NDOC created a problem by placing inmate Bryan Crawley a “none” gang member in a gang debrief program in which he clearly did not belong as Bryan was never a member of the Aryan Warriors gang, not before prison and never during his imprisonment had he any association with this gang nor was he ever going to testify against them. After a false statement made by Attorney Osvaldo Fumo from FumoLaw.com to the Las Vegas Sun who printed the article “Quote” “Fumo said one of the government's more notable witnesses will be Bryan Crawley” http://www.lvrj.com/news/48059057.html?login=y the NDOC then transferred Bryan Crawley and placed him in a debrief program for ex gang members putting his life at “instant” risk as I.G debrief inmates are the most hated inmates in prison and gang members are ordered to hunt down and kill these inmates .
Bryan was transferred in 2009 without the slightest idea
of the program he was going to be placed in to but instead of the NDOC ensuring
Bryan’s safety they punish him further by transferring him to Ely State Prison where
he is now housed among the most dangerous AW gang members and this after he was
promised by the I.G program that he would never be transferred to Ely as the
risk to his life would be too great. While in prison Bryan has had no history of
violence, no gang association, no contagious disease as NDOC once claimed as
the reason for isolation and yet he is in lockdown “isolation” 24/7. NDOC need
to take responsibility, as they put Bryan is a program that can get him killed and
continue to punish him mentally as isolation is pure torture. There are other
special housing units for inmates like Bryan Crawley but NDOC seem to prefer isolation.
Why?
VIOLATION
OF BRYAN CRAWLEY’s RIGHTSNot only do we have to question the NDOC for inappropriate “punishment” of Bryan Crawley but one should also question Attorney Fumo’s motives for making this false statement to the media as Attorney Fumo is the AW Gang’s attorney and was well aware that Bryan Crawley was never going to be a witness. The Las Vegas Sun should also be held responsible as they printed a “false “article before researching the facts.
One can only come up with the conclusion that the entire Justice system, NDOC and the media are corrupt and lawless.
THE WRONGFUL CONVICTION OF
BRYAN CRAWLEY
The Bryan Crawley case: Reading the media reports one is
almost certain to believe at first glance that Bryan Crawley is guilty of the
crime he was convicted of but look further and one will start wondering if he
was not wrongly convicted. Here are some facts:
In 2006 Bryan
Crawley was arrested for the murder of 83 year old John Herda. Despite the fact that there was no physical
evidence tying Bryan Crawley to this crime he was found guilty and sentenced to
Life in prison without parole. Possible wrongly convicted? Here are some facts
to let you decide.
No DNA of Bryan Crawley was found at the murder scene. The
state claimed that the deceased fired and wounded his attacker before he
succumbed yet there was no blood of Bryan Crawley found at the scene. Now how
is it possible to be shot in the stomach yet not bleed one drop of blood? And
after being shot is it possible to still climb a 7ft brick wall fence and still
leave no traces of blood anywhere? The suspect’s flashlight was found at the
scene with two DNA profiles, one being the DNA of a woman and another but not
Bryan Crawley’s DNA. The Mexican doctor who claimed that he treated Bryan Crawley
for a gunshot wound claimed that he treated a wound that was 2-3 days old but
the murder took place 9 days before he claimed he treated the patient. The
Mexican Doctor also did not recognise Bryan Crawley in court, he identified
Chris Brewer, a friend of the deceased who took a plea bargain? Then there were
the witnesses and their hearsay testimony that ultimately secured a conviction.
Witnesses, who have criminal records, were paid big dollars by the victim’s son
Nick Herda, to testify against Bryan Crawley. His reason for the paying of witnesses in
court was “I felt sorry for them” Question is why was it necessary to feel
sorry for witnesses? One witness was a
disgruntled ex-employee. A man who is a known drug addict and currently in jail
for sexual assault on a minor. The Other witness was this offender’s sister. The
3rd witness was Bryan Crawley’s ex girlfriend (mother of his child)
who took a plea bargain to testify against him. And let’s not forget the man
who paid the witnesses to testify, he was once a suspect in his own father’s
murder. The media was bias in so many ways, printing the John Herda (the
victim) was a respectable business owner, a war veteran but never did they
print anything about the family politics. The Herda family own one of the worst
strip clubs in Las Vegas “Foxy girls”, synonymous with drug dealings and prostitution.
Ask the right people in Vegas and one will hear that Nick Herda is famous for “owning”
half of the justice system. Well known for paying bribes, dealing in drugs,
supplying cocaine to Judges, attorneys, FBI, cops and more. No one will testify
against him as he is seen as a very powerful man who can pay his way out of
trouble while you, if you dare to speak up about him may find yourself in jail
or prison for life. It is also believed that if you are a family friend of Nick
Herda he will help you out of trouble. All you need to do is go into court wearing
a Herda business promotional shirt and the Judge will know what to do next. The
Herda family donate generously to their friends in politics and the justice
system. Ask around about the association between the Herda and Crawley family
and one will hear that Nick Herda and the Late Frank Crawley (The accused Bryan’s
uncle) were deep drug “business” buddies. Their friendship goes back many
years.
Bryan Crawley was never given an opportunity to testify at
his own trial. He was never asked to do a polygraph test, no evidence, no DNA
of his found, only hearsay testimony by paid witnesses. He was found guilty
before the trial even stated. The state tried to give Bryan the death penalty,
that didn’t work because the jury decided that LWOP was a more suited conviction.
Then Attorney Fumo (AW
Gang attorney) and close friend of Nick Herda made a false statement to the
media. One has to question whether this was done to have Bryan Killed before he
gets another shot at a new trial where he will be able to tell his side of the story.
Way too much corruption took place to get this conviction and one has to wonder
what sinister methods are being used to try break and silence a wrongfully
convicted man!
Note from Bryan Crawley
I’m sitting here in a prison with my pen in hand where I have spent so
many years trying to understand? Understand the true meaning of life and of
love.
Sitting back, asking if it is real? Is it true? That there is a God above,
I want to tell someone of all the things I have learnt of the feelings
felt of knowing you’ve been banned from your freedom, faith and sanity by being
slapped in your face by reality.
How can I put this? Where do I start? How can I express this straight
from my heart?
I woke up one day in this prison cell which was dark as a cave and cold
as hell.
I looked in the mirror to see what I’d find, what I saw blew my mind, an
old man where youth once stood. That's the moment I truly understood.
I finally understood how I got so old, my face so bitter, my eyes so cold.
I reminiscence about years gone by, the times I laughed and the times I’d
cried.
So my message if you listen, you’ll begin to realize that I pull no
punches and tell no lies, so please listen to me now. Perhaps you will hear the
wisdom of this old man through young man tears,
Bryan Crawley NDOC inmate # 60853
Bryan
is currently seeking assistance with getting a new fair trial. Here are some
facts about his unfair trial that let to him being wrongfully convicted for
murder
HELP BRYAN WAYNE CRAWLEY GET A
NEW “FAIR” TRIAL Bryan Crawley was convicted of the Las Vegas, 2006 murder of J. Herda (Senior) and was sentenced to LWOP. Bryan Crawley has been in prison since 2006. In 2012 Bryan was transferred to Ely State prison where he is now in lock up 24/7 for his “own protection” This following after a false news repost published by LAS VEGAS REWIEW JOURNAL that Bryan Crawley was and I quote “notable witness” against the Aryan Warriors. http://www.lvrj.com/news/48059057.html The media reported that Attorney Fumo, the attorney who was representing an Aryan Warriors member had made this statement but Bryan Crawley was NEVER a witness and had absolutely nothing to do with Aryan Warriors criticize plea deals. So who lied, the Attorney or the media? However due to this false report Bryan was identified as a snitch and an attack/hit on his life was ordered by the Aryan Warriors. Attorney Fumo was once Bryan Crawley’s attorney before the state charged him with the murder of John Herda. It is also believed that Attorney Fumo is a family friend of the Herda family who was openly upset when Bryan Crawley was spared the death penalty.
Now not only has Bryan Crawley’s life been put in severe danger due to
this false and misleading news report but there are also serious questions
being raised about his conviction for the Herda murder. There are enough
reasons to be suspicious that this entire case and conviction was of a far more
sinister nature. Bryan did not receive a fair trial and deserved to be given a
new trial. Here are some reasons why he
should be given a new trial - cast doubt on his conviction. Note that Bryan
faced the death penalty but now doing Life without parole in one of the worst
prisons in America.
No DNA of Bryan Crawley was found at the crime scene. There was NO
physical evidence that linked Bryan to this crime! The Las Vegas crime lab also
admitted that Bryan Crawley’ s case was in fact one of the cases in which
mistakes were made but this was covered up by saying that it was minor mistakes
and that it will not influence the verdict. http://www.lvrj.com/news/other-dna-mistakes-were-caught-at-las-vegas-police-s-crime-lab-125255224.html
- http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/las-vegas-crime-lab-analyst-makes-repeated-mistakes-with-dna-evidence/
- http://www.alloexpat.com/moving_to_las_vegas_forum/other-dna-mistakes-were-caught-at-las-vegas-police-s-crime-t7400.html
The case against Bryan Crawley was built on eyewitnesses but here are
some facts about the eyewitnesses and their credentials.
Bryan Crawley's ex girlfriend Allison Kiel (who is also the mother of his
young child) testified against him. She has since the trial admitted that she
lied on the stand because there were charges made against her and in exchange
for her testimony she got probation instead of prison time. Is it possible that
she was a scorned ex girlfriend and/or was forced to testify in order to avoid
threatened prison time herself? According to the media Miss Kiel made various
accusations that Bryan Crawley was abusive towards her, threatened her with her
life and that she was afraid of him, yet despite these accusations she has
willingly allowed their very young daughter to visit her father in prison. It
is hard to believe that any mother will allow her child to visit a man in
prison for murder, especially if she as she claimed, was violent and abusive
towards her and she feared for her life?? Doesn’t make sense?
Another witness was an ex employee that worked in Bryan Crawley’s once
very successful cleaning business in Las Vegas. Bryan employed Max
Gutierrez (witness) straight after his
release from prison as a favour for one of his employees (Max Gutierrez
cousin). Max, a man who was once a convicted criminal was now a “star” witness?
This witness burgled the Crawley’s home whilst Mr. Crawley and his mother were
in Jail. Yes! The state even filed charges against Bryan Crawley’s’ mother to
try and get a confession out of him. How reliable can Max
Gutierrez testimony really be? CONVICTED
CRIMINAL AND WAS PAID TO TESTIFY! Yes
PAID! Read further!
Another witness that testified against Mr Crawley was the sister of Max
Gutierrez! Really? Sister? It
is also important to take note that Max Gutierrez never came forward as a willing witness. He was arrested for unrelated
charges and then made a deal to avoid prison time AGAIN in exchange for his
testimony.
Yet another witness Kennith
Haywood, He was in jail, locked up in a cell with Bryan Crawley awaiting
his own trial! Is it possible that he was trying to make a deal with the state
to safe his own skin?
BUT GET THIS ALL 3 OF THE ABOVE
WITNESSES WAS PAID TO TESTIFY AGAINST Bryan Crawley!
Nick Herda (junior) son of the murder victim admitted that he had paid
the above witnesses large amounts of cash. http://www.lvrj.com/news/34385814.html Lets
recap? The 3 witnesses that testified are
the 3 witnesses that Nick Herda gave money to are Max Gutierrez (Mr. Crawley’s ex employee), MAX Gutierrez's sister and
Kenneth Haywood (Mr. Crawley’s cell mate- criminal
himself??). Nick Herda’s
reason for paying witnesses was that he felt sorry for them! What?? The
question is why does one need to pay or feel sorry for witnesses? Surely
witnesses come forward because they are wanting to do the right thing and not
because they were given loads for money before the trial to testify? It is
believed that some of the witnesses received up to $30 000 in exchanges for
their testimony against Bryan Crawley.
Bryan Crawley has maintained his innocence throughout. He admittedly had
a difficult childhood and this was exposed during his trial but not because he
was looking for excuses for the crime he was accused of committing but because
his attorneys needed mitigating circumstances to help him avoid the death
penalty. Looking for mitigating circumstances are standard procedures in any
murder trial!
Although Bryan Crawley had a difficult childhood he never used this as
self pity! It is clearly evident when one looks at his accomplishments that
Bryan Crawley despite his childhood was adamant to be a successful member of
society. Bryan even won a sports scholarship to Texas A&M University but
lost this scholarship due to an injury. Still, even with this set back he still
went on the start and run a high turnover, very successful business in Las
Vegas.
Although it is sad that Mr. Henda senior lost his life, in a house
invasion/armed robbery? The media reports were misleading and unfair by
portraying Bryan Crawley as THE murderous monster with no conscience, and that
from even before the trial began. The victim was portrayed as a successful
business owner of the once Herda appliance store and war veteran. This was done
only to make the crime Bryan Crawley was accused of sound even more dreadful.
Not to degrade the victim or the Herda family in anyway but Herda’s
family stores was back in archive days and since then the Herda family made and
make their living from a business called Foxy girls, written as the worst strip
club in Las Vegas http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/09/17/foxy-girls-the-worst-strip-club-in-vegas.html
Now we all know that strip clubs are associated with drugs, prostitution and
serious other crimes! Is it possible that John Herda was a victim of a crime
related to his own business he and his sons ran? http://www.manta.com/g/mmflnbh/john-herda .
This proves that the media will spice up a story to sell the news rather that
print accurate facts. Sad because this could send someone to death row!!!
One report also published by The LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL even stated
and I quote “ Crawley remained stoic after the
court clerk read the verdict but flashed a big smile at a television cameraman
as he was being escorted from the courtroom” Television camera? How convenient!
Why not publish a photo with him supposedly smiling? http://www.lvrj.com/news/35358914.html The
media really need to take responsibility for what misleading information they
print as nowhere are any photographs published with Mr. Crawley smiling during
trial, NO WHERE! Even on this report there is no such evidence. The only thing
that court photographs show is a healthy successful business man who as trial
continued became a depressed and fragile man! In Mr. Crawley’s case it’s
blatantly obvious that the media was rooting for the death penalty to sell
newspapers!
The lack of evidence, paid witnesses and unfair trial are enough reasons
for Mr Crawley to get a new trial. Allow him a fair opportunity to prove his
innocence!
Ely State Prison where Mr. Crawley is now housed for his “own
protection” is known as one of the worst maximum security prisons in Nevada. A
prison that is so harsh but not everyone in there are serial killers yet the
treatment is the same for all inmates. Bryan is locked up in his cell everyday,
24 hours a day, only allowed a shower every 3 days. He is only allowed one 15
minute phone call once a week. http://4strugglemag.org/2011/07/25/ely-state-prison-nevada-a-place-of-depravity-death-and-despair/
Bryan is in need of an attorney who will be willing to take on his case
on a pro bono basis. Also if you would like to show Bryan your support please
share / re post this information to help Bryan get a new trial.
Bryan
Crawley was just another victim of the U.S.A corrupt Justice system.
USA
JUSTICE SYSTEM - NO ANGELS!!!!
