Afghanistan veteran sues after Roanoke County sheriff's office fires her
Roanoke Times
By Carmen Forman
May 3, 2015
Pamela Huff guarded the Roanoke County courthouse for years, and now her wrongful termination lawsuit against the county sheriff’s office may have her as a plaintiff in one of the same courtrooms she protected.
The former bailiff is suing the Roanoke County Sheriff’s Office under its former head Mike Winston for her termination after she came back from serving in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army Reserve.
Her lawyer, Tommy Strelka, filed motions for sanctions and partial summary judgment April 22 that argue he can prove his client’s case without a trial.
Her case argues that she was terminated during a time when she was protected by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, which is similar to the Americans with Disabilities Act, but for members of the armed services. Huff argues the sheriff’s office terminated her without a reasonable effort to accommodate her post-traumatic stress and major depressive disorders, according to court documents.
“She was just a changed person when she came back and she’ll admit to that,” Strelka said. “She was very bubbly and cheerful, and when she came back she had lost a lot of that.”
The case was originally heard in federal court, but U.S. District Judge Glen Conrad sent it back to Roanoke County Circuit Court, ruling that according to the 11th Amendment, a state entity like the sheriff’s office could not be sued in federal court.
Strelka said he thinks this is the first USERRA case to be heard in a Virginia state court. Cases regarding the federal law are normally heard in federal court, he said.
Huff was hired as a sheriff’s deputy in 2001 and was promoted to bailiff about five years later.
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Monday, May 4, 2015
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Thieves steal from veterans graves, Deputy Sheriffs donate time
Thieves Steal From Hundreds of Veteran's Graves
WBNS News 10
By Josh Poland
August 15, 2014
NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio - Special veteran memorials at the Crooksville Cemetery tell stories.
They are stories of those who defended our freedom, stories of those who gave everything for it.
Some of those memorials have a new story to tell. It's one that fellow veterans wish they didn't have to tell.
"There's no if's, and's or but's, it's wrong," said Tom Workman as he described thieves stealing the brass rods from veteran memorials across Perry County.
"The people that served deserve the respect," he said. "The people that are stealing don't deserve any respect."
Workman is a Vietnam veteran and the commander of the VFW Perry County Post 2806.
When 10TV spoke with him Friday evening, he was getting ready to bury a fellow Vietnam veteran and VFW member over the weekend.
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WBNS News 10
By Josh Poland
August 15, 2014
The sheriff's office says the thieves worked their way across Perry County in June and July. They are accused of stealing from at least 15 cemeteries and taking a total of 362 brass rods.
"It's probably one of the most shameful crimes I've investigated as a deputy," said Deputy Adam Newlon.
Newlon says he began investigating the crimes in June with Deputy Brandon Forester.
He says the two put in more than 100 hours of their own free time investigating the case because it meant so much to them.
NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio - Special veteran memorials at the Crooksville Cemetery tell stories.
They are stories of those who defended our freedom, stories of those who gave everything for it.
Some of those memorials have a new story to tell. It's one that fellow veterans wish they didn't have to tell.
"There's no if's, and's or but's, it's wrong," said Tom Workman as he described thieves stealing the brass rods from veteran memorials across Perry County.
"The people that served deserve the respect," he said. "The people that are stealing don't deserve any respect."
Workman is a Vietnam veteran and the commander of the VFW Perry County Post 2806.
When 10TV spoke with him Friday evening, he was getting ready to bury a fellow Vietnam veteran and VFW member over the weekend.
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Monday, March 24, 2014
Another veteran killed by Sheriff's Deputy
Pierce County sheriff's deputy kills ex-soldier in University Place
25-year-old pointed shotgun at them in UP, cops say
The News Tribune
BY ROB CARSON
Staff writer
March 22, 2014
A Pierce County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a 25-year-old former soldier late Friday after a confrontation in University Place.
The shooting happened about 11: 40 p.m. after two young men who apparently had been fighting came out of an apartment building in the 9800 block of 52nd Street West and one of them leveled a shotgun in the direction of deputies, sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.
“What happened is unfortunate, but you just can’t do that,” Troyer said Saturday.
Brian McLeod of University Place died at the scene. The county Medical Examiner's Office identified him Saturday evening.
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25-year-old pointed shotgun at them in UP, cops say
The News Tribune
BY ROB CARSON
Staff writer
March 22, 2014
Both men were recently discharged from the Army, Troyer said. McLeod lived in the apartment with his girlfriend, who was not home at the time, the spokesman said.
A Pierce County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a 25-year-old former soldier late Friday after a confrontation in University Place.
The shooting happened about 11: 40 p.m. after two young men who apparently had been fighting came out of an apartment building in the 9800 block of 52nd Street West and one of them leveled a shotgun in the direction of deputies, sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.
“What happened is unfortunate, but you just can’t do that,” Troyer said Saturday.
Brian McLeod of University Place died at the scene. The county Medical Examiner's Office identified him Saturday evening.
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I served with Brian at Ft. lewis as we were both in the same Infantry company together. He was a great soldier and I always knew him to be a very humble and relatively quiet person, never being the impulsive type. I'm shocked and saddened by his death, it is unfortunate to see a fellow soldier who survived combat die on the very soil he took and oath to defend. His reported actions that night don't seem to reflect his calm and humble nature at all, however I can understand the effects of the psychological trauma he has been through as well as our instincts on what to do when someone points a weapon at you. "Muscle memory" as we say and are taught. No one in thier right mind wishes to be shot and killed and I can confidently say that I believe he wasn't in his right mind at that instant. My most sincerest condolences go out to his family and those who loved him. "Thundering Herd" R.I.P.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Navy Cross Marine, Iraq Veteran Cheated by Sheriff's Office
"But, according to Montoya, the Navy Cross honors also sparked the wrath of fellow deputies who resented his celebrity. They hazed and heckled him for years. The harassment centered on his military service. There were persistent, deputy-spread rumors that he'd exaggerated his Iraqi War bravery because he's a publicity hound. In one instance, a deputy mocked him by placing a giant dildo and lube jar on his work gear before a shift. Instead of siding with him, department officials often backed his tormenters through inaction, and then unfairly terminated him from his dream job, Montoya claims in a pending federal lawsuit."That is the story behind all of this.
(Sergeant Scott Montoya's Strange Fall, OC Weekly, R. Scott Moxley, July 25, 2013)
Marine Hero Deputy Cheated By Orange County Sheriff's Department Wants $2 Million
Orange County Weekly
By R. Scott Moxley
Jan. 17 2014
A deputy wrongly fired from his $99,000 per year post after enduring an anti-military bias inside the Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) is asking a federal judge to award him $1.964 million for income he would have gained if he'd been allowed to finish his career and retire at the department.
Late last year, a federal jury concluded that OCSD illegally harassed and discriminated against Scott Montoya after the deputy returned from combat duty as a U.S. Marine in Iraq and earned the prestigious Navy Cross for his life-saving heroics while under enemy fire.
Rejecting OCSD arguments that Montoya was fired for being an unethical moron and that even if the jury found in the terminated deputy's favor on the hostile work environment issues they couldn't award him any money, jurors nonetheless handed the war hero more than $206,000 for prior, lost wages and another $41,800 for improperly confiscated vacation pay.
U.S. District Court Judge Jesus G. Bernal decided it's his lone right to determine if Montoya--now unemployable because of post traumatic stress disorder--is also entitled to "front pay," or money he would have earned if he'd remained a deputy until the age of 63.
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Another officer in Florida
Judge refuses to give Matthew Ladd back his job
Friday, December 27, 2013
Marine in custody after standoff with San Diego Sheriff's Deputies
Marine Arrested in Vista Standoff
Chris Johnson, 26, of Vista, surrendered to deputies just before 5 a.m.
NBC San Diego
By R. Stickney and Monica Garske
Thursday, Dec 26, 2013
A U.S. Marine was in custody Thursday following a 5-hour standoff with San Diego County sheriff's deputies which began after the Marine allegedly fired multiple gunshots from inside his Vista apartment.
Just before midnight on Christmas Day, deputies were called to an apartment complex located at 911 Taylor St., near East Vista Way.
A neighbor told deputies she heard shots fired inside her apartment and noticed a bullet hole in the window of her dining room. She also said she heard someone knocking on her door. Deputies told her not to open the door.
Deputies soon determined that Christopher Johnson, 26, of Vista, had allegedly fired multiple rounds from his .44 caliber magnum revolver handgun while inside his apartment.
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Chris Johnson, 26, of Vista, surrendered to deputies just before 5 a.m.
NBC San Diego
By R. Stickney and Monica Garske
Thursday, Dec 26, 2013
A U.S. Marine was in custody Thursday following a 5-hour standoff with San Diego County sheriff's deputies which began after the Marine allegedly fired multiple gunshots from inside his Vista apartment.
Just before midnight on Christmas Day, deputies were called to an apartment complex located at 911 Taylor St., near East Vista Way.
A neighbor told deputies she heard shots fired inside her apartment and noticed a bullet hole in the window of her dining room. She also said she heard someone knocking on her door. Deputies told her not to open the door.
Deputies soon determined that Christopher Johnson, 26, of Vista, had allegedly fired multiple rounds from his .44 caliber magnum revolver handgun while inside his apartment.
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Friday, November 22, 2013
Soldier home on leave for Dad's funeral shot by Deputies
Sheriff's office: Soldier was threat to deputies
FOX Phoenix
Posted: Nov 22, 2013
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say an Army soldier fatally wounded by a Pima County sheriff's deputy was suicidal, holding two guns and posed a threat to officers when a deputy shot him during a standoff.
The shooting occurred Wednesday after deputies responded to a call from Marty Maiden II about his intention to commit suicide found him barricaded inside a residence.
FOX Phoenix
Posted: Nov 22, 2013
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say an Army soldier fatally wounded by a Pima County sheriff's deputy was suicidal, holding two guns and posed a threat to officers when a deputy shot him during a standoff.
The shooting occurred Wednesday after deputies responded to a call from Marty Maiden II about his intention to commit suicide found him barricaded inside a residence.
The 20-year-old was home on emergency leave from Afghanistan to attend the funeral of his father.
The father shot himself at the same residence during a similar SWAT standoff on Oct. 31.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Deputy who shot 13 year old is a firearms expert?
There is something really, really wrong here. This report says the Deputy that shot this teenager was a "firearms expert." So how is it he didn't know the kid's gun was plastic?
Sonoma County Deputy ID'd Who Killed Andy Lopez, 13, as Erick Gelhaus
NBC News
By Lisa Fernandez
Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013
The Sonoma County sheriff's deputy who fired the shots that killed a 13-year-old boy carrying a replica assault rifle last week is a firearms expert, Iraq War veteran, and a regular contributor to magazines and blogs, where in one article, he wrote about needing to have a "mean gene" to stay alive in the "kill zone."
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat first reported the name of the deputy as Erick Gelhaus, 48, which was confirmed to NBC Bay Area on Monday by Assistant Sheriff Lorenzo Dueñas. In a November 2008 SWAT Magazine article titled "Ambush Reaction in the Kill Zone," (PDF) Gelhaus wrote that in order to stay alive, you must take action and have a necessary "mean gene."
"If you cannot turn on the "Mean Gene" for yourself, who will?" Gelhaus wrote in a training article to teach law enforcement not to get killed while encountering an ambush.
Gelhaus' partner, a new hire with 11 years experience, did not fire his weapon, investigators said, and his name has not been publicly released.
Gelhaus and the other deputy were placed on paid administrative leave. Sheriff's officials said he has never fired upon a suspect before. Gelhaus did not return repeated calls to the Press Democrat for comment.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Baldwin County Deputy Killed Served In Afghanistan
Baldwin County Deputy Killed Served In Afghanistan
By: WKRG Staff
WKRG
Published: November 24, 2012
More information is coming out involving a Baldwin County Deputy who died in the line of duty. Deputy Scott Ward served with the department for 15 years and was also in the Coast Guard Reserves. According to al.com, Ward was deployed to Afghanistan a little more than a year ago. He also served at one time as a Prichard Police officer.
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By: WKRG Staff
WKRG
Published: November 24, 2012
More information is coming out involving a Baldwin County Deputy who died in the line of duty. Deputy Scott Ward served with the department for 15 years and was also in the Coast Guard Reserves. According to al.com, Ward was deployed to Afghanistan a little more than a year ago. He also served at one time as a Prichard Police officer.
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
O.C. sheriff's deputy cleared in fatal shooting Sgt. Manuel Loggins Jr.
O.C. sheriff's deputy cleared in fatal shooting of unarmed Marine
Prosecutors say Darren Sandberg, a 15-year veteran of the department, acted reasonably when he shot Manuel Loggins Jr. in a school parking lot after he refused to follow the deputy's orders.
By Nicole Santa Cruz
Los Angeles Times
September 29, 2012
An Orange County sheriff's deputy has been cleared in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Marine after investigators with the district attorney's office concluded he acted with appropriate force.
In a 13-page letter to Sheriff Sandra Hutchens released Friday, prosecutors said Deputy Darren Sandberg, a 15-year veteran of the department, acted reasonably and with sufficient force given the circumstances of the predawn incident in which Manuel Loggins Jr. was shot in a school parking lot after he refused to follow Sandberg's orders.
"Consequently, although this incident ended tragically, and in hindsight may have been preventable, we find there is insufficient evidence to prove that Deputy Sandberg's conduct violated criminal law," the prosecutors wrote.
Sandberg returned to work in March in a non-patrol assignment. The district attorney's investigation essentially closes a criminal inquiry, although a civil one is pending.
The shooting puzzled those close to Loggins, who remember the 31-year-old married father of three as a deeply religious career Marine and left them wondering why a military member would ignore the commands of a uniformed officer.
"It's usually hard to know what's in a person's mind," said Senior Deputy Dist. Atty. Dan Wagner. "This is no different."
Wagner and fellow prosecutor Susan Price said that shortly before 4:40 a.m. on Feb. 7, Loggins sped his SUV into a San Clemente High School parking lot and crashed into a gate, trapping part of it under his vehicle. His two young daughters were also in the car.
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2 kids in back seat when Marine from Camp Pendleton was shot at high school
Prosecutors say Darren Sandberg, a 15-year veteran of the department, acted reasonably when he shot Manuel Loggins Jr. in a school parking lot after he refused to follow the deputy's orders.
By Nicole Santa Cruz
Los Angeles Times
September 29, 2012
An Orange County sheriff's deputy has been cleared in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Marine after investigators with the district attorney's office concluded he acted with appropriate force.
In a 13-page letter to Sheriff Sandra Hutchens released Friday, prosecutors said Deputy Darren Sandberg, a 15-year veteran of the department, acted reasonably and with sufficient force given the circumstances of the predawn incident in which Manuel Loggins Jr. was shot in a school parking lot after he refused to follow Sandberg's orders.
"Consequently, although this incident ended tragically, and in hindsight may have been preventable, we find there is insufficient evidence to prove that Deputy Sandberg's conduct violated criminal law," the prosecutors wrote.
Sandberg returned to work in March in a non-patrol assignment. The district attorney's investigation essentially closes a criminal inquiry, although a civil one is pending.
The shooting puzzled those close to Loggins, who remember the 31-year-old married father of three as a deeply religious career Marine and left them wondering why a military member would ignore the commands of a uniformed officer.
"It's usually hard to know what's in a person's mind," said Senior Deputy Dist. Atty. Dan Wagner. "This is no different."
Wagner and fellow prosecutor Susan Price said that shortly before 4:40 a.m. on Feb. 7, Loggins sped his SUV into a San Clemente High School parking lot and crashed into a gate, trapping part of it under his vehicle. His two young daughters were also in the car.
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2 kids in back seat when Marine from Camp Pendleton was shot at high school
Friday, April 9, 2010
Law Suit:"The worst law enforcement tragedy in the history of Washington state, was completely preventable,"
Families of slain Washington state police officers file suit
By the CNN Wire Staff
April 8, 2010 9:05 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Four police officers were shot to death in a Washington state coffee shop last year
Families of three of the officers have filed a $134 million lawsuit against Pierce County
Lawsuit says jail didn't heed warnings that should have kept gunman behind bars
Family of fourth officer has filed suit against friends, relatives of suspect in case
(CNN) -- The families of three police officers shot to death in a Washington state coffee shop last year are suing a county in the state, alleging its jail didn't heed warnings that should have kept the gunman behind bars, officials announced Thursday.
"This catastrophe, the worst law enforcement tragedy in the history of Washington state, was completely preventable," the lawsuits said.
The families are seeking a total of $134 million in damages against Washington's Pierce County.
A spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff's Department announced the suits on Thursday.
Investigators identified the man who killed the three Lakewood, Washington, officers as Maurice Clemmons, an ex-convict who had served time in Arkansas before being jailed on charges in Washington state.
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Families of slain Washington state police officers file suit
By the CNN Wire Staff
April 8, 2010 9:05 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Four police officers were shot to death in a Washington state coffee shop last year
Families of three of the officers have filed a $134 million lawsuit against Pierce County
Lawsuit says jail didn't heed warnings that should have kept gunman behind bars
Family of fourth officer has filed suit against friends, relatives of suspect in case
(CNN) -- The families of three police officers shot to death in a Washington state coffee shop last year are suing a county in the state, alleging its jail didn't heed warnings that should have kept the gunman behind bars, officials announced Thursday.
"This catastrophe, the worst law enforcement tragedy in the history of Washington state, was completely preventable," the lawsuits said.
The families are seeking a total of $134 million in damages against Washington's Pierce County.
A spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff's Department announced the suits on Thursday.
Investigators identified the man who killed the three Lakewood, Washington, officers as Maurice Clemmons, an ex-convict who had served time in Arkansas before being jailed on charges in Washington state.
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Families of slain Washington state police officers file suit
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Off Duty Sheriff's Deputy but she fought off three thieves
Off-duty sheriff's deputy fights off 3 in theft attempt
Woman confronted suspect in parking lot before 2 others joined in scuffle
Matthew Walberg Crime scene
February 10, 2009
In nearly 16 years as a Cook County sheriff's deputy, Sgt. Nancy Kelly never once had gotten into a physical altercation.
But on Friday night, while off duty, she fought off three would-be thieves after they tried to steal her wallet.
The former elementary school teacher, 61, was having dinner with a longtime friend at a Panera restaurant on Cicero Avenue near 106th Street in Oak Lawn. After ordering a chicken sandwich, she left her purse underneath her coat in her booth while she went to get a drink.
"I wasn't more than 3 feet away from it, and when I turned around there was this woman sitting in my booth," Kelly said. She said she grabbed the woman by the arm, demanded to know what she was doing and quickly checked her purse. Her wallet was missing.
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Woman confronted suspect in parking lot before 2 others joined in scuffle
Matthew Walberg Crime scene
February 10, 2009
In nearly 16 years as a Cook County sheriff's deputy, Sgt. Nancy Kelly never once had gotten into a physical altercation.
But on Friday night, while off duty, she fought off three would-be thieves after they tried to steal her wallet.
The former elementary school teacher, 61, was having dinner with a longtime friend at a Panera restaurant on Cicero Avenue near 106th Street in Oak Lawn. After ordering a chicken sandwich, she left her purse underneath her coat in her booth while she went to get a drink.
"I wasn't more than 3 feet away from it, and when I turned around there was this woman sitting in my booth," Kelly said. She said she grabbed the woman by the arm, demanded to know what she was doing and quickly checked her purse. Her wallet was missing.
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
North Carolina: Iraq veteran sought in shooting of deputy
MANHUNT
Search under way for man suspected of killing officer
By Richard Gould Hickory Daily Record
Published: September 21, 2008
LENOIR - For the second time in nine days, deputies from Caldwell County Sheriff's Office have been shot in the line of duty. This time, one deputy was killed.
The suspect is a former soldier with Ranger training and law enforcement experience.
At about 9:40 p.m. Friday, a Caldwell County Sheriff's Office dispatcher sent Deputy Adam Klutz and Lt. Chris Martin to check on a 911 hang-up call that had come from a residence on Fox Winkler Road, said Caldwell County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer B.J. Fore.
Klutz was shot as he arrived at the home. When Martin arrived in a second vehicle, he was shot three times in the chest. His Kevlar vest stopped the bullets.
The sheriff's office has not released the nature of the injuries Klutz, 24, sustained, stating only that he was transported to Caldwell Memorial Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Martin, a nine-year veteran of the sheriff's office, is at his home recovering with his family.
The man believed to have shot the deputies is Skip Brinkley, 32, also known as Larry Wayne Brucke Jr. He is 5-feet 8-inches tall and has a medium build, green eyes, blonde hair and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a Carhartt T-shirt, a Farm Bureau hat and brown work pants. Fore said Brinkley had been in the U.S. Army and served in Iraq from 2004 to 2006.
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MANHUNT: Suspect still on the loose, considered armed and dangerous By Edward Terry, EditorSaturday, September 20, 2008 10:11 PM EDT
An unprecedented manhunt continued into the night Saturday as law enforcement agencies from across the state combed the woods of Oak Hill looking for a man who allegedly shot two Caldwell County Sheriff's Office deputies, killing one of them.Within a few hours of the shooting death of 24-year-old Granite Falls-area resident Adam Klutz, who was fatally wounded Friday night while responding to a 911 hang-up call on Fox Winkler Road in Oak Hill east of Lenoir, the presence of law enforcement officials in the area increased exponentially. In order to catch the suspect, who is being sought for charges of murder and attempted murder, hundreds of local, state and federal law enforcement officials “ some from as far away as Chapel Hill and Polk County“ descended upon Caldwell County to support the effort.
The massive manhunt is focused on finding 32-year-old Skip Brinkley, also known as Larry Wayne Brucke Jr., of 3940 Fox Winkler Rd., Oak Hill the same address where the shooting occurred. Brinkley is a white male, 5-foot-8, medium build with blonde hair, a goatee and green eyes. The man was last seen wearing a gray Carhartt T-shirt, a Farm Bureau hat and brown work pants. He is a U.S. Army veteran and has served in Iraq, which prompted a stern warning from local law enforcement officials.
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Manhunt on for suspect in slaying of NC deputy
13 hours ago
LENOIR, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in rural North Carolina are searching for an Iraq veteran they suspect in the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy. Another sheriff's officer was shot but suffered minor injuries.
Officials with the Caldwell County Sheriff's Department said Saturday night they were searching for 32-year-old Skip Brinkley, an Army veteran who served in Iraq from 2004 to 2006. They say he also has some law enforcement training.
Officials say Deputy Adam Klutz was responding to a 911 call at a home earlier Saturday when he was shot in a spot not protected by his bulletproof vest. The other officer was hit three times in his vest.
More than 200 officers were searching the surrounding area in Lenoir (leh-'NOHR), about 75 northwest of Charlotte.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Retired Marine, police officer dies after being hit by car
Officer struck near fair dies of injuries
Marshfield man was 'a great guy'
By John R. Ellement
Globe Staff / August 27, 2008
DUXBURY - When it came time to retire for the third time, Mel Dyer left his part-time job with the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department but kept working as a special police officer for the Town of Duxbury and its police chief, Mark DeLuca.
Yesterday, DeLuca stood outside the police station and announced that Dyer had died from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car while directing traffic near the Marshfield Fair Aug. 16.
"Officer Dyer was quite an officer," DeLuca said of the 67-year-old Marshfield resident, who was working a paid detail at the fair when he was struck by a car. "The Duxbury Police Department will miss him . . . and our prayers are with his family."
Dyer's wife and two adult children attended the press conference, but DeLuca said they did not want to talk with reporters.
DeLuca and Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr. said Dyer served 20 years in the US Marine Corps before retiring. He then worked in the insurance industry and retired. He started working as a part-time sheriff in 2005 and retired - again - just three weeks ago.
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Marshfield man was 'a great guy'
By John R. Ellement
Globe Staff / August 27, 2008
DUXBURY - When it came time to retire for the third time, Mel Dyer left his part-time job with the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department but kept working as a special police officer for the Town of Duxbury and its police chief, Mark DeLuca.
Yesterday, DeLuca stood outside the police station and announced that Dyer had died from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car while directing traffic near the Marshfield Fair Aug. 16.
"Officer Dyer was quite an officer," DeLuca said of the 67-year-old Marshfield resident, who was working a paid detail at the fair when he was struck by a car. "The Duxbury Police Department will miss him . . . and our prayers are with his family."
Dyer's wife and two adult children attended the press conference, but DeLuca said they did not want to talk with reporters.
DeLuca and Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr. said Dyer served 20 years in the US Marine Corps before retiring. He then worked in the insurance industry and retired. He started working as a part-time sheriff in 2005 and retired - again - just three weeks ago.
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