Randolph (Rudy) Vaughn.
Rudy Vaughn to be paroled Sept. 14
Barring public outcry, former Milner restaurateur and paving contractor Rudy Vaughn will be released from prison on parole September 14.
Vaughn pleaded guilty to three counts of theft by receiving stolen property on April 19, 2007 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. If released as scheduled, he will have served just under 25% of his sentence.
As part of a plea deal, Vaughn also gave the county his restaurant, Rudy's House of BBQ in Milner, and forfeited $100,000.
Vaughn had a lengthy criminal history including weapons convictions and faced 23 counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon if his case had gone to trial. He gave up his firearms and those charges were dropped.
Vaughn was implicated in a multi-state cargo theft ring but avoided trial on the vast majority of the charges filed against him.
While on parole, Vaughn will live with his girlfriend Peggy Dorsett at 330 Old Alabama Road in Milner. Dorsett was a codefendant of Vaughn's in the case but charges against her were dropped as part of the plea deal.
Georgia's State Board of Pardons and Paroles may be reached at 404.656.5651
As part of a plea deal, Vaughn also gave the county his restaurant, Rudy's House of BBQ in Milner, and forfeited $100,000.
Vaughn had a lengthy criminal history including weapons convictions and faced 23 counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon if his case had gone to trial. He gave up his firearms and those charges were dropped.
Vaughn was implicated in a multi-state cargo theft ring but avoided trial on the vast majority of the charges filed against him.
While on parole, Vaughn will live with his girlfriend Peggy Dorsett at 330 Old Alabama Road in Milner. Dorsett was a codefendant of Vaughn's in the case but charges against her were dropped as part of the plea deal.
Georgia's State Board of Pardons and Paroles may be reached at 404.656.5651
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Questions:
Were Vaughn and Dorsett treated differently than other criminals facing similar long terms in the penitentiary?
Did they bargain such a sweet plea because they had cash and a faltering business to forfeit to Lamar County?
What was the source of the $100,000 cash?
Should it not have been seized as part of the defendants' continuing criminal enterprise?
The 21.59 acres owned by Vaughn and Dorsett at 330 Old Alabama Road is presently valued by the LC Assessors office at $534,501!
A review of Vaughn and Dorsett properties values is nearly 1 MILLION dollars. This can be verified at http://www.qpublic.net/ga/lamar/
Why was the bulk of their assets left intact and not TOTALLY seized?
Under Georgia Code 16-11-131 (b) Vaughn could have been sentenced to 5 years in prison if convicted on a single count of felon in possession of a gun charge. He had 23 counts against him!
There were and still are many valuable assets that could have possibly forfeited by the defendants. Are there other valuable assets not discovered or overlooked by the system?
Who profited from Vaughn's receiving such a "slap on the wrist"?
The citizens of Lamar County was short-changed!
Call N. Alcars
http://geigers.blogspot.com/2007/01/grand-jury-recalled-to-hear-rudy.html
Possibly they didn't get the big dog he thought he did, and also didn't want other stuff to get out like it would in a jury trial.
Possibly BBQ man would have walked if it went to trial and all the evidence (and lack therof) was presented. Who knows. but again, sling enough $h!t at someone, and some will stick.
I think the plea bargian probably saved the county some embarrassment.
people who have committed worse crimes do less time.
p.s. - i am a white blogger. (wanted to throw that one in before all the racist comments come out)
"hopefully he has learned his lesson and will stay out of trouble. if not then he goes back to prison and then stiffer penalties."
Your weak lament may bring hope to you, but alas, HOPELESS is closer in being the correct verbiage due to Vaughn's prior criminal acts and subsequent proof that he "didn't learn his lesson" very well. Short prison sentences make for inadequate teaching of lessons to be learned.
As you will read, Vaughn was convicted of very serious charges in 1988 and was incarcerated for about 20 months. It appears Vaughn "flew below the radar" for almost 20 years while amassing a fortune in assets. With two such shallow sentences, do YOU think Vaughn has "learned his lesson..."? I think not.
#3 continued:
"people who have committed worse crimes do less time."
That is a very astute observation.
My thought on that subject would be:
'people who have committed LESSER crimes do MORE time'....BECAUSE they did not have the resources to make platinum plea bargains. These LESSER-MORE defendants were forced to take any plea deal without dictating terms.
Incarceration information is posted at:
http://www.dcor.state.ga.us
For your edification, I have taken the liberty to cut and paste information from that URL.
CASE NO: 222617
OFFENSE: S/D NARCOTICS OPIATES
CONVICTION COUNTY: SPALDING COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 12/29/1987
SENTENCE LENGTH: 5 YEARS, 0 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
CASE NO: 222617
OFFENSE: MACHINE GUN ACTIVITIES
CONVICTION COUNTY: SPALDING COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 06/01/1987
SENTENCE LENGTH: 5 YEARS, 0 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
STATE OF GEORGIA - INCARCERATION HISTORY
INCARCERATION BEGIN INCARCERATION END
07/31/2007 ACTIVE
06/06/1988 02/07/1990
I'm climbing down from my soap box now. 10-8
Call N. Alcars
I know plea deals save the prosecutor time (he gets paid the same if he goes to trial or not) but plea deals suck for public safety.
It's "Public" education, smart one.
So, tell us, who do we complain to? I want to see if citizens can really change this!
People like you are pathetic.
He flew below the radar for 15-20 years when we had other Sheriffs in office, then he finally got arrested.
The local prosecutor, one long known in Monroe and Lamar Counties for cutting plea deals, cut a deal.
Now the parole board is letting him loose early.
This is all Joe Buice's fault.
Is that right?
"Vaughn was implicated in a multi-state cargo theft ring but avoided trial on the vast majority of the charges filed against him."
Where were the FEDS?
If criminal actions were perpetrated in multi state jurisdictions, would these acts not qualify for Federal intervention?
Questions to ponder while Vaughn lounges in the LaGrange Facility awaiting his harvesting the fruits of his sowed sweetheart plea deal.
Was there an ongoing criminal enterprise?
Did Vaughn violate the RICO Act?
Was a Criminal Conspiracy present?
Were any real estate assets and business ventures financed with unreported income?
Was rental income reported?
Were bank accounts investigated?
Was a paper trail followed to discover details regarding Vaughn properties?
Were the seized weapons legally purchased?
Who purchased them for Vaughn? He is a Felon.
Were the forfeited weapons stolen property?
Were these weapons destroyed?
Were the serial numbers intact on all weapons?
Were any Federal or State Agencies involved?
The FBI, IRS, ATF, GBI, and the T-Men could have assisted and shined a light to the bottomless pit of the Vaughn Empire.
Were local authorities looking at 'a low budget conviction at any price' when the $100K cash and abandoned BBQ building were offered?
Local question from this inquiring mind:
Why are sale details missing on some Lamar County properties owned by Vaughn?
"No sales information associated with this parcel." is displayed at the Assessors web site when one wants to see sale details.
Who did he purchase the properties from?
How much was paid? This is PUBLIC information.
http://qpublic.net/ga/lamar/index-search.html
Type in Vaughn and check my statement.
Vaughn owns many properties in Spalding and Butts Counties as well as Lamar County.
Vaughn is far from being a poor ex-convict who must stay in a half-way house when he is released. He doesn't have to consider being an "ordinary" poor Black ex-con worrying about his next meal and if he can find a job. No suh!
Vaughn will be released with a jaunty step and an ear-to-ear grin on his rotund face.
Vaughn will cruise over to his Old Alabama Road acreage where the partying will begin.
I can visualize Ol' Rudy and Miss Peggy on the patio sipping Hennesey Cognac while counting their rental money. They will raise their cut crystal snifters and propose a hearty toast to the authorities who gave them new life with their "PROSECUTORIAL PLEA DEAL OF A LIFETIME".
What's next for Randolph Vaughn? Who knows?
With Vaughn's garnered wealth, organizing experience, imposing personality, numerous loyal "friends" and his "remarkable" business acumen, he potentially has a career looming in the rough and tumble political arena.
Will Rudy run for Mayor or Commissioner?
Will Ex-Judge Abreu be his campaign manager?
A yokel posted. "he lost everything."
HA-HA-HARDLY...two years and then back TCOB!!
Call N. Alcars
You feel like a big boy now?
I am convinced that the present DA would plea bargain any offence, including murder.
I feel the embarassment to Lamar County is the plea Bargain.
Had this case went to trial as it was, he would most likely would have walked free.
"What about cops killing other cops for knowing too much? They are still on duty!"
Call N. Alcars replies:
What about it? I have many paragraphs to say a lot of things "about it"!
Do you have actual knowledge of cop killings ? Who were the cops killed? When were they killed? How where they killed? Who killed them? What were the motives? How many were killed? What is "knowing too much"? Where are the "killers" working? Have the bodies been discovered? Do you really 'know anything' or just belching smoke to feel good?
It is very disingenuous of you to presume facts and cast a wide net of veiled innuendos against local law authorities. Reading between the lines, one can only assume that you were referring to the LCSO and their cadre of hard working officers sworn 'To Protect and Serve'.
You are a hot commodity if you have tangible proof of homicides with subsequent cover-ups.
Consider yourself very lucky if THG isn't served with subpoenas seeking to identify you.
You would then be asked by authorities to reveal your knowledge about any "cop killings".
My unsolicited non-lawyerly advice is for you to immediately repost and admit that your typed utterances were not of oral origin, but spontaneously erupted in error from an orifice associated with daily physiological functions.
Note: Contact Sheila Tolley, she is very capable of translating the above statement for all the ANONYMOUS crowd.
Your blathering continued,"Let's go up the chain of command and get rid of all the good ole boys!" OK! You lead and I will follow.
Do you want the local citizenry to quake in fear that LCSO is infiltrated with a lot of devious gun-toting 'wild cowboys and cop murderers'? This isn't Tombstone of 1881.
From the raw rookie on the bottom rung of the police ladder to the top brace occupied by our honorable Sheriff, HOW do YOU propose to "get rid of all the good ole boys"? Jail or grave?
You should forever remain ANONYMOUS, but, seek immediate help for your dissociative disorder.
Since your posting is subjectly posted on this Rudy Vaughn article, and you appear to align yourself positively in favor of Vaughn's pending release, is it possible that you are an unnamed and un-indicted co-conspirator? Are you kin? looking for a j-o-b ...OR...
did someone smuggle a lap top into 'ol Rudy's cell and HE plunked out this ANONYMOUS post?
Nah!..fergiddabouit..that couldn't be true! Rudy proclaims to be an "honest businessman", not an 'honest middle-aged word merchant'.
Call N. Alcars 10-10