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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Arrest made in Palin e-mail hacking case
2008-10-08
Knoxville News-Sentinel

Defendant to appear before federal judge magistrate in U.S. District Court in Knoxville this morning. More details as they develop online and in Thursday's News Sentinel.

As Drudge would put it:

Developing . . .
Posted by:Mike

#10  Whoah...where'd that name come from???

Last comment was mine.
Posted by: logi_cal   2008-10-08 22:20  

#9  I wasn't belittling you, Mike...I was bemoaning the lack of coverage by the MSM.
A Republican's son would have been crucified in the media by now.

Oh, and of course, the court 'ordered him released'.
Anyone know of any bail?

Nice. Real nice. (sarc)
Posted by: Sninesh Prince of the Hatfields5789   2008-10-08 22:18  

#8  The case is being investigated by the FBI's Knoxville and Anchorage field offices, with Agent Scott Wenger acting as the lead investigator.

Good work. Hat tip to the Bureau!
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-10-08 16:43  

#7  Remember all those broad brush convictions of parents of households who raise the little tikes back in the 60s when they did something incredibly cruel or sadistic against a person of color. It was always about the 'atmosphere of hate and intolerance' that was supported by the adults of the household. Wonder if the usual suspects will apply the same standard to the Kernell household as well. [rhetorical question]. Of course the usual suspects rationalize the act because for them Trunks are not really human, just another form of political infidel with lesser rights.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-10-08 13:26  

#6  Some advice from the child of another democrat leader, Gov. Sebilius of KS, who used government property to warehouse his board game:

Don't drop the soap.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2008-10-08 12:51  

#5  Who's funny now, smartass?

Sadly, max sentence is only 5 years, and he might not get any jail time at all. Probably has great career prospects with ACORN in his future to look forward to too.
Posted by: Iblis   2008-10-08 12:50  

#4  You can read the original indictment here.
Posted by: Mike   2008-10-08 11:42  

#3  When I originally posted the story, there were no details. They've updated the story since this morning:

David C. Kernell can stay out of jail for now as long as he stays off his computer.

The University of Tennessee student, who is the son of a Memphis legislator, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hacking Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail.

Kernell, 20, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Knoxville for intentionally accessing without authorization the e-mail account of Palin, the governor of Alaska and Sen. John McCain's running mate, according to U.S. Attorney James R. Dedrick.
Posted by: Mike   2008-10-08 11:30  

#2  The grand jury  returned an indictment.
Posted by: lotp   2008-10-08 10:40  

#1  Developing my a$$. Sorry, but this deserves clarification:

"David C. Kernell, the son of Democrat State Rep. Mike Kernell who broke into Sarah PalinÂ’s email account."

Let's also not forget that the kid is a bumbling idiot, given his performance in this little stunt, and that wise men say that 'the apple doesn't fall far from the tree'.

I vote for idiot of the month.

And while we're on the vague topic of fathering & mentoring, let's also not forget about who Frank Marshall Davis is (relative to another democrat we all know).
Posted by: logi_cal   2008-10-08 09:47  

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