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mrsat_98
04-08-2014, 01:40 PM
i GUESS HE IS GIVING THE 5 % THAT ARE HONEST A BAD NAME.

http://hotspringsdaily.com/chief-of-bull-shoals-ark-police-department-arrested-for-use-of-excessive-force/

CHIEF OF BULL SHOALS, ARK., POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRESTED FOR USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas and the FBI announced today that Daniel Sutterfield, 35, Chief of the Bull Shoals Police Department, was arrested yesterday on charges related to his use of excessive force in the arrest of a Bull Shoals resident and a related false report. The complaint and complaint affidavit were unsealed today after Sutterfield’s initial appearance in court this morning before Magistrate Judge James R. Marshewski at the U.S. District Court in Harrison, Ark.

In the two-count complaint, Sutterfield was charged with one count of deprivation of rights and one count of falsifying a report. The complaint charges that on July 9, 2013, Sutterfield used excessive force in the arrest of a Bull Shoals resident and then directed an officer to write a false and misleading report regarding the incident in order to cover up and justify the use of excessive force.

If convicted, Sutterfield faces a statutory maximum punishment of 10 years in prison for the civil rights charge involving excessive force and a statutory maximum punishment of 20 years in prison for the falsification charge. If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the court after review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record (if any), the defedant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violations. The sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases will be less than the maximum.

This case is being investigated by the FBI. It is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Cindy Chung from the Civil Rights Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyra Jenner from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas.
A federal complaint is a written statement of the essential facts of the offenses charged and must be made under oath before a magistrate judge. The charges set forth in a complaint are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

JK/SEA
04-08-2014, 03:45 PM
dammit...we ain't got time for all this bullshit. Just give all cops everywhere 100% immunity from any, and all prosecutions....

great idea eh?

pcosmar
04-08-2014, 03:51 PM
It is rare enough that a cop even gets prosecuted for murder,, let alone assault.

But a chief.. And the justice Dept is involved,,?

Who did this guy piss off? (cause they haz some clout)

RJB
04-08-2014, 03:57 PM
Who did this guy piss off? (cause they haz some clout)
That's the first thing I wonder when any official gets charged for what so many get away with. Either that or I wonder if they were actually an honest one who was set up.

pcosmar
04-08-2014, 04:05 PM
More story,
http://thecabin.net/news/local/2010-01-05/sutterfield-named-mayflower-police-chief#.U0Rvijk-VIM
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/d/story/feds-arrest-arkansas-police-chief-for-excessive-fo/21151/3dTzXeGGy02cFKX8qsQFlA
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Ark-police-chief-charged-with-using-extra-force-5386306.php




HARRISON, Ark. (AP) — A northern Arkansas police chief was arraigned on federal charges Tuesday after being accused of using excessive force in the arrest of a Bull Shoals resident and falsifying a report on the incident.

The U.S. Justice Department said Bull Shoals Police Chief Daniel Sutterfield was arraigned in federal district court in Harrison on charges of deprivation of rights and falsifying a report.

A two-count criminal complaint alleges Sutterfield repeatedly kicked and used a stun gun on Bull Shoals resident Nicholas Dore in July 2013 and later tried to falsify the arrest's events in a police report.

Sutterfield couldn't be reached for comment, and authorities didn't know if he had an attorney. He didn't enter a plea.

According to an affidavit, police arrived at Dore's residence after his live-in girlfriend accused him of grabbing her around the neck and hitting her in the face. It states Sutterfield and other officers forced their entry into Dore's residence after Dore refused to come out of the home and let officers in.

The affidavit states police tried to handcuff Dore, but were unsuccessful. Sutterfield used a taser on Dore twice, and Dore was later handcuffed.

After he was restrained, the affidavit states Sutterfield kicked and used the butt of his shotgun to strike Dore repeatedly. Sutterfield also used a stun gun on Dore several times as well after Dore was handcuffed, according to the affidavit.

Officials allege in the affidavit that Sutterfield also sat with the officer who wrote the department's report of the arrest and told him what to write. The affidavit states the police report made no mention of Sutterfield kicking Dore.

Sutterfield faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted on both counts.