In what looks to be a waste of tax-payer money, police arrested and incarcerated New York family rights activist John Murtari again. Murtari wrote a chalk message on the Old County Courthouse in Lyons Feb. 18th, to coincide with a meeting of the County Board of Supervisors.
Earlier charges were dropped when Murtari’s public defender pointed out that “chalk can’t damage” and there was no “intent to damage”. The attorney has a motion pending to dismiss all charges from another earlier arrest for similar conduct. See NY family rights chalk writer arrested again.
Murtari is actively engaged in a campaign to get Assemblyman Oaks to take up the cause of family rights. After speaking with Oaks Feb. 17th, Murtari said, “It was clear Mr. Oaks is paying attention to our issues and acknowledges there may be a problem. He is not there yet, but may be moving closer to calling for Legislative hearings on the need for reform.”
Murtari is an intelligent and peaceful man, an ex Air Force training pilot who nearly became a priest. He has a son, Dom, 17, with whom he remains close; even after the boy was moved across the country by his mother after the parents divorced.
Murtari has had psychiatric examinations since becoming a family rights activist, and each one has found him to be of sound mind. He was interviewed by film producer Angelo Lobo while on a non-cooperation protest that lead to him being on a feeding tube for 123 days, and appears in the documentary SUPPORT?.
Murtari says the actions of other concerned citizens is making a difference. (Contact info below.) “Your letters and calls about abuses seem to have made an impact,” he wrote in the akidsright.org newsletter.
Murtari’s next court date is Wednesday, Feb 24th at 8:30 am. His jail address is John Murtari, P.O. Box 477, Lyons, NY 14489
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Sign the Declaration of Family Rights petition
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Contact Assemblyman Oaks:
website
email: oaksr@assembly.state.ny.us
phone: 315-946-5166
write: Assemblyman Robert Oaks, 10 Leach Road, Lyons, NY 14489
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Contact these officials:
* DA Richard Healey , Hall of Justice, Suite 202, Lyons, NY 14489
(Phone: 315-946-5905 / Fax: 315-946-5911)
* Village Justice Nicholas Forgione, 79 William St., Lyons, NY 14489
(Phone: 315-946-4565)
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