

The criminal case remained pending for a total of 19 months, during which timeĪpproximately 13 depositions were taken, including the deposition of Cheryle Perkins.ĭuring the course of her deposition, a lengthy discussion was had on the recordīetween the Newton County prosecutor, Major’s defense attorney, and the deponent Perkins, The pending criminal case against him was highly publicized during Major’sĬampaign, causing damage to Major’s reputation and embarrassment to him.

On March 28, 2021, Major announced he would run in the primary election for the The charge of two misdemeanor crimes against Major required him to employ aĬriminal defense attorney, which required Major to advance attorney fees in excess of $14,000.00. Report and complaints made by Defendant Perkins. Later amended to two misdemeanor counts of tampering with a public record as a result of the Three months later, on April 1, 2021, Major was charged with two crimes that were Stolen property from the Newton County Assessor’s office which was made by Cheryle Perkins. Major subsequently learned that the search warrant was executed as a result of a report of The officers presented Major with a search warrant to execute in his home and proceeded to “clear” Major’s Ram brandished and guns drawn in the presence of Major and a guest in Major’s home. On January 28, 2021, Major answered a knock on his home door to find severalĪrmed law enforcement officers surrounding his home, dressed in tactical gear, with a battering Major collected his personal items from his desk, including the flash drive belonging to MajorĬontaining the Excel program he had developed and used on the job.īelongings in boxes and exited the courthouse. On Saturday, January 23, 2021, in anticipation of terminating his employment, Major quit his position with the Newton County Assessor’s office on Monday, The program and spreadsheets Major used were housed on his personal flash driveĪnd copied on the office’s shared file server, visible to any employee of the Assessor’s office. Simple Excel program in performing their own job duties, but no one ever accepted this offer.
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Major offered to teach co-workers including Defendant Perkins how to utilize the The program was not part of any necessary or mandatory application used He used the program as a tool in order to streamline and speed up the functions of his job in Major developed the above referenced Excel program on his own time without any Using county sources of public information and Plaintiff Major’s computer knowledge. Contacting the correct entity with your question will ensure accurate answers in a timely fashion.The program was developed with the awareness and permission of Defendant Perkins When reviewing the MOD-IV, kindly remember that the assessed value is the function of the Assessor and taxes the function of the Collector.It is important to contact the Zoning Department of the municipality to determine the validity of the information should you require information for a permit, etc. Zoning is not a function of the assessing office therefore is not always updated on MOD-IV information.

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