After a 911 call, Mitchell was picked up by sheriffs deputies who said hed fired a gun at them and ran into the woods. "As soon as I opened the door there was a riffle in my face, and I was told to get out of the way. Sedrick Altheimer, a Black newspaper carrier who was falsely accused of threatening a local sheriffs life, filed a $5 million legal claim on Wednesday against Pierce County, Washington, alleging emotional distress and race-based discrimination. Family files lawsuit against Pueblo County sheriff's deputies for killing Family files lawsuit against Pueblo County sheriff's deputies for killing Ward family asking for justice after. Carmi Police say it was just before 2:30am when they pulled Spaulding over and eventually arrested him for Operation of a Motor Vehicle with No Valid Drivers License. NewsChannel 5 Investigates found other cases in which White County Deputies entered innocent people's homes without a search warrant. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. M2014-02111-COA-R3-CV - Filed June 29, 2015 Suit against the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff of White County, as well as White County, to Hours later she was released and told her husband was dead. She had recently moved into the home Pecor's brother once rented. Following the incident, which was first revealed by the Seattle Times months after it occurred, Troyer faced multiple investigations, including a criminal investigation requested by Gov. "Nothing bad befell the Shepard family; no racial slurs were used, no voices were raised, no threats were conveyed. In court the county claimed her husband had a gun and fired first -- something Margeson strongly disputes. Height 5'11" Weight 170 pounds Eyes Blue Hair Brown. On September 15, 2011, Kimberly's badly burned and decomposed body was discovered in Prairie County at the Wattensaw Refuge. A Pierce County spokesperson told Law&Crime that they do not comment on pending legal matters. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Shoupe has faced national criticism ever since NewsChannel 5 Investigates. Sarah Whites-Koditschek | swhites-koditschek@al.com. "He needed a search warrant to go into that woman's house and the entry was absolutely unlawful," said attorney David Raybin. Justus said school operations are continuing as usual. You can hear her crying as Sheriff Shoupe continued talking to her. Despite being forced into the median at one point, Dial kept going. The law exempts individuals in certain occupations, such as law enforcement, prison staff and security officers from the gun ban. "This family is victim of a nationally broadcast smear campaign and look forward to the day they are vindicated.". TBI agents have recovered two nude photographs of a woman taken by Metro Police Sergeant Rob Forrest while he was being paid by taxpayers to protect Mayor Megan Barry. The decision to order the use of deadly force when not physically present to evaluate the situation speaks volumes as to the malicious and sadistic mindset of Sheriff Shoupe, the lawsuit reads. Authorities are doing their best to send a strong message dissuading major traffic violations. Last seen in the McRae, Arkansas area on August 3, 1995. TBI agents have recovered two nude photographs of a woman taken by Metro Police Sergeant Rob Forrest while he was being paid by taxpayers to protect Mayor Megan Barry. Please take the time to watch this video and if you have any information, please contact us. Im telling you. Mitchell was picked up by sheriffs deputies who said hed fired a gun at them and ran into the woods. Ok. Come out here. Funeral arrangements havent been announced. Already emaciated, Mitchell was unable to chew food without his teeth and went days without eating, the lawsuit alleges. Officers with the Carmi Police Department were dispatched to a residence on 7th street after multiple calls were made in regards to a domestic situation involving 29 year old Rex Reel. Troyer allegedly responded that he is not racist and said that his wife is Black, according to the report. "The Kita family is not racist. A newly filed federal lawsuit claims White County Sheriff Oddie Shoupe illegally entered the home of a woman without first getting search warrant. Citing the lawsuit, Melissa Worthington, a spokeswoman for the sheriffs office, said Shoupe and his department would not comment. Shoot him. F*** that s***. Justin White v. Vance County Sheriff, No. But deputies are heard telling dispatchers that at least one officers vehicle had been disabled. White County Sheriff's Office. 2023 Cable News Network. On March 11, 2002 at approximately 5:42 P.M. a 71 year-old woman identified as Mrs. Jane Murdaught was found brutally beaten in her residence located at 835 Fairview Road in White County. The board approved the employment of Melissa Cullison as a Cook at Washington Attendance Center to fill the vacancy created by Tracy Bartley. ASHEVILLE - More than a year and a half after he was strip-searched in a gas station bathroom, Marcus Hyatt has filed a federal lawsuit against the current and former Buncombe County . Last May the sheriff and a White County judge were sued for telling inmates in the jail they could get 30 days off their sentences if they got surgically sterilized - forever ending their ability to have kids. Altheimer never threatened him and that he did not observe Mr. Altheimer with any weapons, the complaint says. Anonymous tips on any of these cold cases can be left with dispatch at 501-279-6279. On Thursday February 16th at around 6:30 PM, 25 year old Shelby Orebaugh of Harrisburg was arrested in the Carmi Wal-Mart parking lot on a Vanderburgh County, Indiana warrant. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Tomorrow night the Carmi-White County Bulldogs will travel to Harrisburg for a battle with the Vienna Eagles in the IHSA 2A Regional semifinals. Have a tip we should know? Attorney Richard Brooks filed the lawsuit on behalf of Newnum. According to his claim, Altheimerhas witnesses who will attest to the emotional distress caused by the racial profiling, false arrest, and unnecessary use of excessive force of this man whose only crime was being a black [sic] man in a white [sic] neighborhood.. Sheriff Shoupe did not comment on the lawsuits. The TBI investigation into the shooting remains confidential. While the reserve deputy is running, other shots fired by a Sparta police officer, according to the lawsuit are heard. City News Service. A Black U.S. Marine combat veteran says he's traumatized after being wrongfully accused of groping a Georgia deputy on the butt then arrested by her husband, who happens to be the sheriff in. The lawsuit alleges the abuse and medical neglect Mitchell experienced at the hands of Sheriff Nick Smith and 13 staff at the county jail, including corrections officers, nurses and an. The fire was called in by a neighbor and it was determined by firefighters to have been set in multiple places. God, I tell you what, I thrive on it.. Four deputies then carried Mitchell outside the jail to an SUV. The total inmate. . Her husband was 79. He is not seeking re-election. Dunaway, the district attorney for an area that includes White County, ruled the shooting justified, saying in part that Dial posed a danger to law enforcement and other citizens, and that his truck was going back up the embankment toward the Sparta police officers vehicle, WTVF reported. The lawsuit says Dial was driving around 50 mph, and at no point after turning onto Highway 111 did Dial pose a threat to any members of the public.. The lawsuit alleges Shoupe shouldnt have given the deadly-force order, in part because the sheriff wasnt at the scene. A captain from the sheriff's office allegedly did not attempt to question the members of the mob while they were outside the Shepard home and told the family the next day, "it was complicated to apprehend or arrest anyone who had been there the previous night," the suit said. Newnum said in the lawsuit she was "terrified" when White County Sheriff's Deputies surrounded her home and entered while she was sleeping. A former deputy also filed a separate, but related lawsuit on Monday in federal court in Alabamas Northern District. God, I tell you what, I thrive on it.. Four years after ousting former Sheriff Darren White and electing former Maryville Public Safety detective Randy Strong, Nodaway County residents showed up in record numbers Nov. 3 to reaffirm the decision they made in 2016, re-electing Strong by more than 4,500 votes to serve as sheriff until 2024. After the meeting, Forbes referred to both Howell and Cannon as Sheriff Howell and Sheriff Cannon. The jury's verdict. Mitchell said he wanted to share a secret no one else knew. Eventually he gets back into a vehicle with a deputy. A federal jury awarded $31 million in damages to Kobe Bryant's widow and her co-plaintiff on Thursday after finding the Los Angeles County Sheriff's and Fire departments liable for infringing on . It was also stated tha the skeletal remains were possibly African or Indian. When his teeth fell to the ground, officers confiscated them. He also was left naked, according to the suit, possibly because of the jails suicide watch policy, until he was taken to the hospital, dying of hypothermia, 14 days later. If you look at the body cam you can see that obviously is false, said Darrold Killmer, the familys civil rights lawyer. I cant find the words. By Tushar Thapa February 27, 2023. A Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved. Days later, County Sheriff, Nick Smith and communications officer T.J. Armstrong gave a statement to the press after CBS 42 reported on the familys questions. The truck and patrol cars came into contact several times as Dial headed north on Route 111, the truck at times weaving, and items spilling out of the trailer. (706) 865-5177 Detention Center Shoupe then appears to engage in several phone calls. Emma Roedder (CEO), Braden Mendoza (CFO), and Hollan Everett discuss putting the event together and what folks can expect from dinner, music, to silent auction items. 2023 Jacobs Media Corporation. Victim: Identified as Robert Simmons in May 2014. White County Sheriff Oddie Shoupe and his department have been sued 50 times since he took office in 2006. Obviously delusional, Tony told Steve that he, Tony, had a brother who had been stillborn, which was true. The results are in from the White County Salvation Army Units 2022 Red Kettle Campaign. Brown requested her insurance, registration and driver license as well as identification from the passenger Christopher McGillem who was in the back seat of the vehicle. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. Attorneys for Monica Shepard and her 18-year-old son Dameon filed the civil suit in North Carolina Tuesday contending that their clients were racially profiled and terrorized by former deputy Jordan Kita, and 14 other white defendants, some of whom were armed, who said they were looking for a missing woman. They could have let him go 10 more miles down the road. Another person charged following the incident was Robert Austin Wood, who was allegedly standing behind Kita and holding an assault rifle when the off-duty officer confronted Dameon at the door, according to the suit. People who have seen these videos think they are watching something in Russia or Abu Ghraib, he said, but this happened in our own backyard in Walker County, Alabama.. Staff Login. Two deputies and a police officer were injured during the pursuit, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. Sheriff Chris Nocco and his wife, Bridget Nocco U.S. Sen. Rick Scott State Sen. Wilton Simpson and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf The. Mark is St. Joseph County Sheriff. On the morning of the shooting, James Edward's mom asked the Sheriff for help. He had missed a court appearance and was facing jail time for meth charges. Im telling you this is a hell of a pursuit. In a Facebook post Wednesday, the sheriff's office announced the. The sheriffs public information officer, T.J. Armstrong, a defendant in the suit, took a picture of Mitchells painted face and shared it on social media, where it spread quickly. Ok come out here.". The suit filed Monday also contends jail leadership began a cover up of Mitchells death hours before he died. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating the death. A newly filed federal lawsuit claims White County Sheriff Oddie Shoupe illegally entered the home of a woman without first getting search warrant. During this time, four Missing Persons who are listed on NAMUS (a nation-wide missing or endangered person database) have been excluded as the victim in this case. The family of an Alabama man is suing the Walker County Sheriff and county jail officials after he died in their custody. They are a loving blended family full of inclusion. I mean, he meant to kill some people.. ", "The damages caused by these false allegations against the Kita family are immeasurable," Rutherford said in a statement. This lawsuit arises out of the arrest and firing of Plaintiff William White, a former Greensboro Police Department officer, after he was investigated for illegal activity stemming from the theft of several commercial-grade lawn mowers. NewsChannel 5 Investigates has learned that 30 of the department's 50 lawsuits involve civil rights violations or law enforcement procedure. Attorney David Weissman, who represents Spainhoward in the lawsuit, told WTVF that Dial did not have a weapon and that the shooting was unjustified. Kita was off-duty but in uniform and had his sidearm when he came to the Shepard's Pender County home on May 3, 2020, along with the group, according to the suit. Meanwhile, Vienna is 28-3 on the year and theyve won 17 of their last 18 games. Were going to detox him and then well see how much of his brain is left, or words to that effect, said Armstrong, according to the suit. Take the subject out by any means necessary., Deputy: 10-4. We're going to look around," Shoupe said. He was going to kill somebody, the sheriff says. When being adopted, animals must be microchipped and given a rabies shot before being adopted. One left for another position. ", 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. In this screen grab taken from a video, Dameon Shepard and his mother, Monica Shephard are shown. McGillem explained to Brown that the turn signal and tail light have been malfunctioning and that new parts have been ordered. An aerial view of the White County Sheriff's Office and Jail complex. If we've got reasonable probable cause which we did and the subject that lived there prior was my nephew, the brother to this subject. McGillem paid $250 bond and was released a few hours later. In a social media post, the sheriff's office said it is being assisted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in the case. J.B. Pritzker enacted a ban on more than 170 different semi-automatic firearms and magazines over certain capacities on Jan. 10. An attorney for Altheimer didnt immediately return Law&Crimes request for comment. It shows deputies surrounding the home of Jessica Newnum while she was sleeping. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? "They tased a teacher," Brooks claimed holding up the lawsuit. White County Sheriff's Office - GA | Cleveland GA All rights reserved (About Us). Her lawsuit alleges she was fired in retaliation afterward. The White County Pound is located on County Road 1000 East, across from Burrells Woods. "You don't know him? Mrs. Murdaugh was found by her daughter lying in the doorway of the kitchen and dining room, with multiple wounds to the head. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. Cumberland County could pay $160,000 to a former correctional officer after the Department of Justice gets involved in a discrimination lawsuit.This comes after a . A federal jury has awarded $85 million to the family of a California man who died in 2015 after a confrontation with San Diego County sheriff's deputies, court records show. The Bulldogs got within 9 with a little over 6 minutes to go in the 4th quarter, but the Eagles ended the game on an 18-4 run to pull away with the victory. At about 4:12 pm, Marty was found dead in his home. While Shafer is no longer part of the case, the lawsuit is still pending against White County, the White County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Bill Brooks, Chief Deputy David Roth and deputies Evan. He has worked as a carrier at his current company since 2015, and is considered a reliable and hard worker, Altheimers claim says. In comments responding to a news story, Troyer attempted to walk that back. More: Two Arkansas deputies fired after video of arrest beating went viral. Additionally, charges of No Valid Registration and Improper Use of Registration/Title were dismissed as per a plea deal. Troyers call was dispatched at the highest priority and was broadcast to all law enforcement agencies in the South Sound, which resulted in more than 40 units from multiple agencies responding to the scene, according to the tort claim. The suit seeks to compel Banks to serve the warrant on Carolyn Bryant, who has since remarried and is named Carolyn Bryant Donham. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Please see. Those four people were Larry Don Madden, Antonio Taylor, Jarrod Green, and Matthew Pentagrast. White County Sheriffs Dept 1600 E Booth Suite 100Searcy, AR 72143. When Dial went east into adjacent White County, Sparta police and White County sheriffs deputies picked up the chase. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Troyer didnt identify himself as law enforcement, according to both the Seattle Times and the tort claim, and asked Altheimer what he was doing in the neighborhood. Spaulding bonded out to $250 cash just after 4am and is currently free. After witnessing her husband's shooting Brenda Margeson was also arrested for assaulting an officer. "I want the Bill of Rights enforced," Brooks said. He was dressed in an orange jail uniform. The practice has ended but the lawsuit is far from over. Partnering with the Institute for Justice, four Pasco County residents filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming the county's predictive policing program used code enforcement as a pretext. Brooks settled another lawsuit for teacher Brenda Simpson. 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