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01-11-2006, 06:53 PM
IVYTON - A Magoffin County man accused of stealing from a business displayed his guilt on a cardboard sign Tuesday.
In an âalternativeâ plea arrangement, Adam Minix, 30, of Salyersville, was ordered by Magoffin District Judge Dennis Prater to sit outside of Ivyton Scrap Metal with a sign reading, âI was caught stealing from this company. My name is Adam Minix.â
âWhy don't more judges do this?â said Paul Marsillett, owner of the recycling company. âSmall businesses can't keep coping with this kind of loss.â
Marsillett alleges that Minix and his wife, Theresa, falsified stolen recycling tickets and received more than $1,000 for copper that they didn't recycle.
Minix, charged with one felony count of theft and one count of third-degree forgery, has paid $326 in restitution to the company. He has also agreed to pay $751.50 in restitution on behalf of his wife, who is scheduled for arraignment on Jan. 23.
âThis needs to be done,â Marsillett said. âIn my opinion, if they get caught doing some misdemeanor offense, they need to be out in the public eye. Instead of going to court and paying fines, they need to do some kind of public service. Let them get out there and pick up pop cans and donate the money to a charity like R.E.A.C.H. [in Salyersville]. Get them out there, let people know what happened. It might prevent crimes down the road.â
Minix, sitting with his sign at the business entrance Tuesday morning, had similar comments.
âIt sets a good example for people that are accused of doing wrong,â Minix said. âHopefully, they'll learn from this example I'm doing today. I've never seen anything like this before. I don't know if it's done all over the world, or if it's a new thing for Magoffin County, but it's a good thing really. It's better than going to jail. I'd rather sit here for eight hours than to sit in the Johnson County jail for eight hours ... Nobody's perfect. Everybody screws up.â
Prater and Magoffin County Attorney Donald McFarland did not return inquiry calls.
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In an âalternativeâ plea arrangement, Adam Minix, 30, of Salyersville, was ordered by Magoffin District Judge Dennis Prater to sit outside of Ivyton Scrap Metal with a sign reading, âI was caught stealing from this company. My name is Adam Minix.â
âWhy don't more judges do this?â said Paul Marsillett, owner of the recycling company. âSmall businesses can't keep coping with this kind of loss.â
Marsillett alleges that Minix and his wife, Theresa, falsified stolen recycling tickets and received more than $1,000 for copper that they didn't recycle.
Minix, charged with one felony count of theft and one count of third-degree forgery, has paid $326 in restitution to the company. He has also agreed to pay $751.50 in restitution on behalf of his wife, who is scheduled for arraignment on Jan. 23.
âThis needs to be done,â Marsillett said. âIn my opinion, if they get caught doing some misdemeanor offense, they need to be out in the public eye. Instead of going to court and paying fines, they need to do some kind of public service. Let them get out there and pick up pop cans and donate the money to a charity like R.E.A.C.H. [in Salyersville]. Get them out there, let people know what happened. It might prevent crimes down the road.â
âIt sets a good example for people that are accused of doing wrong,â Minix said. âHopefully, they'll learn from this example I'm doing today. I've never seen anything like this before. I don't know if it's done all over the world, or if it's a new thing for Magoffin County, but it's a good thing really. It's better than going to jail. I'd rather sit here for eight hours than to sit in the Johnson County jail for eight hours ... Nobody's perfect. Everybody screws up.â
Prater and Magoffin County Attorney Donald McFarland did not return inquiry calls.
http://floydcountytimes.com/articles/200...news01.txt
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01-11-2006, 07:20 PM
Glad I never got caught doing anything in Magoffin.
01-11-2006, 07:23 PM
They did this before at the Pikeville Wal Mart.. I think it's a great idea.. maybe they will not do it again because of the embarrassment
01-11-2006, 07:41 PM
I like that..lol
01-12-2006, 01:56 AM
haha what would be even funnier is IF hes a member on here hahahahahaha
01-12-2006, 11:51 AM
alfus21 Wrote:He doesn't even look like he cares though..People with no dignity don't care to do that one bit...You're right, I saw this done last year around Christmas '04 in Pikeville, a woman was sitting in front of Magic Mart holding a sign that she stole from there and the very next week she was sitting across the road in the plaza at JC Penny with a sign.
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