October 19,2015
On Monday the Assistant District Attorney in Centreville, Alabama called asking me to email all the documentation I collected supporting my charges against Tyler. I set up an appointment to meet with him on November 3, 2015, the same day as the second trespassing hearing. Following our vacation, we headed straight to Woodstock.
Again, the hearing proved to be uneventful. Tyler was a no show, something about working in Georgia. I asked if they required proof but, no answer. I met with the special prosecutor that replaced Attorney Downs. After telling my story and showing my evidence he commented “Wow, all you are filing against this guy is trespassing?” The Judge asked if I wanted to postpone again and I said no. He stated that Tyler had as much notice as anyone else and he should have been there. So Tyler was charged with a “no show”. Whenever we have the next hearing Tyler would now have two charges. (trespassing and failure to appear) After spending the next day with Mary Grace, we left for home on November 5, 2015.
Our next visit to Woodstock was December 1, 2015. This trip was spent going through the storage unit and meeting with family and friends who were interested in buying some items I had to sell for Mary Grace. It was this trip that I met a close friend of John Brook’s and who shared John’s love for music. I spent two and a half hours with him at Mary Graces’ house going through John Brooks’ music collection. It was raining and cold, so I stayed in my vehicle most of that time. Again, I was trying to get an idea of what I was dealing with and see if the collection had any value.
We left Woodstock December 9, 2015.
The third hearing was January 5, 2016. This time my new prosecutor did not show up. You guessed it-postponed again until March 1, 2016. I also had scheduled a meeting with the Assistant District Attorney for January 6, 2016. Right again: Cancelled.
The trip was not a total lost I was able to get John Brooks’ truck and have Attorney Downs take a statement of what went down when the truck was purchased from Tyler. We spent time trying (the best we could) to get Mary Grace’s home winterized, made several trips to the Division of Motor Vehicles trying to get a new title for the vehicles, and meeting with people that could give me a fair estimate on any items I could sell. We left for home the afternoon of January 8, 2016.
Believe me, I know you are getting tired of hearing these petty details but, in this story the petty details are what leads to the outcome. Also, I am eliminating so much of my investigating. I really am trying to move along as fast as possible.
OK–Let’s keep talking,
Reta
How about move along way away from continuously blaming ONE person for all the break-in’ & damage, when you know full well that the young ppl in that area plundered that place on numerous occasions. The one person you had it in for didny do all that!
Reta, your story is in the petty details. Folks need to know who much time, energy, and money you spent in trying to get all this settled for Mary Grace so she could have the financial means necessary for her elderly care. It just astonishes me to hear people accuse you of being a “gold digger.” Persons who have never had to untangle the mess of legalities after the death of someone, on top of the frustration of dealing with “Alabama Law,”…..they have no idea how exhausting it can be, and there is certainly no monetary gain in it for… Read more »