An Oklahoma sheriff resigned after an investigation reveals he was running a sex-slave operation from his jail, police said.
Michael Burgess surrendered to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents and posted bond Wednesday night, hours after he resigned as Custer County sheriff amid 35 felony charges, including accusations of forcible oral sodomy, kidnapping, rape and perjury. Investigators said at one point Burgess oversaw wet T-shirt contests at the Custer County Jail.
The 35 charges against Burgess include bribery of a public official, indecent exposure, 14 counts of rape in the second degree and rape by instrumentation.
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
South Dakota: Governor denies anyone being injured during Monday's tribal protest against hog farm
A man who said he had been knocked down on Tuesday by a piece ofequipment and later arrested disputed Rounds' claim no one was injured.
Robin Bair, 41, says he was standing behind the front line of protesters talking to a state trooper when a piece of earth moving equipment backed up and struck both him and a police officer.
He was arrested, handcuffed and pulled away from the site by police, he said.
Rounds said Tuesday he was told the equipment had not moved and Bair was not injured. Bair says he went to the Wagner Community Hospital for treatment, and Wednesday had a bruised hip and arm and other injuries. "For them to say it didn't happen, the doctors sure gave me a lot of pain killers and muscle relaxers," he said.
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Robin Bair, 41, says he was standing behind the front line of protesters talking to a state trooper when a piece of earth moving equipment backed up and struck both him and a police officer.
He was arrested, handcuffed and pulled away from the site by police, he said.
Rounds said Tuesday he was told the equipment had not moved and Bair was not injured. Bair says he went to the Wagner Community Hospital for treatment, and Wednesday had a bruised hip and arm and other injuries. "For them to say it didn't happen, the doctors sure gave me a lot of pain killers and muscle relaxers," he said.
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April 17th Update from Twin Cities Eco Prisoner Support Committee
April 16th, 2008:
Just wanted to check in and let you know that NA-ELPSN has created a page specifically for information about the informant Frank Ambrose - http://www.ecoprisoners.org/ambrose.htm
We will try to add more documents and information as we receive it.
April 10th, 2008:
It has been brought to our attention by reputable sources that a grand jury is currently convened in Michigan investigating actions that police informant Frank Ambrose plead guilty to. Ambrose’s plea agreement is available at the address below:
http://midwestgreenscare.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/plea-agreement-frank-ambrose.pdf
We have also been informed that indictments related to this grand jury are likely to be coming soon.
We apologize for the lack of more complete information but felt an urgency to make what little we know available to the public.
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Just wanted to check in and let you know that NA-ELPSN has created a page specifically for information about the informant Frank Ambrose - http://www.ecoprisoners.org/ambrose.htm
We will try to add more documents and information as we receive it.
April 10th, 2008:
It has been brought to our attention by reputable sources that a grand jury is currently convened in Michigan investigating actions that police informant Frank Ambrose plead guilty to. Ambrose’s plea agreement is available at the address below:
http://midwestgreenscare.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/plea-agreement-frank-ambrose.pdf
We have also been informed that indictments related to this grand jury are likely to be coming soon.
We apologize for the lack of more complete information but felt an urgency to make what little we know available to the public.
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South Dakota: Massive police buildup as second day of protests against hog farm ends
More than 40 Highway Patrol vehicles monitored the second day of a mostly American Indian protest near Marty Wednesday, prompting one Indian man to accuse the state of trying to escalate the conflict.
The protest, which began Tuesday, was expected to swell to more than 100 by late Wednesday. But at times during the day, the number of Highway Patrol squad cars — up to 50, according to some accounts — outnumbered actual protesters.
“We’re not here to start something into a conflict,” said Kip Spotted Eagle, a Yankton Sioux Tribal member. “When they all got here, they were pulling out their AR-15’s and large-caliber rifles. They want to escalate this.”
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The protest, which began Tuesday, was expected to swell to more than 100 by late Wednesday. But at times during the day, the number of Highway Patrol squad cars — up to 50, according to some accounts — outnumbered actual protesters.
“We’re not here to start something into a conflict,” said Kip Spotted Eagle, a Yankton Sioux Tribal member. “When they all got here, they were pulling out their AR-15’s and large-caliber rifles. They want to escalate this.”
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Chicago: Holy Name 6 formally indicted
The six people responsible for yelling and spraying fake blood in an anti-war protest during Easter Mass at Holy Name Cathedral were indicted on Wednesday.
On March 23, three men and three women were arrested at the Cathedral at 735 N. State St. about 11:40 a.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Marcel Bright.
In March, Judge Don Panarese set bond at $25,000 for Ephran Ramirez, Ryane Ziemba, Regan Maher, Mercedes Phinaih and Angela Haban; and at $35,000 for Donte Smith, who prosecutors said has a past conviction for illegally entering a U.S. Military installation.
There was no record of any of the protesters remaining in jail on Wednesday.
Each of the protesters were indicted Wednesday on one count of criminal defacement of property, according to state’s attorney’s office spokesman Andy Conklin.
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On March 23, three men and three women were arrested at the Cathedral at 735 N. State St. about 11:40 a.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Marcel Bright.
In March, Judge Don Panarese set bond at $25,000 for Ephran Ramirez, Ryane Ziemba, Regan Maher, Mercedes Phinaih and Angela Haban; and at $35,000 for Donte Smith, who prosecutors said has a past conviction for illegally entering a U.S. Military installation.
There was no record of any of the protesters remaining in jail on Wednesday.
Each of the protesters were indicted Wednesday on one count of criminal defacement of property, according to state’s attorney’s office spokesman Andy Conklin.
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Sober motorists in Oregon and Arizona being falsely arrested for DUIs
A number of sober motorists in Arizona and Oregon have been falsely accused of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and drugs. In Corvallis, Oregon a falsely accused motorist is fighting back.
At the beginning of the month, Brian J. Noakes, 23, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against David Cox, a former award-winning Corvallis Police Officer. Cox had pulled over Noakes last June. Because Noakes had a cold, his eyes were bloodshot. Noting this, Cox accused Noakes of being high behind the wheel and arrested him. When Noakes' wife asked what was going on, Cox threatened to shoot her with his taser. As reported by the Corvallis Gazette-Times newspaper, breath and urine tests confirmed Noakes had been completely sober and free from drugs.
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At the beginning of the month, Brian J. Noakes, 23, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against David Cox, a former award-winning Corvallis Police Officer. Cox had pulled over Noakes last June. Because Noakes had a cold, his eyes were bloodshot. Noting this, Cox accused Noakes of being high behind the wheel and arrested him. When Noakes' wife asked what was going on, Cox threatened to shoot her with his taser. As reported by the Corvallis Gazette-Times newspaper, breath and urine tests confirmed Noakes had been completely sober and free from drugs.
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Canada: 10 year old arrested, threatened with taser for being "noisy"
The parents of a 10-year-old boy want to know why Ottawa police barged into their apartment with guns drawn to arrest their son - for being noisy.
Lukasz Gurzynski was clowning around with friends on his apartment balcony and sword fighting with sticks with the television left blaring inside on Sunday afternoon.
A neighbour told the kids to quiet down and tossed a beer can from an adjoining balcony, cracking the glass sliding door.
Someone then called police and three officers arrived, put the boy in handcuffs and kept him in a police cruiser until his mortified parents arrived 20 minutes later.
Lukasz claims the arresting officer told him he would have used a Taser gun on him if he had brandished one of the stick swords when officers first arrived.
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Lukasz Gurzynski was clowning around with friends on his apartment balcony and sword fighting with sticks with the television left blaring inside on Sunday afternoon.
A neighbour told the kids to quiet down and tossed a beer can from an adjoining balcony, cracking the glass sliding door.
Someone then called police and three officers arrived, put the boy in handcuffs and kept him in a police cruiser until his mortified parents arrived 20 minutes later.
Lukasz claims the arresting officer told him he would have used a Taser gun on him if he had brandished one of the stick swords when officers first arrived.
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