Saturday, November 19, 2005

Bad boys, bad boys what'cha going do when they come for you?

The Orlando Sentinel reporting on the boys in blue...

2 guards arrested in death of teen
One of the men faces manslaughter charges in the Sanford shooting, a case that has fueled NAACP criticism.
SANFORD -- Two white security guards who shot and killed a black teenager in July in the parking lot of a Sanford apartment complex were arrested Friday on grand-jury indictments.

William P. Swofford, who investigators said fired the fatal shot that penetrated Travares McGill's heart, was charged with manslaughter. He and the other security guard, Bryan P. Ansley, also were charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle.

They surrendered at Seminole County Jail on Friday afternoon and were released on bail -- $10,000 for Swofford and $4,900 for Ansley -- a short time later.
Cop charged with battery
FDLE says his use of force on a suspect was criminal.
An Orlando Police Department officer faces felony battery charges after investigators said he beat a homeless man so badly while on duty that the man suffered permanent brain damage and now struggles to communicate, officials said Friday.

Officer Edward J. Michael, 30, turned himself in to the Orange County Jail on one count each of second-degree aggravated battery intentionally causing great bodily harm and third-degree felony battery intentionally striking a person against his will.
According to WFTV 9...
Jeffrey Goff, 44, suffered serious facial fractures and almost died. He's 5'4" tall and, at the time, weighed about 140 pounds. He was no match for Michael, who is over 6' tall and weighs over 200 pounds.

When Channel 9 checked Michael's record with the Orlando Police Department, they found he was investigated by his own department seven times in his six years on the force. In one case, security guard David Rodriguez said Michael caused his facial injuries after throwing him to the ground and putting a gun to his head. All Rodriguez had done was call 9-1-1 to report gunfire.

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