The Town Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana • Page 12

A-12 Sunday, September 8, 1991 The Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville, La. Coroner: took statements Week in Review Raoides Parish: 10:40 p.m. Friday, Masonic and Memorial drives, vehicle fire. 11:53 p.m. Friday, 3615 Expansion Road, false alarm.

no homicide was committed, a most unusual position to say the least." Both Warren and Small said the allegation of collaboration is untrue. 10:17 a.m. Saturday, 5539 North Drive, electrical short. Bovce VFD: 1:18 p.m. Saturday, La.

Highway 121, vehicle fire. WAL-MART ictureland 5 ortraittudio fZZZr In t1 aaiJ Wf Michael Meeks Staff photographer Alexandria policemen Tommy Taylor and Johnny Smith were sent home from work two different days for refusing to remove American flag pins from their uniforms. Officers sent home for wearing flag pins Continued from A-ll came to the same conclusions. The Coroner's Office made arrangements to take the statements of Lisa Meyers' two minor children and this was done. We requested repeatedly for weeks that the Sheriffs Department obtain statement from the other parties in the household.

This was never done, and to this day 10 months later has never been done. They are unable to say for certain even who was in the house at the time of Ms. Meyer's death." Warren said an attempt was made to obtain statements but the Meyers family was under no legal obligation to give them. 'Cleaned out' Williams' statement continued, "Ms. Meyers' house in South Winnfield was reportedly 'cleaned out' only a few hours after the discovery of her body.

The Sheriffs Office was asked to determine who authorized this, exactly what was taken, why and what was done with the contents. To my knowledge this has never been done either." Warren would not address the allegation directly, saying only that the information his office obtained in the case has been given to the district attorney. Williams' statement also said, "My office kept asking for crime lab reports on the evidence we obtained at the scene, and was repeatedly told that it wasn't back yet. In point of fact, as we were later to discover, the evidence was never even taken to the crime lab until Feb. 13, and then only at the insistence of mine and the District Attorney's Office.

"Part of the evidence was lost as it was not labeled or bagged properly. Fortunately, we have both eyewitnesses and photographs of the same (evi ONLY ilLpAj BSa sitting fe9e If tJK Mal1J forensic medicine and pathology business finally finding someone in Georgia to do their bidding." Warren said he was given the autopsy information by the DA's Office after Williams failed to release it. Warren confirmed that Dr. Kris Sperry of Atlanta, was contacted, but would not address the allegation of shopping around, saying only that Sperry is a well-known pathologist. Cites conclusions Williams' statement continues by saying Sperry's conclusions about the autopsy findings were incorrect and based on incomplete information provided by the Sheriffs Office.

Williams also said in his statement, "The Sheriffs Office would do well to pay for another opinion, as sources close to this investigation suggest that questions of gross malfeasance in office, obstruction of justice, grand jury witness tampering, intimidation of witnesses and potential witnesses, and public corruption may be raised regarding several persons' conduct in the Sheriffs Office, during the course of the investigation of this case." Warren said he has done nothing illegal and is not aware of any of his deputies doing anything illegal. 'Close collaboration' Williams' statement continued, "Letters and other information in our possession indicate a remarkably close collaboration between Mr. Small and the Winn Parish Sheriffs Office (or some individuals in it) during the course of the in fact an almost unholy alliance. "The Coroner's Office, the District Attorney's Office and the grand jury have made serious efforts to investigate this case, and we believe effectively so. We now have over 300 pages of reports, documents, testimony and tapes.

The Sheriffs Department, on the other hand, seems to have for months done nothing and then to have embarked on an effort to prove Two Alexandria police officers were sent home from work Wednesday and Thursday for refusing to remove American flag pins from their uniforms. Department policy bans any type of pin or emblem on the uniforms. By Friday, however, Mayor Ned Randolph said the American flag will probably Decome pan ot the police uniform either in the torm of a shoulder patch or a pin to be worn in a specific spot. Candidates file to run for offices Qualifying for Oct. 19 elections took place Tuesday 2-8x10s, 3-5x7s 15 Wallets and ijrjrjiyyi tnrougn hursday, and among those running for governor is former Alexandria Mayor Ed Karst.

Among incumbents who escaped opposition are Kapides Assessor Charles Slay, Kep. Charlie DeVVitt, Rapides Police Juror Clyde Linzay, Rapides 32 Mini-Portraits 0ippmm on your choice of ifnj fm jff coroner Wesley Dyer, Concordia Sheriff Randv Maxwell, Natchitoches Sheriff Boyd Durr, Vernon Sheriff Frank Howard and Beauregard Sheriff Bolivar Bishop. Judicial elections blocked A federal appeals court blocked an order requiring Louisiana to hold 18 judicial elections in new maioritv-black sub- districts. In Rapides Parish, three black candidates and two white candidates qualified to run in two divisions in a new majority-black subdistrict. A hearing has been set for Nov.

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Jim Meyer was elected chairman. Evidence guns returned by deputies Guns which were checked out of evidence by Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies have been returned to the Sheriffs Office. The guns were returned after Sheriff Tommy Hollingsworth ordered an inventory of all Sheriffs Office property. Grant DA still plans to try Silman Grant Parish District Attorney Edward Tarpley says he still plans to try mass murder suspect Thomas Silman despite a sanity commission's opinion that Silman was insane at the time of the crimes. Silman is charged with four counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder in connection with a Sept.

9, 1991, shooting rampage in Montgomery. Quotes of the Week "For 26 years I wore a football jersey and people would come ud and hit me." Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning speaking at the KickofT Luncheon for the United Wav of Central Louisiana's 1991-92 fund-raisins campaign about why he didn't wear a jersey like some others in attendance. "I think people are just putting off buying as long as they possibly can. Years ago, people were intrigued with buying a new car I'm not sure they feel that way anymore." John Murphy, co-owner of Southern Chevrolet Cadillac Geo and Sour-tnern Chrysler Plymouth, on why car sales are down in the area Warren confirmed that Con nor's wife does work for Dr. Meyers, but the sheriff said LE DEMOR polyrayon jacket with print challis trim, paired with coordinating print challis elastic waist Connor was not deeply involv arun.

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After the grand mrv recessed in Marrh asking for further investigation, this was begun. Much additional information has hppn documented since that time. 'Unfortunately, our informa tion is that after the recess an unauthorized release of secret grand jury testimony, specif- Briefs iany uie auiupsy arm toxicology findings, were leaked to the Winn Parish Sheriffs Office. Documents and witnesses' statements in our possession indicate that at this time Deputy Robert Corbello began to shop around' the state for someone that would criticize or find fault with the report. "Having no luck in the state of Louisiana, it appears that the Sheriffs Department, on its own initiative, decided to substitute its judgment for all three physicians and the Coroner's Office and went into the 'y fro ets instead.

She said she hasn't decided yet how she will spend her winnings but is thinking about taking a long vacation or paying off some bills. Miss Boisvert is originally from Pineville and is a junior at LSU. Library meeting LECOMPTE The Friends of the Rapides Parish Library will hold an organizational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday to discuss the formation of a local Friends group for the Johnson Branch Library. The meeting will be held in the Community Club room of the old Lecompte High School building.

This is a pilot program for the parishwide organization, which hopes to organize local support groups at all of the branches outside of Alexandria. For more information, contact Evelyn Carnal at 776-9497, Georgia Cavanaugh at 776-5545, Laura Ayres at 442-1858. Shooting probe NATCHITOCHES City police investigators are still looking into the fatal shooting Fridav of Jeff Amos, 16, of 706 Watson St. A police spokesman said Saturday night that officers responding to a report of a shooting Friday afternoon found the boy dead in front of his home. The youth was shot one time and the wound appeared to have been self-inflicted, the spokesman said.

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