In a bizarre twist in Barrow County’s continuing political drama, it appears that the mysterious message left months ago on the office phone of its embattled human resources director was not a threat after all.
Almost beyond belief, it was merely a coincidence.
Jim Fullington, special agent in charge of the Athens office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, said Tuesday that his agency did confirm that Norma Jean Brown received a voice message that, due to the timing and circumstances, could have made the call seem like a “perceived threat.”
But he said his agency tracked down the caller, interviewed him, and determined the man had no connection to the county government’s ongoing personnel controversy and that his call posed no threat to Brown or her family.
For more details, see the Feb. 3 edition of the Barrow Journal
It "just happened" to be Ms. Browns.
It "just "happened" to be the VERY weekend she had made allegations.
He "just happened" to have the tv / radio(what can't remember which?) playing in the background AND
it "just happened" to have the following playing:
"Your future may be in jeopardy. Your family's well being may be at stake. It's serious business. The wrong move could be very costly."
Seems to me, just an average Joe, there are an awful lots of "just happened".
Couple of points here:
1. I haven't called the HR's number, but I'd be willing to bet it has a message telling people (a) who they are calling -- Barrow County HR (b)that she is not available.
2. If it WHERE just a wrong number, wouldn't he have hung up? Time it, it takes approx 10 sec to say the phrase, but only 3 secs for a drawn out HEYYYYY.
I'd be willing to bet:
The person who placed the call was a friend of Danny's or Clements
They didn't realize the GBI would be call
They didn't realize the GBI could track the number
If I were the person placing the call, I'd lied!
No, no, I just dialed a wrong number .... yea it took me a good 10-15 secs to realize it. I'm so sorry. No I don't remember what was playing in the background.
Yea - that's the ticket!
But having said that, the coincidence does seem unlikely.