Ken Thomas woke up thinking about Kevin and the mental anguish he must be feeling. He knew his first phone call on Monday had to be to Doctor Doug Jennings to make an emergency appointment so the older twin could get refocused on his life and future and away from the past.
The owner of The Cove used the facilities, dressed in his usual morning nylon running shorts, t-shirt and Crocs and went out to get his Sunday morning newspaper. When he entered the Kitchen Nook, instead of getting his first cup of coffee and reading his paper, he took out twenty-one breakfast tacos and placed them into the convection oven.
Ken Thomas then poured himself a cup of hot coffee, took it to his normal seat at the Nook's table and sat down to separate the newspaper into the sections, as he usually did. Chief stopped by from her quick stop outside for a few ear scratches and then headed back upstairs to Billy's room.
The carnival workers were already outside checking the rides one more time. They ensured the safety restraints were properly installed and in good working order, the electrical connections were fully tightened, the queue line stanchions were properly placed and the ride was, overall, ready for operation at twelve noon.
The breakfast tacos were ready well before the boys came down to eat. Even though he was ready to eat, 'dad' Ken decided he'd wait and eat his tacos with the boys. It was close to 9 a.m. when the six boys came into the Kitchen Nook together.
The boys all said good morning to their 'dad', but Kevin also went over to the man and gave him a long hug. The older twin also thanked him for talking to him, and hoped he'd get Doctor Doug to talk to him some more, too.
Mr. Ken was happy to hear that Kevin wanted to talk to Doctor Doug. It told him Kevin wasn't too bad off, and with them catching it early would mean Kevin could be back to his funny twelve-year-old self.
Charles was the one to mention he knew that smell and quickly checked and saw there were tacos in the convection oven. He took three out and told his 'brothers' to take theirs. When Robert took his he also took three out for his dad.
The seven Covers ate breakfast together and as they did so, 'dad' Ken talked to them about the coming day. He recommended to them they skated some before they opened the Main Gate for people to enter the estate for the 4th of July Picnic.
The boy's 'dad' asked Billy, Robert and Charles to wear their striped referee shirts when they go up there, so they didn't have to come back. He also asked the boys to be careful if they took the golf carts up to the Pavilion as there would be lots of people walking along the driveway.
'Dad' Ken told the boys they would get the same number of tickets everyone else received and there were no more, even if they knew the owner. They all laughed. Robert told his 'brothers' it wasn't all that bad, as he and Charles got through last year without going hungry and still having fun playing the games.
Mr. Ken asked Billy if they figured out who would be the managers/'referees' for the six one-hour skating sessions. Billy said he'd probably be up there the entire time, so Robert and Charles could spend more time with their friends at the carnival.
Charles said he wasn't going to spend much time at the carnival until it got later in the afternoon. He mentioned he might go down and get something to eat as the church groups made some great foods. He said the carnival was more fun with all the lights on, anyway.
Mr. Ken told the boys to do what they thought was fair. Robert then reminded his dad that he was going to have one of the police explorers collect the release forms for them, so they didn't have to deal with them and the skaters.
Robert then asked his dad if he still had those wrist bands he used for the rides from last year. The teen said the explorers could give the kids who had a signed release form a wrist band and that way they would know who could and could not skate. The teen's dad thought that was a great idea.
The last thing 'dad' Ken told the boys, before they went to get ready for their day, was that he wanted them all to watch the fireworks together. He told them to meet him about ten minutes to nine at the dock and they would go out to the picnic table on the cove finger to watch from there.
Kyle asked if any of their friends could come along. But 'dad' Ken told them that this was going to be a family thing, and only family was welcome. Kyle felt a bit rejected, but Robert told him that it wasn't any different from when their 'dad' had a family day and none of their friends could come over at all. The teen said he could at least have some fun on the rides with his friends and play the games against them before then.
With nothing else to talk about, the boys headed upstairs to get their showers and then dressed for the day, while Mr. Ken finished reading his newspaper. The man himself would soon head back to his private retreat to get ready for the day, as well.
When the boys went outside, after getting ready for the day, the carnival operator came over to them and asked them if they were interested in trying out the rides one more time. The boys all smiled and walked with the man over to the rides. The man did ask them to ride all of the rides so he had a reading on their operation.
For the next hour, or so, the Cover boys rode all of the major thrill rides and many of the family rides. They did not test the kiddie rides, though as they were mainly too big for most of them. The boys did ask if they could try out the Midway games one more time. The man smiled and walked with them over to the Midway and let them have a go at all of the games, again.
Close to twelve noon, Mr. Ken took the four-seat golf cart up to the Main Gate to await the police explorers and the Sheriff's Deputies who would be working the carnival. When they arrived, he told the explorers that besides passing out the tickets to everyone, they were to hand out the release forms to any child who wanted to skate and have them get a parent or legal guardian to sign them and then collect them. He told them to place a wrist band on the children who had the signed release and that way, the managers at the Cove Skate Park knew who could and couldn't skate.
The owner of The Cove asked the lead explorer to pass on that instruction to their replacements as the day went along. He told them that the Cove Skate Park was open to anyone to use, as long as the people under eighteen had a signed release form and the proper safety equipment. Mr. Ken added that he had boys in referee shirts as the Cove Skate Park's managers/'referees' and would only ask them for help if any adults gave them trouble.
At the beginning of the carnival, there would only be three deputies on-duty. Their numbers would increase as the day went along and there would be at least eight on-duty by the time all the lights on the rides were turned on. Mr. Ken wasn't taking any chances after what almost happened during the carnival last year.
At twelve noon, the security guard opened the Main Gates wide and the people and their children began to walk into the estate for the carnival. They knew to stop by the police explorers and get their tickets for the food booths and games. But the children wanted to know where they got the release forms for their parents to sign, so they could try out the new Cove Skate Park.
The majority of kids came to the carnival specifically to try out the new Cove Skate Park. Their parents walked with them over to the Skate Park and they saw the boys in referee shirts. They asked them who they were and the boys told them they were the ones monitoring the number of people on the Skate Park at a time and would ask people who don't have the release forms or proper safety equipment to leave.
In that first hour alone, there had to have been close to one hundred neighborhood children on the Skate Park. That was about the maximum number the 'referee' boys thought they should allow on the Park at the time. As new children arrived, they either asked the earlier ones to let the new ones on, or they asked the new skaters to wait until the top of the hour when the new Skate session would begin.
Word eventually got out that the Cove Skate Park was open to skating as long as you complied with the Rules. That brought out many more children of all ages and that was when the Skate Park managers/'referees' had to limit the number of skaters and then at the top of the hour told the early skaters their time was up.
A few of those early skaters balked at having to leave. Even their parents argued they were there first and should be allowed to remain.
The teens told the parents, and their kids, they were the supervisors for the sessions and then reminded them of the Rules and asked them to reread them if they weren't sure of what the Rules were. The 'referee'/managers told the skaters that if they wanted to skate again, they had to join the next session at the top of the next hour.
Many younger children came to try out the Cove Skate Park. The upper portions of the Park were perfect for them as it offered many of the less difficult obstacles for them to try. It kept them away from the deep bowls where the bigger children tended to congregate and where they could get hurt.
Mr. Ken did stop by the Skate Park a few times during the afternoon to see how well the managers/'referee' were handling the throngs of children wanting to try out the Cove Skate Park.
Billy told his foster dad that other than a few disgruntled parents, who thought that since they were here first, they should be allowed to stay the whole six hours, they didn't have any problems with any of the boys and girls. The teen did say the restrooms were getting a workout, though, and they would need to be cleaned tomorrow for sure.
The Cover's friends did stop by and talk to them. Kevin, Kyle and their friends rode the rides together. The twins told their friends how they got to test them last night and this morning and they even got to play the Midway games, but they didn't win any prizes.
Robert and Charles got out their quadcopters and videoed the Cove Skate Park and all the kids skating on it and then the carnival grounds, to catch the children on the rides or playing the games. They even flew the copters over the Main Gate to see what it looked like with the guards letting the people in and the police explorers passing out the tickets and collecting the release forms.
Billy's friends talked him into taking a break and riding a few of the rides with them. Logan, Brad, Robert and Cooper said they could handle the Skate Park and for him to enjoy himself while he could.
The boys had to stand in line and wait their turn for the rides, just like anyone else. Billy's status didn't mean anything to the ride operators even though they knew who he was. Billy took his friends to the rides he thought they would want to ride first. He told them how he and his 'brothers' test rode them last night, and then first thing this morning.
The teenagers all enjoyed the Kamikaze, which Billy explained was similar to what Mr. Ken bought for his three amusement parks. They also rode the Ring of Fire, the Himalaya, the Zipper, and the Wipeout all in a row.
The boys then took a break and rode Ghoul City. Billy's friends all enjoyed the ride through the fun house that had lots of 'scary' creatures along with some funny noises, ghouls and creepy spirits. They then rode the not so intense Cliff Hanger, then the ever-popular Tilt-A-Whirl. They also got on the Paratrooper and then the Sizzler.
Because the rides didn't require tickets, Billy and all of his friends still had all of their tickets. The teens wanted to try out the Midway games, but Billy told them he and his 'brothers' did that last night and that morning and weren't all that easy to win with. He recommended they use their tickets for food first, and then later tonight have some friendly competition against his 'brothers' and their friends. So, that's what they did.
Billy went to one booth and got a Philly cheesesteak sandwich smothered in juice and sautéed onions. Lonnie went to another church booth and got a cheeseburger and onion rings, Brett wasn't too hungry and got a foot-long hot dog with fried sauerkraut and bacon bits, and French fries from another food booth, while Jamie and Gabe decided on turkey legs. Their meals all came with drinks. They all headed up to the Pavilion to eat their meals where they would be out from under the hot sun and they could also turn on the large TV and watch a movie.
Kevin and Kyle and their friends saw what Billy and his friends had done, so they also got something to eat and hurried up to the Pavilion to eat. A number of other carnival goers saw people eating under the Pavilion and they too walked up to the large covered space and ate there as well. The Pavilion became a very popular place for people to eat and relax. Luckily Mr. Ken had extra trash cans added to the area.
At the Cove Skate Park, some of the boys and girls who skated earlier came back for the later sessions and were allowed to skate as they were told by the managers/'referees'. The kids all loved the new Cove Skate Park. They only wished it was open to them all of the time as the County's Skate Park was quite some distance away and wasn't as clean and not as challenging.
The 4th of July Picnic moved along smoothly. People came and went throughout the day. Some came over to see if there was anything different from the previous year and were pleasantly surprised at the different rides and Midway games. They may have ridden a ride or two because the lines were short and then had lunch. They would return later for more rides and dinner, then the fireworks sometime after 9 p.m.
Mr. Ken was pleased with how the Picnic was going. Mr. Wayne and he walked the grounds often to see how the people were enjoying themselves and if there were any problems caused by the addition of the Cove Skate Park and Pavilion. It was a bit crowded on the estate grounds as everything was closer together, but Mr. Ken felt that made for a better experience.
Mr. Chris and his family arrived around six o'clock to the dismay of his son and daughter. They had hoped to skate some more, but they saw the sign that said the Skate Park would be Closed at 6 p.m. and knew they had missed out.
Chris, Sandra, Hailey and Chris, Jr. searched out Mr. Ken to thank him for inviting them to the 4th of July Picnic. The two kids couldn't wait to ride the amusements which were somewhat different from last year and then play the newer Midway games. Sandra was looking forward to not having to cook and getting the chance to eat some of those great church foods.
The Cover boys and their friends came down to the carnival after they closed up the Skate Park. They made sure the storage room and closet doors were closed and locked, but that the restrooms were still open so people had an additional place to relieve themselves.
The teen Covers and their friends headed to the major rides first. Some of the boys had ridden a few of them earlier, but now they were going to ride them as a group. Kevin, Kyle, Matthew and their friends had shied away from the bigger thrill rides, but some of them still wanted to experience them.
The Ring of Fire had the longest line of all of the rides. It looked to be the most dangerous of all of the rides including the Kamikaze. They both went upside down, but the Kamikaze had a cage around its seats, whereas the Ring of Fire seats were open and gave the potential appearance that a person could fall out once it was at the top.
The Ring of Fire was where the teen Covers' and their friends went to ride first. They got in line with the rest of the carnival goers and they talked about the carnival and what they were going to do next.
Between the rides, the Covers did get a bite to eat. With the number of tickets, they had though, they did have enough to play some of the games against one another. Billy and his friends even challenged his teen 'brothers' and their friends to different games on the Midway to see who could win the most prizes.
Of the ten games on the Midway, they all agreed the Bungee Jump wasn't a game, so they agreed on playing four of the ten against one another. They hadn't decided on what the winner would get, but they knew it would be fun to compete, so they got together and walked to the Midway.
The first game they chose was Alien Shootout. The winner would be the one who knocked down the most aliens with the cork gun. Every shooter won a prize anyway. Twenty-six teenagers got in line to see how well they could shoot the cork gun and knock over the aliens. Lonnie, one of Billy's friends, was the winner of the first teen challenge game.
The second game they chose was going to be between Blockbuster and Basketball. With the first, the person showed off how well he could knock 3 blocks off a table, whereas with the second they showed how well they could sink basketballs through the hoop.
The teens couldn't come to an agreement on the game because some boys had better skills with throwing baseballs and some basketballs. So, they chose the Balloon Pop instead because you really didn't need a skill to win. Just good eye hand coordination
Balloon Pop was easy enough. All the teenager had to do was throw darts and pop the balloons. It not only determined their prize from the game, it would see who won the teen challenge. Richard, Charles' friend, won that teen challenge game
The third challenge was going to be the Shooting Star Machine Gun. Each teenager got to show off his shooting skills by shooting the red star out of the paper target at the end of the ten-foot shooting range. Even if they didn't win the challenge, they had fun because none of them had ever shot something like that ever before, except the Covers who did the night before and the day of the carnival. The winner surprisingly enough was Robert. He credited his shooting his Glock and learning how to send rounds down range as the reason he won.
The last challenge was going to be to see who could walk the plank of the Pirates Ladder Climb and ring the bell. Well, actually, it was who would be able to slide up the ladder as there were only two anchor points for the ladder and any off-balance move would dump the person onto the soft air bags underneath them.
They decided to go according to age, so Billy and his friends went first. None of them were able to get their heads past the third or fourth rung on the ladder. Robert and his friends went next. They did a bit better, but none of them were able to ring the bell and win the prize, either.
Charles and his friends went last. They had seen the mistakes the previous fourteen challengers had made and they all discussed how they could not make the same mistakes and be dumped onto the air bags.
They made Charles go first. He only got as far at the sixth ladder rung before falling off. Camm, Asher, Mason, James, Jacob, and Hunter all suffered the same defeat, but only at the same or earlier rung. David, being a bit smaller than his friends, went as far as the seventh rung but he somehow put his weight to one side too much and then fell off. He only had two more rungs to go before he could have rung the bell.
Dylan, Tyler and Cooper tried their best to get to ring the bell. Of the three, Cooper got as far as David had and he made the same mistake as David by letting himself get unbalanced on the rope ladder and fell off.
Richard was the last of the teen challengers. Because his mom had kept him and his younger brother from eating right, when his dad was fighting in Afghanistan, he hadn't grown as most teenagers do, so he was on the small side.
Richard saw what all the teens before him had done, but in particular, what David and Cooper had done. Richard noticed that the closer to the top, the more unstable the upper anchor point became and the need for balance was even more paramount then.
So, when Richard began his quest to get to ring the bell, he focused on taking his time and keeping his legs stretched out beyond the ladder and only used his hands to pull himself up to the top. All of the teens watched Richard as he methodically moved his small body up the nine-rung ladder.
As Richard neared the top, the teens all thought he had made a bad move when he reached to ring the bell. But his push off the rung with one of his feet gave him enough momentum off the rung to ring the bell and win the biggest prize on the Midway. All of the boys and the onlookers cheered so loudly that many people in the Midway stopped what they were doing to look in that direction.
The teens all forgot about their challenge after watching Richard win that huge stuffed animal that was almost as big as he was. Many of the people in the crowd also congratulated him on his win as they'd seen too many people not make it to the top.
While the Covers were busy with their friends, riding the rides, playing the games and/or eating the great foods the church groups had at their booths, a lone figure came onto The Cove's grounds. A person, intent on doing no good, waited until it was getting dark knowing the security guards wouldn't recognize him because of the throngs of people coming and going.
That individual was there to cause trouble for Billy, and this was the one and only chance he had because he knew the Covers would be too busy to notice him arrive on the estate.
The one thing that the immoral culprit knew, that only the boy's friends would know, was that the side garage door was always unlocked during the day. They often went in and out of that door when they fixed the barbeques when they were held out on the Patio.
The lone figure assumed they wouldn't have changed up their routine and he was counting on that. He specifically waited until it was almost time for the fireworks, as many more people would be going to The Cove, and he could easily mingle with them. If the door was locked, then his chance to frame Billy would not happen.
At the appointed time, the Cover boys joined their 'dad' at the dock as he had asked. They all walked out onto the cove finger that separated the cove and marina and sat under the small covered picnic shelter that was there, but never been used for anything but watching the fireworks.
The nine Covers, Mr. Wayne and Eric joined them, went out there to enjoy the fireworks together. Throughout the day, the fireworks contractor fired the occasional report to determine the wind direction and to remind the people there would be fireworks later that evening.
The Covers talked about what they would see and how good the fireworks display would be. Charles and Robert said they'd all have to wait and see. It was about 9:10 when the fireworks display began.
The start of the fireworks was the lawbreaker's signal to get into the house and do his dirty work. He figured the police explorers, Sheriff's Deputies and security guards would all be watching the fireworks in the sky and not particularly looking at the house. He hoped that would be the case.
The bad actor skillfully worked his way to the side of the shed that sat on the Parking Coral and waited until just after a particularly large firework had dissipated to make his move to the side garage door and enter the house. The door was unlocked, so he was in luck, so far.
When no alarms went off, the scoundrel knew he had until the fireworks were over, or at least forty-five minutes to do his dirty work. He knew he didn't need all of that time to plant the drugs he brought with him. He told himself to find Billy's room, plant the drugs and get out of the house and away from the estate as fast as he could. He didn't want to be spotted by anyone who may know him.
The troublemaker went up the backstairs knowing that if he used the front stairs, someone could notice there was someone inside the house, when all of the Coves were outside. Once upstairs, the villain found Billy's room and saw where there was a walk-in closet.
The culprit looked for a good hiding spot and noticed there was a small panel in the back corner that looked like it hid access to water cut off valves. That was where the malefactor decided to plant the quarter-pound baggie of marijuana.
The lowlife was careful not to leave any fingerprints on the panel. He'd been in the house, and up in Billy's room, often enough that his finger prints anywhere else but there, would be a dead giveaway. He had brought rubber gloves to use to open that panel.
The lawbreaker was surprised when he looked inside the paneled area that there weren't any water valves behind that small panel. What he could see, though, looked like a ladder of some sort, but he hadn't brought a flashlight, so he couldn't really tell.
The drug dealing teenager put the drugs he brought with him far enough inside the opening that you had to reach in to get them and that you could not really see them unless you had a flashlight. He wanted it to look like Billy had deliberately put them there, so no one would find them, unless they knew they were there, or had a flashlight.
When the miscreant was satisfied the baggie of drugs was far enough inside the cavity, he replaced the panel, made sure there were no marks on it to indicate anyone had been there, and then he quickly left the upstairs by the way he'd come.
The reprobate opened the side garage door just enough to see when the flash from the firework went off. He waited until the light from the report faded before hurrying out and over to the shed. From there he waited again for the light to fade from the next firework before joining the crowd on the grounds for a few more fireworks, before heading out the Main Gate and away from The Cove.
Three other drug dealers, all out on bail, were waiting for the rogue evildoer down the street. The teen jumped into the vehicle and the four drove off quickly, but not fast enough that would call attention to themselves. The men all thanked the delinquent for doing that for them.
The three adult drug dealers all suspected Billy was the one who had called the Sheriff Deputies on 'Smokey' and caused his house-of-cards to fall. They wanted to get back at him and with him behind those guarded walls they would never have the chance.
The drug dealers figured that once the high and mighty Ken Thomas learned his foster son had drugs in his room, he'd send him packing and then they'd be able to extract their revenge. They all went over to Four Corners and Mr. Ken's Kreamy Kone to celebrate.
During the fireworks display, the Covers ohh'd and aww'd at the large display their 'dad' had paid for. Many times, the rockets were filled with multiple stars, as they are called, that spread out and made the many-colored shapes and designs in the air.
As they watched the display, Kevin worked his way over to 'dad' Ken and snuggled up next to him. Mr. Ken knew the lad needed to feel safe, so he hugged the boy to him, to reassure the twin that he was there for him. Kevin smiled up at the man and mouthed a 'Thank you' at him and then released the hug.
Robert saw what had happened and, at first, he was jealous that he wasn't next to his dad. But after thinking about what happened last night, and learning that Kevin wanted to talk to Doctor Doug some more, he realized that Kevin needed the closeness right now more than he did.
The fireworks went on for almost a full hour before the grand finale. The barge out in the lake was an ideal place for the display to originate from as people from all around the lake could stand on the banks of the lake, or be out on the lake in their pleasure craft and enjoy the free fireworks display.
Mr. Ken was pleased with what he'd seen up to that time, and now he was waiting for the grand finale to explode into the air and on the water. When it happened, he was not disappointed.
The grand finale started with some low-level sparkling flares along the length of the barge that was quickly followed by more and more of what had been shot up into the sky during the preceding fifty minutes, but this time in a quick succession.
Suddenly, a very large American Flag lit up on the barge coupled with more red, white and blue firework type sparklers. The barge then sent out hundreds of small, medium and large fireworks, reports, flash bangs, crackles, whistles, and whizzers. The sky was lit up for almost eight minutes as the grand finale played out.
The last firework sent into the air was a large flash bang signaling the end of the display. With that last report the crowd at the carnival erupted in a loud applause. Mr. Ken could also hear the people along the shore and out on the pleasure craft blowing horns or applauding themselves.
The owner of The Cove, and the person who put on the display, was very pleased with what he bought. He felt it was much better than last years by a long shot.
His 'boys' were all smiles after the display and hugged their 'dad' for putting on such a wonderful and memorable pyrotechnic show. The man thanked them and then told them to use up their tickets as the carnival would shut down by midnight.
The Cover boys were full of vim and vigor and, with their friends, they went back to ride the thrill rides again. Kevin, Kyle and Matthew were reluctant to ride the bigger amusements, but some of Billy's friends convinced them and their friends to ride with them and they'd help keep them safe. So, the younger boys did.
When it was all said and done, many of the younger boys were thankful for the bigger, older boys for taking them under their 'wings', so to speak, and giving them the courage to get on the Kamikaze, Ring of Fire, Himalaya, Wipeout and Zipper and have fun.
The crowds began to thin out about eleven o'clock. There had been no major disruptions during the carnival and for that Mr. Ken was thankful. Last year's trouble was enough for one lifetime. The man made sure he walked to all of the church booths to see how well they felt they had done.
The booth coordinators reported that, with the great weather and the new carnival rides and games, many people told them that was why they were there tonight. The church groups appreciated Mr. Ken's generosity in allowing them to set up and he paid them generously for the number of meals they served.
Ken Thomas paid for everything for his neighbors and this was the fourth year he had done so. He brought the carnival in and paid the operator one lump sum for his one day of operations. He paid for the fireworks out on the lake and he paid for the security. And this year, he opened up his new Cove Skate Park for the boys and girls to enjoy.
He hoped everyone was pleased with what he'd done for them.
Mr. Ken and the boys didn't have a meeting in the Study that evening because of the lateness of the day. He told them to get to bed and they'd all talk in the morning. They hugged the man before going up to their rooms.
By midnight the Sheriff Deputies, with the help of the security guard swept the entire estate to make sure no one had hidden on the grounds for nefarious reasons. The bright lights from the carnival helped them on two sides of the estate.
All Mr. Ken had was his flood lights to illuminate the other two sides. But what they didn't know was he also had infrared cameras he could use to search the grounds for warm bodies where they shouldn't be. Very few people knew about that capability and Ken Thomas wanted to keep it that way.
So, as the deputies and guards did a manual search, Mr. Ken went to his computer and began a quick infrared search of the areas that didn't have copious amounts of light. He did find a warm body down by the culvert, so he and Chief took a walk in that direction. But before he did that, he asked one of the guards to meet him at the Patio.
The two men and Chief walked over to the culvert and found a man crouched and trying to hide. The guard pulled his service weapon, sent Mr. Ken and Chief away and called for his backup. Within two minutes three security guards and four Sheriff Deputies were on the scene.
The man was pulled out of the low spot next to the fence and stormwater inlet. They handcuffed him and led him away. The deputies and guards asked Mr. Ken how he knew the man was there. All Mr. Ken would say, was that last year, that was where a man had taken a boy to kidnap him, and he wanted to check that specific area because it was a low spot and could not readily be seen. They all accepted that telling.
Mr. Ken did tell the Sheriff Deputies he would come down to the station in the morning and file trespassing charges against the man and let the courts handle it from there. Ken Thomas finally got to bed after 1 a.m.
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