Ethics complaint against Chief Hatch, Mayor Deloughy, and the entire City Council
Chief Hatch has lied about several things in my case. Many of you have seen the evidence I have provided.
First, Chief Hatch lied about an internal investigation I requested after my arrest. Chief Hatch said no such investigation took place, but I received a bill for my open records request for that document. Also in the email in response to my request, Chief Hatch stated it was not done yet, and he would send the final copy and the amount for the cost to the City Clerk for me to pay before I picked up the paperwork. Please find the enclosed documentation.
Second, I requested a second internal investigation one year later, claiming Joshua Hamlett falsified the police report in my case. Upon completion of this request, I got a copy and found it very disturbing. First the investigator didn’t do a complete investigation. He took the accused (Hamlett) word for it. If they would have done a complete investigation the 911 tapes would have been listened to and the investigator would have heard the Sheriff as the second caller, yet the investigator listed as an unknown caller. The sheriff says as 911 answers “This is the Sheriff”. They did not pull the CAD report from the 911 center that proves Hamlett couldn’t have done all that he said he did, as the CAD report lists him as being at the doctors office for only 20 minutes.
Third, when I started sending all this information to Chief Hatch, He took it as a threat and told me not to email him again. Since when is sending information about a case a threat? Maybe when that person knows he is caught in a huge lie.
Fourth, your city manager in defense of Chief Hatch sends me a threatening email and copied the city attorney on it stating that I need to remove an image that I use on Topix. This image is of Chief Hatch, and it was taken off a public domain website. Later after I returned Mr. Crowell email and stated that no laws were broken by my use of this image, Crowell admitted that is was not illegal, so why did he email me was it INTIMADATION?
And last but not least, The Mayor and entire city council has ignored every bit of this. They have ignored several complaints against Chief Hatch even after I predicted that Officer Hamlett would quit after I filed the second internal investigation. Oh by the way, he did quit 2 days later. All other officers in this case, also quit.
Further documentation upon request.
Rick Rogers
"The people of this County do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created." ***The views expressed on this blog are the opinions of the individual that wrote them.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
More Cops Get Away With Murder, This Time In Georgia! Can You Say Friends And Family!
From the Florida Times Union:
October 13, 2011 - 11:41am
FBI may investigate 2010 police shooting that killed Brunswick woman
The fatal shooting of a Brunswick woman by two veteran Glynn County police officers last year has attracted the attention of federal law enforcement authorities.
Sgt. Corey Sasser and Officer Todd Simpson fired eight .45-caliber bullets at Caroline McGehee Small as she tried to maneuver her boxed-in car, its four tires shredded down to the rims, following an erratic low-speed pursuit on June 18, 2010.
Two bullets struck Small, who had cocaine in her system, in the face. Small, 35, died without regaining consciousness one week later at a Savannah hospital. A mother of two young daughters, Small had a history of drug abuse and running from the police.
“It has come to our interest. …The shooting has been brought to our attention,” Lawrence J. Greene, the FBI’s supervisory senior resident agent in Savannah told the Times-Union.
Citing FBI policy, Greene would not confirm nor deny whether it has officially opened an investigation into the shooting. Greene declined comment about when or how the FBI was alerted to the case.
Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia also declined comment. Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials would not comment either.
After the shooting, Sasser and Simpson talked about their marksmanship instead of checking to see if she was alive, according to recordings made by police dashboard video cameras.
Sasser, who had fired six shots, said he’d hit Small “right in the bridge of the nose.”
A witness said Simpson, who fired twice, told him that Small was dead because he had shot her in the head and “her head exploded.”
Those details are among the evidence contained in a 540-page case file the GBI recently released to the Times-Union in response to an open records request.
A Glynn County grand jury, in a 12-6 decision, cleared Sasser and Simpson of any criminal wrongdoing.
Both officers also were cleared by a police internal investigation. They remain with the Glynn police department.
teresa.stepzinski@jacksonville.com, (904) 359-4075
Photo gallery: From the scene of the shooting
Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2011-10-13/story/fbi-may-investigate-2010-police-shooting-killed-brunswick-woman#ixzz1b3b17hKg
October 13, 2011 - 11:41am
FBI may investigate 2010 police shooting that killed Brunswick woman
The fatal shooting of a Brunswick woman by two veteran Glynn County police officers last year has attracted the attention of federal law enforcement authorities.
Sgt. Corey Sasser and Officer Todd Simpson fired eight .45-caliber bullets at Caroline McGehee Small as she tried to maneuver her boxed-in car, its four tires shredded down to the rims, following an erratic low-speed pursuit on June 18, 2010.
Two bullets struck Small, who had cocaine in her system, in the face. Small, 35, died without regaining consciousness one week later at a Savannah hospital. A mother of two young daughters, Small had a history of drug abuse and running from the police.
“It has come to our interest. …The shooting has been brought to our attention,” Lawrence J. Greene, the FBI’s supervisory senior resident agent in Savannah told the Times-Union.
Citing FBI policy, Greene would not confirm nor deny whether it has officially opened an investigation into the shooting. Greene declined comment about when or how the FBI was alerted to the case.
Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia also declined comment. Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials would not comment either.
After the shooting, Sasser and Simpson talked about their marksmanship instead of checking to see if she was alive, according to recordings made by police dashboard video cameras.
Sasser, who had fired six shots, said he’d hit Small “right in the bridge of the nose.”
A witness said Simpson, who fired twice, told him that Small was dead because he had shot her in the head and “her head exploded.”
Those details are among the evidence contained in a 540-page case file the GBI recently released to the Times-Union in response to an open records request.
A Glynn County grand jury, in a 12-6 decision, cleared Sasser and Simpson of any criminal wrongdoing.
Both officers also were cleared by a police internal investigation. They remain with the Glynn police department.
teresa.stepzinski@jacksonville.com, (904) 359-4075
Photo gallery: From the scene of the shooting
Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2011-10-13/story/fbi-may-investigate-2010-police-shooting-killed-brunswick-woman#ixzz1b3b17hKg
Friday, August 19, 2011
St. Marys Police Chief Tim Hatch Sends Threatening Email
Mr. Rogers,
In light of the recent emails and phone calls that I have received from you, and the abusive, harassing and threatening nature of your communications, I am using this email to notify you that I will no longer accept your calls or your emails. Any contact that occurs between us will require your attorney to contact the City’s attorney in order for me to consider responding. Issues relating to your pending court case need to be presented to the judge on your court date. Future Open Records Requests need to be directed to Mrs. Darlene Roellig, City Clerk. Lastly, I want to caution you that the harassing and threatening nature of your communications, if they do not cease, may result in my seeking legal remedy through my personal attorney.
Chief Hatch
Rick's Comments:
Had I really threatened the chief, he would not have sent me an email he would have arrested me. Instead if it continues he will call his PERSONAL attorney.
Chief you are a public employee and the fact that you are not doing your job, and that this arrest was a setup and you know your cops are lying based all the evidence I have shown you, there is nothing you can do about it.
I have the right granted unto all americans to question those in charge.
YOU SIR HAVE THREATENED ME, AND YOU SIR ALONG WITH THE CITY WILL BE SUED. IT WAS YOUR CHOICE TO IGNORE ALL OF THIS IN THE BEGINNING, SO YOU MUST BE HELD RESPONBSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS!!!!!!
FLASHBACK:
Sheriff's Attorney Pops Off
From the T&G.
Sheriff's attorney questions quality of letters to the editor
Dear Editor,
I have no desire to engage in a letter-writing campaign concerning my client, Sheriff Bill Smith. I am writing in response to Robert Southwell's recent letter to the editor ("Sheriff's ethics, competence called to question," Jan. 12) only because I am mentioned, not only by name, but also in a way that could subject Mr. Southwell (and also your newspaper) to a valid claim for defamation.The recent controversy in which I represented Sheriff Smith before the State Ethics Commission was minor at best. The only thing Sheriff Smith did wrong was to inadvertently fail to mention two or three low value pieces of property he had inherited from his parents in a 2002 financial disclosure statement. The theory behind the original complaint, filed by a thoroughly-defeated political adversary, was that if the voters had known of the omission, it might have affected somebody's vote. Sheriff Smith got about 85 percent of the votes in that election, and, if everybody in Camden County had known of the minor omission, I don't think it would have changed a single vote.The only reason Sheriff Smith paid the $1,500 fine was because I advised him that the value of his service to Camden County for the entire day, when he would otherwise have been required to come to Atlanta to appear before the commission, was more than $1,500.Camden County is fortunate to have a sheriff with the competency and good character of Bill Smith. I am proud to consider him a long-time good friend, as well as a client.
Taylor W. Jones Attorney at lawAtlanta
HOW STUPID DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR AND THREATEN TO SUE SOMEONE FOR THEIR FREE SPEECH.
Mr. Jones,
You know good and well this is not the first time the Sheriff ethics have been questioned, So why would we not ask about other ethics violations. We as Americans have the right to question our elected officials. We have the right to our opinions.
I have been the most outspoken person in regards to the Sheriff and his office. Yet they continue to bash Mr. Southwell. Why didn't Mr. Jones say anything about me! I know because I actually have the power. They all know what happened back in December have cost them dearly. Every commissioner was called out and none answered. As it stands now we have a lame duck government, and they will be very careful what they do in the future.
IT IS VERY HARD FOR A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE TO SUE THE AVERAGE CITIZEN ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AVERAGE CITIZEN IS ONLY TALKING ABOUT THAT EMPLOYEES JOB.
SHERIFF,
STOP TRYING TO BULLY THE PEOPLE AND JUST DO YOUR JOB.
Mr. Southwell's letter is in the comments section. Someone please tell me what he said to deserve this ambulance chaser to threaten to sue.
COMMENTS:
What did Mr.Southwell say that was so bad?
Please someone tell me!!!
Here is his letter from the T&G.
Dear Editor,
By Sheriff Bill Smith admitting that he paid a fine to the State Ethics Commission confirms the fact that his ethics are the reason we question his competency as a sheriff of Camden County.
He has no problem answering to the State Ethics Commission through his attorney, Taylor W. Jones, who in my opinion sounds like a salesman with a mouth full of samples.
To the citizens of this county: If we don't vote him out in the next election, we will be subjected to this type of unjust justice for years to come. We need to stand up and elect an objective sheriff. I'm starting early on this campaign, and our next sheriff's last name should not be Proctor.
Robert Southwell
Woodbine
Thu Feb 08, 01:03:00 PM EST
May Mr. Southwell rest in peace. God bless you sir!!!!!
In light of the recent emails and phone calls that I have received from you, and the abusive, harassing and threatening nature of your communications, I am using this email to notify you that I will no longer accept your calls or your emails. Any contact that occurs between us will require your attorney to contact the City’s attorney in order for me to consider responding. Issues relating to your pending court case need to be presented to the judge on your court date. Future Open Records Requests need to be directed to Mrs. Darlene Roellig, City Clerk. Lastly, I want to caution you that the harassing and threatening nature of your communications, if they do not cease, may result in my seeking legal remedy through my personal attorney.
Chief Hatch
Rick's Comments:
Had I really threatened the chief, he would not have sent me an email he would have arrested me. Instead if it continues he will call his PERSONAL attorney.
Chief you are a public employee and the fact that you are not doing your job, and that this arrest was a setup and you know your cops are lying based all the evidence I have shown you, there is nothing you can do about it.
I have the right granted unto all americans to question those in charge.
YOU SIR HAVE THREATENED ME, AND YOU SIR ALONG WITH THE CITY WILL BE SUED. IT WAS YOUR CHOICE TO IGNORE ALL OF THIS IN THE BEGINNING, SO YOU MUST BE HELD RESPONBSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS!!!!!!
FLASHBACK:
Sheriff's Attorney Pops Off
From the T&G.
Sheriff's attorney questions quality of letters to the editor
Dear Editor,
I have no desire to engage in a letter-writing campaign concerning my client, Sheriff Bill Smith. I am writing in response to Robert Southwell's recent letter to the editor ("Sheriff's ethics, competence called to question," Jan. 12) only because I am mentioned, not only by name, but also in a way that could subject Mr. Southwell (and also your newspaper) to a valid claim for defamation.The recent controversy in which I represented Sheriff Smith before the State Ethics Commission was minor at best. The only thing Sheriff Smith did wrong was to inadvertently fail to mention two or three low value pieces of property he had inherited from his parents in a 2002 financial disclosure statement. The theory behind the original complaint, filed by a thoroughly-defeated political adversary, was that if the voters had known of the omission, it might have affected somebody's vote. Sheriff Smith got about 85 percent of the votes in that election, and, if everybody in Camden County had known of the minor omission, I don't think it would have changed a single vote.The only reason Sheriff Smith paid the $1,500 fine was because I advised him that the value of his service to Camden County for the entire day, when he would otherwise have been required to come to Atlanta to appear before the commission, was more than $1,500.Camden County is fortunate to have a sheriff with the competency and good character of Bill Smith. I am proud to consider him a long-time good friend, as well as a client.
Taylor W. Jones Attorney at lawAtlanta
HOW STUPID DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR AND THREATEN TO SUE SOMEONE FOR THEIR FREE SPEECH.
Mr. Jones,
You know good and well this is not the first time the Sheriff ethics have been questioned, So why would we not ask about other ethics violations. We as Americans have the right to question our elected officials. We have the right to our opinions.
I have been the most outspoken person in regards to the Sheriff and his office. Yet they continue to bash Mr. Southwell. Why didn't Mr. Jones say anything about me! I know because I actually have the power. They all know what happened back in December have cost them dearly. Every commissioner was called out and none answered. As it stands now we have a lame duck government, and they will be very careful what they do in the future.
IT IS VERY HARD FOR A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE TO SUE THE AVERAGE CITIZEN ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AVERAGE CITIZEN IS ONLY TALKING ABOUT THAT EMPLOYEES JOB.
SHERIFF,
STOP TRYING TO BULLY THE PEOPLE AND JUST DO YOUR JOB.
Mr. Southwell's letter is in the comments section. Someone please tell me what he said to deserve this ambulance chaser to threaten to sue.
COMMENTS:
What did Mr.Southwell say that was so bad?
Please someone tell me!!!
Here is his letter from the T&G.
Dear Editor,
By Sheriff Bill Smith admitting that he paid a fine to the State Ethics Commission confirms the fact that his ethics are the reason we question his competency as a sheriff of Camden County.
He has no problem answering to the State Ethics Commission through his attorney, Taylor W. Jones, who in my opinion sounds like a salesman with a mouth full of samples.
To the citizens of this county: If we don't vote him out in the next election, we will be subjected to this type of unjust justice for years to come. We need to stand up and elect an objective sheriff. I'm starting early on this campaign, and our next sheriff's last name should not be Proctor.
Robert Southwell
Woodbine
Thu Feb 08, 01:03:00 PM EST
May Mr. Southwell rest in peace. God bless you sir!!!!!
Chief Hatch Has SUCKER Written On His Forehead!!!!
So called arresting officer only on scene for 20 minutes
133 Josh Hamlett
139 Rich Riggle
124 Meredith Mastin
Previous reports signed by Hamlett says Hamlett talked with nurses, Hamlett got written statements from nurses, and ALL OF THIS IN ONLY TWENTY MINUTES.
What happens when all this hits the fan?
How will Hatch defend his guys actions in court?
He can no longer blame anyone but himself, as he is the only one left with any connection to this case.
All others have new jobs, and remember Hatch already lost one job.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Josh Hamlett,Second Cop Accused Of Lying Quits, Only One Left
Meredith Mastin
YOU ARE ALL THAT'S LEFT
YOUR BROTHERS RAN WHEN THEY WERE CALLED OUT!!!!!!
WILL YOU??
REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, IF NOT TALK TO THE DEPUTY THAT WAS IN THERE, HE REMEMBERS AND HE WILL TELL THE COURT THE TRUTH.
WILL YOU?????
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