Post by WaTcHeR on Feb 16, 2006 11:12:24 GMT -5
02/16/2006 - A Clayton County police officer was cited for civil contempt of court last week by Chief Magistrate Daphne Walker.
Walker accepted a written apology from Officer James S. Long, an eight-year veteran, and reprimanded him Feb. 9 in open court. The written apology means Long doesn't have to pay a $50 fine.
Long was testifying in a preliminary hearing Feb. 9 when Walker admonished him for being evasive in answering defense questions. After leaving the stand, Walker said, Long looked back over his shoulder in a "menacing and threatening" manner.
"We could not continue the proceedings because of your behavior upon your exit from the courtroom," Walker told Long during an afternoon hearing.
Long was detained at the courthouse from about 9:30 a.m. until the hearing ended about 4 p.m. but was never placed in a holding cell, said Clayton County assistant police Chief Jeff Turner.
Turner said Long probably would not face disciplinary actions but that the incident would be noted in his file.
Walker accepted a written apology from Officer James S. Long, an eight-year veteran, and reprimanded him Feb. 9 in open court. The written apology means Long doesn't have to pay a $50 fine.
Long was testifying in a preliminary hearing Feb. 9 when Walker admonished him for being evasive in answering defense questions. After leaving the stand, Walker said, Long looked back over his shoulder in a "menacing and threatening" manner.
"We could not continue the proceedings because of your behavior upon your exit from the courtroom," Walker told Long during an afternoon hearing.
Long was detained at the courthouse from about 9:30 a.m. until the hearing ended about 4 p.m. but was never placed in a holding cell, said Clayton County assistant police Chief Jeff Turner.
Turner said Long probably would not face disciplinary actions but that the incident would be noted in his file.