National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 10-04-12

Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, October 4, 2012:

• Brick, New Jersey: After flushing her drugs down the toilet, an officer [Detective Philip Emanuele, 33] asked a woman for sexual favors, he admits. He pleaded guilty to criminal coercion and tampering with physical evidence in a plea bargain that calls for a probationary term. ow.ly/ee0HL
• Prince George's County, Maryland: A Washington, D.C. police officer [Richard Merritt] has filed a $3 million lawsuit against two Prince George County officers [Jorgaq Shkurti, Harkirat Singh]. He says that they beat him with a baton and struck him in the face while he was handcuffed during a confrontation. bit.ly/QTbUIz
• Orlando, Florida: An officer [Officer Danny Sidders, 43] who was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence was suspended following an internal affairs review. bit.ly/SzqpS7
• Monroe, Georgia: A sheriff’s deputy [Robert Christopher Matt] is facing DUI charges after authorities say that he wrecked his patrol car. bit.ly/QTbUIz
• Update: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The officer [Lt. Jonathan Josey] that punched a woman [Aida Guzman] at a neighborhood street party is being suspended for 30 days with the intention to dismiss him. The incident was caught on video and posted to youtube, which led to an investigation. ow.ly/edIHa
• Update: White Plains, New York: A third party review of the incident deemed a shooting death justified. Said one of the committee members who reviews the case: “the shooting [by Officer Anthony Carelli] of Mr. [Kenneth] Chamberlain was totally justified and took place only after negotiations and all non-lethal means were unsuccessful and Mr. Chamberlain came at a police sergeant with a knife.” bit.ly/SDw1GL
• Los Angeles, California: A jury has awarded $3.2 million to a mentally ill woman [Valerie Allen] who sued after police shot her and shocked her with a Taser. Jurors found the officers [Brent Houlihan, Nam Phan, Joseph Bezak] were negligent, malicious and used excessive force in their confrontation. ow.ly/eduSH
• Birmingham, Alabama: A federal jury has convicted a police officer [Corey L. Hooper] for beating a man [Martez Gulley] who was handcuffed and secured in the backseat of a patrol car. ow.ly/eduDE

National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 10-04-12 is a post from PoliceMisconduct.net



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