Hudsonville, Mich., District Court Judge Kenneth Post's voicemail to defendant: "...you keep going because if I find you, it will not be pleasant. Have a good day."
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By Barton Deiters
on June 17, 2015 at 6:11 PM, updated June 17, 2015 at 9:34 PM
HUDSONVILLE, MI – A judge who was suspended from the bench for 30 days in 2013 by the State Supreme Court is being targeted again by the same attorney, who now claims the Hudsonville jurist made a threatening phone call.
Greenville attorney Joshua Blanchard says he has filed a complaint with the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission claiming that Hudsonville District Court Judge Kenneth Post left an inappropriate and threatening voicemail for a client.
Blanchard is representing 23-year-old Philip Andrew Mallery, a well-known person at the Hudsonville court who has had a slew of traffic complaints, misdemeanors and a couple of felony charges.
On Friday, June 12, Mallery failed to appear in court after he was arrested by Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies for allegedly driving an unregistered moped without a license and for possessing less than 25 grams of heroin.
Mallery was caught on the moped around 2 a.m. April 27 near 28th Avenue and Port Sheldon Drive. The drug charge stems from a February investigation, according to court records.
Mallery was supposed to show up at 9 a.m. Friday for arraignment on these charges, but failed to do so.
Mallery then received a message on his voicemail with a timestamp of 9:31 a.m. from a person saying "Mr. Mallery, this is judge Kenneth Post calling."
The message goes on to say that Mallery's then-attorney is in the courtroom and tells him he has missed a court appearance and a court-ordered drug test from the day before. The message states that a bench warrant is being issued for Mallery's arrest.
"My strong suggestion is that you ... when you get this message, you keep going because if I find you, it will not be pleasant," the message says. "Have a good day."
Court records show that the judge issued a $5,000 bond for Mallery, to be in effect whenever he was brought into custody.
Mallery then contacted Blanchard, who filed a motion on Tuesday, June 16, calling for Post to recuse himself from the case.
Mallery turned himself in at the jail that same Tuesday and was released on a personal recognizance bond, with a return court date of July 7.
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http://mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/06/judge_clashes_again_with_attor.html
By Barton Deiters
on June 17, 2015 at 6:11 PM, updated June 17, 2015 at 9:34 PM
HUDSONVILLE, MI – A judge who was suspended from the bench for 30 days in 2013 by the State Supreme Court is being targeted again by the same attorney, who now claims the Hudsonville jurist made a threatening phone call.
Greenville attorney Joshua Blanchard says he has filed a complaint with the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission claiming that Hudsonville District Court Judge Kenneth Post left an inappropriate and threatening voicemail for a client.
Blanchard is representing 23-year-old Philip Andrew Mallery, a well-known person at the Hudsonville court who has had a slew of traffic complaints, misdemeanors and a couple of felony charges.
On Friday, June 12, Mallery failed to appear in court after he was arrested by Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies for allegedly driving an unregistered moped without a license and for possessing less than 25 grams of heroin.
Mallery was caught on the moped around 2 a.m. April 27 near 28th Avenue and Port Sheldon Drive. The drug charge stems from a February investigation, according to court records.
Mallery was supposed to show up at 9 a.m. Friday for arraignment on these charges, but failed to do so.
Mallery then received a message on his voicemail with a timestamp of 9:31 a.m. from a person saying "Mr. Mallery, this is judge Kenneth Post calling."
The message goes on to say that Mallery's then-attorney is in the courtroom and tells him he has missed a court appearance and a court-ordered drug test from the day before. The message states that a bench warrant is being issued for Mallery's arrest.
"My strong suggestion is that you ... when you get this message, you keep going because if I find you, it will not be pleasant," the message says. "Have a good day."
Court records show that the judge issued a $5,000 bond for Mallery, to be in effect whenever he was brought into custody.
Mallery then contacted Blanchard, who filed a motion on Tuesday, June 16, calling for Post to recuse himself from the case.
Mallery turned himself in at the jail that same Tuesday and was released on a personal recognizance bond, with a return court date of July 7.
For rest of story click on this link: http://mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/06/judge_clashes_again_with_attor.html
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