It takes a lot to stop a vampire, especially the leader the "Vampyre Nation."
Jonathon Starkey, 45, who declared his 2006 bid for governor under the Vampyres, Witches and Pagans Party on a Friday the 13th in January, told the Rochester Post Bulletin he'll run again in 2010. Starkey says Rocky Flash is his stage name, Lord Ares is his Magikal Path name, "The Impaler" is his nickname.
Starkey's 2010 declaration comes just a few days after he pleaded guilty to charges related to his threats to "beat, torture, impale, dismember and decapitate Judge David Certo, who is presiding over another case involving Flash," according to the Associated Press. He ws sentenced to two years for the charges and was in court again Monday for violating his probation by doing a television interview.
As espied by City Pages, there's more to the story. From an Indiana television station:
Flash told prosecutors the judge violated vampire law and threatened him as retribution for another case.
"By charging him, he believes that he as the leader of Vampyre Nation should not be held to the laws of the United States and that by holding to these laws, that Judge Certo is violating vampire law," said Massillamany.
Flash now faces more than two years in jail. He told prosecutors he plans to run for political office under the pagan party when he gets out.
Starkey, who has run for various offices before, gave some thought to his 2006 Minnesota run. From a Star Tribune piece about his candidacy:
