Delaying tactics of ‘sovereign citizens’ (TN)

[struggle4progress]

... Lee Cromwell, a 65-year-old Oak Ridge resident, filed an $8 million lien against the property of the judge presiding over his case, Anderson County Criminal Court Judge Don Elledge. Cromwell has also filed property liens against other Anderson County officials, including District Attorney General Dave Clark, Assistant District Attorney General Victoria Bannach, Circuit Court Clerk William Jones and Oak Ridge Police Chief James T. Akagi.

Cromwell ... is accused of driving backward at high speed through the Midtown Community Center after the city's July 4 fireworks display, slamming into other vehicles, knocking people down and crushing James Robinson of Knoxville, who suffered fatal injuries while pushing his older daughter to safety.

As a result of the lien, Elledge has recused himself from the trial and is asking the state's Administrative Office of the Courts to appoint a special judge for future proceedings ...

Filing liens is easy — in Tennessee they can be filed online at a cost of only $15 per debtor, plus a fee based on the amount of the lien. Purposely filing a lien that has no reasonable or legal basis, however, is a Class E felony punishable by one to six years in prison and a fine of up to $3,000 ...

http://www.knoxnews.com/opinion/editorials/delaying-tactics-of-sovereign-citizens-absurd-34c5d9db-4a7c-0e15-e053-0100007f0e91-382293341.html