Coos County Sting

 Coos County Sting On August 15, 2001 the World newspaper in Coos Bay, Oregon, ran a front page article, Bus Driver goes undercover to aid police in meth bust . The school bus driver was lauded as a citizen who decided to do something about the drug problem in Coos County, Oregon. The headline is misleading though, many of the arrest were for marijuana and marijuana only. In one of law enforcements most tightly controlled operations, two of the twenty four people got off . One man who was blind, and charged with delivery of a controlled substance, marijuana, was acquitted . His wife who was pregnant, and facing the same charges was found not guilty . The next and last case in Coos County was my son’s trial, he was a non-violent first time offender facing six felony counts , all concerning marijuana . The public defenders office had to withdraw from my son’s case stating they had confidential information that could be used to impeach the credibility of the States witness . My son’s case then went to the consortium, and another attorney was appointed, who also had to withdraw, and stated he had information that can be used to impeach the credibility of the states confidential informant and he gives the case number. My son’s next attorney did not investigate the states confidential informant and we asked for a new attorney four times on the record. My son was convicted and given the maximum sentence for his charges, sixteen months in prison and three years parole. I began to investigate the states confidential informant one day after my son’s conviction in the belief that the court had made mistake and in the hope we could get a retrial. I soon learned just how difficult that would be . I discovered the states credible witness, who became the states confidential informant when the trials started, had made twenty three court appearances of her own before becoming an agent for the South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team on June 4, 1999. On November 13, 2000 S.C.I.N.T. gave their agent the money to pay for her commercial drivers license although they did not know she had been diagnosed Bi-Polar or Manic Depressive. Ms. Maver also had a well documented history of alcohol abuse and testified she had a problem with drugs in the past . The body wire she wore was excluded making her the only eye witness in all these cases . I purchased the transcripts to the trial our second attorney had mentioned and discovered she had lied through out the trial. The judge in that trial stated, Ms. Maver’s memory is selective or she simply distorts matters. This trial takes place before she was diagnosed Bi-Polar and it is also a matter of record that she had attempted suicide, attempted to kill her husband and was arrested, filed false sworn statements, committed disorderly conduct, and committed perjury and false swearing before judge Walberg and judge Downer . I have discovered much more and have started several blogs to get the information out . I am posting court documents and transcripts at my web-site, The Great Coos County Hoax . I believe the civil rights of twenty four people were violated in Coos County, Oregon. Lowell V. Keef Jr. Home page http://scint-stinks.com