#RichardAllen case news: Today the state of #Indiana filed 3 motions & the Dept. of Corrections filed 1 motion with 4 exhibits. This will be a long thread.🧵#Delphi #DelphiMurders #AllEyesOnDelphi 👇#1

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Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland responsd to the Defendant’s Motion to Compel Deponent’s to Answer. He believes #RichardAllen’s defense attorneys are asking the court to compel “privileged information” that is “work product or pertains to communication between the State & 1 of their witnesses, or it is not relevant.” #Delphi #DelphiMurders #AllEyesOnDelphi👇#2

A RECENT STUDY BY THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL #PSYCHIATRY REVEALED FEMALE #VETERANS WITH #PTSD ARE 67% MORE LIKELY THAN MALE VETERANS TO RECEIVE #MEDICATIONS NOT ON THE RECOMMENDED TREATMENT LIST. … #research #MentalHealth #WomenVets via @PsychiatristCNS 🧵1psychiatrist.com/news/women-vet “THE FINDINGS REVEAL A SIGNIFICANT AND UNEXPECTED GAP IN THE TREATMENT OF #MENTALHEALTH ISSUES BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN IN THE #MILITARY.

EXPLORING THE DISCREPANCIES — TO UNDERSTAND PRESCRIBING PATTERNS FOR #PTSD MORE COMPLETELY, @VETERANSHEALTH ADMINISTRATION (VA) RESEARCHERS EXAMINED 1 YEAR’S WORTH OF PRESCRIBING PATTERNS FROM THE @DEPTVETAFFAIRS #DATA, LOOKING AT THE RECORDS OF OVER 800,000 #VETERANS NO LONGER ON ACTIVE DUTY, 12% OF WHICH WERE WOMEN. 

“IN 2019, 15.8% OF WOMEN VETERANS WITH PTSD WERE PRESCRIBED #BENZODIAZEPINES COMPARED TO ONLY 10.9% OF MEN VETERANS WITH PTSD, DESPITE GUIDELINES RECOMMENDING AGAINST THEIR USE DUE TO BOTH LACK OF EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS IN TREATING PTSD AND THE RISKS OUTWEIGHING THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS,” THE VA RESEARCHERS WROTE IN THEIR PAPER.” 🧵2

“Research reveals that environmental exposures & #PTSD from Gulf War service significantly increase the likelihood of early #menopause, highlighting the need for targeted #reproductive #healthcare for women #veterans.” #GulfWar #WomenVets #ToxicExposurescontemporaryobgyn.net/view/gulf-war-… “In a recent interview with Contemporary OB/GYN, Caitlin Haas, clinical #research coordinator at the San Francisco VA Health Care System, discussed her poster abstract on Gulf War #military environmental exposures and their potential link to early #menopause in women #veterans.

Haas discussed how military environmental exposures, such as prolonged exposure to oil well fire smoke, burning trash, and other hazardous conditions, may adversely impact reproductive health. These exposures have been linked to issues such as #infertility, #miscarriage, and adverse #pregnancy outcomes.

According to Haas, the suspected mechanism behind these effects includes disrupted endocrine function and chronic inflammation, which may contribute to oocyte destruction and premature ovarian aging.” #GulfWar #WomenVets #ToxicExposures

🚨New #RichardAllen court documents🚨 1st of 2 defense motions to shorten discovery response time: “The mental health services provided by Dr. Monica Wala were called into question during pre-trial proceedings in this cause on or about July 31, 2024; Defendant Allen has reason to believe that further employment related investigations associated with Dr. Wala's conduct were carried out after said pre-trial proceedings and therefore, Defendant Allen is pursuing information related thereto.” #Delphi #DelphiMurders #AllEyesOnDelphi 👇
👆The above motion asked the court to shorten the 3️⃣0️⃣ day response period to 1️⃣5️⃣ days. The 2nd of 2 #RichardAllen defense motions to shorten discovery response time is similar. Requests were served on the state of #Indiana on August 13 & the state “declined to waive” the 15-day notice period. The defense said the waiver is “not unduly burdensome.” #Delphi #DelphiMurders #AllEyesOnDelphi👇

#RichardAllen case update: “Correspondence” was added to the case docket. Anthony Greeno from True Crime Investigates wrote a 9-page “cease & desist” letter about “unlawful transcript fees.” It was addressed to “administrator” “Ms. Williams.” He cites #FOIA & the #Indiana Public Records Act (#ARPA). The “exhibit” is an email exchange between Julie Marvin from Beyond the Evidence & Special Judge Fran Gull’s court reporter Jodie Williams. I’m posting the letter. #Delphi #DelphiMurders #PublicRecords pages 1-3 👇

#RichardAllen case update: “Cease & desist” letter about “unlawful transcript fees.” #Delphi #DelphiMurders #PublicRecords pages 4-6👇

Yesterday #RichardAllen’s defense attorneys filed a new brief: MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE OF ALTERNATIVE THEORIES OF THE CRIME AND THIRD-PARTY PERPETRATORS

It summarizes the evidence & legal arguments presented during a recent court hearing. I’m explaining the topics & including screenshots of all 27 pages. This is going to be a long 🧵. #DelphiMurders MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE OF ALTERNATIVE THEORIES OF THE CRIME AND THIRD-PARTY PERPETRATORS — #RichardAllen #DelphiMurders — Pages 1-4👇

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 #RichardAllen
Special Judge Fran Gull just dropped a trove of court orders in the Richard Allen case. I just received 7 documents from the court. I will post them when I can. Below is the abbreviated version of her latest orders. #Delphi #DelphiMurders Judge Gull denied Richard Allen’s 3rd request for a Franks Hearing. #RichardAllen #DelphiMurders

#Cleveland Community #Police Commission Interim Executive Director Jason Goodrick filed a #lawsuit against Mayor Justin Bibb, the city & 6 commissioners claiming he has suffered #discrimination because he’s a white male. A 3rd commissioner has resigned in less than a week. Now the city is now looking for a total of 9 new members. #PoliceReform #ConsentDecreefox8.com/news/i-team-he… There’s a lot to unpack here. Anyone following the Cleveland Community Police Commission knew this was coming & it could’ve been avoided. Arguably, Mayor Bibb’s refusal to hire interim executive director Jason Goodrick has caused most of @216cpc’s internal strife & chaos.

🚨#Delphi update: #RichardAllen’s lawyers filed several motions today. The 1st is a MOTION TO SUPPRESS STATEMENTS & includes an APPENDIX LIST OF EXHIBITS.

The lawyers want Judge Gull to suppress “any & all oral & written communications, confessions, statements or admissions alleged to have been made by him” during his pre-trial detention.

“It is alleged that Defendant Allen communicated incriminating statements to State actors &/or their agents, all of which the State of Indiana intends to present to a jury at the trial in this cause.” #DelphiMurders #JusticeForRichardAllen

According to #RichardAllen’s attorneys: The statements were “involuntary” & obtained in violation of the 5th, 6th & 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution & Article I, Sections 12, 13, & 14 of the #Indiana #Constitution.

“The statements sought to be suppressed were obtained as a result of psychological & mental coercion illegally directed against the Defendant & such statements were, therefore, involuntarily given.”

They’re asking Judge Gull to:
1️⃣ Conduct a pre-trial hearing to determine if the statements alleged to have been given were voluntary in nature; &
2️⃣ Suppress as evidence in this cause any & all communications, confessions, statements or admissions, written or oral, made by him subsequent to his arrest in this cause.
#Delphi #DelphiMurders #JusticeForRichardAllen

More than 400,000 #veterans signed up for ⁦#healthcare⁩ with ⁦@DeptVetAffairs⁩ in the past year — a 30% increase from the prior year.
#PACTAct #ToxicExposures stripes.com/theaters/us/20…
stripes.com/theaters/us/20… The higher enrollments are driven by a new law covering illnesses from toxic exposure during #military service. The year-over-year increase spanned every state, with #Texas topping the list with approximately 41,200 new enrollees, followed by #California at 33,500, #Florida with 33,000, #Virginia with 20,500, & North Carolina at 17,500, according to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs.

Under the PACT Act, #veterans exposed to hazardous substances during active duty can enroll in VA #healthcare & qualify for monthly #disability compensation for medical conditions connected to their exposure to #environmental hazards from #military duty. The list of identified environmental hazards includes burn pits, #radiation, Agent Orange, & #firefighting foams, among other toxins. #PACTAct #BurnPits #AgentOrange #ToxicExposures

Today I will be livetweeting the @CleCityCouncil Caucus meeting for @cledocumenters & @signalcleveland. The meeting starts at noon. It will NOT be livestreamed & the agenda doesn’t list discussion topics. My colleague Karima McCree-Wilson will take notes. #CLEDocumenters #SignalCLE #CLECityCouncil Citizens Not Politicians is at the monthly Cleveland City Council Caucus meeting to discuss how #gerrymandering impacts elections at the state level.

Today Dan McLaughlin (aka @dmcbillion) are covering the Cleveland City Council caucus meeting for @cledocumenters & @signalcleveland. It starts at noon. @CleCityCouncil does NOT livestream meetings that are held in their large conference room. Legal Aid is here to talk about the right to council for those facing evictions. They partner with United Way every step of the way.

The Cleveland Police Monitoring Team published its 12th semi-annual report on March 23. I’m going to share the highlights. This is the link to the 87-page report. static1.squarespace.com/static/5651f9b… #Cleveland #CLEpolice #PoliceReform #ConsentDecree #LawEnforcement The report was filed in federal court last Thursday. Later Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. held a 2-hour hearing with the monitoring team & “the parties.” @TheJusticeDept & @CityofCleveland are the parties. The judge has overseen the case since 2015. I attended the hearing.

During his State of the Union Address, President #Biden announced his 4-part Unity Agenda. It includes “Supporting America’s Veterans and Their Families, Caregivers, and Survivors.”
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…) #veterans #SOTU #SOTU2023 Last year the #Biden Administration expanded benefits for #veterans, #caregivers & survivors. In 2022, @DeptVetAffairs processed an all-time record 1.7 million @VAVetBenefits claims & delivered $128 billion in earned benefits to 6.1 million veterans & survivors. #POTUS

Last night Front Steps Housing & Services (formerly Transitional Housing Inc.) held its first Home for All Ball since 2019. Front Steps provides permanent supportive housing & essential services needed to regain their independence. frontstepsservices.org #HousingFirst @FrontCle Front Steps Housing & Services was founded in 1986 as Transitional Housing Inc. (THI). It was one of the first transitional #housing programs in the country designed to serve #homeless & disabled women.
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The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County is holding a special meeting today at 3:30 p.m. to address the pending closure of the St. Vincent Charity Medical Center Psychiatric Emergency Department. They will vote on a resolution to provide $4,447,412 in funding for calendar year 2023. The meeting will be held in the Ohio Room at the ADAMHS Board Offices, located on the 6th floor of 2012 West 25th St., Cleveland, OH 44113. Free parking is available in the lot behind the building off of West 25th Street.

Reports show ‘epic failure’ at Cuyahoga County children services office, but officials say hands are tied

According to this August story by Kaitlin Durbin, several staff said the agency is an “epic failure” on all fronts.
cleveland.com/news/2022/08/r… Chris Ronayne said the county government is “not navigable” for residents. “People don't know what it is, where it is & who's doing what over there.” The system has been “gummed up.” He asked “Are we in a tower downtown? Are we in our communities?”

Tomorrow @CleCityCouncil will hold a caucus meeting at noon. The agenda does not list discussion items. The meeting will NOT be live-streamed on YouTube or TV 20. I spent the day doing research to find a loophole to explain council’s lack of transparency. I COULD NOT FIND ONE. I’m going to share what I learned in the hope that #Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin will reconsider this practice. I’m asking @Griff4CLE6 to publish a full agenda & livestream the meeting. I believe there’s been an honest misinterpretation of Ohio’s Sunshine Laws.

A self-titled group of “patriots” launched an effort to crank call ⁦@DeptVetAffairs⁩ Veterans Crisis Line & urged supporters to clog the line with calls complaining #veterans arrested for the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot are being mistreated in custody. taskandpurpose.com/news/veterans-… On Monday, the group held a live-streamed vigil outside the VA’s National Capital Regional Office in Washington, D.C. A man who identified himself as “Justin Johnson” urged 1776 Restoration Movement supporters to they could help the cause by calling the #veterans crisis line.

Good morning, #Cleveland! I’ll be live-tweeting today’s Cleveland City Council Mayor’s Appointments Committee meeting for @cledocumenters, starting at 10 a.m. #CLEDocumenters is supported by @NeighborUpCle. The @CleCityCouncil Mayor’s Appointments Committee meeting is being broadcast live on:
YouTube: youtube.com/user/Cleveland… Cleveland TV Channel 20 (Spectrum Cable TV)
TV 20 Livestream online: tv20cleveland.com/watch-now/

I encourage concerned @CuyahogaCounty residents to attend Tuesday’s @CuyahogaCouncil meeting & make a public comment at the beginning of the meeting. It starts at 5 pm at the County admin HQ at the 4th floor. You have 3 minutes to speak. #ARPA #RapeCrisis @clevelandrcc

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I literally got a tension headache when I read this story. It was so well written I assumed @njKaitlinDurbin wrote it. But it was written by @clevelanddotcom’s new Stimulus Watch reporter @LucasDaprile.