Sitting in a tent Saturday that smelled faintly of barbecue, Pasco Circuit Judge Shawn Crane reviewed court costs racked up by a Navy veteran charged with drug possession and criminal mischief.
Fines waived. Case closed.
It was an unusual setting, with legal assistants in metal folding chairs. But Crane, who wore jeans under his robe, had company.
About 400 people volunteered for Operation Stand Down, a three-day event for homeless and low-income veterans,
which continues today. Crane saw about a dozen veterans and reviewed 52 cases. Elsewhere in Veterans Memorial Park, guests were offered everything from hair cuts to 
insurance referrals.
“It’s a great cause,” Crane said. “They’ve given a lot to our country.”
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