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beanieson posted:

got any news articles you can link?

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Opening arguments were presented by attorneys on both sides of suspended Chesterfield County Sheriff Sam Parker’s trial today.

State prosecutors accuse Parker of misconduct in office, embezzling county funds and providing contraband to inmates, while defense attorneys say Parker was doing all he could with limited resources to make the county as safe as possible. Parker’s attorneys said the state’s claims of corruption are really nothing more than contractual disputes, regulation violations and policy violations.

Ten witnesses were called to testify Tuesday, beginning with Lt. Wayne Jordan, who was questioned about issuing firearms to individuals not employed by the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Department. Also testifying Tuesday were Eric Bozard, Derrick Outen, Bobby Jordan, Lance Aldridge and Dan Barber, who received guns from the department.

Defense attorneys said the men who received guns all had ties to the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Department and were all familiar with firearms and capable of using them.

Officer certifications and classifications were also discussed at length on the opening day of the trial, with questions raised about “reserve” and “Class III” officers, which was the designation given to many of the individuals who were not full-time employees of the CCSD but received department-issued firearms. Brandy Duncan of the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy testified that Chesterfield County’s reserve officer program had not been approved by the state, adding that after Parker was indicted in spring 2013, an audit was done of the department revealing six officers that weren’t properly certified.

Outen and Bobby Jordan also testified to performing work at Parker’s private property, as well as seeing inmates and other county employees performing jobs there. Barber was questioned about a rescue boat acquired by Parker for the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Department that was outfitted as a shrimping boat. Defense attorneys said the shrimping boat was used as a tool for improving morale, because the seafood caught was brought back to Chesterfield County where it was fried for department gatherings or community events.

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Two inmates who were allegedly allowed special privileges by suspended Chesterfield County Sheriff Sam Parker were among four witnesses who testified Thursday during the third day of Parker’s trial.

Michael Lee, a state inmate serving a 15-year sentence for arson, spent the majority of the day on the witness stand, being interviewed by prosecutors for nearly four hours. He claimed serving time in Chesterfield was “pretty cozy” and testified to setting up a personal bank account and spending money decorating his living quarters, entertaining two women, eating and drinking alcohol with law enforcement officers, buying a tanning bed that was hidden in the office closet of the sheriff and entering business deals with his supervisor. Defense attorneys immediately attacked Lee’s credibility when given an opportunity to cross examine the witness, challenging him on at least one claim Lee admitted was false.

Lee said he arrived in Chesterfield County as a state inmate participating in a designated facility program in March of 2007. The classification meant Lee could perform work for the county outside of the confines of the Chesterfield County Detention Center as opposed to being locked in a cell all day.

Lee said he arrived in Chesterfield on a Thursday and first met with jail administrator Ritchie Rollins the following Monday. Lee said Rollings seemed to be a nice guy and allegedly told Lee that Lee could do whatever he wanted at the detention center as long as Lee behaved.

Among the privileges Lee claimed to have included being able to purchase groceries for himself and luxury items such as a refrigerator, television, bed mattress and linens to keep in his cell. Lee said he was also allowed to wear clothing other than department issued garments identifying him as an inmate.

Lee testified the first supervisor he was assigned to work for was Capt. Harold Hainey, who had Lee cleaning cars and performing other duties in the Chesterfield County impound. Lee said he became friends with Hainey and would often go out to eat with Hainey, Rollings and Chesterfield County Public Works Director Tim Eubanks. He said he was also allowed to purchase a grill that was kept at the impound and he would often prepare meals for the men to consume.

Lee said that prior to being incarcerated, he owned a vending machine company in Orangeburg along with his wife. During a dispute between Lee and his wife over money, Lee said his wife told him she would give him 500 machines worth about $50,000 if someone in his family could retrieve them. Lee testified that he told Hainey about the proposal, and Hainey drove Lee to retrieve the machines. Lee said on the trip he also brought back several boxes of clothes to Chesterfield, which were kept at the impound where Lee was allowed to spend most of his time.

Lee also testified that while performing a work detail for the county at the convenience center located across from the jail, he encountered a woman he had met in college. Lee said the two became reacquainted and she began visiting him regularly at the county impound. He said the friendship eventually became a sexual relationship that he maintained throughout the course of his stay in Chesterfield County.

Lee testified his friendship with Hainey and Rollings begin to deteriorate after Parker found Lee’s vending machines on county property. Lee said he claimed possession of the machines and Parker never commented on them, but Parker’s defense attorney said Parker instructed Hainey to get the machines out of county storage.

Lee said because he felt tension from Hainey and Rollings, he requested a transfer from the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Department. However, before the transfer was approved, Lee said he was given an opportunity to work at the Chesterfield armory under the supervision of arson investigators Mike Hutson and David Rivers. A second state inmate sent to Chesterfield County for the designated facility program, William Skipper, who testified at the end of the day Thursday, was also working at the armory.

A contractor by trade, Skipper said he performed a lot of construction projects at the armory, as well as worked on heating and air conditioning units at county facilities. Skipper testified he did the bulk of the work, while Lee admitted being mostly a gopher who assisted as needed.

The two men testified they renovated the armory in about seven weeks, turning the former one-story motor pool into a two-story facility that could be used by the department’s special response team (SRT). Both inmates testified that Parker’s vision was to have the two inmates reside at the armory and have vehicles ready to respond to emergencies when SRT members arrived.

Lee and Skipper said Parker ran the idea by Blake Taylor, who is an official with the S.C. Department of Corrections. Taylor testified Wednesday that Parker pitched the idea, but that Taylor did not feel the idea would work due to lack of security at the armory.

Lee and Skipper testified that about a week after Parker’s tour of the facility with Taylor, they were allowed to move into the armory and occupied two separate bedrooms. The facility was equipped with video cameras, however Lee testified he knew how to deactivate the cameras, which he did on multiple occasions, including while having sex with a female visitor. Taylor also testified Wednesday that video surveillance of inmates was not sufficient supervision, and that a Class I or Class II officer must be present with inmates at all times.

While allegedly living at the armory, Lee and Skipper said they made regular trips to Parker’s home, including going out to eat with Parker’s family. They each testified to attending parties at the Parker residence, as well as swimming in Parker’s pool.

Lee also testified to being set up on a blind date with one of Parker’s wife’s friends from Florence, who also testified in court Thursday. The female friend said she was unaware Lee was an inmate until last year when agents of the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) interviewed her about her contact with Lee. She said she was also unaware Parker’s wife had given Lee a photo of her and her 7-year-old daughter that was on a Christmas card she had sent the Parker. Lee allegedly had the photo as a screen saver on his personal computer, which was one of many items he allegedly ordered online and had delivered to the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Department.

Defense attorneys said Parker himself was not involved personally in regards to any of Lee’s interactions with the female from Florence.

After listening to about four hours worth of testimony, Parker’s attorneys started their cross examination by immediately attacking Lee’s credibility. According to facts presented by the defense, Lee lied to SLED agents, the state grand jury and everyone present in the courtroom Thursday by claiming to hold a Master’s Degree in chemical engineering from the University of South Carolina. When grilled about the diploma, Lee admitted he had lied under oath.

Defense attorneys also grilled Lee about deceiving Parker’s wife’s friend who was unaware he was a convict. Lee said he didn’t deceive the woman; he just withheld the information.

Defense attorneys also said Lee’s last words to Parker after Parker informed Lee he was being removed from Chesterfield County custody and being sent back to the Department of Corrections were, “Mark my words. I’m going to get you.” Lee denied making the statement.

Lee testified he was sent back to SCDC after Parker accused Lee of removing a gun from a gun safe at the Chesterfield armory. Lee said he did not have access to the gun safe and there were other deputies in the armory with the safe opened when the accusation was made. Lee said prior to the allegations about the gun, which were made in August 2012, he had been told by deputies that change was coming in September. He said he had already been prohibited from staying at the armory overnight, which was a change made in March 2011 when news crews from throughout the area and nation were heavily reporting on dogs that had been shot and killed by local law enforcement officers.

According to testimony Thursday, Skipper was released from custody in February 2011 after completing his sentence. Skipper testified that Parker never instructed him to do any work on personal property, but that if he saw work that needed to be done he took it upon himself to help.

“I’m just one of those people who’d rather work and stay busy than waste the day away,” Skipper said.

Prosecutors showed construction equipment was purchased using a work license held by Skipper, and that Parker gave about $1,000 worth of equipment to Skipper when he was released from jail. Skipper said it would have been unlawful for any unlicensed person to operate the equipment and added he offered to pay for the materials.

Skipper said Parker informed him not to worry about payment and they entered an agreement that if the tools could be used to repair county property, Skipper would do the work. Skipper testified that he has performed work on county property at no charge since his release.

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The two deputies who testified today – Lts. John McArn and Troy Timney – were each asked about the department’s reserve program, the department’s shrimp boat and two S.C. Department of Corrections inmates who allegedly lived at the former Chesterfield armory unsupervised.

McArn’s duties included scheduling reserve officers to work with Class 1 officers, while Timney’s duties including making sure officers were properly trained and certified.

Both McArn and Timney admitted there were reserve deputies who had not attended the appropriate classes at the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy. The reason given for most was because reserves are volunteers with full-time jobs that created conflicts in scheduling extended training at the academy. Timney singled out one reserve officer however, Jim Foxworth, who was prohibited from attending the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy due to being charged with theft of less than $1,000 prior to his move to Chesterfield County years ago.

McArn and Timney also each admitted they were aware of two state inmates – William Skipper and Michael Lee – residing at the Chesterfield armory. Testimony provided throughout the week indicate the two inmates have been seen traveling in vehicles and eating at restaurants unsupervised, as well as having keys to the gate and other areas inside the former armory used by the CCSD.

McArn, Timney and Lt. Wayne Jordan have each testified this week that they did not raise concerns about the activities of Lee and Skipper because Parker warned deputies at a department meeting that anyone who bothered Lee and Skipper would be punished. Timney said Parker specifically defined punishment as being fired or indicted.

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The final count Parker is charged with is also financial in nature and stems from his personally depositing or keeping cash from commissions earned through Pepsi vending machines at the detention center and the Chesterfield County sheriff’s office.

Gasser said Parker viewed the money as reimbursement for expenses he had personal acquired on county business. Parker also said he cashed some checks and left the money in a desk drawer in his office to use to purchase items for the department or spend on community fundraisers. He added the money he’s being questioned about wouldn’t come anywhere close to reimbursing him for personal funds he’s spent at the benefit of the county. Weiss said in her closing that the Pepsi checks totaled more than $2,000.

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HEARNE, Texas – Officials in a small Central Texas town voted Saturday to fire a police officer who shot and killed an armed 93-year-old woman during a confrontation at her home.

The city council's unanimous vote to dismiss Officer Stephen Stem came after a meeting that lasted less than 30 minutes, KBTX-TV reported

Mayor Ruben Gomez had said he would recommend the termination of Stem, who shot and killed Pearlie Golden on Tuesday night. Gomez promised that to demonstrators who marched to city hall protesting the shooting of "Miss Sulie," as many residents called Golden.

Hearne police have said in a statement that Golden "brandished a gun" when Stem arrived, but have declined to comment further. Stem was on administrative leave while Texas Rangers investigated the shooting.

But Golden's nephew, Roy Jones, told the TV station in the Bryan-College Station area that his aunt became upset when she was denied a driver's license renewal and armed herself when he refused to return her car keys. Jones said he called 911, and he said Golden fired two shots before the officer who responded shot her.

Authorities say a revolver believed to be the weapon Golden had at the time of the shooting was found at the scene.

Robertson County District Attorney Coty Siegert said because the case is still under investigation, he could neither confirm nor deny that Golden fired her gun. He said a preliminary autopsy shows Golden was shot twice in the body and grazed by a third bullet.

Stem's attorney, Robert McCabe, said he believes his client's actions were justified under the circumstances and called the mayor's comments inappropriate and unprofessional.

"He probably knows less facts about what occurred than I do," McCabe said.

Hearne is home to about 4,500 people and is surrounded by cotton farms and railways. Friends say Golden still shopped at the grocery store and greeted friends with a jubilant "Hey, baby!"

The fatal shooting was the second involving Stem since he joined the department in 2012, Siegert said, but the circumstances surrounding Stem's first one were different. Siegert said a group of officers had responded to a call in the middle of the night and wound up chasing several suspects through an unlit area before Stem fired. He was cleared by a grand jury.

chartley posted:

I am currently wallowing in the joyous feeling of starting summer annual leave. Two and a half weeks off work is glorious.

Thanks for letting me share.

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Branis posted:

so that old bird brandished a gun at a cop, fired two shots then gets drilled, sounds like its probably a good shoot. The people in the original article said he should have fired a warning to scare her, sounds like she probably wouldn't have been scared by gunshots if she is poppin off rounds in her own house.

Thesoldier posted:

Finally got a take home car, only took 2 years

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"Even if she did have a gun, she is in her 90s," Lawanda Cooke told KBTX. "They could have shot in the air to scare her. Maybe she would have dropped it. I don't see her shooting anyone."

Reign Of Pain posted:

Oak tree says FTP

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Thesoldier posted:

Finally got a take home car, only took 2 years

Bernard McFacknutah posted:

I got bottled on duty on Saturday by some cheeky ned bastard, thankfully just one laceration but I nicked the guy, as I was cuffing him on the deck his chavvy slut of a girlfriend comes over and puts the boot in a couple of times.

Was pretty pointless seeing as she was about 7 stone soaking wet and I'm wearing armour, but the female officer who I was with (who was in her 2nd week on the job and hadn't nicked anyone) more or less suplexed her into the pavement. was a beautiful sight to behold. I think I may have to try and goose this one, she's a keeper.

Reign Of Pain posted:

How many pounds is 7 stone?