The Salisbury Police Department charged these Students with multiple charges and a JURY found them NOT GUILTY on all charges.
To the nay sayers out there, once again we stuck our necks on the line because we knew right from wrong. What say you now Mayor Jim Ireton, Chief of Police Barbara Duncan and JT?
Want a great Attorney, call Luke Rommel. The guy not only cares, HE WINS!
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These three students didn't deserve to be treated like they were. Great work Luke.
I hope they can get paid for the way they were treated. Not to hurt the city but to make people angry enough to make changes
Hope you tax payers don't mind footing the large settlement coming their way. Glad they got off but their adults. They will get over it. The officer should be suspended or fired no doubt. But now they want paid. That means you pay.
That means you pay.
January 21, 2015 at 8:36 PM
As EVERY city in this nation has been doing for decades. Taking money is SUPPOSED to hurt them enough to make changes so it would NOT happen again.
That seems to not be working as it still continues every single day.
When they get their heads out of their butts and start making the cops themselves personally responsible MAYBE we can get real change.
I'm not gonna tear down cops in this post. They indeed have a very difficult job, sometimes not enough time to make the right decision.
But in cases like this, unnecessary, unwarranted and unacceptable.
So yes, they will get paid. The real question is, will there be any real change?
Tip of the iceberg. If he only knew all the lies and deceit with spd's administration he would make bank, oh wait I can fill him in! Hold on to your seat barbara, it's about to get real!
Here comes the boom! Malicious prosecution! Law suit time.
Fire the cop or keep his rogue butt behind a desk, what you say chiefy
It's about time ...breaking up "the good old boy system"...!!! Folks..we are littered with dirty police and dirty judges. The truth will prevail! You get charged. ..ALWAYS ask for jury trial! The current attorneys wheel and deal downtown. ....it's all pre-arranged! Some fair legal system we have. Dirtiest county in the state of Maryland
I'll be in touch
Pay what? To whom?
The officer was not on trial
Get ready to hear about another police department sued.
Make those responsible pay the price. Not the public.
If the law doesn't say that's the way that it works then change the law.
Sick and tired of the "above the law" cops. This guy obviously has a real problem since it was multiple offenses. I bet things would change if all "dirty" cops had to pay the fines out of their own pockets!
1. Ireton will throw Duncan under the bus.
2. Remains to be seen if the city will appeal.
3. Any lawsuit settlement would be handled by the city's insurance company.
4. Ireton will throw the city lawyer (Tilghman) under the bus, even though this was probably handled by the insurance company's lawyers, which is SOP for cities.
5. Ireton will hire cronies to be chief and attorney.
Some fact, some educated guessing.
By mid-2015 Salisbury will become the Ferguson of the Shore!
You are correct in that Adams and Geleta were found not guilty on all charges of disorderly conduct and failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order. Now their Federal lawsuit can continue.
The third person's, (Gutherie) trial will not be held until early February.
"Great Attorney"
Laughable. By that logic, so was Cochran...manipulator of the the broken justice system. Oh well, at least they got their ass beat.
Hey Luke... look, another ambulance!
7:50, I can't believe, (for now) you still have a job at the SPD. You lost, get over it.
I owe (taxes)' I owe (taxes)' so off to work I go...wait a minute what work in Salisbury?
For all involved.....before someone gets shot....this cop Aita needs to chose another profession
It will if they win civil lawsuit--a meaningless amount of money--no one hurt, nothing happened to them long-term...
They can't keep officer's now. He's not going anywhere. Instead of cameras start retraining.
Thank God Tilghman wasn't involved. Talk about a Duffuss!!!
Sooooooo true!
If you want cops to pay out of their own pockets if they lose in court...
then have the council or state legislators make a law saying such... Don't just run your mouth like everyone else and do absolutely nothing...
I find that cops should pay out f their own pocket for lawyers and for wrong doing... Specifically since they KNOW they are in the WRONG and still do it anyway....
I think Cecil county could give Wicomico a run for its money for court /cop deception.
I'd like to personally get in touch with you to share some information about a previous well known case involving SPD and cover ups, lies etc.
8:48, Smart move. Call Luke Rommel at 410-749-3900.
Make the officer pay the settlement
Luke better be careful driving around these Wolf Packed Cops will get even! They are like the Mob, when you get them they get you twice! They have badges and guns and will use both when they need to do! One chased me down on By Pass with Siren on because he said my sticker on plate was en readable!
ITs lawsuit time boys and girls. Hopefully the out of control cop is gone by now and at least the city can say they have tried to begin to rectify the problem. Ater that they can get out the checkbook and write a few checks.
Jim Otway turning out another fine local attorney!
then have the council or state legislators make a law saying such... Don't just run your mouth like everyone else and do absolutely nothing...
I find that cops should pay out f their own pocket for lawyers and for wrong doing... Specifically since they KNOW they are in the WRONG and still do it anyway....
January 22, 2015 at 8:41 AM
You mean...like YOU'RE doing?
Ditto
Joe, another agency is about to get sued BIG time! The evidence someone has who showed me, you will not believe it. This will most likely bring up a lot of cases involving drugs and weapons being tossed out!
Well Joe.....this was a travesty. You know I love what you do but with the freedom you exercise with this blog comes great responsibility. We talked about this some until we got sidetracked. (Imagine that). This is something you really need to think about. By your own admission your blog reaches many. Even those whom it doesn't reach directly are reached by word of mouth. I would proffer that no one on that jury hadn't heard about that case prior to trial. Then we add the fact that blogs are more popular because people can comment with anonymity without responsibility. Many of these comments are made by people who write as if they are authorities on legal matters yet have nothing more than an opinion. 99% of the time these opinions are rendered with no legal knowledge yet are viewed by most (who are likely followers rather than leaders) as if they were gospel. Rommel played a scumbag lawyer trick and used you as a way to get his side of the story out to the public knowing that it would be tried in the court of public opinion way before the jury ever heard the case. I would bet that his plan the entire time was to play the media - in this case your blog - and then pray jury trial knowing that any jury pool would be tainted. In my opinion he manipulated the entire system and Sbynews to bring about a very calculated result. He intentionally released video to you knowing you would post it. He also knew he was going to use these videos as evidence when he released them to you. To me, this shows the underbelly of an individual who is not a good attorney, but rather an attorney with no moral compass.
Now.......to all these roadside attorneys speaking of lawsuits who are obviously members of the group who know nothing of that which they speak but writes as if they are authorities......you completely misunderstand the implications that the different burden of proof thresholds required to make specific cases. For the purposes of this discussion the burden of proof for probable cause (that which is needed to file charges) was met as indicated by the impartial judicial officer for the district court. That means enough evidence exists to charge the defendants and bring the case to trial. If we had to assign a percentage amount to this level of proof we could attach a number of about 51%. The number needed to convict using the same scale is about 99%. Now....the number needed to win a civil case would be commonly called a preponderance of the evidence.....about 51% if using the same type of number assignment scale. In a nutshell this means that it has been already established that the officer in this case had enough evidence to arrest and bring charges....but according to a jury...not enough to convict. (Arguably) however if the defendants in this case argue that the officer didn't have enough evidence to arrest and that the arrest was false......the contrary has already been established.
Joe....the anti-police sentiment in the U.S. Is increasing at an astounding rate. I would argue that much of this is due to what is tantamount to a hue and cry. In medieval times it would be the masses would be gathered on the front steps with pitchforks and torches demanding a hanging. We live in a nation of laws. When lynch mobs form due to misinformation it seriously undermines the rule of law....and it makes the job of police officers even more dangerous than it needs to be. These college students will now be emboldened and the citizens living in the areas surrounding the university will pay for it. When we look at your blog we see this post and then we see posts about the increase in violence in Salisbury. You can't condemn the police for doing their jobs and then expect them to put their necks on the line thinking they will be ridiculed in the court of public opinion by those who have no idea of what their job entails of the laws that govern their actions.
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