On June 19, 2005,
Weston was run off Interstate 80 near the Keystone exit in Reno by two
vehicles traveling at extremely high speed. When he returned to the
road, he soon came upon a Nevada Highway Patrol cruiser on the shoulder of the highway.
Its driver, Officer Edward Bowers, had stopped a large pickup
truck and was in process of issuing a citation to the truck's
driver.
Weston stopped his
car behind the trooper's cruiser.
After waiting
at least three minutes to observe the officer's situation and to
determine that the officer was not engaged in a threatening scenario,
Weston approached Bowers to report that he had just been run off the road
by two reckless drivers who posed a clear and present danger to other
vehicles. Significant dialogue discussed during this exchange is
not included in an audio-video tape as played during Weston's trial; this
proves that evidence was altered to undermine truth. The tape was shot by a
camera onboard the NHP cruiser.
Moments later, Bowers
recognized Weston as a person who had previously criticized him. Bowers'
focus shifted to Weston being a critic and he, Bowers, indicated no
concern with Weston's close avoidance of what might have been a fatal
accident ~ nor with the clear and present danger to other vehicles posed
by the two speeding vehicles Weston reported to him.
Without
issuing a warning to Weston, as mandated
by law, Bowers issued a citation to
Weston for "obstructing and delaying a peace officer". The audio-video tape
mentioned above proves that Bowers did not issue a warning as required
by law. Weston was fully cooperative with Bowers;
the tape documents this.
On August 19,
2005, Weston found himself in a kangaroo court with "Judge"
Fidel Salcedo presiding. During this scenario Weston was victimized by
editing of the audio-video tape, complete with a doctored timestamp, and by
Officer Bowers lying under oath (perjury).
Weston
is now requesting a new hearing. See below >>>>>>
Publishers
comment: Mr. Weston has been and continues to be harassed by police
officers with clear intent to intimidate him so that he will terminate
his contacting government officials to report crimes committed against
himself. When public employees authorized to carry lethal weapons feel
themselves free to abuse their delegated powers to silence critics by
intimidation or worse, a totally unacceptable situation is created.
Peace officers who act as thugs against their employers should be tried
for treason and, if convicted, executed.
This
publisher has suggested to Mr. Weston that he begin keeping a log of any
incident involving any action by any member of any law enforcement
entity ~ including the corrupt FBI ~ which he, Weston, deems
inappropriate. The same for any possible surrogate of any member of any
law enforcement entity. If known, names of involved public employees or
surrogates will be listed on this website and also reported by letter to
the President of the United States. See www.ForPresidentObama.US
.
Another
website incorporating the name of Washoe County Sheriff Mike Haley in
its URL is planned for the near future. Such website will ask questions
of the sheriff including, "Can you prove that you were elected
honestly?" and "Are you aware that there is an un-American
rogue element within law enforcement in Northern Nevada?" Also,
"Do you agree that a citizens' police review board is badly needed
in Washoe County?"
If
any other Nevada citizen would like to report improper conduct on the
part of any law enforcement officer, please send a BRIEF message to this
publisher by email.
Be sure to include your home phone number and suggest a time to call.
~
Guy Felton
State
of Nevada v. Michael Weston, Case RCV 2005-023211
File: Michael Weston, 5-15-08
GROUNDS
JUSTIFYING REQUEST FOR NEW HEARING
Suppression
of evidence
Tampered evidence
Perjury ~ false statements
Clerk "Robin" denied Weston's right to appeal when she told
him at the last moment that
he needed an affidavit.
Time code was altered on the Nevada Highway Patrol audio-video tape.
Court/NHP did not
permit Weston to review said audio-video tape before his day in court
(August 19, 2005).
Judge Salcedo denied Weston's right to enter a relevant complaint letter
and relevant response letter from Senator Harry Reid regarding an
earlier complaint against the NHP.
Only 3 minutes of the NHP audio-video tape were shown in court out of a
total time of 22 minutes.
Weston was forced by Bowers to restage a verbal exchange in front of the
NHP cruiser's camera. The restage was substituted on the
"official" tape in place of the original exchange!
Weston's car was searched without his permission by NHP officers and he,
Weston, was ordered to not observe this search.
Bowers'
audio-video tape and the court transcript were both altered after Weston
contacted Nevada Public Safety about discrepancies in the audio-video
tape played during Weston's day in court. Withheld evidence was crucial
to proving Weston's innocence regarding any wrong-doing.
During Bowers' testimony in court, he stated, under oath, that Weston
came up to him and said, "Excuse me, excuse me, I want to talk to
you about SUVs and pickups." This statement is not depicted on the
audio-video tape as Bowers claimed when Weston first approached him.
The Court refused to give a copy of the NHP's audio-video tape to Weston
for his review and evaluation
until after the deadline for filing an
appeal.
The Court outright lied to Weston regarding the procedure for obtaining
a transcript of his day in court. This to frustrate Weston's procuring
said transcript.
"Kelly" at the District Attorney's Office informed Weston that
evidence had been destroyed and then changed her story to say she didn't
know who had custody of said evidence.
Weston was later permitted to
obtain a copy of the evidence (audio-video tape) after the appeal period
expired.
The audio-video
tape documents that Sergeant Kinard (Bowers' immediate supervisor) asked Bowers, "Did you tell him to hold
off (i.e., give Weston due warning)?" Bowers replied, "Yes, I
did." Kinard then asked Bowers, "Did Weston do anything else
wrong?" Bowers answered, "No." Bowers, in fact, never
gave due warning to Weston.
During the Court proceeding, there was no discussion regarding Weston
having been (or not having been) given due notice before he was cited as
required by law. Weston was not given due notice at the time of the
subject incident.
The Prosecutor asked Bowers if the audio-video tape shown in Court
depicted the true events that transpired. Bowers answered,
"Yes." Bowers lied in that the tape had been edited ~ not only
for time, but also to leave out crucial evidence in Weston's favor.
Judge Salcedo ignored Weston's reporting to him that Court Clerk
"Robin" did not permit him to file appeal papers which Weston
attempted to submit in a timely manner.
While pursuing his case, Weston was harassed and stopped on the road a
total of 6 times by NHP officers for ridiculous and fraudulent reasons.
Third-party hearsay evidence against Weston was used by the Prosecutor
during her closing argument.
The Department of Public Safety made 2 trips to the evidence room on the
9th and 15th of December 2005 to retrieve and return the Weston
audio-video tape. This was before Weston was permitted to copy the tape.
Who did what with the tape before permitting Weston's close evaluation
of it?
Weston was made
to feel that pursuing justice in his case was discouraged by Court
officials and that the NHP would maliciously retaliate against him
should he persist in doing so.
If Weston is denied fair review of his maltreatment by the Court and the
NHP, he will be forced to pursue related litigation in federal court and
also sue for heavy punitive damages in the amount of one million
dollars.
Copies:
FBI (Read their
"We don't give a damn" reply below.)
Senator Harry Reid & other federal officials
Senator William Raggio & other Nevada officials
