Topic: Willie Jessop
Quotes
They were trying to pull another Waco. They didn't bring in all those guns for looks
FLDS case cost Texas $12 million Mar 29, 2009
These families have literally given everything in an attempt to save their children
Polygamous sect rebuffs state's report Dec 28, 2008
This has been a very painful process for the people
Three polygamist sect members indicted Aug 22, 2008
I'll be the first to say that this meeting did me some good
Utah, FLDS to keep negotiating Jun 17, 2008
William Roy ("Willie") Jessop is a leader in and frequent spokesman for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church). Jessop should not be confused with William E. Jessop, the person Warren Jeffs designated as his successor to the presidency of the FLDS Church.
Jessop was a bodyguard during the tenure of FLDS Church president Warren Jeffs. After Jeffs' arrest and the April 2008 raids on the church's YFZ Ranch near Eldorado, Texas, Jessop became a frequent spokesman for the FLDS Church. In May 2008, Jessop wrote an open letter to United States president George W. Bush, requesting that he intervene against the removal of children from FLDS Church families.
Jessop has been nicknamed "Willie the Thug" and "King Willie" by disaffected FLDS Church members. He has been described by police as having "a passion for violence, weapons (legal and illegal) and explosives" and has been said to be "the most serious threat affiliated with the FLDS religion". Police have also suggested that Jessop attempted to intimidate witnesses during Warren Jeffs' 2007 trial.
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