Unbeknownst to Carey the vows he exchanged with his wife were purely transactional in nature, never to be honored by his bride.

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Mr. Witten was diagnosed with stage IV skin cancer in 2013. His team of physicians decided to treat it very aggressively with surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy. After five years of treatment, therapy and scans he was declared cancer free. He beat it.

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During that time towards the end of his recovery he saved an injured and starving stray puppy. Betsy, as she was later named, served as the veritable cupid between Carey and a woman he knew for quite a few years prior. A romance ensued and they married ten months later.

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They had some challenges as a couple, most notably some insecurities she owned. He stood by her. He also helped her financially because she was his wife. He would do anything and everything for her. That ended up being a one way street.

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Carey once again fell very ill in the spring of 2019. He was knocked off his feet with acute anxiety, depression and panic attacks. He resigned from his job, unable to perform his duties.

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The first physician he saw was a psychiatrist where numerous medications were prescribed. It helped subside the panic attacks but little else. His wife was perplexed by his condition.

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Further exams and lab work revealed the story. Carey was diagnosed with not just one, but two chronic autoimmune disorders. His Hashimoto's thyroid disorder was the cause of the then current symptoms, however he also tested positive for a horrible form of lupus. He hadn't experienced any symptoms of that disease yet. That soon changed.

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Within a few months Carey would wake up in awful, severe body pain like he'd been run over by a dump truck. This was every day. He suffered for nearly a year and a half before proper medication helped subside his incurable disorders.

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In these difficult times Carey promised to his wife that their standard of living would not suffer. He made good of that promise but not without a price. Carey spent virtually his whole life savings on medical bills and living expenses while out of work ill.

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He sought help via disability insurance. He was denied numerous times. He finally appealed to an administrative law judge. It was at this point that it should have been clear what his wife's motives were when she said; "once you receive your disability benefits you should look at moving away".

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Carey never received any disability benefit, although he will be disabled for the rest of his life.

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He finally did improve enough to return to work. He tried to restore some normalcy but the common denominator was always money with his wife. He should have left her, Instead, he basically turned over his whole paycheck every other week based on her demands. Carey deeply wanted to save his marriage but his illness and lack of income brought out his wife's true colors. Instead of caring for him and taking up the slack she just wanted money. She didn't love him, only his money. She never intended to honor the vows of marriage. She was looking for a payday.

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Her motives culminated in early September of 2021. Carey had made numerous breakthroughs at his job, yet ownership insisted on doing things the old way that got them in such dire straits. He ended up losing his job by asking for a meeting with key board members over it. 

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That same evening, evidently known that her husband had lost his job, she fabricated a story of abuse in order to have Carey arrested! Yes, arrested! She called the Sheriff. They came out where she said Carey had deliberately struck her in the head by throwing a cardboard box. The Sheriff took statements and left without any arrests. Of course she didn't have a scratch on her. Carey would never hit or strike his wife despite her devious motives.

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A few days later Carey's wife in an ex-parte court proceeding CHANGED HER STORY. She now said that Carey had deliberately struck her in the head by throwing an old garbage disposal in a cardboard box.

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At his wife's request many days before, Carey did replace the garbage disposal. The old one was a huge 3/4 hp commercial type that wouldn't run. It must have weighed 20 pounds. The new one was a much smaller, lighter 1/2 hp residential unit. Now, let's put together this web of lies.

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The then Mrs. Witten told under oath to a judge that Carey placed a 20 lb old garbage disposal in a box that it wouldn't nearly fit in and deliberately throw it at her which resulted in not a scratch....

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His now ex-wife is an evil liar and had Carey kicked out of his house based on those lies. It's unfortunate that a social problem so important as domestic abuse is turned around and used as a weapon by an untruthful, soon-to-be ex-wife.

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Karren Ewing is Dangerous

 

 

This is a warning. Watch out for Deputy Karren Ewing of the Adams County, Mississippi Sheriff's Office. She will see you in jail with or without cause.

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In the late summer of 2021 Carey was abruptly removed from his home via a spiteful wife and a fictional ex-parte order.* Just one day after a hearing in Justice Court Deputy Karren Ewing had Carey arrested for "address notification change". He was thrown in jail and given an absurd bond amount by the same judge who refused to read or even weigh a Sheriff Incident Report the day before in court, an Incident Report that summarily contradicted his scornful wife's new tale of lies.

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Carey had no family in Mississippi and had no place to stay. All he had was his car and a small bag of clothes. He knew the law, however the law is non existent or at best arbitrary in this third-world dystopia. He follows it to avoid unlawful arrest due to the Supreme Court decision. Here is how it reads:

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§ 45-33-23 "Permanent residence" means a place where the person abides, lodges, or resides for a period of fourteen (14) or more consecutive days.

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"Temporary residence" is defined as any place where the person abides, lodges, or resides for a period of seven (7) or more consecutive days which is not the person's permanent residence.

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§ 45-33-29 1.Upon any change of address, including temporary lodging, an offender required to register under this chapter is required to personally appear at a Department of Public Safety Driver's License Station not less than ten (10) days before he intends to first reside at the new address.​

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How is Mr. Witten supposed to report a change at least ten (10) days prior when he had no idea it was changing? Furthermore, a temporary address is defined as residing for a period of seven (7) or more consecutive days. Honestly, it is doubtful Karren Ewing or the judge even read the statutes prior to his further loss of liberty and property.

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The charge was retired to file a month and a half later. It didn't matter. Carey was being targeted.

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* The ex-parte order was dissolved a week later in Chancery Court.

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Deputy Karren Ewing authors an arrest warrant just seven (7) weeks after the last bogus charge was dismissed. Carey spent almost four (4) months in jail. 

It doesn't matter in Mississippi how the law is written. Anything goes. It is the 21st century version of the wild, wild west.

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In late 2021 and early 2022 Carey was embroiled in a divorce. He gave exclusive rights to the home to his wife via a mutual consent decree. However, everything he owned was either at their marital home or in the possession of his soon-to-be ex-wife. He maintained his residency in Mississippi until he could be made whole in family court. He did all the necessary requirements, at least as they are written within the statutes. He even corresponded with Karren Ewing and the Department of Public Safety regarding his continued residency. After all, Karren Ewing told Mr. Witten he was "compliant" just weeks prior to her warrant dated December 2, 2021.

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Almost two months later, just a few days after a final judgement of divorce was rendered Carey was sent a notice of "non-compliance" by the Department of Public Safety. Coincidence? Hardly. Ewing and his now ex-wife apparently joined together as a tag team. Their goal? A criminal vendetta.

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He still had not received his part of the estate plus personal property. He took on a job abroad to make ends meet. That didn't last long.

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On a Wednesday in early March of 2022 Carey was arrested by U.S. Marshals. Evidently Karren Ewing depicted Carey as a fugitive since he wasn't at his temporary Mississippi residence. Let's say that again. Carey was not at a residence that is temporary and is defined by residing there seven or more days, not every day. Carey is supposed to be a free man. Not with Karren Ewing or his now ex-wife.

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Once the U.S. Marshals discovered that Carey was not fleeing, or a fugitive, they apologized for the arrest. Carey was evidently "hiding in plain sight". He spent nearly four months in jail.

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Nothing Karren Ewing does is legal in respect to Carey. It doesn't matter. No one holds her accountable. Her latest scheme is to publish a residence in HER COUNTY OF JURISDICTION that is almost 2,000 miles outside county lines. Her actions may get some innocent person injured or killed. Only then, maybe, will she be held accountable, after it is too late.

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The Courts Offer No Check to Karren Ewing's Actions

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The Adams County, Mississippi Chancery Court is Exceptional

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Although Carey didn't receive all he was seeking the Chancery Court in Natchez is fair, legal and professional. This includes both Chancellors and the Clerk's office. They are the exception in this part of the world. The other courts are bizarre in the way they operate.

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The Adams County, Mississippi Justice Court Needs an Overhaul

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This court's clerk is excellent. She does a fine job in a court house that needs total revision.

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First, they have no court reporters. There is no record. Carey had a hearing in this court in 2012 that clearly deemed he had no duty to register in Mississippi. Karren Ewing was there along with dozens of others. That hearing WAS IGNORED by a tyrannical executive branch of the Mississippi government. How is this possible in the 21st century?

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Second, it is way too small. They have throngs of people waiting outside when court is in session.

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Third, virtually no one has a 6th Amendment right at an initial appearance. Carey was arrested three times in short order. He never had counsel present at any of those initial appearances. Furthermore, M.R.C.P. Rule 8.2(a) and (c) are not referenced or followed by the judges, at least not in Carey's experiences. Read the systemic issues in Mississippi regarding the Sixth Amendment by clicking here.

Click here to read a non-partisan study on Mississippi's 8th Amendment disparities.

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The Adams County, Mississippi Circuit Court is in Shambles

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Carey filed a civil action in an effort to restore his constitutional rights to Full Faith and Credit, Due Process and Equal Protection in Circuit Court. He initially filed in February of 2021. HE STILL HAS NOT BEEN AFFORDED A COURT DATE. Attorneys representing Adams County state this action is still "pending". Pending? For how long? It's been over 500 days since he filed his action. Here are links to what Carey filed:

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RULE 27 PETITION TO DEPOSE R STEVEN COLEMAN + RULE 65 MOTION

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PETITION FOR RELIEF

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PAGE 15 OF PETITION

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No one has an answer to why this action has not been heard in court. Not the clerk, not the judge's attorney, no one. Quite frankly it appears deliberate and a constitutional violation.

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Full Faith and Credit

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Article IV, Section I of the U.S. Constitution states; Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. Furthermore, Mississippi Statute § 11-7-301 states; ..."foreign judgment" means any judgment, decree or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.

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Carey has a documented judicial proceeding, a court order of dismissal, that has not been given full faith and credit. The Mississippi Supreme Court stated that Carey's Dismissal Order is "a unique function of California Law", therefore not honored. Hmm. Really? It seems the uniqueness in California is that they register people as dangers to public safety with no underlying conviction. 

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Mississippi has argued Full Faith and Credit in a recent Mississippi Supreme Court case. The plaintiff no longer had the duty to register in a sister state of record, yet the Court in an en banc unanimous vote found that he still must register in Mississippi. Read the court opinion here.

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That case illustrates that a conviction is the sole trigger for registration in Mississippi. Well, not so much. They can go both ways now with the Witten vs. State stare decisis. It's law passed by five of a panel of nine, in essence a judicially ratified law. That's against the provisions of everything holy in our great nation.

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Now, Carey is in a catch-22. If he argues that he no longer has to register in California the court will simply refer to the above noted Lozier precedent. If he argues again that he owns no underlying conviction the court will cite res judicata. That is exactly what happens when the judiciary in Mississippi in effect is wielding a judge-made rule of law to limit a constitutional right, turning the idea of constitutional supremacy on its head. When a judge chooses to act corruptly, the logical result of any sweeping immunity doctrine is the destruction of due process rights. Instead of fearless impartiality, the doctrine thus protects only malice and arbitrary administration of the laws.

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An Order of Conviction documents everyone required to register in Mississippi in accord with state and constitutional law. Mississippi doesn't have one for Carey. He asked for a copy of it to see if he was being treated equally under the law. Here is Karren Ewing's reply to that request. She stated she does not have or need court paperwork.

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Megan Costilow is the state director of this draconian social experiment. She told Carey to obtain his court order of conviction from California. You can't make this stuff up.... Here is her memorandum.

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It's plain ol' deep south corruption.

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U.S. Federal District Court Cannot Intervene

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Carey recently filed in District Federal Court to stop the deep south corruption. They just don't want to interfere with a state court judgement, even if it does ask for the restoration of civil rights. Process requires a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Carey filed in state court prior to filing in federal court. Adams County Circuit Court evidently has an indefinite waiting period to hear your grievances regarding the loss of your rights. (insert sarcasm)

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One Final Warning Regarding The Deep South Corruption

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You may not feel any sympathy for Carey. You may conclude he deserves the wrath of the state government. You may feel the opposite and are horrified at absolute lawlessness and lack of fairness.

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It's okay however you feel. Just heed this word of warning. When one of your community's citizens is stripped of their constitutional rights it doesn't stop there. Don't be dismissive of such egregious government intrusions. If you feel immune and distanced by such an action you may find yourself in their cross hairs.

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First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

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—Martin Niemöller

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