Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Accused elder abuser aims at justice system

Claims 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 14th Amendment rights violated

He was charged with elder abuse, then packing a gun

Possible subhead: He files suit, but this week he's back in hoosegow

Sponsored
Sponsored

In October of last year, the district attorney's office charged Joshua Alan Blow with elder abuse — taking financial advantage of his elderly landlord. In October of this year, he was charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm — a no-no because he was under a protective order related to the elder-abuse charge.

On December 12 of this year, Blow filed a highly emotional lawsuit against San Diego Superior Court, the D.A.'s office, and two deputy D.A.s — Paul Greenwood, who pursued the elder abuse charge, and David Grapilon, who handled the gun case. Blow's 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 14th Amendment rights were violated, he charged. He was a victim of "malicious prosecution, abuse of process, harassment, unlawful search and seizure, perjury [in testimony], manufactured evidence, illegal wiretapping, abuse of a disabled person, criminal threats, unlawful disclosure of HIV status," and other sins, including being deprived of drinkable water for 24 hours while in jail.

On December 19, one week after filing the suit in federal court, he was arrested again, this time on suspicion that he was tampering with the D.A.'s computer system. His bail was raised to $300,000, and tomorrow (Friday, December 23) there will be a hearing with a judge. The D.A. has not been served with his suit.

The latest copy of the Reader

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Too $hort & DJ Symphony, Peppermint Beach Club, Holidays at the Zoo

Events December 19-December 21, 2024

He was charged with elder abuse, then packing a gun

Possible subhead: He files suit, but this week he's back in hoosegow

Sponsored
Sponsored

In October of last year, the district attorney's office charged Joshua Alan Blow with elder abuse — taking financial advantage of his elderly landlord. In October of this year, he was charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm — a no-no because he was under a protective order related to the elder-abuse charge.

On December 12 of this year, Blow filed a highly emotional lawsuit against San Diego Superior Court, the D.A.'s office, and two deputy D.A.s — Paul Greenwood, who pursued the elder abuse charge, and David Grapilon, who handled the gun case. Blow's 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 14th Amendment rights were violated, he charged. He was a victim of "malicious prosecution, abuse of process, harassment, unlawful search and seizure, perjury [in testimony], manufactured evidence, illegal wiretapping, abuse of a disabled person, criminal threats, unlawful disclosure of HIV status," and other sins, including being deprived of drinkable water for 24 hours while in jail.

On December 19, one week after filing the suit in federal court, he was arrested again, this time on suspicion that he was tampering with the D.A.'s computer system. His bail was raised to $300,000, and tomorrow (Friday, December 23) there will be a hearing with a judge. The D.A. has not been served with his suit.

Comments
Sponsored

The latest copy of the Reader

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Houston ex-mayor donates to Toni Atkins governor fund

LGBT fights in common
Next Article

The Art Of Dr. Seuss, Boarded: A New Pirate Adventure, Wild Horses Festival

Events December 26-December 30, 2024
Comments
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

This Week’s Reader This Week’s Reader