Texas Town's Police Dept. Shut Down

[Brutuskend]

Texas Town's Police Dept. Shut Down
By Associated Press
Sat Mar 4, 3:19 AM

TROUP, Texas - The police chief and a sergeant in this eastern Texas town were arrested on drug and evidence tampering charges and the department shut down.

Police Chief Chester Kennedy was charged Friday with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. He was released from jail on a $400,000 bond.

Sgt. Mark Turner, last year's chamber of commerce Officer of the Year, was booked into Smith County Jail late Thursday on a misdemeanor delivery of marijuana charge and a third-degree felony charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

Turner was being held on bonds totaling $500,000.

The department's equipment was seized by officers from other law-enforcement agencies.

Lt. Larry Wiginton of the Smith County Sheriff's Department told the Tyler Morning Telegraph that the arrests followed an eight-week investigation by the FBI, sheriff and the Smith County district attorney after Turner allegedly delivered marijuana.

The police department's three other officers were placed on paid leave.

 

[robphelan]

don't mess with texas

 

[MisterJackson]

Time to loot and pillage that town!

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Time to loot and pillage that town!

I wouldn't if I were you. Texas is one of the few places where the civilians have more firepower than the cops. 😉

 

[ondarkness]

Texas FTW!

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Time to loot and pillage that town!

I wouldn't if I were you. Texas is one of the few places where the civilians have more firepower than the cops. 😉

Bah! That's just an urban legend, like pop rocks and coke at the same time will kill ya. Texas is full of pvssies!

 

[Dualist]

Originally posted by: robphelan
don't mess with texas

Yeah, I bet that state has a lot of cops.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Time to loot and pillage that town!

I wouldn't if I were you. Texas is one of the few places where the civilians have more firepower than the cops. 😉

I would have to contest that. I am betting many states are in a situation where the civilians have more firepower than the cops. I have a 30-06. That right there is more firepower than all but the SWAT teams would carry.

 

[LeadMagnet]

Atleast they got the crooks off the streets

 

[vital]

is this a stolen joke?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Time to loot and pillage that town!

I wouldn't if I were you. Texas is one of the few places where the civilians have more firepower than the cops. 😉

Civilians can have more firepower than cops almost anywhere. What makes Texas dangerous is that the civilians are allowed to, and even eager to, shoot you just for trespassing on their property after dark.

 

[95SS]

Pic of the arresting officers

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Time to loot and pillage that town!

I wouldn't if I were you. Texas is one of the few places where the civilians have more firepower than the cops. 😉

Like Iraq.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Texas Town's Police Dept. Shut Down
By Associated Press
Sat Mar 4, 3:19 AM

TROUP, Texas - The police chief and a sergeant in this eastern Texas town were arrested on drug and evidence tampering charges and the department shut down.

Police Chief Chester Kennedy was charged Friday with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. He was released from jail on a $400,000 bond.

Sgt. Mark Turner, last year's chamber of commerce Officer of the Year, was booked into Smith County Jail late Thursday on a misdemeanor delivery of marijuana charge and a third-degree felony charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

Turner was being held on bonds totaling $500,000.

The department's equipment was seized by officers from other law-enforcement agencies.

Lt. Larry Wiginton of the Smith County Sheriff's Department told the Tyler Morning Telegraph that the arrests followed an eight-week investigation by the FBI, sheriff and the Smith County district attorney after Turner allegedly delivered marijuana.

The police department's three other officers were placed on paid leave.

Looks like we just can't trust a Kennedy or a Turner.🙁