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Title: Skater charged with assault on officer
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The Dallas Morning News
URL Source: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon ... 31706dnmetskater.304e63a6.html
Published: Mar 16, 2006
Author: ROBERT THARP
Post Date: 2006-03-18 02:02:18 by Starwind
Keywords: charged, assault, officer
Views: 3414
Comments: 228
Witnesses denied she was aggressor; internal investigation continuing 09:38 PM CST on Thursday, March 16, 2006 By ROBERT THARP / The Dallas Morning News A Dallas Roller Derby skater was indicted Thursday on a felony charge of assaulting a Dallas police officer stemming from a January incident in which she and several witnesses say the officer was the aggressor and used excessive force. Reports related to the indictment charge that Michelle Metzinger, 25, was belligerent and fought with Officer Ceaphus Gordon after the officer asked to see her identification because, he said, she had been roller skating recklessly through traffic on Elm Street in Deep Ellum. Michelle Metzinger According to Officer Gordon's report, Ms. Metzinger tried to gouge his eye with her fingers when he tried to handcuff and arrest her on a charge of public intoxication. The officer then tried to force Ms. Metzinger to the sidewalk using a "straight arm bar take down," but instead, she "rolled from the police car to the ground," his report says. Ms. Metzinger continued scratching and kicking the officer on the ground, the report says. Officer Gordon described his injuries as three 1/8th-inch scratches near his right eye and scratches and bruises on his chin. He described Ms. Metzinger's injury as a "small laceration that required a stitch," although his report indicates that she spent five hours at Parkland Memorial Hospital before she was taken to jail. Kevin Clancy, Ms. Metzinger's attorney, said he was disappointed that he was not allowed to present evidence to the grand jury that would have offered a different account of what happened. Eight witnesses to the arrest have filed affidavits saying that Ms. Metzinger was not intoxicated and that she did not resist the officer. The witnesses state that after Ms. Metzinger was forced to the ground, Officer Gordon put his knee on her back or neck while he was handcuffing her, which is not described in the officer's reports. "I think it's a travesty that this poor girl was charged with this," Mr. Clancy said. "I really do think that the grand jury did not look at the evidence." A separate investigation into the incident by Dallas police internal affairs is ongoing. Mr. Clancy said Dallas police have so far not interviewed any of the witnesses. Officer Gordon has had 27 complaints filed against him in his 14-year career, most of which were ruled "unfounded" or "inconclusive." Of those inconclusive complaints, at least two involved allegations of excessive force. E-mail rtharp@dallasnews.com
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#1. To: All, ruthie, jethro tull, btp holdings, christine, zipporah (#0)
Fyi...
No shock that the GJ found for the state. It's a rubber
stamp. Have I missed something regarding the public intox charge? What was her
blood alcohol level? Was a test taken in the hosp as she was being stitched
up? With any type of representation, she walks, but who knows? Juries are
comprised of people who live in, and around us. Next time you're in K-Mart
take a good look at the people in line. Scary....
I don't know about Texas, but in Indiana, no evidence is required for public intox charges to be filed other than a cop's say-so that a person is "on something."
But we're all on something, be it legal or not. Two Red Bulls could set off one of these uber-officers today. Nothing short of rope will fix this mess.
I'm high on life! And a Red Bull will do the trick with a couple of one of the many types of energy capsules when you got to be jacked up. The rope is my department. ;0)
Yes, ready the rope. It's our last, best hope :)
We need the Phineas Priesthood to make a comeback. The link goes to a google search. You can see that the usual "hate" groups are harping about this. This tells me that they are deathly afraid of this Christian ideal of times gone by. And then there is the power of imprecatory prayer, which is essentially a prayer for evil to befall your adversaries and enemies. I tried this once on El Pee and it scared hell out of the bots. They just would not touch it. The Bible does call for "stoning" as a penalty for treason. Who is to say that the stones could not be made of lead? A firing squad would be in order. Also, the rope is in line with this as a hanging is what is the penalty in the statutes for treason.
#52. To: BTP Holdings, jethro tull (#46)
I tried this once on El Pee and it scared hell out of the bots. They just would not touch it. BWAHAHAHA!!! I wish I could have seen THAT one!! And JT, if she does become a member of the millionaire club, we'll have to look her up and send her these posts...and maybe she'll give us..her autograph. ;-)
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#5. To: Starwind (#1)
Eight witnesses to the arrest have filed affidavits saying that
Ms. Metzinger was not intoxicated and that she did not resist the officer.
#7. To: Jethro Tull (#5)
Have I missed something regarding the public intox charge? What was her blood alcohol level?
#12. To: Esso (#7)
that a person is "on something."
#42. To: Jethro Tull, Esso (#12)
But we're all on something, be it legal or not. Two Red Bulls could set off one of these uber-officers today. Nothing short of rope will fix this mess.
#43. To: BTP Holdings (#42)
#46. To: Jethro Tull (#43)
Yes, ready the rope. It's our last, best hope :)
Replies to Comment # 46. imprecatory prayer, which is essentially a prayer for evil to befall your adversaries and enemies.
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