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APFN Release:
(Idaho Standoff)
http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=149495&article=2117
Subject: Trouble in Paradise....
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 20:16:09 -0700
From: "Edgar J. Steele" - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My name is Edgar J. Steele. I am an attorney with an office in Sandpoint
Idaho. I have been asked by JoAn McGuckin to provide representation
to her
where her court-appointed attorney's representation ends, as well as for
her six children, now the subject of the highly publicized "standoff" in
Sagle, Idaho, which is the rural township where I maintain my personal
residence. Here is the statement I released to the press this afternoon:
Edgar J. Steele = [EMAIL PROTECTED]
102 South Fourth Avenue, Suite C
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Admitted in Idaho, Oregon, Washington & California
Facsimile: (208) 265-5329
Telephone:(208) 265-4153
PRESS RELEASE - IMMEDIATE May 31, 2001, 4:00 p.m., Sagle, Idaho
Contact: Edgar J. Steele, attorney for JoAnn McGuckin and her children
Sandpoint, Idaho. A modern American tragedy in the making. That’s
what
the Sagle, Idaho, McGuckin family “standoff” represents.
The McGuckin family home and the 40 acres upon which it stands were
recently sold for a pittance by the county government for past-due
taxes.It
brought only $50,000, while the property is in prime territory, with fully
half of Beaver Lake on its eastern edge.
Dad died recently, after a long and valiant struggle with multiple
sclerosis, not of “malnutrition and dehydration,” which has widely
and
falsely been reported as the cause of death. Just a couple days after this
tight-knit family buried Dad, county government lured her out with a
promise of money and free groceries, then arrested her, leaving them
only
to have to deal with the kids. That was a mistake, of course, but not their
first.
Rather than allow this tightly-knit family a decent period to grieve the
loss of their beloved husband and father, the county government instead
is
doing its best to make the family’s worst nightmare come true.
For years, Mrs. McGuckin has been fearful of the government taking her
property and her kids. Today, that fear is realized, with the issuance of
an order through Child Protection Services, making the six children its
wards. Of course, the Sheriff can’t get near the house to make good
on
that order.
She has been jailed on a charge of felony child endangerment, allegedly
for
not providing a proper home for the children, including food, hygiene and
education.
Well, admittedly the running water is off temporarily, because the well
pump broke and, what with Dad’s severe condition as his days drew
to a
close, they just didn’t have the time or the money to deal with it
properly. So, they drew water from the crystal-clear lake on their
property
for washing and to flush their toilets with.And, yes, the laundry did pile
up, but what family doesn’t have a few domestic backlogs when it
loses
its patriarch?
And the children are home schooled, fact which makes them politically
incorrect, even by North Idaho standards.
But, they do have food, contrary to reports, and the power was hooked
up
and paid for when Mrs. McGuckin was arrested.
Are they armed?Who knows?Nobody has seen any weapons and no
gunshots have
been fired. Sheriff Jarvis has shown great prudence in executing the
orders
he is lawfully obligated to follow.He did not cut off any essential
services, as has been reported.He has vowed to keep his men well
away from
the house and allow us time to effect a peaceful resolution to this crisis.
That resolution must begin with the release from custody of JoAnn
McGuckin
and the rescission of the order giving custody of her children over to the
government.Friends and family stand ready to accept responsibility for
the
children while Mrs. McGuckin puts her life in order and proves the
outrageous charges against herself to be false. However, the demand by
the
county Prosecuting Attorney that the bail, initially set for $10,000, be
elevated to $100,000, effectively guarantees that Mrs. McGuckin will not
be
given that opportunity.
We are now asking the court for a reduction in the bond requirement and
will then seek a modification to the CPS order, whereby the children are
given over, as a single unit, to the custody of a trusted family
friend.Then, we will take on these outlandish charges and give them the
ignominious end that they deserve. We are also investigating this
highly-questionable attempted seizure of the McGuckin family home.
Donations to the family can be made to:
McGuckin Family Trust,
PO Box 1255,
Sagle, ID 83860.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: IDAHO CHILDREN
SEEMS TO ME THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE HELPED
THIS WOMAN A LONG TIME
AGO. SEEING THAT HER HUSBAND DIED AND SHE HAD ALL
THOSE CHILDREN TO CARE
FOR, WHERE IS THE COMMUNITY HELPING? THE KIDS ARE IN
RAGGED CLOTHES? HOW
COME NOONE SENT THEM OR BROUGHT THEM CLOTHES? THEY
NEEDED MONEY?
APPARENTLY BECAUSE THE SHERIFF GOT HER OUT OF THE
HOUSE WITH THE THOUGHT
THAT THERE WAS MONEY TO BUY FOOD. SOUNDS LIKE
ENTRAPMENT TO ME. BUT ONE
LAST THOUGHT: DOESN'T IT SEEM STRANGE THAT IT ONLY TOOK
ONE WOMAN TO TAKE
CARE OF 8 CHILDREN AND THE ENTIRE SHERIFFS DEPT. CAN'T
GET THEM OUT OF THE
HOUSE? WHO IS THE INCOMPETANT HERE??? -
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phil Jarvis, Sheriff Bonner County, Idaho (208) 263-8417
http://www.idahosheriff.com/bonner/
Send E-mail To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I live in Sandpoint and have been a private party, working to try and
> help in the situation. As it stands, the county took the families
> property two years ago, and sold it... it appears to have been a
> sweetheart deal, but no proof yet. the Land is prime timber property 40
> acres, with lake front access to beaver lake... you figure the math, It
> is yet to be confirmed but it appears it sold for a mere 50K... The
> family has endured a father's slow death from MS. The children were
> homeschooled and from what I can gather from a brief visit with a friend,
> they were a respectable family, the view from the air showed a clean
> homesite. It all is stacking up to be a county con job. We are trying
> to get the mother out of jail, but funds appear to be what is hold things
> up. the Atty: is trying to get the 100K bond down to a "reasonable"
> amount. I know a fund has been established to help the family, but do
> not know the specifics YET. The Atty is Edgar J. Steel
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you need to contact with support. There will
> be a press conference at 4 PM I hope to be there with cameras blazzing,
> I will try to keep everyone informed... this all appears to be a
> media/county gov. demonizing operation to cover things up....
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Re: Children, Dogs Hold Off Idaho Sheriff - CONTACT INFO:
Idaho...Standoff:
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/idaho.htm
Stalemate continues = By KEITH KINNAIRD
[SNIP]
"I'm furious; absolutely furious," said Jarvis. "The press is blowing this
completely and totally out of proportion. It's counterproductive." The
children, whose ages range from eight to 16, cut contact with outsiders
shortly after their mother, JoAnn McGuckin, 45, was arrested on
Tuesday.
McGuckin, who was described as being mentally disturbed, is charged
with
felony injury to a child for allegedly neglecting the children. McGuckin
was arrested at Garfield Bay Resort to avoid frightening the children into
a confrontation. She complained of chest pains during her arrest and
was
taken to Bonner General Hospital, then to the county jail. Deputies told
the kids their mother was being hospitalized, but the children became
suspicious and fled into the home. Someone in the home then sicced
as many
as 27 dogs on one of the deputies. Deputy Bill Tilson fired on the pack of
dogs so he could get away, but it remains unknown if any of them were
injured or killed. [snip]
http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/pages/news/news.asp?str=731
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