[Editor's Note: August 14, 2005. This story picks up from an illegal nighttime raid by Portland Police on August 10, 2005 at the home of Roger Weidner (former attorney, prosecutor, and candidate for Oregon governor) in order to arrest Lynnae Lake and take her 9 year daughter, Emily, into 'protective' custody, but the genesis of the story lies in Lynnae's activities to bring legal action against a chemical plant located 5 miles from her home in Michigan. Accusing someone of being a 'child abuser', of course, and putting the Child Protective Services (CPS) dogs on them is the fastest way, unfortunately, to take out a muckraker these days The unbelievably abusive and criminal behavior of the Portland Police in this case exceeds anything that I've read of in recent memory. The child custody hearing on this case was moved up to Monday, August 15, 2005. Contact names involved with this case are listed below

Contact names of principles involved with this case are listed here (http://educate-yourself.org/cn/contactslynnaelakecase20aug05.shtml)

The latest info on this case can be read by joining http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFRA_SWAT/

Update, August 20: The genesis of Lynnae Lake's CPS story is now more clear. The issue goes beyond a legal fight with the chemical plant. Apparently, the city was trying to get Lynnae to give up her property for development as well. Shennigans ensued. An earlier divorce resulted in the father initially having custody of Emily, but Lynnae fought to get her back. An older, disgruntled daughter apparently wanted to live with her boyfriend and reported Lynnae to CPS as an abusive parent. Lynnae fought the CPS and made a CPS case worker look foolish in Michigan court, which created a vendetta motive by the CPS to go after Lynnae. Lynnae fled Michigan with Emily to avoid having CPS taking custody of her younger daughter. Lynnae and Emily were living in the home of Roger Weidner for six months prior to the raid by Portland Police on the night of August 10, 2005. More details below, including statements from Lynnae Lake..Ken Adachi]

By Will Gaston <browill@avoiceforchildren.com>
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/portalndpolicegestaporaid14aug05.shtml
August 14, 2005

Portland, Oregon. On August 10, 2005, Lynnae Lake, Family Rights activist from Michigan and co-host of "A Voice for Children Radio Show" was arrested at the home of Roger Weidner <roger@rogerweidner.net > , long time defender of family rights. When Roger attempted to discover why police surrounded his house and that of his 95 year old mother.

Weidner was told by police "you know why we are here - where are they?".

Weidner said he had no idea what they were talking about and where was their warrant?

Roger was told they "didn't need a warrant". Roger was immediately arrested and thrown into the back of a police car - one of seven which surrounded his house. .

Twelve police officers of the Portland Police Department stormed into the house terrorizing his 95 year old mother as she took a bath. No names were called out, nor did they attempt to identify who they were searching for. The search went on for an hour.

Lynnae and her 9 year old daughter were in the basement calling individuals to say that the police had broken into Roger's house and had arrested Roger for unknown reasons and were pounding all over upstairs on both levels. Lynnae and her daughter were told by people on the phone to secure themselves as safely as possible while attempts were going to be made to see what was going on.

The police spent many long minutes banging around and just saying "Come out!. We know you are here". Finally they headed for the basement calling they were bringing attack dogs and "they" would be bitten.

Frightened beyond belief and in complete fear for their lives, Emily and her mom prayed for relief from this unknown attack from without. The dog was heard snarling and growling and the police saying "get 'em, get 'em" and "down, down" apparently to the snarling animal. The police also said tasers were going to be used. Again, total terror reigned as the mom and Emily cried and prayed for this nightmare to end.

A door was kicked in and all kinds of shouting occurred on the part of the police. The police then pepper sprayed 9 year old Emily. Emily was completely without the ability to breathe and was instantly throwing up. Her mother tried to rinse her, pushing her under a shower and trying to get her to breathe. The police turned off the water and the mom turned it back on and the shower was again turned on and off over and over. The Mom cried out "for heaven's sake she is just a child!!!"

And the police pepper sprayed them again with Emily once again getting the worst of it.

Mom was thrown and tackled on the basements steps by several officers while Emily was ripped from her arms. Emily was choking and screaming "don't hurt my mom" and "I want my mom" while other officers held her.

Lynnae was handcuffed and hauled up the stairs and thrown on the floor of the breakfast nook. The police themselves were all choking, gagging and coughing. Emily was removed screaming from the house. The police said to her "it is OK, you can trust us we are the police". Emily said "you are the police, I DON'T trust you" and the officers said "oh, good parent to teach your child that!".

Emily was forced to watch her mom being hauled out to a police car and driven away, Roger Weidner, whom she also trusted, was also in a police car. She called out "I love you " to her mom and her mom called back "I love you too don't forget the phone" and then was gone.

Roger was then released from the police car while Emily was taken away in a another police car. At no time was a DHS/CPS worker seen to protect the safety of this little girl - but hey, isn't that the police's job too?

Emily was allowed to make a phone call out several hours later to Nancy Luckhurst <wolflady1@centurytel.net> of the Foundation for Children's Rights in Michigan and the caseworker promised both of them that Emily would be allowed to call again. Emily has not been heard from since.

In jail, the mother was severely beaten and threatened several times. At no time were charges expressed against her or was she read her rights. She on the other hand demanded by what authority had kidnapped her and her child and arrested them all on assault and battery, kidnapping and unlawful endangerment of individuals particularly a minor child. She repeatedly demanded the inmate manual and complaint forms. She demanded the whereabouts of her daughter and for someone to check on Mrs. Weidner as she believed that Roger too had been arrested.

One police officer (of two who were pulling her hair, while three others held her while she was double shackled) screamed "how would you like me to rip your fucking hair out of your scalp?" Plucky woman that she is, she replied just as loudly "DO IT" and they did.

About 24 hours later now charges were supposed to be against Lynnae for custodial interference, but the charges never matured. An arraignment was to be held. Surprisingly, this arraignment was at the same time as a "secret" "shelter hearing held in another court was going on for Emily. No notice of this "shelter" hearing for Emily was given to Lynnae.

This family is well known and loved here in Oregon and by me personally. Many supporters rallied on such short notice and different groups went to the different courts.

No arraignment happened for Lynnae - no charges were brought and she was told she would be released in a couple of hours. Because of no charges or arraignment of Lynnae I was able to head over to the "shelter" hearing with a group of outraged citizens.

Lynnae found out through a phone call she was allowed to make to Nancy Luckhurst back in Michigan that there was a hearing for Emily happening at the same time. She demanded to the "court officers" of the jail her right to be at this hearing and the fact she had not been served notice. She was basically told 'too bad'.

Several hours went by and release did not come. Two officers said "we have good news and bad news: you have no charges, but now you have a fugitive warrant from Michigan and we can't let you out". Lynnae calmly said OK and called Nancy once again to say she was now not going to be released.

Not one professional, including the court attorney appointed for Lynnae, Lissa Kaufman , even mentioned the fact the mother was not served notice of the "shelter" hearing and that this hearing should be postponed until such time as she could attend.

The Gallery held at least 12 supporters of this family including myself, Will Gaston, Roger Weidner, Susan Detlefsen of Motherinterrupted TV show, a DHS worker who had been on Susan's show stating the corruption of the system, and Larry Jackson a prominent business and newspaper man. Many stood on the authority of AMICUS CUREA (Friend of the Court) to protest the hearing, the fact the mother was not present, Emily was not present among other things.

Judge Waller allowed the supporters to speak and said she could not move forward with anything as there were no charges pending against Lynnae and they only had a pick up order from Michigan but did not have the paperwork so had no authority to proceed. After much discussion about scheduling the next hearing was set for Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 1 PM.

Friday, August 12: Sometime in the afternoon, Lynnae was set free. She found the elderly Mrs. Weidner ( 95 years old) still traumatized by the events of 3 days prior. She kept crying and praying for Emily and asking how could the police take a child who is calling and crying for her mother. She went to her knees a few times to pray for Emily. She kept saying "Emily, my princess, what can be happening to her. Why would they take her from her mother that loves her so. I used to work for child abuse services there is no abuse of that little girl they love each other very much". This has also been captured on video and will be presented to the judge.

At about 4:15 pm after several calls to attorney Lissa Kaufman's office where she was told Ms Kaufman was unavailable until Monday she did get a chance to speak to the legal assistant. She was told very little was known and could she (the assistant) call back and set an appointment for Monday morning at 11:30 to meet with Kaufman. She was however given JD Devros the caseworker/supervisor's number to call about Emily.

At 5:05 PM the legal assistant called back asking if Lynnae had been able to reach Devros ( no) and said she had been on the phone with him herself. At this time Lynnae was informed of the case number, that Kaufman had requested parenting time with Emily prior to the next hearing, that Devors had been given the contact information and was going to set up that and talk to her (HAS NOT HAPPENED) and that the new shelter hearing had been ADVANCED TO Monday, August 15 at 1PM. She said this was done without finding out if any attorney was available. She said there would be no time to with attorney Kaufman except possibly a half hour prior to the hearing. Also Lynnae was informed at that time that following Monday's hearing Emily would be sent back to Michigan.

Of course, Lynnae protested all of this and again protested the fact she had not been served notice. She was told she would be served at court.

Now this is AFTER 5 PM and on a FRIDAY where no state offices or courts are open.

Lynnae did call Devros and left a lengthy message. She also found the email address for Devros and has sent emails to him - again with no response.

Susan Detleftsen provided Judge Waller's email and the Judge has been receiving email also.

The Portland Mayor (and former Police Chief) is Tom Potter https://www.portlandonline.com/mayor/index.cfm?login=1&show_message=1&c=36628

has also been hearing about this along with many thousands of individuals, activists, news media and legislators across the nation and the world. The White House has been contacted.

All individuals including legislators back in Michigan are livid about what has taken place here in our "fair" state to "protect" the mental, emotional and physical safety of children and specifically this little tiny child.

I, Pamela Gaston's husband, president and founder at "A Voice for Children", founding member of the 5th Amendment Coalition, Founding member of AFRA (American Family Rights Association) founding of OFRA (Oregon Family Rights Association) and ranking officer in Gideon's Army am OUTRAGED.

We are calling for an all out press of people to attend this phony, unlawful hearing and once again observe the fraud of the court and the outright corruption and conspiracy that holds us ALL in its evil clutches.

Pray for this family - let your voices be heard in hitting "reply all" and add your VOICES in getting this poor little girl FREE and back in the arms of her loving but devastated parent. You will be reaching the Judge and the caseworker on this case.

Will Gaston

A Voice For Children
Pamela and Will Gaston
P.O. BOX 132
Mt Angel, Oregon 97362

Phone: 503-632-7305

Our email address browill@avoiceforchildren.com

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Hiding Place Becomes Scorched Earth

August 12, 2005

The Lynnae and Emily Lake story
By Leonard Henderson <leonard@familyrights.us>

http://familyrights.us/news/archive/2005/aug/lake/

On August 10, 2005, a mother and daughter were violently taken into custody by at least seven Portland Oregon cops with no warrant. The mother, Lynnae Lake, did not resist arrest, but the cops beat the daylights out of her. The cops were reminded of their Constitutional responsibility in making an arrest, and replied "We don't need a warrant and we don't have to give her her rights".

The daughter, 9 year old Emily Lake, tried to protect her mother and was pepper sprayed TWICE.

Which leads one to wonder if the cops even knew why they were on the call.

The "authorities" are pretending that this is a "child abuse" case. Other than the egregious abuse of Emily by the "Child Protectors" when they had her in custody in the past, this case is about PROPERTY, land and home.

The way I understand it-

In Michigan, there is a lovely piece of land situated close to a lovely river in a lovely valley. This lovely scene is located about 5 miles downstream from a chemical plant. The chemical plant had destroyed the river and poisoned the land. Lynnae Lake had sought redress from the chemical company's damage to her property value.

In short order, a "child abuse" allegation surfaces. There is no quicker way to make your political troubles "go away" than a child abuse allegation against a parent. The CPS agency will go after the parent with malicious disregard for fact, truth or the Constitutional protections afforded to CRIMINALS. This is after all, a CIVIL case.

The accused instantly finds their credibility, honor, and social standing destroyed. Shortly, the accused will lose their job and their financial ability to defend themselves. There is nothing to "win". With the weight of the entire system arrayed against them, and no remaining credibility, the only choice for some people is to FLEE.

The Underground Railroad.

Yes, just like the Underground Railroad for the slaves in the middle 1800's, there is an underground railroad today. It is called "FamTrak". It is only for PROVABLY INNOCENT parents and their children. The operation of "FamTrak" has been severely curtailed over the past 4 years due to America's rapid slide into being a Surveillance State due to the "War against Terror". "Political correctness" dictates that the government is NOT looking specifically for (profiling) middle eastern men between 15 and 50 years old. In order to be "fair", Everybody's movements and travels are surveilled.

Lynnae and Emily Lake were "FamTrak" travelers. They were being protected while advocates in Michigan were plowing through the political labyrinth of Michigan politics to expose this case for what it really is.

The Lake Family

I have been privileged to spend a couple of afternoons with Lynnae and Emily Lake. I found Lynnae (the mom) to be highly intelligent with impressive knowledge and experience with the technical aspects of electronics. I was impressed with her uncompromising insistence on truth, accuracy and high moral and ethical standards. Emily Lake (the daughter), like most homeschoolers was very well-spoken, polite, and quiet, exuded a high intellect. She was terrified at the possibility of ending back in CPS' talons based on her previous terrible experiences in foster care. Unfortunately, her fear of abusive treatment by the authorities continues to be prophetic.

Current Status

Lynnae Lake has been released by Portland Police due to no warrant or pickup order existed. Emily Lake remains in Oregon Child Protective Service (CPS) custody. The dependency or shelter hearing had been postponed to Wednesday, August 17 has now been mysteriously moved to Monday, August 15 which rather inconveniences the defense to 15 minutes to prepare to appear.

Advocates and activists all over the country are rallying to the Lake's defense.

For a common place for everybody to "meet up" and share information and updates, please go to-

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFRA_SWAT/

Membership is currently set to OPEN, so you can join right up and share what you want to about the Lake case.

Leonard Henderson <leonard@familyrights.us>

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Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:30 PM
Subject: [OFR] CPS Gestapo Arrests Hiding Child and Mother
By Susan Detlefsen <motherinterrupted@motherinterrupted.us>

A shelter hearing for Emily Lake will be held tomorrow at 2:30 at the Multnomah County Juvenile Courthouse at 1401 NE 68th (behind the Glisan Fred Myer).

Emily and her mother "Anne" left their home back east some time ago to avoid being separated for a second time by CPS. Many of these families contact me because I have a cable show that exposes CPS fraud and abuse.

Some of you who will receive this will remember meeting Emily, a bright, charming 9 year old who reported being kidnapped by CPS and abused in foster care, then finally returned to her mother, only to be hunted again by CPS, beginning sometime a year ago or so. Rather than subject her daughter to being taken again by CPS, Anne did what hundreds of other mothers across the country have done: hide their children from CPS, who alleges to be "protecting" the same children who say CPS has hurt them in the past.

According to an eye-witness report, Emily and Anne were violently apprehended by Portland Police (7 patrol cars with police dogs). Both Emily and the mother were pepper sprayed, and the mother, trying to protect Emily from police, may have been beaten. Emily was heard screaming for her mother and violently protesting her "arrest" by the Portland Police.

Please show your support for the family tomorrow by attending the shelter hearing tomorrow.

Susan Detlefsen <motherinterrupted@motherinterrupted.us>
MotherInterrupted (http://www.motherinterrupted.us/)

UPDATE -
by Nancy Luckhurst <wolflady1@centurytel.net>
President - Foundation for Children's Rights (http://www.fcr4kids.org/)

The mom [Lynnae Lake] called me today from the Multnomah Co jail in Oregon. She informed me they did not resist when the police came. She was beaten unmercifully and chunks of hair were yanked out of her head. This happened after arriving at the Jail. The officer said if she didn't like that he could rip her head off. She thinks her foot is broken. Both she and the child were pepper sprayed twice and the little girl Emily got the worst of it. The Portland city police took attack dogs with them. She has not to this moment been given her rights. She has not been arraigned. She has not been officially arrested. She has requested a prisoners handbook and a complaint form and has been refused both. She has not had any medical treatment for her wounds. Are they waiting for the bruises to go away first?

She was told they were not going to hold her she was going to be let go no charges. Oh but wait then the Judge in Midland Co Michigan decided he wanted her held on a fugitive warrant.

This woman left this state one year ago with her daughter had not been contacted by DHS/CPS prior to leaving. There was not a case open that she knew of, there was no warrant. The worker entered a private school without a warrant, without a court order and interview her older daughter against orders left with the school office and placed in the school records. This has already been tested in the Federal courts it is a big NO NO. The mother arrived to pick her children up on the last day of school and was warned by a school employee that CPS was interviewing her teen age daughter. It falls under the 4th amendment of our little used U.S. Constitution. Also there is a another amendment not often used by our the various states DHS offices it is called the 14th amendment which covers due process. Oh but there is so much more.

There is so much more to this mother's story. Her oldest daughter now married made a CPS complaint 4 years ago. The children were removed and were place with the father who left them with an aunt. The children there in that house tortured poor little Emily. They were allowed to put a dog collar on her and force her to eat dog food out of a dish on the floor. When Mom was again awarded custody of her family she was one child short. You see the oldest had been placed in Independent living in an apartment with her boyfriend. That is exactly what the Mom had been arguing about with this kid. Ok the kid got her way paid for by the state of Michigan with Federal Title IV funds.

In other words the State of Michigan sanctioned a minor living with a member of the opposite sex against the mother's wishes. Isn't that special. Fast forward 3 years to 2004 and the exact same thing happened. This was the second in line a 17 year old who had met some guy online she has never met and is going to move in with him and live happily ever after. We have the e-mails to prove this folks. So over a 3-5 month period the oldest daughter who is by now married and the middle sister have decided to cook up a story and don't forget they now know how to play the system. So after planning this, oh and did I forget to mention in these e-mails back and forth between the sisters there is mentioned a Dan R who is the worker who works for Midland Co CPS who is coaching them in how to put the story together so it will fly so he can take the the middle girl and the youngest girl, our little angel Emily.

Folks there is so much more to this story that you would not believe. There is the mysterious circumstances surrounding the sequestering of this woman's terminally ill mother by a half sister and not letting other family members know where she was. Right after this happened the Will which covered a Million dollar estate was amended. Then the mother was placed on hospice with the half sister who just happens to be a nurse being the care taker. Upon the mother's death the mother's body is taken to a funeral home in South Haven MI with strict orders to the Director that no one is allowed to see the body. Anne was not supposed to be notified of her mother's death. She did find out and called the funeral home and the Director told her he would let her and her sister and brother see the body if they would like to. They went to be with their mother.

After Anne left with her little girl Emily. She had asked her fiancee to please stay and care for her house. But all of a sudden he is served with eviction papers from a real estate woman who had by the way bought several of the mother's pieces of property in the past. She listed herself as agent for the landlord and listed as reasons for the eviction he owed $10,800 in back rent. And the house was inhabitable, but she was not the agent for anyone. Anne had nothing to do with this woman. But her half sister Eileen Pearson of 1422 Homecrest in Kalamazoo did lots of business with this woman.

On December 7th 2004 Eileen Pearson the half sister contacted the Midland city assessors office and some how got them to change the address on the tax statement for Anne's house to come to her address in Kalamazoo. When someone checked on this fact with the assessor's office just recently it was found the address had been changed back (again by Eileen Pearson) but the website did not reflect that. How ever when Anne checked the website in April the address for the tax statement was hers. So that is a real puzzle.

HMMM did the Midland City assessor back date that for some reason? Oh yes that's right this would nullify Anne's homestead property tax exemption wouldn't it causing her taxes to be much higher and she would lose her house to the state of Michigan if she can't pay the taxes. Gee, is the loving half sister planning a little hostile take over of her home. Let's see it has been reported by people looking after the house that a window in the front door has been broken out and now boarded up. the window next to that was then broken out and lights left on. But mysteriously now in the last few weeks it is discovered there is not electricity on but Consumers didn't turn it off. And all the fuses are fine. This has just happened. Three lawnmowers have been stolen out of a shed one is a rider and the little girls trampoline is no longer there. Someone is still dumping junk and other materials on the land across the street in the flood plain and wetlands with no permit that has been an ongoing problem for years. This has been turned in by the way to DEQ in Lansing. This property is prime bottom land of the Tittibawassee River.

The City of Midland has wanted it for years. The City along with Pomranky Construction has tried to get her off that land for about 20 years. She has been told she should give it to the City and she just needs to go away. It is all the poor woman got out of a Million dollar estate for God's sake. The house is worth nothing but the land is worth a ton to the City or Pomranky who want to excavate the topsoil from it to sell to the City. That is valuable land. Not done yet folks. Some time in March or April of 2003 Anne who was working for a non profit as a bookeeper discovered there was something wrong with some of the accounts. She discovered there was money missing from some of the accounts controlled by the Director of the organization. She had not yet determined how much but it was in the 1000s. She finally collared the Director and after a bit the woman admitted she had made "some private loans to some people" Anne turned this in to the Board of Directors and the Michigan AGs office.

For her efforts she was fired just one week before the whole CPS mess came down. She says the AGs office was starting an investigation but they would probably not be able to finish it without her being able to give them pertinent information after she left. The Director is still the Director of this organization and Anne was warned by other people within the organization this woman would not be above turning her in to CPS with false allegations.

So now as Paul Harvey would say you have the rest of the story. OH one last thing Anne's name is really Lynnae Lake, loving mother of Emily Joy Lake a beautiful angel child, who has never ever been abused by her mother, has been abused by the State of Michigan DHS/CPS.

Dear God in heaven will someone please help this woman and that beautiful baby. The mother had taught her that our organization would always help if something ever happened to her and to call us.

Yesterday she called. That tiny little frightened voice was pleading with me to please help them. Then the mother came on the line. She was petrified. She knew they were there for her and little Emmy. I could hear the child in the background as the police were banging on windows screaming for them to come out. They were cowering in the basement. Then the phone went dead. A little later the phone rang and a man asked if I was Nancy. I said yes. He said he had a rather plucky little girl there who was demanding that he take my number and call me. The man is J.D. Devros Supervisor for CPS in Multnomah County. He asked if I would talk to her. What a silly question. He set the phone on speaker. And there was that tiny frightened little voice again begging for my help.

Update 11 AUG 2005

By Lynnae Lake <annewhite2005@hotmail.com> , mother of Emily

To all of you that know me as Anne I first want to thank each and everyone of you for your prayers. For those that came out to the hearing and especially Joelle Detlefson as I know this must have been extremely painful for her to go into court once again. Please keep praying as Emily is still in custody and I have not been able to find a way to communicate with her.

The horror and trauma that poor girl went through while the police threatened us to get bit by the attack dogs and Tasered. They never called out one name nor identified who they were after. They tried to snatch her while she was outside on her bike and I was inside making lunch.

There were 12 police officers here and I had at least 5 on me for most of the time that I was in their custody. Emily had a couple on her too. As you know Emily was sprayed not once but twice by the pepper spray which literally burns your skin off and can blind you. I turned a shower on immediately for her to rinse and the police kept turning it off. I cried out she was a child for God's sake and then they sprayed us again.

However I was not ever placed under arrest nor given in any way shape or form my rights (Miranda) they had no charge until late yesterday and that was custodial interference. Once I arrived at jail they beat and threatened me numerous times one screaming obscenities at me while he was ripping out my hair. (I told them they were all under arrest - lot of good that did me but I did)

I can't tell you any more about Emily except she was throwing up from the pepper spray. Screaming for them not to hurt me. Crying and crying for her mama. (the cops were mad because she told them they were police and she didn't trust them) and of course made her watch as they dragged me to the car and drove off.

The 95 year old lady I take care of also had to witness all this. She has dementia but this has so traumatized her. She goes around saying "this is a nightmare I am living - why would the police take Emily" "something has to be done how do we get Emily back?" and calling out for Emily her princess. This is 3 days later so you tell me. She also is concerned that the police are coming for her next.

What I did find out Thursday was that Emily had been allowed to call Nancy Luckhurst President of Foundation for Children's Rights. She is also supposed to be at the new shelter hearing on Wed.

I am covered with bruises. I was beaten severely in jail by both men and women. Just on walking into the jail very peacefully the one officer said "oh she got pepper sprayed - we got lots more here"

Another officer thought it was cute to watch me go to the bathroom and even commented on he liked the show and didn't take much to entertain him.

I was for almost 24 hours moved from isolation cell to isolation cell. I repeatedly asked for the inmate manual which is the rules that prisoners and officers must abide by. I requested medical treatment for the injuries but was only asked if I was on any current medication (I was asked that repeatedly like they were sure I was supposed to be on something!).

At about 1 pm Thursday 11, all of a sudden they got really nice saying I had only a $500 bond to post - but lied when I asked about it being paid by credit card. They said no cash or money order only. Then said the judge my bond me out on my own. Arraignment was set for sometime after 2PM - surprisingly the same time as the shelter hearing I was not noticed for.

My guess is they did not count on the people showing up for my arraignment or the 20 people that went to the shelter hearing and testified on behalf of Emily and I. I thank God for each and everyone of them.

While I was waiting I was suddenly told I was released there was no charges pending but it would take a couple of hours. Now understand they had just started the arraignments and the men go first. At 1:30 the officer said I am being released on a no-complaint. That means no charges - period. She told that to Nancy Luckhurst who I had just gotten on the phone.

It would take a couple of hours to process me out.

Well I asked about the shelter hearing - how could I have possibly have known about that I said there were people waiting upstairs for me and there were people waiting over for a hearing that I was not noticed for and that was illegal.

The 2 hours goes by and I am called off to one side to be told there was good news and bad news I was not going to be charged but I was not going to be released a fugitive warrant was NOW out for me. I think this was also done to see how I would react I said oh o k .

ALL bogus and after the fact. So there were not ever any charges, I was just being kidnapped which is what I told them.

Now I'm taken (after strip search - my how fun) to a real jail cell this one is covered in food and I am not allowed to clean it up.

This morning I got told there was no warrant and I would be out in a few hours. However prior to being let out I now need to talk to a psychiatrist. I think I have b been hoaxed again and am now going to be stuffed in the looney bin. Oh yes and now I am finally given complaint forms and the inmates manual that I have been asking for from the instant I got there.

So now I sit and stew for a few more hours wondering at what cruel joke is going to happen now. So I begin to read the manual. Of which a bunch of things were violated and I found out I had been lied to about the bail a credit card would have done it..

But I did get released.

I got home to find that there were some people in the house and they took everything of value that I had including the $75 that belonged to Emily because she earned it. Over the summer she had earned over $130 of which she was so proud.

Some of what is gone is all the computer equipment that had all my legal docs on and all of a particular website I had been working on.

The attorney I have been assigned is out until Monday. Now the hearing is Monday instead of Wednesday so guess who will not be able to speak with the attorney? Also the attorney assistant says Emily WILL be going back to MI - does this sound PRE-DETERMINED???

PLEASE KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS - WE NEED ALL OF THEM AT THIS TIME

Update - 8/15/05
By Nancy Luckhurst

Mother was released on 8/11/05 no charges no warrant from MI and by the way she was held 48 hours with no food and never read her rights, refused medical treatment, not allowed to bath. It came out in court today that mother left the private Christian school with her daughter on May 28th 2004. A pickup order was issued on 6/14/2004. The pick up order expired 6/14/2005. Did anyone impart that information to you? The mom now has a copy of the petition and can absolutely prove the allegations sworn to under oath and signed by the worker Hickey are false and absolute perjury. This just keeps getting better all the time. She went into court today in Portland OR and her attorney was not there so she did her own pleadings. She was prepared. She cited enough case law to bury them all. The state of OR says the reason they picked up the little girl is because her mother was being arrested and the mom wouldn’t be there to look after her. The only problem with this is, again there was no warrant for mom. She was falsely arrested. Ooops do the police have a problem with this from your perspective as a police officer? I have a feeling you will be hearing a whole lot more about this case. Just follow the news accounts and there will be many as the wheels are already turning at the Michigan House of Representatives to convene a committee to do a full and complete investigation into this case and how Midland Co handled it.

UPDATE - 8/16/05
By Nancy Luckhurst

Sorry I haven't had time to get these updates to you. Mom saw little one yesterday. She got pictures. We don't know if she looks like she does because she has been crying or if it is because they are drugging her. She says she looks very spacey. Her face seems swollen but not sure what that is all about. Em told her mother she has not seen a Doctor.

This child was pepper sprayed and they didn't even bother to take her to a Doctor. Are they waiting for all effects to go away? Without a doubt that is it.

Mom has filed a lot of paperwork including an injunction in the Oregon Supreme Court to stop Oregon from sending Em back to Michigan until a full evidentiary hearing can be held. She is filing charges against just about everybody in this mess, the police, the prosecutor, the Judge, the GAL, DHS, and her attorney for all being complicit in denying due process rights in this whole situation. There is enough paperwork there to bury them for a while.

Mom told Emily there are 1000s of people praying and fighting for her return from all over the country. Thanks guys you are all the greatest.

UPDATE - 08/16/2005 -
"Oregon and Michigan TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN FOR PROFIT"
By Lynnae Lake <annewhite2005@hotmail.com>

According to the DHS Worker Jeremy D Devros (Jeremy.D.Devros@state.or.us) Emmy is JUST FINE. This kid is miserable, she is being given documents PROVING she is to return to Michigan.

As we all knew the "secret" hearing Thurs 8/11 was because they already had someone waiting at the airport to take her. Good ole Judge Waller (Nan.G.Waller@state.or.us) Thank God for Will Gaston of a Voice for Children, Susan Detlefsen of TV Show "Motherinterruped" and Roger Weidner, former prosecutor and defender of justice and the Constitution for being there along with others and standing up and speaking in court because I was not there.

Because of them a new hearing was set for Wed 8/ 17. But after 5PM on a Friday the Court just SUDDENLY changed its schedule and a hearing was scheduled for Mon 8/15. BUT THEN WE CHILD ABUSERS KNOW ALL ABOUT PHONY HEARINGS AND CHANGED DATES.

It was attempted to not have me attend again. After repeatedly emailing Jeremy.D.Devros for contact and news of my daughter and even WARNING HIM I was up to the CPS workers games of saying a visit is going to happen and then one of the parties is not there. Well it did happen Emily was told I was to visit her in HER JAIL the very night she was taken and she couldn't know or understand WHY MOM DIDN'T COME.

So on Monday a PHONY visit was also schedule this time for me away from the "court" but that backfired as I had ALREADY EMAILED Jeremy.D.Devros@state.or.us telling him since the hearing was at 1PM I would be not available until the court time. What he didn't know was that papers were filed in the Supreme Court of Oregon.

Then 1 PM and what should we be told there were many supporters there - NO HEARING WAS SCHEDULED - HEARING WAS FOR WED. An assistant prosecutor walked by and he also confirmed no hearing.

But for not having a hearing it was strange that the principle ACTORS came CRAWLING OUT OF THE WOODWORK ANYWAY. However no one seemed to know what was going on. A few people started to leave. And then the "hearing" if you can call it that started. WE were hearing alright a "judge" over the phone. Immediately Emily's attorney states "I have met with my client and she wants the judge to decide where she goes". IN A PIG'S EYE SHE SAID THAT!

My attorney asks the judge to let her "withdraw" from the case - HMMM WHAT KIND OF "REPRESENTATION " DO YOU THINK I WILL GET NOW? Why is it that this attorney has not done one thing the OR BAR ASSOCIATION HAS MANDATED SHE DO?? What else might this attorney be hiding from her client?

HOW DID Lissa Kaufman's (lkaufman@mpdlaw.com) LEGAL ASSISTANT KNOW EMILY WAS TO BE RETURNED TO MICHIGAN FOLLOWING THE HEARING ONE MONDAY? Emily said she was supposed to have been gone but now she was leaving Thursday (8/18).

WHY has everything that has happened been a lie? There were no warrants, mom was never charged, the "pick up order" from OR is not signed and was dated for the DAY AFTER she was picked up, the charges on the OR "petition" states that mom had warrants and that Emily was only taken into custody because the mom had been arrested and could not care for her child. Why was the MI order expired and only JUST RENEWED TODAY 8/16?

Why is Emily being told she must keep secrets from her mom? Why is someone pressuring her and bribing her and LITERALLY ATTEMPTING TO BRAINWASH HER INTO BELIEVING SHE MUST AGREE or accept to go back to MI?

WHY DOES EMILY LOOK SO BAD. SHE HAS NOT HAD A DOCTOR LOOK AT HER AND HER FACE IS SWOLLEN.

She has either been crying so much or she is being drugged or both. She could barely keep her eyes open and had a hard time doing a 25 piece puzzle. She was so stressed at knowing we only had one hour together that she couldn't keep from watching the clock in fear.

IF she wants the judge to decide WHY DID SHE ASK HER MOM AT LEAST 6 TIMES WHEN COULD SHE COME HOME?

AND why did she tell her mom she was crying all the time for her?

Now the "judge" Waller Nan.G.Waller@state.or.us had to save face because she knew everything she was doing. I had only seen those papers for a few seconds AND I had to insist I see them and get a copy (she was unwilling at first and tried to stall) I had caught that the order was expired. My attorney said it didn't mean that.

Everyone who had those papers in front of them and had had them for days not a few minutes and they couldn't find where the "judge" meant to look

Ok so now we only got a continuance to Wed less than 2 days with no discovery and manym many other things and that was so the "judges" Nan.G.Waller@state.or.us could put their heads together and cook up a NEW scheme.

We only kept Emily here by the skin of our teeth, but into "court" we go today now. And now they have sent out so many lies that sure make me sound like I just can't wait to beat my kids. And packed it with so much foolishness like my whereabouts and other people that I know. But, hey, why did they issue a search warrant only a couple of months ago and there was no warrant here? Why did they only send out one police car then and eleven, yes it was ELEVEN here, and an entire SWAT team with attack dogs?

WHAT WAS SAID BY "judge" ALLEN from Michigan that made "judge" WALLER make it ok to send in 11 cars of police and decide they DID NOT need a warrant and was complicit in keeping me away from court and conspiring with "judge" Allen to attest there was a phony "fugitive" warrant out for me?

So today they are holding a concurrent hearing in both Oregon and Michigan and connected via telephone - that is a new twist. We really must be special to be able to d o that

Well today it is before us. Pray for us. Those that have supported us and have contacted the powers that be that you. For those that support us and will attend I don't think they will be surprised what comes next but hey there is always hope.

UPDATE - 08/17/05
By Pastor Randy Blair <blairs@ameritech.net>

I drove up to Midland today to be a witness to the debacle that was called a court hearing. I say debacle because it was basically pre-determined and a formality. At issue was which state had jurisdiction over Emily.

Michigan wanted jurisdiction so bad they could taste it. I thought the Assistant Prosecutor's neck would snap off for as much nodding she did. Her name is Angelina Renee Scarpelli (ascarpelli@co.midland.mi.us) and she was quite young. Oregon was more than happy to rid themselves of THIS hot potato. Lynnae, Will Gaston, Susan Detlefsen, and Roger Weidner were all there. This was somewhat of a culture shock for me, because, in Michigan, court is usually fairly formal and orderly. There are not too many outbursts that a judge will allow. But in the Oregon court (which we were connected to via speakerphone) there was virtual pandemonium.

Coupled with the fact that we all couldn't hear that well, and the appropriate level of hysteria at the other end, made it a very confusing process. Will's voice rang out several times, and I'm surprised the poor guy didn't have an aneurism on the spot.

It all turned out how they (the government) wanted it to anyway. Emily is officially in the Michigan jurisdiction, and I wouldn't be surprised if she's on her way back at this moment.

I realize that it is not how Lynnae wanted it, but I personally see a bright side to this. She has some POWERFUL allies here in Michigan who will make the colluding actors (LGAL Daniel J. Duke (djduke@charter.net) , Mom's Court Appointed Attorney John M. Wilson (john@wilsonlawpc.com) , and the DHS workers) run for the hills looking for new jobs. Duke, because he didn't seem at all concerned about Emily's abuse while in Oregon. Wilson, because, well, he's going to get fired anyway, so I guess it's of no consequence.

The only other thing worth mentioning is that, when Lynnae and her pals were chirping on about collusion, conspiracy, etc., the folks in the conference room (including Judge Allen) got a mild chuckle. I don't think they'll be chuckling long, because they are too myopic to see what's coming down the road - a Mack Truck and nowhere to turn. Strangely, a vision of Star Wars - Return of the Jedi came to mind. You know, the Jabba the Hutt scene, where it looks like our heroes are about to become monster food, and Luke pulls it all out of the bag and saves the day. Jabba never saw it coming.

And neither will they.

Also, everyone was in open mouthed shock when Susan read the letter from Emily. It was clearly a, "Oh crap, how are we going to fight THAT one?"

She was complaining (through a drug induced haze) at the visit that the pepper spray around her eye still hurt, and asking WHEN she could go HOME! If THIS isn't CHILD ABUSE, I have no idea what is.

Pastor Randy Blair

 

 

"Someone who does not know the difference between good and evil is worth nothing." – Miecyslaw Kasprzyk, Polish rescuer of Jews during the Holocaust, New York Times, Jan. 30, 2005

 

 

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