So what happened?

Several months ago, we witnessed a horrific attack on an elderly man suffering from Alzheimer’s, resulting in his death. Although the Medical Examiner’s report stated that he died from the disease (he was going to die anyway, we were told as if we all aren’t), rather than from having his head smashed into the pavement by hyped-up rookie WCSO Deputies while multiple other police and deputies haplessly stood by. You just can’t trust those old folks.

So, what happened?

The Sheriff promised an investigation into the incident. In the spirit of transparency, nothing else occurred publicly. One deputy resigned and the other, Deputy Poe is back out on the street.
Our Commonwealth Prosecutor claimed that he worked closely with the WCSO and demurred further involvement passing the buck to the Prince William County prosecutor’s office. The assistant prosecutor handed the case resigned a short time later under questionable circumstances, leading to more delays, as the case was transferred to another prosecutor in the Prince William office.

So what happened?

To this point, nothing, nada, nicht, absolutely zero.

The State launched its own investigation.

So what happened there?

Dealing with the above-cited Medical Examiner’s questionable conclusion, again, nothing.

Our “newspapers,” while not headlining new wheelchairs at the Elderly Retirement home (better to wheel away from those heavily armed “Brown Shirts”), have been silent along with our County Supervisors and County Attorney.

Why? Well, the reason is as old as Warren County. If you ignore something long enough, it just goes away. Much like our previous County Supervisors tried to ignore the EDA, trying to make it fade away. Or, like one Supervisor attempted to block the States investigation, asking to “handle it locally.”

Somebody, somewhere, somehow has to know something and start asking questions. Where is the Prince William investigation, along with the Sheriff’s and State investigations? This unwarranted attack garnered international attention. Or will this be relegated to the usual good ole boy slap and tickle?

Fritz Schwartz
Warren County