A top central Kansas law enforcement officer is accused of rape and child molesting after being arrested Tuesday night at his Inman home.
Inman Police Chief Mike Akins is charged with 17 felonies, including rape, indecent liberties and battery, involving four children 14 years old and younger, and two misdemeanor battery counts.
McPherson County deputies and Kansas Highway Patrol members forcibly entered Akins' home to arrest him after he failed to answer the door.
The 38-year-old joined the Inman Police Department in 2005 and became chief in January 2007.
The Kansas attorney general's office and Kansas Bureau of Investigation are handling the case after being asked a week ago to investigate the chief.
Akins was being held in McPherson County Jail on $250,000 bond.
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Lt. Jerald Fifer Charged with Domestic Violence
A Louisville Metro Police lieutenant was arrested Thursday night in Tampa in connection with a domestic violence-related incident.
Tampa Police said that the Florida Highway Patrol arrested Lt. Jerald Fifer on June 18 and charged him with false imprisonment, domestic violence and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Officials with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office said Fifer is being held in the county jail, and no bond has been set.
Details of the incident were not immediately available.
Fifer, who works in the downtown LMPD headquarters, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation by Louisville police, said Dwight Mitchell, a police spokesman. He would not comment further on the case.
A call to a lawyer listed on Fifer's arrest information in Tampa was not returned Friday.
Fifer was suspended for 29 days in 2003 after he was charged with drunken driving. He pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. His blood-alcohol level at the time of his arrest was 0.24 percent, three times the legal limit.
Fifer was off-duty at the time that he crashed his personal car into a minivan on April 2, 2003. He was sentenced to four days in jail and served three of them on home incarceration.
At the time of that suspension, Police Chief Robert White wrote in Fifer's suspension letter that he could have been fired for the drunken driving, but he mitigated the discipline because of "personal circumstances that clearly had you under a substantial amount of stress." White also acknowledged that Fifer was seeking help for alcohol use.
After an appeal to the Police Merit Board, Fifer's suspension was reduced to 25 days.
In February 2006, Fifer, who has been an officer since 1991, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. White said then that Fifer deserved to be promoted because he had served his punishment and proved to be a good supervisor.
Tampa Police said that the Florida Highway Patrol arrested Lt. Jerald Fifer on June 18 and charged him with false imprisonment, domestic violence and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Officials with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office said Fifer is being held in the county jail, and no bond has been set.
Details of the incident were not immediately available.
Fifer, who works in the downtown LMPD headquarters, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation by Louisville police, said Dwight Mitchell, a police spokesman. He would not comment further on the case.
A call to a lawyer listed on Fifer's arrest information in Tampa was not returned Friday.
Fifer was suspended for 29 days in 2003 after he was charged with drunken driving. He pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. His blood-alcohol level at the time of his arrest was 0.24 percent, three times the legal limit.
Fifer was off-duty at the time that he crashed his personal car into a minivan on April 2, 2003. He was sentenced to four days in jail and served three of them on home incarceration.
At the time of that suspension, Police Chief Robert White wrote in Fifer's suspension letter that he could have been fired for the drunken driving, but he mitigated the discipline because of "personal circumstances that clearly had you under a substantial amount of stress." White also acknowledged that Fifer was seeking help for alcohol use.
After an appeal to the Police Merit Board, Fifer's suspension was reduced to 25 days.
In February 2006, Fifer, who has been an officer since 1991, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. White said then that Fifer deserved to be promoted because he had served his punishment and proved to be a good supervisor.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Trooper Charles Davis Arrested for Hitting Boy with Handgun
A veteran Florida Highway Patrol trooper was fired today after he was arrested this weekend for allegedly hitting a 17-year-old boy with his handgun.
Charles Davis, 47, was booked into the Orange County Jail Sunday morning on a charge of aggravated battery. He has since been released.
According to police reports, Davis had two separate altercations with teens in his Lake Como neighborhood early Sunday morning. The first incident occurred around 1:40 a.m. when Davis left his house to buy peanuts.
He found a group of teens, three girls and a boy, standing near his front yard and asked them to leave because they were being noisy. Davis thought they were in the area for a party because there were several cars in the neighborhood.
He and a teen, Lucas L. Lopez, began arguing and Davis allegedly swung his fist at the teen. Lopez grabbed Davis and put him in a "choke hold" and told the man he would let him go if he calmed down.
Davis told the teen he would calm down and was released. He told the teens he was going to get his gun, so they ran toward a car and left the area, reports show.
Shortly after this incident, Davis began yelling at another group of teens who were standing across the street from his home. He swung his gun at 17-year-old Justin Roy's head and shoulder, which caused a cut and a scrape, reports show.
During the investigation by Orlando Police, Davis was allegedly verbally abusive toward officers. While filling out a statement, he told police, "next time he would kill them and leave the bodies for us to clean up on his lawn," an officer wrote in a report.
While officers were at his house, Davis left in his marked, FHP patrol car. He was arrested when he returned.
Davis, who has been with FHP since 1984, investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol in 2007 for disorderly conduct. Records also show he was arrested by Orlando Police in 2006 for a similar charge. It's unknown if the two are related.
A spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said said Davis faced an 80-hour suspension after the 2006 incident.
Charles Davis, 47, was booked into the Orange County Jail Sunday morning on a charge of aggravated battery. He has since been released.
According to police reports, Davis had two separate altercations with teens in his Lake Como neighborhood early Sunday morning. The first incident occurred around 1:40 a.m. when Davis left his house to buy peanuts.
He found a group of teens, three girls and a boy, standing near his front yard and asked them to leave because they were being noisy. Davis thought they were in the area for a party because there were several cars in the neighborhood.
He and a teen, Lucas L. Lopez, began arguing and Davis allegedly swung his fist at the teen. Lopez grabbed Davis and put him in a "choke hold" and told the man he would let him go if he calmed down.
Davis told the teen he would calm down and was released. He told the teens he was going to get his gun, so they ran toward a car and left the area, reports show.
Shortly after this incident, Davis began yelling at another group of teens who were standing across the street from his home. He swung his gun at 17-year-old Justin Roy's head and shoulder, which caused a cut and a scrape, reports show.
During the investigation by Orlando Police, Davis was allegedly verbally abusive toward officers. While filling out a statement, he told police, "next time he would kill them and leave the bodies for us to clean up on his lawn," an officer wrote in a report.
While officers were at his house, Davis left in his marked, FHP patrol car. He was arrested when he returned.
Davis, who has been with FHP since 1984, investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol in 2007 for disorderly conduct. Records also show he was arrested by Orlando Police in 2006 for a similar charge. It's unknown if the two are related.
A spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said said Davis faced an 80-hour suspension after the 2006 incident.
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Saturday, December 06, 2008
Rookie Bryan Pour Charged with Aggravated Battery with Firearm
Edwardsville
An off-duty St. Louis police rookie was wrong to shoot a man in a fight outside an Illinois bar, a Madison County grand jury said, and a Pontoon Beach officer was justified to shoot a different officer in the aftermath.
Bryan Pour, fired by the St. Louis police after the Nov. 9 incident, was indicted on a charge of aggravated battery with a firearm. Two of three city officers with him that night — including the one who got shot by a Pontoon Beach officer — were fired Friday.
Nobody was killed in the early morning melee outside Mac N Mick's Sports Bar & Grill, 5240 Nameoki Road in Pontoon Beach.
"Alcohol and weapons do not mix, and incidents like this will not be tolerated regardless of the fact that police officers were involved," Madison County State's Attorney William Mudge said Friday.
Pour, 26, graduated at the top of his Police Academy class in July and was assigned to the 4th District, downtown. If convicted, he could face a prison term of six to 30 years. He was arrested Friday in Edwardsville and released from jail on $100,000 bond.
"This was a difficult case to sort out due to the chaotic nature of the incident," Mudge said. Illinois State Police handled the investigation.
The charges and a statement from Mudge's office provided a clearer picture of an incident that began with four off-duty St. Louis officers celebrating a birthday and engagement.
Officials said Pour was intoxicated, got involved in a dispute outside the bar and shot Jeffrey Bladdick in the chest with a department-issued Beretta pistol as Bladdick "tried to alleviate the situation."
Officials said Pontoon Beach police were called shortly after 1 a.m. regarding a fight. They arrived to find Bladdick wounded and people in the lot.
"Attempting to secure the scene, officers observed armed individuals and ordered them to drop their weapons," Mudge's statement said. "One person, Christopher Hantak, 23, an off-duty St. Louis police officer who was not in uniform and was reportedly intoxicated, did not comply and was shot by Pontoon Beach police Officer Aaron Morgan when he pointed his weapon in the direction of Morgan. The grand jury found that Officer Morgan's actions were justified."
St. Louis police announced Friday that Hantak and Officer Philip Meyer were dismissed as a result of their involvement in the incident. Pour was fired Nov. 10.
State Police Lt. Jim Morrisey said Friday that Bladdick, 25, of Granite City, and Hantak are recovering from their wounds. He said that Bladdick is getting outpatient treatment and that Hantak is expected to be moved from a hospital to a rehabilitation center soon.
Pour's attorney, Albert Watkins, contends that his client acted in self-defense. He told a reporter after the shootings that Pour was walking across the parking lot when he was attacked by two people who struck him on the head with a metal bar and knocked him down.
As they continued to beat him, Watkins said, Pour reached for his gun in his rear waistband and fired it, mistakenly hitting Bladdick, who was trying to help him.
The prosecutor's statement Friday said Pour had no visible injuries when he was arrested at the scene but suffered a self-inflicted head injury after being placed in a police vehicle.
St. Louis police spokeswoman Erica Van Ross said Friday that the fourth city officer present that night remains on administrative duties pending completion of an internal affairs investigation. He was not carrying a weapon that night, she said.
Mudge's statement said, "I urge the St. Louis City Police Department to adopt stricter policies regarding the possession and use of department-issued weapons while its officers are off-duty."
Van Ross said Missouri law prohibits possession of a firearm while intoxicated.
Watkins said Friday that Pour's indictment was "absolutely no surprise" because the grand jury needed only a "shred of evidence" to begin the prosecution.
But he said Pour's arrest Friday was unexpected. He said his client was subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury Friday but instead was arrested on a suppressed indictment handed up Thursday. Pour wanted to testify but wasn't afforded that opportunity, Watkins said.
More Information: http://publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1432559§ionID=1
An off-duty St. Louis police rookie was wrong to shoot a man in a fight outside an Illinois bar, a Madison County grand jury said, and a Pontoon Beach officer was justified to shoot a different officer in the aftermath.
Bryan Pour, fired by the St. Louis police after the Nov. 9 incident, was indicted on a charge of aggravated battery with a firearm. Two of three city officers with him that night — including the one who got shot by a Pontoon Beach officer — were fired Friday.
Nobody was killed in the early morning melee outside Mac N Mick's Sports Bar & Grill, 5240 Nameoki Road in Pontoon Beach.
"Alcohol and weapons do not mix, and incidents like this will not be tolerated regardless of the fact that police officers were involved," Madison County State's Attorney William Mudge said Friday.
Pour, 26, graduated at the top of his Police Academy class in July and was assigned to the 4th District, downtown. If convicted, he could face a prison term of six to 30 years. He was arrested Friday in Edwardsville and released from jail on $100,000 bond.
"This was a difficult case to sort out due to the chaotic nature of the incident," Mudge said. Illinois State Police handled the investigation.
The charges and a statement from Mudge's office provided a clearer picture of an incident that began with four off-duty St. Louis officers celebrating a birthday and engagement.
Officials said Pour was intoxicated, got involved in a dispute outside the bar and shot Jeffrey Bladdick in the chest with a department-issued Beretta pistol as Bladdick "tried to alleviate the situation."
Officials said Pontoon Beach police were called shortly after 1 a.m. regarding a fight. They arrived to find Bladdick wounded and people in the lot.
"Attempting to secure the scene, officers observed armed individuals and ordered them to drop their weapons," Mudge's statement said. "One person, Christopher Hantak, 23, an off-duty St. Louis police officer who was not in uniform and was reportedly intoxicated, did not comply and was shot by Pontoon Beach police Officer Aaron Morgan when he pointed his weapon in the direction of Morgan. The grand jury found that Officer Morgan's actions were justified."
St. Louis police announced Friday that Hantak and Officer Philip Meyer were dismissed as a result of their involvement in the incident. Pour was fired Nov. 10.
State Police Lt. Jim Morrisey said Friday that Bladdick, 25, of Granite City, and Hantak are recovering from their wounds. He said that Bladdick is getting outpatient treatment and that Hantak is expected to be moved from a hospital to a rehabilitation center soon.
Pour's attorney, Albert Watkins, contends that his client acted in self-defense. He told a reporter after the shootings that Pour was walking across the parking lot when he was attacked by two people who struck him on the head with a metal bar and knocked him down.
As they continued to beat him, Watkins said, Pour reached for his gun in his rear waistband and fired it, mistakenly hitting Bladdick, who was trying to help him.
The prosecutor's statement Friday said Pour had no visible injuries when he was arrested at the scene but suffered a self-inflicted head injury after being placed in a police vehicle.
St. Louis police spokeswoman Erica Van Ross said Friday that the fourth city officer present that night remains on administrative duties pending completion of an internal affairs investigation. He was not carrying a weapon that night, she said.
Mudge's statement said, "I urge the St. Louis City Police Department to adopt stricter policies regarding the possession and use of department-issued weapons while its officers are off-duty."
Van Ross said Missouri law prohibits possession of a firearm while intoxicated.
Watkins said Friday that Pour's indictment was "absolutely no surprise" because the grand jury needed only a "shred of evidence" to begin the prosecution.
But he said Pour's arrest Friday was unexpected. He said his client was subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury Friday but instead was arrested on a suppressed indictment handed up Thursday. Pour wanted to testify but wasn't afforded that opportunity, Watkins said.
More Information: http://publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1432559§ionID=1
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Officer Andrew Orbegozo Abducts Woman
Ansonia, Conn.
Bridgeport Police Officer Andre Orbegozo, 32 of Naugatuck, abducted an Ansonia woman from the front of her home and forced her to a heavily wooded area behind Ansonia High School.
Officer Orbegozo was arrested and Wednesday, and charged with kidnapping a fellow officer. He appeared in Derby Superior Court Wednesday and his bond was doubled from $250,000 to $500,000.
Ansonia police said they received a call from Bridgeport police stating that a police officer had assaulted another officer. At about 3:30a.m. Wednesday Ansonia police went to Griffin Hospital.
Officer Orbegozo hit the woman in the head with a gun, causing a laceration, police said. The victim was able to convince Orbegozo she needed medical attention and he took her to Griffin Hospital for treatment.
Police are calling the incident domestic violence. Orbegozo was charged with second-degree assault and second-degree kidnapping with a firearm.
The victim has not been identified.
Bridgeport Police Officer Andre Orbegozo, 32 of Naugatuck, abducted an Ansonia woman from the front of her home and forced her to a heavily wooded area behind Ansonia High School.
Officer Orbegozo was arrested and Wednesday, and charged with kidnapping a fellow officer. He appeared in Derby Superior Court Wednesday and his bond was doubled from $250,000 to $500,000.
Ansonia police said they received a call from Bridgeport police stating that a police officer had assaulted another officer. At about 3:30a.m. Wednesday Ansonia police went to Griffin Hospital.
Officer Orbegozo hit the woman in the head with a gun, causing a laceration, police said. The victim was able to convince Orbegozo she needed medical attention and he took her to Griffin Hospital for treatment.
Police are calling the incident domestic violence. Orbegozo was charged with second-degree assault and second-degree kidnapping with a firearm.
The victim has not been identified.
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