“Ranger” Jesse MacBeth’s Criminal Background

You have perhaps heard of the charges against the US troops in Iraq made by the self-proclaimed "Army Ranger" Jesse MacBeth:

Jesse MacBeth

It would seem that before Mr. MacBeth began to decry the Genghis Khan-like atrocities of our soldiers, he busied himself with other weighty issues, such as protesting the service at the local coffee shop.

From the Arizona State University’s campus paper, the Web Devil:

Jesse MacBeth, right, protests near the Mill Avenue Coffee Plantation on Saturday night. The Free to Camp Coalition organized the protest because it alleges that the coffee shop discriminates against customers based on their appearances.

Local activists protest Coffee Plantation

Group alleges that new management discriminates
by Ilan Brat
Monday, April 12, 2004

The Free to Camp Coalition protested near Coffee Plantation on Mill Avenue to criticize the store for an alleged mistreatment of homeless people and others.

For about an hour Saturday evening, more than 30 ASU students, activists and local residents marched up and down both sides of the downtown street.

They handed out fliers and fake Coffee Plantation coupons for a free discrimination, waved hand-painted, fabric banners that read "Coffee Plant. Won’t Serve Homeless & Veterans."

The group also chanted rhymes like "Don’t harass us, don’t trespass us" and "Stop the war on the poor."

Free to Camp’s main complaint: Since Coffee Plantation came under new management in January, frequently it has refused service to homeless people and others based on physical attributes like appearance and hygiene.

Eric Spruce, the store’s new owner, said the charges are false.

A statement posted on the store’s windows in response to Free to Camp’s allegations affirms the store’s right to refuse business to those who are "offensive in hygiene, language or behavior."

"It has nothing to do with [discrimination]," Spruce said. "It’s just a few people who we wouldn’t allow to use our bathrooms [to bathe] and panhandle our customers. It’s just overreacting."

Jesse MacBeth told another story.

MacBeth, a 20-year-old U.S. soldier who recently returned from Iraq after sustaining a back injury, said Coffee Plantation banned him from the store in March for the way he was dressed — in his training uniform.

He had been sipping coffee calmly when a store employee asked him to leave. He refused.

Management insisted that he leave even after he took out his military ID card. Security guards escorted him off the premises under threat of arrest if he returned.

He said he hoped the protest would disrupt the flow of customers into the store.

"If you cut down the customers a lot, then they won’t keep their business going," MacBeth said. "That’s the whole point, to let society know what’s going on."

Another protester, journalism freshman Andrew Socha, wasn’t so sure the demonstration would be successful.

"If anything is going to be effective, then people standing outside your store and yelling will hopefully get the message across," Socha said.

Socha paused and looked inside the store, which was far from empty.

"But a lot of times, people don’t get the message no matter what you say," he said.

As if to accentuate the point, fliers and coupons that had been distributed by the protesters and dropped by passersby skittered along the sidewalk in the cool breeze.

One man quickly walked past the group and repeated, "Get a job. Get a job," while talking on his cell phone.

And, in addition to this noble work, our latest darling of the America-haters Mr. MacBeth had some run-ins with the law.

Indeed, MacBeth’s long and intimate involvement with Arizona’s criminal justice system doesn’t seem to have left him any time to serve in the military, let alone time to do all the things he now claims.

From the Arizona Supreme Court’s records:

SEARCH RESULTS

	Party Name	Date of Birth	Party Address	Court	Case Number
1	JESSE ADAM MACBETH	03/21/1984	PIMA, AZ 85543	Pima Justice	J-0502-CR-20040075
2	JESSE ADAM MACBETH	03/21/1984		Graham County Superior	S-0500-CR-2004171

 

CASE DETAIL

 

Case Number:   J-0502-CR-20040075				Case Category:   Criminal		Case Title:   ST OF AZ VS JESSE ADAM MACBET
Court:   Pima Justice			Judge:   DEWEY L BRYCE			Filing Date:    03/23/2004			Disposition Date:    06/17/2004

 

Party Name:   JESSE ADAM MACBETH	Party Type:   D 1 - DEFNDT/RESPNDT	Date of Birth:   03/21/1984
Citation:   CNONE Count 1:    FALSE REPORTING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT Disposition Date:   06/17/2004 Disposition:   COMPL DISMISSED BY CTY ATTY Count 2:    FRAUDULENT USE OF CREDIT CARD Disposition Date:   06/17/2004 Disposition:   BOUND OVER TO SUPERIOR COURT

 

Event Date	Event Description	Party
6/17/2004	ARRAIGNMENT	D 1
6/17/2004	ORIG. FILE TO SUPERIOR COURT	D 1
6/17/2004	FELONY PRELIM HEARING HELD	D 1
6/17/2004	DEFNDNT BOUND OVER TO SUPR CRT	D 1
6/10/2004	WARRANT QUASHED/EXECUTED	D 1
6/10/2004	COUNSEL APPOINTED	D 1
6/10/2004	I/A HELD: FELONY/MISD/CR TR	D 1
6/10/2004	DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY	D 1
6/10/2004	PH HEARING SET	D 1
6/2/2004	WARRANT ISSUED	D 1
4/19/2004	RETURNED UNSERVED	D 1
4/16/2004	LETTER RETURNED	D 1
3/23/2004	SUMM ISSUED CR,SR,TR,DR,MR,FR	D 1
3/23/2004	COMPLAINT FILED-PROSECUTOR	D 1

 

CASE DETAIL

 

Case Number:   S-0500-CR-2004171				Case Category:   Criminal		Case Title:   ST OF AZ VS JESSE ADAM MACBET
Court:   Graham County Superior			Judge:   R DOUGLAS HOLT			Filing Date:    06/17/2004			Disposition Date:    09/28/2004

 

Party Name:   JESSE ADAM MACBETH	Party Type:   D 1 - DEFNDT/RESPNDT	Date of Birth:   03/21/1984
Citation:   CNONE Count 1:    FRAUDULENT USE OF CREDIT CARD Disposition Date:   09/28/2004 Disposition:   GUILTY

 

Event Date	Event Description	Party
5/1/2006	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
5/1/2006	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
4/1/2006	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
4/1/2006	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
3/1/2006	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
3/1/2006	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
2/1/2006	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
2/1/2006	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
1/13/2006	ME STATUS CONFERENCE
1/1/2006	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
1/1/2006	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
12/9/2005	ORDER SETTING
12/1/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
12/1/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
11/1/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
11/1/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
10/1/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
10/1/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
9/23/2005	*	D 1
9/23/2005	PET TO REVOKE PROBATION
9/1/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
9/1/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
8/1/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
8/1/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
7/1/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
7/1/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
6/1/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
6/1/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
5/9/2005	RELEASE ORDER
5/9/2005	NOTICE OF RIGHTS AFTER JDMT
5/1/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
5/1/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
4/25/2005	ME REVOCATION ARRAIGNMENT
4/25/2005	ARREST/BOOKING RECORD
4/25/2005	*	D 1
4/18/2005	*	D 1
4/18/2005	PET TO REVOKE PROBATION
4/1/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
4/1/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
3/1/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
3/1/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
2/14/2005	FUND: ADULT PROBATION FEES	D 1
2/14/2005	FUND: EXTRA ADULT PROBATION	D 1
2/1/2005	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
11/29/2004	NOTICE TO RECORDER OF A FELONY
10/5/2004	PROBATION TRANSFER FEE 1 TIME	D 1
9/28/2004	RELEASE ORDER
9/28/2004	VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT
9/28/2004	FUND: 2002 PROBATION SURCHARGE	D 1
9/28/2004	FUND: TIME PYMT $20 JCEF	D 1
9/28/2004	PROBATION	D 1
9/28/2004	CONDITIONS OF PROBATION
9/28/2004	FUND: BASE FINE	D 1
9/28/2004	FUND: 2002 SURCHARGES (80%)	D 1
9/28/2004	ME SENTENCING (26.16, RCrP)
9/28/2004	FUND: PUBLIC DEF ADMIN FEE	D 1
9/28/2004	JAIL/PRISON	D 1
9/28/2004	FUND: PROSECUTION COSTS	D 1
9/28/2004	SENT RESTITUTION	D 1
9/16/2004	CONDITIONS OF RELEASE ORDER
9/13/2004	*	D 1
9/13/2004	ME CONTINUANCE
9/8/2004	IA ON FTA WARRANT
9/8/2004	RELEASE ORDER
9/8/2004	*	D 1
8/30/2004	*	D 1
8/16/2004	ME CONTINUANCE
8/5/2004	PRESENTENCE REPORT
7/19/2004	GUILTY PLEA PROCEEDING
7/19/2004	PLEA AGREEMENT
7/19/2004	NOTICE OF RIGHTS AFTER JDMT
7/19/2004	RELEASE ORDER
7/19/2004	FINANCIAL STATEMENT
7/19/2004	ME CHANGE OF PLEA HEARING
7/12/2004	ME PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
6/29/2004	DISCLOSURE BY PLAINTIFF
6/28/2004	ME ORDER SETTING HEARING/TRIAL
6/28/2004	ORDER SETTING
6/22/2004	M E ARRAIGNMENT AND PLEA
6/22/2004	MOTION
6/21/2004	TIME SCHEDULE/NOTICE OF TRIAL
6/18/2004	TRANSMITTAL CERTIFICATE FROM
6/18/2004	INFORMATION

Maybe the coffee shop preferred customers who would actually pay their checks.

But does anybody really believe that this scrawny kid (in camo shirt) is a former Army Ranger?

Even the insignia on MacBeth’s beret (featured in the video) is the wrong color. And he is wearing it with the emblem over his right eye, instead of his left:

  

The photo on the right is of an actual member of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. Here is an illustration which shows more detail of the unit’s insignia:

It’s Kerry VVAW colleague and faux Vietnam combat veteran "Captain" Al Hubbard all over again.

CBS News caption: Kerry, right, and Capt. Ron Hubbard (sic) talk about the war in Vietnam on ABC’s "Meet the Press" with Laurence Spivak, left, April 18, 1971. Kerry testified to Congress on April 22, 1971, on behalf of veterans against the war.

(Thanks to ever-vigilant JohnX for the details of MacBeth’s criminal records.)

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