Jason Priest pleads not guilty to damaging government property

QUINCY — Seemingly agitated while wearing a “Cruella DeVille” wig and a blue see-through dress over his bra and panties, Jason Priest was in Courtroom 2B in the Adams County Courthouse for mere minutes before he was ushered out.

The case was scheduled to be heard before Judge Amy Lannerd Tuesday afternoon, but then was switched to Judge Debra Wellborn, who had recused herself from one of the many cases against Priest, but she sat for this one.

Bailiffs escorted Priest from the courtroom because of his attire. Priest’s attorney, John Citro, and bailiffs helped Priest find a burgundy shirt/blouse and a black skirt to wear in court to cover up.

Priest was in court for arraignment on the charge of Criminal Damage/Destruction of Government Property. He pled not guilty to the Class 3 Felony and his case has been placed on the December jury docket.

Priest allegedly destroyed a phone kiosk in the Adams County Jail on June 2 following his arrest on reckless and disorderly conduct charges.

Priest currently faces a laundry list of charges:

• March 2: Charged with operating an uninsured motor vehicle and failure to possess a valid driver’s license at 28^th and Chestnut.
• May 27: Charged with disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. Was standing naked on the porch of a residence at 2309 State and yelling at passing traffic.
• May 27: Charged with trespassing at Blessing Hospital. 
• June 1: Charged with one count of reckless conduct, a Class A misdemeanor, and two counts of disorderly conduct, both Class C misdemeanors. Entered the 2300 block of State Street and impeded traffic, causing vehicles to swerve to miss him and drive into oncoming lane of traffic. Also was standing in street obstructing traffic and entered street in front of vehicles while not being in a crosswalk. While Priest was in the street, he put his hands down his underwear and manipulated his genitals.
• June 2: Charged with criminal damage to government property, a Class 3 felony. Damaged a phone kiosk in a holding cell in the Adams County Jail.
• June 2: Emergency stalking no contact order filed by Gina Veneris; summons served same day. (Order later dismissed on June 22). 
• July 27: Charged with making an improper left turn on a bicycle at the intersection of 12^th and York.
• Aug. 8: Emergency stalking no contact order filed by Ryan Schnack on behalf of Quincy Mayor Mike Troup; summons issued on Aug. 10. 
• Aug. 11: Charged with two counts of disorderly conduct, both Class C misdemeanors. Should the word “f**k” repeatedly at one person and knowingly exposed his genitals to another person.
• Aug. 11: Charged with disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. Yelled obscenities and vulgarities at two people in front of the Adams County Courthouse.
• Aug. 13: Charged with failing to have a lamp on a bicycle at nighttime at the intersection of Fifth and Hampshire.
• Aug. 24: Charged with disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. Yelled “Brownies, they are coming for you next” at two African American minors.
• Aug. 25: Charged with disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. Stood in front of the south entrance of the Adams County Courthouse and yelled vulgarities and obscenities at a woman.
• Aug. 26: Charged with threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony for yelling to Judge Brenner that he was going to “take him out”.