Winston Hagans and Hannah Ford (Facebook)
If I were a member of her Dad's church, I woud leave immediately.
Posted on 06/13/2022 7:53:40 AM PDT by grundle
An Alabama man who planted flowers on the gravesite of his fiancee and was arrested at the direction of the woman’s disapproving father was found guilty of littering this week.
About a month after Winston “Winchester” Hagans got engaged, his fiancee, Hannah Ford, was killed in a three-car crash in January 2021 that shattered what was supposed to be the happiest time of their lives. To honor the 27-year-old, Hagans placed a planter box full of fresh flowers and photos of the two of them on her grave in Auburn, Ala.
But earlier this year, Hagans was arrested on a charge of criminal littering. City officials had reassured him that he could put the planter at Ford’s gravesite unless there was a complaint. Then he discovered that a complaint had been filed — by the Rev. Tom Ford, his fiancee’s father.
“The police don’t enforce the law unless the owner of the plot tries to do something about it,” Hagans told The Washington Post earlier this year, adding that his late fiancee’s father did not approve of their relationship.
Hagans was convicted Thursday on one count of criminal littering and ordered to pay about $300 in fines and court costs, the Opelika-Auburn News reported. The 32-year-old man was also given a suspended jail sentence of 30 days that will remain suspended as long as Hagans does not place any more flowers or planter boxes on his fiancee’s grave.
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Poor guy. Clearly heartbroken.
With the ‘RAT politicians releasing dangerous criminals all across the nation, the LEOs have to arrest SOMEBODY to justify having jails.
Not all who call upon me saying “Lord, Lord” shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Then there are some pious morons who are just SSOBs.
Rev. Tom Ford must be a real inspiration to his congregation.
If I were a member of her Dad's church, I woud leave immediately.
This is a case for jury nullification.
The fiancee’s father owns the grave.
City officials had reassured him that he could put the planter at Ford’s gravesite unless there was a complaint. Then he discovered that a complaint had been filed — by the Rev. Tom Ford, his fiancee’s father.
Sounds like a real Pr***. Maybe the potential son-in-law was a loser, and not the best match - we don't know. But that doesn't matter now, because the daughter is dead. Why carry the vindictiveness?
In some jurisdictions the police are so busy that they no longer respond to minor events like traffic accidents without injury. But by golly, the cops and the courts sure had the time to prosecute that poor man.
“Then he discovered that a complaint had been filed — by the Rev. Tom Ford, his fiancee’s father.”
A very Christian and pious thing to do by the reverend.
It’s safer going after law-abiding taxpayers. Keeps the paychecks coming and no danger to the polizei.
What kind of Christian pastor files vindictive charges against a man like this?
Must be Our Lord's teachings none of us have ever heard of before.
When I am done and they put me to rest
Let the world know I done my best
If you visit me, pray by my side
And plant flowers here before you ride.
5.56mm
For a second act, maybe the preacher can have the fella arrested on Christmas day, just for poops and giggles. /s
“At one point, the pastor demanded that the couple not communicate with each other for 30 days, Hagans said. When they decided to keep dating, the decision fractured the relationship between Hannah Ford and her father.
“We jumped through all of his hoops to be together,” Hagans previously told The Post.”
What the heck is wrong with the dad????
Sheesh
Bkmrk
I know there’s probably many fine people from Alabama......personally speaking however, every Alabama native I’ve ever known seemed to be a little quirky in one way or another.
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