State Rep. Weighs in on Behalf of 1851 Center Client; Prosecutor Refuses to Return Family’s Food
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
State Rep. Boose
State Rep. Terry Boose, R-Norwalk, recently condemned the raid on Manna Storehouse and insisted that Lorain County General Health District and Ohio Department of Agriculture return the tax records and more than $10,000 in food they took from the Stowers family of LaGrange, Ohio.
The Buckeye Institute’s 1851 Center for Constitutional Law is representing the Stowers in a case against the government agencies for their violent December raid on the family’s food cooperative, and their insistence that operating a private organic food co-op requires a license.
Scott Serazin, the Assistant County Prosecutor who represents the health district, has vowed to continue to illegally detain the Stowers’ family food. He says they won’t give it back because the Stowers may sell it, even though the food was for the Stowers’ personal consumption.
Boose correctly described the situation as a “case of government gone wild.” We couldn’t agree more. Click here to learn more about the case. Click here to read the most recent news. The Lorain County Prosecutor’s office can be reached at (440) 329-5389.
