"A Saturday, May 24, news article reporting on the defamation verdict obtained by Jesse Sheckler against WVIR-TV (Channel 29) stated that Sheckler had been charged with helping to finance convicted drug dealer Samuel Rose. The article also referred to a reported raid on Sheckler’s house and business. In fact, Rose had not been convicted at the time that Sheckler loaned him money to finance a construction project. Rose was arrested on federal drug charges after Sheckler made the loan. Also federal authorities did not raid Sheckler’s home and business." (Daily Progress, May 28, 2003)

Editor's Note: While this piece was published as a correction, it really seems to be a clarification.

Lisel Nowak's identification of "convicted drug dealer Samuel Rose" could have left an impression that a the time Jesse Sheckler made the loan, SR was a convicted drug dealer. That was not the case.

No where in the article does it say police raided Jesse Sheckler's house. Lisel Nowak does mention that WVIR incorrectly reported that police found drugs at Sheckler's home and business during a drug raid. She just failed to mention there was no raid.