UPDATE on ED WACKERMAN. PLEA BARGAIN OFFERED. HE PREFERS TO FIGHT FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE.

Yesterday, the first update on Ed in a long time.

Now Ed and I have texted some more. They have offered a plea bargain. He has refused.

Here is the exchange. (Note: the text is in small chunks, as each text is a maximum of 200 characters.)

ELSA

Any news, Ed? I think not or you would have let me know. Very frustrating and also to be expected. These are not nice trustworthy people who care about justice, How are you doing? Lots of good wishes

21 Jul, 2025 01:50:47 / User - $0.25

ED

Great to hear from you, your right, no news yet. Yes very frustrating and depressing. I'm struggling but I must be patient. Should have some news any time now. I refuse to plea bargain, DA offer.

21 Jul, 2025 03:37:11 / Inmate - $0.25

ELSA

I agree with your refusal. In fact I would be with you, whatever you decide. But I know you are innocent, you know you are innocent. Good to stay with the truth. What is their offer, by the way?

21 Jul, 2025 03:48:03 / User - $0.25

ED

Plea no contest and except the punishment and have a felony on my record and nobody is guilty. No way would I do that, I will fight.

21 Jul, 2025 04:22:43 / Inmate - $0.25

Oh, also they say I could be out the next day with a no contest plea. And probation for who knows how long. I can't wait for trial, they are going to loose and loose big

21 Jul, 2025 04:32:00 / Inmate - $0.25

ELSA

It sounds like they are saying YOU ACCEPT THE PUNISHMENT. Is that right? That means, I believe, they can do what they like. Also it sounds like you COULD be out the next day. No guarantee in writing

22 Jul, 2025 03:29:15 / User - $0.25

of anything. Again, they can do what they like. These people have never been trustworthy. I like it that you prefer to fight. Again, they have never been trustworthy. It sounds like they now prefer

22 Jul, 2025 03:32:31 / User - $0.25

no trial. Lots of attention to unnatural fires now. Better for them to have no trial. And people can believe you are guilty. Plus they can still do what they like to you. No guarantee of anything.

22 Jul, 2025 03:35:23 / User - $0.25

ED

You are 100% right and yes I would be out the next day. I am now fighting for a fair trial my constitutional right. I'm struggling with that but I will fight for my rights. I WILL WIN !!

22 Jul, 2025 07:20:41/ Inmate - $0.25

ELSA

Do they GUARANTEE IN WRITING you will be out the next day? Or do they only say you COULD be out? Then I see you are a fighter, want truth and justice. On my side, I support you, whatever your decision

22 Jul, 2025 09:43:54/ User - $0.25

I personally want Ed out of prison, back in his home with his beloved dog, Bella. That is also his goal.

I personally want his permanent release, his freedom, guaranteed in writing before he agrees to anything.

All I have heard Ed say is that he COULD be released right away.

I also know that, all his life, Ed has believed in telling the truth, since he learned a big lesson when he was seven.

And all his life, he has been a fighter and also winner. It took 9 court hearings for his claim for disability for his severe foot injury to be accepted. (It happened on the job, so it did not make sense that there was any question about it. But there was!!)

I am with Ed.

I will also make clear to him that these people are completely unconcerned with justice. They kept him - and keep him - in severe pain, for instance.

All the best to all of us,

Elsa

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If you’d like to send a card or letter to Ed, here’s the address:

NEW ADDRESS to write to Ed (as of June 1 2024):

All regular mail, letters, cards, photos, documents must be sent to this address

Edward Wackerman #12511,
Mariposa County Detention Center,
P.O. Box 591,
Longview Texas, 75606
USA

They will photocopy whatever it is and Ed will get it on his tablet electronically.

Note: Only write on one side, or they will throw it out or return to you. They do not photocopy both sides.

More info below, including about books (which need to be sent elsewhere.)

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PHOTOS OF ED, HIS DOG BELLA AND HIS HOME

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I’ve already posted what’s below. Good to have it again here, showing Ed’s innocence.

Below that, detailed instructions on how to mail to Ed, and more posts on Ed.

ED WACKERMAN, INNOCENT

Ed Wackerman. A retired, seriously disabled widower, 73. Hard of hearing, difficulty walking. Firefighter for 12 years. Warm, caring. Living alone on his homestead with his little dog, Bella. Until June 16, 2023. Arrested for setting a massive fire, the Oak Fire. 6 police officers with guns pointed at him. Huge media coverage. The officer in charge declares that Ed will now be in jail for life, no bail.

WHY CLAIM ED WACKERMAN IS INNOCENT?

ONE. ED COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT, DUE TO PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS.

If he had started the fire, he would have burned to death. Ed walks slowly, with a cane, due to a badly damaged foot. According to a neighbor, it would have taken an Olympic sprinter to outrun the fire.

TWO. ED COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT, BECAUSE HE IS A CARING, LOVING, KIND, HELPFUL PERSON.

His entire life is testimony to that. In fact, the morning of the fire, Ed helped a neighbor whose car had slipped over the edge of the road. Ed brought his tractor to pull it back onto the road. The Oak Fire burned the homes of his neighbors and twice Ed’s home caught fire. He and the friends who took shelter there managed to put out the fires, but everything else on his property burned.

THREE. ED SAW 5 FIREFIGHTERS BURNED TO DEATH WHEN HE WAS A CHILD. HE WOULD NEVER HAVE SET A FIRE. INSTEAD HE BECAME A FIREFIGHTER.

FOUR. ED TELLS THE TRUTH, SOMETHING HE HAS DONE SINCE AGE 7.

Always tell the truth. That is a lesson he learned, age 7. If he had started the fire, he would have admitted it.

FIVE. HE HAS NO MOTIVE.

In fact, his home almost burned. He lost everything else in the fire, and was only able to do some rebuilding through a funding drive.

SO WHO HAS A MOTIVE? IN OTHER WORDS, WHO BENEFITS?

Who has a motive? Whoever - or whichever institutions - are responsible for setting the fire.

But that is not what is core here, which is Ed’s obvious utter innocence.

A CLUE ABOUT THOSE WHO GOT ED IMPRISONED

Ed Wackerman has been made to endure non-stop excruciating pain from the time of his arrest. He needs a special inlay and brace, plus a cane, to walk without extreme pain. He also needs special pain medication. The inlay, brace and cane were taken from him upon his arrest. The pain medication was also stopped, and he was instead given Tylenol.

He asked, over and over, for his inlay and brace, plus stronger pain medication. In other words, he made his need known for his inlay, brace and stronger pain medication. No help.

Instead, from the time of his arrest, standing up was agony. He would have to stand for a minute before he could endure the pain of taking a step. He was basically bed-ridden for over 15 months, from his arrest on June 16, 2023 until the end of August 2024.

His inlay and brace were returned to him after a court order at the end of August 2024. His court-appointed lawyer had the inlay and brace all along.

The deliberate infliction of pain is a clue about those who got Ed Wackerman imprisoned.

As the infliction of pain was clearly intentional, whoever made the decision to do this could be sadists who take pleasure in the pain of another, or psychopaths who in this case believed that inflicting the pain would be more likely to get them whatever they wanted. Was it to break Ed’s spirit? Was it to have Ed die?

What is evident is that whoever did this was deliberately doing harm.

Why would they be doing this?

This brings us to what has been happening with California fires, their frequency and the cause for the frequency.

Many people do not want to explore this, so if you don’t, you can stop reading here.

The important thing, for Ed, is that he is innocent and should be cleared and released and also compensated for the harm done to him.

If you want to know more, please keep reading

Between 30 and 10 years ago, a total of 20 years, there were a total of 5 fires, maximum. That is an average of one fire every four years.

Between 10 years ago and 2 years ago, a total of 8 years, there were slightly over 40 fires. Only 3 of them - a maximum of 5 of them - had the signs of a natural fire. In other words, the rate of natural fires appears relatively unchanged. However in addition to the natural fires, there were, in these 8 years, about 37 fires which had anomalies that do not occur in natural fires. That is, there were an average of 5 fires with these anomalies per year.

The fire Ed has been charged with setting has all 10 of these anomalies. In other words, it is almost certainly not a natural fire. Photo evidence is available of all 10 of these anomalies being at the Oak Fire. You can read further here:
truthsummit.substack.com/p/ed-wackermans-lawyer-receives-letter

Who might be doing this?

That is beyond the scope of this inquiry.

Why might Ed be charged?

Initially, the fire was blamed on global warming.

However, the Oak Fire is not the only fire with anomalies where people have been charged. In one, a homeless man was charged and convicted. In another, a shaman who appeared confused and was off the path was charged and convicted.

Why might this be done?

One highly likely reason is that, in this case, it’s case closed. There is no place for questions. “We got our man (or woman)!”

That would explain the huge media coverage, 6 police officers with guns aimed at Ed, the arresting officer declaring Ed guilty and behind bars for life, no bail. It would also explain the delay in a preliminary hearing.

Why the infliction of pain? This is a guess. My guess is that the intent was to break Ed, perhaps have him die. Once again, case closed.

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BELOW:
- A PHOTO OF ED, FROM BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED,
- THE NEW ADDRESS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO WRITE TO ED,
- THE ADDRESS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOOKS,
- AN EVEN QUICKER RETELLING OF HIS STORY,

- and finally, EARLIER POSTS ON ED.

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ED WACKERMAN BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED

Ed holding Bella, content on the front porch of his house

FOR WRITING TO ED

First, a big thank you to those of you who have written to Ed.

And then, detailed instructions on what you can and cannot do.

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

For example, Ed has just been informed that letters have been destroyed where the writer wrote on the back of a page. This is not in accord with the instructions given. The instructions are that, if one writes on the back, whatever is on the back is not scanned. Only one side is scanned. However, in this case, nothing was sent to Ed.

Then, someone sent 2 books and had them returned. It took me half an hour to get the instructions about books. I was told the instructions are on the site. I kept the operator on the phone, to make sure that, with her help, I could find them. It turned out that the instructions are not on the site. However, she had them:
One. Books are to be mailed to the actual detention center (address below).
Two. They must be new soft cover books, mailed either from Amazon or a publisher. Nothing else gets to a prisoner.
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NEW ADDRESS to write to Ed (as of June 1 2024):

All regular mail, letters, cards, photos, documents must be sent to this address

Edward Wackerman #12511,
Mariposa County Detention Center,
P.O. Box 591,
Longview Texas, 75606
USA

They will photocopy whatever it is and Ed will get it on his tablet electronically.

INSTRUCTIONS - PLEASE READY CAREFULLY.

For all non-legal mail and non-books: 
https://www.mariposacounty.org/2337/64301/Incarcerated-Persons-Mail

• All envelopes and mail must include the incarcerated person’s name and Sheriff’s Office “Incarcerated person Number” as well as a return address. Only mail that is within 8.5 inches wide x 11 inches tall will be accepted. 

• Mail sent to incarcerated persons must contain NO MORE THAN 5 PAGES. Anything that is over 5 pages will NOT be sent to the incarcerated person and will be returned to the sender. 

• All mail that is entered into the system will be entered front side only. Do not write on the back of pages because only the front will be sent to the incarcerated person. 

• Incarcerated persons may receive a maximum of 1 photo per mailing. If more than 1 photo is mailed, the entire letter and all its contents will all be Returned to Sender and nothing will be scanned in or delivered to the incarcerated person. 

• No legal or medical mail will be accepted. Legal and medical mail must be sent to the facility (see address above) where the incarcerated person is housed following the Mariposa County Detention Center Mail Guidelines. 

• No magazines, bulk mailing, newspapers or books will be accepted at PO Box 591, Longview, Texas 75606 and will be returned to sender. These items must be sent to the facility where the incarcerated person is housed following the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office Mail Guidelines.

Once the mail is received for processing it will be scanned in at the central processing location and then will be sent to the incarcerated person electronically via the same messaging system referenced above and the incarcerated person can then view it on the kiosks or tablets.

There will be no exceptions for receiving mail that does follow the above guidelines.

NOTE: YOU CAN SEND SCANS YOURSELF BY PURCHASING CREDITS AT:
https://videovisit.ncic.com/login
There is a 3.50 service charge. After that, every scan or photo or PDF you send is .35

If you send yourself, you can send as many photos as you like!

Ed can also answer. You will need to pay (.25 per 200 characters).

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FOR MAILING A BOOK,

You can only send new soft cover books.
They must be mailed directly to the facility.
They must be from Amazon or a publisher.

HERE IS THE ADDRESS FOR BOOKS.
Edward Wackerman #12511,
Mariposa County Detention Center
P.O.  Box 727, 
Mariposa, CA95338
USA

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THE STORY, IN BRIEF. Ed Wackerman, an innocent man. He’s been in jail for almost a year, since June 2023. No bail. Not even a preliminary hearing until October 30. 2024. You might believe: He must have done something. In fact, it appears his “crime” was being a “nobody” - living alone in his cabin with his little dog, no family close by, widower, hard of hearing, difficulty walking. He’s been charged with setting a major California fire - the Oak Fire of 2022. But he could not have set it. No one could have set it. There’s massive evidence - hidden by the mainstream media - that it was an unnatural fire. (Proof available.) But Ed could not even have set a regular fire. He’s seriously disabled - very slow-moving because of major injuries - and he’s accused of setting a fire he could never have outrun. I’ve been told that only an Olympic sprinter could have outrun it.

I got involved because a friend asked me to (January 2024) and when I did nothing, asked me again (the beginning of March 2024). So I got in touch with Ed, wrote a letter to his lawyer, and more - like I’ve written about half a dozen posts on him, posting the letters he’s written to me.

From the time of his arrest: tortured. Due to a badly injured foot, he needs a special inlay and brace to walk without agony. These were taken from him at the time of his arrest, never returned. When he stands, it takes him a minute to be able to endure the pain, and move. He also was taking pain medication, That was also taken from him. Instead he was given Tylenol by the prison nurse, who is married to the DA in charge of his case until recently. He spent much of the 15 months after his arrest bedridden to try to control the pain.

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Posts on Ed Wackerman:

ED WACKERMAN in HIS OWN WORDS.
truthsummit.substack.com/p/ed-wackerman-in-his-own-words

A BIG LIFE LESSON. ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH. Ed Wackerman, age 7
https://truthsummit.substack.com/p/big-life-lesson-ed-wackerman-age-7

ED WACKERMAN. THAT TERRIBLE DAY, THE DAY OF THE FIRE
https://truthsummit.substack.com/p/ed-wackerman-that-terrible-day-the-fire

VERY IMPORTANT, ABOUT THAT FIRE:
ED WACKERMAN's LAWYER HAS RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT LETTER incontrovertible evidence the fire was unnatural. No answer.
truthsummit.substack.com/p/ed-wackermans-lawyer-receives-letter

THE ARREST. ED WACKERMAN TRICKED FOR A MAJOR PUBLIC DISPLAY. AT LEAST 6 POLICE CARS. POLICE WITH GUNS DRAWN ARRESTING AN INNOCENT DISABLED MAN, CAN HARDLY WALK
https://truthsummit.substack.com/p/the-arrest-ed-wackerman-tricked

ANOTHER WORD FOR BULLY: SADIST. THE CASE OF ED WACKERMAN, INNOCENT, FRAMED, AND (I believe) BULLIED
https://truthsummit.substack.com/p/another-word-for-bully-sadist-ed-wackerman-case

More . . .

SCARING AN INNOCENT MAN WITH THE TERM, GRAND JURY
https://truthsummit.substack.com/p/ed-wackerman-threat-of-a-grand-jury

ED WACKERMAN. FROM ABLE-BODIED TO DISABLED THROUGH THE SLOW TREATMENT OF A WORK INJURY, AND NOW THE FURTHER TRAUMATIZATION OF THIS DISABLED MAN
https://truthsummit.substack.com/p/ed-wackerman-able-bodied-to-disabled

AFTER 14 MONTHS IN PRISON, ED WACKERMAN FINALLY GETS WHAT WAS HIS RIGHT TO HAVE ALL ALONG - HIS SPECIAL INLAY AND BRACE FOR A SEVERELY DAMAGED FOOT
https://truthsummit.substack.com/p/ed-wackerman-gets-his-needed-brace-and-inlay

Also . . .

FREE ED WACKERMAN! A FREEDOM CHANT. I hear many voices. Music: like Jimmy Cliff's The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall
https://truthsummit.substack.com/p/free-ed-wackerman-a-freedom-chant

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Posted July 22, 2025