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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>to me why a candidate who wishes to represent District 5 in the Idaho House of Representatives apparently has little respect for the law. His “skill” in understanding and applying the principals of constitutional law (which I happily confess surpass mine) may be rightfully considered limited when compared to those members of the legislature who have spent years engaged in the study and practice of that field. it is plain, even to me, that his sophomoric arguments suggest intellectual limitations that may hamper his effectiveness if elected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> Rose Huskey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Daily News – May 11, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Candidate Heath: A fugitive for 10 years<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>State legislative candidate says he avoided serving sentence out of principle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="http://dnews.com/local/heath-a-fugitive-for-years/article_f0c5a1ab-3dd2-58ff-965a-9b20151a41d4.html"><span style='color:blue'>http://dnews.com/local/heath-a-fugitive-for-years/article_f0c5a1ab-3dd2-58ff-965a-9b20151a41d4.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>For 10 years, Hari Heath was a fugitive from the law and on the run.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The Santa, Idaho, Republican who is running for Idaho's 5th District House Seat A openly admits as much.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Heath, though, said his evasions were justified because the federal government violated his constitutional rights in a case stemming from a 1997 incident involving a U.S. Forest Service officer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>"Basically they were completely wrong - they violated the Constitution," Heath told the Daily News on Thursday. "They violated their own rules, the Forest Service officer lied - so it was wrong. It was a matter of principle, so as a principled person, I didn't volunteer (to go to jail)."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>According to federal court documents obtained by the Daily News, the officer encountered Heath and 15 to 20 other people, some of whom were swimming nude, near Cotter Bar picnic area in Idaho County.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Heath was sentenced to six months in jail with three months suspended and two years probation for interfering with the official duties of the U.S. Forest Service by leaving the scene of an investigation. Heath says the charges were not justified - and to date he has not served the sentence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Heath failed to surrender to the Latah County Jail on Dec. 1, 2000, as ordered by a United States District Court for the District of Idaho judge. A warrant for Heath's arrest was issued four days later.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Heath appealed the court's decision on the grounds that he was denied a trial by jury, and he alleged the U.S. Forest Service officer had lied in court. His appeal was dismissed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Concurrent with the federal court case, Heath said he was also appealing a conviction for driving with an invalid license and three charges for contempt of court in Benewah County.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>According to court documents, on March 29 , 2000, Heath was sentenced to serve 180 days in jail with 45 days suspended and two years probation for the four convictions. Heath said during the appeal process for those convictions, the federal warrant was issued and he was unable to continue pursuing the appeal without being arrested in the courtroom.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>"I had an appeal with the case which I could no longer prosecute," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>When he failed to serve his sentence in Benewah County as well, a second warrant was issued.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Heath said for 10 years he flew under the radar, using a false ID and "finding ways to live without getting caught." Heath said he was a logger and worked construction and did whatever he could do to support his family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>"It is difficult working without a name," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Heath also said he did not pay taxes during those 10 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>On March 26, 2010, Heath was arrested during a traffic stop by a Bonner County Sheriff's deputy who determined Heath had a 10-year-old Benewah County warrant outstanding. The traffic stop also resulted in Heath being convicted of providing a false name and date of birth to an officer. A charge for possessing a concealed weapon without a permit was dropped.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>According to court documents, Heath served 53 days in jail to fulfill his sentences in Benewah and Bonner counties.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>While Heath was in the Bonner County Jail, the federal case warrant was subsequently quashed by the courts in April 2010. Traci Whelan, assistant United States attorney for the District of Idaho, said it is not entirely clear why the warrant was dismissed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>"I can't tell you why it was dismissed," she said. "My best guess is (a witness) was not available or he was not able to be arrested."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Heath said he avoided his sentences out of principal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>"That was my reason for the choices I made," he said. "I didn't hurt anybody, and I learned a lot."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>A Google search of Heath also turns up several articles he has written for the Idaho Observer. One of the most notable being an article in which the title includes the N-word. In the article, Heath argues everyone is enslaved on the federal government's plantation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:20.25pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Heath said he has been working for the past 10 years to put some of the most relevant articles he has written into a book, particularly the ones that focus on trying to find solutions to "the bad" governing forces and corporate issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>