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Bordages, right
Bordages, right
More than a year has passed since Carl Peyton and his wife became victims of felony criminal mischief at the hands of local psychologist Dr. John Walter Bordages Jr. – at least, that’s what the 2023 indictment returned by a Jefferson County grand jury alleges. Bordages, since that time, has made little effort to resolve the case pending in Judge John Stevens’ Criminal District Court, this week failing to report for a scheduled hearing and prompting the revocation of his bond. As of press time, the Doctor of Psychology was a wanted man dodging a warrant to apprehend with no bond to be set.
Bordages’ attorney, John D. West, appeared before Judge Stevens in the absence of his client, a man West said he has never met.
“He’s on bond and we haven’t seen him yet,” West told the court. The attorney then asked for an order to have Bordages meet a fellow doctor for a mental health evaluation.
“As silly as it seems,” West said, his client was perhaps a psychologist in need of a psychiatrist.
West then directed Judge Stevens to what the attorney said was a “memorable letter” sent to the court in lieu of any actual interaction with the defendant that was in the wind.
“Good Lord,” Stevens uttered while skimming the four-page correspondence that has now been copied and sent to the district attorney’s office “due to its bizarre nature.”
The Examiner obtained a copy of the letter pursuant to a request for information. In the sprawling manifesto, Bordages blames police and prosecutors; city, county and state officials; individuals and institutions; as well as a Beaumont automotive repair shop, for a series of harms caused to his person, including methamphetamine planted in his vehicle and the breakup of a long-term relationship.
“My justified anger has reached a crescendo,” Bordages declared, adding that more can be read of the injustices he perceives as waged against him in a “rather lengthy” .pdf file that holds 1,003 pages of Bordages’ memoirs. Companion material for the memoir was also provided to the court, Boardages said, in the form of video clips “to provide some artistic flair.”
According to Court Coordinator Lacey Simon, the court received the Bordages letter, along with a disc. What was on the disc remains a mystery.
“I didn’t put that in my computer,” said Simon in a concerned manner.
As told in the Peytons’ complaint that supported the criminal indictment against the local psychologist, Bordages is more than capable of vandalizing the property of those he sees as adversaries.
The Peytons, their sworn complaint alleges, were enjoying a quiet evening at their West End Beaumont home June 25, 2023, when, as supported by video surveillance footage, Bordages ran toward their entryway and shattered their glass door with his fist. Police spoke to Bordages that night but did not place him under arrest.
Bordages reportedly admitted to a Beaumont Police Department (BPD) officer that the events captured on the security footage were, in fact, depictions of him, and that the whole mess was sparked by an ongoing civil dispute with the HOA (homeowners’ association) over which Carl Peyton served as president.
In addition to having to clean a bloody, glassy foyer, the Peytons also claimed damages in excess of $2,500 for the broken glass door, a specialty glass design from a maker no longer living.
The amount of the damage fits the bill for requirements of a state jail felony charge of criminal mischief; however, Bordages’ harassment of his neighbors didn’t cease with the June 2023 incident, as evidenced by a mass of calls for assistance kept in the records of the BPD.
Bordages is also accused of causing structural damage to the Peytons’ property after flooding their atrium by positioning a sprinkler to direct water onto their roof and into their home causing an estimated $5,000 in damages.
Bordages was finally indicted and appeared before Judge Stevens on Dec. 19, 2023. Bordages then claimed someone was logging into his computers and erasing forensic reports he previously worked on for Hardin County Juvenile Probation.
“I had a hard drive stolen, my identity stolen, credit cards stolen…” proclaimed Bordages.
Bordages previously self-reported employment as a mental health consultant, with present work “performing neurocognitive and psychological evaluations and treatment planning for nursing home residents with a range of complicating medical conditions resulting in mental health issues” for clients in Jefferson and Hardin counties. Representatives from Child Protective Services, as well as the Juvenile Probation Offices for Jefferson and Orange counties, report that they hold no contracts for service with Bordages. As of June 4, Bordages now reports his license to practice has been involuntarily suspended.
For the neighbors left in limbo, the end is nowhere in sight.
“The prosecutor, Sonny Eckhart, told me there was a backup and it was in the line,” said Peyton Wednesday morning after learning Bordages failed to appear in court two days prior. Peyton said he was advised there were “bigger” cases that have littered the criminal court dockets for longer and will likely be handled first. Although relatively new by comparison to cases that have been on the trial dockets for years, Peyton is ready for the matter to be resolved as, “It’s already been a year.”