In addition to
changing the official record of grand jury proceedings, Chief Deputy Attorney
General F. Aaron Negangard abused the grand jury process by viciously attacking
and interrupting a grand jury witness whom Negangard claimed to suffer from
psychological problems. That witness happened to be me. During opening
arguments in my trial on October 3, 2011, Negangard read from a child custody
evaluation released by Dr. Edward J. Connor on August 29, 2007:
“I'm going to read to you some
findings about Dan Brewington because I think it's important to note that Dr.
Connor hits the nail on the head when it comes to how he describes Dan
Brewington…[Brewington] has a severe attention deficit disorder that affects
his ability to focus and concentrate. He rambles and forgets, is given to
impulsive and incoherent thought. He cannot communicate with the mother with
the skills necessary to conduct joint custody. He also gave him a test. The
test results said he had a degree of psychological disturbance that is
concerning.” Trial transcript pg. 10
First thing to note is Negangard
failed to mention the above referenced child custody evaluation recommended
that I have near-equal parenting time with my 1 and 3-year-old daughters, which
included overnights and weekends. If Negangard really believed I was unable to
focus or concentrate and I rambled and forgot what I was saying, Negangard attempted
to take advantage of my alleged disability during my voluntary testimony before
the grand jury by constantly yelling at and interrupting me. If Negangard
believed I was unstable, then Negangard tried his best to light the fuse. When
I refused to be baited into Negangard’s trap, his tirades became so abusive
that near the end of the below dialogue appearing in the grand jury transcripts,
I tried to calmly address the members of the grand jury in an attempt to escape
Negangard’s toxic attacks.
MR. NEGANGARD: And
you didn't like his opinion either.
DAN: Well because,
who?
MR. NEGANGARD:
Judge Humphrey.
DAN: Well Judge
Humphrey, well the problem was...
MR. NEGANGARD: Yes
or no. Did you like Judge Humphrey's...
DAN: Well which
opinion are you talking about?
MR. NEGANGARD: His
final order.
DAN: The final
order?
MR. NEGANGARD:
Yes.
DAN: He terminated
my parenting time with what Dr. Conner said...
MR. NEGANGARD:
Well actually he didn't terminate your parenting time.
DAN: Yes he did.
MR. NEGANGARD: Did
he?
DAN: Yes.
MR. NEGANGARD: No,
he said, all you have to do, he said you have parenting time pursuant to, all
you have to do is get a custody, is get a psychiatric evaluation.
DAN: That's why my
case was on appeal. [Humphrey] said that he didn't have jurisdiction any more.
MR. NEGANGARD:
[Humphrey] said all you have to do was get a psychiatric evaluation.
DAN: Yes and I
was, I was, I tried to get a hearing for that and my hearing was set for June,
June 14th...
MR. NEGANGARD:
...you never got a psychiatric evaluation. Correct?
DAN: It just got
approved. It's Dr. [Lawlor] and uh, uh, well, let me back up. I had a hearing
set for June 14th, it took a, by the final decree in my divorce, by the way
there was no mentioning of terminating my parenting time.
MR. NEGANGARD:
There was no mention of terminating your parenting time in the final decree.
DAN: Okay, what's
the final decree say? Do I get any parenting time
MR. NEGANGARD:
That you're not entitled to visitation. it doesn't say terminating visitation,
now does it?
DAN: What's that
mean? Did he terminate my visitation?
MR. NEGANGARD: No.
Until you undergo a mental health evaluation. What is wrong with that?
DAN: Okay, then he
terminated then...
MR. NEGANGARD: If
you really cared about your children, why wouldn't you have gotten the
evaluation?
DAN: Well because
the burden of proof shouldn't be on
MR. NEGANGARD:
...if you really cared...
DAN: ...I did get
an evaluation....
MR. NEGANGARD:
...about your children...
DAN: ...here's the
problem...
MR. NEGANGARD:
...you didn't get an evaluation.. ,
DAN: Yes I did.
MR. NEGANGARD: No
you didn't.
DAN: Because on
March 13 th, March 17th, I had an attorney, well up until then, Judge Humphrey
said he didn't...
MR. NEGANGARD:
...you represented yourself. Correct?
DAN: Well yes up
until then, March 17 th, Judge Humphrey said he didn't have jurisdiction of the
case because it was in appeal. I got an attorney. He filed a motion so we had a
motion to approve a psychiatrist, a Dr. Henry Waite in Cincinnati where both me
and my ex-wife reside and Judge Humphrey set a date, in fact, June 14, 2009 or
2010 Five days before that Judge Humphrey recused himself because of, this
investigation I guess because I guess you spoke with him or somebody did.
MR. NEGANGARD:
That was a long time after this order was issued.
DAN: Yes because
he said that...
MR. NEGANGARD: You
had plenty of time to get a psychiatric evaluation but instead you chose to
appeal it. Correct?
DAN: Well that's
the other thing it was he said I had to pay a hundred and twenty.-two thousand
dollars ($122,000.00) for the future interest of a trust in farmland that I'm
not entitled to so...
MR. NEGANGARD: But
that wouldn't prevent you from getting a psychiatric evaluation so you could
get your visitation...
DAN: Well I got a
psychiatric evaluation. I got two (2) of them. I got one from a Hamilton County
Court. I got one from Dr. Henry Waite. I wasn't allowed to bring those because
I couldn't approve it. Here I got that...
MR. NEGANGARD:
Isn't it true in your internet writings you said how you would not submit to a
psychiatric evaluation?
DAN: That was at the
very beginning because I was concerned. Okay, let's back up. The problem was, I
wasn't given a copy of Dr. Conner's case file, which is...
MR. NEGANGARD: You
got several documents...
DAN: Okay.
MR. NEGANGARD:
...you didn't get what you wanted. You didn't get your wife's stuff that you
wanted to post on the....
DAN: I didn't get
everything
MR. NEGANGARD:
...internet
DAN: ...I didn't
get everything...
MR. NEGANGARD:
Correct?
DAN: No. It had...
MR. NEGANGARD:
...so what...
DAN: ...nothing to
do with that
MR. NEGANGARD: So
what, you had this evaluation, you couldn't do a, you couldn't...
DAN: Mr. Negangard
you got...
MR. NEGANGARD:
...no, I want you to try...
DAN: ...your facts
wrong...
MR. NEGANGARD:
...and finally wake up. Everybody's at fault -- Judge Humphrey's at fault, Dr.
Corner's at fault, Amy Streator's at fault, Tom Blondell's at fault, Mike
Kreinhop's at fault...
DAN: ...see this
is what he does...
MR. NEGANGARD:
...I'm. at fault, the Court of Appeals is...
DAN: ...that's
what he does...
MR. NEGANGARD:
...at fault, the Indiana Supreme Court is at fault...
DAN: ...because
that's what people like this do. They...
MR. NEGANGARD:
...is that whose all...
DAN: ...point at
the person and say they're crazy.
MR. NEGANGARD:
...is that whose all at fault?
DAN: Well hold on.
MR. NEGANGARD: I
mean because you've stated in your testimony that all those people are wrong
and you're the only one that's right. Correct?
DAN: Let me just
read this stuff real quick. Here's the history...
MR. NEGANGARD:
Well answer the question. Are all those people wrong and you're the only one
that's right?
Indiana Attorney
General Curtis Hill was aware of the above conduct but instead of taking action
to protect the public from abuses of the grand jury process, Attorney General
Hill rewarded Negangard’s conduct with a promotion. If Hill did address my case
with Negangard, Negangard probably just brushed it off as Brewington being
crazy; however, if Negangard believed that I suffered from psychological
disorders, then Negangard sought to take full advantage of my disability behind
closed doors. If Chief Deputy Attorney General F. Aaron Negangard did not
believe I suffered from the psychological dysfunction mentioned in Connor’s
report, then Negangard knew I was correct in criticizing Dr. Edward J. Connor and
Judge James D. Humphrey but made me a target of a grand jury investigation for
doing so.
Therefore Indiana
Attorney General Curtis Hill does not want the Dearborn Superior Court II to
release the full audio record from my grand jury proceedings. If the above is
part of what Negangard allowed to be included in the record of the proceedings, there is no telling what
information Negangard kept out of the record.
Here
is a link to more information regarding two separate court cases pertaining to
the grand jury abuses committed by the right hand man of Indiana Attorney
General Curtis Hill.
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