Hey everyone.
I know it's been about a month since my previous post but I have been busy working on the campaign, the book and then I had a major hiccup but thankfully, I received word about that situation today.
I wish I could tell you that the situation is unexpected but it's not. I'm actually surprised it didn't happen sooner. Instead of beating around the bush, I will let you read the statement that I had to read to the court in an effort to get a restraining order against Randy's brother.
Your honor, I wish I could tell you that I’m surprised to be standing here today but unfortunately, I cannot.
Shawn is the brother of my late husband- a family that didn’t bother to get to know me and blamed me when my husband, Randy, was diagnosed with stage 4 gastrointestinal esophageal cancer and also blamed me when he passed away.
I am often asked how Randy came from this and I’ll be honest, I don’t know other than his choice to be better than the environment to which he grew up in. They say you honor a man by how you treat his widow and the actions that followed my husband’s death prove that they do not honor him.
The last time I saw Shawn was at my husband’s funeral. I have not seen or heard from him since 11/9/2019. I cut ALL contact with my late husband’s family on 11/22/19 and a UTPD officer called them, telling them they are not to contact me or show up to my residence.
Surprisingly, this is not the brother I drew concerns about. Shawn was not close to my husband, Randy. He was not the brother buying additional guns and posting photos of them after my husband died. As I was being blamed for the death of my husband (even though he died from cancer), the number of these photos grew. This is a family with a multitude of guns. Each member has at least 1 and the mother has my husband’s shotgun.
On 9/3/2020, I received a phone call from Atrium Medical Center that Shawn was there and they were legally required to inform me that Shawn had made MULTIPLE threats against my life. Although they could not be more specific with me because of HIPPA, I was informed one went statement as “if I ever got my hands on her, she would be dead”.
When you breed hatred, this is what happens. This is a family that does mommy’s bidding. They will do and say whatever mommy wants in order to not be cut from her will. As she continues to spew her hatred towards me because I “stole” her son and blaming me for his death, as she continued to assert her displeasure at the fact that she was not the beneficiary of my husband’s life insurance or the executor of his will, the hatred within that family only grew.
So I am not surprised that we are standing here today. This is one person of that family and I won’t be surprised if we are here at a later date with other members of that family. I’d also like to take a moment to note that just 1 month before my husband’s passing, he told me to block his family because the harassment of this family was constant. I’d like to remind the court that Charles Manson himself killed no one but got his followers to do it for him.
We are 10 months out from my husband’s death. Time is of no consequence. I have genuine concerns for the safety within my household. You see, this entire family LIED to the medical staff at Atrium Medical Center after being asked if they knew where I lived. This family was at my house hours before my husband’s death. One brother had been to my house on a few occasions including after my husband’s death. And because I do, OWN my home, that’s a matter of public record.
These threats against my life and the fact that he lied to the medical staff prove that my life is in imminent danger. This is someone who would not hesitate in hurting me. This is someone who hurt his own mother by throwing her against the sink where a disc in her spine popped out of place, forcing surgeons to remove it. This man has guns (that Atrium Medical Center told me are currently with his mother) and if he was willing to hurt his own mother before, I have no doubts that he would hurt his mother again in order to retrieve them and come for me. But I’d be remiss if I failed to mention that I have roommates. I have 2 roommates whose lives are also in danger because this man wants to kill me. He is large enough to break my door down and he could easily fire at the wrong person. This situation has caused PTSD within my household including labor day weekend when a firework went off and my roommates feared he was in our backyard where they saw a flash and heard a bang.
Your honor, I am asking you to protect my household. I am asking you to take his weapons away because this is not a person that should have them. No one that threatens the life of another should have the privilege of owning a gun.
I’m standing before you, pleading because my family has lost enough in the last two years. They shouldn’t have to lose me because of his hateful family that lacks basic Christian values.
My life and the lives of my roommates fall into your hands. I know that is a heavy statement but it’s true. If Atrium Medical Center deemed the multiple threats serious enough that I had to be notified and told to get a restraining order, I feel it’s serious enough for this restraining order to be granted and his weapons to be taken away.
Thank you for your time.
Today I was notified that the restraining order has been granted for three years.
Everything I have done to distance myself from this family has been valid and directly in response to what they have done. I understand that they will never see it that way but at the end of the day, you cannot expect to get what you want when you treat that person terribly. Actions have consequences.
Today I am grateful for that judge who saw right through Shawn's lies and listened as he contradicted himself repeatedly. He wouldn't have perjured himself if he had just accepted he order.
I just want to thank those that showed up for me and those that were praying over the situation. You all are a true blessing and I am grateful.
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