Police Abuse

[Lucille]

Did a search to update but haven't seen this case posted yet.

Meanwhile in Chicago, a 911 recording was released in the fatal shooting by an off-duty cop of his 86-year-old neighbor. The neighbor’s 91-year-old wife was also shot. She is charged with misdemeanor battery and aggravated assault of a police officer. The cop, who is not charged and whom the city will not name, says the 86-year-old man brandished a shot gun during a dispute between his wife and the cop’s wife.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...hbors-by-chicago-cop-20140620,0,7883001.story

Although Huff’s family disputed the officer’s account of the incident, the recordings appear to resemble the account the officer gave to police.
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Police say the officer also shot Jones-Huff. The officer has not been charged.

Jones-Huff was charged with two misdemeanor counts of battery and aggravated assault of a police officer as a result of the incident, and is due in court Monday.

The recordings were obtained from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications by the Chicago Tribune through a Freedom of Information Act request. The recordings are redacted to block the identity of the callers and descriptions of injuries.

The longest recording is from the off-duty officer himself. But there also are recordings of two other neighbors reporting the incident. On one of those, a female neighbor can be heard asking police to come settle the dispute. Then, the shots can be heard.

“Oh, he shot. He shooting. He shot that old man, oh my God,” the woman says. “He just shot that old man that live next door to them.”

Attempts to reach Jones-Huff were unsuccessful. The officer and his wife refused comment through their family.

But Huff’s son, Joe Huff III, again disputed the officer’s version of events.

“Why was my father shot in the back three times,” he wrote in a text message about the tapes. “This is a police officer who planned this all out and wanted to kill my dad and make sure he covered himself.”
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According to residents and family, Huff and his wife had a longtime feud with his neighbor over petty offenses like dropping litter in each other’s yards, shoveling the snow onto each other’s property and sweeping dirt across each other’s walkways.

Previously:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...-duty-chicago-police-officer-off-duty-officer

The man's youngest son, Joseph Huff III, said from the moment his father moved on the block, there was tension with his neighbor - the officer and his wife.

"My father has been into it with these people for years," he said. "This is not the first confrontation. This man has picked on my father for years."

Shenek Clay, who lives two houses away, said she heard the scuffle between Huff and his neighbors. She called police at 2:15 pm to get help, she said. But before officers could arrive, she heard the shots.

"I could hear (Huff) yelling, 'Get off me! Get off me! Get the hell off me,' " Clay said. "I called the police because I thought they were jumping on him again. It's sad because they have been jumping on that old man since he moved on the block."

 

[specsaregood]

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...-Children-to-Fight-Other-Teens-264457471.html

A Philadelphia Police officer was arrested after she allegedly encouraged and participated in several fights between her teen children and other minors.

Investigators say Tamika Gross, a 35-year-old Philadelphia Police officer in the 16th District, was involved in several altercations between January of 2012 and October of 2013.

The first incident took place on January 25, 2012, according to investigators. Police say Gross walked with her 18-year-old son to the 900 block of Marcella Street and demanded that he fight a 16-year-old boy who lived on the block.

Several fights broke out on the street between several groups of teen boys shortly after and police were called to the scene. Investigators say numerous 911 calls reporting the fight were made and one radio call reported that there was a riot on the street and that an “officer needed assistance.” Investigators later determined that the officer in need of assistance was Gross.

Gross was allegedly involved in another fight on March 16, 2012. Investigators say a 13-year-old girl and her 17-year-old sister were walking near Loretto Avenue and Sanger Street. Suddenly, police say, Gross pulled up in a car and her teen daughter jumped out.

The daughter then allegedly began punching both girls in the face as Gross encouraged her to fight. The victims told police that Gross kept screaming during the fight that she was an off-duty police officer and that no one would get arrested.

Finally, police say Gross was involved in another fight on October 23, 2013. Gross and her daughter allegedly approached a 14-year-old girl near Lincoln High School. Police say Gross’ daughter and the girl were involved in an argument at the school earlier that day.

The daughter allegedly challenged the girl to a fight as Gross encouraged her. Police say Gross was captured on cellphone video standing in the crowd and watching the brawl. The 14-year-old girl told police that Gross also punched her twice in the eye before the fight ended.

Gross is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of minors, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. She turned herself In to Internal Affairs Tuesday morning.

 

[Lucille]

Lawsuit Accuses Cops of Rape, Florida Police Department of Habitually Ignoring Complaints
http://reason.com/blog/2014/06/27/lawsuit-accuses-cops-of-rape-florida-pol

Two women are suing the city of Lauderhill, Florida and two police officers, Franklin Hartley and Thomas Merenda for an alleged rape for which the two cops, on unpaid administrative leave, are already facing criminal charges. They allege in their lawsuit that the police department "hires violent and dangerous individuals as police officers" and regularly fails to investigative complaints about cops.

What's being alleged, via The Sun Sentinel:

According to the lawsuit, the women had drinks at the Vegas Cabaret strip club on University Drive in Lauderhill and left when it closed at 4 a.m. Within minutes, Hartley pulled them over in a Taco Bell drive-through in Tamarac.

After taking the driver's vehicle registration and insurance documents, the lawsuit says Hartley ordered the women to follow him and led them to the back of a closed tire shop at 7300 West Commercial Blvd. Moments later, Merenda showed up in his patrol car.

Hartley took Jane Doe 1 to the front of his vehicle and under threat of arrest ordered her to perform oral sex and then raped her, the lawsuit says.

Merenda, according to the suit, remained with the driver at the rear of his vehicle and "engaged her in [bizarre] conversations about his family, wife and marital problems."

After the rape, the suit alleges that the officers swapped women and fondled their breasts and genitalia.

GPS data shows that both patrol cars remained at the location for more than 90 minutes, according to the suit.

According to the lawsuit, the two officers were the target of another suit in 2012 over an alleged false arrest which was settled for $75,000 and never led to any disciplinary actions. The lawsuit also lists four other cops lawyers accuse the department of not disciplining appropriately in their attempt to show the department's pattern of not holding officers accountable for their actions.

Hartley and Merenda face felony charges of unlawful compensation and a misdemeanor charge of battery—the officers are also accused in the criminal complaint of coercing one of the women to punch Merenda in the genitals, because apparently he liked nut punches.

 

[Lucille]

Cop shoots unarmed great-grandfather at family picnic, faces no consequences
http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/bernard-monroe/

HOMER, LA — Two police officers crashed a family cookout to harass a man who was not wanted or suspected of any crimes, then shot the man’s elderly father and allegedly planted a gun on him, according to numerous witnesses.

This incident took place in the town of Homer, home to only 3,800 residents. The poor, northern Louisiana town had made it a priority for its 8-cop roster to get “tough on drugs.”

In doing so, Homer Police officers were instructed to stop and question young black males without cause, and to go after certain individuals for targeted harassment. One of these specific targets was 38-year-old Shaun Monroe.
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When police attempted to confront Shaun, he backed away, likely because he knew of the unjust methodologies of the local police against his demographic. “[Officers] Henry and Cox entered the [Monroe] property, without permission or cause, and began chasing Shaun Monroe,” a subsequent lawsuit alleged. The cops then entered the house. “Each of these actions was without legal justification,” the lawsuit stated.

The New York Times described the chaotic scene, and the tragedy that came next:

[W]hen Officer Henry called his name, Shaun Monroe darted behind the house, went back around the front and ran inside. Officer Cox followed and chased him through the house, a chase that, the lawsuit argues, was “without just cause” or legal justification.

Shaun Monroe burst out of the front door and was at the front gate when Officer Henry, who was in the yard, hit him with a Taser. Seconds later, Officer Cox reached the front screen door from the inside, witnesses said, as the elder Mr. Monroe was walking up the steps to the porch.

Officer Cox told investigators that the elder Mr. Monroe had picked up a pistol he kept on the porch and was aiming it at Officer Henry. All of the civilian witnesses say Mr. Monroe was carrying only a sports drink bottle.

But this is not in dispute: Mr. Cox shot Mr. Monroe seven times in the chest, side and back. Several witnesses said they saw a police officer later place the pistol next to Mr. Monroe’s body, but the police officers said that was because it had been moved when they were checking his wounds.

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“[Officer] Cox, who was inside the Monroes’ house at the time, unlawfully and repeatedly fired his gun through the screen door at Bernard Monroe, Sr., while he was standing harmlessly on his own front porch,” stated a lawsuit.

Louise immediately came outside to comfort her husband of over 50 years, as he lay bleeding on the sidewalk. Bernard’s wounds were fatal and he soon passed away in front of his traumatized family.

“[Officer Cox] just shot him through the screen door,” said Denise Nicholson, a family friend who witnessed the shooting from a few feet away. “After [Bernard Monroe] was on the ground, we kept asking the officer to call an ambulance, but all he did was get on his radio and say, ‘Officer in distress.’”
[...]
The Los Angeles Times reveals further details:

The witnesses said the second officer [Joseph Henry] picked up a handgun that [Bernard] Monroe, an avid hunter, always kept in plain sight on the porch for protection. Using a latex glove, the officer grasped the gun by its handle, the witnesses said, and ordered everyone to back away. The next thing they said they saw was the gun next to Monroe’s body.

“I saw him pick up the gun off the porch,” Marcus Frazier said. “I said, ‘What are you doing?’ The cop told me, ‘Shut the hell up, you don’t know what you’re talking about.’ “

[...]
The evidence was presented before a grand jury, but they declined to indict Officer Tim Cox on criminal charges for the shooting.

“I am so disappointed,” the Rev. Willie Young, Sr., said to USA Today. “When you have 12 witnesses that say the man did not have a gun and he was gunned down by police, what are you supposed to believe? We are left with the belief that police in Homer have a license to kill."

h/t http://markstoval.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/one-reason-the-police-are-your-enemy/

http://www.strike-the-root.com/

 

[Lucille]

Virginia high schooler threatens suicide, police arrive and kill him
http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/christian-alberto-sierra/

PURCELLVILLE, VA — A community is devastated after a suicidal teenager was shot to death by police following a family’s call for help.

Christian Alberto Sierra, 17, was a popular student and athlete at Loudoun Valley High School. His friends noticed his good-natured demeanor begin to slip into a depression and ultimately toward the unthinkable. On May 24, 2014, he suffered a breakdown and threatened suicide.
[...]
Christian was shot an unknown number of times by a Purcellville police officer, who was responding to a suicide call. Christian died shortly thereafter.

His mom, Sandra Sierra, was beside herself when she heard the news.

“I banged on their car and I’m like, ‘You killed my kid. You killed my kid,’” Sandra yelled at the officer.

The officer claimed that Christian “lunged” at him, justifying the shoot. But others claim the officer was too quick to pull the trigger.

“Why would you shoot a child that is suicidal?” asked the teen’s mother. “You are there to save him, not finish him off.”

“They’re supposed to come to help and stop the suicide and they came and killed him,” said Natalie Moriarty, Christian’s aunt, to MyFoxDC.

His friends and family have had to learn a painful lesson that many others have faced; that inviting the government to resolve a crisis will often result in wanton violence and tragedy. Christian Sierra has become another victim on a growing list of folks who have been victimized by those who were supposed to come to help.

h/t http://www.strike-the-root.com/

 

[Anti Federalist]

I was going to post this ^^^^ in its own thread.

 

[JK/SEA]

the current system, or model for law enforcement is broken...the sooner people get this through their thick skulls, the better...

 

[Lucille]

I was going to post this ^^^^ in its own thread.

If you haven't yet, please do! Anyone is welcome to make a new thread for any story I post here.

 

[Anti Federalist]

In Florida, Non-Submission to a Police Beating is “Attempted Murder”

https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blo...sion-to-a-police-beating-is-attempted-murder/

Every day, somewhere in this supposedly free county, some version of this script is played out: A police officer spies an individual committing a harmless but “illegal” act, aggressively pursues the subject, inflicts physical violence on the victim, then escalates that violence to lethal or nearly lethal levels when the victim doesn’t immediately submit to the state-licensed aggression.

We could refer to this as the “From Malum Prohibitum to Murder” model of police escalation. Citizens who aren’t killed in such encounters can expect to be punished for the impudence they display by surviving. Police officers responsible for the actual crimes of violence will not face prosecution, owing to the evil doctrine of “qualified immunity.” A recent episode in Florida resulted in several charges – including attempted murder – against a man whose only apparent “offense” was to refuse to submit to a beating by a police officer.

The assault began when an officer named Ronald Cannella who had attempted to pull over a man named Livingston Manners for allegedly running a stop light dragged the driver from his vehicle and threw him to the ground in a gas station. It’s quite likely that Manners, in justifiable fear for his safety, sought a well-lit area for the encounter with the brigand.

Security camera video shows that Manners was compliant and non-aggressive as the officer tried to “build the stop” by searching his vehicle. The officer eventually reached into the vehicle and pulled Manners from it, and the victim does nothing to resist, holding his hands face-up and to the sides. Cannella can be seen putting a forearm on the face and the throat of his victim, and then punching him repeatedly. Although no audio is available, it’s certain that this attack was punctuated with the rapist’s refrain, “Stop resisting!”

Cannella eventually places the victim on his back and appears to be attempting to place a chokehold on him. Manners defends himself with a maneuver similar to the “guard” position from Jiu-Jitsu, trapping the uniformed assailant’s arms and holding him at bay for roughly 45 seconds until the aggressor’s comrades arrive.

At no point in the struggle is Manners seen making an aggressive move, or touching the throat of the assailant. It is possible that the victim applied a lapel choke – but if he did so this came after Cannella had already repeatedly struck him and, apparently, attacked his own throat first.

Although Cannella claimed in his report that he feared for his life (the default emotional state of police officers, who are trained to see the public as enemy combatants rather than fellow citizens), and that during the ninety-second scuffle Manners choked him into unconsciousness, the cop is still on top and apparently in control when other officers arrived to beat and tase Manners into submission.

Cannella claimed that Manners “locked his legs around my body preventing my escape” while he “forcefully grabbed my throat and strangled me.” Yet in the video, Cannella displays no difficulty extricating himself and standing up once a fellow costumed enforcer arrived on the scene. Any breathing difficulty he experienced was most likely a reflection of his panic and poor cardiovascular conditioning, rather than actions taken by his victim.

In addition to the peculiar offense called “resisting without violence,” the charges against Manners include “attempted murder” for allegedly placing his hands on the throat of the armed and violent stranger who had him pinned to the ground, beating and attempting to choke him.

The report by the Miami NBC affiliate faithfully regurgitated the Hollywood PD’s line, describing the incident as a “vicious attack on a police officer” in which the Intrepid Defender of All That is Good and Decent was “choked unconscious.” The report likewise retailed the outrage expressed by Lt. Derik Alexander that a biker who arrived on the scene didn’t wade in to help the tax-devouring functionary subdue Manners. Although the biker’s motives were never explained, by not reflexively taking the side of the uniformed aggressor, he passed the Tom Joad Test.

Police frequently place unarmed victims in headlocks and chokehold-style restraints. If the standard being used to justify the attempted murder charge against Manners were applied uniformly, the use of such techniques by police would justify a lethal defensive response by the victim, or a citizen who came to his rescue.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

Full of fail.

Regardless, what is to be noted is the backup police's response. "I don't care" [with regards to the person having not done anything illegal], "Film me all you want," etc.

 

[Lucille]

Did that Cop Just Make Sure He Was On Camera Before Beating Up On a Little Kid?
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-camera-beating-kid/#uQC3ax5YR4fVJXi9.99

(Phoenix AZ) — A facebook video submitted to the Free Thought Project shows a troubling interaction between what appears to be 11 to 13 year old children and a police officer.

In the video a, Phoenix police officer grabs a young boy and brings him over to a concrete wall in the median of a highway.

For some reason, most likely arrogance, the officer then makes sure that the other kids are filming.
[...]
The next thing we see is this cop, who is much larger than this child, slam him up against the concrete wall. He then begins pushing the youth’s arms up behind his back, in what looks like an attempt to intentionally inflict pain or harm.

The boy screams out in agony and is then hauled off in cuffs.

According to Sophia, a woman claiming to be the cousin of the boy in the video, these boys were only involved with the police because the officer allegedly called them wetbacks and they yelled back.

The children were part of a summer youth program to keep them away from drugs and violence and were out working to earn money, according to Sophia.

The Free Thought Project reached out to the Phoenix Police Department and they declined to comment on the incident.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Dogs first...


Pennsylvania man shot by police during warrant service for parking tickets

"He pulled the car out of the garage and all I heard were gunshots."

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Site Staff in News

http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/kevin-mccullers/

LEHIGH COUNTY, PA — A man may never walk again after he was shot in his driveway by a constable who had showed up to his home regarding unpaid parking tickets.

Kevin McCullers, 38, was just about to make a trip to go buy some morning doughnuts when his life changed forever. Around 7:30 a.m. on July 17th, McCullers got into his car, opened his garage door, and put his car into reverse gear. As he backed out of the driveway, his girlfriend abruptly heard gunshots ring out.

Two strange men were outside, and one had just shot Mr. McCullers while in the driver’s seat of his car.

“They never knocked on the door! No nothing! I just heard the gunshots! He pulled the car out of the garage and all I heard were gunshots,” Hafeezah Muhammad told NBC 10 Philadelphia. She was inside the house during the attack.

The shooter turned out to be a Pennsylvania State Constable, performing an early morning warrant service over unpaid parking tickets. The unnamed constable claimed that he feared for his life by Mr. McCullers backing out of his driveway — so he opened fire.

“For someone to get shot, on the way to Dunkin’ Donuts, unarmed, for parking tickets? For tickets?! Its insane,” said Ms. Muhammad.

Mr. McCullers was shot in the back. The bullet struck his spine, and he is now paralyzed from the waist down. He may never regain the ability to walk.

The shooter has been allowed to remain anonymous. There has been no word on any discipline or criminal charges that he may face, if any.

 

[acesfull]

Shot the man in the back. What a hero for justice. This case will be a 42 section 1983 litigation.
My .02

Regards.

Acesfull

 

[Anti Federalist]

Cops tase 8 y/o girl.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?457578-Tasing-an-8y-o

 

[Anti Federalist]

National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 08-21-14

August 22, 2014 @ 5:47 PM by Tim Lynch

Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, August 21, 2014:

Update: West Columbia, South Carolina (First reported 10-10-13): A police officer was found guilty of one count of lascivious acts with a minor. He faces a mandatory prison sentence of five years followed by years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender. http://ow.ly/AxyKc
Dunkerton, Iowa: The longtime police chief has resigned after being placed on administrative leave. The city council had put him on leave amid an investigation into use of a city credit card. http://ow.ly/AxLdW
Update: Richardson County, Nebraska (First reported 06-23-14): A now-former deputy sheriff pled not guilty to charges that he lied about getting shot while on duty. He faces one felony charge and three misdemeanor charges for allegedly calling in a false report of being shot during a traffic stop while on duty. He is accused of shooting himself and his patrol car. http://ow.ly/AxK2G
Savanna, Georgia: The assistant police chief has resigned after being accused of providing beer to three underage girls. He has been charged with three felony counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor. He’s also been charged with misdemeanor counts of reckless driving and obstructing an officer. http://ow.ly/AxLKI
Update: Sherwood, Oregon (First reported 06-27-13): A police officer who has been on paid administrative leave for more than a year pending criminal and internal investigations has returned to duty. An internal inquiry, conducted by an outside investigator, concluded he did not violate policy. http://ow.ly/AxYpY
Update: Saratoga County, New York (First reported 03-05-14): A now- former sheriff’s deputy pled guilty. He was charged by criminal complaint with attempting to aid and abet the possession, with intent to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine. http://ow.ly/AxYKD
Baltimore, Maryland: An off-duty state police trooper has been suspended with pay after he was driven from a restaurant following allegations he was disorderly and walking around in his underwear. No charges have been filed against either that trooper or another off-duty trooper who was with him. http://ow.ly/AxZfq
Brunswick County, North Carolina: A trooper has resigned following his arrest for DUI. http://ow.ly/Ay3gM
White Lake, North Carolina: A man has been indicted for stealing money while he was an officer at the police department. He was indicted by a grand jury on charges of embezzlement by a local or charitable officer or employee, obstruction of justice and embezzlement by local or charitable officer or employee. http://ow.ly/Ay3x0

Categories: In The News | Tags: Police Misconduct News Review | Permalink
National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 08-20-14

August 21, 2014 @ 11:04 PM by Tim Lynch

Here are the 7 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, August 20, 2014:

Update: Jemez Springs, New Mexico (First reported 08-11-14): A now-former Jmez Springs pled not guilty to rape charges. He was indicted on charges of kidnapping, criminal sexual penetration, criminal sexual contact and extortion. http://ow.ly/Axrvk
Hobart, Indiana: The police chief said he will seek to have an officer placed back on unpaid administrative leave, now that a hearing on three administrative charges filed against him has been postponed. The officer is facing a charge of misdemeanor charge of conversion. http://ow.ly/AxDYn
Update: Tulsa, Oklahoma (First reported 08-06-14): A police officer has pled not guilty to first-degree murder in the off-duty shooting death of his daughter’s boyfriend. http://ow.ly/Axxsu
Glendale, California: A police officer on vacation in Las Vegas was charged with soliciting prostitution after a sting involving an undercover cop. http://ow.ly/AxEst
San Antonio, Texas: The attorney for a 23-year-old man who was shot and killed by police in a disturbance in the drive through lane of a Restaurant says a new autopsy report proves police used excessive force. http://ow.ly/AxETu
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin: A captain was arrested for first offense OWI. According to a release from the sheriff’s office she was driving without her tail lights on when she was pulled over. She allegedly showed her sheriff’s office credentials and asked to be let go as a “professional courtesy.” ow.ly/AxwB4
Update: Swisher County, Texas (Previously reported 10-25-13): A now-former sheriff has pled guilty to charge of official oppression. He was charged for repeatedly fondling

 

[Working Poor]

http://www.policemisconduct.net/

 

[kcchiefs6465]

Man walking to pick up his kids is tased and arrested.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Man walking to pick up his kids is tased and arrested.

That's awful. That's beyond awful. That actually makes me physically ill. For goodness sake, look at all the people just standing by letting the clowns do their thing with his own kid screaming in the background. Stuff like this makes me wonder at the benefits of giving up on the human race and starting over with the cockroaches.

 

[Lucille]

Canadian kops are just as bad.

Quebec City cops pinned dying cyclist to ground, witnesses say
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/05/quebec-city-cops-pinned-dying-cyclist-to-ground-witnesses-say

Witnesses say a cruiser that attempted to pull over Blouin, going the wrong way down a one-way street just after 1 p.m., instead ran him over.

"He went under the wheels," said Bibi, who would only give her first name. She said the cruiser then shifted into drive and ran Blouin over a second time.

Witness Sylvie Dion described a "rough arrest" in which officers pinned Blouin to the ground by both of his arms.

Bibi added: "I saw the blood coming out of his mouth, he shouted 'I'm hurt.'"

The witnesses also said officers walked the man to an ambulance as he was doubled over in pain.

Blouin died a few hours later.

 

[Lucille]

Here's a story about an ex-cop "accidentally" shooting his autistic stepson in the knee. The gun just went off! Happens all the time evidently. Not to me or anyone I know, but it seems to happen to cops quite frequently.

Take a wild guess which one is in jail.

http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/26528437/police-investigating-person-shot-on-englewood-avenue

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ar-old-stepson-knee-teenager-tried-punch.html

A retired police chief shot his autistic 18-year-old son after the boy tried to punch him, reports claim.

Kirk Eidson, 59, was in his room getting ready to drive Robert Camron Ingle across town to their second home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, when the teenager launched in with a clenched fist, he told officers.

Grabbing a handgun from his pocket, Mr Eidson claims he tried to calm Ingle down before accidentally firing a shot at his right kneecap.

The former officer, who retired from the local police department last year after 28 years' service, then fled the property.