Deputy dismissals are upheld
By By Diane Wagner, Rome News-Tribune Staff Writer
Wednesday November 29, 2006 9:17:35am


Click here to read about the GBI turning over a report on the deputies.

Click here to read about the deputies being fired.

The Floyd County Personnel Board rejected Tuesday the appeal of three Floyd County deputies dismissed in October for violating county and departmental policies.

Jason Duke, Randy Minter and Gene King were accused of swearing out a false complaint against a Doraville police officer who stopped them for suspicion of speeding Sept. 16 while they were off-duty.

“I had to dismiss them,” Floyd County Sheriff Tim Burkhalter said. “They’re useless as police officers at this point. Their credibility is shot.”

The personnel board is a standing committee that hears appeals from county employees in any department.

Doraville Police Chief John King, the traffic officer and a representative from the sheriff’s office all testified at Tuesday’s hearing where the deputies were represented by Sanford “Buddy” Hill of Summerville.

Since the complaint was accompanied by sworn affidavits, the deputies could face felony charges of false swearing.

The GBI turned over its findings to Floyd County District Attorney Leigh Patterson early this month. Patterson, contacted during a break in pretrial hearings for a death penalty case, said she does not expect to make a decision this week.

Burkhalter said the deputies went against his orders by challenging the ticket in their capacity as law enforcement officers instead of as private citizens.

After King called him to protest the complaint, Burkhalter said, he gave the men a chance “to be honest about it, to try to salvage their careers.” However, they continued to insist the officer used profanity in front of the children in the car, he said.

“A police officer doesn’t make much money. He has little besides his integrity,” the sheriff said. “And these three officers lied about another in another city.”

Minter, Duke and King were apparently told there was no video of the incident, but there was a DVD recording. A Georgia Bureau of Investigation review and the recording supported the Doraville officer’s version of the incident, Burkhalter said.


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yomama
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06/04/2007 08:51:23 AM
Mountainman,

It is pretty sad that you all like to put down our law enforcement..They are all out here EVERYDAY, risking there lives so that our streets are safe. Yeah, I know they are human and they are gonna make mistakes, but who doesn't make mistakes? It is probably people like you that they are keeping us safe from...
 
mountainman
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06/03/2007 10:29:51 PM
It,s safe to say, law enforcement officers are only human.The only problem is they are harder to catch.But they do, and it is funny when it happens. Ha-Ha.
 
romegasir
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06/01/2007 04:34:58 PM
yomama, you may be right.
 
yomama
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05/31/2007 09:35:16 AM
romegasir,

As for the veteran sergeant...I don't believe you do know the facts about this case...He should NOT be charged for this...He has been a police officer for 32 years and has NEVER been in any kind of trouble. It is not like he was out here stealing and having sex with under age girls..You don't find many good officers out there anymore like you do that one.
 
romegasir
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05/29/2007 06:22:30 PM
truck driving? You are either talking about something I never knew about, something I forgot about, or something that happened before or after my time. And it seems that you've been doing more than just "following the news" on these three deputies.....you assert that the entire prosecution was political, but haven't given on iota of evidence, or even told us what these three deputies did that caused them to fall victim to "politics".......BigDawg805, you're only defense for these guys has been "everyone else is doing it, why should they be prosecuted." Sometimes, the system works, that's why. someone on here remarked that all of the recent police firings, suspensions and convictions were due to undercover work. I HOPE there are GBI agents in all three of our local depts. IF not, maybe some honest cops who aren't afraid to "rat" on their dirty co-workers.

 
BigDawg805
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05/29/2007 06:07:50 PM
Well, I guess romegasir, must be guilty of something... I wasn't talking to you, but since you always want to weight in....Get on board. I stated that I didn't know anything about the case mentioned here today, However, I have been following all the news about these three officers..... The rest was a little research that was conducted by me to see if other officer's conducts reflecting the same behavior or if it may have been "political". I do know that I think there is a lot more serious crimes that my tax paying dollars could have been spent prosecuting; such as...... DRUG DEALERS, Identity thefts, Crimes against another person or person's property, So if I'm wrong for that...I'm sorry, but I do think that I am entitled to my opinion, or as the Goverment taken that away too. As far as, Tommy; How is the truck driving business? I hear you can make a good living doing that!
 
romegasir
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05/29/2007 05:23:22 PM
by the way average joe........one of the officers in the case you are referring to was fired for sex on duty, while his partner, engaging in the same activity in the same incident was promoted and made officer of the year.
 
romegasir
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05/29/2007 03:40:31 PM
so if one cop tells another cop to lie, then it's okay. I see. And for BigDawg to be so rabid in his defense of these felons, it sure is a strange way to wrap up the discussion by saying "I don't know anything about this case." If that's true, then hush and go read about it. And I'm not sure which "Tommy" I'm supposed to be, but you'll have to guess again.

 
BigDawg805
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05/29/2007 03:21:56 PM
Average joe,
I don't know anything about this case, but maybe Tommy "Colonel Sanders" can fill us in on it, but then again; it shows all of the different cases that have gone unnoticed. All I'm saying is that there was only one driver of the vehicle, so I think if that driver was trying to get out of a ticket then maybe the DA and GBI should have focused on him more, because you never know the other parties may have been innocent bystanders that got caught up in filing a complaint, because the driver asked them too. I don't know....Just a thought.

 
romegasir
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05/28/2007 06:31:49 PM
AverageJoe....I think you are about to incite a riot, haha
 
averagejoe
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05/27/2007 09:18:43 PM
Bigdawg805, to add to your list of police indiscretions, one of these three former deputies was employed as an officer with the Rome Police Department. He was fired for having sex on duty and lying to investigators about it. He wasn't prosecuted. (I don't remember the exact date but it was in the early to mid 90's) I've heard people say that these three just made a mistake. Well in this one officer's case it was not his first mistake so I have no sympathy for him. I do feel sorry for their families and what they have had to go through though.
 
romegasir
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05/27/2007 12:52:45 AM
msla, I think we probably agree with each other and 'bloggin' makes it seem like we don't. biddawg805, I don't know who you're talking about, but the major whose husband has political asprirations should be punished for using the county's fax for personal political reasons. Probably not a firing or criminal offense in my opinion. The satellite card thing, I laughed at, I was still an officer then, but come on , that was silly, although, I happen to know that the case was given to the FBI and the FBI refused to prosecute, saying that they NEVER prosecute "end-users", which I assumed means those who only use and don't sell the cards....the reason I know this is when it became public, a family member approached me who had an illegal card and didn't even know that it was illegal.....the 'lead' prosecutor has not been indicted YET.....the one who was having someone punch his time card....should have been charged, AT LEAST should have been made to pay the county back for the time he/she didn't actually work and at least he was fired.....The veteran sergeant, should be charged...........I happen to know a few facts about this case and it's not as bad as it seems, BUT he should be charged, and let a JURY decide if he committed a crime or not.....this is not rocket science. The deputy having sex with a nurse was fired, not sure there is a criminal offense. The Rome PD detective who was caught shoplifting was not prosecuted because the store refused to file a report. Can't have a conviction without a victim (that's like day three of the police academy). I'm still confused about the FCPD officer who was having sex with a 16 year old and didn't do time....i personally believe the Chief and DA should answer for this. I could be wrong and just didn't hear about it, but I THINK the "theft of funds" in 2006 at the FCSO was not a deputy, but a clerk, and was fired and charged. The Rome PD detective who got the inmate to have sex while on duty should be getting out of jail right now, instead he is an active officer, I disagree with this. I think that covers all of the "conspiracies" that you list that I can decipher. Notice a pattern? I believe that ALL should receive justice.......whether it's internal punishment, firing, criminal charges, whatever the chips hold, let em fall. INCLUDING your deputy buddies. I'm no longer law enforcement because I got tired of baby sitting your kids for peanuts. I make good money now, work 8-5, and have zero liability. Your implication that you know who I am is funny. YOU SEEM TO THINK THAT YOUR BUDDIES SHOULD ESCAPE PUNISHMENT FOR THEIR LYING WAYS BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE.............THAT IS OUR ONLY DISAGREEMENT.
 
BigDawg805
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05/26/2007 03:25:57 PM
Romegasir......
Well here we go AGAIN!.... I thought we were going to put this to rest.... the guys pled to an alford plea, received their sentences and now are serving their time. However, it behooves me to think that narrow minded people, who used to be law enforcement, tries everything in the world to keep things stirred up.
Well since you want to continue..... A Major for a local agency, who is now retired, used county owned property to fax campaign literature to other people about her husband....nothing done! A Lieutenant, still employed.... along with several other officers.... caught for illegal satelitte cards (stealing signals)...not prosecuted. A lead investigator, fired....not prosecuted. Another investigator allowed to resign after being caught for embelzelment (allowing someone to punch his time card, while going over to his "ladies" house, who is currently employed with the local prosecutor's office)... allowed to resign....NOT PROSECUTED. A local, Veteran Sergeant given 1-day suspension for allowing inmates to work at his residence for personal gain....Again not prosecuted.

5/10/02 Private Jail Fax concerning an upcoming campaign was sent, by fax, to Rome News about her husband running for county commission. She was repremanded.

9/28/02 Police Officers under investigation for satellite cards. Placed on leave.

10/03/02 Officers suspended in probe of satellite cards.

10/08/02 Officers satellite cards determined illegal and theft of services. All Officers suspended but no criminal charges brought.

1/15/04 Deputy accused of misconduct for sex on duty inside jail with nurse. Corporal, fired with no charges filed.

2/10/04 ---- 2/11/04--- 2/19/04---and 2/21/04
Rome Police officer fired for sex on duty, false statements and Writings, Violation Oath of Office and many other vilolations, but no charges brought by D.A. other than a misd. charge.

4/09/04 Rome Police Department Detective fired for shoplifting and making false statements . No criminal charges

10/21/04 Police probe goes to DA for evaluation on a Rome City Police Officer for false statements...no charges.

12/16/05 Police Officer resigns after internal for off duty incident. Again concerning false statements and violation oath of office, no charges

06/07/06---06/09/06 (2 articles)
Floyd County Police Officer admitted to having sex with a 16 year old and was ONLY CHARGED with child deprivation and nothing else.

Floyd Co. Sheriff's Deputy arrested for theft of county funds in 2006 but did not make the Rome News and again no Violation Oath of Office

Rome PD detective--still employed--getting an inmate out of jail for interrogation and was having sex with her while in his custody. I think this happened in the late 1990's or early 2000's.

Floyd County Deputy pulled her service weapon on her husband and the D.A. allowed her to plea to simple assault, but dropped all other charges.

2/07 investigator with Floyd Co. Police resigns after internal investigation shows he falsified time cards and nothing done, Also this County officer's girlfriend works in the District Attorney's office as an Assistant District Attorney and should have known that he was on duty when he was seeing her and supposed to be working. Sounds like a parties to a crime, huh?

3/02/07 Floyd County Investigator placed on administrative leave pending internal investigation for misconduct. No further details available at this time. GBI investigating.

So if all these important people are seeking the truth......then tell me how all of these officers got to slip through the cracks? Well you want me to tell you......Good, I will POLITICS!
Before any of us throw stones we need to look at ourselves, first!

Romegasir.....Tell us why you are no longer in law enforcement, or are you currently in law enforcement and a part of this conspiracy, but want to make other people think you're not..... You never know, I may even know who you really are!

Thanks, Have a good day!
 
msla
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05/25/2007 10:33:39 PM
Romegasir,
My comment was completely generalized. I only qualified the point that sometimes people do get caught in circumstances and then it can be too expensive, time consuming, or whatever, for them to fight. What do I know about this case? Nothing except what the newspaper said and that can be anything - as both you and BigDawg pointed out.

I put in my two cents because I do have a bottom line in these sorts of topics. If a person is found guilty of crimes, then I do hold them to a higher standard if they have accepted the responsibilities of certain occupations.
Let me give a different example: If a teacher has molested a student, I am especially revolted because I know that the teacher had fairly easy access. And, I don't know how long the desire went on. YUK!!! So it gets to me in the bottom of my gut. If that adult had problems in that area, then it was a responsibility not to go into that profession. Get away from the area that will cause the problems or crime - especially when another human will pay the price!
Or, in management: I know that middle managers easily steal and blame those beneath them. I've had managers arrested for this after tracking them. They need to get out of that occupation. I can't tell you the psychological damage they have done to employees who made minimum wage (or just above) that they blamed things on or fired, much less the other damage to these folks.

If someone doesn't want the responsibility of a position, they shouldn't take the job. Of course, that's in an ideal world. Most people take anything they can get their hands on and go home pretending they deserve more so why not do damage anywhere and everywhere.
Whew!!!!!! I went off the cliff tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry! You get the idea!!!! A long time ago...... I'll sulk on out of here now......

 
romegasir
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05/25/2007 08:57:25 PM
good post msla....the only dispute i have with it is the insinuation that maybe they pled out of necessity to protect their family from ugliness....1) The person that didn't plead had a trial 3 days later and it only lasted a day and a half......2) there is written statement from the officers......3) there is a video that clearly disputes the written statement from the officers....................It's not like they got "caught up" in some political turmoil or conspiracy..................they wrote a statement and swore to it........a video proved that they were lying.
 
msla
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05/25/2007 07:36:36 PM
When someone, anyone, accepts certain positions, paid or otherwise, they accept the standards and responsibilities that go along with those positions. That's why people in the general public hold police officers, teachers, preachers - on and on and on and on - to a higher level of good behavior as a base minimum. It has relatively nothing to do with blaming or judging the people who hold those positions near as much as those people themselves agreeing to accept those conditions as a matter of principle within those positions.

Yes, we all know there are exceptions and they are tragic. Because to lose the 'good guys' in this world is always a terrible waste. But, usually those 'good guys' spend tons of effort to clear themselves. And we also know there are times when a lesser plea is a better idea to settle with than the expense and risk of fighting and dragging the families through long legal battles to try and clear a good reputation. Especially if the deck is already stacked against a person - and that does happen. Life is crooked sometimes.

My bottom line is this. (I don't know these people): I do hold them to a higher standard. But I'm prejudice and I don't trust the police as a general rule. So I can see them all trying to manipulate each other and getting themselves messed up and caught in that once in awhile. On the flip side, they are the ones who will come running when I call 911 so I'm a realist about their job. And I'm thankful for them because I'd never want to do that job!
If I had done the same thing, you might as well put me under the jail and throw the key away. Why? Because my reputation and integrity have a lot to do with my future, who I am, and what I do.

 
romegasir
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05/25/2007 04:17:08 PM
Bigdawg....fair enough on letting it go, cause they have received their punishment. However, in general, not this case specifically, I don't believe that if public officials are caught in their corruption, that I should keep my mouth shut and turn away simply because I'm not supposed to judge them. I hate to see all the negative publicity on local law enforcement, a lot of them are good people that I know personally, but who have done bad and stupid things. I hope there is always a public outcry when something like this comes to light, if for no other reason, than to let those who remain in law enforcement, not the good honest cops, but those that teeter on the border, to let them know that we as a community will not stand for corruption regardless of who they know, or what they've done in the past. As far as your question that you asked..........in most cases, no they would not be prosecuted. I was accused of several things while I was a police officer by citizens complaining.....all of the complaints were found to be unfounded, yet nothing was done about their false accusations.
 
BigDawg805
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05/25/2007 03:22:57 PM
Well, I will say that you are the only one that is trash mouthing these deputies..... OK they plead guilty they have received their sentences....... So let it go!
Quit playing GOD, because it's not your place or mine to JUDGE. Like I have stated to several other people.... Only GOD and these deputies know the real truth..... and they are the ones that are going to stand before the ALMIGHTY GOD on judgement day and answer to each and everything that they have done. On the other hand, If we wrongly accuse someone and make false allogations, then we too are going to have to answer for that, as well.
The only question that I may have....Is that if anyone other than a police officer, deputy or public safety official would have commited the same crime, would they have been prosecuted?

Please note that most of these items I'm posting are only that of an objective opinion. The facts can be proven, However, I'm just bringing to light some key points!
 
romegasir
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05/25/2007 11:23:40 AM
OK, so what you're saying is that the Sheriff and the deputy sheriff are corrupt? I don't know about that so you may be right, BUT that does not excuse the corruptness of these three deputies. Sure, if someone is drinking alcohol and then driving a county vehicle, prosecute 'em and fire 'em. If someone is using inmates to do work at their house, prosecute 'em and fire 'em. If a police officer files a false sworn statement, prosecute 'em and fire 'em. All of these deputies had years of experience, SURELY they knew that there are consequences for one's actions. i'm sure they've given the same speech to numerous people that they've arrested. I'm sure they've done lots of good for the community. I'm sure they're a great bunch of guys............it's just that they committed a felony, and now they're convicted felons. BY THE WAY, after doing a little research, One can not file an Alford Plea and get First Offender Sentencing. To Get first offender treatment, the defendant must ALLOCUTE (this means they have to admit to what they have done) SO, they were either, willing to admit the truth to get First Offender Treatment (which they asked for and were denied) OR they were willing to LIE in their allocution to get first offender treatment. I would ask the obvious question...."would they have lied to get 1st Offender, OR did they lie in their sworn statement"...either way they are liars......the nice thing is I don't have to ask the question.............They are all convicted liars.
 
BigDawg805
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05/25/2007 09:23:16 AM
romega sir,
Well here we go again, however, the whole truth did not come out at trial. There is a lot of things that are going on in Rome/Floyd County that people need to realize. One how can we support a "political division" that selected the "second" man in charge who ALSO took convicts to his mother's house and use them for personal gain....Is that not against the law? How is it that we can also have drive home, County owned, vehicles and drink alcohol in them..... Is that not against the law? How come the "first" man in charge didn't select the "second" man until after his campaign was won? Huh.... Politics, or not? Especially since the "second" man should have been let go "fired" a loooooooooooooooooooooong............. time ago. I bet you won't go look at some of our leaders personnel files....will you? Do you ever go to the Rome Braves games....Well I have and it's interesting who you may see drinking alcohol and then getting into vehicles and driving home......... Does it make you wonder if these individuals think they too are above the law............ Well enough said on that subject. As fas as you comment about must be law enforcement that signed up to post on this article, Well....not exactly, I just happened up on the message board and noticed some interesting posts being displayed, so I decided to put my Two-Cents worth in.

 
RomeListener
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05/24/2007 04:38:07 PM
Let's make this clear. A mistake is when you trip and fall or you pick the wrong shirt from the closet. None of these deputies made a mistake. Each of them made a conscious decision to lie about another officer and to commit a crime. They received very minimal puinishment fpr their deliberate decision to commit a felony.
 
romegasir
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05/24/2007 08:54:57 AM
Another thing quickly....All three of the persons who are one here defending police officers who lie to hurt other officers and then claim it is "political" persecution, they all three have just signed up online and have only posted on this issue. Strange.
 
romegasir
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05/24/2007 08:53:56 AM
There are some mistakes that a law enforcement officer CAN NOT make......one is being dishonest. Once they've done that, they are useless as police officers......I believe that, the judge believed that, the jury believed that and the sheriff believed that. Seems that two of the deputies believed it also. I've never been for firing officers simply because they are caught speeding or had a non-violent argument with their spouse. And another thing.....these officers didn't lie to protect themselves....they lied to HURT another officer. Two pled guilty, one convicted after only 20 mins of deliberations...all three fired and LOST their appeal....seems that those of you who think this is all political are the blind ones who refuse to see the truth. I could care less if you are friends with these guys (I know two of them very well), or family, or whatever, the thing is there is no defense for what they did. Good riddens.
 
cardboardcookie
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05/24/2007 08:23:11 AM
Romegasir-- these 3 deputies have served our comminty well and just because of one mistake, you and other people turn your backs on them! I respect these men more than anything becuase they have put their lives on line for our communty in order to benefit it! Its okay that this is happening because God is in the hearts and lives of these people. In the Bible it says: "In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"
The people that prosecuted these guys can do, say, and believe what they want but when it comes to the end of the day, they have to face one person and that is themself. If someone persecutes the innocent, it will come back and bite them in the butt! This is my closing thing:
"For the sins of their mouths,
for the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
For the curses and lies they utter,
consume them in wrath,
consume them till they are no more.
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
that God rules over Jacob."

I think that this was so wrong and "political." The people who dont know the whole truth such as yourself need to figure it out before you go posting things on here that you know absolutely nothing about. Thanks!
 
romegasir
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05/24/2007 06:46:29 AM
I feel sorry for their families too Ima D.....The article in today's RN-T shows how obvious it was to the judge and jury that they were all lying. I'm no longer law enforcement, so let me get off on a side track for one post.....You hire these guys at low pay, and they know it when they start so that is not an issue....problem is, the municipality or county gov't never give raises based on merit, and rarely do they give them based on cost of living, and never do they give raises based on seniority.....the main pay raises come from when they can't get anyone hired so they raise the STARTING pay.........this brings the starting pay equal to people who have been policing for 10 to 15 years.......There is plenty of incentive to start with the police, that being 'help the community', 'pursue your dream', etc etc. There is hardly any incentive to stay. When I was there there were sergeants with 20 years making a few cents more an hour than rookies. Don't get me wrong, there are some VERY good people working there and we're lucky to have them, but that condition pushes most good officers out the door and leaves people like these three deputies.
 
Ima D Scamp
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05/23/2007 10:49:22 PM
Well......... so much for the banter....... I know one of these deputies family and they are really hurting..... suppose more embarassed than hurting physically.

Just say a prayer that they have learned a lesson!

Just an opinion as always!
 
romegasir
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05/23/2007 09:16:23 PM
I see that you've dropped the "politics" mantra. So they did some good in the community, so what, lots of people do. As far as a change of venue, that's silly.....there really wasn't much media coverage at all of this event and the Judge did not decide guilt or innocence, only the punishment, which I thought was very lenient. The only FACTUAL cases that these deputies prosecuted, in my opinion, are the ones that they had the evidence on video tape. I'm suspect of any thing based solely on their word which has been shown to be shaky at best. The old "their humans" and "no one is perfect" arguments are tiring on here.....so was Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Osama Bin laden.........do they compare, is this the crime of the century, no, but the "they're all human" and "no one is perfect" arguments are silly when you consider that you could say that about anyone. by the way.........................................................................I don't think Jesus took an Alford plea.
 
BigDawg805
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05/23/2007 06:12:02 PM
Well romegasir it seems to me that you may not know the "Whole Truth". I do know that "Public Record" will show that the two that plead guilty entered an "Alford Plea", Which means that that they were not admitting guilt, but thought that the evidence against them "may or may not" convict them if they were to go to trial. I, also know that there should have been a change of venue, due to the fact, that both officers had worked in the same Judge's court room on numerous occasions and both had prosecuted "MANY" factual cases in front of the judge and D.A. Well nevertheless these officers had devoted numerous good and faithful years to public safety and to doing good for the citizen's of Floyd County and Rome, Ga. I would like to say that "JESUS" commited no crime, however, they crucified him, didn't they? SO please let's look at the "Good" in people instead of the negative. I pray that no one else jumps on this band wagon and starts trashing these fine, "HUMAN BEINGS" after all NO ONE IS PERFECT, Are we?
 
romegasir
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05/23/2007 05:32:32 PM
Politics made them lie against a fellow officer? silliness. Who cares if the motivation to pursue it is politics, I don't know if it was or wasn't.....the point is, they filed a false, sworn statement.....Lying under oath makes for bad cops.....thank god me nor the ones i loved were ever arrested by these deputies and then had them lying under oath in court to convict me/them. Two pled guilty, that kinda takes the 'politics' argument away from them. I've never heard them publicly claim this was politics, I've never heard them say that they were "set up". they lied, two pled guilty....they lied, one was convicted. Nuff Said.
 
BigDawg805
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05/23/2007 04:05:31 PM
romegasir,
It appears to me that you know an awful lot about these Deputies. It also appears to me that you were once in Law Enforcement as well, So what happened to you, Huh? I really think it's a shame that these three deputies had to face trail or charges, because they filed a complaint on an officer "OUTSIDE" of this county, especially when you have other officers that have commited more serious crimes and not even being prosecuted, Huh sounds like "Politics" to me. One officer was fired for allowing someone else to "punch" his time card while he went to a "lady's" house, but was he charged with anything, NO! So before you downgrade and criticize these deputies, look around, because those who live in glass houses, don't throw stones. These three deputies may no longer be officers, nor will they ever be again, but they will always be respected by me and my family because several of them helped me and my family in the time of need. I just hope people see through this corrupt county politics and remember that several of our "LEADERS" are up for re-election next year, so let's make a difference at that time, Thanks!

 
Ima D Scamp
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05/23/2007 02:24:19 PM
romegasir: ditto!
 
romegasir
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05/23/2007 01:10:20 PM
Too Good to pass up.....GUILTY after only 20 minutes of jury deliberations. Buncha morons.
 
Ima D Scamp
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05/23/2007 12:11:13 AM
Romegasir: The answer to your question! It is called "Undercover Police Work!" Ever hear the police refer to that ? Did you also note what Capt. Tommy Shiflett said............ no cover-ups- in our department? You gotta hand it to some of these cops. They do not think beyond their noses when it comes to saving a few dollars. They are public servants and MUST ALWAYS conduct themselves as such..........However, we also must remember, they are human and often forget, which also gets them in hot water.
Justa observation, and a comment that I could not pass up, as usual!
 
romegasir
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05/22/2007 11:54:07 PM
I'm really surprised that this and the stories surrounding it have not caused more comments......You have these three deputies, two pled guilty, one on trial....you have a female deputy being investigated by GBI in floyd county....you have Floyd county police sergeant fired....you have floyd county police sergeant suspended.....all in one week......what is up?
 
romegasir
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05/21/2007 09:49:43 AM
Miranduh, Did you know that Before the officers filed the written complaint on the Doraville officer they asked if there was a video tape and were told 'no'. Then they filed the complaint saying that the Doraville officer cursed at them in front of their children and called them stupid. The complaint was filed several days after the incident, plenty of time for the officers to get their story together. Lo and behold there is no VCR tape, but there IS a DVD of the entire traffic stop. The Doraville officer never cursed once, called them 'sir' approx. 25 times and said that what they had done was stupid (they didn't pull over for the blue lights, they stopped smack dab in the middle of the road.) All of the above are proven by the DVD, the officers have not been stupid enough to claim that the DVD is erroneous. The rest of this is my opinion, I believe the officers were outraged that 1) an officer would stop them for speeding; 2) an officer would have the gall to cite the driver for speeding and 3) an officer would have the gall to point out that their stopping in the lane of traffic was a stupid and unsafe thing to do. If they were innocent they should have gone to trial and pled innocent, THANK GOD for the DVD.
 
Miranduh
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Joined: 05/21/2007
05/21/2007 08:23:49 AM
i think this is absolutely ridiculous!! if the 3 intentionally made false statements, i dont think they would have all had the same story! this is ridiculous that 3 good men were punished and even one who had gotten officer of the month 2 or 3 times!! what is God's name was the sheriff thinking when he fired these 3 guys? reading on the new stories how the 2 plead guilty, how does anyone know they werent forced into doing this?? come-on, use some common sense!! if the 2 that plead guilty were guilty, then they wouldnt have stood up on the stand and STILL mainained their story!!!! on friday, Mr. Minter stood up on the stand and continued to keep his story! he said- "ive maintained my story all the way through-i would never intintionally lie on another officer!" and guess what, he DIDNT!!! ive know these 3 guys my whole life and for the sheriff to punish them even after he KNOWS they aren't guilty, that is hypocritical!! i refuse to let this happen to anyone else becuase i know these guys are innocent!! what is this world coming to?
 
boatfieldsauto
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Joined: 11/29/2006
11/29/2006 10:10:47 AM
I think we shall wait and see what all the finding are first. Then write a comment.
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