vehicle released? LW: We'd go to his capt., Capt. Clevinger, and
they'd go through that process is how it starts, but you're starting at the
right person right there. Before the capt. will even. JL: I was in the military. LW: Exactly. Rank structure kind of like the
military. But you're starting in the right place. So, OK? JL: OK. LW: Mr. Lee, I'm sorry for any inconvenience
you've had. Let's see if we can't get this remedied through [Inspections?]
office and go from there. JL: OK. Thanks. LW: Very good. Thank you. [note: Wooldridge failed to notify Sgt Ferguson in Wrecker Inspections when I talked to him on Monday, but a shiny new "DO NOT BLOCK ALLEY" sign was bolted to the side of my building the very next day, with another one posted at the other end of the alley. The sign does NOT say "DO NOT PARK IN ALLEY" 7.
On 21 April 2000, immediately after my visit to KPD Safety Building,
and my interview with Lt Woldridge and Lt. Mark Presley, I was given an
illegal order by KPD Lt. Mark “Presley”, recorded on my telephone answering
machine, “prohibiting” me from further contact with KPD Internal Affairs and
prohibiting me from keeping a pending appointment with Jim Price, a detective
in car-theft division with KPD. Soon after making his illegal order to
obstruct justice of a pending criminal investigation, Lt. Presley was
reassigned to KPD Internal Affairs, along with the supervisor of KPD
Inspections (“Wrecker Inspections”) who “investigated” my formal complaint to
Knoxville Police Advisor Review Board (PARC), Sgt.”Ricky” Ferguson.
Approximately one hour prior to Presley leaving his illegal order on my
answering machine, he had accomanied (then) Lt. “Bob Woldridge” in the lobby
of KPD Safety Building, to discuss my “investigation” of theft of my Honda. I
tape recorded that conversation with Woldridge and Presley. Previously that
day inside the offices of KPD Internal Affairs, I tape recorded my
conversation with Virgil Hubbard. Previously that day inside the offices of
KPD car-theft section, I tape recorded my conversation with Jim Price, who
admitted it is not uncommon for KPD to catch car thieves driving tow trucks,
then reselling those stolen cars, but that KPD/DA had never prosecuted such
crimes. 8.
I was illegally denied access (ostruction of justice and tamptering
with a witness) to Knox County Attorney General’s office by assistant DA
Samyah Jubran. I asked the clerk at the DA’s office to speak with someone
regarding my stolen Honda. Jubran met me in the hallway outside the DA’s
office, where she refused to look at any of my evidence, and declared that
she and, “The DA's office can't prosecute it. There's nothing I can do for
you here.” She illegally ordered me to leave, and implicitly treatened to
have me arrested for attempting to prosecute this case of felony theft. This
conversation is recorded on audio tape. 4 October 2000 District Attorney's Office (outer hallway) City County Building Knoxville, TN. [Ms. Samyah Jubran]: How can I help you? John Lee: I need to swear out a private warrant. SJ: Do you have a report? JL: Will I speak to anybody today? SJ: Maybe. Depends. What do you need a warrant
for? JL: Theft. Burglary. You might want to make some
copies. SJ: I need the police report. JL: OK. I've got transcripts of things, to back it
all up. The police tapes. SJ: [reading police reports] JL: You've got a stolen CD player and a stolen
car. SJ: Oh. JL: You might want to make copies of that. SJ: Is it your vehicle? JL: Yes. I know who did it and where it is. SJ: I don't see were there's a suspect written on here. JL: The CD player report will have it. They don't
have it here [on the stolen vehicle report] . SJ: Do you know the person that took it? JL: A guy named Eddie, the driver, is initially
involved. The owner is Moon Mullins. SJ: But you don't have a report with that on it?
Right? JL: I've got a tow in report with that. SJ: Let me have it. Because I'm afraid they're
gonna want to talk to one of the detectives. Have a report written up with
the people you want charged on it. JL: OK. SJ: That's just a John Doe there. JL: I understand. I've also got the transcripts of
the police audio tape, the 911 Dispatch tape. And that can get his name.. I'd
prefer to speak to a district attorney about that. SJ: OK. What's your name? JL: John Lee. Who will I be speaking with? SJ: [no answer.] [Making copies of police reports in locked office] SJ: [return to foyer hallway] JL: I've also got the tapes if you want to listen
to that. I've got the written conversation here. I've got two incidents here.
I've got a stolen CD player and I've got a stolen car. Initially, for some
reason, somebody sent a police officer down there to tow my car. I've the
police tapes with the police officer saying my car is legally parked, and he
refused to tow it and he leaves. Then Dispatch sends him back and they tow
it. Twelve hours later I call KPD Teleserve and they say they didn't tow it,
and I call the towing company and they say they didn't tow it and don't have
it. So I file a stolen vehicle report. SJ: OK. Hang on one second. JL: OK. And a couple months later I. SJ: Hang on. JL: I get a bill for $1,000. A couple months later
they finally take it off the stolen vehicle thing. SJ: January. Have you met with the detectives, at
all? JL: I spoke with a car theft detective but I
hadn't yet figured out what was going on. SJ: What you need to do is go back and meet with
the detectives again, because there's no suspect list and we can't do the
investigation part. JL: Well I've the name of the person who towed the
vehicle, that's Eddie. The police officer's name is Ryan Flores. He's the one
who admits on tape to towing a legally parked car. SJ: I'm, I'm not getting into any of that. If you
have a complaint against the police, fine, you need to go to the Internal
Affairs at the police department. JL: Right. I want an arrest for a stolen CD
player. I went to Sutherland and they said. SJ: Stop for one minute. JL: I understand. SJ: I'm not trying to be rude but. JL: I understand. SJ: I'm trying to keep, I'm trying, I'm trying to
get you to understand that you're just wasting your time by telling me this
story because. JL: Right. SJ: Until you meet with a detective about this
situation, there's nothing we can do for you. We cannot give you an arrest
warrant today. We have to have a detective investigate this case before we
can consider prosecution of this case. JL: Yeah, I'm trying to get them to investigate
this case. They refuse to investigate themselves. SJ: Well I can't do anything about that. But. JL: Do I go to TBI? SJ: You can go to Internal Affairs at the police
department. JL: They've been self-investigating it for three
months. SJ: I can't do anything about getting an arrest
warrant until the police investigate it. The DA's office can't prosecute it.
There's nothing I can do for you here. JL: They admit the CD player was in the car when
they towed it, and it's missing now. It sat on their impound lot the whole
time. They say, "Well, it was missing when we got there," but the
Tow In Report and the police officer say it was in there. SJ: Who do you want to charge with stealing you CD
player? I mean. JL: Well, how's does that normally go? It's
Sutherland Avenue Wrecker. SJ: My question is, you can't just. JL: You've got accessories after the fact, right? SJ: Hold on. JL: What about them? SJ: First of all, to show a crime occurred, you
have to show intent. JL: Right. SJ: You have to show. JL: Would you like to see the intent? SJ: No sir. JL: Would you like to listen the tape? SJ: No sir. I not trying to be rude to you but I'm
about to ask you to leave. JL: I understand. SJ: You need to see the detectives. Because I'm
not giving you a warrant. JL: Can you give me advice on how to meet with the
detectives on something that's already pending with Internal Affairs? Will
they do that? SJ: Go meet with an attorney maybe, and file a
civil lawsuit against them. I mean, I, I have no control over what the police
department is doing or not doing. JL: So if they commit a crime, they are free to
commit crimes? So the DA's office is not. SJ: No. Sir, I do not say that. JL: OK. SJ: You can put words in my mouth all day long.
But I didn't say that. JL: What is your name? SJ: Samyah Jabran. JL: Can you spell that? SJ: Can you spell my name? JL: I'm sorry. It's just hard to. SJ: Samyah Jabran. JL: Can you spell that? SJ: Samyah Jabran. JL: Samyah? SJ: Jabran. JL: Can you say again? SJ: y-a-h. JL: y-a-h. SJ: Jabran. JL: g-i. SJ: j-u-b-r-a-n. JL: r-a-n. SJ: Uh, huh. But no, we cannot do any work on
that, because there's no suspects listed, there's no... JL: But there are suspects listed. I have
conclusive evidence. I have suspects listed. SJ: You need to get a detective, or you need to
hire an attorney to file a law suit. Because without an investigator. JL: What if I'm an investigator? A private
investigator? SJ: No sir. JL: A professional legal investigator. That counts
for nothing? SJ: No sir. 9.
In April of 2000, Jack Barnes, director of Fleet Services for City of
Knoxville Corporation, obstructed justice by preventing arrest of employees
of SAWS for theft of my Honda. I have a copy of that audiotape of my
conversation with Barnes, recorded in person at SAWS’ lot on Sutherland
Avenue, when I filed a report of theft with KPD Teleserve, that dispatched a
patrolman to SAWS to investigate in my presence. No arrest was made at that
time, despite that fact that SAWS confessed to stealing my Honda from KPD
Impound Lot, in violation of Knoxville Code and KPD General Order 3.3. KPD Teleserve: Teleserve. John Lee: Yes. I need to get a police officer down
to Sutherland Wrecker Company to fill out a stolen stereo report. KPD Teleserve: [?] John Lee: Yes. KPD Teleserve: [?] John Lee: Yes. KPD Teleserve: Do you know who stole it? John Lee: Yes. Sutherland Avenue Wrecking. I've
already talked to the Wrecker Inspector.... KPD Teleserve: [?] John Lee: Yes. They stole it and the police tow in
report says the stereo was it it at the time it was towed. And Sutherland
says it was not in it when it was towed. So I've already talked to Wrecker
Inspections. I've talked to the officer that towed the vehicle. It's all
sorted out but Wrecker Inspections said I need to have a.... KPD Teleserve: Where are you at now? John Lee: I'm at.... KPD Teleserve: Are you calling from Sutherland? John Lee: Well, they don't have a telephone. So
I'm at this Chevron food mart just next door. KPD Teleserve: What is your name? John Lee: My name is John Lee. KPD Teleserve: What is your phone number? John Lee: Uh.... KPD Teleserve: Your home number. John Lee: Home phone is 971-5806. And Wrecker
Inspections said to just call somebody down here. KPD Teleserve: Why? John Lee: Just to witness that the stereo is
missing, basically. Basically to file an insurance claim. KPD Teleserve: What was missing? John Lee: CD, speakers and there were some
electronic items in the trunk that's missing. Uh, a security alarm. KPD Teleserve: They'll be right out. John Lee: OK. Thank you. [AT SUTHERLAND AVENUE WRECKER SERVICE] Jack Barnes: Are you the one that called about a
radio? John Lee: Yes. Jack Barnes: What's the deal? John Lee: I talked to Wrecker Inspections
yesterday and they said, and Monday, and they said to get somebody over here
just to fill out a stolen CD player report. I've got some more information in
my car over there. Basically, the 911 Dispatch tape where.... Jack Barnes: OK. John Lee: The tow in report says the only damage
to the vehicle is a damaged steering wheel, and I talked to the officer,
officer Flores, and he said the stereo was in it when it was towed. And
Sutherland said it was missing when they towed it. Jack Barnes: OK. John Lee: Wrecker Inspections has already called
and everything, so I just need verification in a report for an insurance
claim. Jack Barnes: Verification in a report for an
insurance claim. Are you, are you saying that Sutherland Avenue, you think
that they got the radio? John Lee: Oh yeah.... Jack Barnes: Huh? John Lee: Yes. Unless somebody climbed over the
fence in the middle of the night and they're not admitting to that, and now
they're lying and saying that it was stolen before they got the vehicle. Or
the other. I don't care which. I just need a report saying that you looked at
it and this is the vehicle ID number and the stereo is in fact missing. Jack Barnes: All you're wanting is a report. John Lee: Yes. That's all that Wrecker Inspections
will let me do. Jack Barnes: Uh, huh. John Lee: Unless you are wanting to do more? Jack Barnes: Well, uh.... John Lee: You're welcome to.... Jack Barnes: Well, I can't, I can't do more, I
mean, that'd be up to you, if you're making an accusation, uh, that you think
they stole, but, I mean, uh, that'd be up to the insurance company and let
them handle it. John Lee: OK. I mean, I don't know which
individual took it or if they all took it and they were all standing there
when they took it out, at the same time. I don't know. Jack Barnes: Uh, huh. What kind of car was it? John Lee: Uh, we'll stop back there and look at
it.... Yeah, it's turned into a real mess. Well, I'll show you the paperwork.
Right now we'll just look at this.... So who's the "Moon" guy?
Who's Mr. Moon? Jack Barnes: His name is Mullins. John Lee: Mullins? Jack Barnes: Uh, huh. John Lee: He goes by Moon, though? That's his
nickname? Jack Barnes: [nods head] John Lee: It's this burgundy Honda Accord right
here. Jack Barnes: What was this car pulled for? John Lee: Uh, they said it was in a fire lane, but
it wasn't. I've got officer Flores on the 911 tape saying there was nothing
illegal about the car and he left. And then Dispatch told him to go back and
that's when it got pulled. So I've got a $2,000 tow bill and a $1,000 worth
of damage.... Jack Barnes: $2,000 tow bill?! [shock, horror] John Lee: Right. They told me they didn't have the
car. I called 12 hours after it was pulled. KPD Teleserve told me they didn't
pull it. And I called Sutherland, and I called KPD Impound and I called Cedar
Bluff. Everybody said "No, we didn't pull it."
And six weeks later I get a letter from Sutherland saying "You owe us
$750 and it's going up $100 a week." Jack Barnes: OK. OK. John Lee: So, I was in the process of buying this
car. My brother was selling it to me. I've got a notarized Bill of Sale, so
we hadn't swapped the title yet. We were right in the middle of it, uh, it's
a big mess now. So obviously I want to resolve it. It's not going to go
away.... Ha, ha. Jack Barnes: No. John Lee: So the stereo is in fact missing? Jack Barnes: Yeah. John Lee: The speakers are missing? Jack Barnes: Yeah. John Lee: My brother said he spent $750 having it
installed. So it was a good quality system. There's screws.... Jack Barnes: When did you start trying to find the
car after it was pulled? John Lee: Yes. Jack Barnes: Where was it pulled from? John Lee: I live on Gay Street, and it was parked
in the alley between the brewing company and the Promenade parking garage.
And it was behind these metal loading docks that stick out in the alley. And
there's a fire lane on the other side of that. We're required by law to have
the loading zone. And I park there to keep people from blocking our loading
zone. I have a motorcycle in there and I have to unload it. My wife would
drive the car and I'd drive the motorcycle. So I would park there so I
wouldn't have to get out and find the owner of the vehicles and have them
moved. Jack Barnes: Have you got insurance on the car? John Lee: Uh, not now. With the tow bill on it
it's not worth what we owe on it now. Jack Barnes: Uh, how much, how much is the total
on it now? John Lee: I'll have to ask. They'll calculate it
up. I don't know exact;y what it is.... I don't know if I can get a picture
of this [dashboard with missing CD player]. Have you ever heard of anything
like this before? Jack Barnes: Well, I've never heard of, a, wrecker
company taking anything out of a car pulled in.... We get complaints from
people who say the wrecker company took the radio out of.... Have you talked
to the office about this? John Lee: Yeah. They said it was missing before
they towed it, but the tow in report said otherwise and the officer, Flores,
says otherwise.... When I got here the tire was flat and the doors were all
four unlocked. Jack Barnes: How long, how long has it been down
here? John Lee: Since January 15th. It's got four months
worth of tow bill on it. And it may not be $1,500 on it yet, I don't know, to
be honest. Jack Barnes: When, when did you find out it was
down here? John Lee: Uh, it would have been the end of
February. I've got the paperwork. Six weeks after they pulled it, Sutherland
sent the tow bill for $750. Jack Barnes: And you haven't done nothin' about it
since then? John Lee: Well, the car has been listed as stolen
in the DMV computer. Cause we filed a stolen vehicle report cause everybody
said they didn't have it. So Wrecker Inspections said yesterday they were
gonna pull it off, and call DMV or whatever and get it off of there so we can
swap the title over and then start worring about what's next. But we couldn't
even do anything with the title, with the cumputer pulling up as it stolen.
We couldn't do any paperwork on the car. Jack Barnes: Who's licensed on the car title to
it? Your brother? John Lee: On the title it's my brother. On me it's
the Bill of Sale. A notarized Bill of Sale. And tommorrow I'll probably swap
me over to the title. If Wrecker Inspections did what they said they were
going to do then tomorrow I can go down there and it will be cleared up on
the computer and we can swap it. I mean, the reason my brother, he's a
lawyer, doesn't want to mess with it is because it's an old car that needs
work, and I was just working on the car. Jack Barnes: What's your brother's name? John Lee: David Lee? I don't know if you know him
or not. Big town.... What's your name? Jack Barnes: Jack Barnes. John Lee: Jack Barnes? Well, I'm John Lee. Jack Barnes: Uh.... I'll tell ya what you do. You
go ahead and wait for tomorrow when you get your paperwork straightened out,
then you go down, go down to the police station and talk to uh Rick Ferguson.... John Lee: Rick Ferguson? Jack Barnes: And tell him to call me and I'll get
involved in it and I'll talk to the wrecker company when you all get the
paperwork straight, and see if we can resolve some of it without a lot of
stuff. John Lee: Right. Jack Barnes: Is that alright with you? John Lee: Yeah. Wrecker Inspections has already
talked with these guys yesterday, and probably Monday, so the've got a report
that I don't yet have a copy of. Jack Barnes: Well, I'm assistant Wrecker
Inspector. John Lee: Oh, assistant Wrecker Inspector. Jack Barnes: Yeah. Rick, what's his name, is a
sergeant. I'm a, uh, uh, a civilian employee in charge of car pound, in
charge of all city vehicles, and I've got authority as Wrecker.... Hey, how
ya doin'? [passerby] So, my suggestion is, is, is go ahead and uh, uh,
tomorrow, if you get your paperwork, talk to Sgt Ferguson and tell him that
you talked to me today. And tell him before you do anything else call me, and
I'll come down here and talk to with Mullins and we'll all get together and
see what we can work out. John Lee: OK. What is, uh, are you at the pound?
Is that where your number is? Do you have a card or anything? Jack Barnes: Yep, I sure do. John Lee: It's easier to find a phone number if
it's on a card. Jack Barnes: Right here it is. John Lee: Do you all have any trouble with the
wreckers or do you have any complaints? Jack Barnes: Yeah, that's why we have wrecker
inspectors. Plus, as you can see right there, I'm police fleet coordinator
and I'm assistant wrecker inspector. They called on the radio and the only
reason I came down here was because nobody answered and I thought, well, I'd
come down here and see what I can do, cause most of the time I can help
resolve something. I mean I try to uh, uh, help work it out cause I know all
the wrecker companies. They've got to deal with me. I'm in charge of pound,
all cars pulled to pound. I mean, I run into things where people say their
car had a radio in it and it was stolen out when they come to pick it up at
the pound, I've got to answer to that. John Lee: OK. Jack Barnes: So I'm.... John Lee: If you'll pull over here I'll show you
the paperwork I've got.... Jack Barnes: I'll talk to Flores. You just do what
I.... I'll talk to Flores. John Lee: OK. Jack Barnes: You do what you need to do tomorrow.
And, and we'll see if we can't work together on this to get it resolved. John Lee: Wrecker inspections has copies of
everything. Lt Wooldridge, so does Lt Wooldridge. Jack Barnes: Yeah, I know Bob Wooldridge. Thank
you. John Lee: Thank you. 10.
After I filed a similar Affidavit of Probable Cause for Criminal
Complaint with Tennessee Department of Safety in summer 2003, City of
Knoxville Municipal Corportion terminated its contracts with SAWS and four
other wrecker contractors, and banned then for five years. City Council held
a special “wrecker hearing” in approximately November/December 2003, where
Michael McGovern, attorney for all towing companies (and a former wrecker driver
for Cedar Bluff Wrecker/Towing, which hs father Ben McGovern was an owner),
gave unsworn testimony and argument. City council accused his clients of
“racketeering” and fraud. During his last week in office in December 2003,
Knoxville mayor Victor Ashe sued his former wrecker contractors for fraud, in
multiple class actions filed in Knox County Chancery Court, docket # 159888-2
(Cedar Bluff 24-Hour Towing and Chestnut Street Garage) and #159888-3 (SAWS)
Class actions are not yet dismissed as of January 2005. 11.
Attorney “Billy” Stokes defended SAWS in US District Court in
Knoxville, in my former class action for conversion by theft of my Honda
Accord. Stokes “fired” his clients, who are apparntly represented by Michael
McGovern. I had named Stokes an accessory to to felony theft of my Volvo in
my Affidavit of Criminal Complaint to state police. 12.
I am willing to testify in court and to a grand jury regarding
prosecution of these crimes. 13.
As an eyewitness “citizen-informant” willing to testify regarding organized
crime, I suspect my life might be in danger, especially after the “unsolved”
armed assault against my father. I had previously acted as citizen-informant
in homicide/kidnapping prosecutions that resulted in a murder contract
against another witness in that case (State
vs. Charles Daniel Gray). Gray is currently released on parole for those
murder and kidnapping convictions, and is apparently employed as a government
informant, by US DEA/CIA and perhaps by other law enforcement agencies,
including those inside City County Building. Gray has confessed to murdering
at least four people, and was named by Knox County ADA John Gill in court
documents as a “hitman for hire”, and is friends with another convicted
hitman, James “Jim” Bozeman (Boseman), who is also released from prison. I
have seen someone with the appearance of Mr. Gray apparently “stalking” me,
after his release on parole. I previously received a tape-recorded death
threat, while my wife was still employed by US Air Force, when she testified
regarding corruption of government contracts. During my class actions against
the towing companies, an unidentified employee or client of Billy Stokes’ law
firm, pointed his finger at my wife in a gesture implying use of a firearm to
murder her. This “terrorist threat” occurred in the parking lot of Stokes’
law firm, which is beside Riverside Tavern, where my wife was employed. This
terrorist-threat incident coincidentally occurred soon after I filed a motion
pro se in US District Court in
Knoxville, and after I provided a copy with Stokes and Rutherford, regarding
the civil litigation for their clients’ theft of my car, where I included the
“coincidental” mugging of my lawyer. 14.
It is my information and belief that Ben McGovern attempted to murder
a girl friend, by pushing her from a moving vehicle and breaking her arm and
leg, according to statements made to me by Richard Cadmus, owner of Band Type
Supply Corp, 2315 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee (865-522-8106).
Seven vehicles were feloniously stolen from this address by a city wrecker
contractor and “Codes Enforcement officers” for City of Knoxville Corp.
Cadmus won $300,000 jury verdict pro se
in US District Court, Cadmus vs. Aetna Casualty, docket # CIV: 3-94-291
(upheld by 6th Circuit Court of Appeals) against Travelers
Insurance (Winston Building, Winston Road, Knoxville), for insurance fraud by
forging Cadmus’ signature on fraudulent claims checks and cashing them
without his knwledge at local banks. Cadmus discovered “many” other cases of
this forgery of fraudulent claims checks of other customers of Travelers
Insurance, in conspiracy with Knoxville Codes Enforcement employees and local
bankers. 15.
During my investigation for the towing class actions filed by Lee,
Lee & Lee, I got signed statements from potential plaintiffs of examples
of insurance fraud perped by KPD employees in collusion with wrecker
companies and insurance company employees. For example, the private parking
lot behind Ruby Tuesdays restaurant on Cumberland Avenue in Knoxville was
routinely used for felony car thefts by Cedar Bluff 24-Hour Towing (a/k/a
Cedar Bluff Wrecker Service), which either used an illegal “blanket
authorization” to tow legally parked cars that had paid for parking to extort
fraudulent towing bills, or, the owners/managers of Cedar Bluff actually
owned that parking lot, and towed their own customers irregardless of them
already paying for parking. Regarding that particular parking lot, “law
enforcement” officers were overheard bragging that they “know where to park
their vehicles when they want a new model, paid for by their insurance
company”. The insurance companies appear to tacitly approve of this fraud, or
are principals in that conspiracy. 16.
It is my information and belief that Billy “Moon” Mullins Sr. attempted
to murder Ben McGovern and McGovern’s wife, according to a statement made to
me by Clark Purcell, owner of Clark’s Towing. Purcell is a former employee of
SAWS, who alleged this is the belief of the employees of “Moon” Mullins.
Allegedly the McGoverns were violently assaulted and “robbed” at their gas
station, then “left for dead” in a restroom. Clark Purcell was featured on
WBIR TV in a section titled “WRECKER WARS” (see enclosed DVD), and testified
to Knoxville City Council (see enclosed DVD) that as a new “replacement”
contractor for City of Knoxville (replacing SAWS), he is currently being
defrauded of his contract tows by the fired wrecker ex-contractors, who
appear to be bribing KPD employees to be called for non-consnetual tows,
instead of Clark’s Towing, in an illegal attempt to defraud the public by
bait-and-switch to a “voluntary contract” for a “consentual” tow, in attempts
to “exponentially inflate” the billing for the tow. 17. Based upon the foregoing information, and upon my personal knowledge, there is probable cause to believe that the named and unnamed defendants did commit the crimes and offenses as stated above. Wherefore, I request that the court issue an arrest warrant for each defendant, and order a duly authorized officer to take the defendants and bring them before the court having jurisdiction. Further
affiant sayeth not. ____________________________ John
Davis Lee II Pirate
News TV 7486
Chapman Highway #104 Knoxville,
Tennessee 37920 865-577-3746 Sworn to and ascribed before me this The ____ day of ______________ , 2005. ____________________________ Notary PublicMy commission expires: ___________________ |
