The federal government has continued to spend energy and resources in hunting down Amish raw milk farmers. Raw milk advocate David Gumpert recently reported about a federal effort to prosecute two raw milk farmers by requiring them to appear before a federal Grand Jury in Detroit:Though Peanut Corp of America has been cited for responsibility in nine deaths and more than 700 illnesses from Salmonella in its peanut butter, its president, Stewart Parnell, has remained seemingly immune from prosecution nearly three years after the fact. Same with Austin “Jack” DeCoster of Wright County Egg, which was linked to as many as 1,700 illnesses from Salmonella in its eggs in 2010. But a relatively small 2010 Midwest outbreak of 25 illnesses (and no deaths) from Campylobacter in raw milk seems to have brought the ire of law enforcement down on the owners of two tiny farms in Indiana and Michigan. A federal grand jury in Detroit is investigating bringing criminal charges against an Amish farmer David Hochstetler in Indiana who produced the milk, and a Michigan farmer Richard Hebron who helped distribute it to several private food clubs. (Full article here)
Today, Kentucky Food Club leader John Moody reported that the scheduled grand jury date for Amish farmer David Hochstetler in Detroit was canceled, and that Hochstetler has been released from his subpoena. What happened to cause this turn of events? According to Moody:
Local Sheriff Brad Rogers, stepped in to the situation and notified the DOJ that if they wanted to have any dealings with those under his protection and jurisdiction, they would have to go through him. He also warned the DOJ that if they continued to visit David’s farm/property without a proper warrant, he or his officers would arrest them for trespassing. (Full article here)
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