Quartzsite's Chalk the Police group

A small group gathered at La Paz County Justice Court today to express their freedom of speech rights. Under a dozen people showed up for the National Chalk the Police Day in Quartzsite. Quartzsite Police Department officers were waiting for them at Town Hall. As Contributing Photographer, Starr, and I arrived on the scene, this was the welcome gesture of free speech given.

(People in the photo were not chalking on the ground, but rather on black poster boards). Chalking was performed, as shown on Internet videos, by Michael Roth and Dana Stadler, who were also arrested last week.

The group was organized on Facebook by Kelly James, who stated, "I want to observe National Chalking Day in Qtown at the Police Department / Town Hall in protest of terminations of the Qtown 8"

videos: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/sincerelykellyjames

info: http://www.copblock.org/chalkthepolice/

Only in Quartzsite!

Quartzsite is probably the only town where you will see this!

A man was seen yesterday walking up and down Main Street 

wearing Ed Foster for Mayor signs. 

That doesn't sound too unusual, does it?

However that man is 

John "Jack" Jones

whose wife, 

Jennifer "Jade" Jones,

 is running AGAINST Foster 

in the August 30th special mayoral recall election. hmmmm....

He will probably explain he was just exercising his rights of free speech of

 "digitus impudicus" 

(meaning he was flipping people off)

No wonder voters and outsiders may be confused.....

"Only in Quartzsite!" 

Photo by Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear

Quartzsite: Two arrested at Council meeting last night

Quartzsite, AZ- Recently declared council candidate, Jennifer "Jade" Harris-Jones was arrested as she approached Quartzsite Town Hall on Tuesday evening, November 23, 2010. She was arrested on two charges: Obstructing Governmental Operations; a Class 1 misdemeanor; and False Reporting to Law Enforcement Agencies; a Class 1 misdemeanor. The charges were pertaining to an incident on Friday, November 19, 2010, when Quartzsite Building Official, Al Johnson, went to 645 N. Central Blvd., Quartzsite on official Town Business.

The property consists of J & S Covers, a year-round business owned by Jim and Stephanie Aaron, and A Fur Salon, a seasonal dog grooming vending business owned by Jennifer "Jade" Harris-Jones. To view the video of the incident taken by John "Jack" L. Jones, visit http://www.quartzsitearizona.blogspot.com/.

During the Quartzsite Town Council meeting, Mr. Russell Sias, Manager of Crawford's RV Park and a previous candidate for council, presented manilla envelopes to each council member, Town Manager Alex Taft, and asked Town Attorny Pamela Walsma to give an envelope to Al Johnson, who was not present. Sias proceeded to the back of the room where Police Chief Jeff Gilbert stood, with crossed arms. Sias slammed the envelope into his chest and face, creating outcries from the crowd. Sargeant Javier Frausto took Sias into custody on a misdemeanor charge of assault.

Mayor Ed Foster posted bail for Harris-Jones during the night, while Sias was unable to secure bail and will appear before the judge this morning in Parker.