Thread: Grand Jury No-Bills Officer (Illegal WHINING!)

http://www.tylerpaper.com/site/news.cfm ... 6369&rfi=6

Followup to http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7362-.html

GRAND JURY NO-BILLS TYLER POLICE OFFICER
By: KENNETH DEAN, Staff Writer
08/11/2005


GOMEZ
A Smith County grand jury no-billed a veteran Tyler police officer accused of using excessive force on a pair of illegal immigrants during a July 15 traffic stop.

However, one of the men was indicted by the jurors on the charge of felony evading arrest in a vehicle.

Smith County District Attorney Matt Bingham said that Dale Feuquay, the officer, was no-billed on all charges Thursday evening.

Bingham said two cases of official oppression, one case of assault and one case of injury to the elderly were presented to jurors against Feuquay, who was named Officer of the Year by the Tyler Patrolman's Association at an April ceremony.

"After hearing and reviewing the evidence, the Smith County grand jury did not find any probable cause to believe that Dale Feuquay had violated any criminal law surrounding the July 15, 2005, incident involving Ramone Gomez and Jose Romero and that Feuquay was justified in his actions against Gomez and Romero," he said in a prepared statement.

Tyler Police Chief Gary Swindle said that although the grand jury did not find criminal wrongdoing, that Feuquay's employment with the department is still in question.

THE INCIDENT

Officers responding to a July 15 shooting call at Line Street and South Beckham Avenue spotted Gomez and Romero in Gomez's blue-green pickup and attempted to stop it, based on information from bystanders, that it was possibly the shooter's vehicle.

However, Gomez, 33, did not stop but returned to his home, pursued by officers, who said the man was driving erratically and putting other motorists in danger as he ran through stop lights and stop signs at excessive speeds and drove the wrong way up an access ramp.

He was indicted on the third-degree felony charge of evading.

Romero, 68, and Elisama Resendez, Gomez's common-law wife, told the newspaper last month that officers beat and kicked the two men and used pepper spray on the elder man.

The alleged use of excessive force was discovered on Feuquay's in-car video the following week by a Tyler police supervisor and reported to Swindle.

Swindle said Feuquay was immediately placed on administrative leave with pay and the district attorney and the FBI were contacted.

The police chief said in an earlier report that he felt the case should be reviewed by the district attorney for possible criminal wrongdoing and the FBI for possible civil rights violations.

Jeff Millslagle, supervisory agent in charge of the Tyler FBI office, said his office was conducting a review of the case and would forward its findings to the U.S. Department of Justice.

FEUQUAY'S TPD CAREER

When asked whether Feuquay could be terminated through administrative policy even though he was not indicted, Swindle said, "One does not have anything to do with the other."

Feuquay has worked as a patrol officer, dog officer and negotiator during his career with the Tyler Police Department.

He has been shot at and was assaulted by a self-proclaimed drug addict who stabbed him with a syringe full of methamphetamine. That suspect was sentenced to life in prison in June 2004.

Feuquay was also awarded the Tyler Police Department's Police Shield in 2003.

Swindle said Feuquay was never ordered to take time off for excessive force until the present investigation.

"He's never been disciplined that resulted in time off for excessive force," he said.

However, Swindle said that would not swing the investigation and any administrative punishment.

"Any time there is this type of case, the range of punishment is anywhere from some sort of written discipline all the way up to and including indefinite suspension," he said. "It's going to be a top priority and we are going to move on it.

Swindle denied the request for the release of the video taken from Feuquay's car on the basis of an ongoing investigation.

"Yeah, it's real simple. There is an internal investigation to complete, and also the driver (Gomez) was indicted and they still have a trial to go. This is really something that Matt (Bingham) will have to decide, but if you play this video, does that make it more difficult for him to pick a jury?" he said.

Bingham's office also declined to release the video.

Swindle said he believed it was important that citizens know his department will not tolerate any type of conduct unbecoming an officer, but would not make any guess as to what type of disciplinary action would be meted out against the veteran officer.

"An officer's reputation and character is always subject of being scrutinized ... We will finish the investigation and when the investigation is complete his chain of command will review the whole case and they will make a recommendation to me on what they feel is the appropriate discipline," he said.

Well, I think the Grand Jury has spoken and found no criminal wrong-doing. Isn't that good enough to put this one away?

Gosh, I'm so sick of hearing about all this action against citizens trying to get the illegals out of the country, even our police officers.

Of course, there should not be unprovoked roughness during arrests but it is a miracle this alien didn't kill somebody or a whole family or several driving threw those lights...all because he was illegal. Illegal, go home, and take all your illegals with you!!

Well, I think the Grand Jury has spoken and found no criminal wrong-doing. Isn't that good enough to put this one away?

Unfortunately not. The creep is still pondering civil action and he's got a creep of a lawyer greedy enough to press the issue.

Gosh, I'm so sick of hearing about all this action against citizens trying to get the illegals out of the country, even our police officers.

You and me both!

Of course, there should not be unprovoked roughness during arrests but it is a miracle this alien didn't kill somebody or a whole family or several doing threw those lights...all because he was illegal.

Exactly! And there would be no justice for the victim if he had. Rather like the case of the NC father killed by the scum that had numerous DWI's.

Exactly!!

Illegal immigration KILLS AMERICANS. That is a simple irrefutable FACT.

Yeah, there were videos on the news showing this 'victim' after he'd been arrested, tears streaming down his face from being sprayed. He's a big guy, resisting arrest and driving like a maniac on busy streets and thru busy intersections.

Most likely the video that they aren't releasing will exonerate the officer. The news media has already done enough damage running that video of Gomez...engendering sympaty...poooo. I can only imagine how furious the officer was b/c of the reckless endangerment caused by Gomez.

I can also imagine how cautious he wanted to be with the incident last May at the courthouse where an illegal involved in a divorce and custody case killed his wife on the courthouse steps, wounded his son, killed a citizen who was trying to help apprehend him and severely wounded another police officer. There was quite a shoot out on the town square, bullets flew into nearby businesses and scared the holy hell out of people. The perp escaped in his vehicle, there was a high speed chase and he was finally killed in a shoot out at a busy intersection.
These illegals are idiots and very careless of the lives and property of others. They think they're still in Mexico. OOOOPSSSS....

RR

The police chief said in an earlier report that he felt the case should be reviewed by the district attorney for possible criminal wrongdoing and the FBI for possible civil rights violations.

do you think Gomez intends to file a civil suit against the officer?

under the Constitution -- the "supreme law of the land" -- an "alien" does not have the right to sue for "civil" violations under the laws of the United States, therefore an investigation by the FBI is without proper jurisdiction

under the "law of nations" Gomez is guilty of a felony violation because he is here "illegally"