http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2006/oct/13/va_sen_confirmed_warrant_issued_to_george_felix_allen_in_1974I just got off the phone with the clerk at the Albemarle Circuit Court. She has told me that a photo now floating around the internet -- one which shows a court entry for one "George Felix Allen" in 1974 -- represents real court records.
The photo was posted by DailyKos diarist Crell Moset. It's right here:
If you look at the second line down, you'll see: "Allen, George Felix." What is the record for? The clerk, Shelby Marshall, told me that the record is not necessarily of an arrest warrant, though it could have been. She said the record could be reflecting anything from a summons for an unpaid parking ticket all the way up to an arrest warrant for a misdemeanor for something like assault and battery, and that she doesn't have any more information.
I've emailed the Allen campaign for comment, and haven't heard back yet. A full explanation after the jump.
As you can see from the above photo -- which was posted by diarist Moset, who claimed to have gone to the courthouse and taken pics -- the record shows that someone named "George Felix Allen" was entered into the book under "Index to warrants in Albemarle" in 1974. The case number is 7516K.
In 1974, Allen was at the University of Virginia, which is in Charlottsville, VA, which is in Albemarle County.