Ben Jenkins, the sheriff's deputy that a Kannapolis woman is suing for sexual harassment, is still employed today as a patrol deputy with the Iredell County Sheriff's Office.
But Capt. Harold Miller, who has been with the sheriff's office since 1994, retired unexpectedly this week, according to Capt. Marty Byers, personnel director for the sheriff's office. The timing of Miller's retirement does not appear to be related to the lawsuit filed this week by Suzanne Wick against Jenkins and Sheriff Phil Redmond.
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| Sheriff's Deputy Ben Jenkins |
Wick's ex-husband pleaded guilty in January to domestic-violence charges.
Byers said today the sheriff's office still employs Jenkins as a patrol deputy.
Jenkins, 45, who began working for the sheriff's office in August 2002, was demoted from his position as detective in 2009 after Wick apparently complained of his sexual advances, which she says began in February or March of that year – just about a month after she first approached the sheriff's office for help in filing charges against her abusive husband.
Public information in Jenkins' personnel file seems to corroborate the timeline of events in Wick's lawsuit:
According to the suit, on or about April 19, 2009 – just two days before Iredell County's personnel file shows Jenkins was suspended and three days before he was placed on administrative leave – two men, presumably from the sheriff's office, interviewed Wick about Jenkins' conduct in her case.
“A few days later,” the suit reads, “the two individuals reported back that they corroborated misconduct by Jenkins.” It says the two men asked Wick what she wanted them to do, and “she said that Jenkins should lose his job because she feared that Jenkins would do this to another woman.
“Shockingly,” the suit reads, “the Sheriff's Office refused to terminate Jenkins. Shortly after that, the two men reported back that Jenkins was demoted to jailor.”
The county's personnel information seems to corroborate that. It states that on May 4, 2009 Jenkins' position was reclassified from detective to jailer.
| Sheriff Phil Redmond |
Jenkins' public personnel information shows that he was, in fact, promoted back to detective on Nov. 7, 2011 (after he had moved from jailer to deputy sheriff in November 2010). But just two weeks after he was promoted, on Nov. 23, 2011, he was demoted back to deputy sheriff.
He is currently a road patrolman, making $38,972.04 a year.
Redmond is named in the suit for neglecting to act on information about Jenkins' misconduct.
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As for Harold Miller's retirement: Human Resources Director Sandra Gregory said this afternoon that her department has not yet received paperwork verifying Miller's retirement. But ICSO Capt. Marty Byers, in an e-mail to the Report this afternoon, confirmed that Miller is, in fact, “a retired employee from the Sheriff's Office.”
Miller, 63, started working for the sheriff's office in December 1994. His salary, according to information on file with the county, was $62,025.19.
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Uh oh Todd. Uncle Harold is gone and there is a lot of people there who just plain don't like you.
Holy cow it is Kenny Rogers. Kenny you should have listend to that girl.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Iredell-County-Sheriff-Phil-Redmond-Watch/138807962876736
looks like a photo of a wore out drunk
Washed up for sure.
Seems to me the Miller situation is reminiscent of Roger McDaniel rapid departure after the Sheriff found out just prior to the last election he had groped a former female employee also. Another one of Phill's chosen perverts gone.
You got to know when to hold 'em,
Know when to blow 'em...
PHIL,
Are you smiling NOW?
Are you going to take the chicken way out and retire, PHIL
PHIL, SMILE you are on the front page.
For those of you in law enforcement that question the truthfulness of this woman's complaint. When is the last time a woman complained on you saying the following comments:
Officer__________ told me he liked to shave his balls.
Officer__________ asked me if I likes anal sex.
Officer__________said he wanted me to sit on his face.
Really guys. Wake up.
http://www.wbtv.com/story/17239145/man-drags-woman-rips-earring-out-sheriff-says
I wonder who is counseling this victim?
Just like Phil Redmond to run and hide. What a little bitch. Matthew do you see what a coward your daddy is. Go hold his hand and tell him it will be alright.
Way to go Jaime, now we won't even get him to work for the three hours he was putting in during the week.
Interesting!!
11:08. that can be a mixed blessing. With the king out of the palace, he won't be screwing over some poor unsuspecting woman. Does anyone have the car number Jenkins drives? I want to be on the lookout. I won't even roll my window down if I get pulled over.
Looks like the commissioners better be buying some paint to be going over Redmond's name on all those vehicle's and other things because he's going real soon. Ain't that right "Go Redmond?"
Where is a good grand jury when you need one?
The crimes and issues that infect the Iredell County S.O. are not unique and currently touch several departments that have been in the news across the state.
Phil Redmond's way of doing things is not new to him or the deputies that he employs. Most are hard working and want to do a good job but let's face facts; most employees of the SO are there b/c they were friends of his, made political contributions both monetary and in other ways or in return for "favors".
He is seldom in the office but receives a paycheck from the county for "services rendered" and has very little oversight of his kingdom by the county. He is able to virtually do what he wants to because of state law that makes him responsible only to voters.
He can hire and fire at will with employees having NO protection under county policy because of a state law that says employees "serve at the pleasure of the sheriff" because he is an elected official like the register of deeds. There is no recourse to this unless he violates a federal discrimination law which he avoids by simply not giving the former employee a reason. After each election some employees are not reappointed. Why is it that every other county employee has some employment protection as long as they do their jobs, follow policy and comes to work but this is not good enough for COUNTY EMPLOYEES who work for the sheriff and register of deeds. He will say that he has to employ people that he can trust and who support him but other county employees do their jobs even if they don't support the policies of their bosses.
His budget is not overseen by the county, which trust me, frustrates county officials because they are required to provide funding to his department but they cannot stipulate how he dispenses that money. Because his "office" is a constitutional one, he can continue to do what he wants unless removed under court order after a LENGTHY process that is rarely undertaken (former Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege is an example). You can bet there is dirty laundry in that basket that needs to be washed.
The office of sheriff is an outdated position that has been around for thousands of years and is as corrupt now as it has been since merry ole England. The position should be changed to an appointed one where the sheriff can be fired by a majority of the county commissioners or county manager like a police chief can be fired by a city manager, mayor or city council depending on the form of government in the municipality.
This blog has a lot of things that has happened while Redmond has been in office but it only scratches the surface. It goes back to when he wrecked his county issued car years ago after having been drinking but this was covered up and the county garage took care of getting the car repaired. Who do you think paid for that - it wasn't an insurance company.
If the president of the United States can only hold office for two terms (8 years) than that should be good enough for all elected officials especially an office as politically bullying as the sheriff's office.
Damn, I just got in from a few enhanced soda pops with the girls and that didn't do a damn thing to improving the looks of that fool coming up on my phone. Talk about a shit eating grin, well, given their expertise on anal activities, I suppose that's to be expected. Really, Jaime, don't feel the need to warn us about graphic language, but do warn us when you are going to put scary clown faces up on your blog. Some of us have children around who look at the screens and we can't afford 40 years of expensive therapy for them. I've had to wash my eyes out twice already tonight alone and take a shower. You know, here is a good question. Inquiring minds want to know. Exactly how many ex-wives formerly attached to the sheriff's department are there and are these guys deputies or are they pimps? Given the wardrobe in the photograph, I'm guessing the latter.
He looks freshly shaven!
That's the guy who thought women were going to be pleasured? I just threw up a little in my mouth.
They both have the same crooked grin that leans to the left. Funny how your expression reflects your mind.
Jamie I ask that you consider making this blog like the Redmond & Landfill where you must have a Facebook account to post. Time to do away with the anonymous status. These shots from the dark and some of the immature silly comments continue to ruin the quality of the discussion on the blog.
If what you are saying is true, then put your name to it. If it is worth saying, put your name to it. If you are scared to say what you want to say, get with one of us who aren't; If you can document what you are saying, we will say it and put our name to it. Those of you who want Redmond and his unethical and illegal ways removed from office are going to have to step up with what you know.
Redmond is chickenshit and hides behind lies and the power of his office, if you want to be better than the man you are putting down you will have to quit hiding yourself.
"Never sexually harrass an office lady. Keep your hands to yourself. You silly silly man..I heard What a Burger is hiring...lol
March 22, 2012 11:12 PM "
Does this mean Harold will be applying to What a Burger? Guess now we know why he retired so quick.
I live in Iredell County and retired from Iredell County employment.These elected Officals are majority elected. Are they human? Do they make mistakes? YES
Please do not try this case in the media...
All the accused involved have families and children who will be hurt by this.
There is two sides to every story and somewhere in the middle is the truth.
How sad would it be to have peoples lives ruined by someone looking for a large government agency paycheck? Think about that!!
The county commissioners had better take an official stand on this issue. Remember three of them are up for re-election and they have plenty of competition. If they do not have the courage to state publicly their opinions they should not get a single vote. All women in this county should pay close attention to what they say. If they do not publicly side with the women in Iredell county then they should not receive a single female vote. It time to see which of the commissioners or prospective commissioners have the guts to do whats right. Any who do not publicly state their views are to be considered cowards and should, and I think will, suffer the consequences of their cowardice at the polls in May. Also if Miller was forced out why isn't Dowdle right behind him? Plenty of war stories on his behavior. Ladies contact Mrs. Wick's Attorney a you to can become independently wealthy. I'm sure a class action lawsuit is in order. Another point to be made is the fact that it appears to me that there are civil rights violations that need to be addressed by the FBI. What a bunch of disgraceful men. Perverts and predators.
1:11 A mistake? accidentally locking yourself out of your house is a mistake. Picking up the wrong items at the store is a mistake. Stop trying to minimize this. Would you want someone to do this to your mother, your daughter? Would it be a "mistake" then? This was a willing effort to do wrong. It was not a "mistake." This woman sufferd from this. Yes, Jenkins should have a fair trial, but they did not demote him for nothing. He did something.
I think the whole bunch of should have their names in that big book at the front desk at the Sheriff's Office.
Phil, you really are a pathetic man. Your office is in turmoil and you run and hide. Some sheriff you are. Perhaps it’s true, you really do have Alzheimers.
Have you stopped and considered that perhaps your boy Benjamin bragged about his conquest to his coworkers and others. Have you considered there may be others out there that may be ready to come forward. Surely you are not fool enough to think this is the first one?
Deputy Deep Throat is still out there pulling over cars. Have you considered he may pull over a woman that is familiar with this whole situation, and that woman could make a bogus law suit against you and county for the same thing. Seriously who is thinking for you, Dowdle? And because of his pattern of behavior it will seem credible. And your dumb ass will be dealing with another situation.
For once in your pathetic Kenny Rogers looking life do the right thing. Do not victimize Ms. Wick any further.
As far as you Darren Campbell, if you have any plans of saving your future, you need to be on the line to Ms. Wick’s attorney. Once the details come out, you are finished. Besides Redmond has no use for you. You well know Hamby is his boy now. Wake up!
What in the world is going on at the Sheriffs office. First the Cap. and Lt. at the jail loose their power, now a Lt.from Meck and Chef are now running the things at the jail. Now the sheriff and a deputy are getting sued. Too top things off,one of the Sheriffs right hand men has decided to retire for no apparent reason..Too many thing are going on,someone needs to be asking more questions and getting some answers
1:11, the pervs, I mean perps, should have thought of their families instead of thinking with another part of their anatomy. Why does the victim have to put aside their injuries and losses because somebody else might get hurt? It's not their fault! They are the injured party and the person doing the injuring needs to be held accountable. Ms. Wicks' husband hurt her and her kids and went to jail. WTH is your point? Should she have just said, ok, let it go? Maybe the next time a liquor store gets knocked over, we should just attribute it to Johnny having a bad day or a bad upbringing and say all is forgiven.
You're an idiot, Phil and/or Ben.
Things really are in a mess. Not even a Redmond said in the R&L today.
Article one, "Two people were charged with drug and weapons charges following an investigation into narcotics activity at a house on Sharon School Road, authorities said."
Article two, "According to reports, an undercover narcotics detective met with an individual from the Winston-Salem area and purchased 85 grams of cocaine."
Article three, "A Statesville man faces assault and kidnapping charges as the result of a domestic situation, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported."
I know that channel nine said they couldn't find Redmond, but his own people can't even get him involved in a Sheriff Redmond said? It might take Navy's elite SEAL Team Six to find him this time.
If Redmond is at the office or even in a place where he can answer the phone or email MIA and Miller is gone, who is running the place? God help us if it is Dowdle.
It sure gives one a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing they got a sheriff who harbors and even pays sexual predators to work for him...nice going sheriff. Thanks for nothing.
Let me get this right. A deputy is fired after being accused of domestic violence,and is later found not guilty. He is not given the same courtesey as the thief and the pervert.
I guess it was because the pervert was willing to campaign for you, and the theif was willing to give you what you wanted.
Have a nice day at church tomorrow Phil. Keep in mind the congregation knows what you are. YOU are not fooling anyone anymore.
Rumor has it that Phil has been standing up and asking for prayer on Sunday morning from his brethern in church. This was long before this hit the fan so something else has been going on. Wonder what else is festering up in Phillip's Paradise?
What church does he attend? St Phillip the Hypocrite?
Speaking of church. Imagine being Ben this morning at his church. The whole congregation knows his sexual preferences, even his daughter.
They know he likes to shave his balls and enjoys anal sex.
I dont think I would be shaking hands with him.
He has a daughter? Hey Ben are you going to have a problem with someone sexually harrassing her? Is is going to be alright for some pervert to ask if she likes anal sex? Can they dry hump her? Is that alright with you?
There is no way anyboby can not see what a horrible person both of them are.
March 25, 2012 10:27 AM
It's a shame that the energy used to belittle individuals can't be used towards improving the whole situation. Are you that miserable of a person that you have to anonymously make snide remarks to feel good about yourself?
I want to see this situation handled as much as anyone, but blasting bad behavior with more bad behavior doesn't fix a thing. You obviously enjoy perverted talk yourself. Keep your focus on the big picture and maybe some long overdue change will come about.
I think we all ought to parade up to Phillip's church and be saved. I'm sure they invite all to come. then when they pass the plate we should put in in Sharpies, disposable razors, and retirement cards for King Redmond.
As for Ben's daughter, I hope she isn't in school. Can you imagine the crap she must be getting? Way to go there bud. Nice job.
Regardless how you feel about both men, it is pretty low down to mention their children. Leave them out of it!
Boys all you need is a pen and a notepad and a banjo!
12:57, I do not know what kind of rosey world you live in, but here in the real world that is what the pervert did. Don't blame me for keeping it real, and not sugar coating it. When you sugar coat things, nothing changes.
3:04 Nothing was said about their children. It was merely bringing uo a very good point. As a matter of fact I believe the writer even said he hoped nothing like that ever happened. Keep it in context.
3:10 there is a difference between pointing out facts and childish taunts.
I thought I saw old Phillip in the grocery store this afternoon and so must have several other people who were just kind of walking up and down the produce department staring at this poor soul who was not Redmond but looked a little like him. Imagine what that must be like. He's screwed up his life so bad he can't even run out to buy a case of beer or go to mcdonalds for a hamburgeron the spur of the moment without folks pointing and whispering and he's done it to himself. I don't feel one bit sorry for him either. He's gonna be like an exhibit at the zoo. He ain't gonna be able to show his face.
Say I hear there's a condo coming up available in Sanford, Florida. Ask for George.
12:04, Ms Wicks kids were not left out of it. Take your self righteous BS to someone who might buy it. Like Redmond.
4:52 Are you suggesting they may not like their children being treated this way is not a good point. It was not a taunt. Nobody spoke badly of their children, grow up and get your big boy pants on.
It is never a good idea to sexually harass a woman when her husband is there. It could result in an ass whooping. Good thing that place has a back door.
You are a smart girl, and it is not that great of a job. I would take the money and run. Or, you could make them sweat you for four years. Either way good luck!
A little mood music
I believe Mr Phillips is being left out.
Oh no! Some people may have to buy a car and provide their own gas! Non sworn females with county cars and my tax dollars keeping them up!!
How does certain females get Volvos and luxuary cars to drive WAY out in the county and they are not in a sworn or emergency response capacity??
Possibly the old saying, it's not who you know but who you blow.
The County is in a precarius position with Redmond and this case in general from a legal stand point.
Although the SO is basically autonomous in the scheme of things, the County is on the hook because it provides the funding. The County can ask to be release from the suit under the doctrine of soveign immunity which basically says you cannot sue the government unless it allows you to b/c in essence you are suing yourself because you pay taxes in the county and to the County.
The County can claim that there was "no negligence" on its part because every county employee knows through policy that sexual harassment is not allowed. Therefore, Redmond and Jenkins should be sued individually.
The other side of the coin which Wick's attorney will probably jump on is a doctrine called "negligent retention" which basically says that if an employer has had similar previous complaints or is aware of specific behavior and they did not fire the individual than they are assuming liability for any future similar acts by retaining the employee. This is where the County becomes liable in the eyes of the court and the County is on the hook.
Then there is the "failure to act" doctrine which basically says that even though you knew an action should be taken, you failed to take any action to correct a violation of law through inaction, inappropriate action or negligence.
Then we have the one that the Justice Department uses in almost every civil rights or corruption case involving law enforcement. that is Redmond, Jenkins, Miller, Eades, Carpenter, McDaniels, Dowdle and the rest of them did their dirty work "under color of law". In English this means that they did these acts of corruption as law enforcement officers that knew the laws and hid behind a badge.
What would really be great for all the residents of IC would be if the FBI got involved and not only looked at civil rights violation but also investigate Redmond and the entire department under the RICO statutes. These are used when there is a pattern of numerous violations, involvement of money and multiple people. Most judges sentence offenders under RICO to life in prison with no parole. Redmond is a mobster and his empire is a "continuing enterprise" the way the stastute reads.
Ms. Wicks is absolute right to sue and I am one that often looks at lawsuits as people just wanting a free ride or will sue for anything but in her case she was abused continually, threatened, harassed and intimidated by thugs and deserves compensation. My hope is that her attorney will get her a fair deal and that part of that deal comes right out of the pockets of Redmond and Jenkins personally and that through her perseverence these two pieces of sludge in a sewage plant will never carry a badge again.
Everyone who has a computer or a phone should forget about the Commissioners and contact the District Attorney's Office, the SBI, US Dept. of Justice and the FBI personally to pressure them to investigate the ICSO as expeditiously as possible but remembeer wheels turn slowly and it could take months or years to do a corruption investigation into Phil Redmond and his "boys".
Jaime, have you thought of starting a petition to gather signatures from Iredell County residents to pressure Governor Purdue to order Roy Cooper to start an investigation by the SBI? Democratic Governor-Republican Sheriff- she is not seeking re-election anyway so she would make a bold statement ordering an investigation. Better yet, a petition to ask the United States Department of Justice to investigate the drunk with the
70's haircut and his "boys". When it is all said and done, they could shave each other's balls in cell they share at the penitentary in Atlanta or better yet SuperMax with all the other terrorists. They would find plenty of opportunities for anal sex and sitting on each other's face among other things. I think I would be inclined to put up the first $20 in their commissary accounts if they went to the big house. Only problem is that few would sign it out of fear of retaliation, being set up or worse.
Uncle Phil is quoted as saying to his deputies frequently "what did you do today to make me look good". Well Phil, if you are going to take credit for when one of your underlings makes you look good then you have to take credit when those same people make you look like a slime ball. Oh, you don't need anyone to make you look like a slime ball because you do a great job of doing that all by yourself! Take the bad with the good is what my maw always use to say.
Would hate to see a deputy or federal marshal putting a notice on Fast Phils or your lawn mower shop of a public notice of asset forfiture to sell contents to satisfy a judgement-wouldn't that be a hoot or in your case "toot".
Ladies and gentleman, _______ has left the building.
March 26, 2012 2:13 AM... well thought out post. Question though. Say a deputy, on duty and in uniform, went to North Iredell High School and pulled a student out of class to interrogate him about about his sexual relations with said Deputy's willing daughter? Would that be a misuse of power or a violation of any kind?
Has anyone got the name of the parents of the girl that Tricky Ricky unethically communicated with on My Space? I'm thinking they were from the West side. Let's not forget summer camp either. Good time to have that investigated as well.
March 26, 2012 9:07 AM. Without knowing all the facts, the answer about a deputy going to North Iredell in uniform questioning a "kid" about having sex with his daughter is "possibly"
First, it would be imprudent for an officer to interview anyone in uniform in something that involved his daughter because it definitely gives the appearance of intimidation and would bring up serious issues in a trial if things would eventually go that route for whatever reason. Second it is obvious that the deputy probably went to the school in uniform purposely to intimidate and possibly embarass the kid being called out of class in front of his classmates and school administrators. I would really be surprised why a principal would allow a kid to be interviewed at school without knowing the circumstances and certainly if it were official an SRO would know about it or be present.
If one of them were younger than the age of consent in NC (16) than yes there could be a violation of law on the kid's part. However, depending on the age of the kid interviewed, if he were under 16 his parents must be notified period. Basically what I am getting to is that if BOTH kids are 16 or over than daddy deputy can do nothing about the kids having sex in NC because NC law sets the age of consent at 16. Minors under 16 CANNOT give consent to sexual activity under any circumstances which causes charges like statutory rape, crime against nature statutes,indecent liberties with a minor laws etc to be utilized.
Now, having said all that, it would be questionable as to a federal violation of acting "under color of law" in a civil rights case. Intimidation was present using his uniform, badge and position of authority to intimidate. However, he would always say that he was just trying to scare to kid into staying away from his daughter and not for financial or personal gain which would under cut the "under color of law" argument.
In my opinion, the deputy was stupid. Very questionable as to whether he did anything "criminal" or violated the kid's civil rights but he surely would have warranted some kind of punishment for an "unauthorized use of his uniform and position" which would be a departmental policy issue. With that in mind, Phil Redmond undoubtly would have never done anything to the deputy and probably would tell him he would have done the same thing.
I would have a talk with the principal and SRO and advised them that unless there is a criminal matter involved you child is not to be removed from class to be interviewed again or face legal action. This could include harassment or if things get really bad such as the deputy following, calling, stalking or futher intimidating the kid there is what is called a 50C order. A 50C is similar to a domestic violence order known as a 50B but it is an order by a judge to the offender to stop communicating, harassing, threatening etc the person. Violating this order can lead to going to the Phil Redmond flea motel. A 50B involves domestic violence between 2 associated parties whereas a 50C is not domestic in nature but is to prevent harassment between 2 parties.
Maybe not the answer you was looking for but hopefully it helped some.
Thank you for your reply. Apparently another ICSO administrative bully will get by again. The age of the two didn't allow for statutory rape. It looks like the issue will be filed with stupidity as the defense. Thanks again!
And yet another reason citizens should have the ability to recall elected officials.
Uh-oh ... now the Record & Landmark is talking about it. Unfortunately, they don't really take a stand on the issue. It's more like a "warning" that the sheriff needs to clean up his act.
http://www2.statesville.com/news/2012/mar/24/editorial-eroding-trust-ar-2084939/
All these modern day "Billy the Kids"! Where's JD Benfield or likes of! This county needs some good old fashioned Andy Griffith care about integrity, citizen responsibility house cleaning! And that stands for all county employees.
March 26, 2012 9:16 AM
Have no clue who you are but go back to rookie school or at least pay attention next time.
Yes age of consent in NC is 16 however there are some other exceptions such as less than 3 years age difference. So in a hypothetical case: a 14 year old girl and a 16 year old boy still would not be breaking the law.
2nd point: A person can not show up on school grounds and remove any student from class without legal justification. To do so without authorization and/or parental consent is "
2nd degree kidnapping" as this deputy used their authority and of course were armed with at least a handgun to remove a child (albeit temporairly) from a place they were supposed to be.
So a person with a law degree could conceivably argue the deputy should be charged and could be convicted of breaking law of kidnapping and possibly communicating threats.
That unfortunately sounds very familiar to Ron Hillard's actions as Assistant Chief of Mooresville PD at Brawley Middle School involving his daughter. Hey wait Mooresville fired him though. Guess that is what a good supervisor does. What does Redmond do? Nothing in the North Iredell case and he even hires Hillard and puts Hillard back into the public to threaten and harass another student ... Imagine that
1:52 AM thanks for the update. I am thinking Hillard threatened. Not sure if this incident went past interrogation about oral sex, but the sense of threat would be there with the Deputy being an adult and with his position of authority. I guess when you are head of the group that works the school you can get by with that? Also is there a statute of limitation on this?
Anonymous said...March 26, 2012 9:16 AM To respond to your sarcastic remark in an abbreviated response; I did not address the three year age separation directly because there was nothing in the question that was specifically regarding the ages of the "boyfriend/girlfriend". I spoke in general terms of the statute that states the age of consent.
I also assumed that based on the question that was put out that there was no weapon used, no threat of force or coercion. I addressed the use of the badge and position of authority to gain access to the "student" and "interrogating/interviewing" him under color of law if there were not a legal reason to speak to the student. It is entirely possible that the deputy may have been trying to find out if a criminal violation had been committed because we do not know what the deputy's daughter had told her father. Albeit that the deputy should not have done a preliminary "investigation" himself because it involved his daughter, he may have been in an information stage which could have been argued that he had a "legal" reason to interview the boy. I addressed this by saying the boy's parents should have been notified.
A second degree kidnapping would be an absolute stretch and would not get past a grand jury unless there are other details that were not presented in the original question. As you know "intent" has to be shown in one way or another and an attorney who graduated last in his class from a law school in the carribean could argue the "intent" to comment a second degree kidnapping offense was not present.
So you see, I don't need to go back to BLET and pay attention, you need to wake up to reality and stop trying to find something that is probably not there although I throughly agree the deputy was wrong for going to NIHS and speaking to the kid.
The person who asked the question followed up by saying that both were of age of consent. It is difficult to address every single angle of a question such as that without sitting down with a person to get all the answers to determine what elements of an offense may or may not have been fulfilled. That is why I suggested he contact an attorney if things continued.
So no need to be sarcastic with your go back to BLET comment. I have a sheep skin credential on the wall to address his question as well as I teach criminal law to BLET recruits if you really want to know. So much for an abbreviated response.
Who is Ron Hillard? Did Redmond hire someone else's reject? OMG, what else is Redmond hiding?
I have tried to keep quiet, but can no longer sit by and watch this.
The media has made a circus out of nothing and it is due to the work of a handful of people with axes to grind. Sheriff Redmond and ALL of his officers have and continue to provide professional services to Iredell County.
I have personally known Sheriff Redmond my entire life and he is an upstanding citizen and wonderful person who is appreciative of the time he has had the honor of being Sheriff.
He holds his men to the same high standard that he adheres to himself. I have heard the same rumors you have heard over the years; Drug sales. Firearms being sold from the evidence room. Gambling kickbacks. Womanizing. Drunk driving. Extortion. Sealed Federal indictments. Moonshine running. Sexual harassment. Threats and so much more. I have heard it all and seen it written here but it is all lies made up by a handful of people that are jealous of the good job he is doing and the longevity of his position as Sheriff.
I encourage Phil to step up and face all of these allegations and finally lay them to rest. He will have my support and the support of the vast majority of the citizens of Iredell County who respect him for all he has done and accomplished since being elected as out Sheriff.
I hear Bens going to be a Community Policing Officer in Harmony soon. Bet they didn't ask John Ray?
Hey Ben I heard there is a sale on razors at the Galaxy.
You have the wrong Hillard. It is Kendall Hillard that was at Mooresville PD and Redmond hired him. Ron Hillard retired from NCSHP. They are brothers. Their dad retired years ago from Statesville PD.
Have you been down on Transco Rd lately?
If it has tires or testicles, you're gonna have trouble with it. If your mama never told you that, I just did. Never forget it.
What's the deal on Transco Rd? I took a ride down there today. What was I supposed to see?
Am I the only one that found it strangely inappropriate, given the charges against deputy dirty dawg, that he is now a jailer?
Or doesn't Phillip get irony?
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