!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POLICE CHIEF CHALMERS DAUGHTER ARRESTED !!!!!!
Chief's daughter charged in assault
The Herald-Sun
June 21, 2006 10:04 pm
DURHAM -- Stefanie W. Chalmers was released from the Durham County Jail on $10,000 unsecured bond Tuesday.
Chalmers, 25, of 108 N. Guthrie Ave., allegedly assaulted a woman with a vehicle on April 28. Police Investigator M. Soucie arrested Chalmers and charged her with assault with a deadly weapon Tuesday. She was released the same day.
Chalmers is the daughter of Durham Police Chief Steve Chalmers.
While Chalmers originally said he would "have no comment on this matter," he authorized police spokeswoman Kammie Michael to issue a statement to The Herald-Sun confirming that Stefanie Chalmers is his daughter and that her arrest "is a personal family matter and will be handled as such."
Charges allege 2 officers struck
A 47-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he assaulted two police officers last month, according to warrants.
Kenneth Brockington, of 1212 Park Ave., was charged with two counts of assault on a government official after he allegedly held Sgt. A.Z. Jaynes down and punched him and allegedly hit Officer K. J. Robinson with his fists.
Brockington also was charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting a public officer, warrants state.
Magistrate Chet Dobies wrote that Brockington "has [a] long court history and attitude problems," when setting bond at $6,000.
Brockington is scheduled to appear today in Durham County District Court.
Charges filed in 3 women's assaults
Police arrested a Durham man accused of assaulting three women in the past three months, according to warrants.
Derrick Lamont Bowling, 30, of 1214 Eva St., allegedly attacked two women on April 2, warrants state. According to warrants, Bowling allegedly grabbed one woman by her face "busting her lower lip, pulling a wad of hair from her head," and pushed another woman to the floor.
On June 7, Bowling allegedly assaulted another woman by hitting her in the face, warrants state.
Bowling was released on $6,000 bond and is scheduled to appear today in Durham County District Court.
Man charged with cocaine dealing
A 19-year-old Durham man was charged with dealing cocaine out of a residence in the 2000 block of Crest Street, according to warrants.
Brandon Earl Graham, of 2716 Crest St., was charged with two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of selling a controlled substance, warrants state.
Graham also was charged with selling cocaine to a police confidential informant, according to warrants.
Graham was held at the Durham County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear today in Durham County District Court.
-- Compiled by staff writer BriAnne Dopart, bdopart@heraldsun.com; 419-6684.
For more information about crime in your neighborhood, visit the Durham Police Department's crime-mapping Web site at www.durhampolice.com/crimemapper.cfm
Link to new thread for Thursday...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1653541/posts
Assault with a deadly weapon is a personal family matter?
This may require another leave of absence. /sarc.
She assaulted some woman with a vehicle and was released the same day? And of course Chalmers was unavailable for comment. Beam me up Scotty!