Inyo County Sheriff

*Please note* My statute of Limitations is not up, shortly after being terminated from the department I was activated in the military, therefore the case was left open. The Missouri Comission on Human Rights told me I have until June to take this matter to court. From the time I was terminated upuntil now they claim they have been trying to get in contact with me but they couldnt which is not true because over the last year and a half or so I have contacted the department numerous times to try and get this off my record, once they found out the Attorny General was aware of this, they finally contacted me and launched an investigation, I feel an investigation being done by the state when I was fired by the state, will definately not be in my favor, so I am seeking counsel from someone to help me achieve my goal which is to get the bad conduct discharge off my record and also seeking monetary damages.
Joshua Yount
SSN ***-**-****
DOB *** **, 1982
PSC Box 3062
Vandenberg AFB
Lompoc CA 93437
2-09-07
To Whom It May Concern:
Being a veteran of the World’s greatest military, as many of you are I would expect you to hold integrity to yourself when hearing my story.
On or about the month of December 2004 I was hired on by the Missouri Department of Corrections at Moberly Correctional Center . While I was there I came in contact with a female employee whom I befriended. On or about March 2005 she and I left with our group to attend the training academy in Jefferson City, while there I made some decisions that did not hold up to my character. On several occasions during after duty hours I consumed alcohol with this particular female. However approximately the third week of training the last one of these occasions occurred with the end result of me being accused of sexual assault and terminated from my employment due to her allegations. The Department of Corrections states that I was terminated for bad conduct for consuming alcohol and being late for class (1day late due to illness & the only other day was the day after the alleged allegation). When I was terminated I appealed this decision because I felt I was being discriminated against however my appeal was denied. Given the facts this other female Individual was consuming alcohol just as often as I was and that she was late to class as often as I, their decision was to allow her to keep her employment but terminate mine. I am under the impression that they believe I actually committed these accusations therefore terminating me for sexual assault, if they were to honestly terminate me for bad conduct for the consumption of alcohol they would have terminated this female individual as well. Regardless of what the Department of Corrections may have in their records they were aware of her actions while in the training academy. I have a letter signed by the Macon County Victims Advocate dated February 7, 2007 which states quote “ I made several telephone calls to law enforcement in Jefferson City and was told upon investigation the overall feeling was that Ms. XXXX made the accusation in order to keep from getting in trouble with her employer for drinking while in training and having relations with a fellow correction officer” this letter also states “ Ms. XXXX had a history of making false allegations in Macon County ”. I have attached this letter.
After this incident I filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity but did not follow through due to family emergencies and I had also contacted the State Reps., State Senate, Director of State, the Division Director of Department of Corrections and Superintendant of Moberly Correctional Center their decisions stood final. I also seeked counsel from an attorney in Macon County who wanted much more than I could afford being a single father with 2 children at that time. It wasn’t until recently that I applied for a position as a law enforcement officer with the Travis County Sheriffs Department in Austin , Texas and found that because of the mark on my employment record I would not be able to obtain the position I was longing for. My criminal record is clean, I have many accredited hours in Criminal Justice, I am only being held back from doing what I want to, do due to false accusations from an unbalanced young lady. I am coming forward to all of you in the hopes of clearing my employment record.
As giving my all but death to this country as a 6 year veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Navy, and currently on active duty with the California Air National Guard, I do believe I deserve better than this. I have been respectful to my Commander in Chief, to the State of Missouri and have always maintained honesty and integrity. I would only hope after reading this story you too would uphold your integrity and ask yourself, does this young man deserve such a tainted mark upon his employment record? If you honestly do not think so what could you do, given the office and position that you hold? Thank You for your time.
Very Respectfully,
Joshua S. Yount
Senior Airman United States Air Force
P.S.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or advice. You may contact me by either phone (619-948-1809) or email j_yount_3@yahoo.com .
Below is a list of contacts you may want for further investigations.
Sgt. Kilgore (Investigating Officer)
Jefferson City Police Department
401 Monroe St
Jefferson City , MO 65101
573-634-6400
Tonny Gammon (Superintendent Moberly Correctional Center)
Moberly Correctional Center
5201 South Morley
Moberly , MO 65270
660-263-3778
Erica Nobles ( Macon County Victims Advocate)
101 Washington , Building #1
Macon County Courthouse
Post Office Box 6
660-385-2175
CC:
Missouri Governor
Attorney General
Larry Crawford, Director of State
Terry Moore, Division Director of DOC
Kit Bond, State Senate
Claire McCaskill, State Senate
Kenny Hulshof, State Senate
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LETTER FROM VICTIMS ADVOCATE MACON COUNTY
R. TIMOTHY BICKHAUS Macon County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Phone: 660-385-2175
PROSECUTOR
Phoebe Powell-Herrin. Asst. Prosecutor 101 Washington , Building #1 FAX: 660-385-6800
Rhonda Olinger, Secretary Macon County Courthouse EMAIL:
Rhonda Crow, Secretary Post Office Box 6 maconprosecutingatt
Erica Phillipe-Nobles, Victims Advocate Macon, Missouri 63552 @cvalley.net

February 7, 2007

To whom it may concern:

Last year I was in constant contact with Joshua Yount over a work related discipline mater involving Joshua Yount and Sheila Ettledorf. Ms. Ettledorf had make a claim that Mr. Yount raped her when She and Mr. Yount were attending training classes for their employment with the Missouri Department of Corrections, 1 made several telephone calls to law enforcement in Jefferson City and was told that upon investigation the overall feeling was that Ms. Ettledorf made the
accusation in order to keep from getting in trouble with her employer for drinking while in training and having relations with a fellow corrections officer.

I took a special interest in this case because Ms. Ettledorf had a history of making false rape allegations in Macon County One case involved three young men being charged with rape when Ms. Ettledorf was once again drinking alcohol and found herself in trouble for her behavior. The cases against the young men were dropped when she admitted to my self and the prosecuting attorney that there had in fact not been a rape or sexual contact with any of the young men. At least two additional times Ms. Ettledorf was in contact with law enforcement claiming sexual assault, and these were also false.

Other than this contact, I do not personally know Joshua Yount, but would hate to see a young man’ s career be jeopardized by a mark on his record that does not accurately reflect what happened. This young lady continues to have problems with “relationships” and is currently a witness in a case involving her most recent er-boyfriend being stabbed by another male subject at her home. At some point I believe it is safe to say that she is most likely the cause of her own problems.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at the above listed telephone number.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Erica M. Nobles
Macon County Victim Advocate
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LETTER FROM ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Dear Mr. Yount:
Thank you for contacting Lt. Governor Kinder’s office concerning your employment with the Department of Corrections. We will do our best to be of service to you.
In response to your request for assistance, I contacted the Department of Corrections. We have asked that your situation be reviewed at the state level and that you receive every consideration allowed to you under the law.
The Department should contact you soon. If you have additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call our office at (573) 751-4727.
Sincerely,
Bill Fix
Assistant Director of Communications
Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder
573-751-4727

http://www.ltgov.mo.gov/

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LETTER FROM MCHR
February 21, 2007
Joshua Yount
RE: Yount v Missouri Department of Corrections
E-9/05-29157
Dear Mr. Yount:
I have been assigned the above named complaint to investigate. In order to commence the investigation I must first interview you. If you wish to pursue this complaint contact me at (314) 340-4773 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to arrange an interview within a week of the date on this letter. If I am not available when you call, leave a message stating when and where you can be reached. I will get back to you. If you have decided you do not wish to pursue your complaint, inform me of that decision also.

Sincerely,

Vanessa Foster
Human Rights Officer
St. Louis Office