Charge Dropped In Citronelle Tongue Case

By Tiffany Craig Investigative Reporter

Prosecutor drops false reporting charge on the man accused of cutting out his own tongue in Citronelle. Video Charge Dropped In Citronelle Tongue Case

Published: Wed, December 05, 2007 - 5:14 pm

Tiffany Craig

The case of the man accused of cutting out his own tongue and lying to police is back in the news again.

In court today, the prosecution dropped the charge of false reporting. According to an investigator, it's part of a strategic move by the state!

Mike Crocker is still charged with theft. Investigators testified that he stole more than 200,000 dollars from Vulcan Industrial Services in Mount Vernon and that he owned 10% of that company.

An investigator said in court that the company was losing money and had been for some time. State testimony revealed that Crocker was supposedly funneling money into another account for personal use. Investigators say they found invoices for a home fence and a washer and dryer.

Crocker's attorney, Skip Brutkiewicz, says he hasn't seen proof of purchases and this case doesn't belong in criminal court. "My client opened up an account in the name of the business and wrote checks for the business! He's entitled to do that. He was running the business. This is a civil case! The only reason they have brought this case, in my opinion, is because they can't solve the homicide case of a guy that worked at Vulcan. They think my client had something to do with it and he did not."

Brutkiewicz is referring to is the unsolved murder of Stephen O'Neal Perret. Perret was found shot to death in a work truck near his Citronelle home on August 17, 2007. Perret was Crocker's neighbor and the plant manager at Vulcan.

Crocker is the only known suspect in the murder case but has not been charged!

Perret's family drove over from Louisiana and quietly listened in court.

Mike Crocker's theft case now goes to the Grand Jury. Crocker is out on bond.

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conehead Says:

Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 12:34 pm

this is a realy bad thing for both family it is almost like something I seen in movie one time

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Mississippi-3 Says:

Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 7:52 pm

Yes, I can assure u the Crockers think about that everyday, and believe me are heartbroken for Nikki, Paige, sarah and Mason’s loss. They loved those kids , and Nikki and O’neal. I have seen the family’s interact together on numerous occasions . I never intended to sound like the perrett’s are not the ones with the greater loss, by all means they are. i think all any of us want is the real killer and Mikes attacker caught so justice can be served and life can get back to some kind on normal, although it will never really be normal. Prayers are going up for both families all over the usa. For the real killer to be caught would be a great christmas present for all of them.

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someonefromla Says:

Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 10:12 am

I ask…..How is the Crocker family getting the raw deal? I’m not saying he was intitled to the money he took or not, but if he had not been shady about it all, he might not be going through what he is. Mike is still alive. O’Neal is not. Ya’ll can still have Christmas with your WHOLE family. The Perret family will be minus one. So when ya’ll are sitting around the christmas tree opening present on christmas morning and discussing ya’lls RAW DEAL, I want ya’ll to stop and think about Sarah, Paige, Mason, and Nikki sitting around their tree discussing how they wish their dad was there. Now you tell me who got the raw deal.

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Mississippi-3 Says:

Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 8:40 pm

Rather than being upset that the charges against mr. crocker has been dropped, you ought to be upset to know that there is a cold blooded killer out there who has not even been caught, and that there is a sicko in your neighborhood that cut mr.crockers tongue out. Yea everyone feel for the Perrett family, but the crockers are the ones getting the raw deal. How many comments have been made on this site that are completely WRONG, LIES, and IDLE GOSSIP.

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