This is a copy of my court record of Sept 7, 2007 in which Rita Farr Cox filed a complaint against Jerry Brandt
LEWIS COUNTY COURT September 07, 2007
RITA STATEMENT: Jerry Brandt entered my parent’s home, uninvited while I was helping my 80 year old mother in the bathroom.
JERRY ANSWER: I (Jerry Brandt) visit my neighbors Robert and Jeanie often. Knowing that Jeanie has a history of falling and has trouble getting around I stop by to check on her. If I see Jeanie outside, I go over to visit as I know she can’t get back up the steps to well and help her.
Also, I am a creature of habit. In fact I am in a deep rut. I do the same things every day. I get up early, have some coffee. Go out and let the chickens out and at 7:30 every morning go to the Youth Center to check on it. Even the cops know my routine and follow me around.
I have gone over to my neighbors hundreds of times over the years, and my routine is the same every time without thinking, I always knock on the door and knowing that Bob is usually in his bedroom with the TV on can’t hear and Jeanie not being able to hear well with her TV turned up, I step inside which is the living room to see or holler for them. This is the same routine every time. This the way we have done it for years.
On this particular day, I was bringing a farm magazine over there that I subscribe to and Bob likes to read and did my usual routine thing. I knock on the door and then stepped in and hollered and Rita came out.
RITA STATEMENT: I asked him to quit harassing me and stop writing things about me on the internet – He said “Bite me”.
JERRY ANSWER: Rita came out from the hall way and immediately started in on me about the things I put on the gossip page about her voting record and how good she was and she wanted me to not put anything on the gossip page anymore. I said that all I put on was what her friend Jake Leonard was posting on his BLOG about her running. She said to stop putting things on about her and I said “Bite me”. I didn’t come to see her. I came to see Bob and Jeannie.
RITA STATEMENT: Mr. Brandt left the house and we argued in the driveway.
JERRY ANSWER: At about this time I was getting tired of her yelling at me and threatening me, I left. She then followed me out to the drive and threw the magazine at me and hit me and I stopped to pick it up she followed me to the end of the driveway still yelling and screaming like a crazy person.
NO, I am not here to file a complaint of assault and battery.
RITA STATEMENT: Mr. Brandt has recently e-mailed my boss to say things about me. He continues to say things on his web page about me even though I’m no longer an elected official. This statement is irrelevant, impertinent, and immaterial. BUT,
JERRY ANSWER: I did email her boss “SEE EXHIBIT “A” and all I said was she didn’t like my letter to the editor as it wasn’t printed and as her friend Jake Leonard was posting on his website that she was running and was going to beat me, I just repeated the rumors I heard around town that she was going to run for the Mayor’s job and I thought she was telling him she was running for office. See EXHIBIT “B”.
She wrote bad things about me in the Canton paper. SOOO.
She may not be officially running now. Think Republican Fred Thompson. She still has until Oct 5th to put her name in,
RITA STATEMENT: He filed a civil lawsuit against me while I was on the La Grange City Council. This statement is irrelevant, impertinent, and immaterial.
JERRY ANSWER: I did file a $2.3 million lawsuit against the City of La Grange which included her as councilman for all the false arrests and harassment by the police department. In fact most of these were while she was on the council. It seems that every time there is a new election, sometime before the voting, I get falsely arrested. Guess what election is coming up soon that I signed up for and now I am in Court again? The last time my son Scott was falsely arrested. All to keep me from being Mayor. And this time is no different. I am getting used to being falsely charged.
RITA STATEMENT: He has taken pictures of me and posted them on the internet – These pictures are at public functions.
JERRY ANSWER: Yes, I have taken many pictures of her as councilman and many other people and yes, they were taken in a public place. She takes pictures of people all the time and puts them in the Canton paper too.
RITA STATEMENT: He raised the shirt of a La Grange Youth Center Employee in view of my 12 year old daughter. This statement is irrelevant, impertinent, and immaterial.
JERRY ANSWER: I am not sure why her daughter would say such a thing. EXHIBIT “C” is a signed statement from the Youth Center Employee who said nothing like that ever happened.
RITA STATEMENT: I believe he will cause harm to me, my husband, 3 children who are 12, 12 and 9 years old. My elderly parents live next door to him – He has stated that he has a camera at his driveway. He has said things on the internet that are not true.
JERRY ANSWER: I have no idea how she would ever believe that I would cause any harm to her or her husband or children. As a board member and care taker of the Youth Center, I see her children at the Youth Center but I never talk to them. In fact, they are spooky, they stare at you and never smile like the other kids. I have seen Rita at the Youth Center and other functions and she never talks to me. Now, all of a sudden, she fears for her children’s well being? Besides, her husband is bigger than I am and a lot younger.
Yes, I have a security camera watching my driveway. As none of my doors face the drive and with the security camera, I can see on a monitor when someone or a customer comes to visit. SO?
Yes, I have probably posted things on the net that are not true. Some are just rumors, but when someone emails me and shows me wrong, I take it off or redo it. Rita, has never, ever stated to me that anything I posted about her as a councilman was untrue.
Rita wrote things in the Canton paper against me. SO.
Finally, I have never, ever visited her property on 6th street for any reason. I have never, ever threaten to abuse, stalk, molest or disturb the peace of RITA FARR-COX.
ONE MORE THING: RITA FARR_COX, in this Ex Parte Petition, she has filed a false and malicious and perjurous statement with this court that I (Jerry Brandt) stalked her. She can provide not one shred of evidence that I have ever Stalked her. She can not provide any witness that I have been anywhere near her of which she has complained to that I was stalking her.
She filed that she is a joint owner of the property of her parents and nothing shows any form of ownership by Rita Farr-Cox. Another false and perjurous allegation.
She falsely and knowingly stated in a legal complaint that I followed her from place to place, another false statement of perjury.
RITA STATEMENT: I am afraid of Respondent, and there is an immediate and present danger of abuse or stalking of me because (describe)
He entered my parent’s home knowing I and my mother were alone in the house. I am afraid for my safety and my families.
JERRY ANSWER: Rita knowingly and with malice made a false and perjurous statement that I knew that only she and her mother were home.
I respectfully request this Court, as the allegations are false as the Petitioner has made sworn false and malicious statements, that the Court take whatever action necessary to the Petitioner who committed these acts of perjury and signed their name under OATH..
NOW
About the Ex Parte. I originally was going to request the Ex Parte be removed, but in view of finding out that my neighbor and friend who I cared for deeply and watched over for years, believed Rita’s lies without even calling me or coming over to ask me about her charges.
My friend and neighbor has hurt me deeply and if that is the way he feels about me, then I am asking the Court to keep the Ex Parte on. I know now, that if you remove it because of the false allegations, then I will be back over there to visit and watch over and forgive him for betraying our years long friendship.
But by you leaving the Ex Parte on and knowing I can go to jail by going over there to see them, I know I won’t be going over to forgive him for his betrayal of our friendship. If he wants to continue to be a friend and good neighbor, then he will have to remove the Ex Parte and not this Court.
Jerry Brandt Respondent