Former Melbourne Cop Frank Carter: Revisiting the Cases

There have been numerous searches for information on Frank Carter, the former Melbourne PD officer fired long ago and now pursuing a civil suit in federal court, recently that have arrived at this blog. I figure that I may as well oblige the reading public and post an update and my synopsis of the entire situation. Have I changed my mind about Carter? I will let you decide.

To establish my own mindset you need only read through this blog. I really do not trust cops and for the most part, I do not like cops. If you have read many of my posts, this should be obvious to you. However, I also do not like selective and/or malicious prosecutions. I am not so sure that Frank Carter's story is either, but they did hang him out to dry and fail to follow through. They did end his career even though he still has his law enforcement certification. Who in the hell would hire the guy? (no one I hope)

In my opinion, prosecutors failed to follow through on prosecuting Frank Carter because to do so would open a monstrous can of worms, which is also why the judge on the criminal case refused to allow certain evidence in the case against him. What can of worms am I referring to? Ha – the many, many prosecutions and plea deals that were made as a result of Carter's legally insufficient (i.e. illegal) traffic stops and vehicle searches. They would have to deal with hundreds of appeals and civil suits as opposed to dealing with lone cop Carter. That is my opinion and you may do with it what you wish.

Was Frank Carter a Bad Cop?

Well absolutely – there is nothing good about a cop that uses creative reasoning (i.e. lies and/or falsifies information on reports) to make a traffic stop and then again to search a vehicle. We still have a Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution in this country, however diminished it is today.

I have encountered many cops similar to Carter over the years and my son has encountered many exactly like Carter in his many traffic stops in the State of Florida, most being in Brevard County. I know who Frank Carter really is, but I also know that he was allowed to proceed as he saw fit for far too many years. Face it – this guy should never have had a 20+ year career with the Melbourne Police Department to use as leverage in his quest for $millions today.

Maybe, just maybe, Frank Carter has experienced a revelation of sorts and secretly knows that his many illegal traffic stops and vehicle searches over the years were wrong and illegal. Maybe he has learned a lesson that he will never forget. We can only hope so.

Carter's civil suit that was filed in federal court in Orlando is now in mediation. Lucky him as he gets cop-friendly federal judge Anne Conway – she dismissed my civil suit against bad cops after having a luncheon with former Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary (a defendant in my suit) less than a week earlier. Coincidence? Maybe, but I doubt it.

I do not believe that Carter will get $millions as he so desires, but I do believe that there will be a settlement soon. And really, Carter needs the money to pay the many creditors that have filed suits against him. His life stopped when he was arrested and so did his ability to pay bills apparently as there are 10+ suits against him. We use the name “Frank Carter” but his actual name is Francis Carter, so if you were searching for information and didn't locate it, that may be why.

I also feel that his many victims did not do all that each could do to push prosecutors into pursuing the case against Carter. How many put it on paper and swore to it? It's hard to tell, but not many in my opinion or prosecutors wouldn't be able to play hide-n-seek on the case. Maybe Dienecia Johnson was the only one and now she will suffer for it as she probably is already. Been there and done that with a different gang of bad cops. So if the other alleged victims didn't follow through, well, we can't blame Carter. Lucky him that they all lost their backbone somewhere long ago. It is clear that he still has his (backbone).

If you want to read my previous posts about Frank Carter, go to the label on this blog: Frank Carter

If you are interested in what specifically prompted Frank Carter's arrest to begin with, read: Carteria

The amended complaint in the current civil suit is here:

Francis Carter Amended Complaint August 2011

The latest filing in reference to mediation is here:

Francis Carter Mediation Notice 12 January 2012

This is a case that offered serious lessons for many, including Carter. Hopefully he moves on in life and is able to put his former career behind him. I would not be surprised if Carter opted to finish a bachelor's degree and go to law school as it is really the only area of law to pursue that will benefit him in the future. May he decide to actually study constitutional law, especially in relation to the Fourth Amendment.

Former Cop Frank Carter of Melbourne: Expounding on the Issues

Many have arrived at this blog recently by searching for Frank Carter's name and it is time to expound on the issues and hope that you understand why I consider Carter a bad cop, regardless of inept prosecutors, collusion, or corrupt judges.

Most bad cops are never prosecuted; look how long it took prosecutors in Cook County, Illinois to try Jon Burge for a lousy perjury charge when we all know that he ordered and participated in torturing suspects to obtain confessions. Of course most of those confessions were false, but the defendants still languished in prisons for years. The fact that the farce of a corrupt system cannot manage to prosecute Carter means little to me.

I find it far-fetched and implausible that Brevard County prosecutors couldn't find any complainants that were willing to testify. From what I know there have been hundreds of complaints against Frank Carter over the years, but of course time is an issue and I am not sure of the statute of limitations on official misconduct charges or falsifying official records or documents, so all cases are no longer valid. They ignored this train wreck for years.; probably 20 years altogether or close to it.

The main case that prosecutors used to arrest Carter was questionable. Getting down to the basics here, Frank Carter was accused of making illegal traffic stops and conducting illegal searches. There is no doubt whatsoever that he has done this hundreds, if not thousands, of times in his 20+ year career. To me he is the definition of “bad cop”. He is the same as the Hernando County deputies that did the traffic stop on my son and his friend a couple of weeks ago. He is the same as several Cocoa P.D. officers that have done worse than the Hernando County deputies did to my son in the past five years.

Ever since my son got a driver's license he has experienced illegal traffic stops and illegal searches of any vehicle he drove. We have it down to a system because it happens so frequently. For the most part it has always happened in Cocoa with Cocoa P.D. officers. It has not happened in Cocoa for a couple of years though, not since my visit to the Cocoa Police Department to speak to a supervisor and request records.

On my last trip to Cocoa P.D. (it was far from the first), I encountered an intelligent supervisor. I'm not sure if he was a sergeant or a Lt, but this is immaterial anyway. A nice man that had recently relocated from NY and was attempting to reform the department, and he sure managed to smooth everything over with me. When I enter a police department under such circumstances I am angry, no doubt, but I am also intelligent enough to know that sarcasm with a smirk is the only tool available to me to get my point across.

In this particular traffic stop my son and a friend were pulled-over for no reason and held for 45 solid minutes while Cocoa P.D. waited on a dog to arrive – that dog was busy in Melbourne, as has been the case in past. That dog was probably busy with one of Frank Carter's illegal traffic stops. The officers were told clearly twice that they had no permission to search so instead they waited on a dog. Neat, except that holding a driver and passenger for 45 minutes is also illegal. Of course there was no reason to call a dog and of course the dog didn't find anything.

I was having a discussion with someone the other day about possible reasons that cops target my son. His last name is different so they do not know that he is my son when the siren and lights go on, so it isn't the usual hatred of me. For years it was stickers on the vehicles and the hour of night that he was driving, in my opinion. He has always been into music and had 10+ and closer to 20+ heavy metal band stickers on any car he has driven. He also worked for Papa John's from age 17 forward – first as an insider, then as a driver, and later as a manager. He has always had the latest shift and often didn't get out of work until 2am or 3am, so that is why he would be going to Walmart or driving down the road at that hour. Not everyone is a day person, as those late shift cops should know.

The recent Hernando County stop was different in that my son was in a rental car that was close to brand new, so no stickers. It also happened at 1am on a Saturday night and I do not consider that late.


Back to Frank Carter

The main case that prosecutors used to arrest him was of one Laura Cabrera. Of course I do not know Laura, but if you look at her record she has been charged with drug and drug-related counts more than once. I believe that she even pleaded to a count once. This woman has had a lengthy list of traffic stops, many probably care of Frank Carter. Carter probably found drugs when he illegally searched when he had no right by law to stop her to begin with. The law is the law and if officers like Frank Carter are not going to obey it, why should we expect Laura Cabrera to?

I didn't mention Cabrera's case in my previous posts as I preferred the case of Dienecia Johnson. She never pled to any drug charge and has had too long of a list of traffic stops for no reason. My previous discussion of her traffic stops is clear on why Carter could not have had reason to pull her over to begin with: She was charged with not having her driver's license or registration to show too many times. How in the hell could Frank Carter know that she didn't have either available when he pulled her over? He couldn't and in several cases she was not charged with anything else.

The situation with my son has been similar several times. He was pulled over for no reason whatsoever and a couple of times the offending cop actually created a traffic ticket for an offense that didn't exist to cover his illegal stop and illegal search. In one case the created ticket was for “running a red light” and my son took photos of the intersection, obtained the records of the pull-over, and argued it in court. The judge found him not guilty. I won't bother to explain how turning right on red without stopping at that intersection was absolutely legal, except to say that it had to do with the lane merging and no stop bar. During that stop my son was subjected to an angry Marine Drill Sergeant cop yelling at the top of his lungs throughout (30 solid minutes), throwing my son against the car to search him, and an absolutely illegal search of the vehicle – no permission and no reason. The dog was busy in Melbourne – again probably at one of Carter's illegal stop and search escapades

There are far too many of these bad cops on the road. Something must be done to stop this in our society. If supervisors don't give a fuck, then it is time to get rid of the supervisors with the bad boy cops.

If the Melbourne P.D. takes Frank Carter back they are in collusion with him and advocate criminal behavior. It is easy to look at his traffic stops and know that he doesn't give a rat's ass about following the law. This guy considers himself a superior being that makes his own judgment calls and totally disregards law.

I have so many additional examples of bad cops detaining my son, including two that involve pizza delivery, that this post could go on and on for pages. Perhaps I will bore you with more later, but hopefully I have made my point concerning Frank Carter.

A cop doesn't have to be dealing drugs or raping women to be a bad cop.

All Charges Dropped in Melbourne Bad Cop Case

Police abuse and misconduct is clearly acceptable in Florida. They have proved this time and time again, but many had high hopes that Frank Carter would finally pay his dues for all of his deeds against the motorists and residents in the predominantly Black University Boulevard area of Melbourne, Florida. Folks, it ain't happening and this guy will likely be back in a patrol car with $500K + care of Florida taxpayers in short time.

To Dienecia Johnson: Do yourself a major favor and move out of the Melbourne area. It is highly unlikely that this guy will let this situation go and you could be in real danger. They will probably be handing him his gun back soon. I have encountered too many cops just like him in Florida and they don't let anything go.

I am wondering if Frank Carter has a friend in the State Attorney's Office that cooked-up this entire bullshit scheme to put plenty of taxpayer money in Carter's pockets. Think about it – they wouldn't have made such an arrest of a high profile career cop with no evidence, but then suddenly some evidence was no longer evidence at all. Now there is no evidence whatsoever, they claim, and charges are dropped. Carter can indeed file a false arrest suit and most likely will – he should as they caused him extreme distress and cost him lots of money. Wouldn't you? Because the charges have been dropped he will collect on a false arrest suit.

A person acquitted by jury, such as me, has no such simple ordeal. They claim the jury was stupid until the cows come home.

I know exactly what Frank Carter was and will be once again, but with his behavior sanctioned by the State of Florida this time around.

What do we have here? Inept prosecutors or pal to Frank Carter or a corrupt Brevard County judge? Regardless of which one it is, I am totally disgusted. Read all the bullshit the State Attorney's Office representative stated here: Charges Dropped Against Former Melbourne Cop Frank Carter

More on Former Melbourne FL Cop Frank Carter

One of Carter's fans has posted a new response as “Anonymous” under my last Frank Carter post on this blog: A Discussion about Fired Melbourne Cop Frank Carter


Anonymous stated:

Just my $.02 ,
Defamation" is the general term used internationally, and is used in this article where it is not necessary to distinguish between "slander" and "libel". Libel and slander both require publication.

The fundamental distinction between libel and slander lies solely in the form in which the defamatory matter is published. If the offending material is published in some fleeting form, as by spoken words or sounds, sign language, gestures and the like, then this is slander.

Libel is defined as defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. The law of libel originated in the 17th century in England. With the growth of publication came the growth of libel and development of the tort of libel.

I looked up Dienecia Johnson record:
05/21/2005 NO DRIVER LICENSE
01/25/2006 COUNTY EVICTION
06/11/2006 DRIVING VEHICLE IN UNSAFE CONDITION
06/11/2006 FAILURE TO FURNISH PROOF OF INSURANCE
10/06/2006 TRAFF IN COCAINE 28 BUT LESS THAN 200 GRAMS
10/06/2006 POSS OF CANNABIS W INTENT TO SELL OR DELIVER
10/24/2006 DRIVERS LICENSE NOT CARRIED AND EXHIBITED
11/03/2006 DRIVERS LICENSE NOT CARRIED AND EXHIBITED
11/03/2006 OPER MOTOR VEHICLE WITH UNLAWFUL SOUND MAKING DEVI
05/15/2007 DRIVERS LICENSE NOT CARRIED AND EXHIBITED
07/04/2007 IMPROPER PASSING
07/04/2007 FAILURE TO FURNISH PROOF OF INSURANCE
09/21/2008 OBSCURED TAG
09/27/2009 316.2956.1 OPERATING WITH ILLEGAL SUNSCREENING 02/25/2010 DISMISSED 20098973GDW
09/27/2009 316.2956.1 OPERATING WITH ILLEGAL SUNSCREENING 02/25/2010 DISMISSED 20098972GDW
09/27/2009 316.2956.1 OPERATING WITH ILLEGAL SUNSCREENING 02/25/2010 DISMISSED 20098971GDW
09/27/2009 316.2956.1 OPERATING WITH ILLEGAL SUNSCREENING 02/25/2010 DISMISSED 20098970GDW
09/27/2009 316.2952.2 SIGN OR COVERING ON WINDSHIELD
09/27/2009 316.614.4.B SAFETY BELT VIOLATION OPERATOR
09/27/2009 316.610-C DRIVING VEHICLE IN UNSAFE CONDITION
05/19/2010 PATERNITY/DISESTABLISHMENT
07/30/2010 PATERNITY/DISESTABLISHMENT
10/30/2010 DRIVING W LIC SUSP REV CANC W O KNOWLEDGE
10/30/2010 FAILURE TO FURNISH PROOF OF INSURANCE
She was arrested for selling both cocaine and marijuana. That is fact, not fiction.

Also the FDLE has dropped all of the original charges yet added another. Florida Today paints a different picture.
Then why is there only one charge and not the original 8 or so? False information by the chief given to the FDLE. Also did you see who just retired early? The city manager.

Why would the arrest of Carter inspire so these two to retire?
I'll give you one clue, retirement benefits. They both could be subject to no retirement benefits.
What is Carter's sole charge standing? Giving someone a ticket for a poorly lit license plate. Florida read that a police offer must be able to read it from 50 feet.
Did you know that Florida Today was given the wrong video to post? I do

I responded:

So you want to continue the argument in reference to Carter? No problem.

Libel law in the UK is different from libel laws in the US. You left out one major point - truth is an absolute defense in a libel suit. If this were not the case I probably would have been sued for "Memoirs of an Accused Madam," but it is the case.

Look for my response post later this evening

And here we are again, though this “anonymous” is not the same person as the last “anonymous” as is obvious by the post content; either that or he was drunk when he responded earlier. Once again the victim, Dienecia Johnson, is the one being attacked. Isn't it always that way when a bad cop is seeking some absurd defense for his actions?

First let's again address Dienecia Johnson's arrest record, specifically the statement that, “ She was arrested for selling both cocaine and marijuana. That is fact, not fiction.”

No shit Sherlock. As I stated in the blog post that you responded to, the case was DROPPED by PROSECUTORS. Furthermore, the case had to be incredible – she was released on her own recognizance. Even the judge knew it was bullshit. So Ms. Johnson experienced a false arrest – this is a point against Carter, and you're not doing a great job at defense buddy.

In so far as the rest of that list of crap charges goes, I am well aware of how bad cops work. When they have no real reason for a traffic stop, they simply create one. How in the hell could anyone know she didn't have her driver's license in her wallet before pulling her over? There was no other charge in several of the listed cases making it clear that she was being harassed.

In a few of the cases there was the usual bullshit charge: obscured tag; sign or covering on windshield; and driving vehicle in unsafe condition. Obscured tag my ass – someone needs to get some glasses if he cannot see a tag with one of the two tag lights out.

My son was pulled over for the same crap by a whacko overzealous Cocoa P.D. officer several years ago. The jerk then used this to write a ticket for “running a red light” and held my son for over 30 minutes while waiting on the dogs – they were busy in Melbourne. Needless to say my son took the red light ticket to court and was found “not guilty” because right on red at that particular intersection was absolutely normal. Hint – he took photos of the intersection to court. As if any of this would give him probable cause for a vehicle search! (lucky for whacko cop the dogs were busy in Melbourne)

Obviously you are a cop, and perhaps you're Frank Carter – I have no idea – but if you do not have anything better to do than harass motorists in your sector, then Melbourne P.D. needs to toss your ass as well.

I do not pretend to know anything about videos given to Florida Today. I do know that Frank Carter is an overzealous whack cop that harassed Black motorists in his sector for far too many years. People in that area were petrified of him. I'm not in that area or I would have seen his bad cop ass in court long before.

You have the audacity to bring-up a drug charge that was dropped by prosecutors a while back? Denecia Johnson should be filing suit for false arrest. All of that bullshit traffic crap is exactly that – do not pretend she ever harmed anyone, had an accident, or actually did anything whatsoever wrong. Your list merely shows the many times that the woman has been a Carter victim.

In so far as libel goes – truth is an absolute defense in a libel suit. If you (or Carter) believes differently, then file away. I am not your typical victim and I will see your bad ass in court.

A Discussion about Fired Melbourne Cop Frank Carter

This is more a response to an "Anonymous" poster on the Melbourne Cop Frank Carter Fired article than anything else. It is time to clear the air as this party has chosen to attack the victim in the current case, Dienecia Johnson. The party then returned to post a lengthy statement that ended with his or her perception of me and my own case and a warning concerning slanderous statements.

The comments that I am responding to:

Anonymous said... on December 1, 2010 @1246PM

Dienecia Johnson has a checkered past including possession of cocaine and pot. Her records indicate she never has insurance or proof and doesn't carry her DL. Her mouth is what got her into trouble and a known drug dealer was seen running from her car. Florida statues allows a ticket to be written for each window with illegal tint. She's a criminal and should be treated as such.

As for Carter, let him have his day in court. There you will see how the FDLE was given false information by the chief of police to start this witch hunt. Why do you think they dropped the first charges? Now are trying new ones? Why does Carter want a speedy trial? BECAUSE HE IS INNOCENT.

Anonymous said... on December 13, 2010 @1158AM

OK let me get this straight, you claim you have met the victims? Personally I think you made that up!

All charges were dropped but now a new charge has been brought up on Carter. The funny thing is Melbourne PD has lost the copy of the ticket Frank filed, now this is the sole charge they have him on. Did you know that the other charges that were filed and investigated by the FDLE were found to be valid and that the FDLE was given false information by the MPD and chief Carey? You didn't, instead you post your lies and slanted truths there by slandering Frank Carter.

Q) Why did the prosecutor drop all charges?

A) Because they knew they would lose.

Q) How much has the city spent on legal fees trying to get a charge to stick?

A) $750,000.

Q) Why that much?

A) Because they know Carter will get a huge payout from a civil trial

You were prosecuted on racketeering and RICO conspiracy charges yet subsequently acquitted in 2003. You owned escort services for a decade in conservative Orlando, Florida and wrote a book about running an escort service "The Complete Blueprint for an Escort Service." Sounds like a how to on dodging legal issues concerning prostitution. So you were lucky, really lucky.

I guess what I really have a problem with is you claiming only you are a victim of bad police work and cops can't have the same thing happen to them. It did and his name is Frank Carter. Now I'll go start my I love Frank Carter blog :D.

BTW you need to change all of your claims to "alleged." Slander charges can be expensive to fight and nobody needs trouble like that.

Post this if you dare!

Well, obviously I dared.

First I must address Dienecia Johnson since she is the subject of the first post:


The poster has the audacity to attack Frank Carter's victim in the current filing, and isn't it always that way? She is victimized by Carter and now the subject of attack with lies and deception. I took a close look at all of Dienecia Johnson's cases in the Brevard County Clerk of Court online. If I had been able today, I would have gone to Viera and viewed the actual file in the cocaine charge referenced by the poster, but my schedule is rather full this week and I dislike trips to any clerk's office as I always leave angry.


The only drug case that Dienecia Johnson has ever been arrested in is Case # 05-2006-CF-028296. It doesn't say which particular officer victimized Ms. Johnson in this case; however, the case was DROPPED by prosecutors. Perhaps a bad traffic stop and illegal search or was the charge created from thin air to begin with?

Ms. Johnson's first ever charge was a traffic charge of "No Driver's License" in 2005. In 2006 she was charged with two traffic infractions in one case: "Driving vehicle in unsafe condition" and "Failure to furnish proof of insurance". In another 2006 case she was charged with "Driver's license not carried and exhibited" and it was DISMISSED. In yet another 2006 case this poor woman was charged with "Driver's license not carried and exhibited" (DISMISSED) and "Operating a motor vehicle with unlawful sound making device," whatever the hell that means.


As we go into 2007, Dienecia Johnson was charged again with "Driver's license not carried and exhibited," which was again DISMISSED. Another traffic stop in 2007 resulted in charges of "Improper Passing" and "Failure to furnish proof of insurance." "Improper passing" is an often used charge when an officer wants to pull someone over, but has no actual reason.


Looking at 2008, Ms. Johnson was pulled over and given a ticket for "Obscured tag" – now that is a real stretch and I'd bet that Frank Carter got the dogs there, but they smelled nothing, nada – another bullshit charge. In August of 2009, Ms. Johnson was stopped and given a ticket for "Safety belt violation passenger." The next 2009 case is the case in which Carter wrote a ticket for each window. It is case # 05-2009-TR-003227. In this case he also wrote tickets for "Safety belt violation operator" and "Driving vehicle in unsafe condition," and all charges were DISMISSED.


Apparently one of Frank Carter's pals with Melbourne Police Department (MPD) intends to make Dienecia Johnson pay dearly – in an October 2010 case with yet another traffic stop she is charged with "Driving with license suspended revoked cancelled without knowledge" and "Failure to furnish proof of insurance," which was DISMISSED. So they managed to suspend this woman's driver's license without her knowledge – send them to the fucking police hall of fame.


Dienecia Johnson needs to get the hell out of Melbourne, Florida AND THEN start filing civil suits. She has been abused for years according to what I am viewing. Does the Melbourne P.D. have little more to do then to harass motorists? How in the hell do they claim to know Ms. Johnson's license and/or insurance paperwork isn't in hand when they illegally pull her over? She is most certainly a victim of profiling. May the civil suits fly Dienecia!


Now as to this poster's accusation that I lied when I stated that I have met victims of Frank Carter – Bullshit! I have met a total of 7 Carter victims – 5 are Black and 2 are Puerto Rican. In 2007 I rented a house in Cocoa Village from the Puerto Rican couple. They lived a couple of blocks off University Blvd (Frank Carter's sector) and also owned a couple of rental properties in Cocoa, and boy they had stories to tell about encounters with Carter. Each has records similar to Dienecia Johnson's, thanks to bad boy Carter. If "Anonymous" is an intelligent cop he or she will know how to find the couple's names and will know I ain't joking.


The five Black Americans that I met and spoke with all lived in Frank Carter's sector, and one worked at a neighborhood store as well. Every one of the five were absolutely and totally petrified of Carter; well they're not anymore thanks to Dienecia Johnson. These are the citizens that lived in Carter's sector. Why should any one of them need to be petrified of Carter? Every one of them considered the bad cop's actions to be racially motivated. Obviously I cannot offer any names – these people are the victims too. I also had a lengthy discussion with someone at an upper level with Melbourne PD, but the party must remain nameless.


Just because someone wants a speedy trial doesn't mean that the party is innocent. It is a defense tactic and little more. I find the statement that the MPD and Chief Carey gave the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) false information to be dubious at best. Says who? Carter? No doubt.


A Florida Today article written by Kaustuv Basu and published on November 23, 2010, explains the refiling situation much differently than our "Anonymous" poster and I will go with the newspaper's version. The article is Officer Carter case re-filed.


Our poster is wrong on an additional assertion: Carter isn't being prosecuted because they're afraid he will receive a civil payout (fat fucking chance); he is being prosecuted because the Dienecia Johnson mess is the straw that broke the camel's back. Carter has hundreds of complaints against him from his years in the University Blvd. sector. It was about damned time someone did something to get this power freak out of his patrol car. Enough is enough.



And now we get to me and your assertions regarding my case…


Yes, I state that everywhere – I was prosecuted on "racketeering" and "conspiracy to commit racketeering (RICO)" by Florida's Office of the Statewide Prosecutor. I was also acquitted by jury verdict on both counts.


"Anonymous" has the book thing a bit mixed-up though: I wrote and published Memoirs of an Accused Madam: The War on Adult Business in Orlando in April of 2009, but sales were dismal. I then wrote Blueprint for an Escort Service in a few weeks and published it in July 2009. I followed this by writing and publishing Blueprint for an Escort Service 2: Beyond the Original Blueprint in February of 2010, and later combined both books and added updates in The Complete Blueprint for an Escort Service in May of 2010. By July of 2010, I finished and published the Second Edition of Memoirs, which has updates and is edited.


The Memoirs books are my story of all that they did to me, and I sure as hell wasn't "a victim of bad police work." I was a victim of BAD COPS, but you'd have to read the book to get that and I state on the first page that it is not recommended reading for cops – just look at a sample in Google Books and you could view that free.


The Blueprint books are exactly as described in Google Books and on Amazon, and not as "Anonymous" describes them. They also sell decently. I hereby offer Carter a free copy – it looks like he may need it. (smile) Frank Carter might consider writing a book and titling it "Surviving an Illegal Traffic Stop," or wait – it would sell better if Dienecia Johnson wrote it.


In so far as the poster's statement that my posts are slanderous – he clearly has no clue about law in this respect either. The correct term would be libelous but I haven't stated anything that could possibly invite a libel suit. Back to law school with you "Anonymous".

I do give Frank Carter the benefit of doubt in this post and the last post concerning his case. Most consider Carter's actions to be racially motivated. I think he would have treated the citizens like he has regardless of color or ethnicity. I think he is just another bad cop. Even if he is acquitted by a jury it doesn't erase what I know to be fact, and it also doesn't net him the civil suit jackpot - as I will attest.



I do thank "Anonymous" for being civil in the second comment and not attacking Ms. Johnson again.

Melbourne Cop Frank Carter Fired

Citizens in the predominantly Black University Boulevard area in Melbourne, Florida have something to celebrate this weekend. On August 20, 2010, the Melbourne cop that enjoyed stopping and harassing so many motorists for so many years was terminated. Carter still faces criminal charges for falsifying tickets and illegally searching vehicles, but this is one step in the right direction.


I have spoken to victims in the Melbourne area that were terrified of Frank Carter. He's one overzealous bad cop on a power trip. The great majority of his victims are Black, though I also met a Puerto Rican couple that had a couple of run-ins with him. All one must do to provoke Carter is drive past him, or be parked when he drives by.

The arrest came in late January of 2010 following a complaint by a woman that Carter had written her eight traffic tickets – her vehicle was parked on Main Street in Melbourne when the tickets were issued. He wrote her a ticket for the vehicle windows having too dark a tint – but this bad boy wrote a ticket for each window. Can you imagine? Apparently it wasn't the first time he had harassed Dienecia Johnson, but we can make a sure bet that it's the last!

Though Dienecia Johnson and most residents in this part of Melbourne consider Carter's harassment to be racially motivated, I tend to disagree. I think he is just one power hungry bad-ass cop that believes he can do whatever he wants to whoever he encounters. Most of his victims are Black, but then his patrol area is predominantly Black also. This is far from the first complaint against Carter.

Frank Carter met his match with Dienecia though! It is about time that someone removed Carter from the picture. I look forward to hearing that a trial date is set in Carter's criminal case for official misconduct and falsifying records.

All news that I have read concerning Frank Carter's arrest was in the Florida Today newspaper. Since Carter has now been terminated, I'll soon be posting information on a case in which he chased down and shot a Black male that ran through a populated apartment complex, firing his weapon over 20 times. It is an involved case, so no more hints.

Cheers to Dienecia Johnson for fighting injustice for the hundreds of victims of Frank Carter!

Just a Bad Cop

Forced to defend himself against Frank Carter's henchmen and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Melbourne Police Chief Don Carey admits that Carter is a bad cop. The FOP and Carter's other pals are claiming that Carey stated Carter was a racist as the majority of bad tickets that he writes are to African-Americans. This is best referred to as the straw man defense. Carey is being vilified for finally admitting that Carter is just a bad cop. Chief Carey knows it to be fact as he has heard enough complaints over the years.

As stated in Changing My Mind, most of Carter's victims are black because his area is a predominantly black area. I wouldn't know if he is a racist or not, and Chief Carey has never referred to Carter in this light. Frank Carter was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and not his own department.

Frank Carter has committed many outrageous and abusive acts in his position as a police officer over the course of his lengthy career. Why would the FOP defend his actions by throwing in the race card and attempting to put words in Carey's mouth? Well, most likely because Carter will be hard to defend. He is known by all in his assigned area of Melbourne, Florida. He is feared by most people in that area. I have encountered a Puerto Rican victim as well. It is not a white area and there are not many white victims.

Chief Carey is better off not responding to straw man statements made by Carter backers. These people will say anything as there is no other way to defend this abusive police officer. I do not live in Melbourne and I never have. Carter's reputation is known far and wide. He is indeed a legend in his own mind. The worst part is that Carter is far from alone. Kudos to Chief Carey for admitting something that many have known for years; at least he is not in denial as other police chiefs in similar situations usually are.

Why is it that cops always defend their own and disregard facts? Any one of these officers that defend Carter obviously considers his actions to be acceptable. What does this say about the defenders? It does reveal that they must appreciate and back abusive actions by police officers. To the defenders, anyone not a cop or in a cop family is a perp. Thank you Chief Carey for not ignoring the truth here and running to the defense of an abusive cop! Ignore those straw men.

Read what a straw man is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man