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Day 7: A dangerous mind and the truth about Dogwalker Day
By JJ MacNab | April 1, 2008
Today was Twofer Tuesday – two big witnesses with two big stories.
Witness Anthony Dorothy
Mr. Dorothy is a prison snitch. He’s a highly intelligent man who has done really stupid and immoral things. He reminds me of Hannibal Lecter, but without the moral compass.
Since 1993, Dorothy has pled guilty or no contest to some really awful stuff – escape, two sexual assaults against minors, theft, felony possession of firearms, two misdemeanor assaults, disorderly conduct, unlawful imprisonment, terrorizing, unarmed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to escape, and conspiracy with a sawed off shotgun.
I will happily pay income taxes to keep this guy off the streets.
Over the years, he has testified against various inmates who were dumb enough to confess their sins to this guy. One man confessed that he was guilty of murder, another talked about wanting to get a witness killed, a third talked about his murder trial. Despite the fact that snitching has gotten this guy significantly lighter sentences, he’s still looking at 19-1/2 to 30 years in Michigan state prison and 38 months in federal prison for violating the terms of his supervised release on an earlier crime.
Dorothy hopes to get a letter from the prosecutors in this case acknowledging his cooperation.
Despite all his criminal background, the guy was as sharp as a tack, made consistent and detailed statements about what Danny had told him, and successfully and easily navigated himself through the word traps set by the three defense lawyers in this case.
Dorothy testified that he was housed in the Stratford County jail for 5 to 6 days in February, 2008 en route to Maine for a supervised release revocation hearing. A prisoner from the floor below yelled up and introduced Dorothy and Danny with, “Danny, you know a lot about the law, why don’t you help this guy with his revocation.”
Danny and Dorothy were housed in neighboring cells and talked to each other through vents next to their cell toilets. Both men were being held in solitary confinement at the time, so they spent 23 hours a day in their individual cells. Danny said that he’d read about Ed and Elaine on the internet and that he’d been back and forth from New York to their home in Plainfield several times over a seven-month period.
To view a video made by Danny in early March of 2007 about his decision to go and support the Browns, go here.
Dorothy said Danny felt it was his duty as a patriot to stand with Ed Brown.  Danny told Dorothy that he had a 12-gauge shotgun and other firearms and that he’d made zip guns out of 3/4-inch black pipe, 12 gauge shotgun shells, and a firing pin. He also talked about the Tannerite baggies that had been placed around the property 8 to 12 feet off the ground. Danny claimed that he had assembled pipe bombs and cans with nails taped to the outside, although he never said what was in the cans. In the end, Dorothy’s testimony matched what the jury has been hearing consistently through various other witnesses in the trial.
On cross examination, Jason’s lawyer focused on slicing and dicing the prison snitch’s criminal background, a pretty easy and effective task. Danny’s lawyer asked a whole lot of questions about the man’s prison history, how he was treated as a convicted child molester, and so on, but didn’t really score many points. He implied that the prisoner was a lowlife who befriended other prisoners in order to use the information for his own benefit, which the prisoner didn’t really deny. While the lawyer suggested that the Marshals had put the prisoner up to the task, he said that he’d never spoken to any federal law enforcement either person before or during his conversations with Danny.
Focusing on the general sliminess of the witness can only go so far if the lawyers don’t actually prove that Danny didn’t confess such things to the prison snitch or that the information confessed isn’t accurate.
Mr. Dorothy’s line of the day:
I don’t really call anyone I’m in prison with a friend.
Witness Ken Nunes
Mr. Nunes has been a deputy US Marshal for eleven years. His job since January 2007 has been to monitor the Browns in Plainfield, NH and act as a liaison with local law enforcement.
From January to June, 2007, all surveillance was covert. Supporters were allowed to come and go with no indication that the Marshals were monitoring anything.
In late May, the Marshals received information that Ed would ride his ATV down the driveway each day to get his mail from the mailbox. He would be armed but alone. On June 6th, several teams were put in place to arrest Ed on his mail run, but that day, Ed never went down to pick up his mail. They set up the teams again the following day, but this time Danny Riley was walking the dog, and stumbled on the arrest team.
The arrest team was carrying less-than-lethal round guns, and were hiding in the woods. A second team was stationed higher up the driveway to block Ed if he tried to drive his ATV back to the home. Two other groups, an observer team and a spotter team, were on the scene bringing the total number of Federal agents involved to approximately fifty.
Under the original plan, they would reroute the Brown’s home phone to a professional negotiator, arrest Ed while he picked up his mail, and then let the negotiator talk Elaine out of the home.
The surveillance camera on the property was only operational from May 24th to June 7th.
On July 17th, Jason Gerhard was in a car accident involving Elaine’s car. The witness was one of the Marshals who confiscated the car from the accident scene. The next day, Jason tried to file a stolen car report with the Lebanon police, and the witness spoke to Jason for roughly one hour. Nunes testified that Jason became agitated, and made comments such as:
You have no right to be here.
You’re enforcing laws that are unconstitutional.
I’m warning you.
I’m putting you on notice.
Jason said that Ed was a true patriot and that he supported him. The Marshal asked how he could consider anyone a patriot who talked about killing law enforcement and their families, and Jason responded that it was justifiable because the law enforcement individuals aren’t enforcing the Constitution, which is treason, and the penalty for treason is death.
Now that Ed’s threats are starting to worm their way into the trial, it’s a little surprising that the jury hasn’t heard about the Illuminati and Jesuit conspiracies that Ed ranted about for so many months. You’d think that knowing the defendants were supporting a man who was stark raving mad might be important to the jury; after all, the defendants were listening to Ed’s nonsense for months, and still chose to provide him with support and guns.Â
The following is one of Ed’s rants from an internet radio show dated February 2, 2007.
This is the beginning of one very huge movement. I’m not quite sure you understand the ramifications of what’s going on right now. This is massive. This is international. We are fed up with the Zionist Illuminati. That’s what this is all about. Loud and clear. Zionist Illuminati. Lawyers, whatever they are, ok, it’s going to stop. And if the judge is a member of that, I know that McAuliffe is, I know that US Attorney Colantuono is, they’d better stop. This is a warning. You can do whatever you want to me. My job is to get the message out and I’m getting the message out, and I’m warning you guys (not you guys [referring to the show hosts]) them to cease and desist their unlawful activity in this country and every other country because once this thing starts, we’re going to seek ‘em out and hunt them down. And we’re going to bring them to justice. So anybody wishes to join them, you go right ahead and join them. But I promise you, long after I’m gone, they’re going to seek out every one of you and your bloodline.
What a patriot.
After Dogwalker Day, the surveillance became more overt. The Marshals stopped people from attending the third Brown concert, they arrested Wolffe and the three supporters currently on trial, and on October 4, 2007, they put in place their second plan to arrest Ed Brown. This time, their plan was successful.
Cross examination for this witness went on for hours. The defense attorneys tried to paint Dogwalker Day as some evil plot where the Marshals were lying about using less-than-lethal rounds when they fired at Danny, and tried to say that the Marshals had gone so far as to doctor the video tape of the event. They suggested that it was the Marshal’s fault that supporters were allowed to go to the Brown house, and that the Marshals should have realized that Ed Brown wasn’t really a violent guy who wanted to kill judges, Marshals, and their families.
Danny’s attorney seemed surprised by testimony that Ed and Chief Deputy Marshal Gary DiMartino had spoken almost daily by telephone in the early months of the standoff, even though Ed filmed one of the conversations, and mentioned the conversations many times on his daily radio show.
Danny’s entire defense seems to be focused on making Dogwalker Day an excuse for his acts which is a little odd considering he brought the Tannerite explosives two weeks prior to June 7, 2007 and purchased the .50 caliber Serbu rifle on May 23, 2007 – a gun which was found at the Brown house when the Browns were arrested.Â
By the end of the day, everyone was a little testy. Cross examination had become repetitive to the point that the jury was rocking in their chairs and gritting their little jury teeth in boredom. The Judge was calling a sidebar every few minutes when defense attorneys tried to parse the Dogwalker video almost frame by frame, and Reno became so exasperated by his legal counsel that he finally slapped the empty chair beside him and told his lawyer, “Sit down!”
Interesting Bits:
- Danny’s lawyer was trying to illustrate that the supporters weren’t really violent people when the following exchange occurred:
Wiberg: The dog was never sicced on the team, was it?
Marshal: On the arrest team? No.Â
- The Marshals had cooperating people in the Brown house in July, August, and September who were reporting to them.Â
Topics: Cirino Gonzalez, Daniel Riley, Ed Brown, Elaine Brown, Jason Gerhard | 39 Comments »
April 1st, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I repeat neither Danny or Jason were at ed browns House when the bags of Tanneite were nailed to the trees. Danny had left the previous Sunday and Jason Had left Tuesday. I was sleeping and was woken up by Hammering and personelly saw the 1 and only person whom hung those Bags.
a Marshal’s affidavit summitted and filed with the court in this case state that Surveillance equipment was in use the Day I went Shopping aug 4th. The affidavit goes on to insinuate that Bob Woffle or I disconnected it. I point this out to show your reader what is known as test a lieing. The Marshal changed his story for the Jury or you misspoke when you say
” The surveillance camera “on the property” was only operational from May 24th to June 7th.”
The 3rd concert was sheduled for September 15 that is 3 1/2 months after June 7th. on July 14 over 300 people, some openly wearing hoslted Pistols were waved on into the property by the Marshals and the local police. At no time pior to Sept 15 did any US Marshal stop anyone from coming or going to the browns property. They or the local police did have a car counter.
The marshals Publicly have stated more than once that the phone and electric power was shut off following June 7th but make no mention of that in court. Reason they have not mention this is because there was full electric power coming from the grid the whole time I was there. They also claimed publicly that satilite TV was shut off. They had it when I was there. I have received reports that the court house is crawling with federal agent and thay are following people everywhere. I have also received word that a CI will be used as a rebuttal wittness against Reno. This Wittness is being held for rebuttal in an attempt to surprise the defense.
April 1st, 2008 at 9:41 pm
“The marshals Publicly have stated more than once that the phone and electric power was shut off following June 7th but make no mention of that in court.”
Considering you aren’t at the courthouse watching the trial, you shouldn’t be making stuff up.
It has indeed come up at trial that the Marshals cut the power and that the power was restored quite quickly.
And unless you’re going to testify under oath before the jury, all they get to hear are Bob Wolffe and a prison snitch. Your story has no value to the defendants.
April 1st, 2008 at 9:55 pm
As I have said before, I am really looking forward to Old Buck/Jim Hobbs testifying for the defense in this trial.
You are on the witness list for the defense aren’t you? After all you have such key and important information that could help the three on trial, that one can only surmise you will be testifying in their defense.
Heck, I bet Jimbo has already contacted the defense attorneys, maybe even given a deposition in the matter.
We will all enjoy reading about Old Buck/Jim Hobb’s testimony. Sure will. Can hardly wait until it happens. Excitement.
April 1st, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Back on subject – if the jury believes Mr. Dorothy, he certainly did no favors for Danny and made the hole a lot deeper, especially his recounting of Danny telling him how he assembled some of the black powder pipe bombs. Not going to win friends on the jury with that in the record.
Jason also got dinged, in that he came off as an agitated, suspicious threat to law enforcement. Not a good day for him either.
And unless the report missed something, Reno was barely tarred by the brush that slopped all over Danny and Jason.
But, the prosecution has not rested yet, and the defense will get its say. So we shall see who the defense calls on to testify.
April 1st, 2008 at 10:40 pm
You are correct I am not in the courtroom. I have followed this trial from afar by reading your post, the post by Bill Riley and newspaper articles. I have also had contact with someone whom has attended the trial from day one. No where pior to tonight have you mention that tesimony came in that there was full grid power to ed and elainse”s home Bill Riley has not mentioned such tesimony nor has the newspapers I have read on googles, and the person I know in the court room has said that tesimony has not come in and they are looking forward to see if it does. If I have misspoke I apolgize.
April 1st, 2008 at 10:51 pm
The courtroom has been fairly empty. The only three non-government people watching the trial all seven days have been Jason’s mom, the Concord Monitor, and me. Danny’s brother has been there all but one day.
All those hundreds of Jamboree attendees / supporters seem to have vanished into thin air.
Even Elaine Brown has bailed on the three defendants. She took the 5th.
Stuff like the electricity isn’t news that has any bearing on the defendants’ case so I (and Margot and Bill) haven’t put it in our reports.
April 1st, 2008 at 10:53 pm
? why was the power restored and people being let in if the Marshals were attemping to isolate the Browns. If infact there were 300 people let in (some Armed) with out so much as being advised not to enter the property how can the Marshals now claim they were impeded.
April 1st, 2008 at 10:58 pm
What makes you think it was the Marshals’ goal to isolate the Browns? Ed and Elaine did that just fine by themselves.
They limited first round of prosecution to the people who did the most serious deeds. They also made sure those people were in custody and therefore not a threat when they arrested the Browns.
Kudos to the Marshals. They made the arrests without injury, death, or Waco style balls of flame. Ed must have been bummed.
April 1st, 2008 at 10:59 pm
You ever hear Ed’s plan to kill Elaine and blame the evil feds, Old Buck?
April 1st, 2008 at 11:00 pm
And while we’re chatting, I’d give CKB’s left nut for a copy of Ed’s “hit list.”
April 1st, 2008 at 11:00 pm
are you assuming I don’t know anyone in the goverment?
April 1st, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Not quite like that but yes I feared he may do such a thing as kill elaine and I told the marshals that the night I left.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:04 pm
I also told Bob woffle in an email I had that concern.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Can you describe what you heard of Ed’s plan in an email, if you don’t mind. I have four different versions now and there are odd discrepancies with what we’re seeing in trial (the bunker set up, for example.)
Much appreciated.
My email addy is info@redcrayons.net
April 1st, 2008 at 11:11 pm
See Ms Mc Nabb The defense can get everything I Know that will help before the jury without me me. The feds don’t want me thereand proborly don’t even wantme posting here.
you should question why? but be assured i would not tesify for them anyhow.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:14 pm
It doesn’t matter whether the feds wants you posting here or not. You’re welcome to post as much as you like about the trial and the Brown standoff.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:19 pm
No I will not as there is nothing to that whole story as it was all smoke and mirrors. while I did not agree with alot of what ed said and did, I believe the tax laws are being misapplied and ed and elaine were railroad. These men are being charged because the marshals were made to look like fool for 9mts. Its shameful how our stystem works.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:21 pm
If there’s nothing to the story, why did you call the Marshals and warn Wolffe?
April 1st, 2008 at 11:24 pm
as for the bunker and tunnels It is my understanding that was all made up by Danny riley when he spoke with the marshals on June 7th He told me he did this to keep them from going in and killing ed and elaine.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:31 pm
I called and left a message with the marshals telling them of my concern also warned woffle about ed and my concerns for elaines saftey. ed and I had been going round and round for a few days and I was very concerned . The bunker and tunnels wer the made up part. the hit list is ed bullshit.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:34 pm
I didn’t hear about the tunnels or bunker from either Danny or the Marshals. The jury saw video of the bunker in the second day of testimony.
Danny did tells the Marshals about buying Tannerite explosives back when he was detained in June, though. He also told the Marshals an awful lot about what other supporters had done.
I’ve posted the report here.
http://www.redcrayons.net/riley1a.pdf
What Riley told the Marshals in June totally guts his defense that there were no bombs or big plans until Dogwalker Day.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:35 pm
I came to believe ed got himself in so deep the only out he saw was sucide by cop. I sincerly believed that and Bob wolfe agreed 100%. The problem was what the hell could I do about it. so I got out.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Remember Mad Libs?
“the _______ is ed bullshit”
April 1st, 2008 at 11:37 pm
“I came to believe ed got himself in so deep the only out he saw was sucide by cop.”
I’m certainly not disagreeing.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:41 pm
I can assure you that there were no bombs on that property before the 1st of Aug there was no Tannarite on that property before aug. I can also say with confidence that no zip guns were deployed in the woods. I did see fishing line had been deployed again this was in aug. email comming
April 1st, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Hey admin, don’t be giving away any of my body parts. Besides, you would need a heavy duty dolly and two beefy Samoans to lift the body part in question.
Now, OB/JH while you may claim Ed was bs’ing about “hit lists” and death threats, the problem is that Ed let the genie out of the bottle by making the statements over the air and the internet. Toss in all the guns and explosives and it tends to lend credibility to Ed’s claims.
As for bunkers and tunnels – well there is a rason New England has so many stone fences, which makes basement building tough enough and sometimes expensive. Bunkers and tunnels even moreso and then there is the disposition of all that dirt and stone.
Anyhoo, I say we all wait until OB/JH testifies for the defense. Ought to be interesting.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:42 pm
That’s not what Danny told the Marshals on June 7th and the jury has seen the purchase orders and receipts for the bomb building materials dated in May.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:47 pm
The bunker as you call it was what ed refered to as a safe room. there was no exit as I understand it. I know they have said in court all kinds of weapon and bullets were stored there. I never saw the room was only told that it existed.
April 1st, 2008 at 11:49 pm
The exit from the bunker was blocked with a whole lot of gravel. We saw video and photos of 40,000 rounds of ammunition stored there.
It was located under the dining room.
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:07 am
There was no Tannerite on the property untill aug. danny may have bought some in may. But the first tannarite explosion on ed browns property was target shooting in early aug. many people were there when that hhappen.Having said that I am not saying that it was danny that brought it on the property. You forget that on July 28 there was automatic gun fire out behind the house. 100s of people worldwide listen to danny that night who brougt what may never be know.
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:15 am
The gravel was bought after I left. from inside the house looking toward the front from the dining room.To the left of the dining room was a foundation for a sunroom that was not completed this was half filled with gravel while I was there .Not having seen this video you speak of I can not say for sure this is were the new gravel may have been dumped. I know ed talked about finishing this room and he had called contractors to do that and to build a new green House down back.
April 2nd, 2008 at 10:33 am
CKB, perhaps you should see a physician regarding the “two Samoans” requirement…
April 2nd, 2008 at 11:51 am
CKB, said meeting with a physician could require the dreaded “digital exam”…
But enough of admin offering particularly valued body parts for evidence. I don’t like where this could lead. Lord knows the Admin is powerful enough as it is.
Anyway, Defenses case should be interesting – that is if anyone other than Ol’ Buck actually testify. Any word on whether Randy Weaver is planning on testifying?
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Defense may not want Randy Weaver to testify. To wit:
“Mr. Weaver, can you tell the court why you left the Brown compound?”
“Well. I left because Ed and his inner circle were completely bat-brained crazy.”
“Do you see any of that so-called inner circle here?”
“Yes, the three defendants.”
“And again, why did you leave the Brown place.”
“Because Ed and those three defendants were completely bat- dangerous and inviting a massive, armed response to their antics. That and Ed does not know the difference between good touch and bad touch.”
April 2nd, 2008 at 8:11 pm
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April 6th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
that means if you were i court ADMIN, that we have met? Am I correct?
April 6th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Rose, I was the redheaded woman that came up to you and said “hi, my name is JJ” the first day you attended the trial.
April 6th, 2008 at 3:42 pm