The SEAY Children - Spotsylvania (N of Richmond) VA

Hi,

I wanted to come here to help explain some things regarding Melissa. I'm a single father of 3, and currently deployed in Kuwait (a moderator can check my IP and verify this).

I've known Melissa for a long time, we are very close friends. My children and I have spent a considerable amount of time with her and her children. I love those children like they were my own. If anything, she is an extremely good mother.

There was a question as to why a lot of people are defending her. I hope what I write will give a little insight as to why myself and many others have signed affidavits and helped her with her legal fees.

Melissa works for a small doctor's office, as noted in the article. She does not smoke or use any narcotics. She barely drinks.

I'll first talk about her DUI. She went to bed and the last thing she remembers is taking an Ambien (prescribed), setting the alarm, and turning over to go to sleep. She awoke in a jail cell in a panic, not knowing why she was there.

The only foreign substance in her was the Ambien. No drugs, no alcohol.

What has been pieced together was that her daughter had come into her room during the night after having a bad dream, and woke her up. For some reason she grabbed her keys, and put her daughter in the car and drove into town. She was pulled over and arrested after striking the curb a couple times. When the police stopped her she was barefoot, in her pajamas, and had no I.D.

Again, she was tested and had no drugs or alcohol. She had the correct dose of Ambien in her system that was prescribed. This is not the only case of this happening. Here is a New York Times article on this:


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/08/business/08ambien.html?_r=1

There is currently an ongoing class action lawsuit going on about this side effect.


So what happened the second time?

The article that was released was a standard police report. I have spoken to Mr. Epps several times on the phone with corrections and he has also interviewed Melissa. He is now following her case closely because of the incidents related to her arrest.

She put her daughter to bed, and last checked on her before going to bed around 9pm. This is where the article states she last saw her daughter. This was right after daylight saving's time. Her daughter woke up an hour earlier, and assumed she was late for school. Melissa was still asleep because she had set her clock to DST.

Her daughter, thinking that she was running late for school, got herself dressed, grabbed her bookbag and went next door to her neighbors to wait to catch the bus (the families are close friends and the children ride the bus together). The daughter had wanted to show off some money she had earned the day before. The neighbors of course were not awake yet and didn't answer the door, so the daughter went one house down. The neighbor there was awake and took her in. Now this part is still something strange that needs to be answered: The neighbor at that time should have taken the daughter back to her mother's home. Instead she fed her breakfast.

About a half hour later Melissa awoke, and went into her daughter's room. She wasn't there and her clothes she was supposed to wear were still on the bed. She spent several minutes frantically searching the house before going next door. He daughter of course wasn't there. She began to panic that someone had taken her, and at the advice of friends she called the police, scared that something had happened to her daughter.

When the police arrived, The detective instructed her to allow a deputy to watch the younger child, and the deputy placed the child in a high chair while the detective interviewed her. At this time the neighbor in which the daughter was staying noticed the commotion and brought the daughter over.

The daughter was gone for about 15-45 minutes.

The police decided to arrest Melissa. She was released on bond and had custody of her daughter placed into the hands of family.

The prosecution from the first DUI case decided to hold a bail revocation hearing when learning of this incident. During the hearing Melissa had a public defender who was essentially worthless. The judge himself was struggling to hold back laughter at the ineptitude of this lawyer. Her bail was not revoked, however she ended up losing custody of her young son to family until the trials are over.

Melissa is the most kindhearted woman I know. She is a single mother and works 50-60 hours per week. She cares deeply for her patients, friends, employees, and most importantly her own children. She has spent her own free time to visit paitents who may have issues with insurance or getting coverage. She has given her employees rides to and from work, and although she has always struggled with money, has given those employees money to help with gas or rent. She never asks for anything in return. She does not take handouts, and does not ask for welfare or aid. She is an honest woman.

I have entrusted her with my children before, and would do so in a heartbeat. She is an incredible mother. I have learned so much from her as a single father. If it came down to her watching my children for, say, the entirety of my deployment I would have that same level of confidence. What has happened to her is, to put lightly, unfortunate. None of what happened is deserved.

How many times has your young child ran out of the house next door without asking first? I know I did it as a child, and my children have done it. Should all of us have been arrested?

Melissa is a fantastic person. Many of her patients have contributed to her defense. I know I have, and approximately 80 or so people have either filed an affidavit of support or have offered themselves as character witnesses for her.

Reading this forum there is a lot of evil brought against children in this world. It's horrible. Please, I ask everyone not to be so quick to judge. In some cases such as this one, a family is being torn apart just before Christmas and a mother is being dragged through hell.

Admin wrote:I'm curious, jstar. Have you been in Melissa's home on a regular basis, as baddrummer has? I think goes to an issue of credibility. He is serving our country, actively deployed, and yet taking time to support the woman he loves. He has written beautiful letters, sincere and genuine, from his heart about Melissa. He has first-hand knowledge of her character and mothering skills. I tend to believe him.

You, on the other hand, jstar, continue to assert your "opinion" that Melissa is somehow a drug addict, even though you yourself have a prescription for the exact same medication. Something is hinky here. You really seem to have it in for this woman, it is clear from your posts. And that is MY opinion.

jstar wrote:Sorry, badrummer, or whatever you call yourself, you know nothing of who I am. You are soooooooooooo misinformed. You are merely doing damage control, and not even doing a very good job at that. So sad. Fortunately, everyone reading these really does know the truth and if you know who I am, prove it. Really, do it. I beg of you.

MIS5229 wrote:

Admin wrote:I'm curious, jstar. Have you been in Melissa's home on a regular basis, as baddrummer has? I think goes to an issue of credibility. He is serving our country, actively deployed, and yet taking time to support the woman he loves. He has written beautiful letters, sincere and genuine, from his heart about Melissa. He has first-hand knowledge of her character and mothering skills. I tend to believe him.

You, on the other hand, jstar, continue to assert your "opinion" that Melissa is somehow a drug addict, even though you yourself have a prescription for the exact same medication. Something is hinky here. You really seem to have it in for this woman, it is clear from your posts. And that is MY opinion.

My name is MELISSA LINN SEAY, and I can tell you that jstar is Yolanda Ruescher, the mother of William R. Bush whom I was engaged to until one day (approximately 7 days prior to the birth of my son) he walked out... after I had been the sole bread winner (supporting most of William's bills as well) for the family. William decided that he would rather live at home, rent free, so he moved out. He found out shortly there after that he would be unable to go active duty if he had a looming court case. William made a deal with me that he did not want to be made public. He knew I had an association with the forensic technologist handling the DNA and he knew my cousin delivered her baby 24 hours prior to me at the same hospital. This is not a good young man, or he would have at least repaid the amount of money that was spent supporting him. He also knew that Stafford Hospital Center made a settlement with me for an undisclosed amount because of a huge disruption that Yolanda Ruescher made that lead to the OB wanting to discharge me immediately... while pre-eclamptic.

My home is in no way dirty, as a matter of fact, my roommate recently installed new floors, bought new furniture, and we painted several rooms. CPS even found that the house was in remarkable condition. DSS never had custody of my children, my mother-in-law was able to take them from the home the day Twyla DeMoranville ordered my arrest. K. Mills, the arresting officer, is testifying for the defense, not the prosecution.

I find it laughable that a woman previously married to a drug dealer (who more than likely used drugs herself... at least her OWN SON suspects that much) that molested their daughter would make such judgments about me. Raises a son that impregnates more than one woman in the same week while sleeping with two others. NOT TO MENTION SHE HAD A 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ATTEMPT SUICIDE TO GET AWAY FROM HER.

Yolanda, it boils down to, you are a classic case of Borderline Personality Disorder. You sit and judge all others and you are only happy when everyone else's life is in chaos.

Oh and in regards to my condition... I am a hyperfunctional. Without Ambien (or a medication that induces sleep), I will remain awake from 48-96 hours without so much as a change in my level of energy. To date, there is no cure.

jstar wrote:Sorry, badrummer, or whatever you call yourself, you know nothing of who I am. You are soooooooooooo misinformed. You are merely doing damage control, and not even doing a very good job at that. So sad. Fortunately, everyone reading these really does know the truth and if you know who I am, prove it. Really, do it. I beg of you.

jstar wrote:Baddrummer, or whoever you are, you have no credibility. Go and do your job, how can you have all of this time to be on here if you are in the Middle East, give me a break!

jstar wrote:What losers, and what lies. Denial, excuses and oh even more lies.

jstar wrote:Whatever, Ms. Seay has already been reported for not following the rules of this site, which by the way is the very reason she was arrested on more than one occasion, NOT following rules. Its just very amusing to see the numerous excuses flying out of your mouth and hers to help her to do damage control. Any person with normal common sense would know that independent DNA testing is very easily accessed. The excuse about the baby daddy looks like a bunch of BS. She sounds like a case from the Jerry Springer show.

jstar wrote:Maybe I will create my own forum about this subject and news articles. This way, I can be just like you Admin. You cannot and will not stop free speech.

jstar wrote:Maybe I will create my own forum about this subject and news articles. This way, I can be just like you Admin. You cannot and will not stop free speech.

Admin wrote:Hmmm.

How's that "freedom of speech" working for ya, jstar?

All you have to do is ask, and I will remove it. But I know how passionate you are about free speech, so I am assuming you afford others the same right you yourself hold so dearly.

jstar wrote:I have a friend who is the single mother of three daughters all under the age of six. I asked her if she needed a sleeping aid, would she ever consider taking Ambien because of the "So Called" sleep driving, which she seems to be using as an excuse for her unacceptable parenting skill. She told me "Never, ever would I ever take anything with the potential risk of that happening." That is what makes one a good Mother, Ms. Full of excuses Seay. I believe that I shall give this Detective DeMoranville a call to look at this website and crazy rants from Ms. Seay. Maybe you will get slander added on to your felonies since you can't stop running your mouth.