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Two deputies will be suspended and a Florida sheriff has apologized after a visually-impaired man was arrested last month when his walking cane was mistaken for a gun, officials said.
James Hodges, 61, of Lake City, was arrested the morning of Oct. 31 for resisting an officer without violence, according to an arrest report and body camera video of his detainment provided Wednesday to NBC News by the the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
In a videotaped statement from Sheriff Mark Hunter posted to Facebook Tuesday, Hunter identifies the arresting deputies as Jayme Gohde and her supervisor, Sgt. Randy Harrison.
The deputies face suspension without pay and Harrison was demoted after an investigation was launched when Hodges requested body camera video of his arrest, Hunter said.
www.nbcnews.com
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The fact that cops do not get fired for that kind of shit is a HUGE problem. HUGE!!!
James Hodges, 61, of Lake City, was arrested the morning of Oct. 31 for resisting an officer without violence, according to an arrest report and body camera video of his detainment provided Wednesday to NBC News by the the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
In a videotaped statement from Sheriff Mark Hunter posted to Facebook Tuesday, Hunter identifies the arresting deputies as Jayme Gohde and her supervisor, Sgt. Randy Harrison.
The deputies face suspension without pay and Harrison was demoted after an investigation was launched when Hodges requested body camera video of his arrest, Hunter said.
Sheriff apologizes after legally blind man is arrested when cane is mistaken for a gun
The Columbia County sheriff said the Oct. 31 arrest of James Hodges, who is legally blind, was "unacceptable." Two of his deputies face suspension without pay.
www.nbcnews.com
The fact that cops do not get fired for that kind of shit is a HUGE problem. HUGE!!!
