LAPD Cop Who Beat Woman To Death Found Guilty

[Suzanimal]

Not good enough.

It is a rare occasion when a police officer is found guilty of just about anything. It’s even more of a surprise when that officer happens to work for the notoriously-corrupt Los Angeles Police Department.

Officer Mary O’Callaghan, 50, was caught on video kicking and punching a handcuffed woman who lost consciousness and died shortly after. Last Friday, Officer O’Callaghan was found guilty of assaulting the woman during the arrest.

The incident happened back on July 22, 2012, when Officer O’Callaghan was called to make an arrest of Alecia Thomas.

Once in the back of a patrol car, Thomas was wearing handcuffs and leg restraints while O’Callaghan kick her in the stomach and groin as well as striking her in the throat.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office says that paramedics were then called after Thomas lost consciousness while in the back of the police cruiser.

Another patrol car’s dash cam footage showed O’Callaghan light a cigarette, then look inside the car where Thomas’ lifeless body was slumped.

“That ain’t a good sign,” the Los Angeles Times reported she said in the video.

Jurors, and the jury forewoman, all got to see that footage. The latter told KTLA outside the courthouse that “those images were the most compelling evidence in the trial.”

Officer O’Callaghan ended up getting charged with “assaulting an arrestee under the color of authority” back in 2013.

Prosecutors refused to file the involuntary manslaughter charge that many say would have fit this situation. They said there was “insufficient evidence” to make that case.

In essence, they were saying that that O’Callaghan’s conduct did not necessarily cause Thomas’ death, though they offer no alternative explanation for why she died.

L.A. County coroner’s office helped them out with that room for doubt, however, noting small amounts of cocaine that they said could have played factor in her death.

O’Callaghan faces up to three years in state prison. But the judge says that this is to be served in county jail. Some have called this “special treatment.”

Sentencing is officially on July 23.

Her attorney, Rico said “we could have asked for bail, but she made that decision. She’s a very strong, tough woman.”

He adds that they plans to appeal and will request a new trial.

http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/0...-found-guilty/

[tod evans]

O’Callaghan faces up to three years in state prison. But the judge says that this is to be served in county jail. Some have called this “special treatment.”

3 years?

[SeanTX]

3 years?

They will probably use "jail overcrowding" as an excuse to release her in three months. That has always worked for other "important" folks sentenced to jail in CA (the celebrities who get sentenced to two weeks in jail but are let out after 4 hours, etc).

Probation is more likely though (unless it's not an option).

[RJB]

Soon to be rehired in a district near you!

[Anti Federalist]

She’s a very strong, tough woman.

Yeah, real tough broad, beating people to death whose hands and feet are cuffed.



http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...519-story.html

[Mani]

Lucky she had that small vial of crack on her so she could sprinkle it on the dead body and create the benefit of doubt on how the lady died...Since the video of her kicking and punching her to death wasnt enough.

[Anti Federalist]

Soon to be rehired in a district near you!

Re-hired, pissed off, and looking to kick some Mundane ass.

[Sola_Fide]

Yeah, real tough broad, beating people to death whose hands and feet are cuffed.



http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...519-story.html

Nasty dyke. Hope she dies in prison.

[TheTexan]

Soon to be rehired in a district near you!

It's expensive to train new police officers, especially those like Callaghan with so many years of honorable protecting & serving experience.

[TheTexan]

Prosecutors refused to file the involuntary manslaughter charge that many say would have fit this situation. They said there was “insufficient evidence” to make that case.

In essence, they were saying that that O’Callaghan’s conduct did not necessarily cause Thomas’ death, though they offer no alternative explanation for why she died.

Her death could have been caused by a number of things:
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Coronary artery abnormalities
- Long QT syndrome
- Democidal injurious complication disorder
- Symmetric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- etc

[SeanTX]

She received the maximum sentence -- however, with most of it suspended.

http://photographyisnotacrime.com/20...onths-in-jail/

APD Officer Who Beat Woman on Camera – Leading to Her Death – Sentenced to 16 Months in Jail

Posted by: Cassandra Fairbanks July 23, 2015

Los Angeles police officer Mary O’Callaghan, 50, who was captured on her dashcam beating a handcuffed and leg-shackled Alesia Thomas, 35, in the back of her patrol car in 2012, until she eventually succumbed to the beating and died – will serve only 16 months behind bars for the death.
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On Thursday, the officer was sentenced to 36 months in jail, which is the maximum she could receive. However, the last 20 months of her sentence are suspended, meaning she will only have to serve 16 months in jail for her role in the woman’s death.

She has also been relived of her duties at the Los Angeles Police Department without pay.

[Origanalist]

She received the maximum sentence -- however, with most of it suspended.

http://photographyisnotacrime.com/20...onths-in-jail/

Does Alesia Thomas have any relatives? A husband? How many times can this happen without blowback? I'm at a loss here.....

[SeanTX]

Does Alesia Thomas have any relatives? A husband? How many times can this happen without blowback? I'm at a loss here.....

Well, at least it's something -- another Thomas was murdered by Fullerton PD and the two cops tried in that case got off scott free (thanks to a stacked jury where a former asst to the DA was the jury foreman).

[Origanalist]

Well, at least it's something -- another Thomas was murdered by Fullerton PD and the two cops tried in that case got off scott free (thanks to a stacked jury where a former asst to the DA was the jury foreman).

i suppose we should be grateful. NOT