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Joseph Hart for the Defense…Self Defense

My name is Joseph Hart. I want to detail the record which can all be verified in the court and police reports of the illegal and corrupt actions that have happened to me by the Mendocino County officials and the real outcome of my trial that you wrote about in your latest issue. 

Joseph Hart

[AVA, 9/2/2020] “I'VE GOT a call in to Jan Cole-Wilson whose lawyerly abilities I've always admired. (Seriously. I'm not just buttering her up to get a call-back, which I don’t expect.) She's second in command to Mr. Aaron, Public Defender. I called her this Wednesday, having never once in forty years ever getting a call back from the Public Defender's office — on the off chance she would talk to me about The People vs. Joseph Phillip Hart. I have the DA's presser notifying the public that Hart was found guilty of a "knife attack" which occurred under a Willits overpass back in early March. Hart got a jury trial that lasted 7 days, which means Cole-Wilson really went to bat for the guy. I want to know what her defense was. Simple question. I assume Hart pled self-defense, and I doubt the fight was with a vegetarian Gandhian. If she doesn't call back, I'll drive over the hill to have a look at the case file and let you know what I find.”

I am a 43-year-old small-business owner who has lived between Mendocino County and Kauai, Hawaii for the last 13 years. I breed a unique hibiscus crop commonly called “Kenaf” (Hibiscus cannabinus L.), www.kencoind.com, and work within the oil and gas and wastewater industries on environmental performance issues through the use of renewable materials made from this crop.

I generally spend late spring through the end of summer in Covelo doing an organic grow with a group of "friends." From fall through early spring I am in Kawai breeding Kenaf for seed. Then I go to Houston Texas in late spring to attend oil and gas tradeshows pushing these renewable solutions and my book that I published on the subject of the kenaf: Plant-based Solutions for Industrial Growth and Environmental Regeneration. www.kenafbook.com.

In late February as the trade shows were being canceled and Kanai was talking to locking down and bringing in the National Guard because of covid, which they did, I got a call from what I thought was my long-time "friend," Jairen Sylvester: who told me he had gotten a great 90 acre property up Spy Rock Road, and asking if I would be willing to come help him cover the rent and clean up the property. We would split the crop. 

This is a guy who has worked for me off and on for the last 10 years. I have housed, fed and clothed and even traveled with him. So when he described the property with large spring pools, creeks, a river and views, I was totally game, especially since the country is going weird and I'm not a fan of Covelo anymore.

I got to the property the first week of March. He had things that I kept in storage in Covelo with a place set up for me. I went into town and spent almost $2000 to buy propane, gasoline, seeds and plant starts of all kinds and plenty of food to eat as he was up there with no money and a box of Ramen noodles almost empty.

I spent three weeks cleaning up garbage on this land. The previous owners had left, as their operation had apparently ended in multiple murders and was filled with trash. 

During this time we were the only two people up there and there wasn't a single argument or conflict. (As his police report will attest.)

On March 29 I checked the "grow room" with all the veggies, herbs and cannabis starts and I saw that they were all covered in mold because he had been overwatering and failing to turn on the lights. When I told him about this he got all defensive telling me, "It's none of your business, I got this." 

I reminded him, since I paid for everything, it is my business. I did not see him again until the next morning, March 30, when he walked into the geodesic dome where I stayed with a .38 caliber pistol in his hand telling me, "I want social distancing," and that I had to get off the property.

After almost 2 hours of him screaming and yelling and telling me he was going to kill me if I didn't hurry up, I got my things packed in a truck he had. Due to epilepsy I have no license and currently have no vehicle of my own here.

We rode in silence down Spy Rock except for him smoking a bong at the bottom of Spy Rock at Highway 101. He pulled over and said he was going to hide his bong while we went into town. I got out and urinated at this time. But since it was raining, and covid was around, and I had a whole truck load full of stuff, I did get back in expecting to get out in Laytonville. Big mistake!

He refused to stop in Laytonville telling me he was going to Willits and I could get out there. Just north of Highway 162 on 101 we hydroplaned as he was smoking the bong that he never dropped off at the bottom of Spy Rock. When we hydroplaned a second time into oncoming traffic I just wanted to get out! 

According to his court testimony I asked to be let out at least 10 times. I even tried calling 911 by the rest stop 10 miles north of Willits to which he replied and screamed, "There is no emergency, he just wants to go to the bathroom."

I lost reception at some point on that first 911 call. When we got off on the North Willits exit I told him to let me out! He responded by hitting me in the face and telling me to “quit being a bitch."

At that point I began throwing punches at him and pressing him against the driver's door holding his right arm not knowing if he still had the gun on him. During this time I was calling for help, asking people to call the police and to open the door for me. The first five or six cars just kept driving.

At this point I saw that he was reaching for a knife he had under his left leg next to his bong. I grabbed it. It turned out to be one of two knives in a case and I did stick him in the leg two times as I was calling for help. According to his testimony he didn't realize he had been stabbed, and he tried to grab the other knife and told me, "I'm going to cut you up!"

I told him to stop and let me out. When he didn't, I stabbed him in the side at which time he said, "Okay, okay, I'm going to let you out. Please don't stab me again," and I did not. I told him to just stop and let me out! He got out and ran to a Caltrans truck that had pulled over as I called 911 and waited for the sheriff. 

When I saw the blood trail to the Caltrans truck I was hollering, "Please bring him to the hospital" the Caltrans man said no.

I waited for a sheriff to arrive. I was completely cooperative. In return I was left alongside the road, and handcuffed for almost 8 hours. I had two grand mal seizures and had to urinate all over myself multiple times. They did call an ambulance. They told the first one that I had claimed I was okay.

When I was booked into jail the real nightmare started. First at the status hearing they falsely claimed I had multiple previous convictions. I have only one previous conviction, almost 25 years ago in Illinois. 

I was given a $500,000 bond because of the multiple false claims. I was put in solitary confinement and I have been in solitary confinement since March 31 with my only disciplinary infraction being on July 22 for insolence.

My first month here I was ridiculed and even put in a padded cell with just a hole in the ground that was full of urine and feces because jail staff said I was faking my seizures. 

Gratefully there was a nurse who called to my neurologist and confirmed that I have epilepsy and have severe seizures. I have still not seen a doctor but they have occasionally offered me a couple of different medications which if they simply read my medical files would see I am either allergic to or they should not try to administer them without doing blood testing first which they have not done.

I offered to take a lie detector test and drug tests as I wasn't on drugs. I have never done meth, or heroine and I don't drink, etc. 

At first the district attorney told a judge that I didn't have a scratch on me. But then the police reports and booking photos showed I had minor cuts on my hands and bruises on my neck and head.

To add insult to injury, all my personal things I had at the scene and in the truck, all my business computers and backup drives, a rare coin collection I have been collecting since I was 11, a crystal collection, clothes and six pounds of weed was supposedly "shredded” thirty days after my arrest which would be in violation of state and federal law. I had $788 in my wallet when I was arrested. I only had $588 when I got to the jail — all of this is documented.

As for the trial which could be watched on youtube at “Mendocino County Jury Trial,” you can see that the Mendocino County sheriffs never fingerprinted Mr. Sylvester's knife, never went back to Spy Rock to look for weapons, even though Mr. Sylvester admitted he had a 12 gauge. They never even really searched the scene for the .38. But Detective Sergio Ochoa-Pedroza did admit on the stand that he would have shot Sylvester if he had done that to him.

Sylvester admitted to refusing to let me out of the truck even though I asked him at least 10 times. He admitted to going down the road smoking the bong even though he has a couple of previous DUIs. He admitted I was calling for help as we were fighting in the truck.

In the end the jury came back with an irregular "double verdict." They were clearly instructed by Judge Dolan to deliver one of three verdicts: Not guilty by self-defense; Guilty by a misdemeanor; or Guilty by a felony.

After the verdict was read and the jury was relieved, my lawyer realized that the verdict said, "Guilty of misdemeanor and Guilty of a felony," which is impossible since I had only one charge and Judge Dolan's instructions were clear in having one verdict.

I go back to court on September 18 and I expect Judge Carly Dolan will do the right thing and call a mistrial. I will then demand the district attorney make a public apology and a correct press release demanded by law. I feel they know this but are trying to prejudice the case. 

I did not take any of their plea offers -- eight years, four years, three years, probation with a four-year suspended -- because I was defending myself.

I appreciate the work Ms. Jan Cole Wilson did on my behalf. She is probably overworked and underappreciated. Every private attorney I contacted wanted $30,000-$50,000 upfront for this case which is not over! I will take this all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to and I am definitely preparing a federal suit to file in the Ninth District over the way they violated my rights, destroyed my business essentials and property while leaving me numerous times in a cell having seizures.

There are court records, police reports and evidence of all of this!

Thank you all for taking the time to read this. One final thing: I never wanted to do that to him. I am in no way proud of what happened and I genuinely only did that in self-defense because I was afraid of being stabbed after having gone through a very intense and stressful three hours with him.

Sincerely,

Joseph Hart A# 39961

951 Low Gap Road

Ukiah, CA 95482

PS. Please check the following websites so you may know my real motives and the kind of person I am:

  • www.kencoind.com
  • www.kenafbook.com
  • www.compression.org

44 Comments

  1. Mitch Clogg September 17, 2020

    It’s not illegal, necessarily, to lead a dicey and complicated life, but it has its risks. Your account, Mr. Hart, is a superb example. I guess that some or all of what you say is true. Our “justice” system is bent beyond recognition, always was. Can’t even say I wish you well, because you sound like a Trouble Child, if ever there was one, and that prejudices cops and courts. Still, I wish you fairness.

    Bite the bullet. Hire help. You’re AN EPILEPTIC, fer Pete’s sake. Put your talents to work elsewise.

    • The Hemp Mayor October 15, 2020

      Been thinking on what you have said…

      I’m no fan of Joe, and in fact he thinks of me as an enemy. But what you have said is very much of no cause or merit and is the very type of thing that should not be said in such a space where real input has so much value

      • Ryan LaPorte November 25, 2022

        Why didn’t ANYONE contact or inform the landowners? (Aka Me and 7 other local mendo citizens) Why was our doublewide mobile home burned to the ground and the landowners were never contacted? Why did I just find this article today? (Nov 25th, 2022). Why did the fire chief and authorities claim that the home was burned down due to bad solar wiring, on a rainy day in March 2020? Something very fishy is going on here.

        Jairen, never had a signed lease for doing ANYTHING, on our property. He was being vetted as the caretaker because it is the oldest truffle farm in America. Joe Hart… I had met multiple times, because he was booted from my friends properties in Willits for being violent and kicked out of Orr Hot Springs for stalking my co-workers… Joe Hart. I wish Jairen had told me the name of his “friend” he was bringing out there for a week to help him clean up a living space in the geodesic dome for himself. Wow. What a catastrophe and loss this became. Its almost unfathomable and seems like it’s out of a movie.

        Oh yeah… Technically, the murder that Joe references was the previous owner’s “caretakers” Hugo Lopez, featured as an “unsolved murder” in the Hulu documentary series called Sasquatch.

        Please contact me if you can help me,
        Thanks,
        Ryan

  2. BS Detector September 19, 2020

    Lies from a Grifter, ConMan, violent Sociopath who thinks he is a GOD. Joe has left a wake of destruction across four states with multiple arrests and Restraining Orders. His business partners and investors were duped, stolen from and ended up cash poor for believing his lies and BS. He has threatened violence Including death and endangered livelihoods and property of the long line of women he has conned. He has committed violent acts before including felony assault and robbery with a deadly weapon. He is a Deadbeat Dad, a deadbeat entrepreneur and a deadbeat citizen! Joe has been a sycophant for decades, albeit able to charm for the short to medium length con but his narcissistic sociopathy of always being both the victim and the hero causes people to wake up and say NO… that is when he really starts to threaten violence and destruction. So his victim was in the crosshairs of a longtime M.O. As far as epilepsy… BS. Joe has boasted for decades, NO WESTERN MEDICINE or doctors(unless for a cannabis recommendation back in the day). He has always stated that he is a “perfect male specimen”. He has never had health insurance or enough money or desire to invest in paying for a neurologist, one of the most expensive specialists, or any physician in CASH not even including the costs of CatScans and/or MRIs. No acquaintances, exes or ex-business partners have ever heard him mention this epilepsy diagnosis or witness him having a seizure in any state CA, TX, IL or HI. His “essay of self defense” is just another Con of “poor me I’m a victim” which he has expertly acted out with oscar worthy crocodile-tears HUNDREDS of times before in the last 25+ years. Lies. You, Joe, did the violent crime and got caught again, thank goodness your victim lived, time to do the long prison time, karma has caught up to your life of violent threats, abusive behavior, lying, cheating, stealing and being the true definition of Sociopath. The citizens of the State of CA and this constitutional United States is finally safer with Joseph Hart imprisoned instead of roaming free victimizing dozens more possibly allowing to him to move beyond attempted murder to actual murder.

    • KeepJoeJailed March 20, 2022

      I was abused by Joe, as many others have been too. Every single word you said about Joe is the absolute truth of who he is…a true sociopath, a con, thief, pathological liar, cheater, a user, a multi-faceted criminal. He’s also a serial rapist, an abuser in all ways, a drug addict, etc etc. He has committed so many crimes that have gone unpunished, mostly because victims have been so scared of him, that they chose not to press charges. I feel justice has somewhat been served by having him serve prison time for this case. He deserves so many more years of punishment, but for now, I feel safe knowing he is locked away, even for just another year.

    • Ryan LaPorte November 25, 2022

      He got 4 years…

  3. Reality September 24, 2020

    I know Joe personally and BS Detector is 100% correct. Couldn’t think of a better description of Joe. Worst sociopath I ever encountered. He should never get out of prison.

  4. The Hemp Mayor October 15, 2020

    I know Joe as a horrible human, involved in fraud and filled with hatred. A real crook of many sorts. And I have the proof, but no-one cared to listen to me. On top of it all, Joe is horrible for kenaf, hemp and all of the things he says he cares about because he has literally pulled us all backwards with his “idiocy”

  5. Joesvictim October 20, 2020

    Joe Hart is the poster child for Sociopath. He is violent if people don’t do what he wants. He’s paranoid & delusional. He is a con man to the core. I think he lies so much he starts to believe his own lies or his own version. He belongs in jail for the rest of his life. The world is better off with him put away! Joe you are a disgrace to the kenaf & hemp industry.

    • Jane Doe November 27, 2020

      #dontbelievejoe’sfauxs!

      Yo! Been there done that, Mr Con artist at his finest. The Devil behind that silver tongue! Dangerous, horrible person! Might have started out nice somewhere, sometime, but the JPH I had a brief terrifying experience with the beg of 2020 was life changing. I have forgiven Joe not his actions, to move forward with my life. I hope for his recovery to look within his soul for truth and to see the hatred and evil his soul path is currently on through egotistical bs and not looking at the good for the whole and many. He hates women and refers to them as the C word if they don’t do what he wants them to do. And resorts to emotional and physical violence. This man is not the sweet angel he is trying to portray in this article! He is a hard core brutal man., that will take what he wants and demand he is the freaking king of universe. God help you if you are a woman with your own opinions and or ideas, those are punishable by emotional and physical abuse by JPH, and you don’t know when or where that temper will explode…or if it will be the last time you see it. Anyway, it sucks! I really thought he was a cool dude at first, totally charming, blah blah blah.
      That’s what con men do, and the greatest ones, like Joe, actually believe their own lies…which iis an interesting situation to be in….as the victim trying to forgive and learn from the experience.

      But we cannot control what a sociopath thinks, they gonna do what they gonna do! I’m just so grateful knowin that dangerous man is hopefully getting the care and protection he needs to protect some of the nicer folks out in the world. Amen to that and Karma.

      My love and support goes out to the other victims out there! Stay strong!!! He be lyin! (Whether he is even realizing it in his delusions or not).

  6. DONT LISTEN TO HIM!! October 20, 2020

    Joe Hart deserves to rot in jail for the things he has done within his lifetime. Please do not fall for his lies and gimmicks, he says the same things over and over again. He has gotten out of jail before by twisting stories and making things up. Joe hart thinks he is Jesus himself and likes to believe and act like he’s untouchable. The only places he belongs is jail or hell.

  7. Charlotte October 20, 2020

    When you first meet Joe you think “wow this guy has overcome so much in his lifetime” you feel bad his baby mamma won’t let him see his son. You believe in his good looks & charm. You are angry with his family for their behavior towards him. It’s like seeing a beautiful spiderweb that you get caught in. You don’t realize that’s what you fell for, a web of lies. Then when you struggle to escape the web there comes Joe the spider. Instead of draining the blood like a spider this “man” drains you with his mental & physical abuse. His repeated threats & destroying anything good inside you. This man has caused me years of pain. He weaves an amazing tale. Don’t believe this new web of lies. I’m sure he flipped out because the victim didn’t do what he wanted. It’s Joe’s way or else. He may not do heroin or crack but he enjoys mind altering drugs along with living for being high. I don’t know if that stuff messed up his head or he is just really that evil. I know I feel safer with him behind bars. Please lose the key.

  8. The Hemp Mayor October 21, 2020

    Wow, it is most interesting to see how this is playing out here and I must speak out more.

    Because people could basically see me as a Joe Hart

    So in essence of due diligence and full disclosure, including seeking justice myself in matters with Joe Hart and the realm in which we are both involved,

    I have been involved in kenaf since 1992 and currently I am the singular mind and leader in kenaf and general sustainable commerce and community

    Within this I have kept an eye on Joe since coming across him, just waiting for the ability to reach him and work together. Finally I did reach out, my only first intention being to support his business and intentions, because I must see others grow for my vision to come into focus. Instead of just see my position and respect me, Joe treated me like garbage and that was that. I was off without him, while he was pushing on the very same solutions that I claimed having a better grip on. So now Joe had become competition, in my way, because he was dealing with the very same people as I around the world. (his book did great harm, not good…)

    As I be and do, and the world presents itself to me, some could very well claim that I am a Joe Hart. Some could see me as some empirical, menacing, wannabe Jesus Christ of the world today. (And in fact, some attempt to hold a single no-contact order that my now ex-life partner has against me as a point of me being a terrible man. She was tired of me demanding to be made whole within our separation in which I created a hugely successful business for her and she thought she could just cut me out, so she went to the court and basically lied and manipulated the system to shut me down, and cut my hands from being made whole by her)

    My point here, the “Joe Harts” of the world think they are me. And what I am is a great human, doing great things, being held back by others in so many ways including that they step in my way and act like me, who is awesome by any definition. Joe never was anything like he claimed, and that makes me look bad…

    I am a totally peaceful being, people literally cannot make me be violent, even when they attack me

    So, I must use this a focal point for what I do in the world. I must expose Joe as a fraud who presented himself to be what I am, and I claim every right to do what I do, and I claim that I have been doing everything in right ways to solve actual problems

    And I shall not be made out to be a “Joe Hart”, and I do not owe a single human being a single thing as of this moment. I do not owe monies to anyone, I am free & clear and my soul is clean

    And I am pushing massive solutions upon the planet and all of humanity, inviting others to take part

    • Charlotte October 21, 2020

      Joe Harts “book” IMO is him essentially plagiarizing others. I believe in Kenaf and in its abilities. He is not capable of marketing it the way it needs to be. He wants the millions, he wants to be the hero saving the planet. I am really not sure if it’s pride, mental illness or just the fact he is evil to the core. His inability to bring this to fruition means destruction for everyone around him. He plays the victim, it’s never his fault. I have seen him go from one scam to another…laughing about it.
      His aura is void of color, our Shaman was trying to work with him. The anger & lies have a grasp on him. He truly thinks he above everyone. You first feel so bad for him, then you realize the trail of destruction he has caused. Be grateful my friend you did not get caught up in business with him. Him being in jail locked up is karma. Namaste

      • The Hemp Mayor November 7, 2020

        Thanks for the reply.
        But to be clear, you can’t believe in a plant. Only humans can make things happen and kenaf will fail unless people get behind me and the directions I have laid out. I don’t say this with ego, merely a fact. I am so involved at such levels globally that I can see what is wrong, and I know the exact solutions. Only through the right actions will kenaf be able to grow in scale and if we don’t act now there is literally no way that kenaf will take root. One huge problem are the ones promoting industrial hemp. No-one will listen to and act accordingly that there is a “fake war for industrial hemp” in that there was never a need to fight for or focus on so called industrial hemp while kenaf sat on the table. I even left a voicemail at this media outlet to let them know, as well as hundreds of others, but no-one cares

        Seriously, I can save everything. This is my mission and it is absolutely possible if others participate in right ways. How would you like to be a world leader?

  9. The Hemp Mayor October 21, 2020

    I have shared this page to the rest of the world in many ways, including people of all sorts involved in kenaf & hemp. Posts on facebook have seen over 300 views as of now. This must be addressed

  10. The Hemp Mayor November 3, 2020

    Update:

    As of 10/24/2020 Joe Hart is awaiting processing to the state facility where he will finish his sentence…

    “The defendant’s base sentence of 36 months was doubled because he admitted to having a prior Strike conviction” according to the record

  11. Cannababe May 30, 2021

    He deserves to be put away forever. He almost killed a woman on Kauai where he escaped conviction by threatening his victim. She sustained a traumatic brain injury from the offense that she lives with TO THIS DAY!!! He is guilty of rape, drugging women, beating them almost to death. His whole kenaf business is just another way to be a con artist. He is involved with GMO and biotechnology. He is fake, manipulative and straight evil. He did not start out good he served 18 years in prison for armed robbery in Illinois. He describes himself as Al Capones direct relative. He has had so many restraining orders from so many women. I am disgusted ANDERSON VALLEY ADVERTISING actually published this!! Terrible terrible man. I have worked in cannabis industry over 12 years and this man has stolen lied and cheated his way through. He in dangerous and deserves to be put away for good!!! He almost burnt down a friends farm in Laytonville could’ve caused a massive wildfire!!! Seriously???! He targets women in the spiritual community has been BANNED from Harbin hit springs as well for similar issues!!!

    • Jane December 21, 2021

      As a female i can attest to all of this. Joe is terrifying.

  12. Ryan LaPorte November 25, 2022

    It gets even more interesting… Joe Hart’s Grandfather was none other than…
    Richard James “two guns” Hart, Al Capone’s eldest brother. Indian killer, bootleg stopper, all around bad kid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_James_Hart

    Anyone know a good lawyer or movie producer, please contact me. -Ryan

  13. Cannababe December 16, 2022

    Leave it to a privileged white man to be given such a minimal sentencing for such a heinous crime. How many people need to maimed, PERMANENTLY disabled, and almost killed before he gets put away! He did 18 years for armed robbery, shows up burns a place down and almost kills someone and gets LESS time for it.

  14. Rebecca turnbull September 23, 2023

    I can attest to Joe Hart is a complete psycho .

  15. Joseph Hart January 20, 2024

    This was really hilarious to see these people talking about me “HEMP MAYORS” who claims he is a Jesus Christ type, You have Charlotte saying Im bad because…. I WANT TO HELP SAVE THE PLANET???? 18 YEARS FOR ARMED ROBBERY?? LOL… NO WHEN AND WHERE??? YES I DID ROB A GUY IN CHICAGO WHEN I WAS 17 YEARS OLD….. 30 years ago AND I SURE DID NOT DO 18 YEARS FOR ROBBING A CIGARETTE STORE THAT HAD BEEN ROBBING THEIR CIGARETTES FROM TRUCKS IN KENTUCKY …. LOL… You have all these different “Woman” on this link – NOT ONE SINGLE ONE OF THEM CAN SHOW YOU A POLICE REPORT… NON CAN SHOW YOU AN ARREST REPORT…. AND YOU GOT TYPES WHO…”TRIED TO GET A SHAMAN” TO WORK BUT HIS AURA WAS VOID OF COLOR….. LOL… HIS SHAMANIC POWERS MUST HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK ON ME… LOL…. The funny thing is Joseph Hart learned from this experience,, got a paralegal and got myself released on a resentence. I have kept notes, grievances, health records and statements by Former Mendocino County Sheriffs about what really happened to me… I don’t care if its Jairen or the Sheriffs Office.. IF YOU ARE WRONG AND ASSAULT ME OR VIOLATE MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW , I AM GOING TO UTILIZE THE US CONSTITUTION AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR…. SO ALL YOU BURNED OUT DRUG ADDICTS WHOSE LIFE MISSION IS TO GO TO THE BURNING MAN,….. BEN FRANKLIN WAS WANTED AND HAD HIS HOUSE BURNED DOWN, HIS SON WAS A RAT TOO THAT TRIED TO SELL HIM TO THE BRITISH… THE CALL GEORGE WASHINGTON A WOMANIZER AND SLAVE OWNER… ALL THESE EMASCULATED MEN AND BULLISH WOMAN….. LOL ITS MEN LIKE ME THAT YOU CALL TO FOR PROTECTION WHEN THE SOCIALIST/COMMUNISTIC/ GANGSTER TYPES COME FOR YOU… YOU SO GLADLY STICK UP FOR JAIREN SYLVESTOR… A GUY WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED FOR RAPE… A DUDE WHO LEFT HIS SON AND NEVER EVEN FILED A COURT PAPER FOR VISITATION… ITS MEN LIKE ME THAT WROTE THE CONSTITUTION SO THAT WHEN JAIRENS OF THE WORLD WANT TO DO A BUNCH OF DRUGS AND TRY AND GET GREEDY WHEN I HAD FED, CLOTHED AND HOUSED THAT DUDE FOR YEARS, I CAN DEFEND MYSELF AND I CAN UTILIZE THE REAL LAWS TO BE A FREE THINKING AND FREE SPEAKING PERSON UNLIKE ALL YOU DRONES !!! LOL…IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MEET ME FOR LUNCH ID BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS….. BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY OF COURSE !!!!

    LOL- TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY I CAUSED ON SOME WOMAN BUT NO ARREST OR REPORTS??/. THESE ARE SOME WOMAN WHO WISH THEY STILL WERE WITH ME !!

    • Bruce Anderson January 20, 2024

      Dear Mr. Hart: I’m letting you post this whatever it is just this once. But in the future, tell us what and who you’re referring to, and no hyper prose that makes you sound like a nut, which you may be for all I know because I have only the faintest idea of what you’re talking about. I know Mendo sent you to state prison, and I’m going to see if I can find what for and maybe post it here.

      • Rye N Flint January 22, 2024

        Oh No! He’s out of prison already?

        Thank you Bruce for looking into this. It was one of the most under-reported stories of 2020.

        https://kymkemp.com/2020/08/26/laytonville-man-convicted-of-knife-attack/

        Jairen Sylvester is the poor kid that Joe almost stabbed to death and then Joe stole his vehicle. According to the Sheriff report Joe was up to some really bad stuff where he came from in Covelo. The reason the report says “A laytonville man” is because he was working off a debt he owed to Jairen at our Truffle Farm in Laytonville at the time of the stabbing. He was supposed to be helping clean up junk from the previous owners (See the Hulu “doctumentary” Sasquatch for the Hugo Lopez story). Joe ended up torching our mobile home to the ground on that rainy day in March. All of the owners of the Truffle Farm learned the news on April 1, 2020. Imagine our surprise to learn that it was Joe Hart, the same guy that was banned from Orr Hot Springs for stalking the female employees. You learn a lot about a guy from their police records. Maybe AVA should do some diggging into why he was never charged with Arson? I thought fire was a big deal in Mendo.

        Article about the Truffle Farm we once owned but had to sell because of a catastrophe named Joe Hart. (Mendo County called it a Catastrophic loss)

        https://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/2019/07/20/bringing-truffles-back-to-mendocino-county/

        His last name is Hart because his Grandfather changed it from Capone. Chicago indeed. Now that comment makes sense.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_James_Hart

        • Court Clerk January 22, 2024

          THIS IS 100% FALSE STATEMENTS!! would Anderson valley Advertiser be willing to post Mendocino County Court Transcripts that details Joseph Harts trials ? The testimony that will show Mr Hart has spent a significant amount of money according to Mr Sylvester’s testimony . The supposed victim says this man Mr Hart had paid for the place and that after Mr Hart paid for everything he wanted him out and that this guy Sylvester refused “AT LEAST 10x “ to let this guy out and it was Sylvester’s knife .

          People should find out facts instead falseness that sounds good . READ AND LEARN

          • Rye N Flint January 23, 2024

            Says the Grandson of Al Capone’s Older brother…

  16. Fact Checking False Hoods January 22, 2024

    ADA should look and see if there was any auto suspected auto theft or was it the victim who had stolen a vehicle from someone else .. Anderson Valley should look thru the transcripts of that trial and see how a) Mr Hart definitely Wasn’t working a debt off as the court records will show The Victim did testify this guy paid for the place he wanted him out so he had to go, he said Hart left his weed garden and over $5000 investment because this man “asked peacefully” so this Hart/ Capone said Ok and left with this guy . Who refused to drop him off after an hour driving down the highway refusing to let Hart out he called 9-1-1 and then they began to fight .. Not up in the mountains with no one around , this victim got stabbed “ CAUSE HE DIDNT HAVE TO DROP HIM OFF”. And attacked Hart. ADA should read and post trial transcripts.. This truffle farm shouldn’t blame the failure of there lack of work on a tragic situation … these 7 people according to this story bought the property in 2016 BUT 2020 no one worked there so they got Sylvester and Hart … 2024 they sold the place cause nobody worked , they never honored the land they only left garbage . They should have , cleaned the garbage and worked that great land instead of using it as a property to do drugs and not work… FACT CHECK THAT HART PAID FOR THINGS AND DID ALOT OF WORK

    • Rye N Flint January 23, 2024

      Delusional rambles from multiple names now? Writing in 3rd person narratives? Jairen had yet to sign a lease with us as a renter. He was on a trial period in March 2020 to see if he could handle living out there remotely. No rent was ever paid, and after this disaster, no lease was signed. None of the truffle farm owners (8 of us total) knew about Joe until Jarien got out of the Hospital and texted us pictures of our burned down mobile home on April 1st 2020. Not sure what all the “Hart investment money” is all about but sounds like more shady Covelo dealings that should be investigated. The AVA, not the ADA, should manage this post board a little closer to weed out the FACTS.

      -Rye N Flint

    • FACT CHECKING FALSE HOODS January 23, 2024

      According to the Court Transcripts Sgt Sergio- Ochoa of the Mendocino County will show that ” RYE- N FLINT” Is LYING.. This supposed “arson” that this RYE N FLINT just posted that the “Owners” were informed about 4-1-2020… BUT According to the Mendocino County Sheriffs Reports this supposed ‘fire’ wasnt even reported to the Sheriffs department for 3-4 weeks after Mr Harts arrest (when Mr. Hart was in the county jail..)
      All AVA has to do is read the Trial transcripts so they can correct the record when people make false statements on somebody when the record will CLEARLY DETAIL THE OPPOSITE.

      FROM THESE COMMENTS It seems the previous owners who from 2016- 2020 had left TRAILER LOADS OF GARBAGE on that land AND DIDNT WANT TO WORK … and from 2020 to May 2024 these “8” owners did NOT work their land, did NOT harvest “Truffles’ AND DID NOT even attempt to remove 1 SINGLE BAG OF GARBAGE FROM THIS PROPERTY… THEY LOST THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THEIR GROUP ( INCLUDING RYE- N FLINT ) ARE TOO BUSY DOING DRUGS AND NOT WORKING THEIR LAND… IF THEY HAD WORKED THEIR LAND AND HAD NOT BEEN LAZY AND TRIED TO GET SOMEONE TO DO THE WORK 8 OF THESE OWNERS DID NOT WANT TO DO…. THIS INCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE MANS OWN REPLY WOULD NEVER EVEN HAPPENED, IF THEY THE OWNERS HAD ACTUALLY WANTED TO WORK… REPORT THE TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS AVA SO THESE LAZY HIPPIES WILL QUIT BEING SO SELF RIGHTEOUS AND SPEAK THE TRUTH… LET THE TRIAL TRANSCRIPT SHOW THE TRUTH !!

      • Rye N Flint January 23, 2024

        Bruce? What about those ALL CAPS warning you gave? Going to let ALL CAPS FACT CHECK keep raving and ranting to defend his lies under multiple pseudonyms? He is obviously posting as “Hemp Mayor” too, or he finally hired a book publisher…

        Hey Joe, I had a full time job then, still do. Burning down the only living residence on our property was actually a big setback to renting it to pay the mortgage. Maybe “Caring for the land” was what you meant when you told Jairen that “This pandemic is going to the beginning of Martial law and I’m going to take this property for myself.” which is the reason he told us he tried to get you to leave. You were planning on squatting our property using violence. Not cool bro. Every accusation you made against Jairen was actually a confession of your guilt. That’s how delusional sociopaths tell their truths. I agree with all of the other comments on this page. We all know who you are. You can’t hide in the shadows and twist the truth anymore. Sorry, not sorry.

        • Bruce Anderson January 23, 2024

          I told him it was a one-time deal. He called the other day to ask that we take his story down, but since it’s an honest account of his adventures…..

          • Rye N Flint January 23, 2024

            Great, can’t wait to hear about the person he bragged about killing in Hawaii, and his “Adventures” at Orr Hot Springs. I would call Orr and get their side of the story too. I always told my Truffle farm partners, “Look at the bright side, this will make an epic too good to be true Movie someday!”

            I’ll give you a call too. I can fill in the part about the talking pet deer named Bambino, that Jairen owned, and the propane buddy heaters we found under the stairs where the fire started. It’s a gas of a tale!

            • FOR THE DEFENSE January 23, 2024

              To all AVA readers … RYE N FLINT suggests that Mr Hart was ‘ HEMP MAYOR ‘ and check C.D.C.R. records it would seem Mr Hart was in prison at that time , how could he have written bad things about himself as “hemp mayor”. All the ‘evidence’ you claim is either :
              A) Hearsay
              B) ZERO evidence to back up
              C) Why try and slander someone by way of gossip and ignore the fact WE THE PEOPLE want to hear FACTS ? AVA can compare the GOSSIP AND ACCUSATIONS – from trial transcripts .. Trying to blame Mr Hart / Capone for every conflict on Earth while you constantly and try and sell a potential book or movie deal but you didn’t watch the trial, you haven’t read the trial transcripts and you were not there .. Not mention you have contradicted and made statements that were blatantly false in these posts. READ instead of being led by false emotions .. Also if anyone deserves the Movie deal or needs to be interviewed it seems to be Mr Hart as he is the real interesting character of the bunch .

  17. SHIVA January 23, 2024

    This guy is trying to bash this Hart fellow while at the same time he is trying to sell us movie scripts of murder mystery’s in Hawaii, Talking Pet Deers named Bambino, and truffle farmers with no truffles … LOL somebody has been eating mushrooms for sure !

    • Rye N Flint January 24, 2024

      I think I count 5 different personalities now… ALL OF THEM HAVE CAPS LOCK ISSUES… and all of them think Mr. Hart / Capone is a real swell guy…

  18. John Sakowicz January 24, 2024

    I met this guy at Orr Hot Springs. He’s out of his frickin’ mind.

  19. Chicago Management Inc. January 24, 2024

    This comes down to the fact the ‘Family’ at Orr Hot Springs were jealous sitting around the Hot tubs with Joe Hart. Re-read the messages, this guy Hart gets the ladies where ever he goes and it seems the friends are just haters.

    Dont be surprised or angry if your hanging out with your girlfriend and Joe Hart naked at the Hot Springs and 20 minutes later she disappears while your in the bathroom into the private tubs with her crystals and coven witch sister to perform some sacred rituals under the full moon with Hart.. The guy is hanging with Shamans, Killers, Weed Dealers, He is supposedly this super dark and dangerous fellow, but you all seem to be pretty close… Do you have any pictures together so we can see ??

    You know Hart does means 10 pointed Buck or more. and most them stags go around the forest mounting the does and bucking down the weak little deer with their big antlers..

    Thats just how natures works… All these Hippies want to play Indian dress up and call themselves “Healers” for $150hr.. Most have few clients…. But when actual Indian tribal wars happen…. Them hippies dont want to be Mendo mountain men no mo. Maybe thats why Bambino the Deer was talking with Joseph Hart Capone?? Lol… I saw the pictures ! I also heard Hart might be running for President under the Libertarian party ! Hart also invented a line of crystal infused panties for all the ladies out there, and that he is going to be part of a ‘True Life: overcoming the odds series coming soon on Youtube !

  20. Rye N Flint January 25, 2024

    Looks like the AVA has become a Joe Hart Troll farm support group…

    • Bruce Anderson January 25, 2024

      Not if I can help it, and I think I can, being the editor and all.

  21. Joseph Hart January 25, 2024

    Bruce,

    Why not go and get the court transcripts and tell the truth Bruce? Are you going to let your public record defame Mr Hart instead of setting the record straight about this situation? A free press is not meant to just allow defamation of someones character and not allow that person to defend themselves, or even allow the truth to be printed. Bruce, you seem to want to stick up for RYE-N- FLINT who is printing tales of talking deer, trying to sell movies scripts and supposedly his truffle farm is such a loss for Mendocino County,…. But all he did was sit on the land and do drugs !! 8 years, 8 people and they added much more garbage to the land then when they began… I know this lazy hippies want a socialist ANTIFA like society, but its not the way this country is ran. Bruce Anderson. a ‘free press’ that willfully prints articles in there publication when they have been asked to print the truth, is defamation. Instead of printing the truth you seem to want to see others defame Mr Hart , Bruce why is that? Being the editor and all like you said you should be responsible and print the trial transcript and let the record go back and detail all these fall allegations you continue to allow to be printed to defame Mr Hart. By doing so you are willfully participating in the defamation ands lies being purported. There is no evidence of these lies, and the trial transcripts can prove that. To end all this you can print the FACTS of the case and let your readers compare the truth versus the lies that these 8 people, or you can take it down.

    Not 1, Not 3, Not 5 people, 8 people according to RYE N FLINT who did not work there land and who each brought trailer loads of garbage to that property and no garbage removed. Why would AVA willfully ignore the truth and allow someone to be defamed??? What kind of press is that??

    • Bruce Anderson January 25, 2024

      You didn’t go to prison for nothing, Joe. Instead of trying to whitewash your crimes and claiming innocence, find a real job and and go on living while you’re young. You’re not going to use the ava to pursue your non-case, and you haven’t been defamed. Goodbye and good luck.

  22. Joseph Hart January 25, 2024

    Bruce Anderson,

    If you continue to allow un substantiated lies to be printed against me in the Anderson Valley Advertiser without printing the facts and allowing people to defame me, I would like you to know right now, this is a public comment to let you know if you continue to participate in the publishing of willful and malicious lies that have no bearing on the truth, I will find you liable as participating in defaming me and obstructing me from working my CA. licensed business because of these lies and the continued request to post the truth and your obvious willful refusal to do so. Bruce, go back and read the appeals and Habeas petitions and ask the Appeals Court if I know the law better then the locals around here do… I am respectfully asking you to CEASE and DESIST ANY AND ALL DEFAMATION OF MY CHARACTER ON THIS SITE !! 1/25/24

    • Bruce Anderson January 25, 2024

      How can I miss you if you won’t go away?

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