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Post by Shuftin on Mar 1, 2007 2:02:26 GMT -5
I grew up in the great State of Misery which is cattle country. Full sized horses and mules are easily kept corralled. Our problem was cattle going off property and be-bopping down the road. Of course I never had a horse smaller than a common dog. I did have a dog once that refused to stay home. I ended up tying a 15 foot long 3/8" inch towing chain along with a 50 pound boat anchor to his collar. This didn't keep him home but it did keep him from meandering too far away. He ended up being shot by a neighbor. Apparently he had a thing for titty milk. He would suck mama dogs titties dry while baby dogs starved so the neighbor shot him. I didn't like it but I couldn't fault the neighbor either. There was no other recourse.
As to a 30 inch horse I don't know. What mischief can he possible get himself into? A mischief so sever that the one and only possible recourse is the death penalty.
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Post by Shuftin on Mar 1, 2007 2:02:26 GMT -5
I grew up in the great State of Misery which is cattle country. Full sized horses and mules are easily kept corralled. Our problem was cattle going off property and be-bopping down the road. Of course I never had a horse smaller than a common dog. I did have a dog once that refused to stay home. I ended up tying a 15 foot long 3/8" inch towing chain along with a 50 pound boat anchor to his collar. This didn't keep him home but it did keep him from meandering too far away. He ended up being shot by a neighbor. Apparently he had a thing for titty milk. He would suck mama dogs titties dry while baby dogs starved so the neighbor shot him. I didn't like it but I couldn't fault the neighbor either. There was no other recourse.
As to a 30 inch horse I don't know. What mischief can he possible get himself into? A mischief so sever that the one and only possible recourse is the death penalty.
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 24, 2006 3:20:09 GMT -5
November 03, 2006 SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone contends the cop he fired wrongly committed a homeowner to a psychiatric facility to gain control of the man’s property. A union official argues the officer was fired because he inadvertently blocked an underhanded plan by city officials to seize a dilapidated property and sell it at an exaggerated price to a State agency eyeing the property as a possible location for a future Green Line stop. In the middle is the former cop, Scott Trant and his job as a Somerville Police Officer. The charges The State Ethics Commission charged Trant Wednesday with violating the state’s conflict of interest law by allegedly attempting to purchase property from a person seeking police assistance in connection with the land. The commission alleges that on Feb 9, 2005, an Everett woman visited the Somerville Police Department and sought assistance from Trant, who was on duty, regarding her ex-husband. The woman told Trant about her ex-husband’s behavior and questionable mental state. The ex- husband was living in an illegal apartment in the basement of 21 Vernon Street, a dilapidated property that had been cited for code violations. The woman had agreed to have her ex-husband removed from the property and to correct any code violations as part of a January 2004 agreement with the city’s Inspectional Services Division (ISD). The ethics commission said she told Trant she had considered selling the property and had rejected an offer of $100,000. Trant allegedly offered to purchase the house, which was assessed at $438,700, for approximately $200,000. The ethics commission alleges Trant attempted to phone ISD Feb. 9 and 10 to gain more information about the city’s action involving the house, contacted the psychiatric unit of Cambridge Hospital for information about getting someone committed, went to 21 Vernon Street to conduct a welfare check and reported to Cambridge Hospital on the ex-husband’s condition. The next day the man was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility, allegedly so that Trant could by the home at a deep discount. Trant again offered by phone to purchase the house for $200,000 Feb. 23. He had an attorney draw up a standard purchase-and-sale agreement and gave the agreement to the woman, said the ethics commission. After the Somerville Police Department began investigating Trant’s conduct, he increased his offer to $300,000. City officials alerted the state ethics commission and the FBI to the situation, Curtatone said Trant was suspended for five days June 1 and, after two hearings, terminated from his position as a Somerville Police Officer Sept. 20 in a letter by Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone. “Our letter to Trant indicated that not only had he abused his office and the public trust, but that he had subsequently and repeatedly lied about his actions and refused to take responsibility for them,” Curtatone said in a statement. The countercharges Patrolmen Union President Jack Leutcher has a dramatically different perspective on Trant’s troubles. He claims city officials are the ones who wanted to move in on a dilapidated property for a cut rate and flip it for a hefty profit. “The city’s hands are covered in mud on this one,” he said. Leutcher said that in a July 24 and Aug. 3 hearing to determine Trant’s fate, City Solicitor John Gannon stated he was disappointed to learn Trant was buying the home, because the location was being eyed as a possible train station and the purchase would complicate the Green Line extension. Based on Gannon’s statement, Leutcher said he believes Trant’s attempt to purchase the home at 21 Vernon Street blocked an underhanded plan concocted by city officials to seize the home, sell it to a known third party at auction, and then inflate the asking price for the state, who would have to buy the home and knock it down when construction for a Green Line train station began. Leutcher said he planned to contact the attorney general’s office and the ethics commission to report the city’s actions. “If the city’s intentions were pure they should have been happy they were going to receive the fines,” he said. “But instead they were upset because Scott Trant screwed up their deal.” In a 377 word post on The Somerville News’ blog, Curtatone spokesperson Thomas P. Champion, under his own name, said the administration welcomed outside scrutiny of the case. Champion even went so far as to invite Leutcher to use his phone to call the ethics commission, the attorney general and the FBI’s public corruption tip line. Trant’s civil service appeal to keep his job is pending and a public hearing on the ethics charges will be held within 90 days. He has failed to return repeated phone calls. somervillenews.typepad.com/the_somerville_news/2006/11/ethics_commissi_1.html
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 24, 2006 3:20:09 GMT -5
November 03, 2006 SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone contends the cop he fired wrongly committed a homeowner to a psychiatric facility to gain control of the man’s property. A union official argues the officer was fired because he inadvertently blocked an underhanded plan by city officials to seize a dilapidated property and sell it at an exaggerated price to a State agency eyeing the property as a possible location for a future Green Line stop. In the middle is the former cop, Scott Trant and his job as a Somerville Police Officer. The charges The State Ethics Commission charged Trant Wednesday with violating the state’s conflict of interest law by allegedly attempting to purchase property from a person seeking police assistance in connection with the land. The commission alleges that on Feb 9, 2005, an Everett woman visited the Somerville Police Department and sought assistance from Trant, who was on duty, regarding her ex-husband. The woman told Trant about her ex-husband’s behavior and questionable mental state. The ex- husband was living in an illegal apartment in the basement of 21 Vernon Street, a dilapidated property that had been cited for code violations. The woman had agreed to have her ex-husband removed from the property and to correct any code violations as part of a January 2004 agreement with the city’s Inspectional Services Division (ISD). The ethics commission said she told Trant she had considered selling the property and had rejected an offer of $100,000. Trant allegedly offered to purchase the house, which was assessed at $438,700, for approximately $200,000. The ethics commission alleges Trant attempted to phone ISD Feb. 9 and 10 to gain more information about the city’s action involving the house, contacted the psychiatric unit of Cambridge Hospital for information about getting someone committed, went to 21 Vernon Street to conduct a welfare check and reported to Cambridge Hospital on the ex-husband’s condition. The next day the man was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility, allegedly so that Trant could by the home at a deep discount. Trant again offered by phone to purchase the house for $200,000 Feb. 23. He had an attorney draw up a standard purchase-and-sale agreement and gave the agreement to the woman, said the ethics commission. After the Somerville Police Department began investigating Trant’s conduct, he increased his offer to $300,000. City officials alerted the state ethics commission and the FBI to the situation, Curtatone said Trant was suspended for five days June 1 and, after two hearings, terminated from his position as a Somerville Police Officer Sept. 20 in a letter by Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone. “Our letter to Trant indicated that not only had he abused his office and the public trust, but that he had subsequently and repeatedly lied about his actions and refused to take responsibility for them,” Curtatone said in a statement. The countercharges Patrolmen Union President Jack Leutcher has a dramatically different perspective on Trant’s troubles. He claims city officials are the ones who wanted to move in on a dilapidated property for a cut rate and flip it for a hefty profit. “The city’s hands are covered in mud on this one,” he said. Leutcher said that in a July 24 and Aug. 3 hearing to determine Trant’s fate, City Solicitor John Gannon stated he was disappointed to learn Trant was buying the home, because the location was being eyed as a possible train station and the purchase would complicate the Green Line extension. Based on Gannon’s statement, Leutcher said he believes Trant’s attempt to purchase the home at 21 Vernon Street blocked an underhanded plan concocted by city officials to seize the home, sell it to a known third party at auction, and then inflate the asking price for the state, who would have to buy the home and knock it down when construction for a Green Line train station began. Leutcher said he planned to contact the attorney general’s office and the ethics commission to report the city’s actions. “If the city’s intentions were pure they should have been happy they were going to receive the fines,” he said. “But instead they were upset because Scott Trant screwed up their deal.” In a 377 word post on The Somerville News’ blog, Curtatone spokesperson Thomas P. Champion, under his own name, said the administration welcomed outside scrutiny of the case. Champion even went so far as to invite Leutcher to use his phone to call the ethics commission, the attorney general and the FBI’s public corruption tip line. Trant’s civil service appeal to keep his job is pending and a public hearing on the ethics charges will be held within 90 days. He has failed to return repeated phone calls. somervillenews.typepad.com/the_somerville_news/2006/11/ethics_commissi_1.html
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 7, 2006 19:27:02 GMT -5
November 6, 2006 By Rod Thompson HILO » Three Big Island residents have filed suit against two county prosecutors and an officer who is the son of Police Chief Lawrence Mahuna, saying the residents were sprayed with a chemical and charged with crimes when they protested excessive force. The suit was filed by Matthew Martin, his girlfriend, Rhonda Morris, and Morris' son Jonathan Olivar, all of whom were sprayed by police at the Riverside Apartments on Oct. 22, 2004. The type of spray was not identified, but police generally use a pepper-based spray. The suit alleges that officer Mahuna sprayed Martin and Morris, and an unidentified officer sprayed Olivar, who was 16 at the time. Besides Mahuna and other unidentified officers, the suit names Hawaii County Prosecutor Jay Kimura and Deputy Prosecutor Sandra Freitas as defendants. The prosecutors violated the plaintiffs' right to speak against police wrongdoing and right to due process by filing charges against Martin and Morris in retaliation for their complaints about the police, the suit says. In trials that followed, a jury found Martin not guilty of resisting arrest, and a different jury found Morris not guilty of hindering prosecution, documents show. The events began with Martin offering to help officer Wendall Carter, who was alone and attempting to restrain a combative 16-year-old girl, the suit says. Carter said he didn't need help. The girl then started to complain that Carter was kneeling on her head. There is conflicting testimony about whether that was true, but Martin apparently believed it, because he told Carter he was going to file a complaint against him. Other officers arrived, including Mahuna, who sprayed Martin "point blank," the suit says. When Morris and Olivar asked why Martin was being arrested, Mahuna sprayed Morris and another officer sprayed Olivar, the suit says. At one point, Mahuna told onlookers, "My father is chief. My name is officer Mahuna. I can do anything I like," a document says. Chief Mahuna declined to comment on the allegations against his son. The suit also alleges that the officers were not properly trained, to which Chief Mahuna responded, "We train them as well as possible, as far as use of force sufficient and reasonable to take individuals into custody." Strauss said he would show that police and prosecutors have a regular practice of arresting witnesses and victims who criticize police. The officers and prosecutors would normally be represented by an attorney from the county Corporation Counsel's Office. But head attorney Lincoln Ashida said his office hadn't received the case yet, so he wasn't certain who would represent them. He said related accusations of excessive force had been brought before the Police Commission, which declared the accusations "not sustained," meaning there was not enough evidence to prove police wrongdoing. starbulletin.com/2006/11/06/news/story06.html
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 7, 2006 19:27:02 GMT -5
November 6, 2006 By Rod Thompson HILO » Three Big Island residents have filed suit against two county prosecutors and an officer who is the son of Police Chief Lawrence Mahuna, saying the residents were sprayed with a chemical and charged with crimes when they protested excessive force. The suit was filed by Matthew Martin, his girlfriend, Rhonda Morris, and Morris' son Jonathan Olivar, all of whom were sprayed by police at the Riverside Apartments on Oct. 22, 2004. The type of spray was not identified, but police generally use a pepper-based spray. The suit alleges that officer Mahuna sprayed Martin and Morris, and an unidentified officer sprayed Olivar, who was 16 at the time. Besides Mahuna and other unidentified officers, the suit names Hawaii County Prosecutor Jay Kimura and Deputy Prosecutor Sandra Freitas as defendants. The prosecutors violated the plaintiffs' right to speak against police wrongdoing and right to due process by filing charges against Martin and Morris in retaliation for their complaints about the police, the suit says. In trials that followed, a jury found Martin not guilty of resisting arrest, and a different jury found Morris not guilty of hindering prosecution, documents show. The events began with Martin offering to help officer Wendall Carter, who was alone and attempting to restrain a combative 16-year-old girl, the suit says. Carter said he didn't need help. The girl then started to complain that Carter was kneeling on her head. There is conflicting testimony about whether that was true, but Martin apparently believed it, because he told Carter he was going to file a complaint against him. Other officers arrived, including Mahuna, who sprayed Martin "point blank," the suit says. When Morris and Olivar asked why Martin was being arrested, Mahuna sprayed Morris and another officer sprayed Olivar, the suit says. At one point, Mahuna told onlookers, "My father is chief. My name is officer Mahuna. I can do anything I like," a document says. Chief Mahuna declined to comment on the allegations against his son. The suit also alleges that the officers were not properly trained, to which Chief Mahuna responded, "We train them as well as possible, as far as use of force sufficient and reasonable to take individuals into custody." Strauss said he would show that police and prosecutors have a regular practice of arresting witnesses and victims who criticize police. The officers and prosecutors would normally be represented by an attorney from the county Corporation Counsel's Office. But head attorney Lincoln Ashida said his office hadn't received the case yet, so he wasn't certain who would represent them. He said related accusations of excessive force had been brought before the Police Commission, which declared the accusations "not sustained," meaning there was not enough evidence to prove police wrongdoing. starbulletin.com/2006/11/06/news/story06.html
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 24, 2006 3:40:22 GMT -5
SANTEE, SOUTH CAROLINA – Authorities say the Santee Chief of Police was arrested by SLED agents on Monday and charged with Misconduct in Office. Police Chief Robert Williams, 52, was arrested at approximately 2:30 p.m. and was booked at the Orangeburg County Detention Center. News19 inquired about the arrest at the Santee Police Department, but an officer there said he was unaware that Chief Williams had been arrested. The Misconduct in Office charge refers to Williams allegedly using public funds for his own personal use. The Santee Clerk of Court has been charged with the same thing. Santee Mayor Silas Seabrooks declined comment on the incident, other than to say Williams has been Chief of Police for more than 10 years. The Santee Clerk of Court, Fredya M. Bruce, 36, was arrested Monday at 12:45 p.m. and was also booked into the Orangeburg County Detention Center. Both arrests are a result of an investigation conducted by SLED at the request of the Town of Santee. The case will be prosecuted by the 1st Circuit Solicitor’s Office. www.wltx.com/sports/story.aspx?storyid=43549
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 24, 2006 3:40:22 GMT -5
SANTEE, SOUTH CAROLINA – Authorities say the Santee Chief of Police was arrested by SLED agents on Monday and charged with Misconduct in Office. Police Chief Robert Williams, 52, was arrested at approximately 2:30 p.m. and was booked at the Orangeburg County Detention Center. News19 inquired about the arrest at the Santee Police Department, but an officer there said he was unaware that Chief Williams had been arrested. The Misconduct in Office charge refers to Williams allegedly using public funds for his own personal use. The Santee Clerk of Court has been charged with the same thing. Santee Mayor Silas Seabrooks declined comment on the incident, other than to say Williams has been Chief of Police for more than 10 years. The Santee Clerk of Court, Fredya M. Bruce, 36, was arrested Monday at 12:45 p.m. and was also booked into the Orangeburg County Detention Center. Both arrests are a result of an investigation conducted by SLED at the request of the Town of Santee. The case will be prosecuted by the 1st Circuit Solicitor’s Office. www.wltx.com/sports/story.aspx?storyid=43549
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 21, 2006 17:12:58 GMT -5
I know that this is an old story but still it pisses me off. Police were there for one purpose only and it was not to fight crime. Traffic stops my ass.April 27, 2003 ZEPHYRHILLS - Before the first band even took the stage Saturday at Livestock 13, Pasco County sheriff's deputies had arrested 22 people on a variety of drug charges and warrants. According to reports, many of the arrests stemmed from routine traffic stops or from festivalgoers using drugs in open view of the army of off-duty deputies working security at the annual rock 'n' roll show at Festival Park, just south of the Zephyrhills city limits. The arrests began Friday morning as the crowd, many of whom camped out overnight Thursday to jockey for a spot inside, funneled into the park off U.S. 301. According to Sheriff's Office reports, those arrested by Saturday morning are: Justine Liss Carufel, 31, of Regatta Circle, Spring Hill. She was in a truck stopped outside the park at 8 p.m. Friday with an expired license tag and deputies found marijuana inside. She was charged with possession of the drug and jailed in lieu of $500 bail. Anthony Ryan Davis, 25, of Deltona was observed smoking marijuana at the park about 11:30 p.m. Friday and arrested on charges of possession of the drug and drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $500. Patrick Spenser Duncan, 22, of Largo was arrested about 3:40 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after a deputy reported finding the drug under him during a traffic stop near the park. Bail was set at $500. Larry William Fast, 21, of Crystal River, was arrested on a warrant at the park about 2:45 p.m. Friday. The warrant was for a probation violation and bail was set at $2,005. Jeffery Alan Gaylord, 23, of Rigsby Road, Spring Hill, was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Friday at the park. Deputies reported finding a mirror with methamphetamine residue and nitros oxide canisters in a camper with Gaylord. He was charged with possession of both drugs and bail was set at $5,000. Walter Brian Hertrich, 21, of Palm Harbor was arrested about 7:20 p.m. Friday and charged with disorderly conduct. A deputy reported seeing him staring straight up into the falling rain. When the deputy talked to him, reports state Hertrich threatened to hurt the deputy, then put his hands on the deputy's shoulders. Bail was set at $500. Andrew Clifford Johnson Jr., 24, of Tampa, was arrested outside the park about 4:40 p.m. Friday and charged with possession of marijuana, paraphernalia and illegal mushrooms. Deputies searching his car using a drug detecting dog reported finding the drugs in a car he was riding in. Bail was set at $10,250. Don Richard Klineschmidt, 36, of Lakeland, and Ron Myron Klineschmidt, 23, of Sarasota, were arrested about 3 p.m. Friday outside the park during a traffic stop for a broken brake light on their truck. Deputies reported finding drugs in the truck. Both were charged with possession of marijuana and ecstasy. Bail was set at $10,000. Brian Patrick Kujak, 37, of Sarasota, was arrested about 3:15 p.m. Friday outside the park when the car he was riding in was stopped for a broken taillight, deputies reported. He was charged with possession of marijuana, a controlled substance, and drug paraphernalia when deputies found 10 marijuana cigarettes and the drug LSD inside. Bail was set at $15,500. Richard Craig Leynes, 25, of Bartow, was arrested about 3 p.m. Friday outside the park during a traffic stop for a broken brake light. Deputies reported finding a bag with ecstasy pills inside. Leynes was charged with possession of the drug and bail was set at $10,000. Jerry Rhett McKay, 21, of Inglis, was arrested about 10:45 a.m. Friday after a deputy reported watching an apparent drug transaction in the park. McKay reportedly dropped a syringe during questioning and admitted he had injected a narcotic. He was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and bail was set at $2,500. Francis Anthony Mumma, 37, of Weeki Wachee, was arrested about 6 p.m. Friday at the park after a traffic stop of a motor home. Deputies reported finding methamphetamines and marijuana inside, and charged Mumma with possession of the drugs. Bail was set at $10,000. Jimmy L. Perkins, 62, of Crystal Springs Road, Zephyrhills, was arrested about 3:24 p.m. Friday when a deputy saw his van blocking the entrance to a convenience store near the park. Deputies determined Perkins was drunk and had a permanently revoked drivers license. A test revealed Perkins had a blood alcohol level of 0.20 percent, well over the 0.08 percent level the state has set to presume impairment. He was charged with driving on a suspended license and driving drunk. Bail was set at $500. Pauline Fredere "Polly" Richards, 41, of Brooksville was arrested about 6 p.m. Friday during a traffic stop of a motor home outside the park. Deputies reported finding marijuana and rolling papers and charged her with possession of both. The bail amount was unavailable. James Daniel Sams, 31, of Auburndale was arrested about 1:20 a.m. Saturday at the park and charged with possession of marijuana after a deputy reported seeing him with it in plain view. Bail was set at $500. Rangard Dennis Stewart, 16, of Sarasota, was charged with possession of ecstasy about 3 p.m. Friday near the park when deputies reported finding pills in his pants pocket. He was turned over to a juvenile detention center. Jonathan James Trigg, 18, of Cypress Cove, Lutz, was arrested about 3:40 p.m. Friday at a gas station near the park. Deputies reported finding marijuana in his car and charged him with possession. He was also arrested on an outstanding warrant. Bail was set at $5,500. Brian Scott Williams, 32, of St. Petersburg, was arrested about 1:13 a.m. Saturday near the park during a traffic stop. Deputies determined he had a warrant for driving on a suspended license. Bail was set at $346. And Dustin Lee York, 22, of Valrico, was arrested about 4:15 p.m. Friday near the park during a traffic stop of a recreational vehicle. Inside, deputies reported finding 10 ounces of marijuana and charged York with possession of more than 20 grams. Bail was set at $5,500. Deputies also charged two 16-year-old boys at the park with misdemeanor possession of the drug and turned them over to juvenile services. Their names were not released. www.sptimes.com/2003/04/27/Pasco/Deputies_arrest_22_at.shtml
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 21, 2006 17:12:58 GMT -5
I know that this is an old story but still it pisses me off. Police were there for one purpose only and it was not to fight crime. Traffic stops my ass.April 27, 2003 ZEPHYRHILLS - Before the first band even took the stage Saturday at Livestock 13, Pasco County sheriff's deputies had arrested 22 people on a variety of drug charges and warrants. According to reports, many of the arrests stemmed from routine traffic stops or from festivalgoers using drugs in open view of the army of off-duty deputies working security at the annual rock 'n' roll show at Festival Park, just south of the Zephyrhills city limits. The arrests began Friday morning as the crowd, many of whom camped out overnight Thursday to jockey for a spot inside, funneled into the park off U.S. 301. According to Sheriff's Office reports, those arrested by Saturday morning are: Justine Liss Carufel, 31, of Regatta Circle, Spring Hill. She was in a truck stopped outside the park at 8 p.m. Friday with an expired license tag and deputies found marijuana inside. She was charged with possession of the drug and jailed in lieu of $500 bail. Anthony Ryan Davis, 25, of Deltona was observed smoking marijuana at the park about 11:30 p.m. Friday and arrested on charges of possession of the drug and drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $500. Patrick Spenser Duncan, 22, of Largo was arrested about 3:40 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after a deputy reported finding the drug under him during a traffic stop near the park. Bail was set at $500. Larry William Fast, 21, of Crystal River, was arrested on a warrant at the park about 2:45 p.m. Friday. The warrant was for a probation violation and bail was set at $2,005. Jeffery Alan Gaylord, 23, of Rigsby Road, Spring Hill, was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Friday at the park. Deputies reported finding a mirror with methamphetamine residue and nitros oxide canisters in a camper with Gaylord. He was charged with possession of both drugs and bail was set at $5,000. Walter Brian Hertrich, 21, of Palm Harbor was arrested about 7:20 p.m. Friday and charged with disorderly conduct. A deputy reported seeing him staring straight up into the falling rain. When the deputy talked to him, reports state Hertrich threatened to hurt the deputy, then put his hands on the deputy's shoulders. Bail was set at $500. Andrew Clifford Johnson Jr., 24, of Tampa, was arrested outside the park about 4:40 p.m. Friday and charged with possession of marijuana, paraphernalia and illegal mushrooms. Deputies searching his car using a drug detecting dog reported finding the drugs in a car he was riding in. Bail was set at $10,250. Don Richard Klineschmidt, 36, of Lakeland, and Ron Myron Klineschmidt, 23, of Sarasota, were arrested about 3 p.m. Friday outside the park during a traffic stop for a broken brake light on their truck. Deputies reported finding drugs in the truck. Both were charged with possession of marijuana and ecstasy. Bail was set at $10,000. Brian Patrick Kujak, 37, of Sarasota, was arrested about 3:15 p.m. Friday outside the park when the car he was riding in was stopped for a broken taillight, deputies reported. He was charged with possession of marijuana, a controlled substance, and drug paraphernalia when deputies found 10 marijuana cigarettes and the drug LSD inside. Bail was set at $15,500. Richard Craig Leynes, 25, of Bartow, was arrested about 3 p.m. Friday outside the park during a traffic stop for a broken brake light. Deputies reported finding a bag with ecstasy pills inside. Leynes was charged with possession of the drug and bail was set at $10,000. Jerry Rhett McKay, 21, of Inglis, was arrested about 10:45 a.m. Friday after a deputy reported watching an apparent drug transaction in the park. McKay reportedly dropped a syringe during questioning and admitted he had injected a narcotic. He was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and bail was set at $2,500. Francis Anthony Mumma, 37, of Weeki Wachee, was arrested about 6 p.m. Friday at the park after a traffic stop of a motor home. Deputies reported finding methamphetamines and marijuana inside, and charged Mumma with possession of the drugs. Bail was set at $10,000. Jimmy L. Perkins, 62, of Crystal Springs Road, Zephyrhills, was arrested about 3:24 p.m. Friday when a deputy saw his van blocking the entrance to a convenience store near the park. Deputies determined Perkins was drunk and had a permanently revoked drivers license. A test revealed Perkins had a blood alcohol level of 0.20 percent, well over the 0.08 percent level the state has set to presume impairment. He was charged with driving on a suspended license and driving drunk. Bail was set at $500. Pauline Fredere "Polly" Richards, 41, of Brooksville was arrested about 6 p.m. Friday during a traffic stop of a motor home outside the park. Deputies reported finding marijuana and rolling papers and charged her with possession of both. The bail amount was unavailable. James Daniel Sams, 31, of Auburndale was arrested about 1:20 a.m. Saturday at the park and charged with possession of marijuana after a deputy reported seeing him with it in plain view. Bail was set at $500. Rangard Dennis Stewart, 16, of Sarasota, was charged with possession of ecstasy about 3 p.m. Friday near the park when deputies reported finding pills in his pants pocket. He was turned over to a juvenile detention center. Jonathan James Trigg, 18, of Cypress Cove, Lutz, was arrested about 3:40 p.m. Friday at a gas station near the park. Deputies reported finding marijuana in his car and charged him with possession. He was also arrested on an outstanding warrant. Bail was set at $5,500. Brian Scott Williams, 32, of St. Petersburg, was arrested about 1:13 a.m. Saturday near the park during a traffic stop. Deputies determined he had a warrant for driving on a suspended license. Bail was set at $346. And Dustin Lee York, 22, of Valrico, was arrested about 4:15 p.m. Friday near the park during a traffic stop of a recreational vehicle. Inside, deputies reported finding 10 ounces of marijuana and charged York with possession of more than 20 grams. Bail was set at $5,500. Deputies also charged two 16-year-old boys at the park with misdemeanor possession of the drug and turned them over to juvenile services. Their names were not released. www.sptimes.com/2003/04/27/Pasco/Deputies_arrest_22_at.shtml
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 24, 2006 8:53:51 GMT -5
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 24, 2006 8:53:51 GMT -5
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 15, 2006 3:07:41 GMT -5
Man Beaten By Kanawha County Deputy Sheriff's T.R. Anderson, W.C. Moyer and J.J. Haynes After Their Improper Entry Into His Home Awarded $2 In Federal Lawsuit 2006-10-26 CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA - A Kanawha County man who says three sheriff's deputies wrongly used excessive force on him was awarded $2 damages in U.S. District Court. Still, one county commissioner says the county will fight the keep from paying the award. During a three-day trial last month, a jury found in favor of Keith A. Jordan of Hernshaw, ruling that one of the officers failed to properly "knock and announce" before entering his home and that another officer used objectively unreasonable force in arresting him. In the suit filed last year, Jordan lists Deputies T.R. Anderson, W.C. Moyer and J.J. Haynes as well as the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and the Kanawha County Commission as defendants. In the suit, Jordan says that on May 10, 2003, he was in his Hernshaw home sleeping just after midnight. The officers were in the neighborhood investigating a domestic violence complaint and "decided that they would also serve Mr. Jordan with a five-year-old warrant for destruction of property," according to the original complaint. Moyer and Haynes entered through the front door then let Anderson in through the back door. Then, they started yelling for Jordan, who was awakened by the noise. "He jumped up and ran into the living room to find a house full of policemen, who announced he was going to jail," the complaint states. "Confused, half asleep and clad only in his underwear, Mr. Jordan stated that he had not done anything wrong and that he had to go to work the next morning. He asked the officers to leave." The officers responded by dousing Jordan with pepper spray and "knocking him out cold with several blows to the head with a nightstick," according to the complaint. In Kanawha County Magistrate Court, Jordan was charged with obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, trespassing and destruction of property. He says he didn't resistor assault the officers and that the forced used was excessive. After appearing in magistrate court, Jordan was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a concussion with loss of consciousness and contusions to the head. He later was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, which resulted in vertigo, dizziness, headaches and loss of balance. Jordan worked as a high rigger, which means he walked and worked on steel beams hundreds of feet in the air. Because of his medical problems, Jordan said he had to quit his job and lost substantial amounts of income. He said the deputies violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. He also claims the Sheriff's Department and the County Commission failed to properly hire, train, supervise and control its deputies. Jordan said he suffered physical and emotional trauma, embarrassment, mental anguish and distress. He also incurred more than $3,000 in medical expenses and a loss of income and earning capacity. In the complaint, he said he had lost nearly $60,000 in wages. When the jury heard the case Sept. 12-14 in U.S. District Court, they found that Haynes failed to properly "knock and announce" before entering Jordan's home and that Moyer used objectively unreasonable force in arresting Jordan. Still, the jury awarded Jordan only $1 for each of those claims. They awarded him nothing for medical expenses, lost past wages and no punitive damages. We were pleased with the verdict," said Duane Ruggier II of Charleston law firm Pullin, Fowler & Flanagan, who represented the deputies. "We had several claims dismissed before going to the jury. Then, we won on seven of the nine charges sent to the jury, and a dollar each was awarded on each of those claims." County Commission President Kent Carper wasn't present at the trial, but said he has a good idea of what the jury was thinking when offering just $2 to Jordan. "I know without knowing," said Carper, also an attorney. "If I had to guess, they listened to the evidence and facts. They decided that those deputies did something wrong, but that there were no damages." Carper compared it to a car wreck lawsuit. "Let's say someone is hurt in a car wreck," he said. "It's like the jury saying, 'Yes, there is no question you are at fault.' They're saying, 'We had to give you something. There's liability. But give me a break, there's nothing wrong with you.'" Despite such a small award, Carper still wants to the county to fight paying it. "I don't want it to be charged against our insurance," he said. "Plus, I support the deputies. As a lawyer, I believe in everyone's right to have their day in court. But as a commissioner, I don't think this particular case should have been brought to court. "This particular case, to me, seems frivolous. Apparently, that's what the jury thought, too." Carper has financial reasons for not wanting to pay the award as well. "Any case, even if there is a nominal payout, it still is defense cost and it's a chargeable," he said. "It goes against our insurance policy." www.wvrecord.com/news/newsview.asp?c=185911
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Post by Shuftin on Nov 15, 2006 3:07:41 GMT -5
Man Beaten By Kanawha County Deputy Sheriff's T.R. Anderson, W.C. Moyer and J.J. Haynes After Their Improper Entry Into His Home Awarded $2 In Federal Lawsuit 2006-10-26 CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA - A Kanawha County man who says three sheriff's deputies wrongly used excessive force on him was awarded $2 damages in U.S. District Court. Still, one county commissioner says the county will fight the keep from paying the award. During a three-day trial last month, a jury found in favor of Keith A. Jordan of Hernshaw, ruling that one of the officers failed to properly "knock and announce" before entering his home and that another officer used objectively unreasonable force in arresting him. In the suit filed last year, Jordan lists Deputies T.R. Anderson, W.C. Moyer and J.J. Haynes as well as the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and the Kanawha County Commission as defendants. In the suit, Jordan says that on May 10, 2003, he was in his Hernshaw home sleeping just after midnight. The officers were in the neighborhood investigating a domestic violence complaint and "decided that they would also serve Mr. Jordan with a five-year-old warrant for destruction of property," according to the original complaint. Moyer and Haynes entered through the front door then let Anderson in through the back door. Then, they started yelling for Jordan, who was awakened by the noise. "He jumped up and ran into the living room to find a house full of policemen, who announced he was going to jail," the complaint states. "Confused, half asleep and clad only in his underwear, Mr. Jordan stated that he had not done anything wrong and that he had to go to work the next morning. He asked the officers to leave." The officers responded by dousing Jordan with pepper spray and "knocking him out cold with several blows to the head with a nightstick," according to the complaint. In Kanawha County Magistrate Court, Jordan was charged with obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, trespassing and destruction of property. He says he didn't resistor assault the officers and that the forced used was excessive. After appearing in magistrate court, Jordan was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a concussion with loss of consciousness and contusions to the head. He later was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, which resulted in vertigo, dizziness, headaches and loss of balance. Jordan worked as a high rigger, which means he walked and worked on steel beams hundreds of feet in the air. Because of his medical problems, Jordan said he had to quit his job and lost substantial amounts of income. He said the deputies violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. He also claims the Sheriff's Department and the County Commission failed to properly hire, train, supervise and control its deputies. Jordan said he suffered physical and emotional trauma, embarrassment, mental anguish and distress. He also incurred more than $3,000 in medical expenses and a loss of income and earning capacity. In the complaint, he said he had lost nearly $60,000 in wages. When the jury heard the case Sept. 12-14 in U.S. District Court, they found that Haynes failed to properly "knock and announce" before entering Jordan's home and that Moyer used objectively unreasonable force in arresting Jordan. Still, the jury awarded Jordan only $1 for each of those claims. They awarded him nothing for medical expenses, lost past wages and no punitive damages. We were pleased with the verdict," said Duane Ruggier II of Charleston law firm Pullin, Fowler & Flanagan, who represented the deputies. "We had several claims dismissed before going to the jury. Then, we won on seven of the nine charges sent to the jury, and a dollar each was awarded on each of those claims." County Commission President Kent Carper wasn't present at the trial, but said he has a good idea of what the jury was thinking when offering just $2 to Jordan. "I know without knowing," said Carper, also an attorney. "If I had to guess, they listened to the evidence and facts. They decided that those deputies did something wrong, but that there were no damages." Carper compared it to a car wreck lawsuit. "Let's say someone is hurt in a car wreck," he said. "It's like the jury saying, 'Yes, there is no question you are at fault.' They're saying, 'We had to give you something. There's liability. But give me a break, there's nothing wrong with you.'" Despite such a small award, Carper still wants to the county to fight paying it. "I don't want it to be charged against our insurance," he said. "Plus, I support the deputies. As a lawyer, I believe in everyone's right to have their day in court. But as a commissioner, I don't think this particular case should have been brought to court. "This particular case, to me, seems frivolous. Apparently, that's what the jury thought, too." Carper has financial reasons for not wanting to pay the award as well. "Any case, even if there is a nominal payout, it still is defense cost and it's a chargeable," he said. "It goes against our insurance policy." www.wvrecord.com/news/newsview.asp?c=185911
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Post by Shuftin on Oct 25, 2006 1:37:46 GMT -5
2006-10-20
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Berkeley County woman says a Martinsburg city policeman broke her arm in several places and called her a "bitch" during an unlawful arrest.
Stacy Lynn filed suit Oct. 2 in Berkeley Circuit Court against the Martinsburg City Police Department and Officer Eric Neely.
Lynn, 25, alleges that she was shopping Jan. 19 in Wal-Mart with her husband when she was approached by Neely and Wal-art's loss prevention officer.
When Lynn asked why, she says she was not told. Eventually, "Without warning or reasonable justification, Defendant Neely, in an aggressive and confrontational manner, screamed at Plaintiff, calling her a 'bitch,'" the complaint says.
Then the complaint says Neely violently grabbed her arm, twisted it and slammed her to the ground, breaking her arm.
"Despite Plaintiff's repeated complaints that her arm was broken and obvious suffering from the severe and substantial pain, Defendant Neely continued to twist Plaintiff's arm and proceeded to handcuff Plaintiff," the complaint says.
Lynn says she was transported from the scene in an ambulance and charges the defendants with unlawful arrest, excessive force, unlawful retaliation, battery and outrage.
She seeks compensatory and punitive damages and is represented by Gregory Bailey of Shepherdstown firm Arnold, Cesare and Bailey.
Judge David Sanders has been assigned the case.
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Post by Shuftin on Oct 25, 2006 1:37:46 GMT -5
2006-10-20
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Berkeley County woman says a Martinsburg city policeman broke her arm in several places and called her a "bitch" during an unlawful arrest.
Stacy Lynn filed suit Oct. 2 in Berkeley Circuit Court against the Martinsburg City Police Department and Officer Eric Neely.
Lynn, 25, alleges that she was shopping Jan. 19 in Wal-Mart with her husband when she was approached by Neely and Wal-art's loss prevention officer.
When Lynn asked why, she says she was not told. Eventually, "Without warning or reasonable justification, Defendant Neely, in an aggressive and confrontational manner, screamed at Plaintiff, calling her a 'bitch,'" the complaint says.
Then the complaint says Neely violently grabbed her arm, twisted it and slammed her to the ground, breaking her arm.
"Despite Plaintiff's repeated complaints that her arm was broken and obvious suffering from the severe and substantial pain, Defendant Neely continued to twist Plaintiff's arm and proceeded to handcuff Plaintiff," the complaint says.
Lynn says she was transported from the scene in an ambulance and charges the defendants with unlawful arrest, excessive force, unlawful retaliation, battery and outrage.
She seeks compensatory and punitive damages and is represented by Gregory Bailey of Shepherdstown firm Arnold, Cesare and Bailey.
Judge David Sanders has been assigned the case.
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Post by Shuftin on Oct 25, 2006 1:20:19 GMT -5
Lawyer View's Video Of Violent Arrest By Riverside County California Deputy Sheriff's, Calls Arrest Unacceptable, that Police Officers Should Be Fired And Prosecuted
2006-10-21
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – The sheriff's department is still reviewing that video from Monday night's arrest seen live and exclusively on NewsChannel 3.
Today, I spoke with someone who's well versed in civil rights violations. James Jordan is the lawyer for the man who videotaped the Rodney King beating in 1991. He described what happened on Monday night as "unacceptable."
On Monday night, at least six Riverside County sheriff's deputies took down 35-year-old Robert Hamilton. Hamilton allegedly violated his parole and led authorities on a 100-mile-per hour chase.
While he was down, one of the deputies appears to hit Hamilton with what appeared to be a flashlight. Another hits him three or four times before he's cuffed.
Attorney James Jordan reviewed our tape several times.
He said, "That was absolutely unnecessary. That officer ought to be discharged and he ought to be prosecuted in federal court for civil rights violations."
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Post by Shuftin on Oct 25, 2006 1:20:19 GMT -5
Lawyer View's Video Of Violent Arrest By Riverside County California Deputy Sheriff's, Calls Arrest Unacceptable, that Police Officers Should Be Fired And Prosecuted
2006-10-21
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – The sheriff's department is still reviewing that video from Monday night's arrest seen live and exclusively on NewsChannel 3.
Today, I spoke with someone who's well versed in civil rights violations. James Jordan is the lawyer for the man who videotaped the Rodney King beating in 1991. He described what happened on Monday night as "unacceptable."
On Monday night, at least six Riverside County sheriff's deputies took down 35-year-old Robert Hamilton. Hamilton allegedly violated his parole and led authorities on a 100-mile-per hour chase.
While he was down, one of the deputies appears to hit Hamilton with what appeared to be a flashlight. Another hits him three or four times before he's cuffed.
Attorney James Jordan reviewed our tape several times.
He said, "That was absolutely unnecessary. That officer ought to be discharged and he ought to be prosecuted in federal court for civil rights violations."
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Post by Shuftin on Aug 9, 2006 3:05:33 GMT -5
August 8th, 2006 San Francisco police had a painful sense of déjà vu early Tuesday. Two police cruisers collided in a frightening crash during the pursuit of a robbery suspect in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. Fortunately, there were only minor injuries in the accident. That wasn't the case nearly two weeks ago when Officer Nick-Tomasito Birco was killed during an early morning pursuit of robbery suspects. Steven Petrilli, 19, Carl Lather, 21, and Nicholas Smith, 21, have all been charged with one count of murder, two counts of robbery, one count of attempted robbery, one count of evading a police officer causing death and one count of vehicular manslaughter in that crash, according to the district attorney's office. Christina Lee was on her way to drop a friend off when she witnessed the robbery. "At first I thought it was a drug deal going down," she said. "I saw one guy pull out his wallet and as soon as he opened it, they hit him in the head...Three of them ran down an alley and I chased them." A 911 robbery in progress call quickly brought police to the area and they joined the chase on foot. Sgt. Linda Wittcop was responding her in squad car when she collided near Stockton and Vallejo with another squad car. Nearby David Belluomini watched the crash. "I went over to one of the cars and the police sergeant was there," he said. "We asked if she needed assistance and she said 'Yea, can you get me out of here.'" Wittcop was taken to a local hospital and treated and released with minor injuries. Three suspects -- two juveniles and an adult -- were taken into custody. A fourth suspect remained at large. Steven Petrilli, 19, Carl Lather, 21, and Nicholas Smith, 21, have all been charged with one count of murder, one count of evading a police officer causing death and one count of vehicular manslaughter in that crash, according to the district attorney's office. Barney Fife stumbles over his own shoe laces while chasing you and you get charged with murder as a result of his own stupidity? My God! Give me a fuckin' break!
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Post by Shuftin on Aug 9, 2006 3:05:33 GMT -5
August 8th, 2006 San Francisco police had a painful sense of déjà vu early Tuesday. Two police cruisers collided in a frightening crash during the pursuit of a robbery suspect in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. Fortunately, there were only minor injuries in the accident. That wasn't the case nearly two weeks ago when Officer Nick-Tomasito Birco was killed during an early morning pursuit of robbery suspects. Steven Petrilli, 19, Carl Lather, 21, and Nicholas Smith, 21, have all been charged with one count of murder, two counts of robbery, one count of attempted robbery, one count of evading a police officer causing death and one count of vehicular manslaughter in that crash, according to the district attorney's office. Christina Lee was on her way to drop a friend off when she witnessed the robbery. "At first I thought it was a drug deal going down," she said. "I saw one guy pull out his wallet and as soon as he opened it, they hit him in the head...Three of them ran down an alley and I chased them." A 911 robbery in progress call quickly brought police to the area and they joined the chase on foot. Sgt. Linda Wittcop was responding her in squad car when she collided near Stockton and Vallejo with another squad car. Nearby David Belluomini watched the crash. "I went over to one of the cars and the police sergeant was there," he said. "We asked if she needed assistance and she said 'Yea, can you get me out of here.'" Wittcop was taken to a local hospital and treated and released with minor injuries. Three suspects -- two juveniles and an adult -- were taken into custody. A fourth suspect remained at large. Steven Petrilli, 19, Carl Lather, 21, and Nicholas Smith, 21, have all been charged with one count of murder, one count of evading a police officer causing death and one count of vehicular manslaughter in that crash, according to the district attorney's office. Barney Fife stumbles over his own shoe laces while chasing you and you get charged with murder as a result of his own stupidity? My God! Give me a fuckin' break!
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