Be on the lookout for a blue F150 with local tags. Within the past hour, the crazed driver of this truck followed a young man on a motorcycle into the Publix parking lot and deliberately hit him not once, but twice with the vehicle. Partial tags were obtained. If you see this vehicle, or know any information about this, please contact our local authorities.

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Interesting sowal name and then this post? Sorry, couldn't resist.



Horrible event......can you post the partial tag here so more people can be on the lookout? Thanks for the info.

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Good point...
An update on this - the young man who was hit is alert and is going to have his injuries evaluated. A blue F150 was spotted in the parking lot of a local restaurant nearby... more to come...

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Maybe the guy in the blue truck had a bad day...

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There is a blue F150 in my yard, but please nobody mistake it for the suspect vehicle. It hasn't moved all evening, and by executive order (Mom ) it won't move again until 7:30 tomorrow morning.

Prayers for the young man who was hit...this is really senseless.

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Let's not go back there...

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Holy guacamole!

Motorcycle run over twice by a F-150 and he's still alert.

Was he trying to go to the Fire Department instead of Publix? I was taught to go to the nearest emergency responder in case of someone harassing me.

Unlike orange truck, I don't have a suggestion for blue truck guy.

Completely unacceptable behavior.

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Hello everyone. i'm the motorcyclist who was hit at publix, supercollider, thanks for posting this up. i'm somewhat ok. i'm having a really hard time bending my right knee. i'm trying to get as much info out on this truck/driver as i can. He said he was local and he is probably in his fourties. its a 97-2003 ford f-150, light blue in color. chrome tool box in the bed. extended cab. the driver had somewhat long hair. white male. call the south walton police department at 267-2000 if you guys see or hear anything. thank you all so much.

Glad you are OK - I bet the WCSO is at his house already.

tillerjeff, i'm so sorry you had to endure that horrible attack.
we can only hope this criminal will be off our streets soon!

So glad you are ok! Keep us posted!

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wow. Did he hit you while you were on your bike, or when you got off your bike? Sounds like you talked to him? How did that happen? Did he start talking then flee?

Sounds like you are a bit busted up, and shaken, but glad to hear that you survived.

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Tillerjeff, on a happier note, welcome to SoWal. Hope you recover fully and quickly.:welcome

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thank you so much everyone. this is what happened from start to finish. i was going north on 395. the driver of the truck run the stop sign at regions bank with no lights on. by the time i'm saw him i had no choice but to pass him to avoid hitting him or going into the woods. he then followed me into the publix parking lot. i stopped at the stop line by the front doors and he began to spin his tires. i stepped off the motorcycle and he hit the gas and then hit me with the front of his truck. i then got behind the bike for coverage. he told me i need to respect the locals and learn the "new" rules of south walton. then he started to spin his tires again, he then hit my motorcycle, and me. pinning the bike on top of me. he drove around the parking lot like a mad man then left. his partial tag is C44.

Good Grief!!!!! So he was a "local" that didn't know how to drive. Imagine that! So sorry this happened to you. I am glad that you are ok. I hope they find the jerk and put him under the jail!!!!!

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maybe Regions is able to go through their ATM camera, or if there was a deposit in the box...

i just got back from the police station on 331. they haven't caught the guy yet.... but they are going to regions and publix to pull security camera footage to help in their investigation. the hardest thing that i'm trying to get over now is facing the fact that another human being tried to kill me for try to avoid a situation that he caused.

Sounds like Meth to me.

Different truck, different driver (maybe), same inbred stupidity.

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That's really sad that someone would do that. I know I've been tempted to follow someone and explain how to operate that hunk of steel correctly, but I would never intentionally cause someone harm. Especially for passing me.

Hope they find him and will keep my eyes open for the truck. Although he's probably sleeping it off or laying low.

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This is the only thing that makes any sense!

Tillerjeff, sorry this happened to you! Hope you feel better soon and please keep us posted.

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i've been there plenty of times myself SWGB. i have people pulling out in front of me all the time, trying to change lanes while i'm next to them doing 60mph. i get frustrated of couse, who doesn't. i hope he gets caught soon as well. i keep checking my phone to see if the sherriffs office has called to tell me they got him off the road so he can't hurt anyone else

it may have been meth toofartampa, but i was told by one of the witnesses that his truck reaked of liquor and beer.

ok guys good news. my friends found the truck. the full plate number is C44 0HX. we called WCSO and gave it to them. they are trying to find the truck now

Ooh, every time I think of meth, I think of my friend's cousin who had a hole in her tongue and was completely out of it!!! Sca-ry

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I think you should use that phrase loosely. Anyone who intentionally tries to kill someone on foot or on a bike with a pickup truck doesn't get to share the name of my species with me. He's uncivilized and unevolved.*

If I ever see him, I'll show him how a MINI Cooper takes redneck-shaped speed bumps. I'm all about the new rules in SoWal or anywhere else!

Keep up that defensive driving, Tillerjeff, and welcome! Hope you're back on your bike soon.






*(Yes, I'm a Christian talking about evolution...get over it. )

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another update for everyone. i just got back from sacred heart. the pain in my right knee became unbearable. i have no broken bones but the e.r doctors say i more then likely have torn a ligament. i'm now in a knee imobilizer and out of work for an undetermined amount of time untill i can get an mri done with a knee specialist.

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Did they locate him?

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SWGB is right about Ed Walborski. Give him a call. And be patient with Sheriff's office. The wheels of justice spin slowly but they have always shown us committment and extreme consideration. They work hard but it really does seem to take forever.

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I'm no legal expert, but this guy is obviously up for criminal charges, As far as civil charges, I would think moneywise the sky's the limit just on punitive damages, nevermind injury. The only thing is, does he have a house and home to sue him out of?

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Ed is a star from Cola to Cola. This is on the sidewalk for his contributions to the art and historic district in Pensacola.

i'm not sure if he has a house or anything. call the wcso again and they said the investigating deputy doesn't come back to work untill tomorrow at 6pm. i'm gonna call at 6:05 and see if i can get him to come to my home so he can see the extent of the damage done. i'm going to get mr. Walborski involved as soon as the truck driver gets caught

oh and the answer to you criminal charges are, Battery with a deadly weapon, attemped murder, leaving the scene of an accident, hit and run, and some else the police officer told me that i can't remember

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I am sorry to hear about your experience. I sincerely hope they get this a$$hole. I ride too, and have seen some pretty crazy stuff from others on the road.
While riding last weekend I ran into some friends at ThunderBeach. They got Ed Walborsky involved in a situation for a friend, and they said the same thing. The guy really is apparently excellent to deal with and is a good guy, and I have heard he lives, or has a house in rosemary beach. Definately get with Ed.
Either way I hope this guy gets what he deserves. I will be looking out for that plate and I will call 911 if I see it. I work along 30-A and ride there too.

Aggravated Assault, Leaving the Scene of a Crash, and maybe even Suspensed License to start with...

among other things...

good luck to you sir! we're with you!!

If nothing else he can at least go after the guys insurance. A friend of mine was hit by someone when he was on a motorcycle and Ed helped him. He's not financially independent, that's not the point, but he got a new bike, medical bills paid, and a little for pain and suffering.

I prefer the lawyers looking to help people and not looking to win the lottery.

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I don't understand why this guy hasn't been caught if WCSO has a full tag number.

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I'm also wondering this. This happened on the 7th & the police have had the full tag since the evening of the 8th.

Has anything been done?

It's the only reason I keep checking back to this thread. We need closure that this person gets what they deserve for trampling someone else's rights.

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I with the rest of you wondering why this guy hasn't been caught. However, when I see what tillerjeff said about the investigating deputy not coming back to work until the next day it has me asking wtf?

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The investigating deput came to my home last night to speak with me some more and have me fill out some more paperwork. he's bringing me some other stuff that i can't really talk about untill this is over with, but he will be caught soon...... maybe tonight........

And, hopefully before he runs someone else down.

ok ladies and gentlemen, yet another update. the deputy came to my home for a photo line up with driver license photos. no luck there, but we did find out who the truck is registered too, it's a company truck, i can't find out who the company is though. but i will soon enough

And knees!

Keep us posted tillerjeff ... sounds like this guy will be out of a job too.

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My skunky senses are tingling...something doesn't seem right here...

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It all does seem a bit strange. Maybe the Walton Sun will expose the rest of the story for us.

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it does seem strange to me as well, but i'm not going to question the police. i guess the reason they won't tell me is the chance of retaliation?? god know i'm not going to do that. i just want this thing figured out and a crazy driver off our streets

Probably some big conspiracy going on behind the scenes. Keeping you in the dark is a bit over the top.

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true, and i hope it's not that. but i'm sure i'll find out tomorrow what is going on, the officer that been handling this has been very true to his word about letting me know whats going on and such. but i know for sure i don't want to be kept in the dark

Not if he owns the business.

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Well...at least you have the company. You can go after them just as easily. When faced with a huge civil / criminal suit with a potentially huge insurance payout, I bet they sing like a canary...

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Tillerjeff, after reading through this; (if I were you), I would call Ed sooner rather than later....good luck.

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Call Ed NOW. Let him combine efforts with the investigator. Do this methodically.

Wow. I hate to hear stuff like this. In our small-ish community it burns me up that there are people so hateful around. I hope that they find out who the driver is and that justice is served. I hope the motorcyclist is doing o.k. Did I read correctly that the police know what company owns the truck? At some point, I would think that the responsibility would fall on the company if they don't disclose their registered drivers, or who was using the truck that day. It would seem that Encyclopedia Brown, or the Scooby Doo gang could solve this. Is our law enforcement system withholding information? Call Ed.

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My point exactly. The nut in the orange truck was nabbed in a few days based on the description of a truck. Here we have a known license plate, a known owner and a vehicular assault and nobody has been arrested? Did this story make it to the Sun? This would have to be considered big news...something is seriously abnormal.

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not surprised...I had an investigator tell me once that he didnt want to arrest a person (after being given about 30 something pieces of evidence of forgery among other illegal things) because her mom and her were "such nice, sweet, folks".

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Still nothing on this one???

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Did anyone pull the footage from the ATM at Publix? Surely, he would show up on that, since it sounds like it happened almost in front of the corner ATM.

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I know that when we had that internet theft/fraud case going on, the accused admitted to the officer that she had done it but it still took over a month to get the warrant. Not only because the WCSO wanted to be sure he had all of the pieces needed to ensure he got the warrant and the case stuck, but also just the paperwork and other cases that he was involved in. I did make it a point to call everyday and ask for an update and to press for a speedy warrant. It wasn't served until late Jan, early Feb and we are still awaiting trial. The wheels of justice turn INCREDIBLY SLOWLY. Be patient, grasshopper, but also be your own advocate and don't let up. You need to let them know you are serious about finding this guy now.

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i'm still waiting on this guys, i've contacted a lawyer so i've got that side going but still nothing out of the WCSO. The first deputy has turned the case over to an actual investigator. i haven't gotten a call or anything, i'm worryed that this has become a lost cause and this guy isn't gonna get caught and is going to end up killing someones child before he does get caught.

and that was the last update i got from the WCSO

Find out the investigators name and stay on his a$$. Call 4 times a day if you have to. Call and leave messages for the sheriff himself and then call the FDLE if need be. There is no excuse for this guy to still be running around. Unless they have already dropped the ball and he is gone out of state or whatever.

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Yea. Do not forget the Governor also. That way they will all be so busy returning your phone calls nothing will get done.

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Sounds like somebody knows somebody too well and aren't wanting this news out ..

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WTF!!!!

Why hasn't this person been caught yet?

This is a major public safety issue IMO! Who knows who this guy will decide needs a ER visit "lesson" next!

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Back where I'm from there was this guy, very rich, who was in some trouble, but somehow always seemed to get out of it. Then he was being sued over an issue and it looked like a sure thing, he'd finally get what was coming to him.

Next thing you know, he used his car, running the guy over who was suing him, killing him. For sure, you'd think that would have done him in. Nope. Money, money, money.

I sure hope this issue gets resolved though.

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I hope to god this does not come down to who has the biggest check book. i will lose this battle with a quickness if it comes to that.

Just to go over this part one more time, it is known who the truck belonged to? I'm guessing legally you may not want to put that info out here, but I'm very interested in knowing what company would issue a vehicle to such a person and then want to protect them. I've been eyeing up blue F150's wondering. Although by now the truck is probably in a swamp in Ponce De Leon.
Hang in there.

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Walton county's finest hard at "work" I have had only a few dealings with the local five0's, and they have always been very polite and professional. But ask them to do something, and they will find all kinds of ways to not do it. When I want them to just leave me alone, that is not a problem. But when I have needed something, I have been let down everytime. They think they are big-time. But they are not.
I would like to believe that when a citizen has been threatened, hurt, and involved in a hit and run, with a plate #, physical description, and witnesses, that the cops would love to just arrest someone for it. Like the Company owner who will not cooperate, or the guy who is driving the vehicle when it is spotted.
I'll bet if they arrest someone associated with the vehicle very soon after that there will be an accurate name attached to the accident.
The wheels of Justice apparently are not actually "wheels" justice does not "roll"

I'm going to lean on the side of optimism and assume that they are busy crossing t's and dotting i's. Perhaps the driver is registered as carrying a concealed weapon. I'd approach that situation very carefully and slowly too. It could be a business owner stone walling the cops and saying he doesn't know who was driving the truck. There are many factors that come into play. Perhaps they know he'll make bail so they are waiting to arrest him Friday night so he's got a long weekend to cool off.

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I am sure there are any number of reasons that might cause the officials to "be careful" and thorough. I am a bit puzzled, though, that the victim seems to be as much in the dark as the rest of us about the procedures.

If I had been through this, I would want more information from the investigating officials.

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well the investigator called me yesterday and told me he's not getting around to it untill next week. i hate to say this but i now have no faith in our police department, the only thing i know for sure they will do is stop me for speeding down 98 and give me a ticket. has anyone had experence with the FDLE? should i call them and get them involved?

OK, I will retract if proven wrong, but I am calling BS on this story. It just doesn't make sense. I can't imagine the cops just letting an assault case like this collect dust, and I am also wondering why this story never appeared in any of our local fish wrappers.

If I am wrong, I will be the first to admit it.

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OK, I have hesitated to comment on this story, but dear Skunky, I am calling BS on your BS. What everyone seems to be forgetting is that while law enforcement is 24/7, each employee does not work 24/7, and normally it's one officer to a case, be it patrol or investigations. Further complicating the situation is that they don't have the luxury of working one case at a time.

I don't know who the deputy initially working it was, and I do not know which investigator it has now been assigned to (I know ShallowsFuzz didn't get it, because I keep asking him). Since it was mentioned that the deputy came to work at 6:00 p.m., it is a safe assumption that he is working the midnight shift and it's really hard to interview people or get assistance from other officers on a case in the wee hours of the morning. Not to mention, patrol works at least a 10-hour shift - it might be 12 hours now - which means that each officer is OFF DUTY at least three days a week. Now, the case has gone to the Criminal Investigations Division, but CID does not work on weekends, except for whoever has the on-call rotation or under emergency conditions. Like the rest of the department, the investigators cannot work more than 40 hours per week. Sometimes they have to, but since it must be taken as comp time, that simply results in MORE time away from the office - and their cases - later.

I am as puzzled as the rest of you and it does seem like an awfully long time for things to be playing out, but evidently it's not an open-and-shut case or it wouldn't have gone to CID. I am anxious for this POS to be caught, as I don't want him running down anyone else. Tillerjeff, I am sorry for your injuries. You didn't deserve this, and I hope you have civil AND criminal resolution soon. I will say that not only have you had the misfortune of being the victim, it appears you have also had the misfortune of having folks assigned to your case that are about to go off their scheduled duty hours - and put simply, that sucks.

By the way, FDLE doesn't work weekends either, unless they get called out by an agency to assist an agency. If all else fails, remember that you do have the right to call Sheriff Adkinson and/or his command staff. The number is 892-8186.

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Like I said, I will be the first to admit if I am wrong, but come on, WALCO deputies arrest the manager at Pandora's when a violin and acoustic guitar are playing but the guy who attempts to KILL somebody is allowed to run around for over two weeks?!!

Seriously, you might be privy to information that I am not, but why oh why has this story not been on the front page of the Defuniak Herald or Walton Sun? For God's sake, they are both so starved for news they would have to be interested in this story, and I know they troll this website for material.

I might be wrong, but I am going to be a skeptic until someone is arrested.

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and if this person has not been caught because the law enforcement officials are short staffed, or don't work on weekends, or something like that, then, that is a real concern IMO.

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Over two weeks, and there is a license plate # and witnesses? I gotta go with Skunky on this one.

It sounds like there is either 1) something going on that we are not privy to (on either end) 2) a need for major changes in how things are handled by the WCSO.

I can understand the legal portion of the process taking a while, but it would seem that since there is identifying info on the suspected criminal/vehicle charges would be rapidly forthcoming. If the vehicle belongs to a company, I would still expect that there would still be SOME record of who was driving it.

Frankly, I would expect a visit from law enforcement/a Sowal ID within 24 hours if my vehicle or one similar to it (in make or plate number) was involved in a violent crime.

Really? A crime logged during one shift can't be followed up on during other shifts? That seems pretty stupid from a practical point of view. A night shift officer wouldn't be able to do any investigating that involved a business only open during the day - and that list includes banks, insurance companies, medical offices, schools, and any government record offices.

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I was at publix yesterday and i asked 3 employees about this incident and none had heard of it. this story sounds like bs.what distrubed me about this whole story is how fast it went from getting justice to calling a lawyer and sueing.

what three employess did you ask ray, many that are there now are new, i can give you names of many employess that do know. and if that still doesn't cut it for all of you that think this is b.s i'll post a copy of the police report for all of you to read.

or if that idea doesn't work i'm inviting everyone to come see me at the village market, i'll be there from 9-3 and i'll hand you the police report to read. hope to see the non-belivers there

Since you brought it up on this forum, you might as well post it on this forum, or at least provide a number for the report so somebody (shallowsnole) can verify it.

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First off,

TORT REFORM

Having said that, the issue was not to convince tillerjeff to go for the "big money". It was to encourage him to seek legal counsel to cover his lost wages and medical bills.

I for one would love to pour a pot of scalding coffee on the idiots grave that sued McDonald's, but the point is that the VICTIM in this case shouldn't have to cover expenses he/she wouldn't otherwise encounter.

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On a more compassionate note...

How is the knee, anyway? Everybody seems to have forgotten that part...

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my knee is doing great, the specialist looked at it and it was just severe bruising and swelling but nothing broken or torn. i tried to put the scanned copy of the report up here but you can't read it because its so fuzzy, but for you 30A Skunkape, have your friend pull this case number so you know that i am not full of b.s WSCO009OFF004194

sorry i can't spell this morning - WCSO090FF004194

I really hope I am wrong. Shallowsnole, can you validate this report?

If it is real, I will do what I can to help you, Tillerj. It is unacceptable to have a half-cocked nut on the streets like this.

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I don't know the Tillerjeff, but after reading his post - I was at Publix the next day & asked the manager if she had heard about this. She had & confirmed everything that Tillerjeff had posted here. She said that the police had called & requested any security video that they had.

Was there when it happened. Had to go around the sheriff's cars to get to a parking spot while statements were being taken.

Ditto. we were inside publix when it happened, but saw the victim, paramedics, police, witnesses, etc. right at the entrance when we went to our car - have been following this thread ever since in order to get updates.

i'm not trying to be mean with this post, but with three other people coming forward to say the saw and or spoke with an employee of publix, i have you ask both of you, ray, 30A Skunkape, is there any reason why you two believe this story is bullish?

This thread has been viewed over 3,200 times with only 95 responses to here. I guarantee you there are a whole bunch of people doing this including me.

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I know I am...

It's like a soap opera!

Don't be too concerned about it Tillerjeff. Those of us like Skunky who have been around awhile have seen trolls come and go. Since your first post was related to this incident, and there have been weeks without any kind of resolution for you, and it hasn't been in any of the local papers, it was reasonable for some to be suspicious about the story. But now that other non-newbies have stepped up to corroborate, I doubt that anyone is doubting you at the moment.

What remains confusing to all of us, I am sure, is the seeming lack of action or progress on this case. I just don't get it.

Glad your knee is feeling better.

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I can guarantee that if this had happened in Omaha, the perp would have been arrested by now.

I now believe it to be true. As promised, I will help you out. Below is an emial I have sent to Ron Kelley, the editor of the Defuniak Herald/Beach Breeze:

Dear Mr Kelley:

A local man was chased into the WaterColor Publix parking lot on May 7, 2009 after he swerved to miss a truck that turned in front of him. The young man was on a motorcycle, and he was chased by the driver of the truck that pulled out in front of him. The driver of the truck intentionally struck the motorcyclist not once, but twice in the Publix parking lot. Walton County Sheriff's deputies took a report of the incident.

Currently the case has been turned over to a detective and no arrests have been made even though the tag of the truck is known and an owner identified.

I am disappointed that your publication has not covered this incident although it is being heavily discussed on the SOWAL forum, and I know material is occasionally mined from that source. I am also concerned that so much time has elapsed between the time of the incident and an arrest being made. It is inexcusable to allow an attempted murderer to roam at large on our streets, and perhaps if your publication demonstrates interest, there may be motivation to move the case closer to resolution.

The forum discussion can be found by following this link: Hit and run in Watercolor Publix parking lot
The police report can be found in post #89, and this should provide one of your reporters all the information needed to compose an interesting article.

Thank you for your time.

You now have the media on your side. If they don't pursue this story, there is something seriously awry.

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