Former FLDS Spokesman Willie Jessop reacts to a statement by attorney Jeff Shields. Shields was saying that Jessop had previously argued that the FLDS should be given back control over the UEP homes and land, but that now Jessop would be at risk of losing his home if the FLDS regained control.
Read More / CommentWarren Jeffs appeared in 3rd District Court yesterday where his attorneys tried to delay his extradition to Texas where he faces charges of sexual assault and bigamy. The Tribune story is here: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/50664047-78/jeffs-texas-utah-court.html.csp
I was the pool photographer in the court, which means that my photos were distributed to various media outlets covering the story. Here are some photos…
Before he came in, a Department of Corrections officer asked the judge to have Jeffs appear in his prison uniform, saying it was against DOC policy to let prisoners change. The judge denied the request. Jeffs appeared in a suit, though he was shackled.
Supporters stood as Jeffs entered. The four in the front row are media.
At one point Jeffs made a request or asked a question of an officer. From what I could tell the officer turned him down.
Jeffs seemed more aware of the camera in this hearing than any previous. He looked my way a few times, including this sequence with a slight grin.
This is Warren’s reaction as the judge ordered his extradition to Texas. Really it was no reaction at all, same look as before.
As he was escorted out, Jeffs had a smile and a few words with attorney Walter Bugden.
I’m getting a laugh out of having to say this:
I am not posing as a polygamist wife. I am not Honey Dawn.
A few months ago a new blog went up allegedly written by a plural wife named (Honey Dawn). From the first post it was completely ridiculous, written in excited-mommy blogger style and riddled with intentional misspellings. Here’s a sample:
WOW!!!! This is SO exciting!!! My first blog!! Pratt says I should REALLY write this becuse Im so clever about writing things down. He says I should write a book about how to live Celestial Plural marriage (the right name for polygamy, which is TOO nasty a word!) so Im just putting down my ideas to help people know what a fun way this is to live, and how very HOLY it is too.
Recently someone claimed to have tracked Honey Dawn’s blog to a Tribune IP address. (Which isn’t possible; it’s a Blogspot blog. Blogspot is run by Google. Only Google would know the IP of the blogger.)
Next came comments guessing that I was behind the whole thing, writing as Honey Dawn.
Sorry, but it just isn’t the case. It would be unethical of me to do this while covering polygamy and I can’t see doing it even if I weren’t. My credibility is more important to me than writing a Big Love knock-off. And anyway, I would definitely write it from the guy’s point of view. Way more angles.
Read More / CommentSpent the afternoon as the pool photographer watching attorneys for imprisoned FLDS leader Warren Jeffs make their case to the Utah Supreme Court.
