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NEW ORLEANS — Two rookie New Orleans police officers were fired and charged with battery in the beating of a man they allegedly called a “fake American” following a confrontation at a bar. Spencer Sutton and John Galman were booked on one count each of simple battery in connection with the beating of Jorge Alberto … Read more
A former Dane County sheriff’s deputy who served as treasurer of the deputy sheriffs’ union pleaded guilty Thursday to three felonies for stealing from the union. Joel M. Wagner, 54, of Sun Prairie, pleaded guilty to one count each of felony theft, unauthorized use of the Dane County Deputy Sheriff’s Association’s identifying information and theft … Read more
ROSWELL, Ga. — Two Georgia officers have been terminated after they were seen on video using a coin-flip app to determine whether a speeding driver would be arrested, reports CBS affiliate WGCL-TV. The video of the April traffic stop in Roswell was obtained by WXIA-TV. The footage shows Roswell police Officer Courtney Brown asking driver … Read more
A Nassau County cop who lied about drug tests and locked up innocent people won’t serve any time in jail. Kyle Tholl, a former Dallas police officer before coming to Nassau County, pleaded guilty to four charges of perjury and one charge of a false statement under oath. He was sentenced to 100 hours of … Read more
The Chicago Police Department’s agency that investigates police shootings released body-camera video showing the fatal officer-involved shooting of a 24-year-old man who family lawyers say was unarmed at the moment he was shot in the back. The body camera video released Wednesday by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, or COPA, shows a Chicago police … Read more
North Miami Beach police officer Ambar Pacheco was charged with aggravated battery after, an arrest affidavit says, she kicked an eight-month pregnant woman Wednesday night in South Beach. “The victim was transported to Mount Sinai hospital, at last check, she delivered a healthy baby,” Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said in an e-mail. According … Read more
SOUTHAVEN, MS – The grand jury declined to indict the officers who shot and killed a man when they served a warrant at the wrong house. Ismael Lopez was shot and killed by police while he stood inside the front door of his Southaven home in July 2017. District Attorney John Champion said he took … Read more
Dothan, Alabama – A former Dothan police officer is headed to trial on three felony charges following his most recent indictment for having sex with students. 34-year old Adrian Alexander Folmar’s first two arrests came last December. Then, he was arrested in February for fondling another student. Folmar is charged with violating Alabama’s School Employee … Read more
COLUMBUS – Columbus Division of Police Sgt. Dean Worthington faces four felony child pornography charges, according to Franklin County court records. Worthington, 51, has been charged with three counts of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor (two fourth-degree felony counts and one second-degree felony count) and one count of illegal use of minor in nudity-oriented … Read more
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore City police officer has been arrested by Baltimore County police on drug trafficking charges, officials said. Police Officer Spencer Moore, a 14-year veteran of the department, was arrested on drug trafficking charges, Baltimore Police Department Interim Commissioner Gary Tuggle said Wednesday. Baltimore County police officers were in the area of the … Read more
Two off-duty New Orleans police officers brutally beat a Hispanic man they accused of being a “fake” American for wearing camouflage clothing. George Gomez was hospitalized after the two rookie police officers attacked him early Tuesday outside the Mid-City Yacht Club bar, and he said the pair questioned his immigration status because he was wearing … Read more
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy who molested a young boy has avoided prison as part of a plea deal. Donald Fair, 44, pleaded guilty to child sexual assault and was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years to life on supervised probation. Fair says the crime happened during a period of … Read more