And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

* From: Tom Kunesh  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Jailed for Being a Witness
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Yesterday (Friday, 9 July) Timothy Nauyokas, Lakota, age 36, living 
& working in Chattanooga for the past six years, was arraigned before
Criminal Court Division 3 Judge Steve Bevil here in Chattanooga on 
two counts of first-degree murder: two dead homeless men whose 
murders Nauyokas witnessed and reported to the police.  

Nauyokas' attorney, Public Defender Karla Gothard, requested again 
that the charges be dismissed for lack of evidence as they had been 
twice before by other judges, the only evidence they have are the dead
bodies and Nauyokas' eyewitness account.  The District Attorney's office,
however, stated that there was "new" evidence and they objected to the
dismissal.  

In the judge's chambers and later in the courtroom the DA's attorney
declined to state what the "new" evidence was.  Public Defender Gothard
again moved for dismissal; the judge denied it.  Gothard then asked for
a speedy trial, since there was no apparent available evidence on which
to keep Nauyokas locked up.  Agreeing, the judge set the trial date for
Tuesday, 14 September - more than two months away.  All done in five
minutes of talking.

After Nauyokas was led away in chains back to jail, I had a private 
talk with Public Defender Gothard during which she told me that she
thought the DA's office wants to continue holding Nauyokas as the 
only material witness in hopes that they'll soon catch the actual killer,
a homeless Georgia man, Elton Travis Wager, also known as Jed 
Stevens, and want to be able to use Nauyokas' live testimony.  Since
Nauyokas has no family anywhere near this area, the DA's office is
probably concerned that after their smear campaign against him in 
the press and television here, he'll leave town and never come back, 
and they'll be out their only witness.

So, until something else happens, Timothy Nauyokas will be sitting in
Hamilton County jail (http://www.hamiltontn.gov/Sheriff/jail/jail.htm) for
the next nine weeks with nothing to do, waiting for a trial that probably
won't happen.  worse, there was an attempted jail break last week on his
floor. (http://www.timesfreepress.com/1999/JUL/02JUL99/B1ESCAPE1.html)
In response, the jailers have locked all inmates down - no community tv,
no newspapers, no nothing, except sitting or laying around in the jail
cell 24 hours a day.

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Taking Care of the Living, Too
... we can help.

Locally and state-wide many of us have dedicated ourselves to
burial & townsite preservation of the past. I believe there's a moral
imperative to do even more for the living.

Timothy Nauyokas can have one mini AM/FM radio, one 13" color 
TV set, and six paperback books at a time in his cell. Timothy 
asked today if it was possible to get him the following items. 
Can you help?

 1) A mini "personal" portable AM/FM radio w/no speaker - 
     headphones only - new costs $20.
 2) Timothy likes epic fantasy and science fiction 
      (he's read The Hobbit & Dune) books to read.
 3) A Samsung or Toshiba 13" color TV new costs $155.

When he gets out in a couple of months, he'll need clothes:
  a) pants/jeans 36/38"w x 31"l
  b) shirts XL 40-44
  c) workboots size 9.5-10

I'd like to let him know this Wednesday when I visit him that 
there's a living, strong Native community in this state that does 
care about its own living in jails & prisons. If you'd like to make 
a donation, please send me a reply message about it or just 
mail it to the address below. Every little bit helps.

Thanks,

Tom Kunesh  
P.O. Box 25513 
Chattanooga TN 37422
phone: (423) 698 2283
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]    

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