Corrections to story about Lackey, Moore, Stallings
On the stand, Lackey said he had heard that because Hood didn’t want to settle a claims dispute with State Farm Insurance, Moore and Scruggs got mad, with Scruggs’ threatening to find a campaign opponent for Hood in the 2007 statewide election, just like he had done to Insurance Commissioner George Dale. Lackey said he heard that from Stallings.
However, Stallings told the Daily Journal on Wednesday he had told Lackey about Hood’s disagreement with Moore and Scruggs, but that he had never mentioned anything about Dale.
The threat to Hood did not include Balducci or co-defendant Steve Patterson, which an earlier story stated.
Stallings also said he told an investigator for Moore, who represents Zach Scruggs, about his advice to Lackey and what he had said about Moore and Scruggs’ disagreement with Hood.
A text message shown Tuesday to the Daily Journal, which reporter Patsy Brumfield originally thought was from Stallings, was not. It was from Moore associate Lee Martin, and Moore said again Wednesday it confirmed his recollection of what his investigator told him about speaking with Stallings and his advice to Lackey.
NE MS Daily Journal
4/17/8
