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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Font ResizeFLDS: Judge lifts restraining order on investigatorHarassment» Willie Jessop wanted PI kept away from familyUpdated: 11/21/2008 04:13:08 PM MSTA Utah judge rescinded a restraining order that kept a private investigator temporarily away from a member of a polygamous sect and his family after determining there was not sufficient reason to keep it in place.Fifth District Judge...
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The Plural Life (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
... the trust and come up with a plan for its future management.The first photo shows FLDS member Willie Jessop conferring with Tim Bodily and Jerry Jensen of the Utah Attorney General's Office as FLDS attorneys Mark Moffat and Jim Bradshaw listen in.The second photo shows Bodily talking with fiduciary Bruce Wisan, his attorney Zach Shields and Roger Hoole, the attorney hired by the Diversity...
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... that straddles the border of Utah and Arizona, Friday October 24, 2008. According to FLDS member Willie Jessop, such fields are used to help feed the people of the community. Jessop has become a key figure in the FLDS efforts to regain control of their land-trust, the UEP, which was put under control of a state-appointed fiduciary, Bruce Wisan, in 2005. For Dan Barlow, it was...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... the appeal. He said a lawsuit had also been filed against the fiduciary in Arizona by FLDS member Willie Jessop.Lawyers for FLDS members have also gone to federal court to block the sale. A hearing on a request for a temporary restraining order has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City.A series of legal challenges come after years of silence...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
The judge overseeing the Fundamentalist LDS Church's land holdings has refused to delay a hearing on a pending sale of farmland the Utah-based polygamous sect claims is a future temple site.In an order filed in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City, Judge Denise Lindberg denied a request by FLDS members Willie Jessop, Dan Johnson, and Merlin Jessop to postpone a Nov. 14 hearing...
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
... Act of 2000, which protects land use related to religious practices. In an affidavit, FLDS member Willie Jessop said the state's actions have "decimated" the community. "Daily I hear the pleas of my brothers and sisters, because they've lost their homes and their jobs, and everything they know and hold dear and sacred is disappearing," he said. Bruce R. Wisan, who was appointed in...
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The Plural Life (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
The photo above, supplied by a reader, shows Berry Knoll, the small hill on the left side of the highway. The Berry Knoll farm spreads out to the west of the hill.The FLDS church filed actions in federal and state court today seeking to postpone the sale of Berry Knoll Farm, which I suppose now puts the Nov. 14 hearing in question. One of the most interesting documents is an affidavit from Willie...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
... and our faith have come under sustained and systemic attack by the state of Utah," FLDS member Willie Jessop wrote in an affidavit filed with the court papers. "The principal means by which that attack has been carried out is the state's takeover of a sacred Trust and appointment of a self-proclaimed 'State-Ordained Bishop' to administer the trust."Lawyers for the FLDS Church say...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
... going forward."We'll make sure they're held accountable," said FLDS Church member and spokesman Willie Jessop. "We are showing up. We are going to vote. I don't know if that will happen immediately, but I think clearly the message was in order to protect your civil rights you have to be involved and hold people accountable for their actions."In April, Texas child welfare workers and...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
... where they may live, and by evicting them if they fall out of favor in the future."FLDS members Willie Jessop, Dan Johnson and Merlin Jessop are trying to block the sale of Berry Knoll, 711 acres of farmland that they say is a sacred temple site for the FLDS. In court papers filed earlier this month, their attorney Jim Bradshaw argued that the land also provides a lot of food...
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Religion News Blog (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
A swath of farmland on the Utah-Arizona border has become the subject of the latest legal war involving the polygamous sect. FLDS members Willie Jessop, Dan Johnson and Merlin Jessop are seeking to halt plans by the court-appointed special fiduciary of the United Effort Plan Trust to sell Berry Knoll. If a proposed sale of Berry Knoll Farm is allowed to proceed, it will divest...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/18/2008
Fundamentalist LDS faithful sang about it in a hymn.The temple long expected Shall stand on Berry Knoll,By willing hearts erected, Who love Jehovah's will.By willing hearts erected, Who love Jehovah's will.A swath of farmland on the Utah-Arizona border has become the subject of the latest legal war involving the polygamous sect. FLDS members Willie Jessop, Dan Johnson and Merlin Jessop...
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
If a proposed sale of Berry Knoll Farm is allowed to proceed, it will divest the FLDS Church of one of its most sacred sites and place it in the hands of a rival religious group, three sect members allege. In a document filed Friday, Willie Jessop, Dan Johnson and Merlin Jessop asked a 3rd District Court judge to stop the sale and find other ways to resolve disputes related to...
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/18/2008
Posted: 9:41 AM- If a proposal sale of Berry Knoll Farm is allowed to proceed, it will divest the FLDS church of one of its most sacred sites and place it in the hands of a rival religious group, three sect members allege. In a document filed Friday, Willie Jessop, Dan Johnson and Merlin Jessop asked a 3rd District Court judge to stop the sale and find other ways to resolve disputes...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
... out. An FLDS Church spokesman said families had received "lots of them.""How do you react to it?" Willie Jessop said Thursday. "They decided to cookie-cutter everybody up and it depends on which caseworker you get. It's not based on facts."The findings, including details of how many children may have actually been abused, may not be released because they are confidential by law in...
