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PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1972
Controversial Mailbox Case
Sumner Cleared Os Charges;
Drops Cases Against Juveniles
Kevin Sumner, Perry
insurance man and can
didate for state represen
tative, was acquitted by a
jury in State Court in Warner
Robins just after midnight
Friday on charges of simple
assault.
Sumner’s case evolved
from an incident in which he
allegedly held a shotgun on
five Perry juveniles who had
allegedly damaged his
mailbox on the night of
March 24 of this year.
Sumner brought juvenile
charges against the boys and
one of the father’s of the boys
took out a warrant for
Sumner charging him with
simple assault.
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The controversy in the
case has mounted because of
the apparent emotions in
volved and because it is
usually rare that a simple
assault case goes before a
jury and lasts so long,
Sumner told The Home
Journal today that he plans
to drop his charges against
Eddie Brown of Perry, 17,
for criminal trespass and
the four juveniles involved in
the case.
Sumner made the
following statement con
cerning the case, “This
transaction had some rather
strange features. For
example, the local justice of
the peace holding the
commitment hearing ap
peared to be quite partial to
his friends. The cases
against the teenagers
were not investigated at all
and were put on a slow hold.
The adult age individual
failed to show up on Friday
June 16, for arraignment as
scheduled in the State Court
and the solicitor chose to
prosecute my case first with
unusual vigor and great
expense to the taxpayers of
Houston County. And there
were certain people from
Perry not connected with my
case that showed up to
conduct some very odd and
questionable activities
during the trial. The jury
witnessed a modern day
lynch mob in high gear and I
am sure this influenced
them. Their verdict was the
only sensible thing 1 saw in
two days. I am thankful for
an honest and upright jury
whose members prevented a
travesty of justice.”
He further stated,
“However, I am extending
forgiveness to those who
have not asked forgiveness
and mercy to the unmerciful.
I will not pursue prosecution
of any portion of the five
cases. No one will be sub
jected to such an ordeal as
the one my family and I had
to endure. It is also no secret
that I do have bigger fish to
fry.”
The jury of 11 men and one
woman deliberated for more
than 8 hours, which solicitor
Jack Kemp indicated is
some kind of a record in a
trial such as simple assault.
The case has been a topic
of discussion around Perry
since the charges were
brought against Sumner.
Sumner is seeking the state
representative post 100,
which includes Perry and the
southern portion of Houston
County, part of Macon
County and all of Schley
County. Also seeking the post
is Perry attorney Larry
Walker.
jf^ersonafs
Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Tomlinson visited his mother
Mrs. S. A. Tomlinson in
Albany, Georgia and her
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Stanford in Kunston, Ga. last
week.
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I Where He Stands On The Issues.. I
* The Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer in the county. It is imperative B
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S on a local and state level. Cullen Talton pledges full cooperation in this vital area. I
W This inter-agency cooperation is absolutely necessary in such areas as drug M
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li The drug problem that threatens our youth today is one of the most serious I
m problems that confronts our community. Cullen Talton does not believe that the 9
H" persecution of youngsters who have been duped into trying marijuana by others B
M is the answer to the problem. He believes that the problem must be attacked at M
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B when elected to work tirelessly with local, state and federal agencies in an effort 9
m to dry up the supply of these deadly drugs to our children. 8
s The Sheriff’s office should be run on a businesslike basis with a full and detailed B
£ accounting for expenses made public to the taxpayers at regular intervals.
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taxpayer. He pledges to work in close cooperation with the county auditor to v
achieve these goals.
w Cullen Talton has no obligation to any “special interest” group, but pledges to B
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S He believes that the Sheriff’s office should not grant any special favors to any I
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® JL Cullen Talton pledges to work with the Middle Georgia Area Planning Com- I
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||| Cullen Talton pledges to reinstate a JUNIOR DEPUTIES program in Houston S
j? County. This program has proven highly successful in other areas in combating B
M juvenile delinquency and instilling in grade school youngsters a sense of com- 8
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0 Cullen Talton believes that being Sheriff of Houston County is a full-time job. He »
£ pledges to serve the people of Houston County on a full-time basis with com- H
,f petent, well-trained deputies on duty 24 hours a day. «
The Sheriff’s office can operate effectively only if it is staffed with qualified, ■
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that when elected, he will staff his office only with deputies who can meet the B
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