Paul’s request for bail was rejected by the Judge today. Paul asked to speak and the judge said sure, he would swear him in and the prosecuting attorney would have a chance to cross examine, Paul decided to shut up and go back to jail.
I am still waiting for those people who have been talking trash about Paul getting out of jail and beating the wrap…does not appear to be working out for him.
As the prosecutor said, Paul will probably spend the rest of his life in jail…and the law abiding citizens of Mexico Beach can rejoice.

Poor Pauley!  He just wants to spend Thanksgiving with his children and grandchildren.  Boo Hoo.  He hasn’t seen them for 5 years and now he wants to spend thanksgiving with them.  They live in Massachusetts, they have been notified of his arrest and they have not come here to Florida It seems no one wants to claim him.

Wonder if the people around town saying Paul was going to beat these charges have read the following from the governments response to Paul’s request for bail?

“Here, on the drug charge alone, Francis faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five
years’ imprisonment and a maximum of forty years, prior to the filing of an enhancement
information; and a mandatory minimum of ten years and a maximum of life imprisonment,
after the filing of an enhancement information. The firearms violation carries an additional
mandatory term of five years’ imprisonment to run consecutive to any sentence on the drug
charge. Additionally, Francis is 62 years’ old and, if convicted, will face most or all of the
remainder of his life behind bars.”