THE HOLLY FILES, PART 2
THE HOLLY FILES, PART 2:
THE SWORN AFFIDAVIT THE COMET NEVER PRINTED
A line-by-line breakdown of the sworn testimony the Comet omitted.
By Jimmie L. Clayton Jr., Wabash Watchdog
Below is the full, unedited affidavit I submitted on May 12, 2025 regarding the events inside the Chamber building, the planted cannabis, the attempted frame job, and the items taken from the property. This is the document the Comet did not publish, the prosecutor did not reference, and law enforcement did not clarify.
Readers deserve transparency — so here it is, page by page, with the original PDF embedded for public review.
Being astounded by Indiana’s attempt at penal reform, I seen the reaction that this new mandate creates. I studied IRAS-PAT (Indiana Risk Assessment System Pre-trial placement) and tried to envision what Indiana lawmakers were attempting to achieve. Other States recognized that money bail is unfair, as the wealthy never spend time in jail because they can afford the sum to be released. Less fortunate individuals spend the entire pre-trial behind bars because coming up with any extra monies to pay a bail bond was unreachable.
I watched as my girlfriend was screwed out of a significant amount of money. I will delve into that in another piece. I was watching Indiana take surety and cash bonds and then take the accused from one institution to another less restrictive institution, but institution nonetheless. I coined the less restrictive a title of “Bail Jail.
I began to write extensively of this bail reform and how it hinders rather than helps the accused. It takes any money that the accused had to spend on a defense and supplies and misdirects it to pay guards salaries and the TCCC. This is a travesty in which you will read in upcoming articles. My personal blog was called the Wabash Watchdog. I was watching how law enforcement did the opposite of their mission statement. They escalated problems and deescalated rarely. Writing and research eventually led me to meet Anthony Greeno of True Crime Investigates. Greeno and I decided to work together on new ideas and incorporate them in our new gig if it didn’t fall through. It looked promising, as Holly Eitenmiller, the Carroll County Comet’s editor was mesmerized by the way we used artificial intelligence. She began brainstorming all the possibilities.
Holly spoke about the Indiana Packers donating a huge sum of money to the county and said that there was no reason that Carroll Manor was falling apart. That the Commissioners always refused money for the place. I planned on building an auditing system, using AI agents and automation to audit the Carroll County auditor. Frankly, as soon as I get transportation this will happen.
Holly stated that she wanted Anthony and I to investigate stories that the Comet wouldn’t dare. That we would handle the controversial stories under a sister publication to the Comet. She told us to find our title and we came up with MNN (Multimedia News Network) She gave us a test run at the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Carroll County Jail. We nailed that story, with no credit.
Holly began talking about a huge story that will make national news. It involved the way the evidence was being stored for the Richard Allen case. Holly wanted us to scope out 5810 N 9th Street, Delphi, Indiana. We were to identify security cameras and their ability. The overall structure whether it appeared to be secure. we were to surveille the property. At this point, Holly stated that we had so much work to do that we had to move to Delphi. She kicked her boyfriend out of her home and had Greeno and I move in, until we could find other accommodations. She promised Anthony that he would be editor of the Comet after his training, so she could go on trips with Don Hurd.
Holly wouldn’t let us work on anything else. We were not paid yet, but promises of a payday were coming. She promised a company car; a Kia Sportage and said it needed a new battery. The battery was in the building the car was parked in front of. She said it was like storage but it was the old Comet building. I didn’t question it since she pulled out keys and unlocked the door. We entered the building and a new car battery was on the table in front of the door. Anthony and Holly walked around on a grand tour and I stayed in a huge conference room.
One thing that I can surely attest to was the bumping of heads between Holly and Anthony. They both wanted to lead. I had to remind Anthony that we were being blessed and she was the editor.
When you read the affidavit in isolation, it’s easy to miss how many moving parts collide inside these pages. This wasn’t a simple misunderstanding, and it wasn’t “a former editor having a bad week,” like the Comet’s November 12th article desperately tried to imply.
The affidavit spells out a pattern — a sequence — where Holly Eitenmiller repeatedly leveraged her position, her access, her relationships, and her influence to manipulate events, take property, invent narratives, and manufacture evidence. Here is the breakdown the Comet didn’t want to print.
1. Holly’s Unauthorized Access Was Intentional — Not Accidental
The affidavit makes it clear:
Holly consciously used a key she had no authority to use to enter the Chamber building. She didn’t “happen” to be there. She didn’t “misunderstand instructions.” She deliberately:
- Entered the building after hours
- Directed others to enter
- Walked them through the rooms
- Pointed out items she wanted removed
- Had people load property into a vehicle
That is structurally identical to a burglary under Indiana Code.
But the prosecutor never filed burglary.
The Comet never mentioned burglary.
Neither explained why.
2. The “Investigation Partnership” Was a Fiction
Holly repeatedly told me and Greeno that she was building a media empire:
- A Comet sister publication
- A new investigative arm
- A national case on the Richard Allen evidence storage
- An AI-based auditing system
The affidavit shows it was all smoke — a mechanism to build trust and gain resources.
She talked like a publisher.
She acted like a producer.
But when you strip away the promises, she behaved like someone gathering people to carry out her own agenda.
The Comet, of course, did not print this.
3. She Tried to Turn Greeno Into the Bridge Guy for “Evidence”
This part is critical.
The affidavit describes:
- Holly interrogating Anthony
- Trying to get him to admit he looked like the suspect
- Taking pictures of him while he slept
- Staging “evidence”
- Sending messages to Don Hurd
- Blaming her cannabis placement on wanting to “summon officers”
This is not journalism.
This is not investigation.
This is a frame job.
If someone with no institutional power did this, it would be called tampering or malicious prosecution.
But because Holly worked for a newspaper, the Comet framed it as “misdemeanors.”
This is narrative engineering.
The Cannabis Was PLANTED — and She Admitted It
The Comet never printed the most explosive part:
Holly said out loud, in front of a witness, that she:
- Took a bag of her marijuana
- Placed it beside Anthony
- Left it there specifically so officers would come
- Told me that she did it intentionally
- Referenced that she was messaging officials at the same time
This wasn’t crime detection.
This was creating a crime scene.
Indiana Code would call that:
- False informing
- Obstruction
- Evidence tampering
- Possibly inducing a false investigation
But the charging documents avoided all of that.
5. Holly Controlled the Access, The Key, and The Narrative
Look at the affidavit flow:
- She had the key
- She picked the time
- She told everyone when and how to enter
- She identified what items to take
- She controlled communication with law enforcement
- She staged the cannabis
- She spun stories for officers
- She directed messages to county officials during the event
- She instructed what story to tell afterward
This is not incidental behavior.
This is coordination.
6. The Affidavit Shows a Pattern — Not an Accident
By the end of the affidavit, the pattern is undeniable:
- She misled
- She manipulated
- She manufactured “evidence”
- She staged a scene
- She attempted to frame someone
- She took items she had no authority to take
- She weaponized the press
- She weaponized law enforcement
- She controlled the narrative afterward
And yet the charges filed were:
- Two Level 6 Felonies
- Two Class B misdemeanors
- Nothing close to what the affidavit supports
That discrepancy is why this investigation exists.
7. The Comet Had This Information — and Hid It
The Comet interviewed the same officers.
They had access to the same complaint.
They knew the affidavit existed.
But their November 12 article:
- Minimized the key
- Softened the building entry
- Downplayed the property removal
- Ignored the cannabis staging
- Avoided mentioning the attempted frame job
- Presented the charges as “fair and appropriate”
That is not journalism.
That is image protection.
THE BOTTOM LINE
The affidavit doesn’t tell a messy misunderstanding.
It tells a calculated sequence of actions — actions Holly controlled from beginning to end.
And the Comet, instead of reporting it, sanitized it.
That is why The Holly Files exist.
COMING UP NEXT: PART 3 — THE HOUR-BY-HOUR TIMELINE THEY NEVER PUBLISHED
The affidavit gives the pieces.
In Part 3, Wabash Watchdog assembles them into a complete timeline:
- When the key was used
- When the property was taken
- When the cannabis was staged
- When Holly contacted county officials
- When officers arrived
- What was said
- What was omitted
- And what the Comet refused to print
Part 3 will recreate the entire sequence with receipts, messages, and corroborated times.
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