Insurance Law

Scruggs Nation: Zach is back . . . to the halfway house

By David Rossmiller

The Scruggs Nation has a fever, and the only prescription is more Scruggs. Well, OK, this news story is not about Dickie Scruggs, it's about Zach Scruggs, not the same, I know, but it will have to do.  Seems like whatever happened with his reporting from prison to the halfway house, it's not going to be a big deal.  

He was arrested in Oxford, Mississippi, after allegedly reporting late to the halfway house.  His lawyers say he was 15 minutes early instead, so there's a discrepancy. 

The Bureau of Prisons initiated an investigation after people reported seeing Zach Scruggs around Oxford on Feb. 24, the day he was to report to Tupelo. His wife, Amy, had picked him up at the federal prison, and they stopped and had lunch on the Square.

The Bureau of Prisons investigated what route Scruggs took from the prison as well as what he did while on the trip.

If he wasn't late, it really doesn't matter what route he took or what he did while on the trip, I would think. Well, anyway, who's to say?  The world may never know.  The story says he was released from the Lafayette County jail on Monday and is now at the halfway house. 

Full post as published by Insurance Coverage Law Blog on March 12, 2009 (boomark / email).