This afternoon I received a copy of Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich’s deposition in the Ryan Holyk Case. It will take me some time to carefully go through it and once I’m done I will report on it, with comment.

 

Thus, far two things have become clear to me.

First and foremost, what I believed to be true from the beginning, and that is that Deputy Joe Bodman is a truthful honest cop, from an honest family who made a terrible mistake he will live with for the rest of his life is true, and his mistake won’t in any way prevent him from continuing to do the good job he loves as one of OUR Spokane County Deputy Sheriffs. As a retired Cop, I can’t help but think of the old proverb; “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” I’m sure other current and retired Cops would agree.

I became even more confident of what I would find when I read this Inlander Story.

 

Mike Mauer, the attorney for the Holyk family, says he decided to dismiss Bodman from the lawsuit after meeting privately with the deputy and his lawyer. Bodman “provided helpful information and confirmed important information,” Maurer says, but would not elaborate on the details.

http://www.inlander.com/Bloglander/archives/2017/03/01/as-spokane-county-works-on-settling-ryan-holyk-case-for-1-million-family-attorney-accuses-sheriff-of-misleading-the-public

Secondly, this statement is pure unadulterated BALONEY, for lack of a better term!

Knezovich said he would have preferred to go to trial rather than settle.

“I feel that this should have gone to trial because that is the only way the facts come out in totality,” he said. “I don’t make that call.” 

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/01/ryan-holyk-family-reaches-settlement-with-sheriffs/

No Police Department Administrator in their right mind would want to go to Court, get on the witness stand in public, and testify again under oath to what Knezovich testified to in the deposition.

A sneak preview:

 

I REPORT YOU DECIDE AND THIS ISN’T HSS!!!!

https://1drv.ms/v/s!AjPlZebSPc_fguYPf8i01xTfy8d8oQ

 

When I came home from a visit with some of my out of town family I found this email from in my inbox from Our Guy Ozzie Knezovich.

I am responding here and as you can see sent The Oz a link to this story.

 

You can read what lead up to Ozzie’s email here:

https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/96d2710f-656b-4118-b126-4a8f201118d6

You should make note of the fact that I did not erase this email address Ozzie obviously uses to conduct County Business; “Ozzie Knezovich” ozzieknezovichjk@gmail.com and is therefore subject to a PRR, whether it is a Junk file or not.

Last thing notice the email address. JK stands for junk I created the so I don’t have to bog my email down with junk 

Sheriff Knezovich,

I certainly understand your frustration, angst, and fear when a Citizen Journalist and member of the Media pulls back the curtain and exposes the truth. Your attacks on detractors and members of the media who write stories contrary to what you would like the Public to believe have become somewhat legendary around here. Certainly, your most recent expression of frustration with Pia Hallenberg of the Spokesman Review for not reporting everything you wanted reported is consistent with exactly how you approach publicity you feel is averse to you personally, and only adds credence to the feeling many individuals have that your interest isn’t in leading a law enforcement organization, rather a grandiose self-serving interest in trying to pursue a political career beyond that of a small county elected Sheriff. You did of course seriously give yourself away when you quickly jumped in the race when you thought the Cathy McMorris-Rodgers position in Congress was going to open.

I realize that me pointing out that the “Molon Labe” Pistol Grips you wore on the covered weapon you were armed with during your big Arena Media Production may have lost you some votes from the anti-gun crowd and some folks in the middle, but the facts are there you were showing them off for all to see right on camera.

https://examplepro.me/2017/02/12/molon-labe/

https://examplepro.me/2017/02/12/interesting-personalized-pistol-grips/

Of course, more of those anti-gun folks and those in the middle, I’m sure are questioning as I type why in the world members of Oath Keepers, and the 63^rd Lightfoot Militia were acting as security for the “Spirit of America” rally you spoke at.

The mood was festive, but Wright said that armed members of the Oath Keepers and the 63rd Lightfoot Militia were there to provide security. “We believe in the Second Amendment,” she said. “Probably half the audience is packing.”

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/04/knezovich-haskell-and-fagan-praise-trump-at-rally-/

I also can’t help but wonder just what the folks in the 63^rd Lightfoot Militia think about your claim that one of their founders Ed LaStage was your Confidential Informant. Boy if I were in that group I would be a little paranoid about whom else might be one of your Confidential Informants.

https://examplepro.me/2017/02/18/ozziebuff-episode-ten-series-final/

Another interesting factoid regarding the Oath Keepers group providing security at the “Spirit of America” rally is the comment made by the individual doing video of you at the Federal Building during your Bosworth fiasco stated “I am an Oath Keeper just so you know.” They also must be wondering if you have also infiltrated them along with the 63^rd Lightfoot Militia.

Published on Feb 25, 2015

Anthony Bosworth (liberty for all) was arrested while opening carrying prior to our 10th Amendment Rally. Anthony had done nothing wrong and was later released. Sheriff Ozzie helped get free him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omn38QOXBTo

I don’t know if you have realized it yet but your effort to prove me a liar might have really backfired for you as far as all your admitted backing of the Pendell v Matt Shea etal claim, instead of helping him like you admitted you were doing you easily could have hurt his lawsuit by reading Hine’s letter unfounding the IA Complainant Maclay made against you. The letter itself specifically shows that you folks don’t know to whom or when Pendell gave some guns back to Murray or for that matter apparently exactly what guns Pendell had in his possession other than the ones Hines reported, were there more that Pendell might have forgotten about, he did forget who he gave them to remember? Another thing the public doesn’t know is who the Licensed Firearms Dealer that received the weapons in Spokane was, could that dealer have been someone close to Pendell, Murray, or the SCSO? As we talked about the “When” might be important since the Murder took place on May 26^th, 2015, and of course during the on-camera discussion of I-594 we had brings up the question; Could it be that a transfer was in fact required? You might take note of my comments when you were reading the letter for the people that were going to view your Dog and Pony Show. Gee whiz Ozzie I was just trying to give you some leads, I wasn’t trying to trap you with my interview skills like you accused me of, with the lawsuit claim filed, as I suggested it might be a good time to revisit that IA Investigation you said took place.

Which one was it Oz? “Unknown” or “Five years before the Murders”?

 

http://www.krem.com/news/politics/spokane-sheriff-considers-legal-action-against-gop-legislator-over-triple-murder-weapon-claims/321718021

 

https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/374c0015-adaa-4803-934d-fedee1cc3a71

https://examplepro.me/2017/02/16/ozziebuff-episode-eight-a-b/

https://examplepro.me/2017/02/17/ozziebuff-episode-nine/

According to this, your friendship with Matt Shea ended over some kind of a lie he perpetrated about some training you offered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YYQhixZ3-8

I believe what you were referring to was this other big fiasco of yours, but you can correct my if I’m wrong.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jun/12/playing-by-their-rules/

http://cpofwa.org/2014/08/25/analysis-of-kxly-story-on-state-representative-matt-shea/

 

In essence I guess, what I am saying here, among other things, is that a lot of voters are somewhat unclear on what your real position are and as you noted you have come out with videos claiming how dangerous these various groups are, yet for some reason you seem to somehow end up being “linked” to these groups. Of course, maybe you are “linked to them just like I’m “linked” to Scott Maclay… Who really knows?

 

 

I REPORT HSS YOU DECIDE!!!

The heat, no pun intended, on Mayor Condon and Chief Meidl gets a little hotter.

Background:

https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/29eb890f-ce4b-41da-96be-ae2d7476fd02

https://examplepro.me/2017/03/01/back-in-business/

https://examplepro.me/2017/02/28/same-old-story-different-day/

https://examplepro.me/2017/02/23/pointing-out-the-obvious/

Keep in mind that there will always be BAD COPS, but there will forever be far more GOOD COPS, and no matter how much the Brass want to try and intimidate the GOOD COPS, they will find some way to get the truth out.

Chief Meidl and Mayor Condon have received this warm letter from the OPOC regarding playing the hide and seek game SPD and the Condon Administration have become infamous for.

https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/d957cc8a-6268-4731-b8d7-434d3013aa3a

To top it off Craig Meidl received this heartwarming letter from the Center of Justice.

https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/934c4cf0-8ef7-4c99-b17c-fd74094e9195

Conspicuously absent from this entire issue are Phil Tyler from the NAACP, and John Lemus from the Human Rights Commission… What say you two?

For those of us who knew Condon’s choice of Meidl would do nothing to change the CULTURE at SPD regardless of all the Dog and Pony Shows… the only thing left for us to say is… “WE TOLD YOU SO!”

By now in almost any other City the Chief of Police would be on his way out, but not in good ole Spokane where admitting a big mistake almost never happens, because it takes some Chazaq, which there isn’t a lot of around here. The Street Director is one thing but the Chief of Police? The option, which is right there and has been discussed in some circles, is open to the Mayor, and he knows it. An easy move with someone not ingrained in the Culture…  but no Chazaq… no doing the right thing!!!

 

I REPORT YOU DECIDE!!!

If you are a Police Department Administrator, and have attended lots of media classes, as Ozzie told me he has, you know full well that when you know what will likely be perceived by some as “Bad Press” you want to hold a “Press Conference” and try and mitigate anything that might look bad. If you watched the Ozzie/Buff Episodes you will see after Ozzie told me about all his media management training I admitted that I hadn’t had a media management class since I was back on the job, several years ago, but that doesn’t mean I don’t remember the plays.

The press conference Ozzie held regarding the Holyk settlement on March 1^st, 2017, for example, which Nina Culver reported on the same evening and her story was “UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017, 10:35 P.M.”

 

 

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/01/ryan-holyk-family-reaches-settlement-with-sheriffs/

If you have a basket full of deplorable people detractors as Ozzie does and you can counter what could be “Bad Press” with what you think might help, it is good to try, and if you can to get that card in play. I don’t know if it is just simple coincidence but Nina Culver wrote her Pendell v Shea Story March 1^st, 2017 and it was “UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017, 10:39 P.M.” just four minutes after the update of her Holyk story.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/01/sheriffs-deputy-sues-rep-matt-shea-for-defamation/ 

So, I must ask myself; “Just plain luck?” “Total Coincidence?” or “Educated Media Management?” darned if I know but interesting to me, I don’t know about you.

I also wonder should the Pendell v Shea etal case goes anywhere if the Shea, Maclay side will depose Nina Culver. That kind of brings back memories of an old case regarding former SR Reporter Jim DeFede who is now with CBS Miami.

If it was in fact Media Management…. GOOD JOB OZZIE!!!

 

I REPORT HSS YOU DECIDE!!!