By Edward
Snook
Investigative Reporter
Josephine
County, OR
– On March 5, 2007, between 50-60 protestors joined together
in front of the Josephine County Courthouse to start a movement against
Josephine County’s inept and or corrupt District Attorney Stephen
Campbell. Judge Victory Walker and Judge Michael Newman were also
a focus of the group who intend on “getting rid of these bad
influences on our community.”
Campbell
Starts Conspiracy in Biker Case
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Stan Strange with fellow protestor
Our
first expository article on Stephen Campbell, titled “To Hate
Bikers” told of false charges he brought against Stanley Strange
II, Louie Pombo and Glen Seybold. According to eye witnesses, on August
27, 2007, in O’Brien, Oregon a vehicle driven by Eric Hill of
Ashland, Oregon attempted to run Strange and his partners off the
road. When Strange finally pulled off on the shoulder of Highway 199
he got off his motorcycle, walked around Hill’s Mercedes that
was reportedly stopped right in the middle of the west bound lane
and started shaking his finger at Hill through the open window on
the driver’s side of the car. According to eye-witnesses, “Hill
quickly rolled up the window trapping Strange’s arm and proceeded
to drag Strange down the road for approximately 20 feet.” Strange
got his arm loose and immediately crossed 199 to McGrew’s Restaurant
and Pub where an employee called 911. The employee also cleaned and
bandaged Strange’s arm. According to witnesses, “the bikers
waited between 2-3 hours for law enforcement to show up.” Realizing
that the police weren’t coming, Strange and his companions rode
to Strange’s home.
Visibly
shaken, the three indulged in a cold beer, something many people would
do given the severity of the encounter they had just experienced.
Witnesses at McGrews state that Strange and his companions were drinking
ice water while they waited for law enforcement.
Hours
after the 911 call and after stopping at McGrews, Oregon State Police
Officer (OSP) Joshua Quick arrived at Strange’s home to take
a report. Hill had already been pulled over by California Highway
Patrol (CHP) Officer Ryan Stonebraker and gave a much different scenario
than that of the bikers and the eye witnesses. After colluding and
after no investigation whatsoever, Quick and Stonebraker wrote a report
slanted in favor of a very dramatic Eric Hill and sent it off to District
Attorney Stephen Campbell, who, on October 6, 2007, having done no
investigation whatsoever, filed misdemeanor criminal charges against
the three bikers. Keep in mind, it was Strange who called 911 immediately
after being assaulted, not Eric Hill. And keep in mind that Hill passed
the CHP on his way to the coast and the CHP stopped Hill as opposed
to Hill flagging them down out of “fright.” We should
also note that Officer Quick, has for months had the opportunity to
question patrons of McGrews but failed to do so.
Eyewitness
affidavits were obtained in the middle of November and delivered to
DA Campbell shortly thereafter. Months later and still having not
even contacted the eye witnesses, DA Campbell starts his conspiracy
with OSP Officer Quick and CHP Officer Stonebraker. On February 15,
2007, Officer Quick provided DA Campbell with a five page, detailed
report about this incident (“In Person Interview”), obviously
from a direct request by DA Campbell and obviously as a direct result
of public pressure provided by the US~Observer. In his escalated report,
Quick is now stating that Strange was visibly intoxicated on the evening
of the incident. In his original report he simply stated that he smelt
alcohol. He probably did smell alcohol as Strange was having a beer
when Quick arrived at his house; however it would have been virtually
impossible for Strange to have gotten drunk off of beer during the
short time he had been at his home. I recently spoke with one of the
eye witnesses who stated that Strange had not been drinking when he
arrived at McGrews for assistance after he was assaulted.
DA
Campbell
According
to Campbell, Quick is now stating that Strange admitted stopping Hill’s
vehicle in the lane of travel at O’Brien. According to witnesses
and the facts, this is a blatant lie. Strange and Seybold pulled completely
off the road while Pombo was quite a distance behind them. Hill stopped
in the right lane, blocking travel. This fact alone makes all of Hill’s
statements and those of his passengers out to be nothing more or less
than dramatized lies. If the occupants of the Mercedes were so “shaken”
and “scared” as they purport why didn’t they leave
the scene instead of parking right out in the middle of a lane of
traffic?
Next,
Quick dreams up, “The Bikers wanted to project a typical tough
attitude through their actions and demeanor.” No wonder so many
people are convicted when a police officer testifies (lies) against
them. Quick wasn’t at the scene of the incident and he didn’t
even question eye witnesses even though he had ample opportunity the
night he arrived at McGrews, so how in the hell can he make any truthful
statement about the biker’s attitudes? And what is a “typical”
attitude for a person who rides a Harley Davidson? I’ll be sure
and watch my tax attorney, favorite radio personality and a doctor
I know quite well in the near future to find out as they all drive
Harley Davidson motorcycles. To further distort and deceive the facts
in this case Quick states, “Hill and his passengers would not
have been a match for Strange, Seybold and Pombo.” Would these
men’s Harleys be a match for a 3,500 pound vehicle Officer Quick?
Not hardly.
CHP
Officer Stonebraker also contributed to Campbell’s ridiculous
little conspiracy by making statements such as, “All three appeared
giddy and scared in referring to Hill and his two passengers.”
In reading Eric Hill’s “Victim Impact Statement”
it isn’t hard to conclude that he must be majoring in Drama
at Southern Oregon University. His statement is written like one of
Shakespeare’s finest screen plays with very colorful lies added
to enrich the impact.
DA
Campbell’s Hypocrisy
Campbell
stated at a recent public meeting that he desperately needs funding
to prosecute crimes. He was attempting to gain support for the upcoming
levy, however his actions definitely speak louder than his words.
If the upcoming levy passes our county commissioners must take a stand
against Campbell and his practice of prosecuting innocent individuals
and ridiculous cases. Don’t forget, the infamous “Chicken
Case” that made Sheriff Daniel and our District Attorney’s
Office the laughing stock of America’s justice system took place
and that when each and every false prosecution case for the past ten
years took place, DA Stephen Campbell was right in the thick of things
at the Josephine County District Attorney’s Office.
Also,
don’t forget that when deputy sheriff Shawn Valdez assaulted
his girl friend in front of her child (domestic violence), ran into
his neighbor’s home drunk, etc., etc., DA Stephen Campbell was
right in the thick of covering it up. A few years back when Dusty
Fields assaulted Pam Hackett in front of numerous witnesses, Campbell
was right there. The fact that our District Attorney’s Office
had other counties DA’s assist with some of these cases makes
no difference whatsoever; DA Campbell was right in the thick of it,
watching injustice and watching our criminal justice system conveniently
sweep insider crimes right under the carpet.
DA
Stephen Campbell was unconcerned with our tax-dollars when he approached
our commissioners asking them for a $10,000 “going away gift”
for corrupt Deputy District Attorney Scott Titsler when Titsler was
forced to leave the DA’s office. We are told that when our commissioners
rejected this absurd plea that Campbell pouted like a little child.
When our county spent hundreds of thousands of dollars attempting
to falsely prosecute local businessman Mack Williams, Campbell was
right in the thick of it.
We
could continue on and on and on, but the point is; DA Stephen Campbell
is dangerous to our community and he needs to take the lead of his
crooked predecessor Clay Johnson and go elsewhere. A short number
of years ago a group of concerned citizens picketed the courthouse
for nearly one year. By all appearances it looks like it’s time
for yet another concerted effort in front of the Josephine County
Courthouse. The bottom line is that DA Campbell, Officer Joshua Quick,
Officer Stonebraker and Hill and his accomplices who filed false police
reports should be locked up in the Josephine County jail to promote
public safety.
Don’t
miss our next edition wherein we will expose cases of absolute corruption
and incompetence concerning Judge Victory Walker, Judge Michael Newman,
and more on District Attorney Stephen Campbell…