Gladwyn Taft Russ III
Posted on 11/19/2008 12:57:40 PM PST by fishhound
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina sheriff's official has apologized for plunging a funeral into chaos when undercover agents tried to arrest the dead man's son—and used a Taser on him in the process.
It happened as the coffin was being loaded into a hearse. The officers planned to quietly arrest pallbearer Gladwyn Taft Russ III, The Star-News of Wilmington reported Wednesday.
Relatives said two deputies dressed in coats and ties grabbed Russ and kneed him in his back before Tasering him. One deputy's gun fell out of its holster.
Russ' sister, Taffy Gause, said when she got out of the car a deputy "was waving a gun at me and my mom and yelling to get back or he was going to shoot." She said some mourners went home instead of going to the cemetery.
Russ, 42, had failed to surrender after being charged with threatening his ex-wife who lives in another state, officials said. Following his father's death Nov. 11, Russ agreed to surrender after the funeral.
When deputies approached Russ during the Saturday funeral, he "went wild" and spat on the officers, said New Hanover County sheriff's chief deputy Ed McMahon.
McMahon said the officers should have waited until after the cemetery service.
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The perp had failed to surrender after being charged, as he had previously promised to do.
Taffy? Gladwyn? Who thinks up these names?
Who said he beat a woman? He is charged wuth making a threat.
That seems to be your argument.
It’s a good thing the police did not accidently taser the dead man. You just never know what would have happened.
He promised to turn himself in BEFORE the funeral took place.
Before the younger Russ was arrested, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office was already a bit leery of the man because he had barricaded himself in his house Nov. 8 when they went to serve a warrant for reportedly threatening to kill his estranged wife, McMahon said. They backed off after he agreed to turn himself in that Monday – the day his father was supposed to have surgery. Nov. 10 came and went without the younger Russ surrendering, McMahon said.
Just like flush toilets and can recycling.
We jest got that dang interweb thingy a couple o’years ago.
They were too lenient with him.
Did you have some different info before you commented that it was okay for the cops to taser the guy while he is loading his father's coffin into the hearse?
I don’t recall the article saying he BEAT HIS WIFE.. I saw where he threatend her but that could mean anything.. your aSSumtions make an @ss out of you
He may have threatened to lock he out of the bathroom..
He got tazed anyway. That’s all that matters.
If you get tazed at a funeral, you might be a redneck.
He agreed to turn himself in BEFORE the date of the funeral after barricading himself in a house and resisting arrest.
Oh yeah. They are going on a manhunt for this dude in eastern NC just on a goof.
Easy with the redneck stuff..
I would prefer that to a bunch of whiny hypocrites lying about what a nice person I was.
BTW, did the arrestee schedule his crime with the victim?
Bad timing? Discreetly arrest him at a funeral??
They almost dropped the casket?
Excuse me, but BWHAHAHAHAHAHAH
[Andy's hand extended]: "Gimme the bullet, Barn."
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