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Utah Supreme Court – Warren Jeffs

Posted on November 3, 2009 — 2 Comments ↓

Spent the afternoon as the pool photographer watching attorneys for imprisoned FLDS leader Warren Jeffs make their case to the Utah Supreme Court.

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Posted in Photojournalism, Polygamy

Warren Jeffs turns into Bat Boy

Posted on October 2, 2008 — No Comments ↓
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Just sitting in my office scanning the news tonight, and what did I see? It wasn’t the amazing story in the Weekly World News that caught my attention (Bat Boy Sues Batman in Paternity Suit). It was the photograph.

Never thought I would see a pool photo from the trial of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs used in the Weekly World News, and definitely never imagined that they would PhotoShop Bat Boy’s head onto the FLDS prophet’s body. That’s my photo on the right of a similar moment from inside the courthouse.

If you don’t know who Bat Boy is, you haven’t been reading the Weekly World News, the nation’s #1 newspaper dedicated to stories about aliens, Bigfoot, and the famous Bat Boy.

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While the story is comic fiction, the last line could just as well have been written about Jeffs’ defense attorney Wally Bugden. It reads:

When asked to comment, the defense attorney simply furrowed his brow, shook his head and walked away.

You can see the article here at the Weekly World News site. It will make you register to see the Bat Boy story, but it’s free.

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Warren Jeffs Sentencing – The End

Posted on November 25, 2007 — 1 Comment ↓

There weren’t any more cameras than usual when polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs was sentenced last week. The difference was that everyone crowded around the courthouse door.

Here’s Lamar Johnson leaving. After the FLDS members (a collection of top-tier Warren Jeffs’ supporters) had left, the only shots were attorneys being mobbed by cameras.

Defense attorney Tara Isaacson. Inside the court, the Spectrum shot the pool coverage. Once again, no reaction from Warren Jeffs. In the courtroom, he’s shown very little emotion throughout this trial.

Defense attorney Walter Bugden.

Washington County Attorney Brock Belnap.

Here’s the view from the other side, in a photo provided by an unnamed photographer. (That’s me at center right in red.)

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