Sequatchie County Sheriff Went Wild, Couple Says

[danarhea]

CHATTANOOGA (CN) - A man claims Sequatchie County sheriff's officers threatened him with death at gunpoint and the sheriff felt up his wife in his presence without cause.

Shawn and Michelle Graham say men dressed in camouflage outfits stopped them as they drove on the highway, "thrust a loaded shotgun" through the window, "sometimes tapping his [the husband's] head with the barrel" and threatened to kill them by "blowing their f---- heads off."

After searching their car and finding "no weapons, no drugs, and no contraband," and with no reason to suspect them of anything, the Grahams say Sheriff Ronnie Hitchcock then searched Mrs. Graham "in an extended, intrusive and humiliating fashion. He reached inside the pockets of her clothing, making inappropriate contact with her breasts and groin areas. Handcuffed in the back seat of Sheriff Hitchcock's cruiser, Mr. Graham was forced to watch this unconstitutional spectacle," according to the complaint.

I don't think there are any words that can express my disgust at what happened here. Who the hell does that Sheriff employ for deputies, former Blackwater employees? I hope that, when this is over, the Sheriff's department only has enough money left to run it's operations out of an outhouse, which is probably where it belongs in the first place.

Article is here.

 

[mike2810]

I don't think there are any words that can express my disgust at what happened here. Who the hell does that Sheriff employ for deputies, former Blackwater employees? I hope that, when this is over, the Sheriff's department only has enough money left to run it's operations out of an outhouse, which is probably where it belongs in the first place.

Article is here.

I do agree that the LE employees were out of line and something needs to be done. By your post, I take it you are hoping the victims get a large cash settlement. Do you realize that hurts the general public by using tax dollars to settle. Would it not be better to have the law enforcement people fired and brought up on whatever charges that would apply?

 

[danarhea]

I do agree that the LE employees were out of line and something needs to be done. By your post, I take it you are hoping the victims get a large cash settlement. Do you realize that hurts the general public by using tax dollars to settle. Would it not be better to have the law enforcement people fired and brought up on whatever charges that would apply?

I believe that the plaintiffs suffered severe emotional damage from this incident, and are entitled to compensation.

 

[liblady]

I do agree that the LE employees were out of line and something needs to be done. By your post, I take it you are hoping the victims get a large cash settlement. Do you realize that hurts the general public by using tax dollars to settle. Would it not be better to have the law enforcement people fired and brought up on whatever charges that would apply?

both, imo. cash is king, and just firing the employees provides zero incentive for the county to ensure their employees tow the line.

 

[Manc Skipper]

In all fairness, we should hear the sheriff's side of this. He might have had a tipoff that his county was being invaded by libruls, and he had to check their disguise.

 

[mike2810]

both, imo. cash is king, and just firing the employees provides zero incentive for the county to ensure their employees tow the line.

So if you lived in that state and country you are all for your tax dollars going to compensating the "victims"? Even if the county has insurance and insurance pays out. The money comes from the tax payers who has to pay the insurance.

We are definetly the United States of Litigation. "Let us sue".:doh

 

[Kushinator]

I don't think they should lose their jobs...... I believe they should face the jury and be ushered off to prison. If more cops were imprisoned for violent acts against honest citizens you would see such behavior drop off big time. Why? We know what happens to cops in prison.

 

[Kushinator]

So if you lived in that state and country you are all for your tax dollars going to compensating the "victims"? Even if the county has insurance and insurance pays out. The money comes from the tax payers who has to pay the insurance.

We are definetly the United States of Litigation. "Let us sue".:doh

Money talks!

 

[Scarecrow Akhbar]

I don't think there are any words that can express my disgust at what happened here. Who the hell does that Sheriff employ for deputies, former Blackwater employees? I hope that, when this is over, the Sheriff's department only has enough money left to run it's operations out of an outhouse, which is probably where it belongs in the first place.

Article is here.

The sheriff and his accomplices should be tried, and if convicted, put in the general population of the state prison.

As former cops, they'll have a hell of a fun time.

 

[Vader]

both, imo. cash is king, and just firing the employees provides zero incentive for the county to ensure their employees tow the line.

Firing?

Firing isn't enough. The Sheriff and his thugs need to be fired, and formally charged will kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, sexual assault, harassment, terroristic threatening, menacing, and assault.

Then ... they need to be tried, found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison without parole... IN GENERAL POPULATION.

 

[danarhea]

Firing?

Firing isn't enough. The Sheriff and his thugs need to be fired, and formally charged will kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, sexual assault, harassment, terroristic threatening, menacing, and assault.

Then ... they need to be tried, found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison without parole... IN GENERAL POPULATION.

The charges could all be condensed down to one charge - Official oppression, which carries serious prison time.

 

[Vader]

Upon further research I have made the following discoveries:

The TBI (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation) has been contacted and has refused to act.

The FBI has been contacted regarding this incident. They have yet to respond or offer assistance.

 

[Vader]

The charges could all be condensed down to one charge - Official oppression, which carries serious prison time.

Indeed, but I would rather see them face all of the aforementioned charges. That way they can be forced to serve a separate sentence for each crime consecutively.

This will keep them all in jail for the rest of their lives. They will then never have the opportunity to harm another innocent civilian.

 

[danarhea]

Indeed, but I would rather see them face all of the aforementioned charges. That way they can be forced to serve a separate sentence for each crime consecutively.

This will keep them all in jail for the rest of their lives. They will then never have the opportunity to harm another innocent civilian.

That won't happen. Related charges from the same act almost always run concurrently.

 

[Kushinator]

Upon further research I have made the following discoveries:

The TBI (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation) has been contacted and has refused to act.

The FBI has been contacted regarding this incident. They have yet to respond or offer assistance.

If this is true, following a civil suit, criminal charges will be a shoe in (if in fact they did engage in such a way).

 

[Vader]

That won't happen. Related charges from the same act almost always run concurrently.

This is true but there are mitigating circumstances in this case. The offenders are all corrupt law enforcement personnel. In court, this will be looked at as a "special circumstance", which will garner harsher than usual punishment.

 

[Vader]

If this is true, following a civil suit, criminal charges will be a shoe in (if in fact they did engage in such a way).

I personally spoke to the TBI about this incident and the officer I spoke with told me that the situation would be handled in court. This means the State of Tennessee has officially refused to get involved.

The FBI has even less helpful (in an informational sense) and refused to issue a statement on the progress in this case. (This is normal for an active, on-going, investigation.)

Therefore, I suspect the Sheriff and his thugs are about to be sodomized by the system for their actions.