Darren Huff’s text messages…

Darren not only loves to talk, but also loves to text…

MR. THEODORE: And then I’ll just read them in order there as they go down, the conversation that’s going on on that Blackberry, the text messages, starting with right alongside here from a Mike Fulmer: “How did today go? Are you still a free man?” “LOL,” I think most people understand as “laughing out loud,” “It went well, and now we’re moving to Phase 2,” and that’s, again, that’s from Mr. Huff’s cell phone, so that’s what he sent.

The next message coming in: “What happened? Did ya do a citizen arrest?” Also coming in to his phone the message, “Did ya pull out the mussell(sic),” a spelling mistake there, but– and, again, that’s coming in to his phone.

The message that Mr. Huff sends from his phone is: “Not today. They released him night before last, so now we’re adjusting days.” Message coming to his phone then from Mr. Fulmer: “So a wasted trip?” Mr. Huff’s message back: “Not at all. We met with the arrested to coordinate with all groups involved.”

So, they met with Mr Fitzpatrick (“the arrested”) to coordinate with all groups involved. Coordinate what?…

Now remember that the Post and Email had ‘argued’

On January 30, 2014, Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke A. McLaurin told a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that Fitzpatrick and Darren Wesley Huff had exchanged “text messages” to plan a “courthouse takeover” on April 20, 2010. Fitzpatrick has submitted a sworn statement to The Post & Email refuting McLaurin’s claim in addition to stating that he does not use text-messaging with anyone.

Without knowing Fitzpatrick’s response to McLaurin’s statement, Huff also refuted McLaurin’s perjured statement in response to our question posed by email.

Ignoring for the moment that the P&E appears to be less than familiar with the meaning of perjury, we can also lay to rest that the US Attorney had made a false statement. From the audio I captured the following statement

If you listen to the exchange (around 32:00) , you will hear that the statement is that “he had gone up to Madisonville, he consulted with Fitzpatrick, he sent text messages back saying no we did not conduct a citizen’s arrest today”

It seems that all this is supported by Darren’s text messages. Why noone took the time to actually research what the AG had actually said and what the evidence showed, is unfortunate but has hopefully been corrected now.

The ‘Madisonville Hoax’ and ‘who reported what’?

Much has been made about the fact that 3rd party concerned citizens contacted the Madisonville police about plans to take over the court house. We have even heard from some who believe that what happened in Madisonville was some sort of a ‘hoax’.

What few have reported on are the reports by the bank teller and other witnesses. Remember how Darren Huff had gone to visit his bank a few days before the Madisonville event and had made certain statements that had caused concern? Well, the teller testified in court.

From the testimony from the bank teller, Ms Dupree,  we learn that one of the grand jury members thanked her:

“For actually doing something about the situation and not just blowing it off”

Source: Huff Trial Testimony-10/19/11 (Dupree-Cross) page 19

Ms Dupree testified that:

A. He came in on April 15th, and it was right around close, probably five or six o’clock, and I was the only teller up on the line at that point. And he came up to me and just started talking about a trial that was going on in Madisonville, Tennessee, the Fitzpatrick case, and–

<Interruption>

He was telling me about the Fitzpatrick case and how him and the Georgia Militia were going to be coming to Tennessee with guns, AK-47s, things like that, to take over the city at nine o’clock April 20th.

Q: So this was very specific as to date and time?

A: Right. It was at nine o’clock.

Q: And as to the particular person in the case, he mentioned that you?

A: Yes.

Q: Fitzpatrick?

A: Right

Q: In the course– well, first, at this time, did this cause you any concern?

A: Yes, very much so.

Ms Dupree contacted someone she knew who put her in touch with the chief of police of Madisonville. She almost immediately reported what had occurred in the bank. This happened on April 15th, 5 days before the event on April 20th.

Darren Huff – Gone Sovereign?

Poor Darren, again he falls victim to poor advice and understanding of issues of law. He was written up for “insolence towards a staff member” of the Texarkana prison. He claims freedom of speech as an unalienable right, even for prisoners…^[1]

Come now the Undersigned Darren Wesley Huff, the REAL PARTY OF INTEREST (Fed R Civ Proc Rule 17), a non corporate, natural born, living, breathing and sentient, on the land, with clean hands, [r]ectus in curia, and demands DISMISSAL of these charges for this court’s lack of jurisdiction of this Personum… Darren Welsey Huff, who is an Authorized Representative of DARREN WESLEY HUFF, the corporate entity in this case. The Undersigned asserts that Texarkana FCI is a corporate entity and can only adjudicate another corporate entity, not the flesh and blood, living, breathing, sentient being Darren Wesley Huff.

Source: Post and Email

Sharon – Obots discrediting Walt?

Sharon writes:

The Obots have watched and regularly written about Fitzpatrick’s blog posts in an attempt to discredit him as they have with Zullo’s investigation of the forgery.

Source: The Post Email

True, as to Zullo: I have shown how the facts do not line up with the fiction. So I would not call it a mere attempt, but rather a successful rebuttal. As to Walt, I leave the discrediting up to himself, I focus on exploring the validity of his claims, many of which I have found to be wanting.

US v Huff – Today’s the day

Darren Huff will have his day in court today, Jan 30, 2014. The hearing takes place at the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, OH.

Darren Huff was convicted by a jury of his peers for violation of statute that prohibits the

“transporting firearms across state lines with the intent to cause a civil disorder,”

There is no doubt that Huff transported firearms across the state lines. As to his intent, various people testified as to what Huff had told them. Now, it could very well be that Darren was just spouting off anger, however the Jury was convinced that the Government had proven the necessary components to find him guilty of one count of the indictment.

Let’s hope that our friend manages to convince the Court, however, the Court will only look at errors of fact or law, which reduce any hopes of success.

Good luck my friend.

Darren Huff in his own words

Sharon Rondeau at the Post and Email blogged on an ‘interview’ she conducted with Darren Huff. Darren admits to going to support Walt and possibly help him in effect the citizen’s arrest and whatever we need to do, as well as to his intentions to bring along his guns. Somehow, Darren and others, have made a big deal out of the fact that the FBI did not arrest him at that time… Strange argument at best…

MR. HUFF: They had heard that there was going to be this grand takeover of the courthouse.  And the FBI, in fact, came to my house the evening prior to question me about it, and I told him, “Yeah, we’re going up there to support Walt and possibly help him in effecting the citizen’s arrest and whatever we need to do.”  So he asked me, “We’ve heard about guns and possibly an AK-47,” and I told him, “I’m taking them.  I’m legal, the guns are legal; I have a right to defend myself, so yeah, they’re going.”  And he never arrested me.

Source: The Post and Email “Man Facing Federal and State Charges in Monroe County, TN stemming from Fitzpatrick Case”, November 11, 2010

TN – US v Huff – Appeal docket

Darren does not believe that he is getting the proper support from his attorney. However, he may not appreciate what issues may be raised on appeal. If Darren had listened to me and kept his big mouth shut, he would be in far less troubles right now.

Sure, 48 months in Federal Prison is quite a sentence but Darren set himself up for this by bragging about what he and his buddies were planning.

So the first lawyer withdraws and his withdrawal is granted, then Darren gets into a pissing match with his new lawyer, insisting that the lawyer pursues avenues not relevant to appeal and eventually requests that council is removed. The court refuses to do so. The appeal is based on constitutionality issues, second amendment issues (which were apparently not raised in the original court), vagueness and various others. Perhaps one may stick?… So far, unless the court rules the law itself to be overly vague, outlook for Darren is not good.

Darren tries to argue that since he had a conceal carry permit from the State of TN, there was no Federal Jurisdiction even when he transported his firearm across state lines with the intent to use it illegally in a civil disturbance, claiming 2nd amendment rights… (The statute  prohibits a person from transporting a firearm in commerce with the knowledge or intent that it “will be used unlawfully in furtherance of a civil disorder.” 18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(2)). That’s not going to do to well, I believe.

Court of Appeals Docket #: 12-5581 Docketed: 05/22/2012 USA v. Darren Huff Appeal From: Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville Fee Status: In Forma Pauperis

TN – US v Huff – Appeal

Darren Huff talks to much and thinks to little. However the appeal’s brief by the government shows why Darren was convicted:

Following Fitzpatrick’s arrest, Defendant began planning citizens’ arrests of Madisonville officials involved in Fitzpatrick’s case. On April 7, 2010, Defendant returned to Madisonville to meet Fitzpatrick, who had just been released on bond and was awaiting a court hearing scheduled for April 20, 2010. (R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1688-91; R. 211, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1795; R. 212, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1910.) Following that meeting, Defendant informed a friend via text message that no citizens’ arrests had been conducted that day. (R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1690.) When the friend asked if Defendant had “pull[ed] out the mussell [sic]” (id.), which was a reference to “some type of force” (R. 211, Trial Tr. at 1799), Defendant replied that he had not because Fitzpatrick had been released the night before (R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1690). Defendant explained, however, that it had not been a “wasted trip” because he had “met with the arrested to coordinate with all groups involved.” (Id. at PageID# 1690-91.) Defendant also stated, “we’re moving on to Phase 2.” (Id. at PageID# 1690.)

Defendant gave hints about that second phase to two employees at the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank in Hiram, Georgia, on April 15, 2010. That day, Shane Longmire was working as the bank manager and Erica Dupree was one of the tellers. (R. 209, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1445, 1447, 1470.) Both individuals were familiar with Defendant because he had been a regular customer of the bank since 2005 and had recently expressed anti-government sentiment. (Id. at PageID# 1445-46; R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1470-71.)

That morning, however, Defendant made comments that were “out of the ordinary.” (Id. at PageID# 1452.) Defendant told Longmire and Dupree that, on April 20, 2010, he was going to Madisonville with members of the Georgia Militia to “take over” the city. (Id. at PageID# 1447-49, 1454; R. 210, Trial Tr. at 1471-74, 1485-86.) He explained that they were going there because Fitzpatrick had been “wrongly arrested.” (R. 209, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1448.) Defendant stated he was going to bring multiple guns, including an AK-47 rifle, and that he would be on the “front line.” (Id. at PageID# 1449; accord R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1471-73.) He also said that he would have an anti-aircraft gun mounted on the back of his truck. (R. 209, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1450, 1456; R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1473, 1480-82.) Defendant assured Longmire and Dupree that they would hear about the incident on the news. (R. 209, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1449; R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1472.)

As Defendant was speaking, Longmire noticed that Defendant had driven a different truck to the bank than the one he normally drove. (R. 209, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1451-52.) The new truck was painted camouflage and had a “Georgia Militia” emblem on the door. (Id. at PageID# 1452, 1456.) When Defendant left the bank, he told Dupree that it had been nice knowing her and suggested that he might not ever see her again. (R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1475.) Longmire and Dupree both believed that Defendant was serious and were so concerned by his statements that they each separately contacted law enforcement authorities. (R. 209, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1452-53; R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1472, 1475-78.)

To follow up on those reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Charles Reed spoke with Defendant at his residence on April 19, 2010. (R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1670-72.) Defendant confirmed that he was planning to go Madisonville the next day. (Id. at PageID# 1672.) Defendant explained that he intended to conduct some citizens’ arrests there. (Id. at PageID# 1678.) He said that he and other militia members would “try to take back” Madisonville and Monroe County and “possibly” even Tennessee and the United States. (Id. at PageID# 1672.) Defendant described the situation as “us against them,” with the “them” being government officials in Madisonville. (Id.)

Defendant also confirmed that he would be armed with his Colt .45 caliber handgun and would have an AK-47 rifle. (Id.) However, he explained that “they would not resort to violence unless they were provoked.” (Id. at PageID# 1673.) Defendant told Special Agent Reed that he was “happy” that the agent had come, gave the agent his business card, and told the agent to call him if there was a problem. (Id. at PageID# 1683-84.)

And again Huff had to talk to the police…

During that traffic stop, officers saw Defendant wearing a Colt .45 caliber handgun. (Id. at PageID# 1496-97.) Defendant “forewarn[ed]” the officers that he was meeting militia members in Madisonville and that “if enough people … show[ed] up [they] fully intend[ed] to proceed forward with … citizens arrests.” (Gov’t Trial Ex. 9;3 accord R. 210, at PageID# 1504-09, 1558; R. 211, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1924, 1942.) Defendant said “that was the reason why [he had his] .45, because ain’t no government official gonna go peacefully.” (Gov’t Trial Ex. 9; accord R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1504-05.)

Defendant also informed the officers that he had an AK-47 in the toolbox of his truck. (R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1555; R. 211, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1856). He explained that he and the militia members were going to take over the Monroe County courthouse and that he was personally going to use his AK-47 rifle to conduct arrests inside the courthouse. (R. 210, Trial Tr. at 1532-33, 1553-55, 1571, 1574-78.) Defendant assured the officers that he was “ready to die for his cause.” (Id. at PageID# 1557, 1578). He told them, “If it comes to that I’ve got to fight you guys, I have no choice.” (Gov’t Trial Ex. 40;4 accord R. 210, Trial Tr. at PageID# 1559-62.)

What a dufus…

He also admitted that he occasionally referred to himself as a “potential domestic terrorist” (id. at PageID# 1894) and that he had previously stated that he wanted to arrest government officials in Madisonville for the capital offense of treason (id. at PageID# 1925-28).