Posted on 09/09/2009 8:43:55 AM PDT by Born Conservative
A Luzerne County man charged with assaulting a Secret Service agent - punching him with a set of brass knuckles and smacking him in the head with a chunk of asphalt - has agreed to plead guilty to simple assault and related offenses.
Under the terms of a plea agreement signed Tuesday morning, Kenneth Kile, 25, of 64 Penn St., Kingston, also agreed to plead guilty to reckless endangerment and a weapons offense.
Mr. Kile was arrested in June on charges he assaulted William Slavoski, 52, resident agent in charge of the Scranton Secret Service office, on the Central Scranton Expressway during what police said was a road-rage incident.
Agent Slavoski suffered injuries to his face, head and left arm in the incident, police said.
A preliminary hearing on the charges had been scheduled for Tuesday, but Mr. Kile waived it and signed the plea agreement. His case was sent to Lackawanna County Court. A court date for his next appearance, when he can either formally plead guilty or opt to stand trial, has not been scheduled. The plea agreement also is contingent on the approval of Agent Slavoski.
Mr. Kile was initially charged with aggravated assault and other offenses.
After Mr. Kile's arrest, a witness, Adelle Zavada, gave an account that was at odds with the police narrative. She claimed Agent Slavoski initiated the physical contact in the June 9 incident.
Assistant District Attorney Michelle L. Olshefski said she was aware of Ms. Zavada's account. She said it was "completely contrary" to other witnesses and evidence.
Agent Slavoski, who lives in Shavertown, told police he was on his way home in his duty car when a pickup truck that had been driving erratically stopped in front of him on the expressway, near the Interstate 81 entrance ramp.
The agent said he tapped his siren, and the driver of the pickup - later identified as Mr. Kile - got out and approached his car, asking, "What are you, some kind of cop?"
Agent Slavoski said when he identified himself as a Secret Service agent and told Mr. Kile to go back to his truck, the man leaned into his car and said, "If you spit on me again, I will (expletive) knock you out."
As Agent Slavoski tried to get out of his car, Mr. Kile grabbed him by the shirt and punched him, according to the agent and witnesses. Agent Slavoski punched back, and as they fought, Mr. Kile picked up a piece of broken asphalt from the roadway and struck the agent in the forehead.
But I'm funny like that.
I was talking to one of my sons about a situation he had described to me. He was in a parking lot and someone driving a car made some comments to him. I told him to be careful in these situations because you don’t know if the guy is armed or if he’s going to run you over. BUT, I said if the guy is threatening you, and starts to get out of the car, pin him between the door and the car as he’s getting out and PUNCH HIS FRIGGIN LIGHTS OUT! Then run like hell before the cops get there.
maybe the Secret Service should recruit Kile. Or the agent that ate brass knuckles and asphalt needs better training?
“during what police said was a road-rage incident”
Since this is not work related, what does it matter the job of either party?
You know, the elegant subtlety of your logic impresses the hell out of me.
You win! Stupidest post of the day (and it’s only noon).
Federal agents can be odd birds. I once knew a man who lived in a bad part of the city, but he was a tough customer as well, Golden Gloves contender boxer and karate fighter. Even so, he was always very careful when he answered the door, because of the high rate of violent crime.
Well, two FBI agents had been sent to arrest a criminal in a different apartment, and got the apartment wrong. When he answered his door, they tried to push their way in. He severely beat them both and put them in the hospital.
Of course, the FBI was going to prosecute the heck out of him, until they interviewed the two agents in the hospital. They both admitted that they had tried to force the door open, and that the fight had started (and ended) before they could identify themselves. Honest men.
So it ended up with his not being prosecuted. But since that time, he had a new found respect for the FBI, and makes it a point to tell others that they are honorable people.
Because one of the parties misused his position by misusing his siren, in an effort to let the punk know he was more important then him. The punk is lucky the old guy didn't blow him away with another piece of government equipment at his disposal.
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Actually, after reading the whole story linked to, and the previous reporting of the incident, which contained more info, I think they’re both hot headed azzhooles, and they deserved each other.
Trouble is, we (tax payers) will now have to foot the bill on their ego thrusting exercises. The agent will now, probably, request a medical retirement for his “injuries”. He is known to sue.
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