Second Letter to the Editor - the one that hit paydirt
here is the second letter to the editor, the one that raised so much fuss. the primary intent of this letter was to make all aware of just how lenient our current prosecutor was towards drug crimes. Probably more interesting was the secondary (and unintentional) effect and that was to keep the Wymer name in the news another week or so. Thanks to all the writers responding the following week, lol. by writing the way they did, it helped keep this case in the news and now most won't soon forget the party involved. - CD
Dear editor,
Several weeks ago I wrote concerning the Timothy and Melissa Wymer drug case in which our sheriff department made the years largest drug bust, seizing 32 pounds of illegal drugs, pills, many weapons, and discovered a major drug manufacturing and distributing facility. I was dismayed at our prosecutor, Ms. Nakfoor-Pratt, for allowing this pair of drug traffickers to plead their situation down to nothing and get some much reduced sentences. Timothy received less than he had for a previous identical conviction and Melissa was allowed to walk with probation and have her record “wiped clean” afterwards. This was even though she had her record “wiped clean” once before. At that time I made the statement that doing so would encourage them to continue their poisoning of this county.
Well, I hit the nail on the head. While waiting for the final sentencing in February, these two were raided again in January by our sheriff department and were found to be once again in possession of illegal drugs. Ms. Nakfoor-Pratt refused to prosecute them on this new incident claiming “it was too soon after the first”. Ms. Pratt even refused to take into account this latest crime to influence sentencing of their first one and returned to them most of their possessions purchased with drug proceeds that the sheriff department had seized.
No sooner than Melissa Wymer was sentence for her drug crimes, she retained yet another attorney and was back in court on another matter related to her drug use. This would be at least the 7th attorney employed by the Wymer’s in the last 10 years. I would like to know just how much the court in this county is going to tolerate from this couple before calling a halt to their behavior. The amount of money expended because of their actions is staggering and must come from somewhere, most likely some social program necessary because of related criminal activity. And where do you think the Wymer’s are getting the thousands of dollars required to maintain their legal activities? They certainly are not earning it at legitimate jobs. As far as I have been able to determine, he has not worked for several years and she only works part time grooming dogs.
I have been watching a local internet discussion on this case and the upcoming prosecutor’s election and have some serious concerns as to the ability of Ms. Pratt to carry out the duties of the prosecutor’s office in such a manner to ensure our safety in this county.
In a humorous vein, I wonder when Ms. Pratt began this policy of “catch and release”. She might have informed the sheriff department prior to beginning this policy so that they could better utilize their talents. This policy should be consistent throughout so that I could speed. I would then be stopped of course but then receive no ticket. To add to this one might receive a sign to display on our vehicles to inform the police that we have been pulled over once already and that it was “too soon” after that so to ignore our crime. It would kind of like a “get out of jail free” card that would be good for 90 days for like crimes. And any progressive convictions under Ms. Pratt’s leadership would be sentenced lighter each time.
To be serious though, Ms. Pratt’s actions have established her intent as far as drug crimes in our county. She seems to not view them in a negative fashion and with as much money as the Wymer’s were making from it, Ms. Pratt may be promoting it as a way to earn a living.
How can we as a county accept the next child dying from drugs be it ingested, injected, or the result of being run down by a high driver – remember, the Wymer’s had evidence of drug usage in their vehicles. Our current prosecutor is by her actions putting a stamp of approval on drug crimes.
Another point I would like to make is what Ms. Pratt’s actions have done concerning this couple’s children. The second raid was the result of several of the children frequenting the Wymer household coming forward and reporting that drug activity was still going on in the home. The police investigated and found they were correct. The Wymer’s were arrested again. Ms. Pratt declined to prosecute. The end result of this is that several of these children where threatened by their respective parent and are now afraid. Do you think that any of these children will ever again report any illegal activity anywhere? What advice do you imagine these children will give their friends if asked? These children knew what was right and what was wrong better than our current prosecutor. They came forward and put themselves at risk for nothing. Is the county going to pay the therapy needed to help these children?
I attended the debate between the candidates for the office of county prosecutor and went away somewhat disappointed. The Wymer drug case was addressed briefly and Ms. Pratt seemed to push off responsibility somewhat to a subordinate and then totally avoided addressing the second raid on the Wymer’s. Mr. Evans was not privy to exact details of the file and could not accurately comment either but did comment on the lax charges and eventual sentencing.
We were not allowed to ask questions ourselves or I would have stood on my chair and demanded to know why such massive drug crimes are allowed to go relatively unpunished. Ms. Pratt has made numerous comments as to her passion to improve the lives of our youth in this county only to set the future stage to possibly kill some of them and greatly reduce the quality of life for others. She seems to possess a need to inform us of her “17 years of experience” that she brings to the office but it is more her true actions while in office that I am concerned with. I am shocked that her “17 years of experience” did not prohibit her from being so forgiving towards the Wymer’s for their drug crimes. I don’t have 17 years but I can see that this couple will go on to poison our county even more if left unchecked. I don’t understand her boasting of her “17 years” of experience yet attempts to excuse her actions in the Wymer drug case because she was “new to the office”. Too many inconsistencies councilor. Too many inconsistencies.
Julie Nakfor-Pratt had "a choice" in her prosecution of this couple to not let them walk for the damage they have done. I would have been more proud of her had she fought these two in court and lost than the soft actions that she did take. Do you think that had Ms. Pratt taken these two in front of a jury that Timothy would only have received 9 months and Melissa walked? Make it a jury of law abiding, drug free, parents that actually care for their children and these two would be gone for a very long time. Now they will be back and some child in the future may just die for it. Yes I know that is pretty harsh but this is very serious and to take any other position gives me pause to wonder just what true motivations the opposing positions have.
Dear editor,
Several weeks ago I wrote concerning the Timothy and Melissa Wymer drug case in which our sheriff department made the years largest drug bust, seizing 32 pounds of illegal drugs, pills, many weapons, and discovered a major drug manufacturing and distributing facility. I was dismayed at our prosecutor, Ms. Nakfoor-Pratt, for allowing this pair of drug traffickers to plead their situation down to nothing and get some much reduced sentences. Timothy received less than he had for a previous identical conviction and Melissa was allowed to walk with probation and have her record “wiped clean” afterwards. This was even though she had her record “wiped clean” once before. At that time I made the statement that doing so would encourage them to continue their poisoning of this county.
Well, I hit the nail on the head. While waiting for the final sentencing in February, these two were raided again in January by our sheriff department and were found to be once again in possession of illegal drugs. Ms. Nakfoor-Pratt refused to prosecute them on this new incident claiming “it was too soon after the first”. Ms. Pratt even refused to take into account this latest crime to influence sentencing of their first one and returned to them most of their possessions purchased with drug proceeds that the sheriff department had seized.
No sooner than Melissa Wymer was sentence for her drug crimes, she retained yet another attorney and was back in court on another matter related to her drug use. This would be at least the 7th attorney employed by the Wymer’s in the last 10 years. I would like to know just how much the court in this county is going to tolerate from this couple before calling a halt to their behavior. The amount of money expended because of their actions is staggering and must come from somewhere, most likely some social program necessary because of related criminal activity. And where do you think the Wymer’s are getting the thousands of dollars required to maintain their legal activities? They certainly are not earning it at legitimate jobs. As far as I have been able to determine, he has not worked for several years and she only works part time grooming dogs.
I have been watching a local internet discussion on this case and the upcoming prosecutor’s election and have some serious concerns as to the ability of Ms. Pratt to carry out the duties of the prosecutor’s office in such a manner to ensure our safety in this county.
In a humorous vein, I wonder when Ms. Pratt began this policy of “catch and release”. She might have informed the sheriff department prior to beginning this policy so that they could better utilize their talents. This policy should be consistent throughout so that I could speed. I would then be stopped of course but then receive no ticket. To add to this one might receive a sign to display on our vehicles to inform the police that we have been pulled over once already and that it was “too soon” after that so to ignore our crime. It would kind of like a “get out of jail free” card that would be good for 90 days for like crimes. And any progressive convictions under Ms. Pratt’s leadership would be sentenced lighter each time.
To be serious though, Ms. Pratt’s actions have established her intent as far as drug crimes in our county. She seems to not view them in a negative fashion and with as much money as the Wymer’s were making from it, Ms. Pratt may be promoting it as a way to earn a living.
How can we as a county accept the next child dying from drugs be it ingested, injected, or the result of being run down by a high driver – remember, the Wymer’s had evidence of drug usage in their vehicles. Our current prosecutor is by her actions putting a stamp of approval on drug crimes.
Another point I would like to make is what Ms. Pratt’s actions have done concerning this couple’s children. The second raid was the result of several of the children frequenting the Wymer household coming forward and reporting that drug activity was still going on in the home. The police investigated and found they were correct. The Wymer’s were arrested again. Ms. Pratt declined to prosecute. The end result of this is that several of these children where threatened by their respective parent and are now afraid. Do you think that any of these children will ever again report any illegal activity anywhere? What advice do you imagine these children will give their friends if asked? These children knew what was right and what was wrong better than our current prosecutor. They came forward and put themselves at risk for nothing. Is the county going to pay the therapy needed to help these children?
I attended the debate between the candidates for the office of county prosecutor and went away somewhat disappointed. The Wymer drug case was addressed briefly and Ms. Pratt seemed to push off responsibility somewhat to a subordinate and then totally avoided addressing the second raid on the Wymer’s. Mr. Evans was not privy to exact details of the file and could not accurately comment either but did comment on the lax charges and eventual sentencing.
We were not allowed to ask questions ourselves or I would have stood on my chair and demanded to know why such massive drug crimes are allowed to go relatively unpunished. Ms. Pratt has made numerous comments as to her passion to improve the lives of our youth in this county only to set the future stage to possibly kill some of them and greatly reduce the quality of life for others. She seems to possess a need to inform us of her “17 years of experience” that she brings to the office but it is more her true actions while in office that I am concerned with. I am shocked that her “17 years of experience” did not prohibit her from being so forgiving towards the Wymer’s for their drug crimes. I don’t have 17 years but I can see that this couple will go on to poison our county even more if left unchecked. I don’t understand her boasting of her “17 years” of experience yet attempts to excuse her actions in the Wymer drug case because she was “new to the office”. Too many inconsistencies councilor. Too many inconsistencies.
Julie Nakfor-Pratt had "a choice" in her prosecution of this couple to not let them walk for the damage they have done. I would have been more proud of her had she fought these two in court and lost than the soft actions that she did take. Do you think that had Ms. Pratt taken these two in front of a jury that Timothy would only have received 9 months and Melissa walked? Make it a jury of law abiding, drug free, parents that actually care for their children and these two would be gone for a very long time. Now they will be back and some child in the future may just die for it. Yes I know that is pretty harsh but this is very serious and to take any other position gives me pause to wonder just what true motivations the opposing positions have.
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