Lauderdale 911 Logs...Seriously?

We've always contended that a lack of information leads to many misconceptions, and the handling of 911 calls in Lauderdale County would seem to be a prime example of that. Other than the number of 911 calls (four) coming into dispatch concerning the June 8th boat crash, little that's been previously released seems accurate - causing many to blame the McBryer party unfairly in several ways.

According to the call logs on official record, the first call came in from a female passenger approximately two minutes after the crash. Why does the official transcript say almost 10:36, not 10:48 as in the handwritten call log? This is simply how it's done. Really? It took 12 minutes to write down a synopsis of a conversation. The three subsequent calls are similarly recorded several minutes after they came in. 

You can listen to the 911 calls on WAFF's website. Neither the female who called first nor the McBryer son who called second sounded impaired in any way. 

Three more criticisms of this whole debacle: Chad Dyer would appear to have bungled his end of the investigation. Is he withholding evidence due to medical privacy concerns? It's possible.

Then we have the deputy who told all of Lauderdale County and half the state that a certain Shoals attorney was at the marina that night with the McBryer party. We've never been able to discover his name, but no matter who the gossip is, Sheriff Rick Singleton needs to correct this problem.

We admire and respect Sheriff Singleton, but his deputies should know better that to disseminate any information about an active case. This has caused no end of problems for innocent people. How would you feel if this happened to you?

Oh, and let's be sure to add that Lauderdale County license commissioner Rodney Pettus has now been added to the list of conspirators helping some mysterious Mr. Big cover up something, whatever it may be. Tell us, Rodney, how much were you paid to sabotage the state boat registration system. Buying that condo in Orange Beach now? 

Finally, we have our own conspiracy theory: Someone has put something in Cypress Creek to make the citizens of Lauderdale County crazy.