"I said from the word go, if there's sex with underage girls, nail their butt," said Griffin. "But nail the right people. We're going to wind up with a $30-million bill here in this little county because these people didn't have their ducks in a row."
The town also was abuzz over an anticipated mass voter registration by the FLDS. Hours after the court first ruled against the state, two members of the sect walked into the county clerk's office and requested 300 voter registration forms, a potentially tide-turning number in a county with 1,800 voters.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Tuesday, June 03, 2008 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 58 words Type of Material: Correction
Polygamist sect: A Section A article Saturday about a Texas court ruling that ordered that more than 400 children seized from a polygamist sect be returned to their parents said one of the group's critics, Flora Jessop, fled a polygamous marriage as a teen. Jessop fled a forced marriage to an older cousin, who had no other wives.
Doran, who has been sheriff here for 12 years, downplayed that. "I'm not worried about it. The citizens have always stood behind me, and if the community feels this is an attempt to take over Schleicher County, I know they'll stand together. Once we begin impaneling some grand juries and the criminal case comes to light, we'll see the tide turn once again."
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miguel.bustillo@latimes.com
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nich olas.riccardi@latimes.com
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Bustillo reported from Eldorado and Riccardi from Denver.
