A judge declared a second mistrial Monday in the case of a Vermont sheriff charged with assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin when he was a captain.
Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore went on trial last week for a second time after a jury deadlocked in July and a mistrial was declared. His second trial started a week ago in Grand Isle County, and the jury deliberated over three days before telling the judge Monday afternoon that it could not reach a unanimous decision.
Grismore said by email on Monday that he was grateful to the jurors who maintained their convictions but frustrated that the jury couldn’t return a unanimous verdict of not guilty.
“This entire matter has required so many resources and so much time from so many,” he wrote.
The county prosecutor did not immediately return an email seeking comment.……
Mistrial declared again for sheriff accused of kicking shackled man in the groin
A judge has declared a second mistrial in the case of a Vermont sheriff charged with assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin in 2022 when he was a captain.apnews.com
"Why do the pigs think they can kill and torture anytime they want?"
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raidthat revealed systemic corruption in the department’s narcotics unit and prompted criticism of the law enforcement agency and its tactics.Don’t know if this was posted or not
Another no knock raid gone bad in 2019
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A former Houston Police officer pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday morning in a civil rights case tied to the deadly botched 2019 Harding Street raid.
Steven Bryant, 47, was arrested by FBI agents in late 2019 and charged with obstructing justice by falsifying records related to a no-knock warrant that led to the deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and Rhogena Nicholas, 58.
Bryant is now the first officer to be convicted in the raid’s wake.
In a statement to Houston Public Media, Bryant’s lawyer, Andy Drumheller, wrote that the former officer’s guilty plea reflected “his decision to take responsibility for his conduct.”
“He very much regrets what happened,” Drumheller wrote.
Prosecutors say both Bryant and former HPD officer Gerald Goines, 56, who led the narcotics squad that executed the raid, concocted a story about a confidential informant who purchased heroin from the couple’s home in order to obtain the warrant.
In the ensuing raid, both Tuttle and Nicholas were shot and killed, along with their dog. Goines and four other officers were also wounded, according to court documents.
While Goines was hospitalized, an investigation later revealed that he invented the story, police said.
Goines was arrested alongside Bryant, and was hit with a slew of charges, including felony murder and violating the victims’ Fourth Amendment rights. He has pleaded not guilty………
Former Houston Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Records In Harding Street Raid Case | Houston Public Media
Steven Bryant is the first officer to be convicted in the wake of the raid.www.houstonpublicmedia.org
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raidthat revealed systemic corruption in the department’s narcotics unit and prompted criticism of the law enforcement agency and its tactics.
Gerald Goines was convicted in the January 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and Rhogena Nicholas, 58. The couple were shot along with their dog after officers burst into their home using a “no-knock” warrant that didn’t require them to announce themselves before entering.
Prosecutors said Goines lied to get the search warrant approved and that his actions were part of a pattern of wrongful drug arrests and convictions of innocent individuals during his 34-year law enforcement career.
“Gerald Goines has been a stain on the reputation of every honest cop in our community, a community that he terrorized through corruption worthy of the movie ‘Training Day,’” said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
Goines, 60, looked down but had no visible reaction as he heard the sentences for each count of murder, which will run concurrently. The jury, which had deliberated for more than 10 hours over two days on his sentence, also fined him $20,000. Legal experts have said it is rare for a police officer to be charged and convicted for an on-duty killing.……
A retired Houston officer gets 60 years in a couple's drug raid deaths that revealed corruption
A former Houston police officer is being sent to prison for the deaths of a married couple during a drug raid.apnews.com
But funny how all those honest cops seemed to always turn a blind eye for so many years. they should all feel shame for letting him be this way for so long.
Well, what he did was worthy of the death penalty if you ask me. However, legal experts have said it is rare for a police officer to be charged and convicted for an on duty killing . . . . dude is still black and the victims were white. I'll leave it there.HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raidthat revealed systemic corruption in the department’s narcotics unit and prompted criticism of the law enforcement agency and its tactics.
Gerald Goines was convicted in the January 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and Rhogena Nicholas, 58. The couple were shot along with their dog after officers burst into their home using a “no-knock” warrant that didn’t require them to announce themselves before entering.
Prosecutors said Goines lied to get the search warrant approved and that his actions were part of a pattern of wrongful drug arrests and convictions of innocent individuals during his 34-year law enforcement career.
“Gerald Goines has been a stain on the reputation of every honest cop in our community, a community that he terrorized through corruption worthy of the movie ‘Training Day,’” said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
Goines, 60, looked down but had no visible reaction as he heard the sentences for each count of murder, which will run concurrently. The jury, which had deliberated for more than 10 hours over two days on his sentence, also fined him $20,000. Legal experts have said it is rare for a police officer to be charged and convicted for an on-duty killing.……
A retired Houston officer gets 60 years in a couple's drug raid deaths that revealed corruption
A former Houston police officer is being sent to prison for the deaths of a married couple during a drug raid.apnews.com
coincidence? if it was flipped, he probably would have not even been charged, much less convicted. may would have even gotten a metal.
It has been proven by many peer reviewed articles, race does matter in the US, especially in the criminal justice world.
Yes sir, I am.
sorry, my brain wasn't functioning right and i read "doesn't matter" instead of "does matter"Race matters in our criminal legal system. It affects how likely you are to be pulled over by police, how likely you are to be released or detained pretrial, how likely the state is to seek the death penalty, and how severely you are sentenced.NACDL - Racial Disparity
Race matters in our criminal legal system. It affects how likely you are to be pulled over by police, how likely you are to be released or detained pretrial, how likely the state is to seek the death penalty, and how severely you are sentenced. NACDL has been committed to examining race as an...www.nacdl.org
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