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Local deputies detain wrong guy; man wants apology
KREM.com ^
| December 18, 2013 at 7:03 PM
| by HAYLEY GUENTHNER & KREM.com
Posted on 12/29/2013 8:08:04 AM PST by FBD
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- A recent college graduate is waiting to hear the words Im sorry from two Spokane County Sheriff's deputies. Conner Guerrero said the deputies were sneaking around his house, forced him on his knees on his lawn, and handcuffed him in front of his neighbors.
But deputies had the wrong house and the wrong guy. "Just trying to enjoy my evening. All the sudden, I see a flashlight shining through my doors
said Guerrero. I'm thinking this could be a dangerous situation for me. Guerrero said he assumed the two men outside his house were burglars.I come over to my door and I slap it to say hey someone is in this house and they're not going to let you come in here.
He said he then got the scare of his life. "Right as soon as I opened this door, and it's dark outside - it's very dark and all I can see is a pistol.
As Conner ran for cover, he heard a man yell Sheriff's Office and asking him to come out. Guerrero said he immediately complied. "I'm wondering why the hell is a gun being pointed at me right now!
Conner said the deputies accused him of being an intruder on his own home.They directed me to take a knee, well both knees, he said. "The gun [was] still drawn.The deputies then reportedly took his ID, proving Guerrero lived there.
But he claimed when the mistake was realized, he was the one apologizing while the deputy said something that gave him chills.
You're lucky I didn't [expletive] shoot you,"
He soon learned the deputies were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle but went to the wrong house.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; cops; coruption; donutwatch; guncontrol; guns; obama; police; policestate; tyrant
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To: bgill
I saw that article. I'm betting the poor guy will go to jail for a long time, probably life. If it had been the other way around? Well, the city would have paid, and nobody would have been terminated.
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posted on
12/29/2013 9:29:14 AM PST
by
FBD
(My carbon footprint is bigger than yours)
To: skinkinthegrass
I saw that case too. If no dog is available to shoot, they’re down to stomping on the family parrot. It was probably mouthing off and deserved to be stomped on... (so goes the badge polisher’s mantra).
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posted on
12/29/2013 9:36:25 AM PST
by
FBD
(My carbon footprint is bigger than yours)
To: Balding_Eagle
Did the cops go home safe and sound that evening?
KA-POW! That's the sound of my thunder being stolen. :)
43
posted on
12/29/2013 9:40:20 AM PST
by
andyk
(I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
To: FBD
Yes, that was my point.
Tot effing lazy to READ THE ADDRESS!
“oh....we’ll follow the tire tracks instead.....”
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posted on
12/29/2013 9:42:49 AM PST
by
G Larry
To: null and void
Thanks. He/She needed that.
45
posted on
12/29/2013 9:42:50 AM PST
by
sport
To: andyk
KA-POW! That's the sound of my thunder being stolen. :) Hehe, sorry about that, it probably was one of your posts that first brought that aspect to my attention.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
46
posted on
12/29/2013 9:43:47 AM PST
by
Balding_Eagle
(Damn ObamaCare, full speed ahead!)
To: FBD
This Sheriff is an a**hole and needs to be turned out of office at the next election.
47
posted on
12/29/2013 9:44:22 AM PST
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: Fightin Whitey
If I happen to get on that jury, yes.
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posted on
12/29/2013 9:45:31 AM PST
by
sport
To: Fightin Whitey
Id go in asking for five mill and watch the citys attorneys scramble to negotiate.
A civil jury is going to want to make those dumb bastards pay.actually; make sure, only these LEO/city officials pay the complete award...
and give this citizen a special dispensation (Kid-glove/politician treatment)
to defend himself & his family against any other LEO of any police Department.
(retribution; in this case, I wouldn't trust them..it must be earned again)
49
posted on
12/29/2013 9:48:04 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi :-)
To: Chode
Wolfie keeps coming back. He’s more difficult to get rid of than a corrupt cop.
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posted on
12/29/2013 9:48:45 AM PST
by
FBD
(My carbon footprint is bigger than yours)
To: G Larry
Good call. That’s probably exactly what happened.
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posted on
12/29/2013 9:50:37 AM PST
by
FBD
(My carbon footprint is bigger than yours)
To: FBD
If I were on the jury, the sheriff would be fired right after issuing a public apology to the guy and I'd buy the popcorn for the other jury members for when they sit in on the civil case. If the judge doesn't commute his time in jail for this over onto his 4 marijuana plant offense (and I hate mj) then I'd be actively supporting the opponent in the next election.
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posted on
12/29/2013 9:51:18 AM PST
by
bgill
To: FBD
They are now branching out. On another thread, there was a cadre that was advocating for the police to be able to shoot traffic violators, red light runners specifically on sight. I don’t believe that there is a shortage of them, they are just regrouping.
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posted on
12/29/2013 9:51:45 AM PST
by
sport
To: FBD
and they are harder to get rid of than an STD with a Union...
54
posted on
12/29/2013 9:53:41 AM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: sport
Yeesh. How can these folks claim to be lovers of freedom, when they advocate for people’s rights to be stomped on???
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posted on
12/29/2013 9:56:03 AM PST
by
FBD
(My carbon footprint is bigger than yours)
To: Ghost of SVR4
First off, I dont think all cops are bad. I do however believe the
standards to be a cop have been lowered to the point that a lot
of idiots do become cops.oh! ..I wholeheartedly agree...
Seems they're also watching the
same (Hollyweird ;) Cop shows
...a very few bad apples spoils the bushel of apples.
56
posted on
12/29/2013 9:56:48 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi :-)
To: Chode
Ha! - That’s both sad and funny, but so true.
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posted on
12/29/2013 9:58:32 AM PST
by
FBD
(My carbon footprint is bigger than yours)
To: FBD
"Wolfie" ????well, i gotta ask...
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posted on
12/29/2013 10:02:32 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi :-)
To: FBD
“Put yourself in the deputies position, said Sheriff Knezovich.
I hope he is an elected Sheriff. He should be un-elected because he is endorsing dangerous behavior.
It just floors me that he as the supervisor didn’t at least have the smarts to apologize. First rule of customer service. Apologize and most will be satisfied.
But Sheriff Knezovich is a danger to his community. His attitude is infectious. I wonder how many dogs and people he has shot in his career. How many people has he slammed against a hood breaking teeth or noses? I would like to know.
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posted on
12/29/2013 10:02:39 AM PST
by
DariusBane
(Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
To: FBD
That one, I do not have the answer to.
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posted on
12/29/2013 10:04:00 AM PST
by
sport
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