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Rainwalker’s parents file notice of claim against Greenwich, police chief
GREENWICH — The adopted parents of missing 12-year-old Jaliek Rainwalker filed a notice of claim Friday against the village of Greenwich and its police chief over the search of their home last week by police, alleging “trespass and false imprisonment” among other accusations.
The notice of claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, was prepared on behalf of Stephen Kerr and Jocelyn McDonald by lawyer Tucker Stanclift. Stanclift is a law partner of Jeffrey McMorris, who has represented Kerr and McDonald as police investigate Jaliek’s disappearance and have deemed Kerr a “person of interest” in the investigation.
It relates to a Feb. 7 visit to a home owned by Kerr’s father’s at 11 Hill St. in Greenwich. Kerr and McDonald had been living there in recent weeks, and were in the process of moving out to a new home in West Rupert, Vt., when police went to the home to look for evidence related to anonymous letters about Jaliek sent to area media.
The letters were typed in a font and style that bore a strong resemblance to fonts used by McDonald in correspondence to the media. - There had to be reason the police zoned in on Kerr and McDonald, I think this explains that in a nutshell.
When visiting the home, officers from Cambridge-Greenwich Police, State Police and the FBI spotted a computer they wanted to seize, and officers then went to get a search warrant to take custody of it and look for other evidence that could be related to Jaliek’s disappearance.
As they sought that warrant, though, McDonald contacted McMorris by phone, and McMorris said he told her to advise police to leave.
They would not depart, though, and Cambridge-Greenwich Police George Bell said the law allowed them to remain at the home, securing the evidence they wanted, until the warrant arrived.
However, in the seven-page notice of claim, Stanclift called the police conduct “outrageous” and wrote that Kerr and McDonald were “illegally detained and imprisoned … for approximately one hour.”
“They sat down on the couch after they were told to leave, and they wouldn’t allow our clients to leave,” he said.
He also questioned what part a computer could have played in Jaliek’s disappearance. Even if it was found Kerr or McDonald wrote the anonymous letters in question, it would not answer the question as to what happened to Jaliek. - It’s this kind of sarcastic, wise ass remarks that make people feel the way they do about Kerr and McDonald. They don’t see anything wrong with what they have done, so what if we wrote a letter, what’s the big deal. Stephen Kerr does know what happened to Jaliek, he’s just not man enough to come forward.
“Unless they’re going to say Jaliek was hit over the head with a computer, I don’t know what the computer could have to do with any of this,” he said. - Again with the sarcasim. How stupid do you have to be NOT to understand what the computer has to do with this case. Kerr, here’s some advice, find a better lawyer.
Stanclift said the State Police and FBI were not named because he and McMorris believe Bell has been the “ringleader” of the investigation.
Bell called the notice of claim “a ploy to distract attention from the real case.” - This is Kerr’s M.O. The only time he surfaces in the public eye is when something positive is happening in the case or for Jaliek.
He said police followed the law when they went to the home Feb. 7, after learning Kerr and McDonald were in the processing of moving from the home and fearing that evidence would be destroyed.
He said police “secured” the scene, and after Kerr and McDonald left, leaving police there, they were gone until the search warrant was signed by village Justice John Pemrick. He said police did not detain them.
“We followed the procedures that we had to follow,” he said. “It’s just sad that Stephen, Jocelyn and Mr. McMorris are trying to make themselves victims.”
Bell said tests of the evidence seized from the home have not been completed. He would not discuss what was seized.
In addition to the computer, police were seen removing what appeared to be bags of garbage from the home.
A notice of claim does not specify the amount of monetary damages being sought. The notice gives the parties a year to negotiate a settlement to avoid the filing of a lawsuit and the resulting court case. - And there you have it folks, it’s all about the money. Kerr could care less about Jaleik. It’s all about Stephen Kerr, how the world is against him and how dare any of us catch on to his lies.
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/02/15/news/latest/doc47b607769ded6064343762.txt
