On Tuesday morning, an unfortunate event occurred with one of the newly placed ordinances. Atchafalaya convened on Monday and agreed upon an ordinance to implement a strict muster time. If one were to break this, even by one single minute, he would be held accountable and brought up to court. This Tuesday, Jamaria, an overworked school board member, was found to have overslept the 7:25 muster. Eventually he caught up, but during breakfast legal action took place. A candidate for commissioner of agriculture, Caden, pointed out that no repercussions were given to the offender, prompting the district sheriff. The sheriff read him his Miranda rights and advised him to get a lawyer. With Atchafalaya’s district public defender, Jamaria was safe from the law until his prosecution. The sheriff notified Judge Jutty, and shortly after, Jamaria was officially held under the law’s hand.
While interviewing both the sheriff and judge, troubling information arose. Judge Jutty first claimed that he was told that he would be “owed one” if he let the defendant free from charges. Jutty then explained how he is “loyal to [his] community and to the truth.” On the other hand, when chatting with the sheriff, he stated that he had read Mr. Jamaria his rights and notified him of his possible charges. With this, he also claims that he had no clue about the bribery. Is there more to this story than meets the eye?