Jail supervisor D.T. Wright loses his job for trying to discipline and report the jail deputies who beat this handcuffed inmate.
D.T. Wright writes:
The handcuffed arrestee spat toward a city cop, a corrections officer punched him in the head. Within a minute of being struck the man fell limp to the floor and had to be transported to the ER via ambulance. The corrections officer was an old friend of the sheriff with a very checkered past that I didn't learn about until after being terminated. He was never disciplined! The sheriff and chief deputy - now sheriff - said it didn't happen despite the video from two security cameras in the booking area. I assured them I would testify truthfully. Both admitted to saying they were "disappointed."
I filed a lawsuit for retaliatory termination - a very tough case to make. They finally settled after more than three years. It helped my cause when it was revealed last summer that the law and order white-hat-wearing sheriff Ken Campbell was four years into an illicit affair with a high-priced hooker. He was allowed to retire with his pension and is now CEO at Gunsite Firearms Academy. I'm now officially retired.
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