Sweetpea,

Bruce and thinking, occurring in the same sentence, may be part of the problem. If Jordan had been thinking he would never have place himself in this position. He did it because he thought he could get away with abuse of his position, as he has so many times in the past.

It is also interesting that you should segregate Bruce from Randall. Do you truly believe that Randall did not know about this? You have got to be kidding! Bruce had to call Randall down at the lake house to let him know where he was for five days. Where would Bruce have learned to do the things he has done? Who was his mentor?

All the things that Randall has been through with the commissioners he brought on himself with the same arrogant disregard for the rules that his protege' now shows us is pervasive in the FCSO. The time for change is now, not the next election, and it starts at the top.

I'm a banker. The money trail always tells the trail. I wasn't aware the Sheriff went over 2 thousand in their budget. Where from?

Clayton County was under a civil service contract. That is not the same as Fayette, Spalding, Coweta or any of the other full service departments.That being said those who work for a Sheriff's that is not under a civil service contract work at the WILL of the Sheriff. At any time Randall can just cut someone lose. However, he is a better man than that. He actually tries to see that punishments are fair and just. I personally think he was to nice to Bruce.

DITTO !!!!
Well written and I too will support Bruce along with a lot of other Fayette County families. I have noticed that many of the negative comments about Bruce are written by people who do not even live in the county anymore. Go figure.
Bruce, if you read these Blogs - keep your chin up and know that there are still those of us who support you.

You are entitled to your opinion, however misguided it may be. As to this: I am disappointed that all of these people who are bad mouthing Bruce won't do it to him face to face... The reason it cannot be done to his face is because, in his position of power, he has shown that he will not hesitate to retaliate against whoever criticizes him. Whether against the criticizer personally, professionally, or through their family, he has done it.

If you are still behind him, it must be only because you have not personally spoken to anyone in the SO about him, ever. When a person climbs the ladder of success, and steps on everyone on the way up, those people are NOT going to be there to support him on the way down.

Maybe they do not do it face to face for fear of a LAW SUIT!

So you're saying that if I, face-to-face, told him I know he provided Whitewater High School (where his son attends) with an extra golf cart and a Gator (paid for and belonging to the SO, not the school), not for the SRO's use, but for the use of the school in general, and mostly used by the sports teams... if I told him that I knew about it and was going to tell the media about it, you're saying he would sue me? No, I don't think so. Since it is TRUE (along with many of the other things that have been said and many more that haven't), he wouldn't have a leg to stand on in court, and he knows it, and I don't consider him to be a generally stupid man.

The Sheriff's Office has never purchased a gator to be loaned to the high schools or any other school. Some gators seized as stolen were put to county use when the owner could not be found because the serial numbers could not be found. The Gator has been loaned to Whiewater's baseball team and football team and would be loaned to any other County intity who might ask to use it. County to County cooperation is not that unusual. Case in point the Woolsey Fire Dept. built by the county is full of BOE school equipment being shared with each other. Taxpayers money being used at their best. Sounds like disgruntled employees making mountains out of nomality.

It's been a common practice for the Sheriff's Office to provide the schools with golf carts and other items for there athletic departments.

...then why, as soon as BJ was out of the way, were the Gator and extra golf cart removed from WHS? Would it be because others, at the school and in the SO, knew that it was wrong for them to be there? Hmmmmmm?

I agree with IMNSHO---- many people witnessed this FOR YEARS, and they all looked the other way. From the SO to the schools to Stonewall to the Courthouse. Now all the rats are running for cover. This is why stuff like this happens all the time everywhere because everyone gets in there and gets a little for themselves.

I was told a young lad that you can not be dishonest without someone knowing about it. When you have a sheriff's department that will not account to the public where it spends it money, well you should always wonder why. All we hear is the respect that everyone has for Johnson and how everyone is making him look bad behind his back. Do you really think all this could have been going on for all those years without him knowing? Because if this is true, he has been on vacation for the last 20 years. Just because you have been in office a long time, does not mean you are above reproach. Well he said in the Atlanta paper that the guy was lucky he did not wip him, when maybe he should have been taken Jordan to the wood shed a long time ago.

My post was more about good people who, because of the power of BJ, were not able to do anything about some things, like these items being at WHS. Saying/Doing something would have meant losing their job. So the "gets a little for themselves" was more "keep their job and do as much good as they can otherwise." Even now, with the threat of BJ probably removed, many are looking over their shoulder nervously, just in case he does come back and retaliates.

I won't fault anyone who was under Bruce's authority. And there is only one who wasn't (the Sheriff). The important thing (for all the others) is that they are now setting things right, as quickly as possible.

Oh, they haven't ASKED!!! Right.... The real question should be-What else don't they have?!!!!!!!
Taxpayer money being used at its best? I think not!!! Change the spin-it doesn't work.

Oh boy, another can of worms. Sheriff's deprtment lends county equipment, dope stuff or not--it is the county's- without permission or documentation! This is what always happens when there is no checks and balances of money and equipment. Let the judges judge whether the Sheriff's department applies the law correctly, but let the accountants decide how the money is spent legally. Doesn't one high school, etc., deserve a "gator," whatever that is, as well as another? Who also might have used this equipment personally, since no one seems to care? Stuff like this can't be allowed to garner votes and popularity, it is not professional, but good old boy stuff.

Well spoken and there are many others who agree!!!!

I had to dust off my ol' Citizen Online user ID, just to log on and comment about how great your reply is. I don't feel like looking all of that up, but if you're correct, then that's just hilarious. I don't like defense attorneys either - they just seem like such poor excuses for human beings most of the time. I know they are a necessary evil, but some of them are just plain apalling.
I hope the irony of 'SadFayette's' dissertation is not lost on the rest of the readers.

Everybody hates lawyers, until they need one.

Once the drug money account is looked into; there may be other expendtures that are questioned.No one is above the law!! Bruce's next book maybe written from inside the "Big House".

Mr. Beverly needs to ask about the $200k over budget that the sheriff had to have covered from the county general fund at the end of the last fiscal year. Why did that not get any press? Why was he over budget? Can't be the legal fees, that was paid by the county.

And if Bruce sues the sheriff to get his job back, who pays the bill for that legal action?

Will Dr. Sams write the Endorsement for this one ?

There are so many stories in the BIG city reference ( now ) Lt. Jordan and his past actions.One story that needs to be told is the part that Lt.Jordan played in the fall out between Sheriff Johnson and the old chief of the Marshall's Office, Butch Hall.Why did Butch Hall leave the Sheriff Department??? This event like so many others is why Lt. Jordan should quickly step down; "Do the right thing for a change Bruce"

TW. I too am a trail watcher and am trying to understand which side has the "most" credibility. To clear up my position I am an ardent law enforcement supporter and I do not like the bad guys no matter which side they are one. So don't take my request out of context.

If you and others are going to level an accusation at Bruce will you tell your version of the story in an accurate and detailed manner so the rest of us can understand where you're coming from? Everyone comes on here hinting at the scurrilous conspiracies that Bruce has concocted over the years with very little or no evidence to prove their cases. We've heard everything slung from police brutality to having an affair with a dead lady. If Bruce is that bad a dude then I'm with you. Let's take him down.

But to date the accusations equate to Hugo Chavez's referring to President Bush as the "Devil". For all I know the sulphur odor you have in your nostrils may only be that of your own flatulence.

Who said she was dead?

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Who are you referring to when you said: "who said she was dead?" I have been following all of the papers, news, blogs and etc...and I don't think there is nothing that wouldn't surprise me anymore!

If you're talking about the gal that was there when the Vette T-tops got lost, she's probably just fine sitting on the same barstool.

This story just gets more and more interesting.....small town scandal. Unfortunately, if it's true, the citizens of this county are the real losers. I hope that we've not been taken advantage of, however, with each day, more and more stories are posted that make me doubt that. When I was a teacher I knew that I would be held to the fire should I choose to, or inadvertantly, do something wrong, or out-of-line. I would be held accountable to students, coworkers, administrators, my neighbors and friends, and the list goes on. I hate to think that someone in a postion, such as Mr. Jordan, would knowingly take advantage of said position. The thought both sickens and angers me. I hope the stories are not true and that faith can be restored in our county. If they are true, I hope he's dealt with appropriately, otherwise, what will happen to Fayette County? Who would want to live here? Not me.