Names and context for the record
This statement is written and published by Jade Lawton Chancey (“Capt.”) for Epic App Solutions.
The chronology matters.
Approximately two years ago, Jade Chancey visited the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce and spoke with Briana Swann. That earlier interaction is separate from the more recent dispute described below.
Jade says a Google review he posted approximately two years ago documents his presence and experience at the Chamber during that earlier period. He says he has retained a picture of that review. Its existence raises a fair question about the recent interactions: what changed?
After completing work outside the area, Jade returned to Oakdale excited to help the Chamber improve its digital presence. He was not asking the Chamber for money. He says he was offering tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of professional services at no charge.
According to Jade’s account, he found Ms. Swann dismissive and rude during the first recent visit. He says direct questions went unanswered and the change from their earlier interaction felt wrong. Rather than escalating the interaction, he left.
He returned on another day because he believed she may simply have been having a bad day during the first encounter.
According to Jade’s account, the second interaction was worse. He says he kept asking direct questions because he wanted to understand, felt those questions were repeatedly avoided, and believed Ms. Swann was speaking to him disrespectfully. Jade ultimately lost his temper and responded in the same tone.
Jade acknowledges that he raised his voice, and he apologizes for getting loud. Frustration explains his reaction; it does not excuse it.
He does deny threatening Ms. Swann, threatening violence, attempting to harm anyone, or intending to frighten anyone.
According to Jade’s recollection, Ms. Swann did not first ask him to leave the premises. Instead, law enforcement was contacted during the argument.
Jade’s position is straightforward: had he been told, “This conversation is over. Please leave,” he says he would have left.
EAS is not claiming in this statement that Ms. Swann committed a crime, improperly used emergency services, or violated any law. Those would be factual and legal conclusions requiring the actual call records, police records, and surrounding evidence.
EAS is saying that Jade disputes any suggestion that the encounter involved threats or violence and believes the disagreement could have ended as an ordinary business interaction by asking him to leave.
Jade says he does not personally lose a sale because this was not a sales pitch or request for payment. His concern is that the community loses access to meaningful, no-cost technical help when an offer is rejected because of personal friction or ego.
The private argument remains a matter of competing recollections unless records establish more. This statement asks readers to distinguish documented events from each person’s account.
What happened afterward also matters
Jade says that after the Chamber encounter, he went to the Oakdale Police Department himself. He did not hide from the situation or attempt to avoid law enforcement.
He went there to make his own amends, explain what had happened from his perspective, and better understand the situation. Jade describes the conversation as productive and says he left with a clearer understanding of what had occurred.
EAS says it later observed a public social-media comment by Chris Smith on an EAS post stating that police had been called regarding Jade Chancey over alleged criminal conduct. EAS preserved a screenshot and says the comment was later removed. EAS disputes that characterization and requests that Chris Smith issue a public correction and apology for the statement.
Jade says he has only interacted with Chris Smith online and has never met him in person. He says he met Briana Swann twice during the recent visits, for perhaps ten minutes total. EAS is not trying to contact either person and wants no part in rumor, gossip, or recurring third-party chatter.
If you really want the story, call me. I will tell you directly what happened from my side.
This section records Jade Chancey’s account and distinguishes that account from independently verified fact. Nothing on this page is an invitation to contact, target, or harass anyone named.Competition is not personal.
Campaigning is campaigning whether you are talking about business, marketing, elections, or any other competitive arena: the objective is to gain more ground by showing people why your option is stronger.
In business, that means showing consumers what they may be missing, demonstrating better work, and letting them decide.
We are not asking anyone to like us, endorse us, or hand us work. We are putting our work in public, making offers, and allowing people to compare.
We are not trying to take over anyone’s business.
We are retired, selective, and not chasing every dollar in town.
In many cases, we offer development work at no cost because the build itself is valuable to us: our name goes on it, people can see what we can do, and local teams get stronger systems and more capability.
If we can help a local designer, marketer, photographer, administrator, or business make more money by adding development capability behind their existing work, that is a win.
Our outreach policy is simple.
If you opt out, we stop.
EAS will not knowingly continue routine outreach to someone who has clearly told us they do not want further contact. We will mark the address as do-not-contact and move on.
If a matter becomes a genuine legal dispute, it belongs in the appropriate formal process—counsel, mediation, records, or the courts—not repeated casual outreach.
That is our standard because professional competition should stay professional.
We are not defining the legal meaning of “harassment” in this statement. We are stating our own contact policy: public business information may be used for legitimate outreach, but a clear opt-out will be respected.
If you have a problem with us, call us.
We publish our work publicly. We publish our positions publicly. Our phone number is public.
If you think we are wrong, call. If you think our work is weaker, show us. If you think your work is better, publish it.
That is a healthier way to compete than social-media chatter, rumor, or people repeating partial versions of conversations.
For the record: this is my statement.
Campaigning is the same basic idea whether you are talking about marketing, elections, sports, or business: you gain ground by showing people what they are missing. If your option is weaker, the market is allowed to see a better one. That is a free market.
EAS is not here to harass anybody. We use public business information for legitimate outreach. If you tell us you do not want contact from us, we will not keep contacting you. We will mark you do-not-contact and move on.
If something becomes serious enough to be a legal matter, communication comes through the proper legal process—not random back-and-forth.
Not our first small town. Not our first rodeo.
And yes—we still build Chambers too.
If you know a Chamber of Commerce that needs a strong website or a real digital platform, call me. We build the public site, member directory, event systems, business listings, applications, payments, communications, local search, and the tools that make a Chamber useful online instead of merely present online.
Not our first small town. Not our first rodeo.
We have worked in other states, markets, and small communities. We know that new people arriving with different methods can create friction. That is fine.
We are still going to be respectful, direct, competitive, and clear about what we build and what we can do.
Thanks for your time.