A little more information

Gary Baker A little more background on William Desmond, the man who is the subject of Justice for William Desmond Facebook page I shared earlier. He is a 57 year old disabled veteran with NO prior criminal record. In the video on his Facebook page you will see the result of an 18 hour siege by Nassau and Jacksonville SWAT teams. Why were they there? His ex-girlfriend claimed from Kentucky that he was suicidal. Nassau responded and he told them he was fine. They asked him to come out and he had the gall to exercise his constitutional rights and say NO. They had no reason to stay, but they did. When he still wouldn't come out (The police admit that he had an absolute right not to come out) they called in the "pros from Dover" the SWAT team from JSO. JSO showed up with their 4 semis full of equipment and 18 men. They too agree that he had committed no crime, but they too insisted he come out. They evacuated the Campground in whites motorhome had been parked for 6 years and blared sirens all night in an attempt to get him to come out. By this time Mr. Desmond was scared to death to come out as he had read and heard about the JSO policy of "shoot first and ask questions later". Ultimately, they knocked a hole in the side of his motorhome supposedly to put in a phone to talk with him. They had cut off his electricity and his cellphone had died. Why they just could't have put the phone on his steps rather than knocking a 2 foot square hole in the side of the motorhome still baffles me. The operator of the CIV that knocked the hole lied and said that Mr. Desmond pointed a gun"in his direction" and despite the fact he was behind 2 inches of solid steel and bulletproof glass, he was afraid. They then went and got a warrant for his arrest for "Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer" It is interesting that despite the fact that 4 snipers with high powered rifles and scopes and 8 other officers in close proximity looking through the windshield and side windows, NO OTHER OFFICER saw Mr. Desmond point a gun in anyone's direction. But, they had to allege that Mr. Desmond had committed a crime in order to force him out. Well, they got the warrant based on a lie and returned and decided to gas him out. On the door to Mr. Desmond's Motorhome was a sign that said "No smoking Oxygen in use." You see, Mr. Desmond suffers from COPD which is a serious condition that makes it difficult for him to breathe,. His neighbor, who took the video of the barbaric way they "took him down" had told them of his condition. Obviously, they didn't care. Instead of putting the tear gas in the hole they had already knocked in the side of the motorhome, they knocked out another window and gassed him. The video is when he comes out, helpless and gasping for air. But, he was such a danger that they shot him twice with the 40 caliber gun with the "sponge round" He still has scars from the so-called "sponge rounds". If that wasn't enough they immediately based him. I can hear his screams in my dreams. So, based on the actions of NCSO and especially JSO Swat, Mr. Desmond has been in jail with a $100,000.00 bond for a crime he did not commit. He has lost everything. His motorhome is ruined. Social Security has cut off his benefits while he is in jail awaiting trial. He is dead broke and even after I prove hi to be innocent at trial (God willing) he has nothing. To make matters worse, he had just had all but 4 of his teeth pulled and was scheduled to get fitted for dentures the week after his arrest. The boom of the CIV hit him in the mouth after it came through the side of his motorhome and knocked out 3 of the 4 teeth he had left. He has been in jail for nearly a year with only one tooth his head. Nassau County would not even take him to get the dentures had already paid for. Can you imagine not having any teeth to eat with. Keep in mind, Nassau County has not provided him with a special diet due to not having but one tooth. Oh no, he only gets the "delicious" food everyone else gets. How much do I believe in William Desmond? I am defending him for free. A word most lawyers, including myself, almost never use. I have actually spent a couple of thousand dollars out of my own pocket on transcript, subpoenas, investigator, photographs, etc. Please share Mr. Desmond's story, after all, but for the grace of God this could happen to any of us. If any of you are in the vicinity of the Nassau County jail and you can find it in your heart, put a little money into his commissary account. It just might help him pass the remaining 60 days until his trial. His trial is now scheduled for March 15, 2015. Ironically, that is the one year anniversary of his brutal and wrongful arrest.If you are interested in attending an interesting trial and lending moral support to a really nice man, the trial will be at the Yulee courthouse n/k/a the Robert M. Foster Justice Center near the FSJC campus off of SR 200 just off of I-95 near Yulee. Please, if you can't do anything else, please keep William "Willie" Desmond in your prayers. Willie is a religious man, however, he is having difficulty in seeing God's plan in all of this. Please share this so that others can learn of this terrible injustice and pray for him.