We have been contacted by several news sources informing us that a verdict has been reached in our case heard before the Jones County Justice Court on Thursday, September 10th. The crew of the Motorhome Diaries (MHD) and their legal team cannot comment on this until they are officially notified by Judge David Lyons, who heard the case. According to the Laurel Leader-Call:
The Motorhome Diaries trio of Jason Talley, Pete Eyre and Adam Mueller received a guilty verdict from Jones County Justice Court Judge David Lyons Thursday.
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By phone Thursday, Lyons said the trio were found guilty on their respective charges — Talley, resisting arrest; Eyre, possession of beer in a dry county; and Mueller, disorderly conduct.
“They put up a cash bond, which will be forfeited to cover their fines,” Lyons said. “The balance will be refunded to them.”
According to Motorhome Diaries Website, Talley paid $365, Eyre paid $200 and Mueller paid $215 in charges and fines after their arrest. Eyre noted a “$25 key charge” was added to each person’s fee.
The defendants are also waiting for the Jones County Sheriff’s Department to comply with a request to release any and all communication and documentation related to the May 14th incident. This includes dashboard camera evidence specifically requested by the MHD legal team which Judge Lyons stated he would watch during the two-week break he stated he needed between the trial date and issuing his decision.
The defendants believe this video evidence (if it still exists, unlike the video taken by Adam which was deleted by a member of the Jones County Sheriff’s Department) will show Adam, Jason and Pete complying with all lawful orders and depict three deputies, one sergeant and a captain from the Jones County Sheriff’s Office and an officer of the Mississippi Highway Patrol acting outside the law.
The discovery of MHD’s deleted footage was captured in the following video, which also shows the disregard for private property by the Jones County Sheriff’s Department:
For more on our quest for justice against the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, go here and for more examples of the out of control Jones County Sheriff’s Department, please visit JonesCountySheriff.com.