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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Wednesday, December 03, 2003 VOL. II Issue 12C PROSECUTION RESTS CASE AGAINST JANKLOW On the third day of the Janklow manslaughter trial, accident reconstructionist, Sgt. Gene Barthel explained to jurors there was no way Randy Scott could have seen Janklow's white Cadillac because a field with corn 7 feet high blocked Scott's view. Barthel said that if Janklow stopped at the stop sign "according to state law" he would have seen any east-west traffic. The trooper added that during his analysis, he determined Janklow drove 71 miles an hour while Scott's motorcycle was going 59. When defense attorney Ed Evans asked Barthel to add up his education in accident reconstruction, it totaled less than 4 months of classes in about 12 years. Evans also questioned Barthel's calculations, his use of different methods for each vehicle and a "slight" margin of error even the trooper admitted could exist. Chris Braendlin, the man who rode with Congressman Bill Janklow on August 16, became the state's 11th witness. Braendlin told jurors that on the day of the crash the two went to get breakfast at the hotel where they spent the night. He said Janklow ordered diet soda and then they left. Braendlin detailed the rest of the day, including a stop at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Aberdeen. Braendlin then talked about the crash. He told jurors he did not remember seeing another car or if Janklow slowed down. Braendlin, who's worked for Janklow for 9 years, described the impact as, "It's motorcycle, flash, bang." Several times prosecutors pointed out that Braendlin's statements on the stand contradicted testimony he gave to troopers at the crash scene. When Deputy Prosecutor Roger Ellyson asked if Janklow ran the stop sign, Braendlin said, "No he didn't stop. He went right through it." two paramedics who talked to Bill Janklow at the scene of the August 16th accident said the Congressman showed no signs of low blood sugar or hypoglycemia. One of those EMTs is also a diabetic. Jennifer Walters, who had an alleged close call with Janklow at the same intersection 8 months before the August crash took the stand, as did Deputy Tony Aas, called to active duty and brought back from Iraq. He talked about clocking Janklow driving at 91 MPH that same day. The prosecution rested its case shortly after 5pm. Prosecutors called 16 of their possible 25 witnesses. The defense will start their case at 1pm tomorrow. JOYCE FERRIS COMES OUT OF FOUR HOUR OPERATION The Huron Regional Medical center must operate on what Harold Hinkle calls Ferris Standard Time. The 2 hour surgery that Joyce Ferris was to have at 1 or 2 o'clock didn't happen until 4pm. It lasted 4 hours at that. Her daughter, Sandy Soulek, reported that Joyce was sounding groggy, but good. There seems to be some contraversy about Joyce's room number, but we do know that she does have a hospital room somewhere in there. REALITY STILL BITES by Jerry Hinkle I'm getting really disgusted with the so-called "reality shows" on TV lately. More spacificly the atention they get from the rest of the media. Take that Jessica Simpson. Do you really think that she is so dumb that she doesn't know that "Chicken of the Sea" is, in fact, tuna. Of course she isn't. Some comedy writer thought that up. Some people fell for that crap. Holabird Advocate Readers, however, are nowhere near that gullible. I was an honored guest at the Nemec ranch last night to watch the very first episode of "The Simple Life", the Paris Hilton-Nicole Ritchie offering. A more ridiculous show could not be possible, so of course it was a nationwide hit. I believe I'd rather watch a reality show where the Nemec girls are forced to "rough it" in the Presidential Suite of a Hilton Hotel. That is, of course, providing they can keep their buttcrack covered. My psychic friend, Claire Voyant, told me that she kept having visions of "Jonny Fairplay" winning the current "Survivor" game. She then went into hiding. Let me remind you that she has picked the winner the last 4 times out. I really hope she's wrong. 'Nuff Said.
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