Category: Tom Chantry

Tom Chantry’s Case Was Sent to the AZ Supreme Court for Review

On February 25, 2021 the Court of Appeals reversed Thomas Chantry’s convictions and sentences for four counts of child molestation and remanded the matter for a new trial because the convictions were obtained with the use of impermissible “other act” evidence.  This document can be viewed here:

https://law.justia.com/cases/arizona/court-of-appeals-division-one-unpublished/2021/1-ca-cr-19-0427.html

On March 26, 2021 the prosecuting attorney filed a petition for review by the AZ Supreme Court, and the case was sent to the AZ Supreme Court. 

The case # in the Court of Appeals is 1 CA-CR 190427.  It can be viewed here (scroll to State v. Chantry): http://apps.supremecourt.az.gov/aacc/appella/stage_1CA_CR_caption.htm or here (launches document): http://apps.supremecourt.az.gov/aacc/appella/1CA/CR/CR190427.PDF

The case # in the AZ Supreme Court is CR-21-0120-PR.  It can be viewed here (scroll to State of Arizona v. Thomas Jonathan Chantry): http://apps.supremecourt.az.gov/aacc/appella/000_ASC_LOWERCOURT_INDEX.HTM or here (launches document): http://apps.supremecourt.az.gov/aacc/appella/ASC/CR/CR210120.pdf

Here is a link to the AZ Supreme Court Schedule.  At the time of this writing, Tom Chantry’s case is not yet on the schedule.

https://apps.supremecourt.az.gov/aacc/asc/asccalendar.htm

At present Tom Chantry remains in prison.  You can check his status on the Inmate Datasearch by searching for his Inmate Number (338181) or name.

https://corrections.az.gov/public-resources/inmate-datasearch

Where I Got My Documents, and How You Too Can Purchase Them

Some may be wondering where I got all the documents I have posted.  Most of them I purchased from Yavapai Superior Court, some of them I created, some of them were owned by me due to my status as a church member, and some were available in the public realm (almost all that I have are now available in the public realm).  Here is a list of the documents I have posted stating where and when they were purchased/created/acquired (in the order in which I purchased/created/acquired them).  At the end are instructions for how to purchase documents from Yavapai Superior Court if you would like to do so yourself.

CRBC Vista, CA Bulletin dated 5/1/2016 – As a member of CRBC Vista, CA, this was emailed to me on 4/30/2016.

CRBC Vista, CA Bulletin dated 5/29/2016 – As a member of CRBC Vista, CA, this was emailed to me on 5/27/2016.

ARBCA Announcement April 2017 – I received this from Jim Renihan at CRBC Vista, CA on 4/30/2017.

Informal Council Level 1 Report; Pre-trial Testimony by Hariet Edson and Connie A. Laver; Transcript of Don Lindblad’s Telephone Interview – I purchased these from Yavapai Superior Court on 8/10/2018 and received them on 8/14/2018 when I purchased the entire case file. 

Exhibit 12 Church Documents – I purchased and received this from Yavapai Superior Court on 8/17/2018.  It is the MVBC “Red Binder” and includes: MVBC Timeline, Minutes of Special Meeting, Tom Chantry’s Resignation, Letter from Walt Chantry to MVBC, Letter from MVBC Elders to Walt Chantry, Letters from the parents and one of the children for the IC, Letter from MVBC Elders to Tom Chantry (severance schedule), Letter from Tom Chantry to MVBC Elders (receipt of severance letter), IC Report Level 2, and Recommendations for the Parents.

Transcript of Don Lindblad’s Testimony During Tom Chantry’s Trial – I purchased this document from the Yavapai Superior Court (from the Court Reporter) on 8/17/2018 and received it on 8/27/2018.

ARBCA’s AC Part I Report and Attachments – As a member of Emmaus RBC Hemet, CA (at that time an ARBCA church), I received this report on 9/6/2018.  I have posted excerpts from several pages.  Attachment I used: 12 (Letter from Don Lindblad to Steve Marquedant dated 6/17/2015).

Portico Church’s Letter of Resignation from ARBCA – This document dated 9/6/2018 is in the public realm.  I downloaded it in early September.

MVBC Objection to Ad Hoc – This is a public document that was released in early September 2018.  I received it in early September.

ARBCA & Timeline of Events – This is a document I created to pull the information from the documents into a single reference.  I first created this in early October 2018.  I have continued to refine it and add additional documents as they have become available.

ARBCA’s Constitution – I downloaded this from ARBCA’s website on 10/8/2018.  At the time of this writing, the constitution has not changed.

ARBCA’s AC Part II Report and Attachments – As a member of Emmaus RBC Hemet, CA (at that time an ARBCA church), I received this report on 10/26/2018.  I have posted excerpts from several pages.  Attachments I used: 2 (IC Level 3 Report); 10 MVBC Letter to Earl Blackburn; 11 Earl Blackburn Letter to MVBC

Private Documents left out of ARBCA’s AC Part II Report – I created this list of documents in late October 2018.  I have continued to update it as additional documents have become available and were identified.  The documents themselves are listed when they were acquired.

Letter from Don Lindblad to Steve Marquedant dated 6/17/2015; Notes on the Informal Council Regarding Tom Chantry – I downloaded this from the public realm on 11/2/2018.  It was part of a document cache obtained from the Yavapai County District Attorney obtained through a FOIA request.

Victim Impact Letters – I purchased these on 11/27/2018 from Yavapai Superior Court and received them on 12/1/2018.

Counselor’s Letter – This is in the public realm.  I downloaded it on 1/25/2019.

ARBCA’s Statement from the 2019 GA – I downloaded this off of ARBCA’s website on 5/10/2019.

Exhibit 153 Review Report: Don Lindblad (April 15, 2002); Exhibit 156 Letter: Tom to Council (Prior to December 13, 2000); Exhibit 165 Letter: C. A. L. (December 15, 2000) – I purchased these from Yavapai Superior Court on 5/10/2019 and received them on 5/15/2019. 

SCARBC & Timeline of Events – This is a document I created to pull the information from the documents specific to SCARBC into a single reference.  I created it from my ARBCA & Timeline of Events document on 6/24/2019.

I think I have listed them all.  If I have missed one, or you have a question, please let me know.

Most of the time I purchase documents via email, unless there is a large page count.  It’s 50 cents per page if you get them emailed to you or an unlimited amount if you have them burned to a disc (ends up being $37 per disc when shipping and the convenience fee is included).  To purchase the entire case files, email Susan Rupe srupe@courts.az.gov and ask for a disc for P1300CR201600966 (if you want the first case) and/or P1300CR201801308 (if you want the second case) for entire files.  Exhibit lists will be included in the case file, but the exhibits themselves must be purchased separately using their case and exhibit numbers.  The case files contain a lot of documents, so it would be easier to request an Exhibit List for each case file than to dig through all the files looking for all the Exhibits lists.