another walton county double standard?

I'm surprised it made the news! Everything else he has done has been
sweep under the rug and disappeared! Is Daddy Chapman losing his
"clout"?

Oops--that should be swept!

Just Moved Here...

But seriously... who is this guy? How old?

quoted... "Authorities say Chapman received different treatment because he's a former law enforcement officer"

Uhhh hello people is that not what jail is for?? People who violate those laws established to protect woman against domestic violence... Why should an ex-lawman be treated differently... Don't they have solitary confinement... There's always a "separate" holding area for the offenders while being processed isn't there? And what about the solitary cells where they put the extreme cases.. like the "padded cell" for those that they fear will harm themselves.. couldn't he have been contained there? <I did say contained> lolz detained...

A man was arrested in Santa Rosa... held for 3 hours and 22 mins and died... he was alone in a holding cell... Report see link to article July 13, 2010 06:40:00 AM

Domestic violence suspect dies in holding cell | rosa, beach, santa - News - The News Herald

Seems to me anyone committing domestic violence should be held a minimum of overnight and appear before a judge on the following court day...and absolutely the safety of the victim ensured.... and yes... no matter who you are... even Mel Gibson... omg another topic.. don't get me started.. I'm new in town.. but geeezsh!

Google reveals

Arrests Nov. 2 - Crime & Courts : The News Herald Michael Scott Chapman, 27, 2836 Fairmont Drive, Panama City ... battery, resisting an officer without violence, PPD. ... W 19th St., Panama City, domestic battery, PCPD ...

IS this the same fellow?

What about this?

.Empty Stocking Fund total, donors listed - News - The News Herald Trust $5,000 Peoples First Community Bank, for the Domestic Violence Program Chapman Family Foundation Inc., for the Domestic Violence Program $2,500 Anonymous ...

Wow really?

Are these related to the same fellow? Tell me more... private message me if you wish to remain anonymous on the site.. omg Rumor has it... I think we should write a novella... where are those FSU Film guys.. lol.. too much coffee today gotta get to bed..

http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/102121339.html

Seems if your father is a high ranking official you can be released from jail a couple of hours after you (allegedly) beat your girlfriend up. I bet the girlfriend felt real safe.
And then the good people at the jail refused to give a mugshot to channel 7 claiming some statute about former law officers and their privacy. WTH? They gave one up on the deputy who was arrested a month or so ago but I guess he had no connections.
Seems the county still has not learned their lesson about public records. Wonder how much this will cost us if channel 7 pursues it?

Well is this enough for the Sheriff to remove Bill Chapman from his #2 postion or what? If I was in his son's position would I have been treated the same way? Sheriff please wake up and see the citizen's are getting tired of the S.O's name plastered on the news. About two weeks ago you all were trying to cover Barker's resignation up. Only till the press broke the ice on his investigation of sexual harassment. Speaking of Barker he was let go under the Quinn Mac's Administration. For misuse of Walton County 911 equipment. Due to him recording two people's phone conversation without their knowledge. Man up and do what is right. FIRE THEM ALL!

Well is this enough for the Sheriff to remove Bill Chapman from his #2 postion or what? If I was in his son's position would I have been treated the same way? Sheriff please wake up and see the citizen's are getting tired of the S.O's name plastered on the news. About two weeks ago you all were trying to cover Barker's resignation up. Only till the press broke the ice on his investigation of sexual harassment. Speaking of Barker he was let go under the Quinn Mac's Administration. For misuse of Walton County 911 equipment. Due to him recording two people's phone conversation without their knowledge. Man up and do what is right. FIRE THEM ALL!

#1 The Sheriff Dept and the County Jail are ran by two different entities. The Sheriff does not control the jail or how they do things, so how does that affect the Sheriff?

#2 Barker was not let go under the McMillian administration. He resigned under QA to apply for the job of EM Director. He did get that job. Later, QA pursued criminal charges against him for illegal wiretapping, of which he was tried and exonerated of by a unanimous jury vote. And the BCC ended up paying all of his legal bills. A year or so after the 911 project was completed, he left to pursue other interests, at one time he owned a Wine store in Blue Mountain and was also in the Real Estate business.

You really should put out facts if you are going to post anything at all.

This really has nothing to do with the Sheriff's Office unless it is shown that someone employed there called and asked for the "special hearing."

But the actions of the jail are appalling and someone should be disciplined for allowing this to happen. After Chapman wrote the report awhile back on the jail you would think he would be the last person to get a favor. But this is Walton County we are talking about and I suspect there was a deal made somewhere.

Walton County undersheriff 's son arrested, gets early hearing at jail | jail, arrested, son - News - Northwest Florida Daily News

Apparently just another day in the neighborhood

#1 The Sheriff Dept and the County Jail are ran by two different entities. The Sheriff does not control the jail or how they do things, so how does that affect the Sheriff?

#2 Barker was not let go under the McMillian administration. He resigned under QA to apply for the job of EM Director. He did get that job. Later, QA pursued criminal charges against him for illegal wiretapping, of which he was tried and exonerated of by a unanimous jury vote. And the BCC ended up paying all of his legal bills. A year or so after the 911 project was completed, he left to pursue other interests, at one time he owned a Wine store in Blue Mountain and was also in the Real Estate business.

You really should put out facts if you are going to post anything at all.

Wrobert,

#1 Sorry for ruffling your feathers!

#2 I know the two are ran by different entities. But someone had to call the Judge for him to show up at the jail. At 11:00 pm to have a special hearing for JR. It seems to me that it would be easy for Sr to make that call. Seeing how he dropped Jr. off at the jail.

#3 Correct me if I am wrong. Wasn't EM ran by Quinn Mac. Why did he have to resign to apply for the EM director. EOC was ran by the S.O. till the commissioners took it back from Ralph Johnson. Why did he not just get transferred? My google memory does not recall Barker being tried by a jury. I remembered it being swept under the rug like a lot of other things back in that day. Thanks for clearing that up. If that's FACT.
#4 My point is that SR should have never been put in the # 2 position due to his background anyways. This incident is just one of many to come. Once again they tried to cover Barkers latest incident up as well as JR's. SHAME SHAME.

P.S. I know that you support the Sheriff. That is clear to me. I may or may not feel the same. That is my choose as a taxpayer and as a voter. As it is yours. It seems to me that you are a Barker and Chapman fan also as well. Sorry. Maybe wisdom will strike you one day.

Wrobert,

#1 Sorry for ruffling your feathers!

#2 I know the two are ran by different entities. But someone had to call the Judge for him to show up at the jail. At 11:00 pm to have a special hearing for JR. It seems to me that it would be easy for Sr to make that call. Seeing how he dropped Jr. off at the jail.

#3 Correct me if I am wrong. Wasn't EM ran by Quinn Mac. Why did he have to resign to apply for the EM director. EOC was ran by the S.O. till the commissioners took it back from Ralph Johnson. Why did he not just get transferred? My google memory does not recall Barker being tried by a jury. I remembered it being swept under the rug like a lot of other things back in that day. Thanks for clearing that up. If that's FACT.
#4 My point is that SR should have never been put in the # 2 position due to his background anyways. This incident is just one of many to come. Once again they tried to cover Barkers latest incident up as well as JR's. SHAME SHAME.

P.S. I know that you support the Sheriff. That is clear to me. I may or may not feel the same. That is my choose as a taxpayer and as a voter. As it is yours. It seems to me that you are a Barker and Chapman fan also as well. Sorry. Maybe wisdom will strike you one day.

At that time there really was no EM. They were trying to get it set up. My Grandfather had been the Civil Defense Director and they were making the transition to Emergency Management. All of this was under the BCC. Barker along with several others applied and he was hired to set up that department and to put into place the 911 system, which QA had attempted but did not get done.

If Chapman made the call, so what? He did not do anything that a Father would not have done under similar circumstances. Do not fault the guy cause he happens to have or can get a phone number. If there was a breakdown in policy, that would have occurred at the jail. Asking for a guy to be fired because he did what a Father would do is ludicrous.

Friends or not. Quit using yellow journalism tactics and speak facts. As always there are two sides to everything. And yes I support the Sheriff, the stuff I have seen happen over the years, Mike has a long ways to go before he would ever lose my support, and based on his character, I do not see that ever happening.

At that time there really was no EM. They were trying to get it set up. My Grandfather had been the Civil Defense Director and they were making the transition to Emergency Management. All of this was under the BCC. Barker along with several others applied and he was hired to set up that department and to put into place the 911 system, which QA had attempted but did not get done.

If Chapman made the call, so what? He did not do anything that a Father would not have done under similar circumstances. Do not fault the guy cause he happens to have or can get a phone number. If there was a breakdown in policy, that would have occurred at the jail. Asking for a guy to be fired because he did what a Father would do is ludicrous.

Friends or not. Quit using yellow journalism tactics and speak facts. As always there are two sides to everything. And yes I support the Sheriff, the stuff I have seen happen over the years, Mike has a long ways to go before he would ever lose my support, and based on his character, I do not see that ever happening.

Wrobert, please don't tell me you think this was right. Joe Citizen would not get anywhere near the same treatment and you know it. The Sheriff should have spoke out against it and disciplined anyone on his payroll who was involved.
And the handling of the Barker affair (no pun intended) was terrible. You can't seriously tell me that you agreed with that.
As to this incident, I agree the onus is on the jail and whoever made the call. Maybe now that you have re-elected Ms Commander you can get her to go in and clean this up.

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Yes. Another Big Boy Sheriff Adkinson campaign promise down the toilet. He promised us a transparent administration devoid of corruption. What a joke. The Department's number-two man has his son arrested on a serious assault charge, and a circuit judge comes in late at night to post a bond. Believe me, if it was your son or mine it would be wait for first-appearance within 24-hours of arrest.
oh yes, the sheriff wants the keys to take back the jail which his predecessor gave back to the county. If the Walton Co. Commission gives him the jail back which Adkinson wants they'll be putting family, friends and political supporters back on the street after arrest so fast it'll make your head spin.
Another reason, this I "never" served in the military Sheriff has troubling issues being our top county law enforcement official.

It only the good ole boy system. Bill just needs to get the next 5 years in. So he can have a very good retirement

Double standard for Walton

This really has nothing to do with the Sheriff's Office unless it is shown that someone employed there called and asked for the "special hearing."

But the actions of the jail are appalling and someone should be disciplined for allowing this to happen. After Chapman wrote the report awhile back on the jail you would think he would be the last person to get a favor. But this is Walton County we are talking about and I suspect there was a deal made somewhere.

Actually this has nothing to do with the jail either. The judge held first appearance and let him go. If you are close friends with the judge he would probably get up in the middle of the night for you. Chapman did what any parent would do. The jail personnell has to do what the judge says. The judge can do first appearance whenever he chooses. Florida Statutes says they cannot release a picture of a former LEO. So who you gonna blame? Sounds like everyone followed the law.

Another reason, this I "never" served in the military Sheriff has troubling issues being our top county law enforcement official.

Kudos to all who serve in the military, but what in the world does having or not having served in the military got to do with being Sheriff?

And yeah, there is a lot of info that is not publically available when dealing with a law enforcement family. We learned the hard way not to ever lose a car title...:roll:

Actually this has nothing to do with the jail either. The judge held first appearance and let him go. If you are close friends with the judge he would probably get up in the middle of the night for you. Chapman did what any parent would do. The jail personnell has to do what the judge says. The judge can do first appearance whenever he chooses. Florida Statutes says they cannot release a picture of a former LEO. So who you gonna blame? Sounds like everyone followed the law.

Have you ever heard of the 14th Amendment? Equal treatment under the law? Or maybe misuse of an official position? Can you honestly say that it is right for one person to get released on their signature and another person get a bond for thousands of dollars for the same charge?
As far as the jail, every news report says that no one from the Sheriff's Office made the call to the Judge. The reports say the JAIL called the judge because they feared for Chapman's safety. WTH? Either the Sheriff's Office lied or the jail made the call. Either way it is wrong. If the jail cannot keep someone overnight without them getting hurt somebody needs to be investigating.

Have you ever heard of the 14th Amendment? Equal treatment under the law? Or maybe misuse of an official position? Can you honestly say that it is right for one person to get released on their signature and another person get a bond for thousands of dollars for the same charge?
As far as the jail, every news report says that no one from the Sheriff's Office made the call to the Judge. The reports say the JAIL called the judge because they feared for Chapman's safety. WTH? Either the Sheriff's Office lied or the jail made the call. Either way it is wrong. If the jail cannot keep someone overnight without them getting hurt somebody needs to be investigating.

Now that's what I'm talking about... so who posted the bail and how much :? Details.... I seek more info on this... "Number 5 is alive... feed me feed me.

another walton double standard

Have you ever heard of the 14th Amendment? Equal treatment under the law? Or maybe misuse of an official position? Can you honestly say that it is right for one person to get released on their signature and another person get a bond for thousands of dollars for the same charge?
As far as the jail, every news report says that no one from the Sheriff's Office made the call to the Judge. The reports say the JAIL called the judge because they feared for Chapman's safety. WTH? Either the Sheriff's Office lied or the jail made the call. Either way it is wrong. If the jail cannot keep someone overnight without them getting hurt somebody needs to be investigating.

Yes I know what the 14th amendments says and I am not saying this was right but it was beyond the control of the jail if the Judge allowed it. The jail does not enforce the law the SO does and I don't think anyone at the jail would have the gall to call the judge in the middle of the night even if they had his number and please don't base your assumptions on a news report. For instance the news report says that Chapman was taking heat the day after, how do they know?


O does.

Bill Chapman is more powerful than you thank! Just like big Mike

Yes I know what the 14th amendments says and I am not saying this was right but it was beyond the control of the jail if the Judge allowed it. The jail does not enforce the law the SO does and I don't think anyone at the jail would have the gall to call the judge in the middle of the night even if they had his number and please don't base your assumptions on a news report. For instance the news report says that Chapman was taking heat the day after, how do they know?


O does.

I heard on Channel 7 news that the jail is in trouble for releasing the photo of a deputy arrested last month and then refusing to release Chapman's photo. They were apparently wrong to release the other photo by Florida Statute. But it is funny they only figured out what the law is when it suited them. The reporter also said that no one from the jail would speak to them on orders of Lyle Seigler, county administrator. WTH? You would think public servants could at least speak about important issues to the press. They always spoke to the press when Ronnie Bell and Chris Mitchell were around. Guess not now huh?

Wrobert, please don't tell me you think this was right. Joe Citizen would not get anywhere near the same treatment and you know it. The Sheriff should have spoke out against it and disciplined anyone on his payroll who was involved.
And the handling of the Barker affair (no pun intended) was terrible. You can't seriously tell me that you agreed with that.
As to this incident, I agree the onus is on the jail and whoever made the call. Maybe now that you have re-elected Ms Commander you can get her to go in and clean this up.

The Sheriff is a constitutional officer who gets to clean up his own messes, if he sees them as that.

I do not know if the same set of circumstances could apply to Joe Citizen. Just by GC being a former leo, sort of sets things off to be different from the beginning.

I do not see anything for the Sheriff to discipline.

As with most things, there are always two sides to everything. I find it aggravating when elected officials choose not to fully disclose the whole story, I have seen several do this in the past because it does give credence to a single opinion, but I trust that the Sheriff knows what he is is doing.

Thanks but Sara Comander still has one more election in November to get past. So contributions are appreciated. Let me know if you need the address.

Yes. Another Big Boy Sheriff Adkinson campaign promise down the toilet. He promised us a transparent administration devoid of corruption. What a joke. The Department's number-two man has his son arrested on a serious assault charge, and a circuit judge comes in late at night to post a bond. Believe me, if it was your son or mine it would be wait for first-appearance within 24-hours of arrest.
oh yes, the sheriff wants the keys to take back the jail which his predecessor gave back to the county. If the Walton Co. Commission gives him the jail back which Adkinson wants they'll be putting family, friends and political supporters back on the street after arrest so fast it'll make your head spin.
Another reason, this I "never" served in the military Sheriff has troubling issues being our top county law enforcement official.

There are no provisions in Florida statute or State Constitution for a recall election of the Sheriff in Walton County.

Just because you may not like how something happens does not make it corrupt. Blaming the Sheriff for this incident, which as far as I can tell has absolutely nothing to do with him, is absurd.

Have you ever heard of the 14th Amendment? Equal treatment under the law? Or maybe misuse of an official position? Can you honestly say that it is right for one person to get released on their signature and another person get a bond for thousands of dollars for the same charge?
As far as the jail, every news report says that no one from the Sheriff's Office made the call to the Judge. The reports say the JAIL called the judge because they feared for Chapman's safety. WTH? Either the Sheriff's Office lied or the jail made the call. Either way it is wrong. If the jail cannot keep someone overnight without them getting hurt somebody needs to be investigating.

Maybe the Judge is the one that signed the warrant. All former and current LEOs appear to be treated the same so what is the beef?

Actually this has nothing to do with the jail either. The judge held first appearance and let him go. If you are close friends with the judge he would probably get up in the middle of the night for you. Chapman did what any parent would do. The jail personnell has to do what the judge says. The judge can do first appearance whenever he chooses. Florida Statutes says they cannot release a picture of a former LEO. So who you gonna blame? Sounds like everyone followed the law.

They may have followed the letter of the law, but it's still special treatment and not cool IMO.

Thanks but Sara Comander still has one more election in November to get past. So contributions are appreciated. Let me know if you need the address.

I thought there was no Democratic challenger - who is she running against in November?

I thought there was no Democratic challenger - who is she running against in November?

David Kramer, Democrat, running as No Party Affiliation.