Friday, June 22, 2012

If Blount sheriff knows where Mike Hearon's body is, why don't he dig him up?



What will The Dragonater do with $35,000.....?

Mercedes, church bus retrieved from lake - "A Mercedes-Benz 300SL was pulled from Melton Hill Lake today, the second submerged vehicle recovered since an operation began Monday. Police are tight-lipped about the retrieval efforts, which are a joint operation involving the Oak Ridge Police Department and the Anderson County Sheriff's Department. Members of the sheriff's department's dive team are participating in the search for additional vehicles." Related? "They are looking for a specific vehicle, and its not a stolen car investigation.
If they find it, it will break a huge case."

"Mike Hearon went missing on Saturday, August 23, 2008 from his home in Happy Valley. He was last seen leaving his home on Bell Branch Road on his all-terrain vehicle. His ATV was found a few days later, but no signs of Mike or any clues as to what may have happened to him have been found. This site is dedicated to sharing what we know about Mike's disappearance with the hope of finding more information. Mike's story has recently been added to America's Most Wanted's website. In honor of the one year mark of Mike's disappearance, family and friends are attempting to increase the reward amount for information regarding Mike's disappearance. Funds will only be collected if the Blount County Sherriff's Department deems the information given warrants a reward."
-FindMikeHearon.com

"After four days of exhaustive searching by law enforcement and hundreds of volunteers, the search for a missing Happy Valley man will be scaled down and backcountry search operations will be halted. The decision was made at about 4 p.m. Friday, said Blount County Sheriff's Office Assistant Chief Jeff French. Michael Hearon, 51, was last seen by a neighbor on his ATV Saturday and has not been heard from since. Hundreds of volunteers and officials covered about 450 acres. Tactics included an aerial search Friday with assistance from the Knox County Sheriff's Office helicopter, cadaver dogs from North Carolina, sheriff's deputies on horseback, private citizens with horses, ATVs and grid searches of the backcountry on foot. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Public Affairs Officer Bob Miller said Friday that rangers will also no longer be participating in large-scale searches. Anyone with information that could assist in locating Michael Hearon should immediately call the Blount County Sheriff's Office 24-hour hot line at 273-5200."
-Maryville Daily Times, Search for missing Blount man scaled back, August 30. 2008

"I'll burn your house down, set your dog on fire and there won't be a member of your family left, do you understand me? I won't hire it done, I will do it myself! Do you understand me?"
-Blount County sheriff James Berrong, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, Nuchols v. Berrong, No. 04-5645, July 11, 2005 (NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION)

A reliable little birdy told The Dragonater that the location of Hearon's rotting corpse is known to police. The Dragonater has reported on numerous local "unsolved" murders committed with immunity by "police informants" (or by police death squads). Did Blount sheriff Berrong deny cooperation with America's Most Wanted on this case, after ending the "massive search" after only 4 days? Hearon reportedly went missing in a supected drug deal gone bad, or by stumbling across an embedded pot farm (a popular operation by TN sheriffs). TN leads the nation in sheriffs convicted of dope dealing. FBI reports that over $1-billion in cocaine flows through Blount County's McGhee Tyson airport every year, in 1980s "Federal" Reserve Notes (not counting CIA coke and Afghan heroin by Skull & Bones' "Federal" Express). Blount County renamed Pellissippi Parkway in honor of the alleged crack cocaine kingpin of East TN...... I wonder why the smartest bikers stay away from the Dragon?

"Pellissippi Parkway renamed the Senator Carl Koella Memorial Highway. A former police chief's home burned down due to arson, coincidentally as he investigated Senator Koella's crash. Ex-cop J.D. Smith was also a political candidate for the Tennessee state legislature. The fire destroyed many of his Koella files, but some information did survive. The Sevier County resident checked out Koella's alleged bar-room antics at the Airport Hilton with Tennessee governor Don Sundquist, prior to the senator's fatal crash. The private detective was on the trail of allegations that Senator Koella was kicked out of the Hilton bar by a bouncer, due to Koella's inebriated state. The governor's aircraft was parked next door at the Cherokee Aviation terminal."
-The Prohibition times, Blount County Highway Named for Convicted Hit-and-Run Killer of Biker Tourist

FBI Investigation of Blount County public servants

Ellsberg ties FBI to Martin Luther King shooting, Knoxville News-Sentinel Page 1 banner headline, 12 November 1978









My Story By Jamey Hearon

AmericasMostWanted.com (web exclusive)

My Father in Law has been missing since August. 2008. Mike is a wonderful father and friend to everyone. He is the type of man that would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. He is an easy going, fun loving guy who loves living life. He is not perfect, but something I admire about him is that he would never claim that he was. He is kind hearted and generous and can always be counted on by his family. He is an easy going, fun loving guy, who loves to live life. Our family wonders everyday what has happened to Mike.

Michael Hearon was last seen on Saturday, August 23, 2008 around 11:00 a.m. He was leaving his bell branch residence in Tallassee, Tenn. on his four-wheeler.

That morning, Mike had called Matt and Andy, his sons, to tell them that he was leaving his condo in Maryville, TN to mow and bush hog at his Happy Valley property. He spoke with Andy and left matt a message. Mike usually let matt and Andy know when he was going to Happy Valley so they knew he would be hard to get a hold of since there is no cell phone service there. He has a house phone but worked a lot outside on his farm. He went by Andy's house to pick the mover and loaded it on his trailer. Andy saw Mike pulling onto highway 321(near Andy’s home) with the mower on the trailer. He was turning as if he was headed to go over the parkway that leads to his bell branch property. On the way, Mike spoke to a friend, told him he was at or near the parkway and he would call him when he reached his bell branch house. There is limited service on the parkway.

Neighbors say, they witnessed mike drive his truck, down Bell Branch Road toward his home. They also say he was with the trailer and mower. His Friend reports that mike called and told him that the grapes were not ready to be picked, so he was going to mow and bush hog. About 15 minutes later, he left on his 4 wheeler. Neighbors say he waved Goodbye as he drove away from his house, down bell branch road.

That was the last time Mike was seen or heard from. Friends who went to look at the cattle later on Sunday say, Mike's truck remained parked at the end of the road with the trailer still attached and the mower still on the trailer. The family says, Mike normally parked his truck at the end of the road to load and unload the trailer, and then moved it closer to the house.

Mike's parents live at an adjacent property, they went by his house on Sunday but did not go inside. Monday morning they went by again, saw his truck in the same place then went inside the house. The door was unlocked but mike did not always lock his doors. They looked around the house and yard but did not see their son. They called matt and told him that his dad was not there, so matt checked his condo in Maryville and found his car and motorcycle both parked in the garage, nothing was out of place. Mike's Parents continued to check the bell Branch property, at his house they found his keys, cell phone, money clip (with credit cards, license and money), and gun, all in his truck. Matt and Andy arrived at Bell Branch to join the search for Mike, they noticed one of his four wheelers missing. After riding around Mike's property (about 75acres), Matt called the police.

The missing four-wheeler was found on august 26 about a mile from Michael's house. It was neither wrecked nor damaged. Blount County Police along with volunteers searched the area where the ATV was found and the surrounding area by a grid search. The search included an aerial search, cadaver dogs, police and volunteers on horseback and ATVs as well as hiking trails in the area. Unfortunately, no other clues or information have been found explaining Michael's disappearance.

We believe that someone out there knows something about Mike's disappearance, and we are pleading for anyone to come forward with information -- even if it doesn't seem relevant.

A $15,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Hearon's location. The sheriff's office offered $5,000, and an anonymous contributor added $10,000.

Our lives have changed so much since August 23, 2008. There are a lot of things that I think about when I think of Mike, and I am so thankful that they are good things. But I do feel that our family has been cheated of many more good memories we should have with him. One thing I know Mike talked about looking forward to was becoming a grandfather. It breaks my heart to think of how great he would be with his future grandchildren and what he would have brought to their lives.

We miss him very much and have not given up hope of finding him. We know someone out there knows something about his whereabouts, and we hope and pray they will come forward with this information.







Sheriff threatens women, elderly, even Commissioners

Citizens for Better Government
Blount County Tennessee

Recently, there have been disturbing reports of harassment and threats by some members the Blount County Sheriff’s department against citizens of the county who dare to criticize the department.

The latest example occurred at the January Commission meeting. Ron McTigue, 77 years old, found himself being waved out of the Commission room into the hall by Sheriff James Berrong. The Sheriff told McTigue that if he continued to ask questions about what happened to the 28 Sheriff’s vehicles missing from the recent inventory, that he would sue McTigue. Mr. McTigue, is seriously ill, partly from the lifelong effects from being a Marine fighting in Korea. The cost of drugs for he and his wife leave very little extra money. He was shaken by the Sheriff’s threat, particularly because, just a few months ago, in a similar encounter, the Sheriff ordered McTigue “to be in my office tomorrow at 10am”. McTigue declined the Sheriff’s order. Strangely, a black unmarked car followed McTigue home from the Commission meeting and parked in front of his house for more than four hours. In fear for his safety and the safety of his wife, McTigue sat for the entire time behind his door with a shotgun ready. But McTigue is not about to knuckle under to the Sheriff’s threats. Mr. McTigue says:”I did not get shot at in Korea only to be intimidated by a Sheriff who refuses to answer a simple taxpayer question.”

Sadly, this is not the first time the Sheriff and some members of his department have tried to harass or intimidate citizens. In 2005, the county paid $50,000 of taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment suit filed by a county employee against the Sheriff.

In an even more serious case, Sheriff James Berrong and the County are being sued for more than a million dollars by an elderly lady, because the Sheriff allegedly told the woman that he would burn her house down, set her dog on fire, and kill everyone in her family.

The Sheriff’s department has also attacked leaders of citizens groups who question the actions of the department. In a recent letter to the editor, the Assistant Deputy Chief for Internal Affairs and Training, (ironically the guy within the department responsible for maintaining standards of professionalism) called the leader of a leading citizens group a “vampire”. His choice of words tells us everything we need to know about his professionalism.

More Sheriff’s harassment was directed at another citizens group when the group placed flyers critical of the Sheriff, but supporting the working-level deputies, on a table designated by the Commission for such materials. One of the Sheriff’s deputies grabbed the flyers off the table, saying “this material don’t need to be here” and threw the flyers in a garbage can. When a member of the citizens group questioned why the deputy did such a thing, the deputy replied: “because I wanted to, and because I can”. The deputy continued, telling the elderly man “you can get it out of the trash can if you want one”. An immediate public complaint was made to the Mayor, who was chairing the meeting. The Mayor said such conduct was unacceptable and promised to deal with the matter like a “Marine drill sergeant”. Weeks later, when questioned about what disciplinary action had been taken, the Mayor said it was “the Sheriff’s problem”. Now, months later, there is no sign that any disciplinary action was taken by Sheriff Berrong.

Even County Commissioners are victims of harassment by the Sheriff and his minions. In one recent case, a Commissioner requested copies of certain expenditures made by the Sheriff’s department. His request was greeted by a letter, from the Assistant Deputy Chief of Internal Affairs and Training, which accused the Commissioner of having “stupid tendencies” and being a “coward”. The Sheriff’s Assistant Deputy Chief went on to say: “You are absolutely scared to death to come to the Sheriff’s Office and meet”. While the Commissioner is not a coward, who could blame him for being reluctant to come to the Sheriff’s office, in view of the harassment and threats recounted here.

There are many good, professional, deputies who work at the Sheriff’s department. They understand that their job is to uphold and enforce the law. Unfortunately, there are also a few people at the department (who are often in senior positions) who don’t seem to take professionalism seriously. They seem to think they are the law. Those people are no better than the thugs they are supposed to be chasing.



Will Court decision mean more threats from the Sheriff?

Citizens for Better Government
Blount County Tennessee

You have worked for an organization for years. One day your boss calls you in. He tells you he has a tape of a conversation where his wife, suspicious about his extracurricular activities, asked you to confirm her suspicions. He tells you that: “your ass is fired, you get out of here”. He then tells you: “I’ll burn your house down, set your dog on fire and there won’t be a member of your family left, do you understand me?” Then he adds “I won’t hire it done, I will do it myself! Do you understand me?” Would you feel that your rights have been violated?

This is the scary picture painted in a recent lawsuit ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of appeals. These threats were not made by some Mafia thug. They were allegedly made by Blount County Sheriff, James Berrong.

Incredibly, the Court of Appeals concluded Berrong’s threats did not rise to a constitutional violation because the threats did not “shock the conscience”. We do not know about the Appeals Court Judges, but these threats surely shock consciences of most of our citizens – especially when the come from the top law enforcement officer in Blount County.

The department is already facing multiple $1,000,000+ lawsuits alleging serious mistreatment of citizens – including a local physician. The lack of professionalism at the top of our Sheriff’s Department seems to have the county careening toward disaster.

Our greatest concern is that this court decision will encourage even more threats and intimidation of citizens by the Blount County Sheriff’s Department. Be careful out there – especially of the top dogs in our Sheriff’s department.



2nd Harley death on the Dragon



RIP Harley and Harley

At least he died happy, not rotting away in a nursing prison.

Good to see THP's policy of banning the word "countersteering" -- and banning from the Dragon skilled riders with capable equipment and full safety gear -- is having the desired effect... Everybody knows a Police State will keep them safe!

"Had a couple serious accidents Saturday...a sportbike vs. truck (rider ok) and a cruiser off the road around mile marker 8, resulting in the second fatality this year, the first being a cruiser off the road only a couple of weeks ago. Our condolences to their friends and family...let's take it easy out there folks, no more of that please."
-Killboy.com
Naples man killed in motorcycle crash in Tennessee

Knoxville News Sentinel
June 18, 2012

A Naples man was killed Friday when he crashed his motorcycle on U.S. 129 in Blount County, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.

Harley L. Hogue, 53, died in the 1 p.m. wreck that occurred near mile marker 8, according to a THP news release. The wreck occurred on a portion of U.S. 129 commonly referred to as "The Dragon" because of the multiple switchback curves.

Trooper Mike Beaty reported Hogue was riding a 2006 Harley-Davidson Road King northbound and failed to negotiate a sharp right curve. The motorcycle ran off the left side of the road, struck a tree stump, ran over a fallen tree and then struck a standing tree, according to the trooper. The motorcycle and the rider then went approximately 50 feet over an embankment, Beaty said.

According to the news release, while there were no signs of alcohol or drug use, THP procedure calls for drug and alcohol tests to be requested.

See also:

Motorcycle crashes into ambulance on The Dragon - THP says at least two motorcycle wrecks happened within hours on the same stretch of US-129.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Biker slayed by Dragon

Crazy stupid sportbiker wearing full body armor?

No, an old man on a cruiser, perhaps in a t-shirt saying "I survived the Dragon." The tractor trailer continued without injury? Or just failure to countersteer with 4 hour rescue time? Nope..

"Sad to announce a death on the Dragon Wednesday June 6. A Louisiana rider went into the ditch and then careened off the steep embankment. He was reportedly standing and talking to other riders after the accident. Some say possible heart attack."
-TailoftheDragon.com

"It seems silly untilo something bad happens to you. Those little safety whistles are like 50 cents, you can put it on your keychain. A couple of weeks ago somebody went off, for an hour until somebody heard him yelling. He tried to crawl back up but he was so injured, he ending up being the first fatality of the year, on the way in the ambulance."
-Killboy.com



At least he lived life. RIP



LA motorcyclist dies in crash on 'The Dragon'

A motorcycle accident on The Dragon has claimed the life of a Louisiana man.

John Henson, 60-years-old, of Carencro was traveling on Highway 129 in Blount County, also known as The Dragon, when the crash happened Wednesday afternoon.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol says Henson failed to negotiate a right hand curve and his motorcycle ran off the road and down an embankment.

According to a THP report, Henson was wearing a helmet.

No other vehicles were involved in the accident.

Friday, June 8, 2012

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What not to sing when under arrest



Don’t Forget that Police Cars Contain Video Cameras

I recently ran across video posted on a New Jersey law firm’s blog of a man singing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody at full volume after he had been arrested for DUI. Apparently this gentleman did not realize that most police cars are equipped with video facing forwards (to record a stop and arrest) and backwards towards the back seat – to record everything done or said by an arrested person.

The police have the right to record you when you are in custody. At the same time, you have the right to remain silent and you should exercise that right. If you say anything, it should be that you want to speak to your lawyer.

Singing or doing anything that could be used as evidence of your intoxication is definitely not a good idea. Should your case go to trial, you can be sure that the prosecutor will play the video of you singing or otherwise carrying on, for the jury.

If you were arrested and did engage in the type of behavior as the gentleman in this video, please tell your lawyer. In some instances we can move to suppress this evidence and keep it away from the jury. Even if you do not intend to go to trial, getting prejudicial evidence like this ruled as inadmissible will result in more favorable please negotiations.

Thanks to our colleagues at Console & Hollawell for the inspiration.

And don't forget that the "legal limit" is 0.00% BAC/BAT for every age in every state.

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Killer cop throws poo at judge and prosecutor, pees on cops



Killer cop disgusts even Paul Bernardo

Convicted murderer and former Toronto police officer Richard Wills has been transferred out of an Ontario prison because his behaviour disgusted Kingston Penitentiary staff and inmates, including schoolgirl sex killer Paul Bernardo, the Star has learned.

Exactly what the 25-year police veteran did behind bars remains a mystery, but it was enough to disturb and depress his maximum-security prison neighbours, including Bernardo, two justice system sources said.

Will and Bernardo were neighbours in the same segregated range of the penitentiary, along with Russell Williams, former commander of CFB Trenton, who was sentenced in 2010 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for two sadistic sex murders.

Wills was transferred to a maximum-security facility in B.C. late last month for a fresh start, the sources said. Suzanne Leclerc, of Corrections Canada in Ottawa, said she is prevented by the Privacy Act from saying where federal inmates are housed.

Solitary confinement prisoners can talk but not see inmates in adjoining cells. Cells in Kingston Pentitentiary, which opened in 1835, are 2.5 by 3 metres.

During his pre-trial and trial in Newmarket, Wills repeatedly disgusted courtroom observers before he was convicted in 2007 of first-degree murder for bludgeoning and strangling his mistress, Lavinia (Linda) Mariani.

Her body was found face-down in a garbage can and hidden behind a basement wall of his Hart St. home in Richmond Hill in 2002.

He frequently interrupted courtroom proceedings by loudly passing gas and belching and once brought things to a temporary halt by reaching into his pants and pulling out feces.

The longtime traffic cop also made a practice of urinating in the police car used to drive him to court every day from the Lindsay jail.

When he was particularly disruptive, Justice Michelle Fuerst would confine him to what court observers called “the rubber room,” a special area where he could see court proceedings on a special screen but not disrupt them.

During his trial, Wills repeatedly lashed out at Fuerst with sexist comments and ridiculed one of his lawyers with a racist epithet.

He fired five lawyers during his publicly funded case, which dragged through the system for more than five years. He also threatened from the prisoner’s box to punch out prosecutors Harold Dale and Jeff Pearson.

While behind bars during his trial, Wills had a rough relationship with other inmates in an ultra-high security wing. Biker Frank (Cisco) Lenti would repeatedly heckle him to the delight of other inmates, a former prisoner told the Star.

Wills testified that Mariani, 40, died in an accidental fall in his Richmond Hill home.

Dale and Pearson theorized that Wills smashed her on the head with a baseball bat and choked her with rope because he was upset she wouldn’t leave her husband.

Segregation prisoners at Kingston Penitentiary are allowed outside their cells for an hour a day. The rest of the time, they can read, write and watch television, if they can afford a set, but they’re not allowed access to computers or the Internet.

Wills is eligible for day parole on June 7, 2024, and for full parole on June 7, 2027.

See also:

Police REfuse to Arrest Gay Canadian Cannibal Zombie Porn Star on the loose in France