Arizona deputies provided Texas law enforcement officials with intelligence on certain members of the FLDS that may try to intimidate witnesses or sect members.
Naturally, Willie Jessop, also known as ‘Willie the Thug’ or ‘Willie the Enforcer’, and his paid mouthpiece, Rod Parker, were of course outraged. They demanded a retraction or else. This of course ignored the sworn affidavit of Sam Bowers on Jessop’s intimidating tactics during the Warren Jeffs trial last year.
Now it seems that, according to a Houston Chronicle report, two lawyers for one of the abused children says that she can’t be found for a subpoena, and that it is due to the intimidation of Jessop. She wants the court to issue a restraining order against him. They also asserts that Jessop is attempting to prevent the girl from testifying before a Grand Jury, according to the CNN report.
Of course Jessop is outraged (what else is new?) about the request. He apparently did not have an explanation on why he had to be present whenever the attorneys wanted to meet with the girl. One of the lawyers stated that Jessop had contacted her and attempted to intimidate her into getting the judge to lift previously issued sanctions designed to protect the girl, who was allegedly ‘spiritually’ married at age 15, in violation of Texas law.
Thankfully, Judge Walther issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Jessop from having any contact with the girl, according to Brook Adams of the SLC Trib, with a hearing on Tuesday.
Gee, Willie, you have consistently been accused of intimidating tactics, but you want a retraction?
Don’t y’all claim straight-line descent from J. Smith and Brigham?
And didn’t the early Mormons have Orin Porter Rockwell as their “Destroying Angel” to take care of problems of the church? If I recall correctly, Rockwell was responsible for several killings and was suspected in the attempted assassination of a Governor (or former Governor, I forget).
Of course, it is probably just a coincidence that shortly after Governor Perry advised the FLDS to obey the law or leave the state (see my earlier post) that the Governor’s Mansion was firebombed.
Or is it?
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And didn’t the early Mormons have Orin Porter Rockwell as their “Destroying Angel” to take care of problems of the church? If I recall correctly, Rockwell was responsible for several killings and was suspected in the attempted assassination of a Governor (or former Governor, I forget).
For all the links you would ever need to the Danites and their doings Link to post 62 by colorcountry
One of the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon, David Whitmer, had some inside information about the history and development of the early Danites:
"In the spring of 1838, the heads of the church and many of the members had gone deep into error and blindness.... In June, 1838, at Far West, Mo., a secret organization was formed , Doctor Avard being put in as the leader of the band; a certain oath was to be administered to all the brethren to bind them to support the heads of the church in everything they should teach. All who refused to take this oath were considered dissenters from the church, and certain things were to be done concerning these dissenters, by Dr. Avard's secret band.... my persecutions, for trying to show them their errors, became of such a nature that I had to leave the Latter Day Saints;..." [ An Address To All Believers In Christ , by David Whitmer, Richmond, Mo., 1887, pp. 27-28].