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Post by WaTcHeR on Feb 2, 2006 21:50:48 GMT -5
Officer Ivory Webb Video- www.ogrish.com/archives/soldier_shot_by_sheriffs_deputy_Feb_01_2006.htmlvideo.google.com/videoplay?docid=3701021042638173366www.nbc4.tv/feedroom/index.html02/01/2006 - LOS ANGELES, California - A videotape shows a sheriff's deputy shooting an unarmed Iraq war veteran who appears to be following orders to get up off the ground, and now the FBI is investigating for possible civil rights violations. Elio Carrion, an Air Force policeman who spent six months deployed in Iraq, was to have rejoined his unit Tuesday. Instead, he was hospitalized in good condition. The incident began Sunday night, officials said, when Carrion was a passenger in a blue Corvette that was speeding about 100 mph near the Chino Hills, California, area, east of Los Angeles. The driver, whom authorities didn't identify, failed to pull the car over after police signaled to do so, leading to a five-minute chase that ended abruptly when the vehicle crashed into a brick wall, said Cindy Beavers, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. What happened next was captured on video shot by amateur photographer Jose Luis Valdez, who told The Associated Press that he recorded the incident after the car crashed in front of his home. KTLA-TV aired the videotape early Tuesday, then distributed it later in the day. In the tape, an unarmed Carrion appears to be on the ground as a deputy sheriff stands above him with his gun drawn. "Get up!" the deputy shouts. "OK," Carrion says. "Get up!" the deputy shouts again. "I'm going to get up," Carrion says, and he begins to rise. The deputy fires three shots, reportedly striking Carrion in the chest, leg and shoulder. Moaning while on the ground, Carrion attempts to explain to the deputy he's an Iraq war veteran. "I mean you no harm," he says. "Shut the [expletive] up!" the deputy shouts. "Shut the [expletive] up!" The deputy shouts that he has "one down," then again tells Carrion to "shut the [expletive] up." "You don't get up!" the deputy says. Then the tape contains the voice of a neighbor who appears to have watched the incident. "You told him to get up!" the voice says. Beavers, the sheriff's spokesman, declined to release the name of the deputy involved in the shooting but said he was put on leave. She said Sheriff Gary Penrod had invited the FBI to join the investigation. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller and U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek confirmed the the agency's involvement on behalf of the Justice Department. They said the FBI would look into possible civil rights violations. Media reports prompted the probe, Mrozek said. Beavers said the sheriff's department would review the video forensically "to clear up any questions about dialogue." "We think it is unfair to make any sort of judgment against any of the parties involved," she said. The driver of the car, she said, was arrested on charges of felony evading.
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Post by KC on Feb 3, 2006 22:37:23 GMT -5
Man Who Videotaped Carrion Shooting Is Arrested SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Jose Luis Valdez, the man who videotaped a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy shooting an unarmed Air Force veteran, was arrested Friday on a warrant that came up from a background check. Immigration officials say Jose Luis Valdez was taken intocustody by Pomona police on a Dade County, Florida, warrant alleging he used a weapon to assault an elderly woman in Miami. The officials say the warrant came up during a routinebackground check when Valdez went to an immigration office for aninterview to renew his alien registration "green card." Valdez, contacted by cell phone today, confirmed he had beenarrested but said the only problem he had in Miami was an arrest for a DUI. Valdez says authorities want to send him back to Florida within 24 hours. Earlier this week, Valdez released a homemade videotape he took of Senior Airman Elio Carrion's shooting. The 21-year-old Air Force security officer recently back from Iraq was shot three times Sunday night by Deputy Ivory Webb. Carrion remains hospitalized in good condition.
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Post by KC on Feb 5, 2006 21:44:22 GMT -5
02/04/2006 - A California sheriff's deputy who was a member of Iowa's 1982 Rose Bowl team has been placed on administrative leave in connection with the shooting of an Air Force security officer after a brief car chase in Chino, Calif. <><><><><> 02/04/2006 - SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A man who videotaped a sheriff's deputy shooting an unarmed Air Force security officer was arrested Friday for an alleged assault in Florida, officials said. Jose Luis Valdes was taken into custody by Pomona police on a warrant for aggravated assault with a firearm from Miami-Dade County, Fla. The warrant came up during a routine background check when Valdes went to an immigration office, police said. Valdes, contacted by cell phone, confirmed he had been arrested but said the only problem he had in Miami was an arrest for driving under the influence. He did not elaborate about that arrest, but said authorities wanted to send him back to Florida within 24 hours. "They want to get me out of California as soon as possible," Valdes said in Spanish. "They say I was involved in gunfire in Miami." The airman's shooting happened in Chino, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles. Elio Carrion was a passenger in a Corvette that was involved in a brief high-speed chase and crashed into a wall, authorities said. Valdes' tape showed Carrion on the ground talking with San Bernardino County sheriff's Deputy Ivory J. Webb, who stood pointing a gun at him. A recorded voice appeared to be commanding Carrion to "get up." As Carrion began to rise, the deputy fired three shots into him. Carrion, 21, who recently returned from Iraq, was shot three times and was hospitalized in good condition. Webb, 45, who has more than 10 years with the department, was placed on paid administrative leave. The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation of the shooting but Carrion's family said Friday that more must be done. Members gathered outside sheriff's headquarters and demanded the deputy's arrest. "My family is outraged because this person hasn't been arrested and is on paid vacation," Carrion's wife, Mariela, said at a news conference.
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Post by KC on Feb 6, 2006 16:53:17 GMT -5
02/03/2006 - The family of a man shot three times by a San Bernardino Sheriff's deputy earlier this week is calling for the arrest of the deputy.
The shooting, which happened in Chino, was all caught on tape. It shows Elio Carrion, an Air Force security officer recently back from Iraq, obeying the deputy's orders. He was unarmed. Then it appears the deputy shoots him anyway.
Carrion's family spoke out today and said they want the deputy, Ivory John Webb IV, behind bars.
“We demand justice. We demand this man prosecuted, he shouldn't be out on the streets with badge. He doesn't deserve it, what he did to us was wrong , no one deserved to be treated that way.”
Carrion is still in the hospital, recovering from gunshot wounds to the chest shoulder and thigh. His family says he should get to come back home in the next few days.
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Post by KC on Feb 8, 2006 20:23:43 GMT -5
02/07/2006 - A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Tuesday set bail at $100,000 for fugitive Jose Luis Valdes, the Chino man who recorded images of a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy shooting an Air Force security officer Jan. 29.
Valdes had two outstanding warrants for aggravated assault in Florida, and was taken into custody Friday while visiting a federal immigration office in Pomona to renew his immigrant registration card. Valdes' arraignment on charges of being a fugitive from justice was postponed until Thursday.
If Valdes agrees to waive an extradition hearing, the fugitive charge probably will be dismissed Thursday and he will be handed over to Florida authorities, said Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley.
"He needs to be with his wife and children," said his attorney, Luis Carrillo of South Pasadena, who also represents the shooting victim's family.
"It's an injustice that he's sitting in a jail cell," he said.
Carrillo said that he believed that it was a "case of intimidation" by police in retribution for the recording. Sheriff's officials said they had no involvement in Valdes' arrest.
Valdes' video has been broadcast nationwide and is a primary piece of evidence in the investigation of the shooting by San Bernardino County sheriff's homicide detectives and the FBI.
"Without the video, the police could have said anything," Carrillo said.
The airman, Elio Carrion, was shot in the chest, leg and shoulder, said his wife, Mariela. He was released from Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton on Friday night.
The life of Valdes, 38, who sells used cars in El Monte, has turned upside down since the shooting. Now he is in jail, away from his family, including two daughters aged 11 and 4.
His longtime partner, Grecy Duarte, said Tuesday that her family was not doing well since the arrest and that she was worried about their future.
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Post by KC on Feb 8, 2006 20:29:31 GMT -5
Has anyone wondered why they haven't shown the video from the deputies vehicle? I suppose Chino is too cheap to buy officers cams or maybe the officer didn't activate the cam, during the pursuit?
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Post by WaTcHeR on Feb 9, 2006 18:20:00 GMT -5
02/09/2006 - In an interview outside court, Valdes said that he also saw the deputy kick Carrion three times, and that the deputy was far bigger than Carrion. Carrion's wife, Mariela Carrion, told NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday that Webb kicked her husband after the shooting and after Valdes' recording had stopped. Valdes said he couldn't remember exactly when the kicking occurred during the confrontation. www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/13832693.htm
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Post by WaTcHeR on Feb 10, 2006 13:16:15 GMT -5
Deputy who shot airman scrutinized in 2000 lawsuit
02/10/2006 - CHINO - A sheriff's deputy who shot an unarmed man at the end of a high-speed chase Sunday has previously been under scrutiny for suspected police misconduct in a 2000 lawsuit. San Bernardino County sheriff's officials identified the deputy involved in Sunday's shooting as 45-year-old Ivory John Webb. Webb remained on administrative leave and could not be reached for comment.
His attorney, Dana Fox, did not return two phone calls seeking comment.
Webb was one of seven deputies named in a civil police misconduct suit stemming from a July 2000 incident at West Valley Detention Center. The suit also named Sheriff Gary Penrod and San Bernardino County.
The failed suit alleged that two deputies grabbed a man who was being booked in West Valley Detention Center, threw him to the ground and then took him to a cell where the man's elbow was dislocated, the attorney for the plaintiff in the suit said Thursday.
The suit was filed by attorney John C. Burton on behalf of the injured man, Luis Ramirez.
"Webb was not involved, only to the extent that he didn't prevent it," Burton said. "He testified that he was holding Luis' legs down while they were inside the cell."
A judge declared a mistrial in the case after a jury hung 2 to 6 in favor of the deputies. Burton said the case was tried a second time and the jury still couldn't find the deputies used excessive force on Ramirez, Burton said.
Burton, who has handled police misconduct cases since 1984, said out of the hundreds of depositions he's taken over the years, the one Webb gave him stuck out. He said the man had difficulty answering simple questions about his background and hire date.
Webb was hired by the Sheriff's Department in October 1996. After graduating from the academy, he was assigned to West Valley Detention Center in March 1997. In August 2001, he was promoted and assigned to patrol at the Chino Hills station.
On Sunday, Webb began chasing Luis Fernando Escobedo after he was seen driving a blue Chevrolet Corvette more than 100 mph through a residential neighborhood, sheriff's officials said. Escobedo and his passenger, Elio Carrion, both 21, had come from a family get-together celebrating Carrion's return from Iraq where he was serving in the U.S. Air Force. The short chase ended on Francis Street in Chino when Escobedo slammed the car into a wall.
When Webb was trying to take the men into custody, he shot Carrion three times.
Sheriff's officials said homicide detectives are still investigating the officer-involved shooting, which was captured on home video by a resident across the street from where the crash occurred.
The cameraman, Jose Luis Valdes, voluntarily turned the tape over to sheriff's investigators for review. The tape will be turned over to the FBI to assist with the forensic review of the evidence, sheriff's officials said.
The FBI is investigating the shooting for possible civil-rights violations.
Carrion received gunshot wounds to the right side of his chest, left shoulder and left thigh. He suffered a bruise to his right lung and a fractured left leg, said Dr. Dev GnanaDev during a brief press conference Thursday afternoon in front of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton.
"The left femur was operated and fixed," said GnanaDev, the center's medical director. "He is stable and recovering well."
Hospital officials didn't know when Carrion would be released from the hospital.
Luis Carrillo, a South Pasadena attorney representing Carrion's family, also spoke in front of the hospital Thursday. He said the family plans to make a public statement in several days.
He wouldn't go into detail about his conversations with Carrion, but said the Shreveport, La., man "reminds me of my 23-year-old son," Carrillo said.
"The family appreciates the prayers and support and love they've been receiving," he said.
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Post by KC on Feb 12, 2006 17:45:46 GMT -5
02/09/2006 - In an interview outside court, Valdes said that he also saw the deputy kick Carrion three times, and that the deputy was far bigger than Carrion. Carrion's wife, Mariela Carrion, told NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday that Webb kicked her husband after the shooting and after Valdes' recording had stopped. Seems the Deputies luck keeps running out.
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Post by WaTcHeR on Mar 7, 2006 15:59:50 GMT -5
Officer Webb Charged with Attempted Manslaughter 03/07/2006 - SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A sheriff's deputy videotaped shooting an unarmed Iraq war veteran after a high-speed chase will be charged with attempted voluntary manslaughter, authorities said Tuesday. The case against Deputy Ivory J. Webb, 45, includes the special allegations of infliction of great bodily injury and use of a firearm, San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael A. Ramos told a news conference. It was the first time the county's prosecutors filed charges against a lawman for an on-duty shooting. Charging Webb was a "difficult decision," Ramos said, but enhancing the videotape "made our decision easier." Attempted-murder charges were not filed because the necessary malice was not found, he said, but he termed the deputy's actions "unreasonable." Sheriff Gary Penrod said Webb, a 10-year veteran of the Sheriff's Department, will remain on paid administrative leave as the investigation of the shooting of Air Force Senior Airman Elio Carrion, 21, continues. The sheriff said he believed Webb, who was alone, appeared to be scared, but that didn't excuse his actions. Webb's arraignment was set for Wednesday. If convicted, he could face up to 18“ years in prison. Webb has made no public comment since the incident. On Jan. 29, Carrion, an Air Force security officer just back from Iraq, was a passenger in a Corvette that was involved in a high-speed nighttime chase before crashing into a wall in Chino, about 45 miles east of Los Angeles. A grainy videotape shot by a resident shows Carrion on the ground just outside the car's passenger door and Webb standing nearby, pointing at gun at him. A voice appears to order Carrion to rise. When the airman appears to begin to comply, the deputy shoots him three times. The district attorney said the words "get up" were heard on the tape and there was no indication that anyone other than Webb told Carrion to rise. Carrion suffered gunshot wounds to the chest, shoulder and left thigh and was hospitalized for several days. His sister, Monique Carrion, 22, was surprised by the district attorney's announcement. "I'm just in shock right now," she said in a telephone interview. "We've just been trying to stay strong and help my brother get better. Just give him support, which is what he needs right now." Authorities found no weapons on Carrion or the driver, Luis Escobedo. Prosecutors also announced they were charging Escobedo with felony attempting to evade a peace officer while driving recklessly and misdemeanor driving under the influence. He also was expected to surrender on Wednesday. The case against him carries a maximum penalty of 3“ years in prison. The FBI has opened an inquiry into possible civil rights violations. The Sheriff's Department conducted its own probe and forwarded the results to the district attorney's office Feb. 10 without a recommendation on whether charges should be filed. At the time, the sheriff said the videotape "arouses a lot of suspicion" about what occurred, but he added that the tape is fuzzy and contains gaps, making it difficult to put the entire chain of events in clear perspective. "In any type of investigation it is the responsibility of the Sheriff's Department to put together all the facts. ... The district attorney's role is to take those facts and determine whether there is sufficient evidence to issue a criminal complaint. Obviously that was their choice in this investigation," Penrod said Tuesday. Ramos assigned two top attorneys to review the shooting full-time and requested an FBI enhancement of the tape. He previously said the prosecutors were paying close attention to "exactly what was said" during the confrontation. dailynews.com/ci_3578267
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Post by WaTcHeR on Mar 7, 2006 16:19:38 GMT -5
Damn if you do and damn if you dont comply with an officers commands. Cops can do some serious harm to a person, if and when they want to and get away with it!
If not for a citizen having a camcorder, this cop could have told any lie and got away with shooting this innocent person, who was doing no more than complying with the officers commands.
Officer Webb is nothing more than another street slime thug with a gun and a badge.
People need to be vigilant keeping an eye on the police, so that they don't abuse the special powers "given" to them to enforce the law. If you don't keep an eye on the cops they can and will go outside the law!
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Post by yostfarm on Mar 7, 2006 17:25:04 GMT -5
My son was shot in the head by a San Bernadino County Deputy on 10/15/1998 in Fontana. The Police investigation into the incident found in the police's favor. Lonnie Wenger was unarmed and had a limp that would have prevented him from fleeing. He was dropped by a shot through the temple after he failed to drop the handcuffs he got from them as they were cuffing him. They also apparently shot themselves or each other with mace prior to the deadly shot.
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Post by Julio on Mar 7, 2006 18:34:37 GMT -5
I'm furious to read the article and watch this video. Is there anything anyone has seen that we can do to help?
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Post by Concerned Citizen on Mar 7, 2006 19:35:55 GMT -5
I don't get this. Is it possigble the officer was telling him "Don't get up?" And he went ahead and got up anyway? The guy who got shot says, "I'm gonna get up," and not, "I'm getting up." That would explain him shooting. He's out there by himself with two male suspects.
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Post by LN on Mar 7, 2006 19:45:04 GMT -5
I don't get this. Is it possigble the officer was telling him "Don't get up?" And he went ahead and got up anyway? The guy who got shot says, "I'm gonna get up," and not, "I'm getting up." That would explain him shooting. He's out there by himself with two male suspects. "Charging Webb was a "difficult decision," Ramos said, but enhancing the videotape "made our decision easier." Seems the FBI was able to decipher the words and actions, this is why charges are being filed on the deputy Webb. Even deputy Webb's boss said this, "The sheriff said he believed Webb, who was alone, appeared to be scared, but that didn't excuse his actions.
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Post by Irene on Mar 7, 2006 22:56:37 GMT -5
It makes me crazy that some of the above postings indicate that it's not clear!!! You guys must be out of your mind!!! The officer should be charged with attempted murder!!!! Scared...scared of what with a shotgun in his hands??? The 'code of silence' ruins it for ALL the good cops, officers, deputies! It makes me sick. Irene
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Post by KC on Mar 7, 2006 23:10:04 GMT -5
More back ground on deputy Ivory Webb: Not only was deputy Webb a member of Iowa's 1982 Rose Bowl, but his father is a former Compton Police Chief.
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Post by officer myself on Mar 8, 2006 1:22:44 GMT -5
I don't get this. Is it possigble the officer was telling him "Don't get up?" And he went ahead and got up anyway? The guy who got shot says, "I'm gonna get up," and not, "I'm getting up." That would explain him shooting. He's out there by himself with two male suspects. are you out of your freakin' mind? this was convenient for "deputy" webb. he saw a chance to use his power. you can hear the airman say "im on your side...ive served more than you did in police and military" and apparently this was condescending to the "officer". his actions whether he was scared or not are unacceptable and he should be put away for a long time.
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Post by Paulette on Mar 8, 2006 1:49:58 GMT -5
My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Deputy Webb. Police Officers are called upon daily to protect and serve. Is it possible that Deputy Webb told the guy to "shut up"? My husband is also a Police Officer and I can imagine what Mrs. Webb and her entire family are going through right now. I will pray and offer my support to this family. I am sorry that the guy was shot, but lets think about it, why were they running from the police in the first place? If he is the "hero" that he wants to be hailed as, why was he driving in the car with someone who was drunk. Can we at least give this Deputy the benefit of the doubt? I wonder if charges would have been filed had he been a white Deputy. May God help us all if this man spends one moment in jail. The criminals have rights, what about Deputy Webb? My heartfelt prayers and thoughts are with his family tonight and until this Deputy is cleared of all charges.
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Post by azrach187 on Mar 8, 2006 7:27:23 GMT -5
My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Deputy Webb. Police Officers are called upon daily to protect and serve. Is it possible that Deputy Webb told the guy to "shut up"? My husband is also a Police Officer and I can imagine what Mrs. Webb and her entire family are going through right now. I will pray and offer my support to this family. I am sorry that the guy was shot, but lets think about it, why were they running from the police in the first place? If he is the "hero" that he wants to be hailed as, why was he driving in the car with someone who was drunk. Can we at least give this Deputy the benefit of the doubt? I wonder if charges would have been filed had he been a white Deputy. May God help us all if this man spends one moment in jail. The criminals have rights, what about Deputy Webb? My heartfelt prayers and thoughts are with his family tonight and until this Deputy is cleared of all charges. The moment he pulled that trigger he joined the "criminals." Driving drunk with someone and evading arrest both have consequences. But not judgement from an idiotic cop who prefers to shoot first than evaluate the situation. I am an Iraq veteran (infantry). We are only "heroes" when there is a conflict. That cop is "hero" to everyone, at any given time. There is fear when you are holding a gun and pointing it at someone who means you harm. But from somebody who already subdued an unarmed individual? Pray well. Iraq vets who have enough blood on their hands would not think twice to rid "Officer" Webb the ability to do more harm, vets or non-vets.
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