Accused elder abuser aims at justice system

He was charged with elder abuse, then packing a gun

Possible subhead: He files suit, but this week he's back in hoosegow

In October of last year, the district attorney's office charged Joshua Alan Blow with elder abuse — taking financial advantage of his elderly landlord. In October of this year, he was charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm — a no-no because he was under a protective order related to the elder-abuse charge.

On December 12 of this year, Blow filed a highly emotional lawsuit against San Diego Superior Court, the D.A.'s office, and two deputy D.A.s — Paul Greenwood, who pursued the elder abuse charge, and David Grapilon, who handled the gun case. Blow's 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 14th Amendment rights were violated, he charged. He was a victim of "malicious prosecution, abuse of process, harassment, unlawful search and seizure, perjury [in testimony], manufactured evidence, illegal wiretapping, abuse of a disabled person, criminal threats, unlawful disclosure of HIV status," and other sins, including being deprived of drinkable water for 24 hours while in jail.

On December 19, one week after filing the suit in federal court, he was arrested again, this time on suspicion that he was tampering with the D.A.'s computer system. His bail was raised to $300,000, and tomorrow (Friday, December 23) there will be a hearing with a judge. The D.A. has not been served with his suit.