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Curtis Adams of Fort Smith, Ark., looks over his burned U-Haul truck rental on Interstate 40 Monday. The U-Haul caught fire at about 3:15 p.m. shutting down both westbound lanes. Muldrow and Sallisaw Fire Departments were dispatched to the fire. Courtney Coble • TIMES
Curtis Adams of Fort Smith, Ark., looks over his burned U-Haul truck rental on Interstate 40 Monday. The U-Haul caught fire at about 3:15 p.m. shutting down both westbound lanes. Muldrow and Sallisaw Fire Departments were dispatched to the fire. Courtney Coble • TIMES
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Up-in-smoke U-Haul shuts down I-40
by Courtney Coble, Staff Writer
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Both westbound lanes of Interstate 40 were shut down Monday after a U-Haul truck burst into flames. Muldrow and Sallisaw Fire Departments were dispatched to about one mile west of the westbound re...


Protestors want Make My Day Law applied
by Courtney Coble, staff writer
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Family and friends of the man charged with second-degree murder of a 1-year-old toddler stood outside of the Sequoyah County Courthouse in Sallisaw Wednesday during his arraignment, claiming the Ma...
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Sallisaw Police officers speak with Melanie Brown of Fort Smith Ark., Monday after she hit a telephone pole. Police say Brown was driving a Volkswagen Jetta south on U.S. Highway 59 north of Sallisaw when she veered left traveled up an embankment for 117 feet, went airborne for 43 feet, landed in the middle of Taylor Drive then traveled 32 more feet before striking a telephone pole. Brown was uninjured in the accident but was taken to Sallisaw City Jail and booked in for driving under the influence, possession of a scheduled III narcotic without a valid script and possession of paraphernalia. City of Sallisaw employee Edward Poindexter assesses the damage done to the telephone pole. Courtney Coble • TIMES
Sallisaw Police officers speak with Melanie Brown of Fort Smith Ark., Monday after she hit a telephone pole. Police say Brown was driving a Volkswagen Jetta south on U.S. Highway 59 north of Sallisaw when she veered left traveled up an embankment for 117 feet, went airborne for 43 feet, landed in the middle of Taylor Drive then traveled 32 more feet before striking a telephone pole. Brown was uninjured in the accident but was taken to Sallisaw City Jail and booked in for driving under the influence, possession of a scheduled III narcotic without a valid script and possession of paraphernalia. City of Sallisaw employee Edward Poindexter assesses the damage done to the telephone pole. Courtney Coble • TIMES
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« Lonewolf1484 wrote on Thursday, Mar 18 at 03:36 AM »
Longwinded indeed. Yet, I feel they are needed to get the point across. Because apparently no one really gets it.

Reluctnatresident, you have hit the nail on the head. Ms. Jones has played the victim from the beginning. Everyone knows that she knew what was going on, therefore charges should be filed in our minds. However, because she went & played victim to the media & our law enforcement, she is yet to be charged. Seems that our judicial system really plays into the hands of "victimized" women. Everyone seems to agree that she needs to be charged in some way & to some degree. After all that, we still have people that believe that she was at "the wrong place, at the wrong time." To insinuate this is pure poppycock. She knew what was going to happen well before it did; perhaps she didn't know it would go as bad as it did, but she had to know what her nephew & Mr. Clemente were going to do (especially if drugs were really involved.)

Let me just put it out there for you...I worked at the county jail for a few years & I've watched all sorts of people walk through the doors, it's a revolving door. And I've watched many peopled be booked in & later formally charged with being an accomplice to all sorts of crimes. Ms. Jones was an accomplice, plain & simple, whether she knew or not. Therefore, under our law, she should be charged with something. If we can charge people for Knowingly Concealing Stolen Property, when they didn't know it was actually stolen, then why can't Ms. Jones at the very least be charged with being an accomplice to First or Second Degree Burglary or something?? I mean, for God's sake, she was in the getaway vehicle & stayed in the car during the whole ordeal.

Furthermore, Reluctant, you probably would be reluctant to shoot another human being who had just assaulted you & stolen your property. I guess you're one of those Liberals who would try to talk someone out of harming you or your family & stealing from you. And by your statement, you are saying that Mr. Jeremiah was insane when he shot. That could be a good defense for him to use, should it come to that. The reason I cited manslaughter as a charge for Mr. Jeremiah is because that is what is given to drunk drivers when they hit another occupant in a vehicle & cause their death. I know of a few drunk driving accidents that resulted in the drunk driver being charged with involuntary or vehicular manslaughter. In those cases, can it be said, that the drunk driver left his house, bar, etc. with intention to do harm to other motorists on the highway?? The answer is an absurd no. So in relativity to this case, Mr. Jeremiah, I'm sure, had no knowledge that Ms. Jones was in the getaway vehicle with her unborn child & baby Elaine in tow when he fired the fatal shots. He was doing what he deemed necessary to stop his assailants from fleeing with his property after they assaulted him. I believe that Mr. Jeremiah had no intention of taking an infant's life after the altercation.

Finally, it truly is a sad incident that a child's light was stolen before it could shine upon this world. However, for Ms. Jones to disavow any knowledge of the situation & for Mr. Jeremiah to be charged with a such a serious charge as murder, rather than the lesser manslaughter charge is a gross injustice. I fully understand that both the "Make My Day" & "Stand Your Ground" laws fail to apply to this situation, but I do fully believe that many of us would have done the same thing (drugs involvement or not.)

I don't believe that Mr. Jeremiah was wrong in shooting. I'm 100% positive that if a baby hadn't been killed then none of us would be having this in depth discussion, yet because a child was killed we feel the need to crucify someone. While I do agree that someone needs to be made an example of, I don't believe that Mr. Jeremiah should be one of them; but it should be Ms. Jones, Mr. Bowen & Mr. Clemente.

In closing & for the record, before any of you say that I have ties to Mr. Jeremiah, let me clear up any confusion. I, in no way, have any ties to this man. He is not of blood or marital relation. As a matter of fact I've never met or heard of him until this tragic incident. So for you small-minded individuals, don't believe that I have any emotional ties to this case & it's future proceedings. Thank you.

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