Ohio
Sheriff’s
Deputies
Indicted
for
Allegedly
Kicking
and
Punching
a
Handcuffed Inmate
CINCINNATI—A federal grand jury in Cincinnati has charged
Jeremy S. Hanshaw, 36, of Coal Grove, Ronald
S. Hatfield, 25, of Waterloo, and Jason D.
Mays, 22, of South Point, with slamming,
kicking and punching a handcuffed inmate.
The FBI arrested the defendants on Thursday.
The indictment alleges that on or about August 16 to August
17, 2014, while working as deputies at the Lawrence County
Jail, Hanshaw and Hatfield also restrained the inmate with a
chokehold while lying on top of him.
The indictment further alleges that Hanshaw choked the victim
and delivered an elbow strike to the victim’s head while the
victim was restrained on a medical gurney.
Then-deputy Mays allegedly struck the victim in the neck with
a closed fist and attempted to block a surveillance camera
while his fellow officers had the victim on the ground, the
indictment stated.
In addition, one or more of the defendants allegedly wrote
false entries on logs and reports in which they created a
false justification for the assault on the victim.
Conspiracy to deprive an individual of civil rights and
deprivation of civil rights are crimes punishable by up to 10
years in prison, according to federal prosecutors.
Former UPS Driver Who Stole
Guns, Jewelry and Phones
Found Guilty
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – A former United Parcel
Service driver was found guilty Thursday of
federal gun trafficking charges for stealing
dozens of guns going through the shipping
company’s Ontario hub and providing them to
another man who sold the weapons on the
street, officials said.
Curtis Ivory Hays II, 37, of Rancho Cucamonga, was convicted
of firearms and other offenses following a six-day trial in
U.S. District Court.
Hays, who was found guilty today of 15 counts, faces up to 115
years in federal prison when he is sentenced on March 30.
The associate who allegedly sold some of the firearms – Dennis
Dell White Jr., 35, of Moreno Valley – previously pleaded
guilty in the case and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 4.
The evidence at trial indicated the following, according to
federal officials.
Hays stole a series of packages containing guns that
were supposed to be delivered to Turner’s Outdoorsman
in Rancho Cucamonga.
From May through October of 2012, Hays stole six
shipments containing a total of 72 firearms.
Hays gave the stolen firearms to White, who illegally
sold the weapons to other individuals, and some of the
guns were then sold to others. The firearms included
12-gauge shotguns and .45-caliber handguns.
Hays also stole shipments containing jewelry and mobile
phones that were supposed to be delivered to Costco in
Rancho Cucamonga, and this merchandise also was given
to White.
Hays was found guilty of conspiracy, six counts of theft of
firearms, six counts of receipt and possession of stolen
firearms, and two counts of theft of interstate shipments.
White pleaded guilty to one count of theft of firearms.
The investigation was spearheaded by the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Former
Church
Treasurer
Sentenced to 20 Months for
Stealing from Congregation
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Vice.com)
ST. LOUIS, MO — The former treasurer of a church was sentenced
to 21 months in prison for embezzling funds from the
Brookfield Church of the Nazarene by writing checks and making
unauthorized bank withdrawals.
U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry also ordered Cynthia
Head, 51, of Brookfield, Missouri, to pay restitution of
$192,000.
As part of the embezzlement scheme, Head made unauthorized
purchases with church checks at local Walmart stores of such
items as computers, cameras, and vacuum cleaners only to then
return the purchased items for cash, officials said.
Officials said Head’s fraud scheme began in September of 2007
and lasted until October of 2013 and netted about $192,000 in
fraudulent proceeds which Head used for her own personal
benefit.
Head pled guilty to one felony count of wire fraud last
August, according to authorities.
Police Chief Sentenced to
Seven Years for Getting Cash
From Drug Dealer (Video)
Donald-solomon
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CBS/PIttsburgh
)
PITTSBURGH—A former police chief of Borough, Pennsylvania was
re-sentenced to seven years and three months for receiving
payments from a purported drug dealer who turned out to be an
FBI undercover agent.
Donald Abraham Solomon, 59, got the cash to protect drug
shipments and to purchase law enforcement restricted police
equipment, officials said.
Solomon pleaded guilty in January 2013 to extorting $7,800
from the agents in exchange for protection during two staged
drug deals and a promise to buy them police-issued stun guns,
according to a story on NBC10.com
In one of several conversations the FBI recorded during the
sting, Solomon bragged: “I’m the best cop money can buy.”
But since his guilty plea, NBC news reported that Solomon has
appeared contrite, and his lawyer has argued his criminal
troubles occurred only after his wife divorced him. Also,
Solomon’s low-paying job and lack of benefits put him in debt,
contributed to his depression and affected his relationship
with his two adult sons, public defender Elisa Long argued.