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Arrest Made In Headland School Football Game Assault

Rickey Stokes

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Posted by: RStokes
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Date: Sep 12 2019 10:54 PM

HEADLAND - HENRY COUNTY:     This past Friday night a parent is alleged to have grabbed a student by the collar after flour was being thrown by the students in the student section of the football stadium at Headland High School.


The parent accused of grabbing the student was arrested and booked into the Henry County Jail for the misdemeanor offense of Harassment. He was later released on bond.


At one time students in the student section threw baby powder when the team made a significant play. Later the baby powder was changed to flour because of some ingredient in baby powder. It has been described as a tradition. But I have received TEXT RICKEY STOKES 334-790-1729 message it was not a tradition. And I have received a Headland High School yearbook picture of a football game where a white substance was in the air.


So the stories and text messages remind me of the story, there are three sides to every story - his/hers and somewhere in the middle the truth.


In this Friday night incident, the story we are told the students were throwing flour. One student was the "bag holder" of the flour other students grabbed the flour and threw it.


The allegations are a male subject sitting in the student section told the students to stop throwing the flour. The flour was thrown again and the male subject grabbed the student by the shirt and ripped his shirt.


A parent did not see the incident but was told about it. That parent made the student report it to a Deputy and Assistant Principal of Headland High School. UNCONFIRMED with authorities, the male subject apologized to the student and the student was very nice, all done in front of the Deputy and Assistant Principal.


The Assistant Principal, again unconfirmed by authorities, "directed" the Deputy to remove the students from the ballgame. Some 18 students were removed from the ballgame. The male subject was allowed to return to the stadium and nothing happened.


When the student made it home and told his mother what had transpired the mother called the Henry County Sheriff Department for a Deputy to be dispatched to her home. She wanted to report her son was "assaulted" in front of a Deputy at the Headland High School. A Deputy responded.


On Monday the mother went to the Henry County Sheriff Department. The mother was then sent to the Henry County Circuit Clerk Office to obtain arrest warrant on the male subject. However she was informed that a petition could be signed on her son for assault for throwing the flour. But he was the alleged back holder and not the thrower. In speaking to other Magistrates they would never issue a warrant for such.


The arrest warrant was refused by the Henry County Circuit Clerk's Office. The mother was referred to the Headland Magistrate. However the mother was informed the case was investigated by the Henry County Sheriff Department and the warrant should be obtained from the Henry County Circuit Clerk's Office.


After trips again the mother finally obtained an arrest warrant for the male subject. He has been identified as Michael Jewell Cornell.


HEADLAND - ABBEVILLE - NEWVILLE - HALEBURG AND WHO ISSUES WARRANTS WHERE...


these are incorporated municipalities in Henry County. Both Abbeville and Headland, not sure about Newville, have their own Municipal Courts.


However each of these municipalities are in Henry County. The Chief Law Enforcement Officer of Henry County is the Sheriff. By virtue of his office the Sheriff possess an extreme amount of power. And that power extends to his deputies.


When the Sheriff or Deputy investigate a case or make an arrest, that case and warrant are not in one of the municipal courts but in District Court. The Sheriff and Deputies are not members of the municipal departments but are county officers. Each of those municipalities are in the county and the Sheriff does not require anyone's permission to make any traffic stop or investigate any case anywhere in the county, to include inside the city limits of a municipality.


So when the Sheriff or his Deputy conduct the investigation, and the Sheriff, Deputy or victim of a crime investigated by the Sheriff or his Deputy, or a State Law Enforcement Office is sent to the Circuit Clerk to get an arrest warrant, they SHALL NOT BE sent to a municipal magistrate. 


It is the duty of the Magistrate to determine probable cause. That burden is a very low threshold. But it SHALL NOT BE the duty of the Magistrate to refuse and send the Sheriff, Deputy or the victim of the crime the Sheriff or Deputy investigated to a municipal magistrate. In fact it is negligence on the part of the Magistrate to do so.


FINALLY  


that issue was resolved and the arrest warrant was issued and arrest made. The case will be heard before the Honorable Derek Peterson. You lucky man!!!!


CHANGES IN BALL GAMES   


The High School ballgames will now have changes. A distinctive section for the student sections. Flour is no longer allowed to be thrown at the Henry County School ballgames. But confetti will be allowed.


Henry County School systems have no control of what happens on away games, unless the student rides the bus. But the school system can not control the flour issue if it is not at their home games.


A good idea to follow the policy though. Because some educators will put in to show you and make it difficult on the students.


DRAWING THE LINE IN THE SAND... BY RICKEY STOKES  


This event has caused some to get their feelings on their shoulders. Word of Caution, not that it matters, but, if retaliation against the student(s) because some people have been called out, there will be cameras stuck in the face of officials to explain the retaliation. 


Not trying to be something I am not. But one thing that will boil my blood more than anything is a person in power trying to bully someone of less power just because they can.


Please understand, I am not saying any will. But speaking by someone who has the backbone to chain two people to a courtroom door to make the Judge do what is right, do not think for one minute I will not ambush you on camera and put you on the spot and ask you. Also always be mindful that I will set you up to find the truth. And you never know who I sent in as a spy, wired.


One thing RICKEY STOKES NEVER DOES - is identify his sources. And I have many under your noses...


Why do I feel that such strong message is required? Not saying it is Henry County, but Houston County School system had a bully for a School Superintendent who was very vindictive. His name was Tim Pitchford. He has since retired but in my opinion Tim Pitchford was very vindictive and a bully.


So it has happened. And I will call you out if these kids are picked on. Because in this case the Assistant Principal threatened Alternative School for the kids but she and the Deputy ignored the male subject ripping this kids shirt, even after he admitted to it. Let the male subject return to the game and kicked the 18 kids out.


Then someone in the system said petitions against the kids could be signed for assault. Yet the warrant issued was for harassment and not harassment - physical contact or assault. So someone was blowing smoke. 


I WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE



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