Comments on: Va. woman arrested for blogging about cops has white supremacist past

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:48:21 +0000

Apparently she’s been arrested yet again, this time for violating her court order:

http://www.charlottesvilletimes.com/2010/03/elisha-strom-arrested-again/

By: Dale Bennett

Dale Bennett — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:39:03 +0000

There’s even more evidence now that Elisha Strom was having a sexual affair with JADE Task Force detective Brian N. O’Donnell, whom she credits with “inspiring” her obsessive stalking, evidently after their relationship went bad.

This is really getting interesting.

Apparently this sexual affair took place during the trial of her husband, Kevin Alfred Strom, on child pornography and other charges. Kevin Strom maintains his innocence and says he was forced to plead guilty to one count because of perjury on Elisha Strom’s part and the suborning of that perjury by O’Donnell. O’Donnell was the investigator in Kevin Strom’s case. Elisha Strom was the only witness.

Elisha Strom has just posted a link to a recorded telephone conversation she had with said Brian O’Donnell, in which it is quite clear she spent the night with O’Donnell on at least one occasion. He is very nervous about his wife finding out about his relationship with Strom. O’Donnell also expresses fear about possible repercussions to his career on the Joint Terrorism Task Force and JADE task force and to his career as a Charlottesville Police Detective.

O’Donnell states flatly that Elisha Strom lied to him on several occasions.

Link on the I Hearte JADE site by Elisha Strom:
http://iheartejade.blogspot.com/2009/11/five-fer-friday.html

Link to mp3 of the phone conversation:
http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/116457_vyhex/BrianODonnell-games.mp3

Transcript of conversation:
Detective Brian N. O’Donnell: Of course I got upset. So yeah, I said things… You there?

Elisha Strom: Yeah, I’m thinking.

Detective Brian N. O’Donnell: That was a good rant. I didn’t want to waste it on thin air. I thought you hung up.

Elisha Strom: No, no. It was wonderful, fantastic, delightful.

Detective Brian N. O’Donnell: (laughs) The point is…

Elisha Strom: (laughs)

Detective Brian N. O’Donnell: The point is, OK, you know, you treat me like shit. You have lied to me. You said you haven’t lied, and you have. I know you have. I’m not going to get into how I know, but I know you have. You were playing games. That’s NOT RIGHT.

Elisha Strom: I was not playing games.

Detective Brian N. O’Donnell: You are now. Even mentioning my wife makes me nervous. You spend the whole night over here. You don’t seem to understand. I’m a Task Force officer. I’m a Charlottesville Police detective. It’s only your word right now. There you go.

Elisha Strom: I didn’t bring anything up!

Detective Brian N. O’Donnell: Well thank you. That was decent of you. I meant that sincerely.

Elisha Strom: You know, you are just so arrogant –

Detective Brian N. O’Donnell: Is that — is that fair to say? I was actually thinking that about you.

Elisha Strom: (sighs)

Detective Brian N. O’Donnell: Hey, you know what? It’s your decision. It’s your decision. It really is. So, I will call you tomorrow. See ya.

By: Spokker

Spokker — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:12:51 +0000

I don’t know if she did anything illegal or not, but goddamn that is a lot of crazy stuff going on.

By: Pinandpuller

Pinandpuller — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:02:08 +0000

The latter don’t want neighbors in general Peter, like Randy Weaver. For all the good it did him, mohamed came to the mountain.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:22:32 +0000

Carlos,
In this day and age of vitriolic charachter assasinations which frequently have little or nothing to do with the topic at hand, your original posting had all the signs and earmarks of one.

If I’ve misjudged your intent, I apologize.

PS: I followed some of the hyperlinks, and there is a difference between a racist and a racialist. The former wants to control and opress the ‘untermenschen’ (to coin a term) and the latter wants to live separated from them. Not that I’d want either as neighbors, but there it is.

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:16:22 +0000

But if that’s the case, then come out and defend her and the white supremacist movement.

Stop beating around the bush and stop putting words in my mouth.

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:13:05 +0000

Scott,

I wish you and Peter can point out where in my post that I insinuate she should be incarcerated for her views or her writings.

Because as it is now, “the overall tone and substance” of your comments is that you guys are ultra sensitive when it comes to anything regarding white supremacists.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:29:14 +0000

“And I hope she wins this case because of the First Amendment implications of it.”

Carlos, I’m pleased to see this comment from you, but I wish you included it in the main post – at the top. The overall tone and substance of the blog post seemed to be anything but a vigorous defense of Ms. Strom’s right to publish. We can’t let the government get by with putting people in jail for what they write. I hope you, Radley, the ACLU and others who I look to and look up to for advocating freedom, mount as vigorous a propaganda war on behalf of this woman as you would if her content was one you vigorously approved of.

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:47:22 +0000

So let me get this straight.

You believe the First Amendment applies to all of us, yet you believe I should restrict my reporting to what it states in the police reports?

I don’t know where you are getting the idea that I am supporting police in this matter against her because of her views.

I couldn’t care less whether she is a white supremacist or not. It’s not like I’m dating her or anything.

And I hope she wins this case because of the First Amendment implications of it.

Also, my readers are curious as to who this woman is, which is why I provided her background.