Call For Resignations.......Of Mayor PW GENTRY, SHANNON SPURGEON, CHIEF MICHAEL SPURGEON

The Publishers of the Bardwell Intruder are calling for the immediate resignations of Mayor Prentice (P.W.) "Jenker" Gentry, City Clerk Shannon Spurgeon, and Police Chief Michael Spurgeon.

In the event that these officials do not resign, we call upon Councilman Alvie Hollingsworth and Councilwoman Maggie Walker to immediately terminate City Clerk Shannon Spurgeon and Chief of Police Michael Spurgeon.

Our basis is as follows:

Mayor Prentice W. Gentry (Jenker) has abused his position of power, conducting an illegal hiring of City Clerk Shannon Spurgeon. Mayor Gentry has been convicted on multiple offenses involving alcohol, and has been witnessed urinating, in public in citizens yards. Mayor Gentry also has been arrested and convicted on charges involing public intoxication, driving while intoxicated, and for unlawfully carrying a weapon, specifically a firearm. Mayor Gentry has a known and registered Sex Offender, whom is convicted of Indecency W/ A Child and Aggravated Sexual Assault. associating with the Mayor at his shop. This is the same shop where children are often at, including the 10 year old Jenker allows to operate a motor vehicle on a public street, without a drivers license.

City Clerk Shannon Spurgeon is not bonded as required by law. She was hired illegally, without the vote of the City Council. She handles money, and is not able to be bonded, and in fact, has been rejected by TWO bonding companies for the issuance of a bond. In addition, City Clerk Spurgeon has been using city equipment, specifically the city computer and internet to access the Bardwell Intruder and Ellis County Observer blogs.

Chief of Police Michael Spurgeon has ignored violations of the law, to include the public drunkedness of Mayor P.W. Gentry. Chief Spurgeon's brother, a former Bardwell Officer has told other officers and chiefs that Chief Spurgeon has said that he can not arrest Mayor Gentry for anything, or he would loose his job. Chief Spurgeon's brother stated that this was said by Michael. It is a well known fact that Mayor Gentry is allowing a 10 year old minor child, whom he is not the legal guardian of, operate a motor vehicle. Chief Spurgeon has been accessing the Bardwell Intruder blog and Ellis County Observer blogs on a city computer, and using the computer for personal use In addition, Chief Spurgeon would come from Irving, Texas- and pick up the police car, and drove to Ennis on personal business, specifically meeting with his now wife, before they were married when she worked at an Ennis nursing home. Shannon Spurgeon has been seen driving the patrol car on numerous occasions, even though she is not a police officer.

All three have brought discredit to this City, and this City Council, including while violating state law in some way.

We are calling for the immediate resignations of all three members of our government, and if they refuse to resign, the immediate termination of City Clerk Spurgeon and Chief Michael Spurgeon.

We are calling for the immedaite resignation of Mayor Gentry. In the event he refuses to resign, we are calling for a petition to be filed with the District Court outlining his incompetincies, his public drunkedness, criminal history, and arrest history.

We believe it is better to resign, instead of being forcefully removed from office, as is an option. We stand behind City Councilmembers Walker and Hollingsworth, and call on them to initate the actions needed to resolve this issue. It is better for this to occur now, rather than to be exposed by the media at a later time, or charged with criminal offenses and removed from office.