2 | LAGNIAPPE | June 25, 2015 - July 1, 2015 LAGNIAPPE ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WEEKLY JUNE 25, 2015 – J ULY 1, 2015 | www.lagniappemobile.com Ashley Trice BAY BRIEFS Co-publisher/Editor Mobile Gas and ADEM are inching [email protected] forward on a remediation plan for a Rob Holbert contaminated industrial site. Co-publisher/Managing Editor 6 [email protected] COMMENTARY Steve Hall Marketing/Sales Director The buttery goodness of the summer [email protected] blockbuster. Gabriel Tynes Assistant Managing Editor 12 [email protected] Dale Liesch BUSINESS Reporter The annual Distinguished Young [email protected] Woman program has a marked Jason Johnson economic impact on Mobile. Reporter 20 [email protected] Eric Mann Reporter CUISINE [email protected] There are few more Kevin Lee CONTENTS rewarding ways to Associate Editor/Arts Editor spend hot summer [email protected] days than churning Andy MacDonald Cuisine Editor homemade ice [email protected] cream. 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Like professor not needed to sanitize our food, purify our water, treat sports tourism?” was a very well-written Should make? Would anyone invest Rodning (Letter to the Editor, “Heavy industry threatens our waste or to make the medicines, gloves, tubing and article — straightforward and to the money if they were told, “You should health, welfare,” June 18, 2015) I also have great syringes necessary to cure illness. point. This was the eighth economic im- make a return on your money starting in concern regarding the health and safety of the citizens Until my wishes come true, citizens must make re- pact study pertaining to the soccer com- about five years?” in reference to industrial development. I wish we alistic judgments about chemicals, coal and fuel. These plex, this one stating, “that the soccer Are some people so blind as to see could reduce our dependence on coal, gas, diesel and decisions must involve compromise if our community complex itself will lose about $250,000 this is not good for Mobile County? chemicals. is to thrive, or even survive (coal keeps the lights/air a year for the first five years.” Improve and upgrade what we have I wish that solar panels existed that would power conditioning on in practically every structure in Mobile Whose money will be keeping the now! Get out there and get another my home and charge my car adequately even at night! I County). Without chemicals, coal and fuel, only a complex afloat until it does start making cruise ship in here! And the Maritime wish that wind turbines existed that would power my handful of people would even live here! a profit? The taxpayers, that’s who! Museum finally opens in September! home adequately even when the wind wasn’t blowing! We must have pipelines, storage tanks, coal piles, Don Staley, executive director for Add to the waterfront downtown! I wish that small fusion power plants existed for gas stations and like in the near term. Regulations sports for the Foley Sports Tourism Again, thank you for the great article. each neighborhood! Any of the above would allow us should be made based on facts and reason, not “wish- Complex, puts things in perspective: to dispense with coal burning and hydro-electric power ful” thinking or slogans. “There’s definitely a market for tourna- Janet Scott, generation, as well as the elimination of unsightly trans- ments and other sports that should Mobile County mission lines. The world might be a better place! Russell R. Martin, I wish my cars and company trucks didn’t require Mobile POLI CE DISPATCH Former deputy arrested for in-house theft of ‘controlled substances’ BY JASON JOHNSON/REPORTER | [email protected] According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Of- rences, and all of the evidence against Holifield However, on June 19, Mason began to deterio- vestigation, a petition on Change.org also started fice (MCSO), a deputy has turned himself in after has been submitted to the Mobile County District rate rapidly and around 11 p.m. went into respira- circulating online Tuesday asking for the DA’s an eight-month investigation into claims he was Attorney’s Office. tory failure and died. office to “charge Josh Coleman for the death of failing to turn over seized controlled substances “When a member of this department violates In a press release, the GSPD said dogs used his fellow officer, Mason.” into evidence. the public trust, it is a tarnish to not only the for law enforcement typically spend a lot of time As of press deadline, the petition had gathered Clifton Wayne Holifield Jr., a former deputy, reputation and traditions of the Mobile County in their handlers’ vehicles, which are typically more than 600 signatures. turned himself in to the sheriff’s office Sunday Sheriff’s Office, but also to the hardworking men equipped with remote heat alarms, water bowls In addition to potential criminal charges, both and was charged with 12 counts of second-degree and women of law enforcement throughout our and other protective measures. However, because the GSPD and the city of Gulf Shores have taken theft of property — a case that was initially state,” Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran said. Mason’s public relations duties did not typically administrative sanctions against Cpl. Coleman, reviewed by a grand jury. “It is my commitment that swift action be taken require long periods of confinement to a vehicle, though the nature of those sanctions have not “In November 2014, we began our investiga- against those who choose to violate their oath of those protective measures were not available in been disclosed. tion and while we attempted to communicate and office.” his handler’s car. investigate our suspicions with Det. Holifield, he “This situation has been devastating for Cpl. MFRD believes Causeway fire set immediately resigned,” a MCSO news release Gulf Shores’ community relations Coleman and his family and we hope that they stated. “While reviewing his cases, we discovered are able to work through their understandable intentionally dog succumbs to heat According to the Mobile Fire-Rescue Depart- he had unlawfully seized or maintained controlled On Monday, the Gulf Shores Police Depart- emotions,” the press release said. “This is a tragic ment, fire investigators believe a blaze at the substances through the course of some of his ment announced its community relations dog, occurrence that has left the entire organization Captain’s Table restaurant on the Causeway June investigations.” Mason, died after being left in an unattended car mourning a terrible loss. It also illustrates how 23 was set intentionally. The MCSO said there was also evidence Ho- by his handler, Cpl.