if the campaign for sheriff only shined the light on a problem, it has now at least come to light. probably still home cooking involved but at least it will be in the open

The GBI or District Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia needs to be notified about this. It MAY be human error but it sure does smell and raise suspicions. We need an outside investigation to settle the matter.

I totally AGREE that an OUTSIDE Source is needed to investigate as to why this file was in a drawer for 4 years and only after the ELECTION was it brought out!! I am POSITIVE that had it been an "everyday joe or jane" they would NOT have been allowed to drive their car home nor would they have been allowed to have a home cooked meal or take a shower and talk to daddy and possibly talk to an attorney and how did he get a preset bond anyone else would have had to wait til the next day to be seen in Magistrate Court at the Sheriff's Office... seems to me that some special strings were pulled and this is NOT fair and needs to be investigated!!!

Bob Lust,
If this happened to a John Doe, son of J. Q. Citizen, would we be calling for an investigation?? Would we even know abouy it? You'd be surprised how many arestees get out on bond immediately following booking, evern more surprised how many convicted felons are outside waiting for space to start their sentence. It may not be fair, but it happens. It also happens in reverse, prisoners get incarcerated for longer than their sentence due to misfiled paperwork, probably oftener than those who get out early do inacurate paperwork. Mistakes happen, and it works both ways.

Bob, when the local DA gets a case involving the local sheriff's son, you can bet it wasn't "forgotten" about. For 4 years???

SEEMS THE DA OFFICE HAS SOME ANSWERING TO DO, I GUESS IF SOMEBODY FORGETS TO SHOW UP FOR THEIR DATE IN COURT THEY CAN JUST SAY THEY MISPLACED THE PAPERWORK AND FORGOT ABOUT IT .WHAT WORKS FOR THE DA SHOULD ALSO WORK FOR EVERYBODY ELSE BUT WAIT I GUESS WE ARE HELD TO HIGHER ACCOUNTABLILITIES THAN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS?

As a former law enforcement officer in Bartow County, I will tell you that te DA's office is the worst I've ever seen. Joe Campbell is a crooked man, and he runs a very unorganized dept. His ADA's other than a few, are extremely obnoxious and they treat the Officers in the county like they are second rate citizens. Joe treats the locsl police and sheriff's offices as is they work for him, forgetting that he is an elected servant, and HE works for them. If it wasn't for the officers in Bartow Joe and his ADA's would have no job. Serious changes need to take place, and yes an investigation needs to be done, by the GBI and FBI - no home cooking!

You can bet Clark Millsap remembered it. I don't think Clark forgot about it, he was pretty embarassed at the time. He must have been happy that it was "lost" in a locked draw. I think the person who "lost" it should be fired for poor job preformance.

you all elected him

Anyone else would not have been so lucky for they're case to be lost 4 years! If this had been just some average Joe OK but fact that it just so happens this is sheriffs son. Not a coincidence come on now this was filed away on purpose as long as it could be. In this case I don't think bcso or our local anything should be handling this case or be allowed to be involved at all. There should be an outside investigation and an outside sentencing. To bad as much effort isn't put into solving the unsolved murders in bartow Co (RHONDA LOWE) as was put into misplacing this file. My sister in laws killer might be in jail instead if running free STILL!!!!

Human error! BS! The sign on brown loop road is true!!!

as was said above, ya'll elected him and pretty convincingly at that. Live with it

And now with Joe Campbell retiring the only person who qualified to replace him is Rosemary Greene - his assistant DA. So we're stuck with a member of his team for the next 4 years.

remember back if you will when the Knowles campaign brought this to the voter's attention. It was called mudslinging, lies and baseless allegations. I'll say it again...LIVE WITH It

I didn't elect him & why r u defending him? What's wrong is wrong

Clubfv has it. You all elected him.

As a parent if I had a child in trouble I would use all and any influence to have charges dropped or reduced and I think any parent would. But for the DA's office to be on board is criminal.

Think its high time for some Southern Justice -- and no one is above the law! Well at least they're not supposed to be.

The sign on Brown Loop Rd. says: Quote "Nepotism & Cronyism" Unquote and Quote "Do you know how to tell when Sheriff Millsap is lying" When his mouth moves!" Unquote

It will be interesting to see how this one plays out in the end.

It also makes me wonder what ever happened to the Charles Nelson embezzling case? What desk drawer did that case file end up in?

If i "can read", seriously Michael? I guess you've never missed an article in the paper before. Nice.

Yeah, it was. But I'm gessing he is a Nelson supporter! Still, it was unnecessary!

The charges against Mr. Millsap should be dropped.His right to a fair and speedy
have clearly been violated.This is guaranteed by the Constitution.

norman, that only kicks in when it is requested, and the last thing the sheriff wanted to do was request it. he wanted it to languish in a hiding place and just go away. don't worry. he'll get a slap on the wrist and some probation and that'll be the end of it.

This is ridiculous. If I was so incompetent to find a file four years later in a desk drawer, I would be fired. And I would expect to be fired. Somebody needs to be held
responsible for this.

Gatewood, I want to tell you that I believe that you are wrong!! First of all you forgot to mention that the Sheriff is also an "elected official" and to find an unbiased jury of 12 peers here in Bartow County will be unlikely, firstly since the sheriff was reelected what makes you think that one of the people that voted against him would get put on the jury? Definately NOT! That would be to easy!! And secondly, who in there right mind from Bartow County would be brave enough to sit on the jury and find the sheriff's son guilty? Come on lets be real.....I am sure you understand what I am saying in a round about way!! Surely, there may be some that would gladly volunteer for jury duty but at what cost? Harassment, intimidation, threats of retaliation, NO THANK YOU!!! As someone said above he'll probably get a slap on the wrist and some probation and that will be the end of it..... my question is would the common everyday "John or Jane Doe" be afforded the same sentence? Not likely!! This case needs to be handled outside of Bartow County by a Judge and District Attorney and a jury of 12 that have no idea that it is the Sheriff's son!! To hold this case in Bartow County would be VERY UNFAIR!!

Kim, they probably will now because there will be some glaring light because of this. And even more so now that the State legislature is placing an emphasis on decriminalization of dope. Too many folks in prison now and we can't afford it. Slap on the wrist and probation, no matter where it would be held. As for the events that caused this thing to stink for 4 years, that's another matter indeed and somebody should be, but won't be tried for this.

these comments will keep going. People are upset. I agree with you gatewood. But really they all are to blame. They all had to know about it. I just think it is ironic it came out after the election

Bartow County has always had a corrupt police force and probably always will.... i cant tell u how many EX police officers from cville, kingston, and the county that quit out of fear or disgust.. One told me he quit because he couldnt contiue working side by side with those worse then the ones he was forced to lock behind bars! Another told me she feared for her life when a confidential file she kept at home for safe keepin disappeared! this file would have led to a bartow judges arrest! Then you have good old Garmon, not to mention Major Milsaps brother in law Lee Hunt was a bartow cop once... now been charged with several meth charges... where is he I wonder??? Last time he got a year county time for Possesion of meth with intent to distribute.... He lived with Mr. Kerry milsap when he got those charges and the last ones!! You cant tell me Kerry or Clarke didnt know any of that was going on.... Ive dated a magistrate workers son, when he and I had a civil dispute handled in magistrate and they called a judge from whitfield county... hopefully they will do the same in David Milsaps case... but im sure he already knows that alot of pple wanna see him do lots of time... His best bet is to plea it out n take the deal they offer... probably do 5 years probation, fines, and community service... it doesnt really matter cuz whatever the sentence is it wont be enforced!

Well I recieved an email back from the Governor of the State of Georgia, in it he claimed that he was unable to help me in this matter that I needed to contact "local law enforcement" Sometimes I swear that some people are really S.O.S.(STUCK on STUPID)! How are you supposed to contact "local law wnforcement" when they are the ones you are trying to get help for!! There needs to be someone that the people of Bartow County can turn too when we feel that things are not all that they are cracked up to be! So who do we turn to now? Especially since we know that the FBI agent-in-charge is also deemed a crook!!

Contact the investigative teams at the AJC, WSB, WGAA, WXIA. If any of them bite then it will be easy to get the Feds involved.

hello

the whole deal should be investagated from the arresting officer all the way to the da,s office then it should all be publicly announced to the people that it was done and showed who all was in the wrong and then they should be punished

gonna need the i team on this one and a different agency investagateing it

well the sheriff knew all about it it does need to be investagated starting from the time he got arrested till present day to make sure everythung was done correct and if the sheriff knew that it had been 4 years then he knew something had gone wrong your right if he done the crime he need to do the correct amount of time but dont you think there could have possably been some intemadation on the arresting deputy that he could have repercussions if he didnt keep his mouth shut for the past 4 years

The Sheriff's son was allowed to go homein his car and take a shower, eat a meal, and talk to "daddy" all before being booked into the Bartow County Jail, it was some 19 hours later that the son was brought into the Bartow County Jail and booked in. The officer that stopped the son originally worked for the Cartersville Police Department and NOW he is a Lt. at the Sheriff's Office. Anyone else would not be allowed to drive home in his car, take a shower eat a meal take a nap and then talk to "daddy" before being booked in. How is it that he did not have to wait to see the magistrate judge for a bond hearing? Oh, yeah thats right when you are the sheriff's son you get special treatment!! I have always been under the impression that your car gets impounded, you go directly to jail you go into a cell and wait til the next day before you go in front of the magistrate judge to be given your bond amount and any special instructions pertaining to your case... Surely you don't get to keep your car! As for why this needs to be investigated why was it 4 years before this case was brought before the grand jury? Since this case was made public it would only seem fair that it would be prosecuted like the rest of the cases that the District Attorney gets. The Sheriff knew that the case was turned over to the District Attorney why did he not ask why it was taking so long to before a grand jury? Oh thats right he didn't want anything to ruin his chances of being re-elected!!

This is what I recieved back from the Governor of the State of Georgia!!!!

STATE OF GEORGIA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

ATLANTA 30334-0900

Nathan Deal

GOVERNOR

Dear Mrs. Jacobson:

Thank you for writing to make me aware of the Bartow County Sheriff's office. As Governor, I value input from Georgia's citizens and appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns with me.

Unfortunately, this is a matter under local jurisdiction and I am unable to intervene. If you have not done so already, I would encourage you to contact your district attorney or judge of the Superior Court to request assistance with this problem.

I regret that I cannot help you further. I hope you will be able to resolve this situation and that you understand the limitation of my authority in such matters.
****************************************************************************************************
I do NOT understand this, exactly why can he NOT help? And in tallking to C.B. on another issue dealing with the Sheriff's Office I was also informed that he has no
Control over what is being done or not done at the Sheriff's Office, is not he the person who is in charge of the county? Does he not sign the checks for the county employees? Does he NOT decide where the taxpayer monies is dispensed to??

clark millsap is sorry and crooked as the days are long and if you call the sheriffs office or go by there dont expect to see or talk to him cause there is always an excuse why hes not there or why he cant talk to you on the phone i called and requested extra patrol through my neighborhood after a rash of people getting there vechicles broken into was assured that there would be some deputies ride through our neighborhood well 6 months later i still havent seen a deputy ride through yet but they can go sit over at peoples valley church all day long yes people there usally between 1-3 of them sit there most of the day

people should have gotten smart and voted for knowles instead thed voted for corruption and lies

Whatever happened to the DUI roadblocks?
Don was a great Sheriff in my opinion.
I dont like weed but I hate drunks more.

The ignorance of some individuals in this county, never ceases to amaze me. Let's get the facts straight. The arresting officer 4 yrs ago was indeed from the city police department. If you know the history of our current sheriff, you would know he worked for the city before he became sheriff. On the night the young man was arrested,when the officer read his license, just what do you think that officer probably did? My guess would be he called Sheriff Millsap and said what should I do? The easy way out would have been,let him go. Who would have ever known? I think his first response was as a parent and not as the sheriff. He wanted him to learn from his mistakes and accept the consequences. Here we are 4 years later.Hes still taking heat for doing the right thing. Talk with the DA's office for its mistake. How is allowing your own son to be arrested corrupt? THINK ABOUT IT!

We are indeed lucky that most all of the commenters here do not have any authority in our county. By all means, have an investigation, but leave out all of the hypothetical mumbo jumbo. If you could believe most of this, the sheriff, the D.A., the best County Commissioner in the nation, a superior court judge, the city police, other BCSO officers, the Governor, and the FBI, all have some reason to hide something to do with this case.

Mr. Myers,
Yes, I guess that you would think it is all hypothetical if you weren't one wanting answers to these questions! Why is this so hard to believe for you? When you can't get answers from the D.A. the"best commisioner" and others that you have mentioned what comes to your mind? Oh nevermind you really don't want to know the truth!!

Again I reiterate,if Sheriff Millsap was so corrupt, why did he allow his son to be arrested in the first place? No one has answered this question. If anyone remembers this arrest came just prior to the election in 2008. " God knows that some people" did not vote for him in light of his son's arrest, However, if I remember correctly he still won by a landslide. Also if the news of the error of the DA's office had come to light before the last election, im sure some people would have changed their minds. Let's be realistic. In the last election,Sheriff Millsap received 63.3 percent of the votes cast by the greater than 16300 voters. I seriously doubt this new information would change the minds of the nearly 10000 voters who voted for him. Fact: Neither Ms Jacobson nor I were there the night of sept 25th when this young man was arrested ,but if he did indeed go home, it wasn't to daddy's house .He wasn't living with his father at the time of the arrest. Maybe "the facts as some people have gotten them" are a little incorrect. Just trying to enlighten the ignorant.

Ms.Temples, you are CORRECT that neither of us were there the day that this incident happened, as for allowing his son to be arrested that would be kinda hard not to do unless you wanted it covered up that your son was stopped and was found to have drugs and a gun in his possession, I am sure that it would have went into the dispatch that this car had been pulled over, so that they could check to see is the vehicle had a 1) Valid Registration and Tag, 2) Had Insurance, and 3) to make sure that it was not stolen! Imagine the suprise when the officer heard the dispatch say who that car was resgistered to! Naturally since the Sheriff at one time worked with the City of Cartersville Police Department the officer would call his "superiors" and ask what should be his next step after finding the drugs and gun in the car! Sheriff Millsap may have won the election in both cases but it was not because he "allowed" his son to be arrested! As for the young man going home some of us knew that he didn't live with his daddy , but I am I to believe that he didn't call daddy for what he should do? Is this why it took 19 hours for him to turn himself in at the sheriff's office? Is this why a bonding agent was present when he turned himself in? Also. would the common person be given the chance to go home? Ms. Temples, I prefer not to be called "ignorant" as more than likely the rest of the people that have responded in like to this comment, maybe misinformed would be a better term!

Ignorance: having a lack of knowledge,information or awareness. I personally would rather admit to being ignorant of an event than to admit on a public forum of sharing misinformation . If you read my comments ,no one attributed his election wins to his son's arrest. More misinformation, you are right. Again the arrest was public knowledge. Inspite of this public information( not because of),greater than 63% of the
The voters in this county voted for Sheriff Millsap not once but four times now. I do not know or will attempt to speculate or share misinformation regarding the events of sept. 25 2012. This I do know. The person who insisted on charges being brought against the young gentleman ,after the city police let him go, was the father,Clark Millsap. Also The last time I was at the health department,I recall passing 4 businesses related to bonding. So I imagine those agents you referred to earlier are probably available to the jail 24 hrs a day. The Millsap family owns property in the city and county. Are you sure a bondsman was even needed or is this more misinformation? In fairness,we are all intitled to our opinions. Sounds like you would like to see Sheriff Millsap out of office. The good news is you have 4 years before the next election to reach 63% of the voters with "misinformation"as you called it. Good night and may God Bless all of our elected county officials whether we like them or not.

There is nothing "fishy" and nothing being hidden. Clark Millsap is an honest and fair sheriff who does his job same as Lt. Cheeks DTF who probably investigated the case. I doubt either one is covering up or whatever people are saying and hell so when did people start giving a shit about marijuana arrests. People make mistakes the son of the town's sheriff made a mistake who gives a shit.

D.Whyte,
It would seem that maybe you don't find anything "fishy" with this matter.... but the fact that the young Millsap was allowed to leave in is vehicle after being caught with enough Marijuana and a Gun makes it seem like something is NOT right, first not everyone would be allowed to leave in their car especially when a gun is found and it doesn't belong to the person who had it. Seems to me that special treatment was given to him because he was the "Sheriff's son! As for Lt. Cheek who was the one that stopped him to begin with ( Lt. Cheek) worked for the C.P.D. at the time and now is a "Lt." with the sheriff's department just seems to be a little "fishy"! And then the file that was taken to the D.A.'s office and was not seen for 4 years is a Stinkin FISH!! Four years!?! Really????

they both are crooked as the days are long clark is a joke
AND I APPROVE THIS STATEMENT

one thing that hasn't been considered is that the Sheriff's son is an informant. Informant's are allowed to get away with certain things. Mostly, that's why they become informants. heat off of them and onto someone else. Pretty standard informant treatment. Not right, but the way of the world.

just found out that the sheriff's son is being represented by Rex Abernathy out of Summerville.

okay, lets let this go. I am getting tired.