Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas incarcerated Lakeland Place Cemetery owner Linus Shackelford after he failed to return $550,000 to the guardianship of De Mon McClinton. Judge Thomas ordered Mr. Shackelford to return the money or show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court at a February hearing.
De Mon McClinton is the grandson of Mississippi civil rights legend and former WLBT owner Aaron Henry. Mr. Henry's daughter died and 16 year-old De Mon inherited $3.5 million in 2001. Hinds County Chancery Court Judge Stuart Robinson approved Thomas McClinton as the guardian for De Mon. Thomas is the father of De Mon. The court ordered Mike Brown, the attorney for Thomas McClinton, to place the money in a FDIC-insured bank and further decreed no money could be spent without court approval. Unfortunately for De Mon, a great deal of money was spent without court approval.
Judge Thomas ruled at a February hearing Mr. Brown never deposited the money in an account nor was one ever established. Judge Thomas threw Mr. Brown in jail after he could not account for the money. A special master reported at a March hearing the money was deposited in several bank accounts, but the banks were never informed the accounts were restricted by the court. Special Master Paul Rogers reported Mike Brown, Thomas McClinton, and Linus Shackelford removed large sums of money which belonged to De Mon. Mr. Shackelford borrowed $550,000 from the estate in 2001 but never repaid any of the money. Judge Thomas ordered him to repay the money with interest at the hearing today.
The hearing started on time as Judge Thomas allowed Mr. Shackelford to make his case. Jeff Rimes, the attorney for Linus Shackelford, stated, "Mr. Shackelford does not dispute the amount in the Master's report. He disputes the interest." Mr. Rimes then said, "As of today, Mr. Shackelford has not been able to repay the money be we have the intention to. There is simply no ability on his part to pay the amount without the selling of assets which he has the intention of doing. " Judge Thomas replied, "Well, he has had twelve yeas and it hasn't gotten there yet."
Mr. Rimes said, "When he signed the promissory notes, he did not read them... He tried to work out payment with Thomas McClinton. He has suffered great challenges with his business that has also been a factor." Mr. Rimes asked for more time for his client to repay the money. Attorneys for DeMon McClinton, Brent Hazard and Precious Martin, did not make any statements, nor did Special Master Paul Rogers. The court recessed for ten minutes then Judge Thomas issued his verdict, a short statement dripping with contempt for Mr. Shackelford:
"Sometime in 2000, a guardianship was opened in this court. The child inherited $3.5 million. That money should have been deposited in an account. As we know from previous hearings, we know it was not. This court has been very upset with how this has been handled. Its something this court does not wish to do but has to do.
Mr. Shackelford, your actions in borrowing this money from a minor were wrong. The law is very clear. The statute is very clear. The court could not approve that loan even if it wanted to. We've asked you to show cause why you should not be in jail or paid the money back. As of 1:30 today, you have not paid the money back to the minor. What you and others have done to this minor is wrong. It's appallable and I wish I had never seen you." Judge Thomas then left the courtroom as bailiffs shackled Linus Shackelford.
Mr. Shackelford is imprisoned in the Hinds County Detention Center. Bail is set at $100,000 if he decides to appeal the order.
Pictures (Left to right): Shackelford and attorney Jeff Rimes wait. Mike Brown makes an appearance in the courtroom with his lawyer. Mr. Brown smiled most of the time. Bailiff handcuffs Linus Shackelford after Judge Thomas orders his imprisonment. 
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Court to Shack: Do not pass go.
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I've known Linus for several years and I would have a hard time believing he purposely used this money knowing it was an illegal loan. I hope my friend will be able to right this tragic misconception and the legal system will treat him as the mistaken user of unusable funds perpetrated by a misguided legal advisor.
7:10-
This is not the biggest fraud he has committed. He has numerous situations just like this. Society is unsafe with him roaming free. He has hurt many people for years. You don't know the real Shackelford.
What about Thomas McClinton, what does the judge have in store for him? How long are these appeals going to take or is this going to give them te time to run with all the money? How did youngest these pictures?
Shackelford is a hurtful pig. Treats those close to him like dirt. The pain he has put on others is not recoverable. No jail sentence can replace the damage.
The Lord has sent him to jail to be a missionary behind bars. This is the place the Lord has put him.
Is there any mention about the other sibling and how his funds were managed?
What the H? He hasn't paid anything in 12 years?
Atty2, it is my understanding that the other sibling was 'of age' when mother died and his share of the estate went directly to him. Further understanding is that he has squandered a great deal, if not all, of his share. But - it appears he did as many others have done - he had a good time while squandering!
9:03
good one. maybe people will volunteer 'loans' to him in jail too!
@7:10
You say you have known Shackelford for several years and he would not do this intentionally.
Well, I have known Shackelford for decades and I am 100% certain that he would do this intentionally. He is every bit the low life crook that he seems to be in this case. Personally I am glad all of his scams have caught up with him and he is finally going to pay for it.
I hope DeMon gets at least some of his money back. But I doubt he will.
Linus is a big boy. The sodomites will go crazy over this fish.
I read where he even conned the estate of his own family. Who could do such? Only Satan!
Judge Dewayne Thomas' last words, "I wish I'd never seen you." says everything we need to know about Linus Shackleford. Dewayne has never disappointed in the thirty-something years I've known him.
Are these men going to the grand jury ??????? I HOPE SOOO THEY NEED TO PAYfor this and everything else they have done
This man is not capable of accepting the fact that he has hurt so many. It's tragic at every angle!
CL has it that Brown has a case in Holmes County and Rankin County they are investigating. KF, what is this about? Other posts imply this but how much more is there? Is Shackleford involved with these too?
I don't think Thomas McClinton is out of the woods by any means. The judge said they would deal with him on a "later day". Reading the list of checks and the special master's report makes clear he has some explaining to do. Yeah, he'll try to blame it on Brown- "he told me I could", but McClinton was in court that day when the judge issued his order. He can't claim ignorance. I think he will be in jail with Brown one day. Poor kid.
Appeal? On what grounds? He will have to prove the court err'd. There is no error!
For a judge to do this, it is unheard of! Someone must have a vendetta and know the judge.
9:04 - what these crooks did was what's unheard of. Hopefully, sending them to jail is just a precursor for long prison sentences. These folks are thieves!!!
6:07 - the Holmes County case was filed by a man who paid Brown $200,000 to sue so his son's girlfriend could get money from a trust. Brown took the money but never filed the suit. From what I understand, that is a big part of the reason his law license is suspended, and could likely cause him to be disbarred.
Considering that is Tommy Mayfield and Bryan Buckley in one of KF's pictures, I'd say the DA's office is not done with these folks yet.
9:04 - Are you retarded?
I bet you would feel different if they had stolen your million dollars!
This was BIG NEWS on talk radio today. Big News!
This Judge will be overturned and embarrassed.
Hey Shackelford! What if you died and left Millions to your kids and a developer did this to them. "Borrowed" the dough and didn't pay it back. Whatcha think should happen to him? I'm sure I know your answer.
DA - Shackelford wouldn't leave millions to his kids, he would find a way to steal it from them... No wait.... He already scammed his family.., haha
DA, I get your point, I'm very sorry.
I wonder why the judge didn't place a lien on Shackelford's home?
Shackleford already has liens on his house and everything else IRS is after him
Is he still in jail?
His name's not showing up on the jail docket. He probably know what was coming and had the money lined up beforehand. Hopefully there will be a speedy return.
He easily posted $100k bond. Had he paid $10k to the loan he would have not been put away.
What? He came up with $10,000 immediately to save his own @ss but could NEVER pay one red cent to McClinton???? What a low down piece of sh*t!!!
This child was financially raped! Life sentence! These guys are modern day KKK!
BlackPansy, he was stupid to lend the money to begin with. Anyone in there right mind would know a cemetery is a stupid investment. The boy and his dad were not conned. They just made a stupid investment. Had they done any consulting beforehand they would have been warned it was a losing deal. There is a mobile home used for a funeral home. What were they thinking.
I see him at church every sunday. We is as honorable as can be. We know he was framed. He would confess to everything.
Ms Sutton, Please believe me. he was not framed. He knew what he was doing. He has a history of these types of choices. He has gotten away with it before so he and Brown were arrogant enough to think that no one could stop them. I am glad that he is at church and his church is a church that welcomes all, regardless of their character. However, attending church has never and will never make a person honorable. What makes them honorable is their character and integrity.
If anyone finds out that he used that money to put money down on 2 John Deere 7R Series tractors he is a goan'r. After putting money down on them he lost them for not being able to make a single payment. He thought he could take advantage of the young black man.
to 9:28pm if he is so honorable why has he not paid back that money or tried he has y'all fooled he is one big joke and what abt the way he did his dead child u r nuts to belevle him Shackleford puts on a good show on us day only
It's not what these guys do on Sunday, it's the other six days of the week!!!
I hope the DA will pick all of this they need to PAY IM a victim of mike brown I have a promissory Iwish I could get some of mine
To10:06 AMEN they are crooks and so is brown atty
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