Thanks to some detective work by our friend over at KLAY, Frank Blair, The Melon has been informed that Robert “The Traveller” Hill has been placed back into police custody.
While there is no indication as to what exactly occurred on the date of the arrest, January 9th, 2009, the booking information lists four charges which include, failing to appear in court for driving without a license and public disturbance, as well as the displaying of a weapon and misdemeanor assault which alone has a $75,000 bail.
Things are not looking good for Mr. Hill, unless he can produce some more of his infamous gold coins.
The Melon will present more information as it becomes available.
The following two excerpts came from witnesses who reported back to The Melon on last Saturday’s Hill Watch.
“I came in early on Saturday to attend the PCDCC re-org meeting. I was asked to assist w/Jerry Abbott in the Sergant-at-Arms duties for the meeting ONLY. I was informed that Robert Hill came into the meeting area carrying a baseball bat & it was placed in the corner of the room right behind the PCO check in table. Due to Mr. Hill’s known past history, I re-positioned myself by Robert, the table & the bat. At the point in the election process for the Executive Board, Mr. Hill nominated himself for Sergant-at-Arms. During the point in the process, Robert gave his speech. His comments were, “I am a felon & I cannot carry a gun but, I can carry a bat…”. He made a bee-line to the bat. I got in between him & the bat due to the comment that he made the referrence about the gun/bat. I did not know what he was going to do & I was not going to let others find out. He became very agitated because he said I was insulting him. He was made aware he could not have the bat until he left the building. Unfortunately, he does have my name & he was extremely upset stating I insulted him for not giving him his “bat” to use for his speech.” Eric Choniere
“Dude got 2 votes man, he did better against Pastor” Pierce County Council Member Tim Farrell
Having lost key state senate races in the 28th and 2nd LD, as well as seats on the Pierce County Council – the Pierce County Democratic Party may be ready for new vision and new leadership to chair its political machine. According to Nathe Lawver, acting chair of the Pierce County Democrats, at least one ambitious felon will be gunning for his throne this Saturday, 12/13, at the PCCC re-org meeting.
According to Lawver, the candidate will in fact be PCO Robert, not Jessie, Hill – though who’s to say if it might not be one of Hill’s countless other aliases.
Talking to Robert Hill via cell phone Thursday, he informed me that he intended to attend Saturday’s re-org meeting, where he planned to introduce several resolutions – including one to abolish the office of Precinct Committee Officer because “PCOs are stupid, nobody votes at the poles any more so why do they exist” but failed to mention anything regarding a run for party chair. According to Electric Elliot, Hill told him he planned to take it easy after the sheriff’s race, though for all we know Elliot may have been talking to Jessie.
When asked if he was nervous about Hill’s chances to win county chair, Lawver said “I think his candidacy will do a lot to get out the vote.”
The News Tribune is reporting that Robert Hill has been involuntarily committed to the Puget Sound mental health hospital Thursday night, after an arrest for inappropriate possession of a fake training gun in the County-City building of Tacoma Olympia. It is reported that Hill pointed the training gun at a guard when passing through security. Hill denies that he pointed his replica at the guard.
The rabbit hole goes deeper when on Wednesday afternoon, Hill passed through security again in Tacoma Olympia, followed by a friend of Hill’s who possessed a real gun registered in the name of Hill’s mother. Hill again denies knowledge of the gun or his colleagues possession of it. Hill was later arrested Thursday morning and committed after a mental health review.
Last week Robert (“the Traveller”/Jessie)Hill called to inform me that he planned to speak before the Rules and Operations Committee of the Pierce County Council.The purpose of his impending visit would be to protest a list of proposed ordinances dealing with public access television and Comcast franchises, specifically including ordinances: 2008-96, 2008-97, 2008-98 and 2008-99.Mr. Hill described all of these proposed ordinances as “bullshit” to me over the phone.
Expecting an interesting tirade, I made my way to the Pierce County Council meeting, which was being held at 930 Tacoma Ave S.But before I could even make my way to the tenth floor, I found Mr. Hill standing alone in the lobby, his hands neatly folded below his belt buckle – a somehow amused yet suppressed expression on his face.
“Are you ready for this morning,” I asked.
“Oh, I’m just waiting for the marshal’s to escort me up,” Hill replied.
Before I could fully digest Hill’s response, three imposing officers appeared behind me.One, seeing my camera, politely but determinedly obscured my view and communicated to me that my presence as a journalist was not appreciated.
From a nearby bench, I watched as Hill was placed in handcuffs and his belongings – including his signature metal briefcase – were confiscated.Turning out his pockets, the surgically gloved officer discovered, what appeared to be, two dozen or so rainbow colored condoms and related paraphernalia, all of which were promptly swept into a garbage bag.Hill did not seem to protest his arrest and the officers seemed somewhat amused by him.I didn’t get an opportunity to ask but my initial impression was that these particular officers had dealt with Hill before.
As he was led into an elevator to be taken upstairs, I made my way to room 110, where municipal records of bench warrants are stored.I asked the man at the desk if there were any outstanding warrants for Hill but everything he pulled up was old news: forgery (May 2008), driving with a suspended license in the third degree (Sept. 2008), Hill’s rap-sheet was extensive and labyrinthine.
There was nothing mentioned however, related to the supposed “death threats” that KIRO News reported Hill had made against Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor last week. (FYI, Congrats to KIRO for their amazing video montage.)
It’s official, the Democrats have won in the greatest presidential landslide since 1992, proving once again that unless the country’s in a severe economic crisis, we don’t have a shot of winning this thing. After eight solid years of mismanaged campaigns marked by inconsistent veiled messages, I was beginning to believe that pigs would need to grow wings to carry one of our boys (or Hillary/Pelosi) into the White House. Instead, all it took was two wars, a broken economy, a hurricane ravaged Gulf Coast and a celebrity candidate.
The real question now is, will Barack Obama be content to go down in history as merely the first Black man to sit in the oval office; or will he choose to be remembered for something bigger?
Jessie (Robert “The Traveller”) Hill has filed a formal ethics complaint against Sheriff Paul Pastor, less than two weeks before the final day of the election. The complaint alleges that Sheriff Pastor failed to disclose $15,000 worth of in-kind contributions, including a $10,000 billboard and a $5,000 promotional ad in the Tacoma News Tribune. The complaint, visible here, goes on to accuse Cascade Regional Blood Services of playing an inappropriate role in Pastor’s campaign.
Mr. Hill released the following statement:
First, this blood bank takes free blood from people and sells it at profit to hospitals; then, using their
law firm Shillito & Giske, who also gave money to Pastor, they take this profit and conveniently plan a
publicity campaign that coincides with the election season, from the first week of June to the last week
of September…I recommend that all individuals in Pierce county boycott this organization,
for the next six months! They should just go direct to the hospital they want to support.
The Melon will report on more information as it becomes available.
While the number of Pierce County residents who might qualify as “crazy” is potentially endless, only a select few are insane enough to be worthy of the distinction of a Pierce County Crazy. These individuals rise above terms like “unbalanced” or “eccentric” so that their every action ultimately encapsulate the very definition of what it is to be a true “maniac.”
While the number of Pierce County residents who might qualify as “crazy” is potentially endless, only a select few are insane enough to be worthy of the distinction of a Pierce County Crazy. These individuals rise above terms like “unbalanced” or “eccentric” so that their every action ultimately encapsulate the very definition of what it is to be a true “maniac.”
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