INVESTIGATE KAYLA BARRETT

Since the events of Sept. 10 that precipitated the death of Rev.
Ayers, a swirling rage has engulfed the majority of the populace like
an inferno never imagined by Dante.

Ninety-nine percent of the people who have written to The Record are
totally against the Drug Task Force and police in general. The common
thought seems to be that, regardless of any actions taken by Ayers, he
should have been ignored just because he was a preacher and could do
no wrong.

They wish to ignore the findings of the grand jury, the investigation
by the GBI and all other facts. One thing that all can agree on, is
the fact there is someone to blame. However, it's not the D.T.F., its
not the GBI or the grand jury.

The one to blame, or at least, to be fair, share in the blame by 50
percent, is Kayla Barrett. According to the testimony of Barrett, she
has carried on a "relationship" with Ayers for several years. Whether
Ayers actually knew she was a prostitute, is another subject but odds
are he did.

We can not forget that, despite being a preacher, Ayers was still a
man. Look at such luminaries as Jimmy Swaggert, Jim Bakker, and Jesse
Jackson (among other religious icons) who have had affairs, consorted
with prostitutes and had children by a mistress. If these "men of God"
with worldwide fame can fall by the wayside, what would make Ayers any
more able to resist temptation than they were?

Back to Barrett's testimony, in court she stated (and agreed with by
the undercover DTF agent Oxiner) she called her drug dealer "Jay" and,
a short time later, when Ayers pulled up next to the both of them, she
called Ayers "Jay."

Common sense dictates that Oxner would put that together to indicate
Ayers was the drug dealer. Thus the reason for wanting to question
him.

People who live in the area where Barrett lived have stated that
Barrett had carried on her drug and prostitution activities for
several years prior to September (and some have even sworn that she
carried on a "relationship" with a (former) police officer (while
still in the employ of the City Police), yet not one of these people
have been questioned by any authority).

Barrett is quoted as stating she had a miscarriage about two weeks
before the shooting, yet none of that was even discussed.

We all know that Barrett has had a long, storied criminal history and
has even spent a few years in prison, from a myriad of charges.

Should she also be given the same chance to go before a grand jury to
answer charges? I say yes, as would any normal, rational, thinking
person would.

The problem seems to be that, no one has truly instigated the issue
from Barrett's side. Ayers life was put under a microscope while
Barrett somehow made bond/bail then apparently went to Franklin County
and became involved in a series of burglaries.

Does it seem fair that a man is dead and a family grieves, regardless
of his moral shortcomings, that the instigator of this whole mess is
pretty much forgotten? I urge the legal system to go forward with the
same zeal that it had with the Ayers investigation, to investigate
Barrett's background.

R.S. Chambers

Martin