Comments on: A Betrayal of Truth

By: Relentless

Relentless — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:54:00 +0000

Thanks for you comment and your interest Mark (and EVERYONE else). We still have a difficult time trying to figure out why the DA refuses to take the evidence to the grand jury. By not doing so, the people are robbed an opportunity to decide the validity of the case and ONE person, the DA, assumes the role of judge and jury. If the grand jury doesn’t think there is enough evidence to prosecute, they won’t return an indictment.
If the fear is a not guilty verdict disqalifies Michelle from future prosectuion, what additional information does the DA think will become available four years after Stacey’s death to further strengthen his case? Mabye the thought is those close to Michelle will come forward with information since her incarceration. Maybe the thought is Mac Manning will not be re-elected and those afraid to come forward now with information will do so after a new Sheriff is elected.
What we do know is countless people have been successfully prosecuted on FAR LESS evidence than exists in this case. Consider us COMPLETELY baffled, outraged and still crying for justice.

By: Question Mark

Question Mark — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:15:43 +0000

Let me get this straight, Stacey had a seizure while boating with Michelle and she saves him from drowning-so she said; flash forward, a life insurance policy is taken out on Stacey, Michelle states that she found him floating while wearing clothes, shoes and a coat. Do unconscious people or the deceased float? I guess when Stacey was wearing shorts in the boat on the lake the day he almost drowned from having a seizure, he chose not to float that day. Otherwise, why did she have to keep him from going under? The night Stacey died, Michelle first says he must have had a seizure, fell into the pool and drowned. Next, she is supposedly drugged and sexually assaulted by a convicted felon and his girlfriend the night of Stacey’s funeral, but she doesn’t press charges. Later she fails a polygraph test about how Stacey died, then changes her story and states that she pushed him into the pool. Next she recants and excuses herself by stating that she had a dream about it and could not tell reality from fiction. Then she gets promoted by Mac who knows she took a test, but appears to not care to find out the results. Then Mac finds out she failed the polygraph, but buys her “dream” story. Then she is involved in another incident where she is supposedly drugged thereby excusing her topless wet t-shirt contest incident. Again, she refuses to press charges against the person(s) who drugged her. Still Mac buys it. Sheriff’s Training and Standards then notifies her of their intent to strip her law enforcement certification. Later Mac’s deputy, Michelle, is convicted on obstruction of justice and sentenced to prison. Sprinkle in the fact that when the SBI was finally called to investigate, Michelle was allowed to see the SBI investigative file of Stacey’s death by Mac and neither Dance nor the SBI were brought into certain situations – like knowing before Michelle who made the 9-11 call about her husbands drowning and asked to take part in her own investigation, not to mention her sexual relationship with a superior, you either have a potential best selling crime novel, a lifetime movie, or a reporter or cop who if they wanted to win an award could crack this case wide open. Its circumstantial yes, but guilty people have been arrested and prosecuted and sent to prison with less evidence. Then again, those suspects were not protected by a blue wall or a 200 thread count cotton sheet. (I left out the part where I mentioned that her “friend with benefits” I believe is an ex-con, went into business with her, and refused to take a polygraph test about Stacey’s death) – I’d check the veracity of Manning’s crime stats given that Stacey’s cause of death is still unknown. Now, we have another officer arrested, charged with a crime and I hear Mac saying instead of no comment, she is innocent. I hope he is correct. If not, what does that say about his ability to judge others and command? He said the same thing about Michelle who now wears an orange jumpsuit and will probably be seen picking up trash on HWY 64 under armed guard.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:50:48 +0000

That’s an emotional posting and well titled (A Betrayal of Truth).

Rest easy in knowing that Mac knows that we the people know. This is it for him and he’s willing to prove that he’s lost all moral standing and dignity and is willing to grovel to keep his job.

Let’s enjoy watching him completely destroy what reputation he has left as he loses his job.

By: cloud

cloud — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:01:11 +0000

[Pitt County Sheriff Mac] Manning said. “I hold The Daily Reflector accountable, in part, for this mess I’m in now…”
http://www.reflector.com/news/manning-letter-sparks-heat-sheriffs-campaign-23847

At least he knows he’s really in a mess now.

He so is.

…“Mudslinging and negative politics is beneath the office of Sheriff. But if it’s hurled my way I will stand my ground“…
http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/controversial_political_poll_stirs_up_debate_over_sheriffs_office_in_pitt_c/109932/

Mudslinging? Is that what it is to ask for answers and accountability?

Justice for Stacey may be on it’s way.