Poteau Daily News - Why Now?
For two years Barbara Ellison of Summerfield, OK has been complaining of crimes committed against her by various parties involved in an illegal land grab in LeFlore County, Oklahoma. On numerous occasions she has filed reports and official complaints with law enforcement involving crimes committed against herself, her mother and her property. Each time LeFlore County law enforcement turned a blind eye to her plight and a deaf ear to her calls for help, including a recent emergency call for assistance following alleged death threats.
For six months a fence illegally constructed across both her property and a county right of way prevented her and her mother from driving off of or onto their property.
The Sheriff's Office refused to act against the illegal fence and those that constructed it. The County Commissioners refused to get involved although county land was being illegally fenced off. The District Attorney's office refused to act on Ms. Ellison's complaints, possibly because an assistant district attorney is related to one of the parties in the land grab.
When their lives were threatened, both Barbara Ellison and her mother filed for protective orders to no avail in part because an official report necessary for the protective order hearing mysteriously went missing from the LeFlore County Sheriff's office and just at the right time.
On numerous internet forums and web sites Barbara Ellison told her story to the world and civilized people everywhere were shocked by the terror, torment and criminality that the pair had endured for so many months while local law enforcement did nothing to stop it and in the opinion of some condoned and encouraged it.
And not once during this entire time frame did the largest circulation newspaper in LeFlore County, the Poteau Daily News, mention Ms. Ellison or her plight. That is UNTIL she was arrested on what some consider a trumped up charge of assault and battery for forcefully removing a trespasser from her property.
A week after Ms. Ellison's arrest and booking the Poteau Daily News ran a 'story' of Ellison's arrest mentioning in passing the fact that she had allegedly received death threats but that no report of such could be found.
Well, duh!
If the sheriff's office will not investigate complaints lodged by Ms. Ellison and her mother, odds are high there will be no official reports of such threats on file in the courthouse.
It is a reasonable question to ask the Poteau Daily News, 'Why now?'.
Why after months of ignoring Barbara Ellison and a situation that practically everyone with an internet connection in LeFlore County was well aware of did the Poteau Daily News suddenly decide to provide front page coverage of Barbara Ellison's arrest on a misdemeanor assault and battery charge?
Were there no child molestations, rapes, robberies, murders, drug busts or other typical LeFlore County news to occupy that front page space? Was it a slow news day?
Or was there something more sinister at work in your sudden interest in Barbara Ellison?
Poteau Daily News you have some explaining to do.
For six months a fence illegally constructed across both her property and a county right of way prevented her and her mother from driving off of or onto their property.
The Sheriff's Office refused to act against the illegal fence and those that constructed it. The County Commissioners refused to get involved although county land was being illegally fenced off. The District Attorney's office refused to act on Ms. Ellison's complaints, possibly because an assistant district attorney is related to one of the parties in the land grab.
When their lives were threatened, both Barbara Ellison and her mother filed for protective orders to no avail in part because an official report necessary for the protective order hearing mysteriously went missing from the LeFlore County Sheriff's office and just at the right time.
On numerous internet forums and web sites Barbara Ellison told her story to the world and civilized people everywhere were shocked by the terror, torment and criminality that the pair had endured for so many months while local law enforcement did nothing to stop it and in the opinion of some condoned and encouraged it.
And not once during this entire time frame did the largest circulation newspaper in LeFlore County, the Poteau Daily News, mention Ms. Ellison or her plight. That is UNTIL she was arrested on what some consider a trumped up charge of assault and battery for forcefully removing a trespasser from her property.
A week after Ms. Ellison's arrest and booking the Poteau Daily News ran a 'story' of Ellison's arrest mentioning in passing the fact that she had allegedly received death threats but that no report of such could be found.
Well, duh!
If the sheriff's office will not investigate complaints lodged by Ms. Ellison and her mother, odds are high there will be no official reports of such threats on file in the courthouse.
It is a reasonable question to ask the Poteau Daily News, 'Why now?'.
Why after months of ignoring Barbara Ellison and a situation that practically everyone with an internet connection in LeFlore County was well aware of did the Poteau Daily News suddenly decide to provide front page coverage of Barbara Ellison's arrest on a misdemeanor assault and battery charge?
Were there no child molestations, rapes, robberies, murders, drug busts or other typical LeFlore County news to occupy that front page space? Was it a slow news day?
Or was there something more sinister at work in your sudden interest in Barbara Ellison?
Poteau Daily News you have some explaining to do.
posted by LeFlore County News @ 10:44 PM
6 Comments:
At 12:28 AM,
Anonymous said…
My money is on a more "sinister" motive than a slow news day.
The Poteau Daily News evidently doesn't care a whit for truth. Heck, they can't even figure out how to put the correct publication date on their rag....they had two November 1, 2005 issues last week.
At 10:57 AM,
msbobbie said…
I spoke with the reporter about the story of Barbara's arrest appearing on the front page a week after the event and was told they had received a number of phone calls asking why the paper had not published it because it was "all over the internet" with "pictures and everything" This ameture sleuth suspects those phone calls came from the Oklahoma Forums "reporter" and "photographer" who ran the shameful thread and hoped to embarass Barbara.
At 11:55 AM,
LeFlore County News said…
Rather than embarass Barbara, the little stunt on the Oklahoma Forums blew up in their faces.
Public relations isn't their strong suit evidently.
At 1:39 PM,
msbobbie said…
It sure did. They not only "cleaned house" but I hear they are screening and profiling new members to their forum now. And I am sitting here smiling about it.
At 5:21 AM,
Anonymous said…
i know Buce Curnutt I dont think he done this for fun i think he done this cause he was told by higher authority to do so .
ya can think watever ya want but i think he done as told now the other 2 i have no clue.
At 10:50 AM,
Anonymous said…
I know him better than you do cause I know he likes power tripping over other people. But he needs to have a gun and at least one big thug with him to do it.
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