A lot missing from this story. She didn't threaten anyone...but what exactly did she say?
Yep, got to be real careful about that prohibited speech thingie.
I’m sure it’s the usual - she was told to leave her own land by the deputy, she said no, and he decided to pull rank.
The question is, were eminent domain proceedings completed such that the power company had the right to be on her land ?
You are right to say we don't have the full story. But it doesn't sound good.
Apparently, the deputy was in the employ of the power company at the time of the incident. Doesn't sound good.
A spokesperson for the Georgia Transmission Corporation told Channel 2 they had hired a deputy because they'd had some subtle threats from other residents in the area.
“I saw two sheriff’s cars drive up,” said Worley. She was handcuffed, arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
She is suing the Georgia Transmission Company but the way I see it she should be suing the Sheriff.
IMO off duty sheriff’s deputies should not be moonlighting as security because of cases just like this one.
It does put a deputy in the position of serving two masters. Working security for a company like this does change the way a deputy sees things, he can’t help himself. He will build a relationship with those people he is working with.
The deputies that showed up after the off duty deputy called for backup are going to take him at his word that she was disorderly even if she was not misbehaving when they arrived.
LEO should not be permitted to moonlight as private security. It is a conflict of interest.
Only up to post 15 on the thread and so many Olympic athletes jumping to conclusions.
First: The deputy called for another deputy. Was that the one on duty? Was the deputy on the side job there for traffic control? Or don’t we care?
Second: What was the power company doing? Was it stringing line? That tells me the legal part was settled long ago. Both would have been nice to include in the story.
Third: Was it an easement? Was it always the right of the power company to access the property? Goes with number two above.
Fourth: From the story she was stripped searched and dusted not in her driveway, but most likely at jail be a female deputy. It is probably the standard procedure at the jail for everyone. There is no indication anyone was outside the line on standard procedures for an arrest.
Fifth: If the charge was disorderly, what did she do or say? Did the deputies have it on tape? Or is only one side needed here for the “jack booted thug” crowd?
What a pathetic excuse for journalism. We don’t have a full story, we only have a small part of the story. But that seems to be enough for our Olympians.
Being a retired EE, having seen both 230kV and 365kV lines go up across the range here in Nevada, and seeing how much disturbance there is to the ground around the towers, she was probably saying things like:
“Why are you making such a mess? The easement said you would take a strip only ‘X’ wide, but this mess is a lot wider than that! When are you going to pay for this? Who is the supervisor? You don’t get to complete this until you pay for the land you’ve messed up that you didn’t specify in the easement settlement.”
If her story is as reported, the deputy may well be guilty of oppression under color of law.
This is not a kook she is an America- Video
http://www.wsbtv.com/video/14162266/index.html
FROM THE ARTICLE
A spokesperson for the Georgia Transmission Corporation told Channel 2 they had hired a deputy because they'd had some subtle threats from other residents in the area.
She may not of said anything to warrant the escalated response. The hired deputy may have been over-reacting due to "subtle threats" made by others.
Uh, she walks up to a crew or workmen, one being an off duty cop....and they call for backup? lol....
If I got a letter from some entity saying they were going to do whatever they pleased with my property, I'd be PO'd to.
And how did she say it? If she was screaming like a banshee and acting aggressive and out of control, then there was a reason to arrest her for disorderly conduct. If she was relatively calm (meaning she could do some yelling without being out of control), then they certainly shouldn't have arrested her.
I do think the strip search and lice spray was over the line, but perhaps that is SOP for all arrests.