Chicago police detective John Killackey has been charged with misdemeanor theft and assault for stiffing a cab driver on a fare in April and threatening him with a gun when the driver asked for payment, officials said today.
Killackey, 32, is listed in public records as a police detective who joined the police force in 2000. According to a source, the officer is the son of Jack Killackey, the former commander of the Deering police district. The elder Killackey is currently an official at the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communication.
The driver, Karl Clermont, has said he picked up Killackey on April 23. When they arrived at his destination near Armitage and Damen Avenues, Killackey, who was off-duty at the time, refused to pay his $8 cab fare and pulled a handgun on Clermont, the driver alleged.
Killackey appeared to be intoxicated when Clermont picked him up at about 1:35 a.m. and drove to the Bucktown destination, said George Lutfallah, who first wrote about the case in Chicago Dispatcher, a publication on taxi-related subjects.
When they arrived, Killackey got out of the cab and started to walk away without paying the fare, Luftallah said. Clermont called after him, and he returned to the taxi.
Killackey allegedly brandished a handgun as he told the driver he didn't owe him anything. "Get out of the car and see what happens," the detective said, according to Luftallah.
Clermont called 911, and when officers arrived they found Killackey in a nearby alley; when they saw his identification, his badge and his gun, they learned he was a police officer.
The driver filed a complaint with the Independent Police Review Authority. On Thursday he spoke with prosecutors at the state's attorney's office, Luftallah said.
Killackey was charged Friday, said Andy Conklin, a spokesman for the state's attorney's office.
He has also been relieved of police powers and an internal investigation is under way, said Chicago Police News Affairs Lt. Maureen Biggane. Killackey has been put in an administrative role, she said.
IPRA also is conducting an investigation of its own, said agency spokesman Curtis Tarver.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Cpl Antonio Lopez Likely to be Fired After Pepper Spraying Man
A Dallas police officer is likely to be fired as soon as next week after an internal investigation concluded that he repeatedly lied about an incident in which a man was taken to West Dallas, doused with pepper spray and then left there.
A rookie police officer also is facing discipline over not immediately reporting the August 2008 incident to supervisors. The rookie, Officer John Hoover, later told detectives that a third officer had intentionally used pepper spray on the man and they concocted a story that the canister had malfunctioned.
Senior Cpl. Antonio Lopez, the 36-year-old officer who may be fired, declined to comment Tuesday, but wrote in a statement to internal investigators: "I was not untruthful while conducting official police business."
Senior Cpl. Michael Loeb, the 31-year-old officer accused of dousing 19-year-old Michael Reyes with pepper spray, could not be reached for comment. His internal affairs case is pending.
Responding to call
Early on Aug. 26, 2008, Loeb in his patrol car, and Lopez and Hoover in their car responded to a call on Walnut Hill Lane in northwest Dallas in which an elderly man reported that a stranger knocked on his door and demanded money.
The officers found Reyes in the area but decided they didn't have evidence of a crime and released him.
George Gaytan, a neighbor, wrote in a statement to investigators that Lopez told Reyes, " 'If y'all hurt this man or this old man, I'm going to come back and kill you and kill your gang members.' "
Lopez wrote that they agreed to give Reyes a ride in the car driven by Hoover. Loeb followed in his patrol car.
Lopez told investigators that Reyes requested that they drop him off at a West Dallas carwash. Once there, Lopez and Loeb told investigators, Loeb's paper spray canister malfunctioned, and the officers and Reyes were sprayed.
Different account
But Hoover and Reyes gave a different account: Lopez ordered Reyes out of their squad car and threw Reyes' cellphone and wallet to the ground.
As Lopez and Hoover were leaving, Lopez asked Reyes if he wanted a ride, Hoover said. Reyes responded with an obscene hand gesture. Hoover, the rookie who initially backed up the veteran officers' account, later told police investigators that as he and Lopez left, he saw Loeb get out of his car.
Hoover told investigators that the other officers turned around and that he then saw Loeb intentionally spray Reyes without provocation.
"I saw the suspect on the ground and Mike with his pepper spray out and a cloud of pepper spray near the suspect," he wrote. "As we pulled up, the suspect was able to get up and move a few feet before falling back to the ground with Loeb right next to him. Loeb then gave him another spray of pepper spray."
Loeb then threw the canister at Reyes, Hoover told investigators. Hoover said the officers then left. Reyes walked to a nearby gas station and called 911.
The officers later met up at a convenience store where Loeb and Lopez came up with their account, Hoover said.
"I did not notify a Sgt. of this incident because I was scared and I feared retaliation," he wrote.
In a written statement, Lopez attributed the difference in the accounts to Hoover's rookie status: "Rookie officers interpret and see things differently than more mature veteran officers."
In February, a grand jury declined to indict Loeb and Lopez after Reyes refused to cooperate further.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Border Protection Officer Edwin Barbo Accused of Stalking
A judge on Monday continued a protective order against a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer accused of stalking a woman, jamming a pistol into her chest and threatening to kill her.
Edwin Barbot, 46, is accused of harassing the 47-year-old woman at her work and home. He was arrested in November on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated stalking and battery.
Last month, an Osceola County judge granted a temporary order against Barbot. On Monday, a circuit court judge continued the order until after Barbot's criminal trial, which is scheduled to begin April 21 in Osceola County.
Barbot was suspended from his Customs job at Orlando International Airport, agency spokeswoman Maria M. Alvarado said.
In mid-November, the woman told Osceola County deputy sheriffs that Barbot followed her home and argued with her outside her apartment. Barbot told the woman "that she better not be with anyone else or he will kill her," a sheriff's report said.
The woman told deputies that Barbot pulled at her, causing her to fall on the steps, and then "jammed" a semiautomatic pistol into her chest. The woman said he stood over her and said, "I want to kill you."
When the woman screamed, Barbot ran to his car and drove away, according to the report.
In hs report, the deputy noted that he saw a small, red circular mark on the woman's chest. Barbot was arrested Nov. 19 and released from the Osceola County Jail the same day on $5,500 bond.
In a written statement filed in court, the woman said Barbot put his gun in her mouth when she told him she was going to get a restraining order.
"He will kill me, he promised he would!" the woman wrote.
The woman stated she is "so afraid," she can't sleep, is having trouble concentrating and feels as though she's being followed. She said Barbot harassed her at work while wearing his federal uniform and carrying his badge and gun.
In her court filing for the protective order, the woman also stated that Barbot had an incident with another woman in January at work while he was on administrative duty. She gave no details about that allegation.
Alvarado said she couldn't comment on any allegations made against Barbot because he is under investigation.
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Edwin Barbot, 46, is accused of harassing the 47-year-old woman at her work and home. He was arrested in November on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated stalking and battery.
Last month, an Osceola County judge granted a temporary order against Barbot. On Monday, a circuit court judge continued the order until after Barbot's criminal trial, which is scheduled to begin April 21 in Osceola County.
Barbot was suspended from his Customs job at Orlando International Airport, agency spokeswoman Maria M. Alvarado said.
In mid-November, the woman told Osceola County deputy sheriffs that Barbot followed her home and argued with her outside her apartment. Barbot told the woman "that she better not be with anyone else or he will kill her," a sheriff's report said.
The woman told deputies that Barbot pulled at her, causing her to fall on the steps, and then "jammed" a semiautomatic pistol into her chest. The woman said he stood over her and said, "I want to kill you."
When the woman screamed, Barbot ran to his car and drove away, according to the report.
In hs report, the deputy noted that he saw a small, red circular mark on the woman's chest. Barbot was arrested Nov. 19 and released from the Osceola County Jail the same day on $5,500 bond.
In a written statement filed in court, the woman said Barbot put his gun in her mouth when she told him she was going to get a restraining order.
"He will kill me, he promised he would!" the woman wrote.
The woman stated she is "so afraid," she can't sleep, is having trouble concentrating and feels as though she's being followed. She said Barbot harassed her at work while wearing his federal uniform and carrying his badge and gun.
In her court filing for the protective order, the woman also stated that Barbot had an incident with another woman in January at work while he was on administrative duty. She gave no details about that allegation.
Alvarado said she couldn't comment on any allegations made against Barbot because he is under investigation.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Trooper Paul Vera Pleads No Contest to Pointing Weapon
A state trooper has pleaded "no contest" after he was accused of storming into an ex-girlfriend's house in Groton and threatening her boyfriend with a gun.
Paul Vera of Waterford was charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree criminal mischief, both misdemeanors.
A judge ordered Vera to attend 26 sessions of an anti-domestic violence program. If he doesn't complete the program, he could be sentenced to six months in prison. Vera is a 22-year veteran of state police.
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Paul Vera of Waterford was charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree criminal mischief, both misdemeanors.
A judge ordered Vera to attend 26 sessions of an anti-domestic violence program. If he doesn't complete the program, he could be sentenced to six months in prison. Vera is a 22-year veteran of state police.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Woman Accuses Former Officer Joseph Garner of Threatening
BELLEFONTE
A woman has accused a former Penn State police officer of repeatedly threatening and assaulting her, and twice using his master key in February to get into her university office and leave her notes.
Joseph Garner resigned from his job in February around the same time he was suspended as a police officer for 15 days, Assistant Chief Tom Sowerby said Tuesday.
The woman also accuses Garner of threatening to kill her animals, and using his military and law enforcement training to physically restrain her, according to court papers.
She filed a protection from abuse order against Garner on Feb. 4, which makes it illegal for Garner to have contact with her.
In her request for the order, the woman wrote that Garner had strangled, punched, grabbed, slapped, bit and pinched her.
At one point, she said, she received up to 30 harassing calls and text messages from Garner in a half-hour period, court papers say.
Twice between Feb. 2 and 3, she alleged, Garner used his university master key issued to police officers to enter her office and leave notes for her, court papers say.
A hearing scheduled for Tuesday in front of President Judge David E. Grine was continued until next week.
State police Sgt. Jim Emigh at Rockview said an investigation of an officer with Penn State police was referred to him, but no criminal charges have been filed.
The protection order is a civil matter unless it is violated.
“We were asked to look into an incident involving a Penn State police officer for some of his conduct on duty to determine if it rose to the level of a criminal offense,” Emigh said.
“As of now, we are still conducting our investigations.”
As part of the protection order, Garner was required by Judge Pamela Ruest to surrender his weapons. The county Sheriff’s Office said that Garner relinquished his weapons to a third party — something the law permits if the defendant chooses not to have the sheriff hold the weapons.
A woman has accused a former Penn State police officer of repeatedly threatening and assaulting her, and twice using his master key in February to get into her university office and leave her notes.
Joseph Garner resigned from his job in February around the same time he was suspended as a police officer for 15 days, Assistant Chief Tom Sowerby said Tuesday.
The woman also accuses Garner of threatening to kill her animals, and using his military and law enforcement training to physically restrain her, according to court papers.
She filed a protection from abuse order against Garner on Feb. 4, which makes it illegal for Garner to have contact with her.
In her request for the order, the woman wrote that Garner had strangled, punched, grabbed, slapped, bit and pinched her.
At one point, she said, she received up to 30 harassing calls and text messages from Garner in a half-hour period, court papers say.
Twice between Feb. 2 and 3, she alleged, Garner used his university master key issued to police officers to enter her office and leave notes for her, court papers say.
A hearing scheduled for Tuesday in front of President Judge David E. Grine was continued until next week.
State police Sgt. Jim Emigh at Rockview said an investigation of an officer with Penn State police was referred to him, but no criminal charges have been filed.
The protection order is a civil matter unless it is violated.
“We were asked to look into an incident involving a Penn State police officer for some of his conduct on duty to determine if it rose to the level of a criminal offense,” Emigh said.
“As of now, we are still conducting our investigations.”
As part of the protection order, Garner was required by Judge Pamela Ruest to surrender his weapons. The county Sheriff’s Office said that Garner relinquished his weapons to a third party — something the law permits if the defendant chooses not to have the sheriff hold the weapons.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Officer Javier Alonzo Arrested for Sexual Assault has been Suspended
EL PASO
An El Paso police officer arrested last week on a charge of aggravated sexual assault has been suspended from duty without pay, police officials said Tuesday.
Javier Alonzo, a member of he police force for 16 years, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman Feb. 24 at a home in El Paso.
He remained in the El Paso County Jail on Tuesday. His bond was set at $80,000.
Police officials said Tuesday that they had begun the process to fire Alonzo.
"Chief (Greg) Allen has instructed internal affairs to begin the termination process," said Officer Chris Mears, a department spokesman. "However, there are some rights and administrative issues that need to be resolved first. He will be on leave without pay until the administrative side is finished."
Alonzo's lawyer, Roger Montoya, is representing the officer on a separate charge of family violence and assault causing bodily injury. That case dates from Nov. 1.
"I want to remind the public that my client is entitled to the presumption of innocence," Montoya said.
In the case last week, Alonzo, 42, is accused of throwing a woman to the floor, threatening her life, handcuffing her and then sexually assaulting her.
Police did not identify the woman, and the El Paso Times does not publish the names of people who say they were victims of sexual assault. Police said the alleged assault occurred in a house in the 800 block of Sunset Park Drive.
Alonzo will have a pretrial hearing March 9 in connection with the November assault charge, court records show.
An El Paso police officer arrested last week on a charge of aggravated sexual assault has been suspended from duty without pay, police officials said Tuesday.
Javier Alonzo, a member of he police force for 16 years, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman Feb. 24 at a home in El Paso.
He remained in the El Paso County Jail on Tuesday. His bond was set at $80,000.
Police officials said Tuesday that they had begun the process to fire Alonzo.
"Chief (Greg) Allen has instructed internal affairs to begin the termination process," said Officer Chris Mears, a department spokesman. "However, there are some rights and administrative issues that need to be resolved first. He will be on leave without pay until the administrative side is finished."
Alonzo's lawyer, Roger Montoya, is representing the officer on a separate charge of family violence and assault causing bodily injury. That case dates from Nov. 1.
"I want to remind the public that my client is entitled to the presumption of innocence," Montoya said.
In the case last week, Alonzo, 42, is accused of throwing a woman to the floor, threatening her life, handcuffing her and then sexually assaulting her.
Police did not identify the woman, and the El Paso Times does not publish the names of people who say they were victims of sexual assault. Police said the alleged assault occurred in a house in the 800 block of Sunset Park Drive.
Alonzo will have a pretrial hearing March 9 in connection with the November assault charge, court records show.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Officer Paul T Vera Charged with Pointing Weapon
New London
A 22-year veteran of the Connecticut State Police was arraigned Friday in New London Superior Court on charges that he allegedly barged into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and pointed a gun at her boyfriend.
Paul T. Vera, 44, of 31 Shore Road, Waterford, was charged with second-degree threatening, third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree criminal trespass.
State police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said Vera has been placed on administrative duty, where he will have no contact with the public, since the incident was reported in November.
The state police is conducting its own internal investigation. Vera could not be reached for comment.
According to the arrest warrant, Groton Town police received a complaint Nov. 9 that Vera, the ex-boyfriend of the complainant's girlfriend, barged into her apartment and into the bedroom in “full battle rattle,” dressed in dark-colored police fatigues with police patches on the chest and arm.
Vera then allegedly pointed a handgun at the complainant's waist and yelled to his ex-girlfriend, calling her “an (expletive) whore,” before leaving the apartment.
Vera's ex-girlfriend also told police Vera entered the apartment with something black in his hand that he was pointing at her and a man, the warrant said.
Vera, who was interviewed Nov. 9, said he had been in an on-and-off relationship with the woman for about two years. They lived together, and she moved out of his house.
Vera told police that on Nov. 8 he asked his ex-girlfriend if she was in a relationship with another man, and she denied it. The next day he tried calling her at 3:30 a.m. and got no response, so he got dressed in a grey T-shirt, blue running pants and sneakers and went to her apartment.
When he got there, he walked to the sliding glass door and noticed that the slider was slightly open and some of the blinds were outside of the porch. He knocked on the door and got not answer.
Vera told police he entered the apartment because he was concerned, and could hear her having sex with someone, so he “barreled” through her bedroom door. According to the warrant, Vera admitted calling the woman “an (expletive) whore” before leaving the apartment.
On his way out of the apartment, he said he took her phone so he could check her calls and text messages. He denied having any firearms with him.
In the warrant, Vera said on his way home he heard over a radio broadcast that Groton Town police were looking for him, and he said he immediately called the on-duty supervisor.
After being reinterviewed the next day, Vera's ex-girlfriend came to police headquarters a few days after the incident to recant her statement, the warrant said. She told police that in the past Vera would come to her apartment late at night through her sliding glass door.
She said she couldn't really see what Vera was wearing and felt her boyfriend was influencing her recollection of the incident because she was drunk, the warrant said. She became suspicious of her boyfriend's behavior when he told her he had retained an attorney and was going to sue the state.
”He told her that they would each win $12 million after paying the attorney $3 million,” the warrant said.
At Vera's arraignment Friday, Judge Michael Frechette issued a protective order prohibiting Vera from having contact with the two alleged victims and from possessing guns.
Defense attorney William T. Koch Jr. asked the judge to consider imposing a “no contact order” rather than a protective order, given Vera's 22 years as a state trooper and lack of a criminal record.
The judge denied the request and continued the case to Feb. 5. Kevin Dunn, a domestic violence attorney for the Chief State's Attorney's office, will be prosecuting the case.
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A 22-year veteran of the Connecticut State Police was arraigned Friday in New London Superior Court on charges that he allegedly barged into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and pointed a gun at her boyfriend.
Paul T. Vera, 44, of 31 Shore Road, Waterford, was charged with second-degree threatening, third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree criminal trespass.
State police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said Vera has been placed on administrative duty, where he will have no contact with the public, since the incident was reported in November.
The state police is conducting its own internal investigation. Vera could not be reached for comment.
According to the arrest warrant, Groton Town police received a complaint Nov. 9 that Vera, the ex-boyfriend of the complainant's girlfriend, barged into her apartment and into the bedroom in “full battle rattle,” dressed in dark-colored police fatigues with police patches on the chest and arm.
Vera then allegedly pointed a handgun at the complainant's waist and yelled to his ex-girlfriend, calling her “an (expletive) whore,” before leaving the apartment.
Vera's ex-girlfriend also told police Vera entered the apartment with something black in his hand that he was pointing at her and a man, the warrant said.
Vera, who was interviewed Nov. 9, said he had been in an on-and-off relationship with the woman for about two years. They lived together, and she moved out of his house.
Vera told police that on Nov. 8 he asked his ex-girlfriend if she was in a relationship with another man, and she denied it. The next day he tried calling her at 3:30 a.m. and got no response, so he got dressed in a grey T-shirt, blue running pants and sneakers and went to her apartment.
When he got there, he walked to the sliding glass door and noticed that the slider was slightly open and some of the blinds were outside of the porch. He knocked on the door and got not answer.
Vera told police he entered the apartment because he was concerned, and could hear her having sex with someone, so he “barreled” through her bedroom door. According to the warrant, Vera admitted calling the woman “an (expletive) whore” before leaving the apartment.
On his way out of the apartment, he said he took her phone so he could check her calls and text messages. He denied having any firearms with him.
In the warrant, Vera said on his way home he heard over a radio broadcast that Groton Town police were looking for him, and he said he immediately called the on-duty supervisor.
After being reinterviewed the next day, Vera's ex-girlfriend came to police headquarters a few days after the incident to recant her statement, the warrant said. She told police that in the past Vera would come to her apartment late at night through her sliding glass door.
She said she couldn't really see what Vera was wearing and felt her boyfriend was influencing her recollection of the incident because she was drunk, the warrant said. She became suspicious of her boyfriend's behavior when he told her he had retained an attorney and was going to sue the state.
”He told her that they would each win $12 million after paying the attorney $3 million,” the warrant said.
At Vera's arraignment Friday, Judge Michael Frechette issued a protective order prohibiting Vera from having contact with the two alleged victims and from possessing guns.
Defense attorney William T. Koch Jr. asked the judge to consider imposing a “no contact order” rather than a protective order, given Vera's 22 years as a state trooper and lack of a criminal record.
The judge denied the request and continued the case to Feb. 5. Kevin Dunn, a domestic violence attorney for the Chief State's Attorney's office, will be prosecuting the case.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Deputy Michael McCroskey Accused of Domestic Violence Fired Today
CANTON
Stark County Sheriff Tim Swanson today fired a deputy who is accused of domestic violence.
Swanson said Michael D. McCroskey, 34, can appeal his decision. “But, as of this morning, I gave him his letter, and he’s done,” he said.
Swanson declined further comment.
McCroskey has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor counts of domestic violence and unlawful restraint.
The charges stem from a Dec. 5 incident in Jackson Township. His next court date is Dec. 30 in Massillon Municipal Court.
According to court documents, McCroskey pushed a woman while she was holding their infant son, then threatened to kill her and commit suicide.
McCroskey had been employed with the Sheriff’s Department since April 19, 2007, working in the county jail.
McCroskey also was arrested for domestic violence involving the same woman Aug. 25,. He was found guilty on a lesser charge of disorderly conduct.
A disciplinary hearing was held Monday.
Stark County Sheriff Tim Swanson today fired a deputy who is accused of domestic violence.
Swanson said Michael D. McCroskey, 34, can appeal his decision. “But, as of this morning, I gave him his letter, and he’s done,” he said.
Swanson declined further comment.
McCroskey has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor counts of domestic violence and unlawful restraint.
The charges stem from a Dec. 5 incident in Jackson Township. His next court date is Dec. 30 in Massillon Municipal Court.
According to court documents, McCroskey pushed a woman while she was holding their infant son, then threatened to kill her and commit suicide.
McCroskey had been employed with the Sheriff’s Department since April 19, 2007, working in the county jail.
McCroskey also was arrested for domestic violence involving the same woman Aug. 25,. He was found guilty on a lesser charge of disorderly conduct.
A disciplinary hearing was held Monday.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Officer Scoot Hanley Accused of Pulling Gun on Couple
HILLSBORO, Ore.
An off-duty Hillsboro police officer is accused of pulling a gun on a Scappoose couple and threatening their lives while they were eating ice cream.
Kevin Deavers said he and his wife were eating ice cream outside a Dairy Queen last week when Deavers said off-duty officer, Scott Hanley pulled in front of him and shined his headlights into the couple's car.
Deavers asked the man to dim his lights. He said that's when officer Hanley pulled out his gun.
"He says you need to leave. You need to leave right now, you need to go. I was trying to reason with him. 'Bud, I'm just eating my ice cream, why do you have your high beams pointed at my eyes?' Then he pulls out a semi-automatic pistol and holds it sideways... and says 'I'll kill you and her,'" said Deavers.
The Hillsboro Police Department confirmed Hanley was under investigation, but he has not suspended been suspended and police said they're still working to verify the story and figure out exactly what happened. But police did not dispute the fact that Hanley pulled out a gun.
The couple said they want quick action.
"Take his gun away from him and put him behind a desk. I don't know, but if you're that unstable, they're supposed to be trained to react to something. I hope I'd get tased before I get shot in the face," said Deavers.
At this time the Columbia County District Attorney had not decided whether to file charges against Hanley.
An off-duty Hillsboro police officer is accused of pulling a gun on a Scappoose couple and threatening their lives while they were eating ice cream.
Kevin Deavers said he and his wife were eating ice cream outside a Dairy Queen last week when Deavers said off-duty officer, Scott Hanley pulled in front of him and shined his headlights into the couple's car.
Deavers asked the man to dim his lights. He said that's when officer Hanley pulled out his gun.
"He says you need to leave. You need to leave right now, you need to go. I was trying to reason with him. 'Bud, I'm just eating my ice cream, why do you have your high beams pointed at my eyes?' Then he pulls out a semi-automatic pistol and holds it sideways... and says 'I'll kill you and her,'" said Deavers.
The Hillsboro Police Department confirmed Hanley was under investigation, but he has not suspended been suspended and police said they're still working to verify the story and figure out exactly what happened. But police did not dispute the fact that Hanley pulled out a gun.
The couple said they want quick action.
"Take his gun away from him and put him behind a desk. I don't know, but if you're that unstable, they're supposed to be trained to react to something. I hope I'd get tased before I get shot in the face," said Deavers.
At this time the Columbia County District Attorney had not decided whether to file charges against Hanley.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Lt. Michael O'Hanley Investigated for Threatening Daughter-in-Law
GLOUCESTER, Mass.
City officials are investigating a questionable phone call made by one of their own officers.
Lieutenant Michael O'Hanley, a veteran officer of the Gloucester Police Department, allegedly was overheard on his cell phone making a threat against his daughter-in-law.
The call was accidentally transmitted over the officer's police radio while he was on duty.
"She's an [expletive]...and when this is all over, I will call her and have several words with her and tell her exactly what I think of her," O'Hanley was overheard saying.
At one point the veteran officer is heard making what sounds like a threat.
"I'm going to hire Bobby Mason to go over there and bust all the windows," O'Hanley said.
An outside law enforcement group has launched an investigation and the department promises that swift disciplinary action will be taken if necessary.
"This was an emotional time during a personal situation in an officer's family," a spokesman for the department said.
O'Hanley is reportedly on vacation.
More Information: http://wbztv.com/local/gloucester.cop.threat.2.878198.html
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Former Sheriff Candidate Robert Hill Ordered Involuntary Committed
A former candidate for Pierce County Sheriff has been ordered into involuntary commitment at a mental health facility following his release from the Pierce County Jail.
Robert Jesse Hill, 28, was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly pointed a replica handgun at a security guard at the Pierce County courthouse.
Hill was at the courthouse to attend the arraignment of Issac Sherman Powell, who was arrested Wednesday after deputies said he tried to enter the courthouse carrying a handgun. Sheriff's spokesman Detective Ed Troyer said the gun Powell was carrying is registered to Robert Hill's mother.
Hill was also arrested on Monday for allegedly driving on a suspended license. He was wanted on a warrant and showed up for a court appearance at the Pierce County courthouse.
Hill was involuntarily committed after a mental health review prior to his release from jail Thursday night. Hill will likely remain in the hospital until he appears before a judge next week.
Hill ran for Pierce County sheriff in the November election, garnering more than 50,000 votes or close to 20 percent.
He is also under investigation for possible death threats against the sheriff, Troyer said.
During his campaign for sheriff, Hill made statements about his opponent Sheriff Paul Pastor dying before taking office.
In a telephone interview with KIRO 7 South Sound reporter Kevin McCarty Hill said, "Jehovah's probably going to strike him down here in the next couple months," claiming God was angry at Pastor.
Due to federal privacy laws, Puget Sound hospital and the Pierce county sheriff's department cannot comment, or confirm Hill's commitment.
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Robert Jesse Hill, 28, was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly pointed a replica handgun at a security guard at the Pierce County courthouse.
Hill was at the courthouse to attend the arraignment of Issac Sherman Powell, who was arrested Wednesday after deputies said he tried to enter the courthouse carrying a handgun. Sheriff's spokesman Detective Ed Troyer said the gun Powell was carrying is registered to Robert Hill's mother.
Hill was also arrested on Monday for allegedly driving on a suspended license. He was wanted on a warrant and showed up for a court appearance at the Pierce County courthouse.
Hill was involuntarily committed after a mental health review prior to his release from jail Thursday night. Hill will likely remain in the hospital until he appears before a judge next week.
Hill ran for Pierce County sheriff in the November election, garnering more than 50,000 votes or close to 20 percent.
He is also under investigation for possible death threats against the sheriff, Troyer said.
During his campaign for sheriff, Hill made statements about his opponent Sheriff Paul Pastor dying before taking office.
In a telephone interview with KIRO 7 South Sound reporter Kevin McCarty Hill said, "Jehovah's probably going to strike him down here in the next couple months," claiming God was angry at Pastor.
Due to federal privacy laws, Puget Sound hospital and the Pierce county sheriff's department cannot comment, or confirm Hill's commitment.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
More Information on Officer John W. Lewis Arrested for the Third Time
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady Police Officer John W. Lewis was arrested Monday for the third time in seven months, this time accused of threatening to kill his ex-wife.
Lewis, 39, of Oregon Avenue, was charged with third-degree stalking and second-degree aggravated harassment, both misdemeanors. He is accused of threatening Allison Fitz Lewis, his former wife, three times last week and a fourth time in August, each alleged incident spelled out in court papers.
In a telephone conversation with his ex-wife Saturday, Lewis allegedly told her he would be at her house every night and, if she were not there, he would go looking for her.
“He further stated that if he found her with someone, he was going to kill whoever she was with and kill her,” the court paperwork reads.
Each of Lewis’ three arrests since April have come as his marriage dissolved. The divorce was final in September, county records show.
After each arrest, he has been suspended without pay for 30 days, as he was Monday. Between the suspensions he returned to the payroll, but not to work.
Lewis was arraigned Monday and released to return to court Nov. 24. His listed attorney, Michael Horan, did not return a call for comment. Police union President Lt. Robert Hamilton also did not return a call.
Lewis was first charged in April, accused of the violation of harassment of his estranged wife. The case stemmed from allegations that he grabbed and pushed his wife during a dispute over their child. He was acquitted of that in June in a City Court trial.
In the meantime, however, he was also charged with a more serious count of criminal contempt, accused of violating an order of protection issued in the harassment case. In that case, he is accused of phoning the woman several times, driving by her and going to her work. The contempt case remains pending.
The latest allegations are more explicit, including direct threats. Papers reference four separate alleged incidents, one each Nov. 4, 7, and 8 and one Aug. 13.
In the August incident, Lewis allegedly told his ex-wife he was coming to her new boyfriend’s house to talk to her. Lewis also allegedly told her he would never let her be with anyone else.
The divorce was final in late September.
On Nov. 4, Lewis allegedly told his ex-wife personal items from her e-mail. Three days later, at about 4:30 a.m., Lewis repeatedly rang her door bell, asking whom she was with, according to papers.
It was on Saturday that Lewis allegedly told her he would keep coming over to her house, and then threatened to kill her.
Monday’s charges did not include a new contempt charge. The previous order of protection expired with the June acquittal. A new order, however, was issued Monday.
Lewis in July filed a notice of claim against the city, alleging that the city Police Department worked with his ex-wife to force him from his job, publicly embarrass him and create a hostile work environment, according to the notice.
He also alleged that police refused to accept an application for a warrant in which Lewis was the victim and to acknowledge his status as a victim of his ex-wife and another woman.
City officials tried to get Lewis fired 10 years ago over accusations that he used a racial slur during an off-duty incident on Feb. 27, 1998, behind the city police headquarters on Liberty Street. Several people overheard the remark.
Lewis kept his job after an arbitrator ruled that the city was “unduly harsh” in firing him.
Kevin Luibrand, Lewis’ attorney in the claim against the city, said Monday his client has since gone on disability for an undisclosed ailment. Nothing new has happened with the possible lawsuit, Luibrand said. He said it would be inappropriate for him to comment further.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Officer Donald Mcfarland Arrested for Domestic Dispute
A Fort Worth police officer was arrested Saturday on accusations that he waved a gun at his wife and her friend during a domestic dispute.
Donald Dwayne McFarland, 50, faces charges of deadly conduct and assault by offensive contact or threat.
According to a police report, McFarland was arrested after police were called to a west Fort Worth residence about 8:30 p.m. He is accused of waving a pistol and making threats against his wife and her friend, both 51.
Lt. Paul Henderson, police spokesman, said McFarland has been placed on restrictive duty.
"An internal investigation has been launched into the matter," Henderson said.
http://www.star-telegram.com/
Donald Dwayne McFarland, 50, faces charges of deadly conduct and assault by offensive contact or threat.
According to a police report, McFarland was arrested after police were called to a west Fort Worth residence about 8:30 p.m. He is accused of waving a pistol and making threats against his wife and her friend, both 51.
Lt. Paul Henderson, police spokesman, said McFarland has been placed on restrictive duty.
"An internal investigation has been launched into the matter," Henderson said.
http://www.star-telegram.com/
Friday, October 03, 2008
Officer Michael Almeida Ordered to Surrender His Weapon
BROOKFIELD
A town police officer arrested in New Milford last week and charged in connection with a domestic violence complaint was scheduled to return to work today.
Officer Michael Almeida, 33, was charged Sept. 26 with disorderly conduct and second-degree threatening for dispute at his home with a 27-year-old woman.
Almeida appeared Monday in Superior Court in Bantam, where a judge ordered him to surrender his service revolver at the end of each shift while the case is pending.
Almeida qualified for a family services program, according to The Register Citizen in Torrington, which could result in the dismissal of all charges provided he adheres to the program's requirements.
Almeida, an officer for nine years, has been suspended with pay since his arrest, Brookfield Police Chief Robin Montgomery said.
"We have to conduct an internal inquiry, obviously," Montgomery said. "The judge at the hearing Monday allowed him to come back to work and to carry his weapon while at work. After his shift is over, he leaves his weapon here."
Montgomery said the internal probe into Almeida's arrest could take until the end of the month.
Second-degree threatening is a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $2,000 fine.
It is defined as placing another person in fear of imminent personal injury or threatening to commit an act of violence.
Almeida is due in court again Oct. 30.
http://www.newstimes.com
A town police officer arrested in New Milford last week and charged in connection with a domestic violence complaint was scheduled to return to work today.
Officer Michael Almeida, 33, was charged Sept. 26 with disorderly conduct and second-degree threatening for dispute at his home with a 27-year-old woman.
Almeida appeared Monday in Superior Court in Bantam, where a judge ordered him to surrender his service revolver at the end of each shift while the case is pending.
Almeida qualified for a family services program, according to The Register Citizen in Torrington, which could result in the dismissal of all charges provided he adheres to the program's requirements.
Almeida, an officer for nine years, has been suspended with pay since his arrest, Brookfield Police Chief Robin Montgomery said.
"We have to conduct an internal inquiry, obviously," Montgomery said. "The judge at the hearing Monday allowed him to come back to work and to carry his weapon while at work. After his shift is over, he leaves his weapon here."
Montgomery said the internal probe into Almeida's arrest could take until the end of the month.
Second-degree threatening is a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $2,000 fine.
It is defined as placing another person in fear of imminent personal injury or threatening to commit an act of violence.
Almeida is due in court again Oct. 30.
http://www.newstimes.com
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Officer Jacob Pfeffer Charged with Communicating Threats
(Pfeffer on right)HOPE MILLS
A Hope Mills police officer has been placed on administrative leave without pay after being charged with communicating threats.
The officer, Jacob Pfeffer, was placed on leave Aug. 22, said Kim Lockamy, human resources director for the town.
Pfeffer, 27, has been with the department since August 2004.
The town became aware of a complaint that had been filed against him Aug. 26.
“If there is any type of criminal summons, then it would be a normal procedure to suspend this person with administrative leave without pay pending an investigation and the outcome of the proceedings,” Lockamy said.
An internal investigation is being done, Lockamy said. That investigation is being conducted by Police Chief John Hodges.
Hodges could not be reached for comment, but Capt. John Smith said it was a personnel matter that could not be discussed.
Robert Ellis filed the complaint with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. It was not clear what his relationship is to Pfeffer.
Pfeffer is scheduled to appear in Cumberland County District Court Oct. 6.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Officer Jeffrey McKay Exposes Himself by Urinating on His Front Lawn while Drunk
A six-year Sacramento Police patrolman is out on bail today after his arrest on charges that included indecent exposure, brandishing a firearm and suspicion of public drunkeness.
Jeffrey Wayne McKay, 34, of Rocklin, was arrested by Rocklin police Saturday after officers were called to Heron Court and Darby Road about a disturbance at about 10 p.m., a Rocklin police spokesman said.
Mckay's neighbors told police that McKay had made threats against them while loading a firearm in front of his home, according Rocklin Police Lt. Lon Milka.
The neighbors also said that McKay exposed himself by urinating on his front lawn, Milka said.
Officers then arrested McKay and recovered a handgun at the scene, he said.
McKay was also arrested for suspicion of public intoxication and making threats of physical harm to the victims.
McKay was booked into the Auburn jail and later freed on $15,000 bail.
Information about McKay's arraignment hearing was not available , a Placer County Superior Court clerk said.
McKay is assigned to the Metro Division, said Sacramento police spokesman Konrad Von Schoech.
He said an administrative investigation is under way and declined further comment.
http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=47717&catid=2
Jeffrey Wayne McKay, 34, of Rocklin, was arrested by Rocklin police Saturday after officers were called to Heron Court and Darby Road about a disturbance at about 10 p.m., a Rocklin police spokesman said.
Mckay's neighbors told police that McKay had made threats against them while loading a firearm in front of his home, according Rocklin Police Lt. Lon Milka.
The neighbors also said that McKay exposed himself by urinating on his front lawn, Milka said.
Officers then arrested McKay and recovered a handgun at the scene, he said.
McKay was also arrested for suspicion of public intoxication and making threats of physical harm to the victims.
McKay was booked into the Auburn jail and later freed on $15,000 bail.
Information about McKay's arraignment hearing was not available , a Placer County Superior Court clerk said.
McKay is assigned to the Metro Division, said Sacramento police spokesman Konrad Von Schoech.
He said an administrative investigation is under way and declined further comment.
http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=47717&catid=2
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Sgt James Kuehnlein Accused of Threatening to Invent Charges
ST. GEORGE, Mo.
A suburban St. Louis police sergeant has been put on unpaid suspension, accused of threatening to invent charges against a driver who caught the exchange on videotape.
The driver, Brett Darrow, 20, recorded Friday’s exchange with Sgt. James Kuehnlein with a dashboard videocamera he installed after past run-ins with police. He posted the video online Saturday.
“I wanted everybody to see that this kind of stuff does happen,” Darrow told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in Tuesday’s edition. “I thought if I just go to the chief or whatever, it would just get swept under the rug.”
In the video, Kuehnlein approaches Darrow, who was sitting in a parked car at about 2 a.m. in a commuter lot. Kuehnlein asks for identification.
When Darrow asks whether he did anything wrong, the officer orders him out of the car and begins shouting.
“You want to try me? You want to try me tonight? You think you have a bad night? I will ruin your night. Do you want to try me tonight, young boy?”
Darrow says no.
“Do you want to go to jail for some (expletive) reason I come up with?” the police officer says. Later, Darrow says, “I don’t want any problems, officer.”
After about 10 minutes, Darrow is allowed to go.
Chief criticizes officer's actions on tape
The recording, posted on YouTube.com, brought more than 300 protest calls to St. George Police Chief Scott Uhrig.
“I was very displeased when I saw the actions on the video,” Uhrig said. “My officers are not trained and taught to act like that.”
A listed number could not be found for Kuehnlein for comment.
Uhrig said Kuehnlein stopped to talk to Darrow because police have received reports of thefts from cars in the area. But Uhrig said the officer’s actions and tone were inappropriate.
“Someone either violated the law or they didn’t. You don’t say, I’ll lock you up and then come up with why afterward,” Uhrig said.
A suburban St. Louis police sergeant has been put on unpaid suspension, accused of threatening to invent charges against a driver who caught the exchange on videotape.
The driver, Brett Darrow, 20, recorded Friday’s exchange with Sgt. James Kuehnlein with a dashboard videocamera he installed after past run-ins with police. He posted the video online Saturday.
“I wanted everybody to see that this kind of stuff does happen,” Darrow told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in Tuesday’s edition. “I thought if I just go to the chief or whatever, it would just get swept under the rug.”
In the video, Kuehnlein approaches Darrow, who was sitting in a parked car at about 2 a.m. in a commuter lot. Kuehnlein asks for identification.
When Darrow asks whether he did anything wrong, the officer orders him out of the car and begins shouting.
“You want to try me? You want to try me tonight? You think you have a bad night? I will ruin your night. Do you want to try me tonight, young boy?”
Darrow says no.
“Do you want to go to jail for some (expletive) reason I come up with?” the police officer says. Later, Darrow says, “I don’t want any problems, officer.”
After about 10 minutes, Darrow is allowed to go.
Chief criticizes officer's actions on tape
The recording, posted on YouTube.com, brought more than 300 protest calls to St. George Police Chief Scott Uhrig.
“I was very displeased when I saw the actions on the video,” Uhrig said. “My officers are not trained and taught to act like that.”
A listed number could not be found for Kuehnlein for comment.
Uhrig said Kuehnlein stopped to talk to Darrow because police have received reports of thefts from cars in the area. But Uhrig said the officer’s actions and tone were inappropriate.
“Someone either violated the law or they didn’t. You don’t say, I’ll lock you up and then come up with why afterward,” Uhrig said.
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