CenTexSports
06-05-2007, 07:49 AM
Having read about Ralene, I got to thinking about strange people I have worked with. The story below is about one of the hardest workers I have ever had working for me. If you have a story, share it.
I was sitting at my desk one afternoon when the phone rang. It was James, an employee that had been working for me for several months. James told me that he needed to take a leave of absence. He informed me that they had just finished his trial and that even though he had been found guilty his lawyer said he had a good chance for an appeal and could come back to work in a week or two. Since James had not missed any work and had done such a good job, I told him just to keep me up to date and if it was just a week or so not to worry about it.
Several weeks passed and I had not heard from James so on the next Saturday I was playing golf with an assistant DA and a captain of the Highway Patrol. I asked if either knew of James and I told them what he had told me. The DA new of James and told me that he had sat in on his trial. In fact he was able to give me a recap of the DA's questioning of James.
DA: James on the day in question, did you buy drugs from a man?
James: Yes sir
DA: What happened next?
James: He gave me some bad stuff and I took it back to him.
(editorial comment- James must have thought he was on
the Wal Mart plan)
DA: Did he refund your money.:
James: No sir
DA: Did this make you mad.
James: Yes Sir.
DA: James, did you hit him with a large rock?
James: We got into an argument and I hit him in self defense.
DA: Did it kill him?
James: Yes sir, I think so.
DA: James, if he was dead from a self defense blow to the head with a large rock, why did you cut his throat?
James: Well, I was just so aggitated and everything, I just lost control. But he was dead from the self defense.
DA: OK James, you bought some bad drugs, took them back, got into and argument, hit him with a big rock in self defense, and in a moment of aggression, you slit his throat. Is this correct?
James: Yes sir.
DA: James if we are to believe you then can you tell us why after all that, you took his body out to the country and ran over him twice with your car?
At that point, the assistant DA I was playing golf with informed me that James would not be returning to work until between 25 and 50 years.
I was sitting at my desk one afternoon when the phone rang. It was James, an employee that had been working for me for several months. James told me that he needed to take a leave of absence. He informed me that they had just finished his trial and that even though he had been found guilty his lawyer said he had a good chance for an appeal and could come back to work in a week or two. Since James had not missed any work and had done such a good job, I told him just to keep me up to date and if it was just a week or so not to worry about it.
Several weeks passed and I had not heard from James so on the next Saturday I was playing golf with an assistant DA and a captain of the Highway Patrol. I asked if either knew of James and I told them what he had told me. The DA new of James and told me that he had sat in on his trial. In fact he was able to give me a recap of the DA's questioning of James.
DA: James on the day in question, did you buy drugs from a man?
James: Yes sir
DA: What happened next?
James: He gave me some bad stuff and I took it back to him.
(editorial comment- James must have thought he was on
the Wal Mart plan)
DA: Did he refund your money.:
James: No sir
DA: Did this make you mad.
James: Yes Sir.
DA: James, did you hit him with a large rock?
James: We got into an argument and I hit him in self defense.
DA: Did it kill him?
James: Yes sir, I think so.
DA: James, if he was dead from a self defense blow to the head with a large rock, why did you cut his throat?
James: Well, I was just so aggitated and everything, I just lost control. But he was dead from the self defense.
DA: OK James, you bought some bad drugs, took them back, got into and argument, hit him with a big rock in self defense, and in a moment of aggression, you slit his throat. Is this correct?
James: Yes sir.
DA: James if we are to believe you then can you tell us why after all that, you took his body out to the country and ran over him twice with your car?
At that point, the assistant DA I was playing golf with informed me that James would not be returning to work until between 25 and 50 years.