Seriously? Wow. Initial reports said it appeared to be suicide. Wonder what has been found. I wouldn’t put it past the Rethuglicans I’ve seen thus far in this race.
Sad all the way around.
This is an excerpt from Reuters, the rest of the article is HereMississippi Tea Party leader dead in apparent suicide
(Reuters) - A prominent lawyer and leader of the Mississippi Tea Party, who was arrested in connection with photos posted online of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran's bedridden wife, died on Friday of an apparent suicide, the man’s attorney said.
Mark Mayfield, 58, was a founding member of the state's Tea Party and had served as its vice chairman, the organization said.
"This is a terrible tragedy that shouldn’t have happened," Mayfield's lawyer and brother-in-law, John Reeves, told Reuters.
Mayfield was one of three men accused in May of conspiring with a blogger to illicitly take photos of Cochran's wife, who has dementia, in her nursing home for use in a political video against the six-term incumbent.
Mayfield was charged with conspiracy to photograph someone without permission, an allegation met with shock and some skepticism in the legal community where he was highly regarded.
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant was among those who expressed sadness on Friday, calling Mayfield a long-time friend.
Notice the word "apparent" in the title from Reuters? There seems to be some doubt.
Don-o, I don't know if the State Police / FBI are looking at this.
My source is a conservative investigative reporter/author who goes after things like this like a bloodhound. He's got the scent, hasn't published anything yet.
PS in the excerpt posted above it says Mayfield was one of the founders of the MS tea party and vice chairman.