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🚨 ⚖️ #LukeCrew and @LukeAnalysis' Investigation of Donna and Cledith Arthur is live! We hope you find it informative. Vivek should take that ad down right now. xitter.cf/LukeAnalysis/status/21…

🚨 ⚖️ 🧵 13/14 JUSTICE EVADED Cledith Arthur never faced an Ohio jury for the rape of Amy. After the September 1978 grand jury indictment for rape of 12-year-old Amy, he and Donna Arthur fled the state. A judge found he had “willfully vacated his last known address,” and warrants were issued (including in 1981). He remained a fugitive for the rest of his life. Social Security Death Index records and contemporary reporting confirm he died on June 6, 2004, in Mechanicsburg, PA, at age 69—living out his life in Pennsylvania with Donna while the Ohio case stayed open and unresolved. No trial. No conviction. No accountability. Donna knew. The incest arrest, the indictment, and the warrants were public, along with Amy's case. She stayed married to him until he died, fled with him, and abandoned Amy and her brother. Acton has said she hasn’t seen or spoken to her mother since the 1978 court proceedings—nearly 50 years. Their biological father stepped in; and Donna chose the man who had been charged with raping her daughter. In the Ramaswamy campaign ad, Donna Arthur calls her daughter a liar and disputes her account of childhood hardship (including living in a tent). She says nothing about the 1978 indictment, the flight, the lost custody, or the nearly 50 years of silence. The ad presents her as a credible voice on Amy’s character while omitting the public record that explains the estrangement. RESOURCES: July 17, 1978 (The Youngstown Vindicator) Headline: Accused Rapist Cledith Arthur Bound to Jury Accused Rapist Cledith Arthur Bound to Jury The 12-year-old girl was ruled competent to testify regarding what she reported occurred in Austintown. Judge Fred Bailey determined that probable cause was established at a preliminary hearing Wednesday evening in Mahoning County Court and bound Cledith Arthur over to the grand jury, continuing bond at $2,000. Austintown police arrested Arthur following an investigation initiated by the girl's biological father. Key Fact: Documents the initial July/August 1978 municipal court binding following the complaint made by Amy’s biological father (Gerald Stearns). October 6, 1978 (The Youngstown Vindicator) Headline / Section: Mahoning County Grand Jury Report & Indictments GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS Cledith Arthur: Rape (R.C. 2907.02) and Incest (R.C. 2907.03). [Capias / Warrant Issued for Failure to Appear; Fugitive Status] Key Fact: The formal October 1978 grand jury indictment that triggered the active arrest warrant (78-CR-557) right before Cledith and Donna fled Ohio for Pennsylvania. Mahoning County Probate records show Cledith L. Arthur married Donna H. Stearns (née Hollopeter) on Dec 30, 1975, listing 9-year-old Amy and 7-year-old Phillip. Less than 3 years later, Cledith was indicted for rape, posted a $2,000 bond, and fled Ohio with Donna. @LukeAnalysis #LukeCrew #ActonStepfatherArrest #VivekRamaswamy #AmyActon #OHGov #OHPol

🚨 ⚖️ 🧵 9/14 THE 1979 WARRANT On October 26, 1979, the court ordered an arrest warrant after finding Cledith Arthur had “willfully vacated his last known address,” gave no forwarding address, and his whereabouts were unknown. He had already failed to appear after the indictment. An initial warrant went out in October 1978. The court reissued warrants in later years as he stayed gone. @LukeAnalysis #LukeCrew #ActonStepfatherArrest #VivekRamaswamy #AmyActon #OHGov #OHPol

🚨 ⚖️ 🧵 7/14 THE GRAND JURY INDICTMENT This section includes the formal indictment returned by the Mahoning County grand jury on September 17, 1978 (reported in the press on October 6, 1978). The indictment charged rape covering the December 1976–April 1978 period — the opposite of “no charges were ever filed.” @LukeAnalysis #LukeCrew #ActonStepfatherArrest #VivekRamaswamy #AmyActon #OHGov #OHPol