Defendant sentenced, asked about 'Nazi' sign on truck
Daniel Colorado Jones, 62, of Emlenton appeared Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court expecting to be sentenced to prison on charges of driving under the influence and disorderly conduct.
He pulled out a pair of white socks and showed them to Judge Timothy F. McCune, saying he planned to wear them in jail.
McCune presided over a non-jury trial in July in which he found Jones guilty of the two charges, but not guilty of three summary traffic violations.
State police filed the charges following an incident Sept. 16, 2018.
McCune continued the sentencing to give Jones five more days to schedule a pre-sentencing drug and alcohol assessment and a court reporting network (CRN) evaluation.
The CRN evaluation, which is required for all DUI offenders in Pennsylvania, is a pre-screening tool used to determine if a defendant will be referred for a more comprehensive drug and alcohol assessment. It is also used as a statistical tool in the court system.
McCune said he ordered Jones to obtain the assessment and evaluation by Thursday's scheduled sentencing.
Acting as his own attorney, like he did in the trial, Jones said he did not obtain the assessment or evaluation.
At one point in the proceeding, McCune asked Jones if it was he who parked his pick-up truck outside of the courthouse Wednesday and Thursday mornings with a sign saying “McCune is Nazi Vermin.”
Jones confirmed that it was him and told McCune that he sent letters to all of his neighbors. Jones said his actions were not intended to be threats.
McCune told Jones that he believes the Nazis were German, but he is Scotch-Irish.
