Thread by @Angenette5

Court in recess until tomorrow morning in OH v. #GeorgeWagnerIV. Hearing set for 8:30 a.m. EST on the media order an Jake Wagner and other witnesses objecting to being broadcast @LawCrimeNetwork

Angie Canepa questioned Jake about GW4's relationship with Tabitha Claytor, when they were married, when she left and the circumstances ie - Angela saying "I'm going to go get my gun." @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said the night Tabitha left, she was "in a state". Doesn't mean to be offensive but when women get in an emotional state they start slapping with both hands. @LawCrimeNetwork

Went through a lot about Tabitha's relationship, q's about custody of Bulvine. Then onto May 2017 trip to Alaska. Before that, he'd had contact with a couple of BCI agents. Stefan and Ryan Scheiderer. @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said he had been to Alaska in 2006 or 2007 and always wanted to go back. While in Alaska in May 2017 looking for a job, he learned BCI was searching Peterson Rd. He said he wasn't nervous. He was upset. @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said he was not concerned about BCI finding certain items. The family all agreed on an alibi. They were watching a movie. Jake said Billy said "Don't fall for their games." @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said they never discussed what to say to BCI. They came through Canada from Alaska to Montana and were "interrogated." They then took Sophia and Bulvine to the hospital b/c they said BCI agents gave them "sleepy Kool-Aid medicine." Test results negative @LawCrimeNetwork

All Wagners agreed BCI had probably bugged their vehicle or vehicles. Jake said it sounds familiar that there had been concern that Tabitha had been at the border but not sure. Back in AK, learned in June 2017 BCI was back at Peterson Rd. with heavy equipment. @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said he thinks he asked about what barn was being searched. Which one they were digging in - not behind. @LawCrimeNetwork

Recalls a press release from BCI in June 2017 when they asked for info about the Wagners and them buying or selling vehicles and firearms. Remembers going to church in AK and meeting Elizabeth/Beth Anne @LawCrimeNetwork

Elizabeth and Sophia got along in the beginning. Marriage was pushed up b/c they were moving back to the lower 48. Planned to work and live in Missouri but loan for farm fell through. Decided to go back to Ohio. @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said he knew Elizabeth had been. molested by two of her brothers. He said he told her he did not want those two knowing where they lived. Didn't indicate he meant her whole family - as Elizabeth had stated. @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said family was concerned about media attention. In Ohio, Jake and GW4 got job driving for R&L Carriers. May 2018. Jake said Angela and GW4 got upset b/c they didn't feel Jake should force Sophia to call Elizabeth "mom." Different from what we were told @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said GW4 and Angela did not express concern about how Sophia calling Elizabeth mom would impact Bulvine. Angie Canepa said in opening they were concerned about that - Bulvine feeling slighted. @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said he is not aware of Elizabeth/Beth Anne being accused of poisoning kids or stealing. He said when he was away, Sophia slept with Angela and Bulvine. @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said Angela told him Beth Anne had allegedly touched Sophia. He said he covertly asked her questions about it for a few weeks and told AW not to have Sophia out of her line of sight with Beth Anne. @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said he and Angela confronted Beth Anne in the kitchen of the South Webster home and she denied it. JW said it was serious accusation and he was concerned about sensitivity of it. @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake is asked whether he told Beth Anne what he would do to her if she had molested Sophia. Jake said he did not tell her what he would do to her. "I told her specifically what I would do to anyone I caught molesting my daughter." @LawCrimeNetwork

Jake said he told her anyone he caught in the act of molesting his daughter, he would "physically beat the person to death with my bare hands." This differs from Beth Anne's account. She said Jake told her if he found out it was true @LawCrimeNetwork

He would string her up in the barn and heat her to death with Lucille the bat from "The Walking Dead" and if he didn't do it, Angela would do it, and if she didn't, Billy would do it and if not him then GW4 would do it and bulldoze barn and kill her family @LawCrimeNetwork

Beth Anne called a pastor in AK and told him what Jake said. Jake also spoke to pastor and told him what he said. He said they were practically on a mutual agreement of where each other stood. Pastor said he shouldn't jump to conclusions and @LawCrimeNetwork

should see if Sophia was telling the truth. Jake said he prayed for 2-3 weeks and Sophia told him she felt Beth Anne was stealing her daddy and she just wanted her to go away. It's unclear whether Sophia ever made the allegation or if Angela just did @LawCrimeNetwork

Court ended on that note. @LawCrimeNetwork