Doesn't look like the same guy?
Posted on 10/05/2009 12:58:39 PM PDT by Vote 4 Nixon
HOLDENVILLE, Oklahoma -- An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper suspended for a fight with a paramedic in May is on paid administrative leave again after being accused of using excessive force.
This is the second time in five months that Trooper Daniel Martin has been placed on paid administrative leave. Martin was suspended earlier this year after cell phone video surfaced showing the trooper chocking a paramedic.
During his suspension in July, Trooper Martin was forced to undergo counseling for anger management, but a Holdenville man said that anger was on display once again.
Martin's latest scuffle involves a Holdenville man, Khristopher Douglas. Douglas said he was on his friend's property helping with renovations Saturday when troopers pulled up apparently working a traffic violation in Holdenville.
Douglas said he was making his way inside when Martin demanded he move away from his friend's home and come towards the street.
"I said 'Why can't I go inside and be safe,' and he said 'Go to the street.' So I turned around, and next thing I know that officer grabbed my arm and curl up like this while he's beating me," Douglas said.
Douglas said he was never given an explanation and was cited for obstruction.
At the same time, another Trooper was detaining Lucas Carson claiming he ran a stop sign.
Carson said he did not run the stop sign, but said he did witness the incident between Douglas and Trooper Martin.
"He said, 'We're giving you a citation and we're taking that other guy to jail,' and I said, 'Why are you taking that other guy to jail for?' And he said, 'Obstruction of police business,'" Carson said.
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only if the officer acted ‘stupidly’..
Good. Cop was a egotistical moron.
Why did he chock the paramedic? To keep him from rolling away?
Yep. It is going to get pretty expensive to keep this cop around. Two lawsuits in less than a year.
Chocking choking you know how dangerous life is when you trust your spellchecker
Safety first, ya know.
I think he had to chock him before he could choke him
Just another member of the 99% giving the rest a bad name.
Some people never learn , and some should never be given authority over others.
Obstruction seems to come into play any time a citizen asks why police are beating ,harassing,or blatantly treating another citizen like they were crap from the bottom of their shoes.
I am not a cop hater, but I have seen them when the adrenalin gets up and they go crazy, It’s like a pack mentality come out. It is something that needs to be explained to them in their traning that people are human beings and expect to be treated with respect. TReal respect, not the phony yes sir, no sir crap they spit out.
Treat citizens like you would want your parents to be treated. people respond tp that better than threats of jail.
seems to be a surplus of them here in OK .
Nationwide.
Doesn't look like the same guy?
Khristopher Douglas, on the right.
Steroids?
I guess this confirms the assumptions put forth at the time that the officer in question would be protected from any serious repercussions.
Before anyone tells me how justified he was with the EMP, I’ve seen it and I’m standing by my own eyes.
Donuts.
Because he's...
-PJ
Hmmm?
I support LEO probably 99% of the time. I have been stopped a few times by the OHP and have never had a problem. They have always been courteous and professional. With that being said, this trooper should have been fired immediately after the incident with the EMC.
Prior to becoming an OHP trooper he was fired as a policeman in the small town of Fairfax. He then went to Stillwater and was on the force there. I don’t know if he has influence high-up in the OHP ranks or within the Governor’s office but definitely doesn’t need to be in a position of authority over anyone.
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