Cleere

According to Cleere, Jewell had been "a little erratic" and "almost too excitable."

American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell Brenner, Marie 1997

Cleere had at one time been Mississippi's commissioner of higher education, but he was now posted at the rural Baptist mountain school.

American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell Brenner, Marie 1997

Dick Martin, who was fond of Jewell, suggested a compromise, according to Lin Wood: he would call a friend in the G.B.I. Cleere then called the F.B.I. hot line in Washington himself.

American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell Brenner, Marie 1997

Cleere, Brad Mattear recalled, "worried constantly about the image of the college."

American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell Brenner, Marie 1997

Cleere had had a strong disagreement with Jewell when one of the students was caught smoking pot.

American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell Brenner, Marie 1997

Wood says Cleere later complained that no one had seemed to want to listen to what he had to say about Richard Jewell.

American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell Brenner, Marie 1997

Cleere thou my thoughtes, as thou did’st gyve them light,

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In October of 2009 Cleere was presented with a mug from the blood center commemorating his

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Today, Cleere serves as the administrative sergeant for the HPD, where he holds numerous responsibilities, including training coordinator, records custodian, and supervisor for parking enforcement, animal control and recordkeeping.

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"Everybody's heard of the Golden Rule, that you should treat other people the way you want to be treated," Cleere said.

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