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Post by Shuftin on Jan 3, 2007 14:57:13 GMT -5
Dec. 29, 2006 BY SHANNON PRATHER It was 85-year-old Leon Nins' daily devotion: make a sandwich on white bread, pack a little something sweet and drive the sack lunch to his ailing wife in a nursing home. That's where the World War II veteran and retired welder was heading when, he alleges in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, he suffered an "inhumane beating" at the hands of a St. Paul police officer. Nins sued exactly two years after the Dec. 27, 2004, confrontation, which began with an officer pulling him over for expired license plate tabs. Nins seeks more than $50,000, plus punitive damages. A city attorney promised Thursday that the city would vigorously defend itself against Nins' claims. The incident, involving a black motorist and a white officer, upset local civil rights leaders. Police Chief John Harrington, relying on witness statements and a squad car audio recording, defended officer Michael Lee, who said Nins kicked and spit at him. In the suit, Nins makes a variety of claims, including excessive force, battery and assault. The filing states Nins suffered permanent damage to his eyes and legs, as well as psychological injuries, including depression, anxiety and panic attacks. Nins was arrested and spent three days in jail. Prosecutors charged him with assaulting the officer and obstructing the legal process, but they dropped the charges and allowed him to admit to driving with a suspended license. Nins suffered hearing loss and some confusion at the time of the incident. He has since been moved to a Minneapolis nursing home. His kidneys and eyesight are failing. His son, the Rev. Thomas Nins, said the beating forever changed his father's life. "My father has earned the right to have some sense of justice, and if justice can only come in the form of compensation, he is entitled to that as well," said Thomas Nins, who lives in Connecticut. "The blows were from the outside, but the wounds don't heal on the inside. A man who lived his life with integrity was treated without honor or respect." Nins had no criminal record and has served as a church deacon for 40 years. St. Paul City Attorney John Choi said the city is on "strong legal ground." "The Police Department has done an internal investigation in this area," Choi said. "Officer Mike Lee was exonerated in that process. … We will defend the city vigorously." Lee pulled Nins over about 1:30 p.m. near the corner of Dale Street and Selby Avenue in the Summit-University neighborhood. Police and Nins have given conflicting accounts of what happened next. According to the suit filed Wednesday, Nins said he tried to step out of the car but said the officer grabbed the sack lunch Nins had prepared for his ailing wife and threw it onto the ground. Nins says he asked Lee why he threw the food and Lee responded by grabbing him and assaulting him. The suit states Nins never resisted the officer but did question his actions. Nins accused the officer of punching, kicking and striking him with a flashlight or baton. The officer also sprayed Nins with a chemical irritant. "Mr. Nins cried out in pain and begged Officer Lee to stop the beating prior to being thrown on the floor of the backseat of the squad car," the suit alleges. Nins sat in jail for three days until he was able to contact his family. "Had (Lee) seen him as a human being, he would not have treated him like an animal," Thomas Nins said. According to a criminal complaint originally filed by prosecutors, Nins would not open his window for the officer. Lee opened the vehicle door, and Nins began yelling that he would not show his driver's license, began swearing and refused to get out of the car. Nins spit at Lee as the officer pulled him out of the car, handcuffed him and placed him in the back of the squad car. The prosecutors' complaint also said Nins kicked the squad car door open, hitting Lee in the face, and then kicked the officer's legs. Subsequent investigations by the Bloomington Police Department and the U.S. Justice Department cleared Lee of criminal wrongdoing. Nins' lawsuit names the city, the Police Department, Harrington and Lee www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/16340512.htm
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Post by Shuftin on Jan 3, 2007 14:57:13 GMT -5
Dec. 29, 2006 BY SHANNON PRATHER It was 85-year-old Leon Nins' daily devotion: make a sandwich on white bread, pack a little something sweet and drive the sack lunch to his ailing wife in a nursing home. That's where the World War II veteran and retired welder was heading when, he alleges in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, he suffered an "inhumane beating" at the hands of a St. Paul police officer. Nins sued exactly two years after the Dec. 27, 2004, confrontation, which began with an officer pulling him over for expired license plate tabs. Nins seeks more than $50,000, plus punitive damages. A city attorney promised Thursday that the city would vigorously defend itself against Nins' claims. The incident, involving a black motorist and a white officer, upset local civil rights leaders. Police Chief John Harrington, relying on witness statements and a squad car audio recording, defended officer Michael Lee, who said Nins kicked and spit at him. In the suit, Nins makes a variety of claims, including excessive force, battery and assault. The filing states Nins suffered permanent damage to his eyes and legs, as well as psychological injuries, including depression, anxiety and panic attacks. Nins was arrested and spent three days in jail. Prosecutors charged him with assaulting the officer and obstructing the legal process, but they dropped the charges and allowed him to admit to driving with a suspended license. Nins suffered hearing loss and some confusion at the time of the incident. He has since been moved to a Minneapolis nursing home. His kidneys and eyesight are failing. His son, the Rev. Thomas Nins, said the beating forever changed his father's life. "My father has earned the right to have some sense of justice, and if justice can only come in the form of compensation, he is entitled to that as well," said Thomas Nins, who lives in Connecticut. "The blows were from the outside, but the wounds don't heal on the inside. A man who lived his life with integrity was treated without honor or respect." Nins had no criminal record and has served as a church deacon for 40 years. St. Paul City Attorney John Choi said the city is on "strong legal ground." "The Police Department has done an internal investigation in this area," Choi said. "Officer Mike Lee was exonerated in that process. … We will defend the city vigorously." Lee pulled Nins over about 1:30 p.m. near the corner of Dale Street and Selby Avenue in the Summit-University neighborhood. Police and Nins have given conflicting accounts of what happened next. According to the suit filed Wednesday, Nins said he tried to step out of the car but said the officer grabbed the sack lunch Nins had prepared for his ailing wife and threw it onto the ground. Nins says he asked Lee why he threw the food and Lee responded by grabbing him and assaulting him. The suit states Nins never resisted the officer but did question his actions. Nins accused the officer of punching, kicking and striking him with a flashlight or baton. The officer also sprayed Nins with a chemical irritant. "Mr. Nins cried out in pain and begged Officer Lee to stop the beating prior to being thrown on the floor of the backseat of the squad car," the suit alleges. Nins sat in jail for three days until he was able to contact his family. "Had (Lee) seen him as a human being, he would not have treated him like an animal," Thomas Nins said. According to a criminal complaint originally filed by prosecutors, Nins would not open his window for the officer. Lee opened the vehicle door, and Nins began yelling that he would not show his driver's license, began swearing and refused to get out of the car. Nins spit at Lee as the officer pulled him out of the car, handcuffed him and placed him in the back of the squad car. The prosecutors' complaint also said Nins kicked the squad car door open, hitting Lee in the face, and then kicked the officer's legs. Subsequent investigations by the Bloomington Police Department and the U.S. Justice Department cleared Lee of criminal wrongdoing. Nins' lawsuit names the city, the Police Department, Harrington and Lee www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/16340512.htm
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Post by Shuftin on Jan 1, 2007 2:05:17 GMT -5
2006-12-24 By SUSAN HERENDEEN BEE MODESTO, CALIFORNIA – A woman who says she was raped by sheriff's deputy Michael Galvan more than a year ago wants to sue Stanislaus County. Attorney Brian C. Davis of Modesto last week filed an application with the county's risk management division, seeking permission to file a late claim against the government. People who want to sue the government must first file a claim with the agency in question, and those claims typically must be brought within six months of any alleged wrongdoing. In a legal brief, Davis said the woman did not assert her claims earlier because she was afraid of Galvan. According to the attorney, the deputy threatened to have the woman arrested and have her children taken away from her if she spoke up. "After the deputy's recent arrest, the applicant feels that said deputy can no longer carry out his aforementioned threats," Davis said in legal papers. Davis declined to comment. A state law says people may ask for leave to file a late claim within one year of the incident in question if they state the reason for the delay. Galvan, 30, of Turlock, was arrested Dec. 1 on suspicion of misappropriating public funds. At his arraignment a few days later, the district attorney's office added a rape charge but declined to release any details about an incident they say occurred Dec. 15, 2005. A criminal complaint includes a firearms enhancement, suggesting Galvan had his service weapon at the time. Prosecutors also allege Galvan stole court records in April 2002 and possessed brass knuckles, which are illegal. Galvan is on administrative leave pending the outcome of his case. He pleaded not guilty and surrendered his passport before he was released on $350,000 bail. He is a five-year veteran of the force and most recently was assigned as a high school resource officer in Modesto. He returns to court Jan. 5. County has 45 days The woman filed her claim with the county Dec. 12, one week after the district attorney's office charged Galvan with rape. The Bee is not naming her because of the nature of the allegations. The legal papers do not outline the grounds for a potential lawsuit, but government agencies often are accused of negligence and improper supervision when employees are accused of wrongdoing. Deputy County Counsel Dean Wright said most applications and claims are denied but noted that no decision has been made in this case. The county has 45 days to decide. If the woman's application is denied, she may appeal to Superior Court, which could tell the county to let her file a claim. Wright said the woman could allege that the deputy was negligently supervised but noted that he does not know the underlying facts of the case or the basis for Galvan's arrest. "It's certainly outside anything the county would ever expect of its employees," Wright said. www.modbee.com/local/story/13130186p-13777091c.html
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Post by Shuftin on Jan 1, 2007 2:05:17 GMT -5
2006-12-24 By SUSAN HERENDEEN BEE MODESTO, CALIFORNIA – A woman who says she was raped by sheriff's deputy Michael Galvan more than a year ago wants to sue Stanislaus County. Attorney Brian C. Davis of Modesto last week filed an application with the county's risk management division, seeking permission to file a late claim against the government. People who want to sue the government must first file a claim with the agency in question, and those claims typically must be brought within six months of any alleged wrongdoing. In a legal brief, Davis said the woman did not assert her claims earlier because she was afraid of Galvan. According to the attorney, the deputy threatened to have the woman arrested and have her children taken away from her if she spoke up. "After the deputy's recent arrest, the applicant feels that said deputy can no longer carry out his aforementioned threats," Davis said in legal papers. Davis declined to comment. A state law says people may ask for leave to file a late claim within one year of the incident in question if they state the reason for the delay. Galvan, 30, of Turlock, was arrested Dec. 1 on suspicion of misappropriating public funds. At his arraignment a few days later, the district attorney's office added a rape charge but declined to release any details about an incident they say occurred Dec. 15, 2005. A criminal complaint includes a firearms enhancement, suggesting Galvan had his service weapon at the time. Prosecutors also allege Galvan stole court records in April 2002 and possessed brass knuckles, which are illegal. Galvan is on administrative leave pending the outcome of his case. He pleaded not guilty and surrendered his passport before he was released on $350,000 bail. He is a five-year veteran of the force and most recently was assigned as a high school resource officer in Modesto. He returns to court Jan. 5. County has 45 days The woman filed her claim with the county Dec. 12, one week after the district attorney's office charged Galvan with rape. The Bee is not naming her because of the nature of the allegations. The legal papers do not outline the grounds for a potential lawsuit, but government agencies often are accused of negligence and improper supervision when employees are accused of wrongdoing. Deputy County Counsel Dean Wright said most applications and claims are denied but noted that no decision has been made in this case. The county has 45 days to decide. If the woman's application is denied, she may appeal to Superior Court, which could tell the county to let her file a claim. Wright said the woman could allege that the deputy was negligently supervised but noted that he does not know the underlying facts of the case or the basis for Galvan's arrest. "It's certainly outside anything the county would ever expect of its employees," Wright said. www.modbee.com/local/story/13130186p-13777091c.html
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Post by Shuftin on Jan 1, 2007 1:33:07 GMT -5
DEC 23, 2006 ED TRELEVEN The Madison Police Department's former public information officer faces prison next month when he is sentenced after his probation on drug and teen sex convictions was revoked last week. Benjamin B. Vanden Belt, 35, who was convicted in 2001 of providing cocaine to a 17-year- old boy with whom he was having a sexual relationship, was originally sentenced to four years of probation for the a felony conviction and two misdemeanors. But according to a state Department of Corrections report, Vanden Belt was missing for more than a year between October 2005 and last month, during which he failed to tell his probation agent where he was. The report also indicates that on many occasions starting in August 2002, he continued to use cocaine, drink alcohol and have contact with the boy with whom he was convicted of having sexual contact. Conditions of Vanden Belt's probation prohibited those acts. The agent, Dena Faust, is recommending to Dane County Circuit Judge William Foust that Vanden Belt be sentenced to five to seven years in prison, followed by 7 to 10 years of extended supervision. Vanden Belt is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 10. Under state law, Foust can only sentence Vanden Belt to prison and cannot place him back on probation. Vanden Belt is currently being held in the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility. He moved to Milwaukee in 2003. Vanden Belt joined the Madison Police Department in 1997 and became its chief spokesman in January 2001. He was placed on leave in August of that year and fired four months later when he was convicted. According to Faust's report: Vanden Belt completed a drug treatment program in June 2002, but later that year tested positive for cocaine use. His agent also received word that Vanden Belt was having contact with the boy. The boy committed suicide in June 2003. Vanden Belt admitted to his agent that he had been giving the boy money and had talked to him shortly before his suicide. In the years throughout his probation, Vanden Belt tested positive for cocaine several more times and admitted to using alcohol. At times he attempted to avoid detection of drugs in his system by using a product called Urine Luck that he had purchased on the Internet or by bringing bottles of urine to his tests. Vanden Belt also received drug treatment and psychiatric treatment at various times. But in October 2005 he checked himself out of a Milwaukee psychiatric hospital just prior to a drug test and remained unaccounted for until last month. On Nov. 16, Vanden Belt told Faust that he stayed at hotels in the Milwaukee area and that he used drugs and alcohol. He also said he took a job at a restaurant in Minnesota. Faust wrote that Vanden Belt should be imprisoned because he poses a serious threat to re- offend, which Vanden Belt denies, Faust wrote, because he "only has the highest regard for himself and does not feel he is a risk to anyone." "The department, however, (is) unwilling to wait for Mr. Vanden Belt to create more victims," Faust wrote. www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=112395
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Post by Shuftin on Jan 1, 2007 1:33:07 GMT -5
DEC 23, 2006 ED TRELEVEN The Madison Police Department's former public information officer faces prison next month when he is sentenced after his probation on drug and teen sex convictions was revoked last week. Benjamin B. Vanden Belt, 35, who was convicted in 2001 of providing cocaine to a 17-year- old boy with whom he was having a sexual relationship, was originally sentenced to four years of probation for the a felony conviction and two misdemeanors. But according to a state Department of Corrections report, Vanden Belt was missing for more than a year between October 2005 and last month, during which he failed to tell his probation agent where he was. The report also indicates that on many occasions starting in August 2002, he continued to use cocaine, drink alcohol and have contact with the boy with whom he was convicted of having sexual contact. Conditions of Vanden Belt's probation prohibited those acts. The agent, Dena Faust, is recommending to Dane County Circuit Judge William Foust that Vanden Belt be sentenced to five to seven years in prison, followed by 7 to 10 years of extended supervision. Vanden Belt is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 10. Under state law, Foust can only sentence Vanden Belt to prison and cannot place him back on probation. Vanden Belt is currently being held in the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility. He moved to Milwaukee in 2003. Vanden Belt joined the Madison Police Department in 1997 and became its chief spokesman in January 2001. He was placed on leave in August of that year and fired four months later when he was convicted. According to Faust's report: Vanden Belt completed a drug treatment program in June 2002, but later that year tested positive for cocaine use. His agent also received word that Vanden Belt was having contact with the boy. The boy committed suicide in June 2003. Vanden Belt admitted to his agent that he had been giving the boy money and had talked to him shortly before his suicide. In the years throughout his probation, Vanden Belt tested positive for cocaine several more times and admitted to using alcohol. At times he attempted to avoid detection of drugs in his system by using a product called Urine Luck that he had purchased on the Internet or by bringing bottles of urine to his tests. Vanden Belt also received drug treatment and psychiatric treatment at various times. But in October 2005 he checked himself out of a Milwaukee psychiatric hospital just prior to a drug test and remained unaccounted for until last month. On Nov. 16, Vanden Belt told Faust that he stayed at hotels in the Milwaukee area and that he used drugs and alcohol. He also said he took a job at a restaurant in Minnesota. Faust wrote that Vanden Belt should be imprisoned because he poses a serious threat to re- offend, which Vanden Belt denies, Faust wrote, because he "only has the highest regard for himself and does not feel he is a risk to anyone." "The department, however, (is) unwilling to wait for Mr. Vanden Belt to create more victims," Faust wrote. www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=112395
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Post by Shuftin on Jan 1, 2007 1:20:44 GMT -5
An April trial date has been set for Alfonso Esqueda III, a Daly City police officer accused of using excessive force. Esqueda, 33, pleaded not guilty Friday to assault with a deadly weapon, brandishing a weapon and assault under the color of authority charges. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Esqueda is accused of holding 20-year-old Daly City resident Melecio Macawile at gunpoint July 29 during an auto-theft investigation, according to prosecutor Eric Hove. About 1:30 a.m., while talking to Macawile about a car theft, Esqueda allegedly choked and threatened him. Prosecutors claim Esqueda then drew his gun and pointed it at Macawile's head.Daly City police officer Sean Begley allegedly witnessed the incident and later reported it to the police department. Esqueda is out of custody on $100,000 bail. His defense attorneys, Michael Raines and Harry Stern, confirmed an April 16 trial date for their client. www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/peninsula/16306067.htm?source=rss&channel=mercurynews_peninsula
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Post by Shuftin on Jan 1, 2007 1:20:44 GMT -5
An April trial date has been set for Alfonso Esqueda III, a Daly City police officer accused of using excessive force. Esqueda, 33, pleaded not guilty Friday to assault with a deadly weapon, brandishing a weapon and assault under the color of authority charges. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Esqueda is accused of holding 20-year-old Daly City resident Melecio Macawile at gunpoint July 29 during an auto-theft investigation, according to prosecutor Eric Hove. About 1:30 a.m., while talking to Macawile about a car theft, Esqueda allegedly choked and threatened him. Prosecutors claim Esqueda then drew his gun and pointed it at Macawile's head.Daly City police officer Sean Begley allegedly witnessed the incident and later reported it to the police department. Esqueda is out of custody on $100,000 bail. His defense attorneys, Michael Raines and Harry Stern, confirmed an April 16 trial date for their client. www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/peninsula/16306067.htm?source=rss&channel=mercurynews_peninsula
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Post by Shuftin on Jan 1, 2007 1:19:03 GMT -5
August 04, 2006 The San Mateo County district attorney's office charged a Daly City police officer Friday with three felony counts of excessive force stemming from an incident last week. Officer Alfonso Esqueda III, 32, who joined the department in September, 2005 from the Long Beach Police Department, is accused of holding a 20-year-old Daly City man at gunpoint Saturday during an auto theft investigation, according to police Sgt. Carol Sloane. According to the charges, Esqueda pointed his gun at the man's head in an attempt to get information. The officer then drove the man to another area to look for stolen vehicles. The man was never arrested and he was released uninjured.Another Daly City police officer present at the scene reported the allegations, according to Sloane. The official charges are assault with a semi-automatic weapon, brandishing a weapon and assault under the color of authority. A $100,000 arrest warrant led Esqueda to self-surrender at the San Mateo County Jail where he was released on bond. Esqueda will be on paid administrative leave pending the conclusion of the case, according to Sloane. The department's management control and audit unit will conduct an independent administrative investigation. An arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Northern Judicial Court in South San Francisco. www.topix.net/content/cbs/0005501216076179565126182028880012542680
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Post by Shuftin on Jan 1, 2007 1:19:03 GMT -5
August 04, 2006 The San Mateo County district attorney's office charged a Daly City police officer Friday with three felony counts of excessive force stemming from an incident last week. Officer Alfonso Esqueda III, 32, who joined the department in September, 2005 from the Long Beach Police Department, is accused of holding a 20-year-old Daly City man at gunpoint Saturday during an auto theft investigation, according to police Sgt. Carol Sloane. According to the charges, Esqueda pointed his gun at the man's head in an attempt to get information. The officer then drove the man to another area to look for stolen vehicles. The man was never arrested and he was released uninjured.Another Daly City police officer present at the scene reported the allegations, according to Sloane. The official charges are assault with a semi-automatic weapon, brandishing a weapon and assault under the color of authority. A $100,000 arrest warrant led Esqueda to self-surrender at the San Mateo County Jail where he was released on bond. Esqueda will be on paid administrative leave pending the conclusion of the case, according to Sloane. The department's management control and audit unit will conduct an independent administrative investigation. An arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Northern Judicial Court in South San Francisco. www.topix.net/content/cbs/0005501216076179565126182028880012542680
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 16, 2006 6:19:15 GMT -5
Retarded Man Convicted By The Lies Of Virginia State Police Investigator Curtis Reese Wilmore's Came Within 9 Days Of Being Executed Before Pardon Awarded $2.25 Million. State Paid $1 Million To Defend Bad Cop 2006-09-23 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA -- A $2.25 million jury award to a former death row inmate will be appealed by the family of a state police investigator who jurors concluded fabricated a confession that nearly sent the inmate to his death. Earl Washington Jr., 46, spent 9 years on death row for the rape and murder of Rebecca Lynn Williams, a 19-year-old mother of three who was found stabbed to death in her Culpeper apartment in 1982. DNA testing led to Washington's pardon in 2000. In May, a federal jury in Charlottesville found that Curtis Reese Wilmore, a highly regarded, career state police officer who died in 1994, fabricated parts of Washington's confession. Wilmore won a confession from Washington in 1983 in which Washington was said to have known details of the crime only the killer could have known. Washington is mildly retarded. The Richmond law firm McGuireWoods, which has billed the state for $1 million to defend Wilmore, will pursue the appeal free of charge. The state will no longer pay the legal fees, a spokesman for Gov. Timothy M. Kaine told the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Friday. The DNA testing that led to Washington's pardon implicated convicted rapist Kenneth Maurice Tinsley, 61. He will be arraigned Oct. 10 in Culpeper County Circuit Court on capital murder charges in the Williams slaying. Tinsley is serving a life term in a Virginia state prison. The Wilmore estate filed notice it intends to appeal to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It could take six to 18 months for a decision. Lawyers for Washington, who came within nine days of his execution, have said they plan to ask Kaine to fully exonerate their client. Washington is now a maintenance worker in Virginia Beach. content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=104053&ran=204985&tref=po
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 16, 2006 6:19:15 GMT -5
Retarded Man Convicted By The Lies Of Virginia State Police Investigator Curtis Reese Wilmore's Came Within 9 Days Of Being Executed Before Pardon Awarded $2.25 Million. State Paid $1 Million To Defend Bad Cop 2006-09-23 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA -- A $2.25 million jury award to a former death row inmate will be appealed by the family of a state police investigator who jurors concluded fabricated a confession that nearly sent the inmate to his death. Earl Washington Jr., 46, spent 9 years on death row for the rape and murder of Rebecca Lynn Williams, a 19-year-old mother of three who was found stabbed to death in her Culpeper apartment in 1982. DNA testing led to Washington's pardon in 2000. In May, a federal jury in Charlottesville found that Curtis Reese Wilmore, a highly regarded, career state police officer who died in 1994, fabricated parts of Washington's confession. Wilmore won a confession from Washington in 1983 in which Washington was said to have known details of the crime only the killer could have known. Washington is mildly retarded. The Richmond law firm McGuireWoods, which has billed the state for $1 million to defend Wilmore, will pursue the appeal free of charge. The state will no longer pay the legal fees, a spokesman for Gov. Timothy M. Kaine told the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Friday. The DNA testing that led to Washington's pardon implicated convicted rapist Kenneth Maurice Tinsley, 61. He will be arraigned Oct. 10 in Culpeper County Circuit Court on capital murder charges in the Williams slaying. Tinsley is serving a life term in a Virginia state prison. The Wilmore estate filed notice it intends to appeal to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It could take six to 18 months for a decision. Lawyers for Washington, who came within nine days of his execution, have said they plan to ask Kaine to fully exonerate their client. Washington is now a maintenance worker in Virginia Beach. content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=104053&ran=204985&tref=po
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Post by Shuftin on Dec 14, 2006 12:02:56 GMT -5
Could this perhaps be a lovers spat maybe? Copperas Cove Texas is reletively 18 - 20 miles from Killeen Texas. I lived for a short period of time in Copperas Cove Texas. If it was a lovers spat there was plenty of time to think about it on the drive between the two towns.
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Post by Shuftin on Dec 14, 2006 12:02:56 GMT -5
Could this perhaps be a lovers spat maybe? Copperas Cove Texas is reletively 18 - 20 miles from Killeen Texas. I lived for a short period of time in Copperas Cove Texas. If it was a lovers spat there was plenty of time to think about it on the drive between the two towns.
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Post by Shuftin on Dec 20, 2006 0:53:28 GMT -5
Sunday, October 15, 2006 All criminal charges were dropped October 4, 2006 by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office against Samuel Gilberd, the man who was assaulted last year by the Ocean Beach Police Department, according to the attorney handling his criminal matter, Robert Gottlieb. Gottlieb said the dismissal was proof that police "trumped up" the charges to justify their assault. "The Suffolk DA is not in the habit of dropping charges unless they think the facts warrant it," Gottlieb said. "So their decision speaks much louder than anything I can say." Mr. Gilberd was on vacation in Ocean Bay Park on Fire Island, and in the early morning hours of August 28, 2005 he was brought to the police station to receive a summons for littering. As he was leaving the police station, Mr. Gilberd closed the station house door in a way that apparently annoyed the police officers. According to his attorneys, one of the police officers pursued Mr. Gilberd outside and told him "now you've really made the sergeant mad." Gilberd was dragged back into the station house by officers, then beaten and kicked into unconsciousness and left lying on the station house floor. Mr. Gilberd's wife found him lying unconscious when she arrived at the station house just minutes later. The unprovoked attack by police officers was witnessed by others, including an independent witness, who together with Mr. Gilberd's wife frantically insisted that he be brought to a hospital. After a delay, police officers finally transported Mr. Gilberd to Southside Hospital via police boat. A few hours later he was brought by private ambulance to St. Vincent’s hospital in New York City where he underwent an emergency operation to repair a ruptured bladder and numerous internal injuries. According to his attorneys, Mr. Gilberd remained in the hospital for ten days and continues to suffer residual medical problems as result of his injuries sustained in the attack. Mr. Gilberd’s civil attorney, D. Carl Lustig, III, will announce that a formal lawsuit would be filed immediately in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for violation of Mr. Gilberd’s civil rights, assault, and unlawful imprisonment against the village of Ocean Beach, NY, the Ocean Beach Police Department, the police department's Chief of Police Edward Paradiso, and a number of the police officers allegedly involved including Sergeant George Hesse and PO Arnold Hardman. "When you're being attacked by thugs, who do you run to? You run to the police, of course," Lustig said. "But who do you run to when the police are the thugs?" According to Mr. Gilberd’s attorneys, seven days after the incident, in an attempt to cover up their criminal assault, police officers filed the criminal charges against Mr. Gilberd, falsely charging him with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. These are the charges that were dropped by the Suffolk County District Attorney. Criminal proceeding were on Wednesday October 4th at Supreme Court, Suffolk, County oceanbeachpoliceabuse.blogspot.com/
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Post by Shuftin on Dec 20, 2006 0:53:28 GMT -5
Sunday, October 15, 2006 All criminal charges were dropped October 4, 2006 by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office against Samuel Gilberd, the man who was assaulted last year by the Ocean Beach Police Department, according to the attorney handling his criminal matter, Robert Gottlieb. Gottlieb said the dismissal was proof that police "trumped up" the charges to justify their assault. "The Suffolk DA is not in the habit of dropping charges unless they think the facts warrant it," Gottlieb said. "So their decision speaks much louder than anything I can say." Mr. Gilberd was on vacation in Ocean Bay Park on Fire Island, and in the early morning hours of August 28, 2005 he was brought to the police station to receive a summons for littering. As he was leaving the police station, Mr. Gilberd closed the station house door in a way that apparently annoyed the police officers. According to his attorneys, one of the police officers pursued Mr. Gilberd outside and told him "now you've really made the sergeant mad." Gilberd was dragged back into the station house by officers, then beaten and kicked into unconsciousness and left lying on the station house floor. Mr. Gilberd's wife found him lying unconscious when she arrived at the station house just minutes later. The unprovoked attack by police officers was witnessed by others, including an independent witness, who together with Mr. Gilberd's wife frantically insisted that he be brought to a hospital. After a delay, police officers finally transported Mr. Gilberd to Southside Hospital via police boat. A few hours later he was brought by private ambulance to St. Vincent’s hospital in New York City where he underwent an emergency operation to repair a ruptured bladder and numerous internal injuries. According to his attorneys, Mr. Gilberd remained in the hospital for ten days and continues to suffer residual medical problems as result of his injuries sustained in the attack. Mr. Gilberd’s civil attorney, D. Carl Lustig, III, will announce that a formal lawsuit would be filed immediately in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for violation of Mr. Gilberd’s civil rights, assault, and unlawful imprisonment against the village of Ocean Beach, NY, the Ocean Beach Police Department, the police department's Chief of Police Edward Paradiso, and a number of the police officers allegedly involved including Sergeant George Hesse and PO Arnold Hardman. "When you're being attacked by thugs, who do you run to? You run to the police, of course," Lustig said. "But who do you run to when the police are the thugs?" According to Mr. Gilberd’s attorneys, seven days after the incident, in an attempt to cover up their criminal assault, police officers filed the criminal charges against Mr. Gilberd, falsely charging him with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. These are the charges that were dropped by the Suffolk County District Attorney. Criminal proceeding were on Wednesday October 4th at Supreme Court, Suffolk, County oceanbeachpoliceabuse.blogspot.com/
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Post by Shuftin on Dec 16, 2006 3:31:33 GMT -5
2006-12-15
US – It's a week heavy with crooked guards peddling dope to prisoners, but we also have missing drug evidence in Boston, a cop marketing meth in Mississippi, and a Border Patrol agent headed for prison. Let's get to it:
In Boston, all 10 Boston Police officers working in the department's central drug warehouse have been transferred because anticorruption investigators think someone is stealing evidence. The department has been aware of the missing dope, much of it Oxycontin, for several weeks, but only confirmed last week that it thinks the drugs have been stolen. It is seeking help from the State Police. The drug warehouse holds evidence from 190,000 cases, some going back 20 years. Police said it appeared many of the missing drugs were from cases that had been dismissed. The Boston Police said this week that "findings suggest that evidence tampering is not solely historical, but also current."
In Moss Point, Mississippi, a Moss Point Police officer was arrested December 7 on federal drug distribution charges. Officer Wendy Peyregne was on duty, in uniform, and holding six grams of methamphetamine when she was arrested in Pascagoula and charged with meth distribution. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation by the Moss Point Police Department, the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Narcotics Task Force of Jackson County, and came after at least two snitches bought speed off Peyregne. She faces up to 20 years in prison and a $2 million fine.
In Houston, a former US Border Patrol agent was sentenced December 7 to 14 years in prison for taking bribes to help drug and immigrant smugglers and selling immigration documents. David Duque, 36, pleaded guilty to bribery and document counts in September. Prosecutors showed that he had accepted $5,000 to let a vehicle carrying 11 pounds of cocaine to go through the Falfurrias, Texas, highway checkpoint in June. FBI agents said Duque had been doing it for years, as well as selling passports, birth certificates, and other identification documents.
In Onslow County, North Carolina, a New Hanover County jail guard was arrested December 7 when he was caught with two pounds of cocaine. Thurston Miles, 33, went down after a two-month investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation, the Onslow County Sheriff's Office and the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office. He now faces cocaine distribution charges, and was last reported sitting in jail under a $500,000 secured bond.
In Oklahoma City, an Oklahoma County jail guard has been arrested for smuggling marijuana and other contraband into the jail. County detention officer Eddie Daniels was busted with a quarter-ounce of pot and 3 ½ pounds of tobacco when he reported for work at the jail. Jail officials also turned up a half-pound of pot in the jail they said was linked to Daniels' arrest. Investigators said they believed Daniels had made $5,000 working with an inmate to bring contraband into the jail. The inmate also faces drug and contraband charges. No word yet on the formal charges Daniels faces.
In Linton, Indiana, a Wabash Valley Correctional Facility officer was arrested December 8 and charged with financing the delivery of methamphetamine. Dustine LeDune, 24, was being held without bond. LeDune was arrested after making a deal to sell an eightball (3.5 grams) of meth in a Wal-Mart parking lot, but Linton Police said they had been investigating him for several months. Correctional facility officials said LeDune has been suspended pending the outcome of his trial.
In Hutchinson, Kansas, a prison contract worker was sentenced to 15 months behind bars for selling meth to prisoners. Joseph Delancy, who worked for Aramark Services at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility had pleaded guilty to trafficking in contraband in a correctional facility, possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell and unlawfully arranging a drug sale by a commercial device. He could have received almost 5 years in prison, but Judge Tim Chambers was apparently moved by his contention that he fell into drug use after the death of his 4-year-old son.
In East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office deputy was arrested Sunday night for allegedly peddling drugs in the Parish Prison. Deputy Kendrick Jamond Lockett, 24, was arrested after an investigation by the sheriff's office, the Baton Rouge Police Department the Louisiana Office of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and a snitch. Lockett is charged with attempting to enter contraband into a penal facility, malfeasance in office, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute Ecstasy, attempt to distribute marijuana and attempt to distribute Ecstasy. He was fired Monday morning as he sat in jail.
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Post by Shuftin on Dec 16, 2006 3:31:33 GMT -5
2006-12-15
US – It's a week heavy with crooked guards peddling dope to prisoners, but we also have missing drug evidence in Boston, a cop marketing meth in Mississippi, and a Border Patrol agent headed for prison. Let's get to it:
In Boston, all 10 Boston Police officers working in the department's central drug warehouse have been transferred because anticorruption investigators think someone is stealing evidence. The department has been aware of the missing dope, much of it Oxycontin, for several weeks, but only confirmed last week that it thinks the drugs have been stolen. It is seeking help from the State Police. The drug warehouse holds evidence from 190,000 cases, some going back 20 years. Police said it appeared many of the missing drugs were from cases that had been dismissed. The Boston Police said this week that "findings suggest that evidence tampering is not solely historical, but also current."
In Moss Point, Mississippi, a Moss Point Police officer was arrested December 7 on federal drug distribution charges. Officer Wendy Peyregne was on duty, in uniform, and holding six grams of methamphetamine when she was arrested in Pascagoula and charged with meth distribution. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation by the Moss Point Police Department, the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Narcotics Task Force of Jackson County, and came after at least two snitches bought speed off Peyregne. She faces up to 20 years in prison and a $2 million fine.
In Houston, a former US Border Patrol agent was sentenced December 7 to 14 years in prison for taking bribes to help drug and immigrant smugglers and selling immigration documents. David Duque, 36, pleaded guilty to bribery and document counts in September. Prosecutors showed that he had accepted $5,000 to let a vehicle carrying 11 pounds of cocaine to go through the Falfurrias, Texas, highway checkpoint in June. FBI agents said Duque had been doing it for years, as well as selling passports, birth certificates, and other identification documents.
In Onslow County, North Carolina, a New Hanover County jail guard was arrested December 7 when he was caught with two pounds of cocaine. Thurston Miles, 33, went down after a two-month investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation, the Onslow County Sheriff's Office and the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office. He now faces cocaine distribution charges, and was last reported sitting in jail under a $500,000 secured bond.
In Oklahoma City, an Oklahoma County jail guard has been arrested for smuggling marijuana and other contraband into the jail. County detention officer Eddie Daniels was busted with a quarter-ounce of pot and 3 ½ pounds of tobacco when he reported for work at the jail. Jail officials also turned up a half-pound of pot in the jail they said was linked to Daniels' arrest. Investigators said they believed Daniels had made $5,000 working with an inmate to bring contraband into the jail. The inmate also faces drug and contraband charges. No word yet on the formal charges Daniels faces.
In Linton, Indiana, a Wabash Valley Correctional Facility officer was arrested December 8 and charged with financing the delivery of methamphetamine. Dustine LeDune, 24, was being held without bond. LeDune was arrested after making a deal to sell an eightball (3.5 grams) of meth in a Wal-Mart parking lot, but Linton Police said they had been investigating him for several months. Correctional facility officials said LeDune has been suspended pending the outcome of his trial.
In Hutchinson, Kansas, a prison contract worker was sentenced to 15 months behind bars for selling meth to prisoners. Joseph Delancy, who worked for Aramark Services at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility had pleaded guilty to trafficking in contraband in a correctional facility, possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell and unlawfully arranging a drug sale by a commercial device. He could have received almost 5 years in prison, but Judge Tim Chambers was apparently moved by his contention that he fell into drug use after the death of his 4-year-old son.
In East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office deputy was arrested Sunday night for allegedly peddling drugs in the Parish Prison. Deputy Kendrick Jamond Lockett, 24, was arrested after an investigation by the sheriff's office, the Baton Rouge Police Department the Louisiana Office of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and a snitch. Lockett is charged with attempting to enter contraband into a penal facility, malfeasance in office, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute Ecstasy, attempt to distribute marijuana and attempt to distribute Ecstasy. He was fired Monday morning as he sat in jail.
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Post by Shuftin on Dec 16, 2006 4:31:48 GMT -5
Long story short Deputy Jasper McDonald chased down a suspect and then pistole whipped him. After all the accidental shootings by police during the past few years this may not have been the wisest thing to do in the first place. Oh Well Another head blown off. Sorry.
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Post by Shuftin on Dec 16, 2006 4:23:30 GMT -5
12/12/2006 Jeorge Zarazua FLORESVILLE — A Wilson County sheriff's deputy has been fired after he was indicted on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, which accused him of beating up a suspect. Deputy Jasper McDonald, 30, had been on administrative leave with pay since Oct. 12 after an investigation was launched into the alleged September incident. He was indicted Friday, said Wilson County Sheriff Joe D. Tackitt Jr. McDonald surrendered to authorities Saturday and was freed after posting a $40,000 bond. McDonald's attorney, Mark Stevens of San Antonio, said his client did nothing wrong. "These charges are without foundation," Stevens said Tuesday. "Jasper McDonald is innocent and we are looking forward to the day of trial." A specially seated grand jury handed up the felony indictment against McDonald after reviewing evidence alleging the seven-year deputy used excessive force when he arrested 35-year-old Jesse James Servantez on Sept. 14. McDonald used his handgun to strike Servantez in the head after chasing him down, according to the indictment and the Sheriff's Department. Servantez was arrested on an evading arrest charge, Tackitt said. A woman who claims to have been with Servantez when he was arrested said it's only fair that McDonald faces justice for what he did. "The law should apply to everyone," said Cassandra Castillo in a written statement. "And just because he is a police officer doesn't make him an exception. A lot of times people take advantage of their authority and they think that just because they have a badge that they can treat people however they want and do whatever they want." The sheriff said McDonald didn't deny the assault when confronted with the allegation, adding this was the first time the deputy had been accused of major wrongdoing since he joined the force in January 1999. "He just told me he was very sorry that it happened," Tackitt said. "He just apologized for the embarrassment it caused for the department." McDonald became a Wilson County sheriff's deputy after leaving the Poteet Police Department, where he was a patrol officer for about a year. He became a licensed peace officer in February 1998. www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA121306.08B.deputy_indicted.2efb185.html
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