Can We Ask the Loudoun Sheriff to Follow the Law?
written by Jeanine Martin
July 5, 2015
93 comments
Jeanine Martin
Also known as Lovettsville Lady, I am a Republican activist in the wilds of western Loudoun County.
93 comments
I almost forgot. It may be a good thing the picture was cropped as I suspect it would have shown a Major and not a deputy. Was there another Major on a motorcycle? I’m getting confused with all this brass getting involved in a campaign, I mean parade.
I would tend to agree with those individuals that actually know the law and not the others that are twisting the law to meet their personal agenda’s.
I am curious where Ed obtained his law degree. Oh that’s right, it must have been during those nights he rode around the county with the Sheriff’s #2. I’m sure it was all documented properly with a report and associated request forms or was this a privilege to a campaign supporter?
Literally one-third of the comments are from you.
I had no idea this silly little post about a law violation would get so out of hand. We’re all on the same side. I support ALL of our Republican nominees, including our sheriff. I hope people will stop commenting because they aren’t helping the sheriff or our party.
Haha, you have no idea do you? You started it!
Jeanine, I just looked at the post and comments and find it amusing you would say this after fueling the fire for the past day, over and over. What you did say earlier about the Sheriff coming out to admit that once this was identified and brought to his attention, he addressed it internally, directly and certainly will make sure it does not occur again–was spot on, barring one problem–per usual, your report didn’t include asking the Sheriff himself.
Instead of posting an image likely taken by Amy Ressler (who is upset that once she quit to go work with horses and then wanted to come back to the LCSO, she was not re-hired) and the pic was ten posted on Randy Badura’s FB page (who wants to come back under Simpson, was walking with Simpson in Purcellville, yet is one of the largest reasons people could not stand Simpson near the end of his last term), all you had to do was a quick interview with the Sheriff. You didn’t do that because… you never confirm your stories and hope your rhetoric drives comments. Well done.
While the public had no access to that spot at that time, this does not excuse the fact that the vehicle was in the spot and how it looked, but had you simply spoken to the Sheriff for your story you would have found what you proffer should have occurred–did, the moment it was brought to the Sheriff’s attention.
TL;DR
I don’t know Amy Ressler so, no, the picture did not come from her. Nor do I know Randy or his facebook page. Did he download the picture from here? Doesn’t matter, it’s not the least bit relevant.
There’s no rhetoric necessary,and no conspiracy are required. it”s a photograph of an illegally parked sheriff’s car.
Why is there so much controversy surrounding this Sheriff? That alone speaks volumes …
After reading with amusement the comments attempting to defend Chapman I have these questions:
1) Chapman’s people state the vehicle in question was to be driving in the parade. Why would a black SUV which belongs to the Sheriff’s Office be driven in a parade? One would think a marked cruiser would be more appropriate, don’t you you think? What benefit to the public is there for a black unmarked vehicle (well, not unmarked as it did have Chapman’s name on it) to be driven in the parade by a deputy being paid by the taxpayers of Loudoun County? It appears to be more of a campaign stunt, again paid for by the taxpayers of Loudoun. No previous Sheriff had paid deputies driving County owned vehicles with the sheriff’s name on them in parades.
2) As another writer pointed out, there is no excuse, barring an in-progress genuine public safety emergency, for any non-handicapped vehicle, especially a Sheriff’s Office vehicle, to be parked in a handicap space. NONE!
Perhaps instead of Chapman’s hang-around wannabe cronies responding to this on this site, Chapman himself will respond publicly about this untenable situation. After all he is supposed to be the County’s law enforcement leader.
1). Obviously you’ve never been to a parade before. All kinds of public vehicles operated by public officials take part in parades. This particular parade had fire trucks and ambulances as well.
2). Wrong again. Context matters. All kinds of road rules are different during a parade: traffic patterns, speed limits, pedestrian traffic, seatbelts, parking availability, etc. This picture and this blog – produced by a vocal Chapman hater – deliberately fail to provide any context. It’s just a smear attempt, and a lame one at that.
Can you cite the section of the Va Code that references parking in handicapped spaces during parades? Thanks
James- can you cite the code that allows pedestrians to cross a roadway, driver/ passenger not wear seat belts, kids to ride in the back pick up trucks, emergency vehicles to sound their sirens and run their lights when not enroute to an emergency, or how about parents parking in fire lanes while
picking up their children, or vehicles to double park blocking a vehicle not their own,…..you can’t, because they don’t exist. It’s called discretion, it’s called unusual or mitigating circumstances. I find it very interesting that you want to hold someone you don’t like to a standard that if you were held to you would complain about deputies using discretion. I am convinced this page is full of hypicritical bafoons who’s only intent was to paint a false picture to disparage a person they do not like. If only these people spent this much time and effort productively contributing to their community.
Aldo – not sure what state you live in, but in Virginia there is a code that addresses every item you mention. There is also a code section that specifies when it is legal to park in a handicap space. The only thing in your post that makes any sense is your mention of discretion. Officers can you discretion in enforcing the law. In my experience officers hardly ever use discretion when vehicle park illegally in a handicap space. That is because, unlike the other items you mention, there is no legitimate reason a non-handicapped person should ever park in a handicap space.
The thing that makes the subject of this article especially bad is that the violator in this case is a vehicle with Sheriff Chapman’s name on it. I bet if you asked Chapman what he thought about this he wouldn’t be very happy. I would love to hear his explanation to this picture. Perhaps once the local newspapers run this story he may have a response.
This isn’t about disparaging anybody; it’s about a Sheriff’s Office vehicle being illegally parked in a handicapped space.
Very interesting cropped picture and hack job of a non-newsworthy event. This occurred at the end of the parade in the parking lot of the elementary school. All of the parade traffic was funneled in the parking lot, just like every year, so those on floats could disembark, parents find their scouts, etc. There were cars, trucks, tractors, floats parked everywhere, in the fire lanes, on the curbs, and in the grass. It looks like the person driving the car backed into a open spot to get out of the way so the rest of the traffic could continue to enter the parking lot. I find it amusing how Ms. Martin can’t even track the facts of the event she is proposing to report. She knows where the picture was taken, she knows when the picture was taken, she knows the circumstances that existed when the event occurred. Funny how the crop job conveniently leaves out the chaos that I am sure was evident in a full view of the image. But she wont tell you that……. because it’s not convenient to her agenda. Then she trys to play on the heartstrings by throwing in the Disabled Veteran Card. As a veteran I am appalled you would use the honorable service of a member of our military to further your dribble. Does this represent the morals and values of an “activist of the Republican Party”? As a republican I am ashamed that you are affiliated with my honorable party. Maybe you should go Democrat, you seem to be pretty good at deception, careful editing, misleading innuendo, and outright lying.
Martin has a propensity to throwing veterans under the bus. No surprise she finds it ok to do so here.
How DARE you?!!! My husband is vet, as was my father, my grandfather, all the way back to the Revolution. I have never, ever, disparaged our vets which is why I want handicapped spaces open to them!
Martin, you are shameless. Pretty sure Chapman has at least four kids who are vets or currently serving, so I doubt he’s trying deprive vets of parking spaces – which is what you accused him of in the first place.
So the real question is, how dare YOU?!!!
BTW, I am also a veteran. And like Aldo, I also find it disgusting that you play the Disabled Veteran Card to attack the sheriff.
Your rhetoric is pure garbage.
When did I EVER say ANYTHING Chapman’s children who serve?
Again, how dare YOU?!
How DARE you too @jeaninemartin:disqus. I served as well.. and you gave me a bucket of crap for wearing a red shirt every Friday in support of the troops. Your eye roll and comments deserved worse than my walking away and blocking you on facebook until you begged me to come back.. no way.
Wrong again Ed. I gave you grief for wearing your ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ to a campaign event. It was a mess with food spills all down the front. It had NOTHING to do with support for the troops and you know it.
OH NO! Please don’t block me on Facebook, I live and die by your erudite words on social media! You are too funny!
Wearing a filthy red shirt honors the troops? Who knew?
Have you blocked me again on Facebook? Hahaha
“It has certainly struck a cord!”
Haha. Funny how Martin freaks out when something is made up about her. I have no idea how Martin considers vets. What a friggin’ double standard. My bus statement is as true as Chapman parking in a handicapped parking space. I knew she would flip. Thank you for providing the vivid expected response. How DARE you!!
Martin’s creepy obsession with Chapman continues. Can someone give her a twinkie or something.
Maybe you could find better things to do than post this nonsense.
It has certainly struck a cord!
Struck a cord? More like a slow Monday’s entertainment value.
Yeah……Sensationalized lying and misleading the public about a picture you didn’t take. Yeah that will strike a cord with anyone. Too bad you feel the need to twist and manipulate information to further your agenda. Here is a novel idea…… you reach out to the Sheriff and get a statement ahead of inventing a story and then fairly report both sides. Oh Wait……that would require journalistic experience and integrity, neither of which you have.
The picture speaks for itself. Still waiting a response from the Sheriff’s office.
You mean the edited picture speaks for itself. You mean the picture taken out of context speaks for itself. You mean the story you made up in light of not getting a “timely” (to your standard) response from the Sheriff’s Office speaks for itself. So let me get this straight….everything false, manipulated, misleading, cropped, deceptive, and contrived about this “story” speaks itself???? OK we agree on something!
What is ‘edited’? It’s parked in a handicapped space.
The entire context in the photo was edited out. I wonder why you can’t see the floats that were parked just off frame to the left along the fire lane. Or the floats that were parked just to the right. Carefully editing to paint the picture without context to fit your needs.
Oops. ROTFL.
Big deal. Everyone was everywhere during the parade.. The driver was a DEPUTY, not the sheriff himself, and he was in the car.. (notice how the picture is cropped?) He is the REPUBLICAN nominee and you are a republican activist that is still butt hurt that another candidate you supported did not win. Build a bridge and get over it!
Typical anti-Chapman drivel from Martin. All she does is make up stupid stuff.
She made up a photo? LOL! The arrogance of this sheriff is amazing. But not as amazing as the silliness of people who rush to his defense when he pulls crap like this.
No, she cropped the photo and posted a misleading picture. Ed Levine explained that above.
You and Martin love trying to distort the truth, but you just come across as juvenile.
I didn’t crop anything. If I had a picture of the entire parking lot, would that move the car out of a handicapped space? Of course not.
BTW, you aren’t fooling anyone.
Neither are you Martin.
Anyone know a jackass whisperer? I think we need one.
You do realize that you are making the sheriff look worse and worse, don’t you? you and your little friends make it appear that the sheriff is surrounded by thugs and bullies. Is that the imagine he wants?
Do you really expect anything close to accurate and honest commentary from Jeanine Martin when it comes to Mike Chapman? She makes MSNBC look like real journalism.
What difference does it make whether there is someone in the car? The sheriff’s aide or driver or whatever isn’t above the law either. If it was a deputy, did he write himself a ticket???
It makes a huge difference. The vehicle can be moved at a moment’s notice if someone is in it.
While we’re on the topic of basic common sense, I must say this is perhaps the dumbest post I’ve ever seen on TBE, right up there with Martin accusing Chapman of creating a fake Tea Party website with 4,000 followers. The next post will probably be about how Chapman supporters didn’t wear their seatbelts during the parade.
Umm…if I parked in a handicapped spot–even with some excuse about using it to stage a parade–I’d get a ticket. Just sayin’.
If you were in the car with the engine running? Doubt it.
What difference does that make to a handicapped person who can’t use the space?
Read the Code … an occupied vehicle or a vehicle with the motor running doesn’t make the owner or operator exempt:
480.05 HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
No non-handicapped operator of a motor vehicle shall park such vehicle in a parking space which has been clearly marked by a sign as being reserved for the handicapped at any privately owned parking area or on public property, except when transporting a handicapped person. A summons for such offense may be issued by any deputy of the Sheriff’s Office.
As used in this section, “handicapped person” means a person with any physical disability which limits such person’s mobility to a substantial degree, including all persons who have been issued special license plates or placards by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Section 46.2-731, 46.2-739 or 46.2-1241 of the Code of Virginia, as amended. All other persons shall be considered non-handicapped.
(Ord. 99-03. Passed 3-3-99.)
http://www.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Virginia/loudounco_va/codifiedordinancesofthecountyofloudounvi?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:loudounco_va
Yes, it is illegal to even loiter in a handicapped space with or without a driver being in the car. This was Lovettsville, there were hundreds of parking spaces all over town.
Prove it. You can’t, you are making this up trying to defend your obsession.
Prove what? I live in Lovettsville. I went to the parade and found lots of places to park. If you lived here it would be obvious to you.
Yes, Mr. Albertson is correct. After reading thru these comments I have to assume that some folks think that because you didn’t get caught means you weren’t violating the code for handicapped parking. The example of parking in front of a grocery store in a fire lane or handicapped parking spot, even for just a moment, doesn’t make it legal. It means no one was there to witness and enforce it. If this is the standard of the Sheriff, so be it. Someone needs to pull the code for the definition of “parking” or “standing’ in an emergency lane or handicapped parking space and get to the truth. It’s quite remarkable that several posters came out of the woodwork to defend the Sheriff against this, as if heavy traffic and a parade are an excuse to “park” illegally.
One last question. Why was a Deputy driving the Sheriff to a campaign event? Was this a personal vehicle or a county vehicle? I assumed he has campaign staff for this stuff. Sounds like a misuse of county resources if it is a Deputy.
The sheriff drove his own vehicle to the event and walked during the event. He car was part if the parade.
I only saw one vehicle in the parade with Chapman’s name on it. Did he have several that day that appeared to be the car he rides in? Of course there were many other cars from the sheriff’s office and a motorcycle. He had quite the entourage following him in the parade. How many deputies got overtime for following him around in parades on the 3rd and the 4th? Aren’t those parades considered campaigning? Why do taxpayers have to pay for his campaign parade entourage?
Glad to see you are upholding the vaunted GOP pledge to support the victorious candidate no matter who that may end up being. Hypocrite!
Ed – so why is the Sheriff’s issued Jeep Cherokee at the event? Do you really expect us to believe he had a deputy drive his (Chapman’s) County issued vehicle while Chapman drove his POV to the event? That makes absolutely no sense and that’s not how things work … shame on you for thinking the readers here are that naive.
If what they are saying is true, then the Sheriff had TWO vehicles for his private use at the parades. And taxpayers paid for both of them. Niiiiiiice………he’s not setting a very good example for the rest of us.
Wow, we have a trend. ANOTHER example of Martin stepping out their and showing her support for HER republican candidate for Sheriff. Hypocrite.
I doubt it.. during fireworks, parades and special events… they could write hundreds and hundreds of tickets and I have never seen it done.
Avatar – your ignorance of parking laws is indicative of the overall issues with the current Sheriff’s Office administration. Are you seriously saying it is okay for ANYONE to park illegally as long as the vehicle is occupied? You’d better read the parking ordinances a bit more closely. Steve Albertson is spot on …
Parking in a fire lane during an emergency call-for-service is fine. Parking in a handicap space because it is convenient is illegal and should not be tolerated. Your defense defies logic if applied across the board … If someone robs a bank and gets caught, do we allow them to give the money back, apologize, and move along? Hardly. And, yes, I’m aware there is a HUGE difference between robbing a bank and a parking violation. The bigger question begs, where do we draw the line?
And, please explain why there is a campaign sign on a County vehicle. You need to read County policy in that regard. Or, has Chapman’s team finagled the County in to modifying that policy to his benefit? The use of County property, vehicles, equipment, etc. to further political agendas is unethical at the very least. Where is your sense of doing the right thing at ALL levels?
That’s not a campaign sign.
Really? No other LCSO vehicles have Mike Chapman’s name on them. That’s Chapman’s Jeep Cherokee. Do the deputies get their names on their cars? The motors do, but that’s tradition in that discipline.
But, I can readily concede it’s not a campaign sign. I’ll stand partially corrected on that.
Let’s talk about that Jeep. Does anyone know how much a fully loaded Jeep Cherokee cost the County? $80,000. You can get a fully loaded Ford Explorer for about half that amount. Is that fiscal responsibility? Hardly.
Shouldn’t the Sheriff and his deputies be setting examples for the public? That’s some example, sit in a handicapped space if it’s more convenient for you.
Another exhibit of Martin’s stellar support for her GOP candidate for Sheriff. Hypocrite.
Seriously, do you think you are helping promote a good image of the sheriff? Because you aren’t. Please stop before you completely destroy his reputation. Surely not all of the sheriff’s supporters are thugs and bullies. I wish some of his nicer, and brighter, supporters would sometimes post for him. It would help him.
I doubt any tickets were written that day for the numerous fire lane violations, stopping in the roadway, illegal pedestrian crossing, double
parking, etc. Do you really want 100% zero tolerance for all violations? I doubt it!
So the Sheriff parked there, got out of the car to go walk the parade? What difference does that make? What if there was a disabled vet who needed that space? What if he couldn’t see any of the parade because of the placement of the Sheriff’s car, by whoever placed it there? The point is, it’s wrong to park in a handicapped space and the Sheriff and his chauffeurs should know that. It’s not fair to handicapped drivers.
Jeanine.. you sensationalize and make up half of what you post. 1. The SHERIFF was not driving that car, a deputy was. 2. The DEPUTY was IN THE VEHICLE to be moved once the parade staging was out of the way OR if a handicapped person needed the spot. And technically since he was in the drivers seat and the engine running he was still operating the vehicle and it was not “parked”. (Many pull up to lead their groceries in front of Giant in the yellow fire lane but they are not “PARKED” either) The parade could not be seen where the spot was. Were YOU there? Did YOU take the picture? I think you are WISHING for some of the infractions that you post because you want them to be true instead of fabricated.
Yes, I was there. I parked legally and walked down to Loudoun street.
The vehicle in the picture was in the parade. If you were indeed there and watched the parade you would know this. It ended up in that location like all the other vehicles that were part of the parade. Here is a novel idea……how about you reach out to your source and get the unedited picture and post that. Oh Wait……that would just further prove how much you have blown this out of proportion and misled people. Lying, deception, misleading, half truths, not very “lady like” behavior from the Lovettsville Lady.
Yes, it was in the parade. So what? After that he parked illegally, waiting for the sheriff. Either the sheriff was driving or his chauffeur was driving.
The sheriff was not driving that truck and he has no chauffeur.
Right, he had TWO personal vehicles there for his own use. Got it.
Why is the car waiting there? Who is the deputy waiting for? Yes, I saw the vehicle in the parade. Since Chapman was walking I assumed this was the car that would wait for him at the end of the parade to drive him to the next event. After all, it has his name on it! If the car wasn’t waiting for Chapman to chauffeur him to the next event, who was it waiting for?
You guys just can’t keep your stories straight. You’re crackin’ me up. It’s so obvious to everyone what happened. You all would have been SOOO much better off to have ignored this rather than what you have demonstrated here.
Right, I got it. The sheriff wasn’t driving, it was his chauffeur deputy waiting to pick him up. Thanks for clearing that up.
he had no chauffeur. He drove his personal vehicle to and from the parade and walked during the parade. You fact checking skills are the worst.
The Sheriff had TWO vehicles there? Why?
Ed – you clearly have no intimate knowledge of the parking ordinance. As crazy as it sounds, yellow curbs mean absolutely nothing in Loudoun County. All parking is controlled by signage. Period. If there is a yellow curb, that does not mean it is a fire lane – the signs designate a fire lane. A yellow curb in front of a grocery store is simply a parcel pickup lane unless there are fire lane signs posted. And, parked is parked. Are you really saying a vehicle that is running and occupied and stationary is not parked? Come on, man.
Regardless of how that car got there, who was in it, etc. it’s just not setting a good example. Do you really think law enforcement officers are above the law when it comes to things like this? This is clearly the case with this incident. LCSO should be setting the example … not skirting the laws when it’s convenient.
And, how dare you profess to define the law. You’ve no experience whatsoever when it comes to law enforcement. I was there for 28 years so I think it’s safe to say I’ve been there, done that.
Amen Mr. Athey. Mr. Levine, with zero law enforcement experience, is a Chapman hang around trying to find some importance in life, he needs to get one. He’s also one of those wannabes who gets his jollies by running around in public with a gun on his hip. Scary, very scary.
This is all hilarious. Those who defend the Sheriff will do so at all cost. The fact that they will come out of the woods on such a post like this is telling as to who people are dealing with in these posts. When confronted with evidence such as law and experience that Mr. Athey provided, then I suspect there will be silence.
The picture does show a vehicle with Sheriff Chapman’s name on it parked in handicapped space (running or not..it is parked and a violation). I love the description given that the person driving is at the ready to move at a moments notice. Comedians posting are the most entertaining – who was that? Avatar I think? I just had an image in my head of someone sitting in the drivers seat scanning the lot at license plates and rear view mirrors, ready to move with cat like reflexes. I mean seriously?! These people are priceless, the lengths they go to in defense of someone. They pretend to know the law and yet have no idea other than to say how it should be bent to satisfy their needs. Mr. Athey said it best that this about setting an example for all to follow. You know the big P in the STEP UP plan. Oh that is right, it does not apply to the head of the law enforcement agency just everyone else. In the purest form of leadership this picture should have caused a response from the sheriff and how this is not the example that should be set. He should acknowledge the mistake and how it cast a negative image on law enforcement, and he should concisely explain the circumstance surrounding it and ensure that it would not happen again and appropriate measures are taken for those involved. End it and move on. Oh but no, we have his defenders coming out and creating more trouble than what it is worth. Unbelievable! Trying to defend the picture I believe makes everyone who is defending it look bad. However these people I believe are cut from the same cloth as the Sheriff and they will not admit being wrong or doing something that cuts across the grain of normal ethics or morality. Nope, just argue and dig in. Wow, this seems to go to the heart of what was being posted before by many concerning the environment in the Sheriff’s Office.
As for Ed Levine, yes he too is a true die hard supporter of the Sheriff and has no background in law enforcement. This is not the first time he will be handed the law on something he is arguing that defeats his argument.
I think what would be really interesting is if we went line by line on the “accomplishments” that the Sheriff claims in his campaign literature. Now that would be interesting and worth discussion.
Well said! Is it too much to expect our top law enforcement officer to follow the law and set an example for the rest of us?
Wow, now you are stepping out their and supporting OUR GOP candidate for Sheriff. Good job! Hypocrite.
You and Brian are making this worse and worse. You couldn’t have handled it worse if that had been your goal.
It looks like a disabled vet could easily park in the open space next to him, in the unlikely event that one drove up in the middle of the parade and the SUV with its driver waiting refused to move.
Perhaps a better way to handle this would have been for Sheriff Chapman to apologize for his chauffeur parking illegally, admitting it was wrong, and it saying it would never happen again. Further he could say he understands that it’s important for everyone to leave those spaces vacant for the truly handicapped. He could vow that laws would be upheld by everyone, including his staff and his chauffeur! But instead of that, nastygrams with foul language are being sent to party officials by Chapman’s bullies. Then the bullies were dispatched to come here to yell at me. That’s not the way it should have been handled. The bullies have made this far worse. You all are are making the sheriff look worse and worse. When and if the sheriff issues a statement about this mistake made by his deputy chauffeur we will be more than happy to put up on the blog. In the meantime, if you care about re-electing the sheriff please stop with the bullying. It only serves to hurt your cause.
This coming from a person who thrives on bullying people with lies and deception. I was not dispatched here. My neighbor showed me the blog and I couldn’t believe the nerve you have to write something so irresponsible and slanted. Did you do any investigation into what was pictured???? Did you ask a single question??? Did you do anything other than salivate in front of your computer as you posted this picture and byline with no other intent than to deceive people. Even now you keep using the word Chauffeur to imply something that is not factual. The Sheriff doesn’t have a Chauffeur…..it appears the person drove his car in the parade while the Sheriff walked the parade route. I am fairly certain the Sheriff then drove himself home and who ever was driving the Sheriff’s car went home in his or her vehicle. Purely Shameful!!!!
So the deputy in the car wasn’t waiting for the sheriff? He drives a car around the county with the sheriff’s name on it but the sheriff isn’t in it? Strange.
Of course he was waiting for the sheriff to chauffeur him to the next event.
Do you realize you have now changed your story 5 times. Each time a fact you cannot refute is pointed out your story takes on another twist designed to suit your agenda. The Sheriff doesn’t have a Chauffer, a member of his staff probably drove his car while he walked the route. I suspect the sheriff was also headed to the end our the parade route like everyone else. His car was parked in a manner just like those sitting in fire lanes, on curbs and in the grass waiting for parents to pick up their kids, securing loose items before heading back to the staging area, etc. For someone who claims to he the “Lovettsville Lady” you sure don’t seem to know much about how the parade works both before and after.
Yes, I changed the story because Ed and you all changed your stories! So silly of me to think you actually had ONE story, the truth. My bad.
False. Ed’s story has been consistent from the start. You, on the other hand, have lied repeatedly. No credibility.
of course you are wrong again.
So the driver was there waiting to drive Mike to the next event? How much did the taxpayers have to pay for all of those deputies working on July 3rd and 4th to appear in parades for their boss?