"Valid" was my operative word. :>
WTF?
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=triangle&id=4709220
Assault Case Against Durham Officers Dismissed
WTVD Eyewitness News
(10/30/06 - DURHAM) - The assault case against two fired Durham Police officers was dismissed Monday.
Gary Lee and Scott Tanner faced a Wake County judge Monday to answer to simple assault charges that cost them their jobs last month.
Lee and Tanner were fired two months after an employee at Blinco's Sports Bar said the men beat him July 20. After conducting an internal investigation, Durham Police Chief Steve Chalmers said Tanner instigated a fight with the cook outside the Glenwood Avenue bar.
Monday in court, the charges against the two former officers were dismissed on a technicality. The defense attorney claimed the prosecutors didn't establish jurisdiction, and the judge agreed.
The charges against the Lee and Tanner were dropped.