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by icecheese 101 days ago
That's not true at all. I know him, too. He is offline, not in jail, but plans to be back online at some point. He was acquitted of the charges you referenced. The report you linked is also not accurate about the charges and circumstances. (Believe it or not, cops lie.)
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I hope you're right and the information I got was incorrect, we all want him back on the right path. He was found guilty previously for the same charge and did multiple years, so the reality is he did do this at one point, even if the latest charge was acquitted (I had not heard this yet, if it is true).
I don't want to say too much out of respect for privacy, but the charge last year was for a probation issue, not related to the old charge. He was acquitted on the probation issue, and is at home today. Like I said, the sheriff dept decided to lie in their report, about pretty much everything. If someone told you he has a "life sentence," that was also a lie.

I just saw him the other day at his home. I really hate to see these falsehoods repeated, especially since he isn't here to defend himself. I will tell him about this thread, though.