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March 2, 2023
A Paulding County deputy who can be seen on dashcam video body slamming a man during an arrest last year has been terminated, the sheriff's office confirmed Wednesday.
The agency told 11Alive's Cody Alcorn that Deputy Michael McMaster had been terminated for policy violations. However, they didn't elaborate on the violations, but said it wasn't directly related to the body slamming incident. The sheriff's office added the GBI is still investigating the situation.
Dashcam video of the incident from March 2022 was released last week. It shows the deputy stopping a pedestrian who, the deputy said later, looked similar to the description of someone who’d been breaking into cars in the area.
In the video, the man appears to ignore the deputy’s commands as the deputy stands behind him and tries to handcuff him.
Deputy caught on dashcam body slamming man during arrest terminated
Deputy caught on dashcam body slamming man during arrest terminatedA Paulding County deputy who can be seen on dashcam video body slamming a man during an arrest last year has been terminated, the sheriff's office confirmed Wednesday.
The agency told 11Alive's Cody Alcorn that Deputy Michael McMaster had been terminated for policy violations. However, they didn't elaborate on the violations, but said it wasn't directly related to the body slamming incident. The sheriff's office added the GBI is still investigating the situation.
Dashcam video of the incident from March 2022 was released last week. It shows the deputy stopping a pedestrian who, the deputy said later, looked similar to the description of someone who’d been breaking into cars in the area.
In the video, the man appears to ignore the deputy’s commands as the deputy stands behind him and tries to handcuff him.
March 2, 2023
A former Burton police detective has been charged with Michigan’s hate crime statute after he allegedly used a racial slur and slapped a man being arrested after fleeing a fender-bender with an unmarked police car.
Eric Thomas Freeman, 41, was charged with two felonies -- ethnic intimidation and a common law offense called misconduct in office -- and assault or assault and battery, a misdemeanor offense.
Common law offenses are punishable by up to five years in prison. Leyton described the common law charge as misconduct in office from a public officer. Ethnic intimidation is punishable by up to two years in prison.
Former Burton police detective charged with hate crime
Former Burton police detective charged with hate crimeA former Burton police detective has been charged with Michigan’s hate crime statute after he allegedly used a racial slur and slapped a man being arrested after fleeing a fender-bender with an unmarked police car.
Eric Thomas Freeman, 41, was charged with two felonies -- ethnic intimidation and a common law offense called misconduct in office -- and assault or assault and battery, a misdemeanor offense.
Common law offenses are punishable by up to five years in prison. Leyton described the common law charge as misconduct in office from a public officer. Ethnic intimidation is punishable by up to two years in prison.
March 2, 2023
A deputy raped a woman during a traffic stop and now faces charges, Tennessee officials say.
Jonathan Kelly, now a former Perry County deputy, was charged with one count of aggravated rape and one count of official misconduct by a grand jury on Wednesday, Feb. 22, according to a Feb. 28 news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. He was arrested on Monday.
McClatchy News reached out to officials about when Kelly had left the sheriff’s office and did not immediately receive a response.
Officials said they began investigating Kelly, 31, in December 2021 after receiving a complaint that he sexually assaulted a woman during a traffic stop.
Agents found Kelly told the woman she would not be charged with a crime if she engaged in sexual contact with him, according to officials.
Deputy rapes woman at traffic stop and tells her she won't be charged, Tennessee cops say
Deputy rapes woman at traffic stop and tells her she won’t be charged, Tennessee cops sayA deputy raped a woman during a traffic stop and now faces charges, Tennessee officials say.
Jonathan Kelly, now a former Perry County deputy, was charged with one count of aggravated rape and one count of official misconduct by a grand jury on Wednesday, Feb. 22, according to a Feb. 28 news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. He was arrested on Monday.
McClatchy News reached out to officials about when Kelly had left the sheriff’s office and did not immediately receive a response.
Officials said they began investigating Kelly, 31, in December 2021 after receiving a complaint that he sexually assaulted a woman during a traffic stop.
Agents found Kelly told the woman she would not be charged with a crime if she engaged in sexual contact with him, according to officials.
March 1, 2023
The Fresno Police Department has arrested a man in connection to a series of bombing incidents in Fresno. On Tuesday, police said that 44-year-old Scott Anderson was arrested for seven incidents that started on December 13.
Authorities say that one of the incidents happened at the Fresno County probation office, where a bomb went off inside one of the patrol units. Six of the incidents involved cars, and the seventh involved a mailbox. Anderson had left the Fresno area on February 23. On February 24, he was arrested during a traffic stop in Riverside along with his partner. Due to the nature of the arrest, nearby residents had to be evacuated as a precaution.
Three search warrants were done at homes. Officers found 11 illegal guns, hundreds of rounds of ammo, nearly 90 pounds of drugs and $50,000 in cash. During their investigation, police say there could be ties between Anderson and a White supremacist group. Anderson has since been booked in the Fresno County Jail on a no-bail status.
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The booking sheet shows he was arrested at 3880 W Shaw Ave, I live about three blocks from that location.
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44-year-old man arrested for series of bombing incidents in Fresno
44-year-old man arrested for series of bombing incidents in FresnoThe Fresno Police Department has arrested a man in connection to a series of bombing incidents in Fresno. On Tuesday, police said that 44-year-old Scott Anderson was arrested for seven incidents that started on December 13.
Authorities say that one of the incidents happened at the Fresno County probation office, where a bomb went off inside one of the patrol units. Six of the incidents involved cars, and the seventh involved a mailbox. Anderson had left the Fresno area on February 23. On February 24, he was arrested during a traffic stop in Riverside along with his partner. Due to the nature of the arrest, nearby residents had to be evacuated as a precaution.
Three search warrants were done at homes. Officers found 11 illegal guns, hundreds of rounds of ammo, nearly 90 pounds of drugs and $50,000 in cash. During their investigation, police say there could be ties between Anderson and a White supremacist group. Anderson has since been booked in the Fresno County Jail on a no-bail status.
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The booking sheet shows he was arrested at 3880 W Shaw Ave, I live about three blocks from that location.
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March 1, 2023
Fox News Hosts Knew Election Wasn't Stolen & White House Bans TikTok on Gov Devices - The Daily Show
These People Are Secretly Sane.
https://twitter.com/NomadMK15c/status/1631004059917492226Fox News Hosts Knew Election Wasn't Stolen & White House Bans TikTok on Gov Devices - The Daily Show
March 1, 2023
A Walton Hills police officer grabbed a woman by the arm and ripped her from her car during a traffic stop after she started recording the officer with her cellphone, according to a lawsuit.
Amanda Mills suffered several injuries, including a broken wrist bone and permanent injuries to her breasts during the Feb. 19, 2022, traffic stop, her attorney, John Pfleiderer, said.
Mills filed the lawsuit in federal court in Cleveland last month against the small village in southeast Cuyahoga County and officer C.J. Schmidt, accusing the officer of using excessive force.
She “was subject to violent, unnecessary and needless abuse” by officers and that she suffered pain, mental and emotional harm and deprivation of civil rights because of the incident, Pfleiderer wrote in the lawsuit.
Walton Hills police ripped woman out of car during traffic stop, slammed her against car after she s
Walton Hills police ripped woman out of car during traffic stop, slammed her against car after she started recording officer, lawsuit saysA Walton Hills police officer grabbed a woman by the arm and ripped her from her car during a traffic stop after she started recording the officer with her cellphone, according to a lawsuit.
Amanda Mills suffered several injuries, including a broken wrist bone and permanent injuries to her breasts during the Feb. 19, 2022, traffic stop, her attorney, John Pfleiderer, said.
Mills filed the lawsuit in federal court in Cleveland last month against the small village in southeast Cuyahoga County and officer C.J. Schmidt, accusing the officer of using excessive force.
She “was subject to violent, unnecessary and needless abuse” by officers and that she suffered pain, mental and emotional harm and deprivation of civil rights because of the incident, Pfleiderer wrote in the lawsuit.
March 1, 2023
The Kentucky State Police have settled a federal lawsuit involving two troopers who beat Alex Hornback at his Shepherdsville home during an April 2020 arrest and allegedly lied about it under oath.
U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings dismissed the case on Jan. 23 after the state police agreed to pay Hornback, his father, and their lawyer $130,000, according to a copy of the settlement agreement obtained from the agency by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting through an open-records request.
KyCIR reported on the lawsuit in a February 2022 story highlighting court cases in which state troopers were accused of giving false testimony about using force or omitted essential details.
Thomas Czartorski, one of the two troopers involved in the Hornback beating, which was captured by a hidden home-security camera, agreed to pay an additional $5,000. Neither the agency nor the troopers admitted wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
Kentucky State Police pay $130K settlement in 2020 excessive force lawsuit
Kentucky State Police pay $130K settlement in 2020 excessive force lawsuitThe Kentucky State Police have settled a federal lawsuit involving two troopers who beat Alex Hornback at his Shepherdsville home during an April 2020 arrest and allegedly lied about it under oath.
U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings dismissed the case on Jan. 23 after the state police agreed to pay Hornback, his father, and their lawyer $130,000, according to a copy of the settlement agreement obtained from the agency by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting through an open-records request.
KyCIR reported on the lawsuit in a February 2022 story highlighting court cases in which state troopers were accused of giving false testimony about using force or omitted essential details.
Thomas Czartorski, one of the two troopers involved in the Hornback beating, which was captured by a hidden home-security camera, agreed to pay an additional $5,000. Neither the agency nor the troopers admitted wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
March 1, 2023
Huxley remains suspended without pay with a recommendation of termination from the IMPD police chief to the Civilian Police Merit Board.
Embattled Metro police Sgt. Eric Huxley appeared before a judge Tuesday afternoon on felony charges of official misconduct and battery.
Police body camera video captured Huxley kicking a man in the face during a Sept. 24, 2021 arrest for disorderly conduct.
Huxley faces state and federal charges. More than a year after the incident, a federal grand jury indicted Huxley for violating Jermaine Vaughn's civil rights by using excessive force.
IMPD Sgt. Eric Huxley faces felony charges for kicking man in face
IMPD Sgt. Eric Huxley faces felony charges for kicking man in faceHuxley remains suspended without pay with a recommendation of termination from the IMPD police chief to the Civilian Police Merit Board.
Embattled Metro police Sgt. Eric Huxley appeared before a judge Tuesday afternoon on felony charges of official misconduct and battery.
Police body camera video captured Huxley kicking a man in the face during a Sept. 24, 2021 arrest for disorderly conduct.
Huxley faces state and federal charges. More than a year after the incident, a federal grand jury indicted Huxley for violating Jermaine Vaughn's civil rights by using excessive force.
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