Bellmont Mayor in Court: Confesses to Perjury and That He Lied For Fun
Wabash Co. (ECWd) -
We outlined Bellmont Mayor Gary Lance lying to the court in this article, which we never imagined could get worse for Mayor Lance. Yesterday's hearing on the Motion for Sanctions against Lance solidifies the need for a remake of Perry Mason in 2020, with Attorney Johnathon Turpin playing the role of Perry Mason.
Gary Lance, Bellmont Mayor, $10.50 a day goat farmer hired hand, and an admitted liar, did not appreciate being called a liar after Turpin managed to get him to once again confess, he lied to the court. However, that was just the beginning of the potential Perry Mason series to be cast from Lance's hearing yesterday.
Under oath in response to Turpin's questions, Lance confessed the following:
That at the time, lying was what he needed to do
Lied for Fun
Knew those he filed an OP no stalking complaint against were not even present during the incident in question.
Filed OP against family members of a citizen because he knew they were family of one of the defendants.
Admits using the Village Tractor even though he pled the Fifth Amendment on prior questioning of its use.
Thinks the defendants should have to pay for his actions rather than him
Confirms he was not afraid of the defendants
As if all those admissions were not shocking enough, additional questioning from his own attorney made us wonder whose side she was actually on.
Lance's Attorney, Cheryl Powell, managed to obtain confirmation of numerous facts that clearly hurt her client's hope of not having to pay the attorney fees of the defendants. In fact, I would say she acted more like a second chair for the defendants and solidified that her client will be on the hook for thousands of dollars in legal fees and costs from his own actions.
He committed perjury at the prior hearing due to being afraid of getting criminally prosecuted.
He is sorry for lying to the court
He was not scared of the defendants that he filed an OP/No Stalking petition against
Defendants didn't have a right to videotape him using the Village tractor
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