Today's follow-up letter to Dearborn County Prosecutor

On October 30, 2009, I wrote a letter to the Dearborn County Sheriff's Department and Prosecutor's Office that addressed my concerns about how Dr. Edward J. Connor willfully provided false information to the Dearborn County Courts. I also explained how Dr. Connor retaliated against me because I addressed his unethical and/or illegal conduct with government officials. Neither entity returned my correspondence so today I sent a follow-up letter to Dearborn County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard. Now Prosecutor Negangard is fully aware of Dr. Connor's fraudulent testimony and letters to the Courts because I provided Prosecutor Negangard with copies of Dr. Connor's letters and testimony. For example:

• On September 10, 2008, Dr. Connor sent a letter to the Court stating that his office staff forgot to have me sign Dr. Connor's Office Policy Statement. Dr. Connor went on to attack me while claiming that I suffered from reality distortion because I had difficulties accepting that it didn't matter that Dr. Connor's office did not allow me to review or sign the contract because the Office Policy Statement was "simply an adjunct document to the Court Order."
• Ten months later, Dr. Connor testified in Judge Humphrey's Court that the Office Policy Statement was NOT an "adjunct document to the Court Order," and his office staff mistakenly had the mother sign the contract.

Now, Negangard is in possession and is fully aware of the documentation demonstrating that Dr. Connor knowingly gives false evidence and testimony in the Dearborn County Courts. Mr. Negangard is currently seeking an indictment against me for Harassment and Intimidation in Dearborn County that allegedly occurred in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. If Negangard is basing his charges on the statements of Dr. Edward J. Connor, then Dearborn County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard chose to ignore Dr. Connor's conduct and decided to prosecute me for publicizing Dr. Connor's actions. If Prosecutor Negangard has fully investigated my case, it would appear that Negangard wants to incarcerate me because I was persistent in questioning how Dr. Connor could file a custody evaluation report that even Dr. Connor claimed to contain "numerous errors and oversights." My letter should help the prosecutor realize that Dr. Connor is the true threat to families in Dearborn County; not Dan Brewington. If Prosecutor Negangard is pursuing Harassment and Intimidation charges against me on behalf of Dr. Connor, then Dearborn County actively retaliates against people for questioning the unethical, illegal, and sometimes dangerous conduct of public officials and their unlicensed professional experts. Feel free to check out some of the evidence against Dr. Connor that is currently in the possession of Dearborn County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard. Of course Prosecutor Negangard and the Dearborn County Court System has substantial interest in trying to prosecute me instead of Dr. Edward J. Connor. If Negangard prosecutes me, he can claim that I present a danger to society. If Negangard tried to prosecute Dr. Edward J. Connor, it would be a public relations nightmare because Negangard would to have to explain why Dearborn County was prosecuting Dearborn County's number one psychological expert.

I have received many emails in support of exposing corruption in Dearborn County. If you or someone you know has more information about the misconduct of public officials, please feel free to contact me at dan@danhelpskids.com.

Dearborn County wants a new jail so they have room to lock me up.

Well, not exactly just for me but while Dearborn County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard is on his witch hunt to prosecute me for my internet writings, Dearborn County Sheriff Mike Kreinhop is parading local media through the current jail explaining how a new Dearborn County jail must be built to handle overcrowding. Eagle News 99.3 posted a video of Kreinhop's prison tour on YouTube.com. Kreinhop was the person who first contacted me about my "writings" on October 8, 2009. [listen to Sheriff Kreinhop's voicmail] Nearly a year and a half later, Prosecutor Negangard is seeking charges for alleged harassment and intimidation that allegedly occurred in Dearborn County in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. I really didn't have anything to do with Dearborn County until 2009. It was in May of 2009 where I recorded Dearborn County Police Officers harassing me in the Dearborn County Courthouse. Now while complaining about jail overcrowding, Dearborn County is willing to build extra space for people they want to censor.

Mitch Daniels for President? Hopefully he'll appoint honest judges.

It appears that Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is trying to distance himself from the Republican legislators in Indiana. Governor Daniels isn’t the radical type who would declare martial law and have the State Police round up any MIA Democratic legislators like Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has threatened to do. Governor Daniels seems to have a much cooler and rational demeanor. Many are expecting Governor Daniels to announce, in the coming weeks, whether or not he will make a run at the White House in 2012. This may be the first presidential candidate where my vote would hinge on Governor Daniel’s ability to nominate judges.

I’m usually not a person who votes for presidential candidates based on hypothetical future Federal and Supreme Court appointments, but Mitch is a little different. I consider myself to be a fairly independent voter with a tendency to lean to the left, but I voted for Governor Daniels in the last election. He secured a Honda Plant about 30 miles from my family’s farm in Milan, Indiana and his political views seem to be closer to the middle than to the far right. (Please note that it is impossible for the far right and the far left to be right 100% of the time. That’s why I believe that standing on the fence is rational, not cowardly.) I like the fact that Daniels refrains from bragging to big money political bankrollers like David Koch about devious plans to trick Democrats into coming out of hiding, like Governor Walker so proudly boasted. (Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker didn’t really share his devious plan with David Koch; Governor Walker shared his devious plan with the editor of the Buffalo Beast, Ian Murphy, who was just pretending to be David Koch.)

So what are my current reservations about Governor Daniels’ ability to pick Supreme Court Justices? My greatest concern is the fact that the Indiana Court of Appeals and the Indiana Supreme Court have run amuck during Daniels’ term as governor of Indiana. Before all of the social studies teachers and constitutionalists jump in to attack me, I understand the separation of powers between branches. I just want to know what happens when the high courts begin doing their own investigative work while reviewing appeals. That’s what appears to be happening with the Indiana Supreme and Appellate Courts. IP addresses registered to the Indiana Supreme Court have been racking up frequent flyer miles on the internet. It would be terrifying to think of the ramifications of what would happen if the Court’s internet browser history would be released to the public. How many cases would be overturned? Mine probably would because two Indiana Supreme Court IP addresses accounted for 227 hits on 43 pages on my website during the course of my appeal. My website did not appear in the court record so the Indiana Supreme Court had to go searching for it.

I know that Governor Daniels just can’t pick up the phone and fix the problem but there hasn’t been any attempt by anyone to even address it. On February 10, 2011, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard sent me a letter stating that he concurred with the dismissal of the complaint against Dearborn County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard that I filed with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. On December 17, 2010, Chief Justice Shepard denied my petition to transfer my appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court. Justice Shepard ruled against me on my appeal, and then he ruled against me on my complaint against the prosecutor; or visa-versa. Either way he should have recused himself in whichever case came second.

This is my biggest concern about Mitch Daniels making a run for United States President in 2012. Rather than look at the judicial histories of potential U.S. Supreme Court Justices, the Senate committee should look at the browsing histories from the prospective judges in an effort to see if justice was delivered blindly. Browsing the internet looking for answers is not the way the United States Judicial System was designed to work, but that’s how it works in Indiana. I’d really like to hear Mitch Daniels’ opinion on the matter. Maybe he could provide some insight into how his judicial appointments would differ from the members of the high courts in Indiana. If Governor Daniels decides to return my correspondence, I’ll let you know. For more information, go to www.danhelpskids.com.

Judge Blankenship's public endorsements removed from the internet

Judge Sally Blankenship is supposed to be the judge in my case if Dearborn County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard gets the indictments that he wants. The only problem is, Judge Blankenship and the Dearborn County Courts and Prosecutor's Office publicly endorse their IT contractor whom I will have to subpoena information from. At least they used to publicly endorse their IT contractor. On February 21, 2011, I publicized Judge Blankenship's public endorsement and how it violated Judicial Canon 2(B). Today, all of Judge Blankenship's endorsements are removed from the internet... well almost.

I was certain that the powers that be would move quickly to have Judge Blankenship's public endorsements pulled from the internet. That's why I copied the endorsements before writing about it. The fact that Judge Blankenship's endorsements were immediately removed indicates that there was something wrong with Blankenship lending the prestige of the Prosecutor's Office and the Dearborn County Courts to advance the interests of private business. Now I have to face a potentially angry Judge Blankenship and an even more angry Prosecutor Aaron Negargard because I have further documented further misconduct on the part of Dearborn County Judicial and Criminal Justice Systems. Click here to see Judge Blankenship's endorsements.

No Free Speech and No Fair Trial in Dearborn County, Indiana

Five days after the state of Indiana dismissed my complaint against Dearborn County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard, Aaron Negangard sent me a notice that he was seeking indictments against me for Harassment and Intimidation. The Judge that is supposed to preside over the case is Dearborn Superior Court II Judge Sally Blankenship. My case will involve subpoenaing IP addresses, emails, browser histories, etc., and anything else related to protecting my First Amendment Rights from being infringed upon by the Dearborn County "Justice" System. Now it looks like I may face an obstacle in obtaining necessary evidence. Honorable Sally Blankenship publicly endorses the services that Midwest Data provides to the Dearborn County Court System and the Dearborn County Prosecutor's Office.

The Honorable Judge Blankenship wrote, "The Prosecutor's Office along with the Court systems have been pleased with the service we have been receiving from Midwest Data." How can I expect to have a fair hearing when the prosecutor's office and the court system actively endorse the company that I would be subject to subpoenas? If Midwest Data were to file a motion to quash a subpoena of mine, I would be going up against a company whose website has a testimonial from the judge presiding over the hearing. I'll be going against a prosecutor whose office endorses the services from Midwest Data. This doesn't even account for the fact that the Dearborn County Courts and the Dearborn County Prosecutor's Office have previous discussed their satisfaction with the services of Midwest Data. (click the above image for large view) Now, the entities that employ and endorse Midwest Data are going to be responsible for deciding what information I may subpoena from Midwest Data.

This is just another advantage that Dearborn County uses to restrict free speech and the people's right to a fair trial. If you believe in free speech, feel free to contact Dearborn County Officials to voice your concerns. You can also post comments/concerns on Dearborn Prosecutor Aaron Negangard's Facebook Page.

I am in no way suggesting that the good people of Midwest Data have engaged in any sort of unprofessional conduct. They come highly recommended by members of the community. Midwest Data offers a multitude of technical services/sales and is very gracious in giving back to the community. I am not challenging the validity of Judge Blankenship's endorsement of Midwest Data; I just question why Judge Blankenship did not inform Midwest Data that Canon 2(B) of the Indiana Rules of Judicial Conduct prohibits judges from "lend[ing] the prestige of judicial office to advance the private interest of the judge or others."

Dearborn County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard is trying to indict me

Today I received a summons from Dearborn County Prosecutor F. Aaron Negangard. (click link for copy of Negangard's correspondence.) Negangard stated the following in his accompanying letter dated February 15, 2011:

"Dearborn County Grand Jury is presently investigating allegations of Intimidation and Harassment that allegedly occurred in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 in Dearborn County, Indiana.”

I guess Negangard felt some pressure to seek an indictment from a grand jury to rationalize the use of Dearborn County resources in using the Dearborn County Special Crimes Unit to investigate my writings. Of course Negangard really seems to be stretching the information because Negangard is alleging my alleged “Intimidation and Harassment” in Dearborn County dates all the way back to 2007. Prior to 2009, my case was before Ripley Circuit Court Judge Carl H. Taul so there are obviously some jurisdictional issues in Negangard’s claims. I’ve never lived in Dearborn County and I never initiated any internet transmissions from Dearborn County. The better question is, if my "string" of alleged harassment dated all the way back to 2007, what prompted people to wait over four years to raise the issue? Dearborn County will probably have to allege some kind of conspiracy to keep the statute of limitations alive.

Negangard put himself in a tough situation when he thought he could intimidate me long ago by sending Detective Mike Kreinhop to Cincinnati, alleging that there was an investigation of my “writings.” Detective Kreinhop, who is now the Sheriff of Dearborn County, told me that I should not fight the system on my own and advised me to hire an attorney. This is the real issue. I’m not being prosecuted for allegedly harassing and intimidating Dearborn County public officials; Dearborn County is trying to prosecute me because I publicized how Dearborn County has continuously tried to intimidate and harass me. Just check out my Dearborn County Police Harassment video on YouTube.com. Dearborn Circuit Judge James D. Humphrey’s office tried to have two Dearborn County Officers scare me away from requesting public records. The officers were unaware that I recorded the video. If I wouldn’t have documented the incident, it would have just been another case of their “word” against mine. Now the video has over 6,100 views. Rather than address the problems that I have raised in many blog posts and other written web material, Prosecutor Negangard is trying to hang the messenger. Humphrey terminated my parenting time with my three and five year old daughters because I criticized Dr. Edward J. Connor. Humphrey stated that I could not have unsupervised visitation with my daughters until I removed the internet writings. Negangard sent Mike Kreinhop to Cincinnati, Ohio to intimidate me. After I filed a complaint with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission against Negangard, on July 12, 2010, Negangard sent me an email stating that he was going to "make every effort to prosecute [me]." On February 10, 2011, my complaint against Negangard was dismissed. Negangard did not waste any time in seeking an indictment because it was only a couple business days after the dismissal of my complaint against Negangard that Negangard continued his quest to prosecute me for my writings.

The biggest loser in the situation is the Dearborn County Taxpayers as Negangard is willing to subpoena judges, lawyers, and psychologists to testify in Negangard’s quest to silence my First Amendment Speech. The costs of deposing and/or subpoenaing a professional can be as much as $10,000 or more. Dearborn County taxpayers should ask Aaron Negangard why he is willing to spend tens of thousands of tax payer dollars to silence Dan Brewington. My guess is that Negangard is trying to throw up a smokescreen so people do not notice that Dearborn County paid Aaron Negangard’s legal fees in defending another complaint against Negangard that was filed with the state. Now Dearborn County Commissioner Shane McHenry is asking if the County can reclaim the $25,000 appropriated to Aaron Negangard’s “defense fund” because Negangard is not a county employee, but a state employee. Negangard wants to punish me because I publicized how the Dearborn County Judicial System retained the services of an unlicensed psychologist in both civil and criminal proceedings. It seems hard to believe that the Dearborn County Court System did not know that Dr. Edward J. Connor was not licensed by the state of Indiana when they were appointing Connor as an expert to the Court. Now Negangard is punishing me because I told people how the Dearborn County Court System relied on the opinion of an unlicensed mental health professional. But that’s what people like Aaron Negangard do; rather than address their own conduct, they go after the people who question the conduct. It is government accountability at its worst.

Stay tuned as I plan to keep everyone posted during any legal proceedings because people have a right to know about corruption in government. Feel free to contact state and county officials to tell them how you support the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Too many people have fought, protested, and died to protect our rights to freedom of speech. I’m not going to allow Dearborn County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard to take that right from me.

Judge Ted Todd said I had to go to a psychologist 120 miles away.

No kidding. Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Ted Todd denied my motion to appoint a Cincinnati Area psychologist and appointed his own; Dr. Richard Lawlor. Dr. Lawlor's office in Nashville, Indiana is nearly two and a half hours away from my house so it would almost be a five hour round trip to and from Dr. Lawlor's office. Dr. Lawlor said that the psychological testing alone would take roughly four hours, so I would be looking at some nine hour days just to be evaluated. I filed the below motion for relief so hopefully I can see someone closer to home and obtain supervised visitation while I wait for the court to make up its mind. The motion also deals with the fact that the Court may be able to forbid me from getting treatment for ADHD from The Affinity Center in Montgomery, Ohio, where I have been a patient for over nine years. I'm still trying to find out who decided that adults with ADHD are automatically considered to be dangerous to their own children. Click here to see Dan's motion for relief from judgment.