JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process: Alan: At Some time / House Arrest was offered - I did
NOT go to court other than for the first
arraigment / nor was I offered to and or allow
to - I was in jail 9 months before I knew who or
what that I was really accused of doing
JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested. Alan: I pulled up to a gas pump at a convience store
and a 1967 ? Econline van/truck pulled up
Violently - Reckless and Eractical / Screaming
and Hollering Violently and Beliegerly /
Treatening Violently saying he was going to Beat
me up and Kill me - I was Completely blown away
with amazement wondering Who this was and What
was his problem -- I thought Maybe it was
because I got to the pump before him ??? - It
was the only gas station opened for miles and
miles away because of Hurrican Rita ( they had a
generator - - I said { wAIT A MINUTE - lET me
move my van // and I did and waited till the
next available pump -- ( I thought that was the
end of it and him ) // - I went in the store and
waited in line foe a good 30 minutes because of
the long line and irrate customers -- I
apolized for the irrate customers - paid for $30
of gas and a pack of smokes / tip the caSHIER
AND WENT TO PUMPING GAS // - WHILE PUMPING GAS i
HEAR sOMEONE sCREAMING AND hOLLERING AT THE TOP
OF THEIR LUNGS - - i LOOK BACK A THE SAME MAN
WAS APPROAHING ON FOOT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED -
HE APPROACHED AND KEPT ON WITH THE PREVIOUS bull
and lungning at me like before // I thought Damn
this dude is Loss his mind and Crazy and I have
Got to Get out of here -He left - ( he had
parked his ride next door on a empty lot -- I
proceded to pump gas wishing it pumped quicker
and worried he would come back ( still not
knowing what his problem was) - I was thinking
about just cutting ny loss and scatting / when I
hear Someone else Hollering - screaming and
threatening to beat and KIL me / I looked and a
man was walking from across the road from the
direction of the Waffle House / He got to me and
kept lunging at me ( but kept a distance like
the other ) / I heard and understood him saying
that I was a ucking Asshole - his uncle was the
Cheif of police of Bellveiw (the town I was in )
and he was going to get my ucking ass in a Bunch
of Trouble - he left and I thought and said to
myself the heck with the gas I was getting out
of there / so I was hanging up the pump when I
heard a bunch of sirens and seen 3 ccars
dropping there car bottoms to get in from All
sides ( the police station was right across the
road - I was handcuffed and thrown in the car
without even them telling me a charge -
JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall. Alan: I went to the courthouse for Trial and was put
in a holding cell right outside of the court
room - they came out and said time foer court /
then they said back to the cell / then a little
bit later they came back and said to plead
Guilty and be asentenced to time serve ( which I
refused ) - then they came back and said the
Judge Wants to See You NOW - i SAID wAIT i AM
not DRESSED FOR TRIAL AND THEY SAID come on - so
I went Right in front of the judge and He said >
Mr. Brannan - > I am SO SORRY - you are Free to
go ----------
JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of? Alan: I was arrested for Aggrevated Assault // which I
had NO idea what that was - they upgraded it to
Aggrevated Assault with a Deadly weapon // and
on the internet Aggrevated Assault with a Deadly
weapon attempt to kill was added // -I have NO
idea what I was indicted for ??? -