Couy Griffin, Susan Griffin, Chris Lord, and DeWayne M Braithwaite Court Saga Continues 6-22-23.

The various cases or the saga around Couy Griffin, Susan Griffin, Chris Lord, and DeWayne M Braithwaite will continue in the courtroom this week and in subsequent weeks per information from the New Mexico Courts System…

Last month AlamogordoTownNews.com and KALHradio.org reported on the ongoing saga of a property formerly owned by Cowboys for Trump Founder Couy Griffin now under title of his mother, Susan E Griffin and an occupant of the property, DeWayne M Braithwaite.

In May, a video posted on social media via Twitter on an account owned by Raquel Morris, that showed an arrest, of former Alamogordo County Commissioner Couy Griffin by the Alamogordo Sheriff’s Department. The video was reported filmed by DeWayne Braithwaite.

Turn up the sound and Griffin can be heard in the background engaged in questioning his arrest….

https://fb.watch/kEP40lFfEA/?mibextid=l2pjGR

Mr. Griffin was incarcerated in Otero County Jail for the weekend, and we took a statement from him upon his release on 5-22-23 which aired on KALHradio.org. AlamogordoTownNews.com Radio edition on KRAZY KALHRadio.org received the first return press phone call and the exclusive from Couy Griffin.

Below is the transcript of the call…

Couy Griffin to Anthony Lucero program manager to KRAZY KALHRadio.org…

Couy Griffin: “It’s good to be out, to be able to tell my side of the story on this, Anthony, because that's one thing you never get to do whenever you're locked up. And uh, I just spent three days in the o Ontario County Detention Center, um, totally blindsided by what took place. I to just break it all down and try to tell you as quick as I can, Anthony, I've got a, a, a guy that's squatting in a property that I own, the only property that I own that's paid off. And, uh, we were remodeling it, trying to get it ready for a friend that was going to move down. So, this guy painted it, but he's got a history of doing this. Anthony, this guy, his name's Dwayne, he's from, uh, Washington, DC of all places. Um, I didn't even know him before he got out here to New Mexico.”

Couy continued: “He's a friend of a friend. And this friend of mine, Chris Lord, met Duane and offered him, invited him to come out to New Mexico. And as I mentioned, he finished painting this place. The job was done. And, uh, he, he just wanted to stay, and I told him that we're done, and I never had an agreement with him to stay in the property, Anthony. Um, but through the squatters’ rights, whatever those are, um, Sergeant Matthew Mable of the Otero County Sheriff's Department filed a complaint against me and had a judge from outside of Otero County write an arrest warrant for my arrest. All based off what Matthew Mable from the Otero County com, uh, police department told him. So, it's been very painful to go through Anthony, but again, I know the ground I stand on, it's amazing. You can be charged with trespassing by somebody that doesn't even own the property. Um, but that's what I went through. And unfortunately, David Black and Sean Jet stood right alongside Matthew Mabel and the Otero County Sheriff's Department really ran me through the ringer on this one. But I'm glad to be out. I just got out. You're my first call Crazy radio with Anthony. I love you, brother. And, um, I just appreciate, uh, your nonpartisan voice.”

A link to the audio interview with Couy Griffin from May 22, 2023, exclusively to KRAZY KALHRadio.org and AlamogordoTownNews.com is found below…

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lKEETtFHepv9IIkoPlGyx?si=UTGmPf6ATvK8…

The public record shows multiple lawsuits that now appear in the state registry around the property and involving Couy Griffin, Susan E Griffin, Chris Lord and DeWayne M. Braithwaite.

On 5-15-23 case M-38-CV-202300205 was filed by DeWayne M. Braithwaite naming the defendants as Couy Griffin, Susan E Griffin and Chris Lord. In this case multiple judges recused themselves. The case is set with a hearing date of 6-22-23 10 am under Magistrate Judge Christopher A Mitchell. Certificates of Service were issued for Couy Griffin, Chris Lord, Susan Griffin 6-9-23 and a copy of a power bill was submitted to the courts.

On 5-22-23 a case number M-38-MR-202300125 was filed against Couy Griffin initiated by a criminal complaint filed by Otero County Deputy Sherrif Mathew Mirabel. Two counts of Harassment and 3 counts of Unposted Criminal Trespass were charged, and Mr. Griffin entered a plea of “not guilty.”

The original case on 5-22-23 went before Judge John R Seacrest for the arraignment. Since then, a pretrial hearing date has been scheduled for 7-14-23 at 1:30 pm also under Judge Christopher A Mitchell.

The record shows that attorney Johnathan C Miller has been appointed to represent Couy Griffin. Readers and listeners may recall attorney Jonathan C Miller is the attorney that represented Mr. Griffin in his winning case against the New Mexico Secretary of State in a trail that was held in the Otero County Courthouse in April. Mr. Griffin won the case related to Cowboys for Trump with the representation of Mr. Miller.

Title of the property in question is in the title of Susan E Griffin, mother of Couy Griffin and a magistrate judge in Catron County, New Mexico. On 5-8-23 she filed a case M-38-CV-202300191 against DeWayne M. Braithwaite giving a notice to quit and forcible detainer or eviction. The case had several judges recuse themselves and is now scheduled for a court date of 6-22-23 also before judge Christopher A Mitchell at 10:15 am.

A similar case was also filed M-38-CV-202300222 on 6-1-2023 also assigned to Judge Christopher A Mitchell with the trial also set for 6-22-23 at 10:30 am.

All together the actions around this property have resulted in the filing and counter filing of 4 pending lawsuits initiated by the various parties. Stay tuned to AlamogordoTownNews.com and KALHradio.org for updates on the various cases as they are posted and released to the press.

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