Photo of Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office booking log
Controversial Town of Jonesboro mayor Leslie Thompson was taken into custody shortly after Noon today and charged with three counts of malfeasance. Bond was set at $15 thousand.
Thompson bonded out shortly after his arrest.
02/07/2013 at 3:03 pm |
Well, at least he’ll hopefully have a criminal trial now.
02/07/2013 at 3:42 pm |
Walter, would you review for us again the definition of malfeasance in public office in Louisiana and the range of penalties if found guilty?
02/07/2013 at 3:45 pm |
Can the mayor and council force the Town of Jonesboro and its taxpayers to pay for the defense of these charges, or is it incumbent upon the individual or individuals to so so?
02/07/2013 at 3:50 pm |
Who put up the bond?
02/07/2013 at 4:04 pm |
I will bet you a dollar to a donut that IF this DA even brings the case to trail, he will get off with maybe a LITTLE fine and not even lose his job
02/07/2013 at 4:07 pm |
The district attorney should recuse himself because of his public comments about not finding anything illegal in the original charges.
02/07/2013 at 5:03 pm |
He won’t get off free if the judge can help it , maybe the state needs to check out the da office also .
02/07/2013 at 5:04 pm |
KNOE gets the intital prize, their coverage was much more extensive than KTVE, including an interview with Sheriff Andy Brown. However, Channel 10 did lead off with the headline, saying there would be more on the 6 p.m. news.
02/07/2013 at 5:25 pm |
If the mayor tries to use Town of Jonesboro money for his personal defense, he will probably get a fourth charge of malfeasance.
02/07/2013 at 5:45 pm |
If found guilty, no, he will not be able to retain the seat as mayor. But I can guarantee you that this drags out til well after this term is over, a year and a half from now!
02/07/2013 at 5:58 pm |
Former President Theodore Roosevelt had a saying in the 30′s that would seem to apply to Thompson here: “If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.”
02/07/2013 at 6:12 pm |
Theodore Roosevelt had been dead for 11 years in 1930 .
02/07/2013 at 6:17 pm |
So, his words live on even today……..and it’s 2013.
02/07/2013 at 7:13 pm |
No one on this side of the keyboard disagreed with the comment about Teddy Roosevelt, just the time of the quote. The Theodore Roosevelt quote that I find most appropriate is “No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.” Leslie Thompson should have been made aware of this a long time ago. Now he can claim that he was the 1st black mayor of Jonesboro (and all the trouble he has faced is because the racist in town don’t like him) and that he was the first Jonesboro mayor ever arrested (and he will attach a racist note to this also). Unfortunately, by the time he is tried and convicted his term as mayor will have expired.
02/07/2013 at 9:29 pm |
A vote is like a rifle, it’s usefulness depends upon the character of the user. Theodore Roosevelt. A vote has been the hinge that has kept the most recent action from occuring. There have been countless warnings, more than adequate opportunties have been provided and those among all the other tools that were provided were blatantly refused. The one that screams racism the loudest is the most guilty of the offense. The empty vessel makes the loudest sound. William Shakespeare.
Innumerable quotes can be utilized to describe the current situation, but unfortunately they won’t heal a town that is wracked with debt, racial discord and the most horrendous of all atrocities- a political system that malfunctioned and like a malignant tumor left untreated has been allowed to metastasize into the “vote machine”. The blame lies not only at the feet of one but of countless others that contributed directly and indirectly from Baton Rouge to Allen Ave.
What a sad day for such a wonderful town and how sad a lot that would alllow such a thing to continue on just because cumlatively and seperately they didn’t want to lose a vote. One would have to wonder just how comforting to the conscience a hollow action could be when the action to prevent this was forsaken for the sake of the next term in office.
02/08/2013 at 4:21 pm |
We might not have solved any problems or answered any questions but we certainly got the Teddy Roosevelt quotes going. Haven’t thought about the Rough Rider since I was at Mount Rushmore last year.
02/08/2013 at 3:09 pm |
Will this trial require a jury be selected, or will it be ruled on by a district judge?
02/09/2013 at 8:44 am |
Don’t forget about Stokes, he is the cause of alot of this, I hope he gets his day. Love to see him wilth the cuffs on. PS Not only did he help cause this, he got paid to help cause this. jmo
02/09/2013 at 9:19 am |
also heard devin flowers was arrested and in an unrelated situation….. also heard that the chief of police (j. shively) was arrested on the same day. any truth to this?
02/09/2013 at 1:44 pm |
Councilman Flowers was not arrested,for anything.
02/09/2013 at 3:37 pm |
if it was a crime to use multiple names to make comments on this blog he would already be serving time.
02/09/2013 at 9:22 am |
i meant to say that the chief of police in HODGE….. fingers aren’t working to well this morning!
02/09/2013 at 8:16 pm |
I would say that if “WANNABE” flowers wasn’t arrested that it is just a matter of time for him and the other CTIC cronies………cottonham, flowers, and mr. “i don’t want to vote” lamkin……… they all need to be arrested if for nothing else…..being stupid!!
02/11/2013 at 11:34 am |
See here the detail of the charges:
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013302090337
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