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An Interview with Jack

9/17/2012

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From           Smoky Mountain Meltdown
                                  by
                      Sharleen Johnson



We are pleased to have with us today  Jack, the K-9 Officer with Gatlinburg Police Department.  Please note that all cross-specie translations are done by Charles (Chuck) Weaver, who by virtue of an accidental gunshot to the brain during childhood is able to hear animals talking to one another.  
 
 
So what have you been doing since the last big case?
It's been both a busy and tragic few months between March and September. 
Annie Murphy Malone married Gatlinburg Chief of Police, Max Lamont.  To be honest, he moved in with Annie in  March, but they didn't make it legal until  June.  


How did you become involved in this case?
I try to shun the word "owner" with regard to people and their animals. I lean more toward "partnership" or even "guardian."  Jill and I have been  with Annie for a full year now. Anything that happens to her affects us.  We feel that we are her guardians, rather than the other way around.  


Tell us about this case.
 Annie was so happy with Max.  Even though they're in their thirties, they were like a couple of love-struck teenagers. Then in July, Friday the 13th to be exact, Max was shot in the back and killed by a paid assassin.  He was  working with some undercover operatives in Atlanta to get to a few of the drug bosses.  He must have gotten too close, so they hired someone to kill him. Annie was more than determined, she was driven to find his killer.

We had a stroke of good luck when Darien Hatcher, Atlanta Detective, left his job and came to Gatlinburg.  He told us he didn't know who was straight and who was corrupt in the department. He joined our search.  


Was there ever a time during this case that you doubted those that you normally trust?
 It was never a matter of trust with regard to George Reynolds.  Truthfully, I never liked the guy. He came into Annie's Tin Roof Cafe every morning for his breakfast before going to work as a patrol office.  My training is extensive, I could smell his interest in Annie. Pheromones--you know what those are, dontcha?  I would liked to have neutered the guy with one, well-placed bite.   


How dangerous was it to solve this case?
Deadly. My friend, Jill, actually went undercover with one of the middle men in the drug cartel.  She pretended to be a stray cat to get inside his headquarters, listened to his conversations and poked through his files.  Her dangerous duty pin-pointed the actual shooter.  She heard the deal being made to kill Annie next. If Annie hadn't bent over at that strategic moment in time, she would be lying next to Max in the ground.  One of my buddies, a Pit Bull, was killed.   


Did  working on this case affect you emotionally?
 If not for my rigorous training, I would have come totally unglued.


 How did this case affect your personal life?
 (Jack did his best imitation of a quiet canine laugh and punched Chuck in the ribs.  Chuck laughed out loud, then translated).  She looks like she swallowed a watermelon.  She's got Max Junior growin' in her tummy.  Don't know how he's gonna get outta there.

 
 Sharleen Johnson has been writing for several years and has published novels in three different genres, including historical, cozy mystery and romantic suspense. She and her husband live in Ooltewah, TN, a fast growing suburb of Chattanooga.  She enjoys gardening, genealogy and casino blackjack. Her books are available in print through amazon.com  and in ebook format from both the Kindle and  Nook.  Please visit her Facebook page (Sharleen Johnson Rhinock); website (sharleenjohnson.com); and her blog page (sharleenjohnson.blogspot.com) for the latest news on upcoming books.  You can contact her by email at  srhinock8@gmail.com. 
 


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An Interview With Jack--A Different Kind of Cop

8/12/2011

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 From Smoky Mountain Meltdown by Sharleen Johnson  


JACK, the Doberman Pinscher, is a member of the K-9 Division of the Gatlinburg Police Department.  He has been instrumental in solving many cases involving "search and rescue," "chase and take-down," and drug detection."

Jack, how  did you get involved in this case? 
I had been working with Chief of Police Max Lamont for a couple of years.  Three months
ago he married my partner, Annie Murphy Malone, owner of The Tin Roof Cafe. Chief Lamont was working on a drug case out of Atlanta and was gunned down and killed in the parking lot behind the City Police Department building.  Annie has been devastated, but has turned her sadness into a dogged—excuse the word—pursuit of Max's killer.

 
Why is this case so special to you?
It has hit too close to home.

 
What made the case hard for you to solve?
The fact that some of the undercover cops out of the Atlanta Narcotics Division have turned bad.  Those guys are playing on both sides of the street. 

Anything else?
We also have the problem of communication.  Less than 99.9% of the human population can hear us. We have a facilitator, Charles Weaver, homeless, who Annie has befriended.  He suffered a devastating brain injury as a child.  We think he can hear us because of an anomaly in his frontal lobe.

 
Do you have any help with your investigation?
My pal, Jill, and of course, Annie.  A guy named Darrien Hatcher with the Atlanta Cops also helped. He was a good cop who turned bad, then back to good again.  The cartel didn't appreciate his defection and his name was placed on a hit list.

 
How has being a member of the K-9 Division affected your life?  
I've had a very busy life.  From the moment I was born I was trained to be in service to human. I graduated from three of the top schools in Atlanta and Tampa for my particular line of work.  In fact, I just returned from Florida where I took a refresher course in
drug detection.

Thank you for being with us today, Jack. With such a busy and productive life we hope you are able to stay out of the "dog house." Thank you for your service. 


 SHARLEEN JOHNSON has been writing for several years and has published novels in three different genres. She lives with her husband in Ooltewah, TN, a growing suburb of Chattanooga. Smoky Mountain Meltdown, the third in the series is scheduled to be released in January. For more information on Sharleen or her books visit her  at www.sharleenjohnson.com or sharleenjohnson.blogspot.com.


 
 
 
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An Interview with Annie Murphy Malone

3/26/2011

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                                     from Smoky Mountain Mayhem by Sharleen Johnson

A spokesperson from the Gatlinburg Police Department is unavailable, but we are privileged to have with us Annie Murphy Malone.  Annie owns the Tin Roof Café in downtown Gatlinburg, TN. She was instrumental in solving this case.

Annie, you are not with the local police department. How and why did you get involved in this case?
The governor of Tennessee sent out a directive that all law enforcement agencies should take a second look at their backlog of cold cases. My dear friend, Chief of Police Max Lamont, asked me to take a look at the files on this one particular case from ten years ago regarding the disappearance of five little girls from St. Rita’s Catholic School. These girls disappeared without a trace. No bodies and no suspects were ever located.

Tell us about this case and what made it so special. 
The children, of course.  The girls were ages nine through eleven, all were close friends and all were in the same grade at St. Rita’s.

What made the case hard to solve? 
The fact that many of the people associated with this case died under odd circumstances.  The head nun was asphyxiated by carbon monoxide, three were killed in auto accidents, one of the parents committed suicide and the former janitor at the school was brutally attacked and murdered with a baseball bat.  That’s a grand total of eleven victims.

Did  anyone help you with your investigation? 
Yes, I had a great deal of help from JACK, my Doberman Pinscher.  He’s had extensive training in several aspects of police work and has earned the title of K-9 Officer.  His instincts have proven invaluable.

Thank you, Annie, for taking the time to talk with us, and thanks for your help with this case.


SHARLEEN JOHNSON RHINOCK has published novels in three different genres, including historical, cozy mystery and romantic suspense. Smoky Mountain Mayhem, the sequel to Smoky Mountain Murder, will be released in mid-April. For information on purchasing this book or any of Sharleen’s other books, please visit her website at www.sharleenjohnson.com. 

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