Cops Gone Bad

Video shows Fort Worth officer slamming DWI suspect into wall, floor by Matt Peterson | Aug 24, 2010

The attorney of a man who sued Fort Worth accusing police of excessive force released a video showing the incident at the downtown police station.

In the video, an officer handcuffs Carey Cass Hudson before slamming his face into a wall and then the floor. Other officers stand around watching.

Hudson was arrested in June 2008, accused of drunken driving. A DWI charge has since been dismissed, though it's unclear why.

Hudson's suit was dismissed last week, and the city has offered Hudson $120,000 to settle the case. The City Council will consider that offer today, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

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Attorney: Felicity Officer's Charges Involve Seized Drugs | August 12, 2010

BATAVIA -- A Clermont County police officer pleaded not guilty to a charge of tampering with evidence in court on Thursday.

Felicity Police Capt. Delmas Pack was arrested last month.

His attorney, Mark Krumbein, said Pack is accused of taking drugs off of someone he stopped and that the drugs were not handled properly.

"We're going to file motions and take a look at the evidence and we'll just go from there," he said.

Prosecutors have said little about the case to this point.

Pack is next due in court at the end of the month.

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In Jackson, Mississippi, two Jackson police officers were arrested last Friday on a variety of charges for stealing money from the home of a man who had been robbed. Officers Marvent Brooks, 35, and David Dreblow, 25, are charged with theft over $1,000, two counts of official misconduct, tampering with evidence and witness coercion. But there will be more to come. In a search of Brooks' home after the arrests, authorities found marijuana, crack pipes, a digital scale, gas grenades, homemade silencers and guns, according to a search warrant. The search warrant specified that authorities were looking for "photographs or electronic recordings regarding narcotics possession or trafficking." Both officers are out on $5,000 bail. Authorities said any additional charges against Brooks resulting from the search warrant will be presented to a grand jury.

In Felicity, Ohio, a Clermont County police officer pleaded not guilty August 12 to a charge of tampering with evidence. Felicity Police Capt. Delmas Pack was arrested last month and is accused of taking drugs off someone he stopped. The drugs were allegedly "not handled properly." Prosecutors have said little more about the case.

In Des Moines, Iowa, a former Pleasant Hill police officer pleaded guilty August 12 to drug and burglary charges for stealing methamphetamine from an evidence room. Former Sgt. Daniel Edwards, 42, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, operating while intoxicated, and third-degree burglary. Edwards went down after he crashed his cruiser on April 1. He was fired after a drug test showed he had meth in his system when he crashed.

In Austin, Texas, a former Austin police officer was convicted Tuesday of giving crack cocaine to a man who was the boyfriend of a prostitute he knew. Scott Lando, 48, was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance. He also faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and prostitution. The crack incident took place in 2006. He was fired in 2008. He is out on bail.