WHEREFORE COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM, AND BE YE SEPARATE, SAITH THE LORD, AND TOUCH NOT THE UNCLEAN THING; AND I WILL RECEIVE YOU,
18) AND WILL BE A FATHER UNTO YOU, AND YE SHALL BE MY SONS AND DAUGHTERS, SAITH THE LORD ALMIGHTY.
I CORINTHIANS 6:5
I SPEAK TO YOUR SHAME. IS IT SO, THAT THERE IS NOT A WISE MAN AMONG YOU? NO, NOT ONE THAT SHALL BE ABLE TO JUDGE BETWEEN HIS BRETHREN?
Open Letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis: 2nd Judicial Circuit Applicant, Georgia Cappleman
Dear Governor Ron DeSantis:
As you know, Tallahassee doesn’t have time for counterproductivity in the days of Criminal Justice Reform.
In July 2009, then, Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist, appointed Jackie Fulford, who was serving as Chief Assistant State Attorney for Willie Meggs, to replace a retiring Second Judicial Circuit Judge. Florida’s 2nd Judicial Circuit includes Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Jefferson, Franklin, and Gulf counties.
Over six years, 2nd Judicial Circuit Judge Jackie Fulford, disregarded a lot of judicial codes of conduct. Fulford became the subject of an investigation by The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission. Fulford’s misconduct and immorality are two of many findings that subsequently led to her removal from the bench—never to return to serve judgeship.
An overwhelming amount of citizens, who Fulford failed, turned out the vote to support the League of Women Voters, a non-partisan political organization, as well as others, including Represent Us, a non-profit organization, in passing an Anti-Corruption Act. The city of Tallahassee is the first city in the United States to pass—to go forward in their action to fix their broken system.
As recent as August 11, 2020, you, sir, Governor Ron DeSantis, was given a list of applicants who had been interviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission to fill two judgeship vacancies in the Second Judicial Circuit. On that list—is a white woman who is a proven liar. The woman’s name is Georgia Cappleman. She worked for former 2nd Judicial State Attorney Willie Meggs as Chief Assistant State Attorney; she currently hold the same position under 2nd Judicial State Attorney Jack Campbell.
In 2011, Georgia Cappleman lied on DeShon Thomas, a 17-year-old black male, in order to protect a white adult male who had been impersonating a Leon County Sheriff’s Detective with the Violent Crimes Unit. With Notarized documents, identifying the impersonator as a Leon County Sheriff’s Detective, Cappleman obtain an Indictment for Two Counts of 1st Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile Delinquent against DeShon. Back during that time, DeShon was a freshman at Tallahassee Community College. DeShon, pled Not Guilty.
It was not until October 2013, during DeShon’s trial, as to when DeShon and his mother learned that the man who was at the pinnacle of having wreaked havoc in their lives was never an employee with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, but rather a wealthy Republican friend to the Campbell Family (former Leon County Sheriff Larry Campbell and his son, Jack Campbell both claiming to be Democrats). DeShon was convicted and is currently serving Two Life Sentences plus 30 years.
Georgia Cappleman, along with many others, continues to remain muzzled about the lies she told, even during this Covid-19 Pandemic, while an Innocent Child (who has grown into a 27-year-old man), sits in Florida State Prison, wrongfully convicted.
WFSU News published an article by Blaise Gainey on their website, entitled, ‘Nominating Commission Interviews Applicants For Second Circuit Court Vacancies.’ In the article, applicant, Joshua Hawkes, was asked about his lack of experience during the interviewing process. In the second part of Mr. Hawkes answer, he says, “But having the right character traits which I think I possess, a hard work ethic, a certain humility to reach out to others for help when needed I think is what is required and I think I’d do a great job.”
Georgia Cappleman is one of many assistant state attorneys who worked under former 2nd Judicial State Attorney Willie Meggs that have Florida Bar Complaints against them. It’s forever documented that Georgia Cappleman does not have the right character traits to do the job that she is currently doing, let alone the job of a circuit court judge. She does not possess humility, and she severely lacks the ability to exercise moral and ethical judgement. More importantly, she will not do a great job as a 2nd Judicial Circuit Judge simply because her lies—her perjury—has already failed the integrity of Florida’s Judicial System.
Appointing Georgia Cappleman as a 2nd Judicial Circuit Judge would be counter-productive to your pardoning of the Groveland Four. In addition, with Cappleman on the bench would undermine the Women’s League of Voters, Represent Us, and all those who fought and continue to fight against corruption and injustice in Tallahassee.
Respectfully,
PROVERBS 22:1
A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES, AND LOVING FAVOUR RATHER THAN SILVER AND GOLD.
II JOHN 1:7
FOR MANY DECEIVERS ARE ENTERED INTO THE WORLD, WHO CONFESS NOT THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH. THIS IS A DECEIVER AND AN ANTI-CHRIST.
PSALM 52:7
LO, THIS IS THE MAN THAT MADE NOT GOD HIS STRENGTH; BUT TRUSTED IN THE ABUNDANCE OF HIS RICHES, AND STRENGTHENED HIMSELF IN HIS WICKEDNESS.
DANIEL 9:13
AS IT IS WRITTEN IN THE LAW OF MOSES, ALL THIS EVIL IS COME UPON US: YET, MADE WE NOT OUR PRAYER BEFORE THE LORD OUR GOD, THAT WE MIGHT TURN FROM OUR INIQUITIES, AND UNDERSTAND THY TRUTH.
I JOHN 4:8
HE THAT LOVETH NOT KNOWETH NOT GOD; FOR GOD IS LOVE.
OPEN LETTER TO FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHLEY MOODY
Dear Attorney General Ashley Moody:
I am writing you on behalf of all parents and family members whose loved ones have been wrongly convicted.
In a recent interview, you stated in part that defunding the police would be ‘irresponsible.’ Also you said, “As the wife of an officer, I have seen firsthand what these men and women do for our communities, and while our nation continues to seek improvements in policing, we need to make sure any changes are thoughtful and effective.”
My family and a lot of families in Florida have spent years waiting on our convicted loved ones to get a fair—non-bias—trial—whose charges stemmed from poor policing.
Florida Second Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jack Campbell signed legal documents that were drafted by Donald Odham, who identified himself as Leon County Sheriff Detective Don Odham. Jack Campbell then took those documents and filed them with the Leon County Clerk of Court. Don Odham’s documents and Don Odham’s testimony played a significant role in State Attorney Georgia Cappleman’s obtaining an Indictment against DeShon Thomas back in March 2011. DeShon Thomas, who was 17-years-old, back then, had been charged by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office with Two Counts of First Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile Delinquent. Lead Detective Don Odham drafted the probable cause reports, signed them and then provided them to Jack Campbell, who was an assistant state attorney, who is also the son of Leon County Sheriff Larry Campbell, Detective Don Odham’s employer. Although Detective Don Odham was the lead detective on the case, it was not until during DeShon’s trial, as to when both DeShon and I learned that Don Odham was never an employee with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. Don Odham was nothing more than a wealthy member of the Republican Party, who was friends with the Campbell family. Larry Campbell and Jack Campbell are Democrats. DeShon was convicted without any form of evidence against him. DeShon was convicted political favors had to be fulfilled.
It took nearly three years for DeShon to go to trial. During that time I paid nearly $30,000 to an attorney to exercise my son’s rights, but instead refused to go to the police and or the judge to report Don Odham’s actions of impersonating a police officer, which is a third degree felony. Why? The same attorney refused to provide me and DeShon with a copy of the victims’ autopsy reports. Why? DeShon had been in the Leon County Jail for more than a year when I called the District Two Medical Examiner’s Office to get a copy of the victims’ autopsy reports; I was told that Jack Campbell informed them not to release the reports—they did not know why. Also, I was provided with over 400 pages of the Discovery Report (minus the autopsies). As I read the reports of the other law enforcement officers, I saw where “Detective Don Odham” was not the first lead detective on the case. In fact, there was a team of many other law enforcement officers with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit whose work actually showed professionalism—the professionalism that I knew my oldest son would display in his work if he was a law enforcement officer. They know DeShon did not commit those murders. It seems that Don Odham’s abruptly replacing the lead detective—making the entire certified Leon County Sheriff’s Office’s Violent Crimes Unit, Leon County Crime Scene Unit, experienced work by analysts and laboratory analyst with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement—all of those man hours—all of that work was made null and void—to highlight Don Odham and the son of Leon County Sheriff Larry Campbell.
During DeShon’s pre-trial hearing and during his trial, I actual felt sorry for all of those law enforcement officers, even those who committed perjury. I don’t know what was the reward for those who committed perjury, but as for me, I would rather be homeless than to tell a lie on a child, or anyone for that matter. The vast majority of Jack Campbell’s witnesses were employees of his dad—Leon County Sheriff’s Office staff. The detectives and deputies, including the first lead detective, who were on the state’s witness list, were called to the stand to answer mediocre questions by Jack Campbell—clearly, they were there just for the record. Jack Campbell would call an individual sheriff’s detective to the stand and ask something like, “Is this DeShon Thomas’ cell phone?”
The detective would say, “Yes.”
Jack Campbell would then say, “Thank you, no further questions.” And then he’ll call another sheriff’s detective or deputy and do the same thing.
There were times during the trial when he referred to certain employees with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office as a part of “his family,” before or during questioning them.
Last month, US Representative of Florida’s 10th Congressional District, Val Demings, a Democrat, and former Orlando Police Chief, wrote an Op-Ed that was published in The Washington Post. In her article, she speaks to her “brothers and sisters in blue:”
Certainly, Attorney General Ashley Moody, with your husband being an officer, regardless of his political party affiliation, he can relate to the many experiences, issues and solutions to problems not only in police departments, but also in communities they serve. Surely, your husband told you about the mental and physical stress of the police academy; exams and physical training. Those things that U.S. Representative Val Demings mentions, but doesn’t go into details, which she doesn’t need to because she’s not addressing lay people, such as myself. She says, “I proudly took an oath to the Constitution and to protect and serve.” She shared that she loved the job. Does your husband love his job? There are many questions that she brought to surface, some that she may have been referring to police use of force, but are broad in police reform. And if answered thoughtfully and effectively, just may successfully bridge the gap between law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and communities. The questions U.S. Representative Val Demings asks are, “Why do bad things happen? Bad mind, bad heart or bad policy?
I read online that your campaign, ‘Back the Blue,’ is designed to highlight law enforcement officers, organizations and citizens taking extraordinary steps to Back the Blue. Would voluntarily going to a law enforcement agency to give information that could be helpful on a criminal case be a step toward Back the Blue? With or without an award.
Because of what happened with DeShon, my family and I are no longer Democrats. My oldest son, chose not to pursue a career in law enforcement. We no longer live in Tallahassee; we live close to Orlando—our hometown.
During former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s tenure, many families, including myself, reached out to her in regards to wrongfully convicted loved ones. Unfortunately, Ms. Bondi chose to either pass to the bucks or leave them on the table.
Again, I’m writing you on behalf of all parents and family members whose loved ones have been wrongly convicted—we are requesting your help to address and rectify what judicial state attorneys will not do, even if it means going to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on our behalf to have corrupt elected and appointed officials removed from office.
Peacefully,
#FREEDESHONTHOMASNOW #FREEHENRYSEGURANOW #FREEFLORIDANOW #FLORIDAINNOCENCEPROJECT #FSU #TCC #FAMU #UF #MU #NWF #UCF #ORLANDOSTRONG #BACKTHEBLUE #TALLAHASSEESTRONG #NOLENATION #BRIGHTFUTURES #POLICEREFORM #COMMUNITYREFORM
JEREMIAH 16:21
THEREFORE, BEHOLD, I WILL THIS ONCE CAUSE THEM TO KNOW, I WILL CAUSE THEM TO KNOW MINE HAND AND MY MIGHT; AND THEY SHALL KNOW THAT MY NAME IS THE LORD.
#AHMAUDARBERY #BREONNATAYLOR #GEORGEFLOYD #DAVIDMCATEE #DAVEPATRICKUNDERWOOD #UNITED #MYBROTHERSKEEPER
