Update: Case 2009056649 CR Continued Until February 23

A number of folks have asked for updates on the cyber-stalking case.

Bubba has decided not to press charges over the threatening e-mails he received. I was disappointed, but his reasoning (that in a physical confrontation between the two of them, no one would see "Fec" as a credible threat) made sense.

I was a bit frustrated last week with the Randolph County Clerk of Court’s office. Prior to “the Stench’s” first appearance in court last week (on Monday, the 14th), I had not heard word one out of the DA. No update was posted online immediately afterwards. Moreover, when I called the clerk’s office on the 16th, I was told they could not find the case in the computer (not exactly reassuring), and to call back in a few days

I’ve avoided “pinging” Vie de Malchance since this mess began, but I did go back last week (and very briefly a few minutes ago) to see if Martin had said anything about what was going on. All I could find was a vague allusion to some kind of “offer that was made to “cease hostilities” . . . the implication being that I was somehow inclined/desperate to cave to his bully tactics.

Not inclined. Not desperate. I’ve made no “offers” or proposed any “deals” . . . and if the DA’s office has made any overtures it’s without even chatting me up.

Meanwhile, I also got an interesting response to an inquiry I placed a while back with the Greensboro Clerk of Court’s office (which speaks to why I had good reason to be afraid of what this guy is capable of), and will be looking further into that next week while I am home.

I called the Randolph County Clerk’s office back this morning. The Court calendar is still not online, but I was told that the case had been continued until February 23rd.

And that’s fine with me. The hearing falls on scheduled time off.

I was also advised that Martin’s attorney is new Asheboro City Council member, Clark Bell. I had to chuckle. That’s almost poetic.

I thought I might save everybody some time here and make it very clear where I’m coming from:

Jeff Martin broke the law. North Carolina General Statute 14-196.3 to be exact.

He's confessed online and on TV. I didn't accept the role of co-star in his "dueling blogging crazies" act, so that's been kind of a bust.

Martin knew that what he was doing (as himself, as opposed his blogging alter-ego, "Fec") would instill fear, and he did it with the clear intent to harass and embarrass/humiliate . . . to intimidate a professional woman (whose voice he could not control/squelch by hurling insults on the blogs) into silence.

Despite his protestations to the contrary, Martin has spent quite some time on Housecalls . . . and he knew full well that a threat to call “the authorities” and report that I am “crazy” carried real weight as a threat to my livelihood . . . as Medical Boards & hospitals have destroyed physicians deemed “disruptive” with far less ammunition.

And right now, as someone who has accused two “non-profit” hospital executives of multiple felonies (crimes which have yet to be referred to the proper authorities for investigation and prosecution by the very DA's office that is prosecuting this case) . . . as someone who is seriously considering suing the North Carolina Medical Board for gross negligence . . . I am currently North Carolina’s poster-child for openly disruptive physicians.

I was frightened enough that night to contact the Medical Board and let them know what was going on (we will address how that has recently affected my thinking about a lot of things in Housecalls' next post).

When he could not scare me into dropping charges, "Fec" then decided to "get mean" on his blog. And, oh boy, that was a whole lot of fun.

It might surprise some of you to know that what I'm doing on this blog is kind of unpopular with a good number of "the right people" in Asheboro. Fec found himself a whole bunch of new "friends" . . . the kind who don't sign their names.

I'm done with a lot of things. So I’ve decided to speak directly to Martin here:

You’re right. You screwed up. And this time, you’ve going to have to man up.

I don’t care about what was on the blogs before you sent those e-mails. I’m a big girl and after years of "the big Cone", I’ve more-than-proven I can hang (some of my thickest skin is scar tissue from your barbs). But EVERY NASTY/LIBELOUS post you’ve put up that so much as refers to me since sending those e-mails on November 13th is an extension and manifestation of your threats.

Threats are NOT protected speech. Libel is NOT protected speech. You don't have the remotest clue what "the real story" is.

Those posts will come down, and an apology will go up.

And that apology will not just be to me. It will be to David Hoggard and Bubba . . . who’ve also been on the receiving end of your disturbing/warped bile in their Inboxes. It will be to Dr. Joe Guarino . . . for the vile/despicable things you’ve said about him online. It will be to Mike Baron . . . a good and decent man who was "green" before "green" was cool, and who is anything but a “petulant child”.

It will be to your wife’s paying customers (you know, the “fat girls” who've put good money in your pocket), and your own.

And it will be to the blogging community as a whole . . . because with this latest stunt, you crossed EVERY line of civility, lowered every standard of dialogue, and brought shame to anyone who ever engaged in this ether.

In fact, it wasn't blogging at all - for all of the smoke you've tried to blow.

And I am NOT going to let you get away with passing it off as blogging . . . or satire.

I saw talent and I saw pain, and I tried really hard to understand you, and to be your friend. But my definition of what a friend is - and yours - are clearly two very different things.

And/so until these things happen, the Randolph County DA’s office need not bother approaching me about any plea or “deal” on your behalf.

I'm not interested. I'll see you in Court.

While you're at it, please give my regards to Mr. Bell. For in defending the cyber-stalker of Asheboro's long-time medical pariah (the one who was driven out of her own hometown for saving a life), one of Asheboro’s newest City Council members will join a long line of Randolph County well-nameds and/or politicos who’ve passively or actively taken their best shot at taking Dr. Mary Johnson down.

You're so not the guy to do it.

And once again, let this all stand as fair warning to any young professional (be it a doctor or nurse - or a parent simply wanting good/conscientious care for their children) who would consider re-locating to Asheboro.

This town eats its young and spits them out.