I'm so happy to see Prosecutor Hamner's letter and attitude towards cemeteries. We
need a list of prosecutors from all 92 counties. I wonder if he could give us that
information.
Theresa
Brad Manzenberger <bradmanz(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
On Sept. 14 I sent a letter to Johnson Co. Prosecutor Lance Hamner to get
some follow-up information on the case regarding the vandalism at Greenlawn
Cemetery last June. I also wrote about the importance of saving our
cemeteries and encouraged the fullest punishment allowed by law. The
following is the text of the letter I received from Mr. Hamner today.
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Dear Mr. Manzenberger,
Thank you for your letter of September 14, 2004; I agree with every point of
it. Among other things, I have personally spent many hours on cemetery clean
up and repair projects as a Scoutmaster for Troop 256 here in Franklin. Many
of the boys' Eagle projects entailed days and days of backbreaking work to
repair what time and vandalism had done to these historical treasures. The
time is natural; the vandalism is a shame.
I am a descendant of John Hamner, Revolutionary War veteran who is buried in
Hamner Cemetery in Amity, here in Johnson County. My father has served on
our cemetery's board for many years as did my grandfather before him.
Additionally, we have spent many hours here and about doing genealogy work.
In short, your letter could not have found a more receptive or sympathetic
"ear", so to speak.
First, let me update you on what you have not seen in the newspaper. After
having been arrested in the cemetery vandalism case we caused Beezley's bail
to be revoked. He is in jail and has been for more than a month. He'll stay
there for the foreseeable future.
Because the case is still pending, however, I cannot comment much more than
what I have told you and assure you that we will try to get even more
punishment for this defendant, eventually. Cemetery vandalism infuriates me
and always gets serious attention in our office.
Thank you again for writing.
Sincerely,
Lance D. Hamner
Prosecutor, 8th Judicial Circuit
Johnson County, Indiana
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