OK, not really a casualty, but it shows how silly this whole business is.
The story as I know it: Ron Pace has been getting harassing phone calls, his house has been egged twice, and the tires on his truck damaged. People, regardless of your feelings about Mr Pace, doing things like this is moronic — and if you are caught on surveillance video, who do you think will get in trouble?
Earlier this week, I’m told, someone stole the bicycle belonging to Mr Pace’s son. Mr Pace, being a dutiful parent, starts looking for it — wouldn’t you? I know I would.
Here’s where it gets silly.
Mr Pace files a report with the Sheriff’s office, and then calls them each day to say he’s going to drive around and look for the bike. Why? To make sure they know he’s “out and about”.
Well, yesterday (26 June), Mr Pace is driving around and happens to drive down Bullet Road. He sees what he thinks is his son’s bike…his words, “it looked exactly like my son’s bike”. He drives by, still in his truck, and loops around the cul-de-sac, and comes back for another look. At no point does he get out of his truck.
He’s pretty sure the bike looks familiar, so he goes home, gets his son, and brings him back to verify. His son gets out, stands on the sidewalk, and confirms that it looks like his–even down to some scratches in the paint.
Mr Pace then apparently looks down the road and sees a Sheriff’s Deputy parked at a house. He drives up, wanting to ask for assistance in verifying the suspect bike. However, instead of helping Mr Pace, it turns out that the deputy has been called because Mr Pace has violated a restraining order. Mr Pace tries to explain what he’s doing, and he’s told he drove by the house of Daniel S. Everett — apparently one of the employees of the district, and one of those 15 restraining orders I talked about in this post.
Question: How many of you know where Daniel S. Everett lives? How about Glenn K. Lew? David J. Lloyd? I don’t — heck, I wouldn’t be able to pick them out of a lineup. But apparently Mr Pace is required to.
| Side note: I am told yet another restraining order was attempted on 24 June, and was denied by the court with extreme prejudice. I will post the transcript of this hearing when it becomes available. |
Mr Pace tries to explain that he didn’t know that Daniel S. Everett lived at that address, and, according to Mr Pace, the deputy says the address is on the restraining order. Mr Pace states it isn’t, the deputy insists it is….so Mr Pace takes him back to his house to show him the paperwork he has. What does that paperwork say? Well, you can read it by clicking here. Note that NO addresses are given…other than the district office; in fact, the restraining order checks box 6 which requests that the address of the 15 “protected persons” be hidden.
Mr Pace apparently is required to be a clairvoyant as well as a “menace to society”.
One would think, in the normal course of business, that common sense would prevail — how can someone be reasonably expected to stay away from some place when they don’t know where that place is?
Common sense did not prevail here. Mr Pace was arrested, taken to jail, and had to post bond the next day. His charge? CRS 18-7-115.5, “Restraining order violation”. The “Description of Offense” states
Def[endant] did unlawfully violate a restraining order related to traveling in or on a public roadway.
Huh? Mr Pace can’t even drive on a public roadway now?
By the terms of this restraining order, Mr Pace can get in trouble just for driving past one the 15 “protected persons” — even if he doesn’t know they are there.
A hearing date has been set for August 10th, at which time (unless there are parts of this I don’t know) I expect the court will dismiss this with prejudice as well.
Thus endeth the silliness.
Now, please don’t think I’m trying to justify some of Mr Pace’s behavior in the past. He has done some things that would seem a bit reckless to many — for example, stating publicly that he intended to violate the restraining order and go into the district office on May 7th. I can understand why some would be a bit apprehensive in dealing with him.
But for heaven’s sake, people, he was with his son–who backed him up!
Nice work there, Daniel S. Everett.
As for the deputy that arrested him? I don’t know his name, as his signature on the arrest form is illegible, but his badge number apparently is 05016…I realize that you are charged to “use every reasonable means to enforce this Protection Order”…but that doesn’t mean discard common sense.
Sheesh.
Smells of entrapment. I think Larry B. is behind all of this. Mr. Pace has never met Mr. Everett. I now do not trust Mr. B. at all. To stoop to a level of entrapment is ridiculous. I have researched the laws pertaining TRO’s and Mr Pace can file a complaint with the Sheriffs office.
The required culpable state of mind of “knowingly” applies to all elements of the crime of violation of a restraining order. People v. Coleby, 34 P.3d 422 (Colo. 2001).
One of the comments that I find interesting in here is that Mr Pace needs to be clairvoyant about where people live. No he does not. I was able to locate Mr Everett on Dexknows.com. Mr Pace is able to find all kinds of interesting information regarding this community and of course he could find out where people live. Plus he knows what salaries they make and also who each one is.
I am tired of our dirty laundry being aired out to the whole Pikes Peak region. What does that get us, People not wanting to move into a dyfunctional community.
Now I am hearing that they are going to start a recall for M. Vaga and D. Wright. Oh this is just great. If I was a resident who signed the first recall I would really be asking this committee if they have their ducks in a row. Another recall would cost this community even more money. If they wanted to do a recall then they should recall EVERYONE at the same time. One person does not make the decision of the whole board. If the board is voting unanimous on everything than it is not just one person.
I think you are missing the point here. Mr. Pace was issued 15 restraining orders; I can understand Larry, Eddie, Crystal, and some others–but has Mr. Pace ever made a threat against Daniel S. Everett? He states that he doesn’t even know who this person is! By the justification used in the restraining orders (that Larry feared for his life, and that Eddie felt he was threatened), EVERYONE living in Woodmen Hills could be granted a restraining order…which means that even if he was in his own house — in his own bedroom — he would be in violation of the restraining order. I am very surprised that the magistrate granted the orders…and the ludicrous nature of all of this was proven when the most recent attempt to add to the restraining orders was dismissed with prejudice.
The shenanigans the district’s lawyers pulled was just dirty pool. Most people don’t go against gentlemen’s agreements…but I guess that doesn’t apply to lawyers. Correction: A certain kind of lawyer.
As far as requiring Mr. Pace to have to check DexKnows.com…you’re not serious, are you? You really believe it is Mr. Pace’s responsibility to look up 15 addresses?
Wow.
no we said their address is not listed on the restraining orders and they are not second he knows what the salaries and who is the manager and who is on the board because its on their web site. Open your eyes this information didn’t come from digging it came straight from their page. And why would Mr. Pace look up the address of all 16 people? i know for a fact he has not and it’s not like he was out doing something wrong he was looking for his son’s bike that got stolen from the park and he called the Sheriff’s office to let them know what he was doing so before you go spouting off take a minute to get the facts. Mr. Pace did nothing wrong as far as dirty laundry, if the board was doing the things they should there wouldn’t be any laundry to air. Go to the web site and check the facts nothing was found by digging or made up its all there so read it.
I have to agree with the comment about “dirty laundry”. I, for one, want all this out in the open and available; sweeping it under the carpet, or keeping it hush-hush, caused all this distrust in the past, and I’m told that previous boards were of the mindset that the “people didn’t need to know”. WHMD is a government agency — subject to the same open government acts as the city and state government…and I personally believe it is in the best interest of all voters to be informed as to what their government is doing, good or bad. Will this keep people from moving in? Possibly…but I think it’s best that we take the time to get our act together, get legal and above-board.
I would like to know where concernedresident is receiving information about recalling M. Vega and D. Wright. I see nothing on their web site that supports the statement made by concernedresident that another recall in coming.
it was from an email from Ron Pace that was forwarded to me.
Line from his email dated 6/28/09
I have now taken the first steps to remove Debra and Marge from the board. You 2 should be receiving your letters soon.
TO DR. RECALL YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER THANKS A BUNCH FOR THE LEGAL411
I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. SHOULD YOU NEED TO REACH ME RNMAN2@MSN.COM
NOW AS TO THE CONCERNEDRESIDENT YES WE SENT AN EMAIL THE SECOND RECALL WILL MOVE FORWARD BY OTHERS NOT ME.
DEAR MR CONCERN IF YOU ARE SO CONCERNED WHY IS THE DISTRICT SPENDING UP TO 75,000.00 FIGHT ME IN COURT OVER THE RESTRAINING ORDERS. YOU HEARD RIGHT. AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE THATS THE TOTAL COST. THE FACT IS THIS BOARD HAS SPENT MORE THAN ANY OTHER BOARD ON SALARIES AND MACHINERY. THE SALARY REPORT MADE THE DISTRICT LOOK BAD THATS WHY THEY STOPPED IT I PERSONALLY CALLED MOUNTAIN STATES AND THEY SAID JUST THAT.