Chapter 14 - The Charges Were Not One Giant Crime
State and federal prosecutors coordinated.
That prevented theatrical overcharging.
Grant faced the most serious state counts because he physically threw me from moving vehicle.
Attempted deliberate homicide.
Aggravated assault.
Criminal endangerment.
Coercion.
Elder exploitation.
Celia faced accountability/conspiracy tied to attempted homicide, coercion, elder exploitation, false reporting, and forged property documents under state law.
Owen faced criminal endangerment, complicity in coercion, false reporting, and related conduct.
Federal charges centered on fraudulent mineral option scheme, forged authority documents, and interstate communications.
Venn was charged federally.
Celia and Grant too.
Owen’s cooperation affected federal exposure.
No kidnapping count merely because dramatic.
I voluntarily entered van.
Restraint later supported coercion/endangerment, but prosecutors charged what fit evidence.
Ruth told me:
“Do not measure justice by number of counts.”
“I know.”
“You say that now.”
She was right.
I wanted attempted homicide convictions.
Because “early grave” did not sound ambiguous to me.
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But courts require more than my pain.
That was fair even when it hurt.
