On January 10, 2011 Sheriff Grady Judd was invited to speak at our Lake Ashton clubhouse coffee meeting here in Lake Wales. After his talk, he was approach by a resident who asked him why is this Bingo investigation taking so long? To our surprise, we were all called to the clubhouse for a meeting the following day at 1:o'clock. Inspector of investigations, Gordon Obitz who once told me he was off the Bingo case and that this case was given to other inspectors because it was too large to handle, was suddenly there on hand to present his findings. He said straight out that this investigation of Bingo has terminated. He said that there were too many people involved and it was all a mistake that the person in charge of Bingo made a " simple mistake". Over $50,000 dollars is missing, no taxes were ever paid to the state since Paul Pontious took over Bingo even thou prior to Paul taken over Bingo taxes were paid. Hundreds of residents including the entire HOA board and their wife's were take by chartered bus to a very high price restaurant called the Brazilian Steakhouse in Poke County and dozens of times to other restaurants. Detective Opitz stated several times that numerous crimes had been committed by Paul Pontious that it was miss-appropriations of funds well over $50,000 and it was all a mistake. Just too many people were involved.
I find it very suspicious that the following day after Sheriff Grady Judd was invited to speak at our Lake Ashton clubhouse where we all had a meeting to discuss this case. It was also Grady Judd that said after a person was shot 63 times, why was this person shot so many times? He told the Orlando Sentinel that was all the bullets we had. A total of 110 rounds were fired at the suspect. After the shooting the FBI started an investigation.
This is the oath he took while taken office:
"I do solemnly swear that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States, and of the State of Florida; that I am duly qualified to hold office under the Constitution of the State; and that I will well and faithfully perform the duties of Polk County Sheriff on which I am now about to enter. So help me God."
I can honestly say he violated his oath here at Lake Ashton when he told these inspectors to tell us that the Bingo case is closed. The evidence is very clear that we have in our possession that Bingo violated a dozen or more laws, and Sheriff Judd is turning a deaf ear on it. We we were never question about what we know and what we had on this case.
It seems that he has friends here at Lake Ashton who help advised him in making this decision, the evidence we have clearly shows Bingo violated the rules of Bingo plus over $50,000 is missing. Sheriff Judd is saying all this is OK. but don't do it again. Hey, I just shot my wife but I won't do it again and I still have the gun in my hand. What kind of person is this to dismiss this case with this very strong evidence, and why were we not question on the activities of Bingo?
Sheriff Judd is getting out of hand and I feel that the State Attorney should look into his decisions.
Edmund King
publisher of lakeashtontalk.blogspot.com
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Let me see, its Edmund King versus Sheriff Grady Judd. I wonder who will win? Dick Ralls is right when he said, "Ed King is an idiot, but he is our idiot, and we can use his blog site to our advantage."
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