{"id":107598,"date":"2020-11-25T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=107598"},"modified":"2020-11-24T22:31:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T03:31:26","slug":"cop-shoots-dog-at-wrong-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=107598","title":{"rendered":"Cop shoots dog at wrong address"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oops.<\/p>\n

Fyrfighter sent us this story and thought it worth discussion. We tend to agree.<\/p>\n

Investigator James Freeman, the portly, casually dressed fellow in the unmarked vehicle, is with the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas. It seems he was out on 9 November looking to check on a registered sex offender. During the course of that check, he was at Chris Coiner’s home. Coiner says that the family dog was barking at the deputy when the deputy shot it, killing the dog.<\/p>\n

Because this is 2020, Coiner recorded the moments immediately after<\/em> the shooting and put them on social media. The New York Post<\/a> picked up the story;<\/p>\n

Coiner claims Freeman then shot his dog in his yard because the animal barked at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was livid, I was livid with feelings and he didn\u2019t care one bit,\u201d Coiner told FOX 16 News.<\/p>\n

Coiner added, \u201cHe did not make any attempt to get away from it, he didn\u2019t make any attempt to get back in his vehicle, all he did was shoot the dog because he was barking at him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The distraught dad said Clide was his 3-year-old son\u2019s \u201cbuddy\u201d and described the pooch as a \u201cfamily member.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s two sides to the story of course. I did some digging and found a wee more info. Admittedly, it’s from the sheriff himself. A week after the incident, he released this message<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Since taking office in 2017, I have been an advocate of integrity, professionalism, and transparency. I hold my deputies and investigators to the highest of standards to protect and serve the residents of our community.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday I was notified of a use of force incident that occurred on November 9, 2020, involving Investigator James Freeman. The incident occurred at 76 Autumn Hills Road where Investigator Freeman fired his service weapon at an animal. Investigator Freeman was doing a compliance check on a registered sex offender, and went to the property listed as the subject’s address. There are several mobile homes at the 76 Autumn Hills Road address that are not distinguishable by letter or number. Upon arrival, a juvenile female informed Investigator Freeman that the sex offender lived next door to her. Investigator Freeman approached the mobile home, and a dog came from under the building and started barking and growling. Investigator Freeman told the dog to get back. The dog then went back under the mobile home after being called by his owner from behind the mobile home. Investigator Freeman began to walk towards the back of the mobile home. However, after taking a few steps, the dog approached him more aggressively. Investigator Freeman was placed in an unfortunate situation with his back against the mobile home and no way to escape the dog. He again told the dog to get back and the dog lunged at him. As a result, Investigator Freeman deployed his weapon on the animal.<\/p>\n

At my request, Faulkner County Investigators have been working diligently over the last week to determine whether or not Investigator Freeman violated any state law and\/or our agency’s policies and procedures. During that time, Investigators spoke with multiple witnesses who stated the dog had a history of acting aggressively towards humans.<\/p>\n

After a thorough investigation, we have concluded that no policies or laws were violated. We, in law enforcement, answer calls every day that require split-second, life and death decisions. We strive to be right 100 percent of the time. Our Department is saddened by this unfortunate incident and sincerely apologize for any distress it may have caused.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So it seems that there is a bit more to the story than the guy whose first reaction to his family dog being shot is to whip out his phone. So to say he was at the “wrong” address is not entirely truthful. Hindsight being 20\/20, he was at the wrong unit. In the moment? He’s just following the trail of breadcrumbs.<\/p>\n

So how trustworthy is the shire reeve, who investigated his own man? Interestingly enough this exact scenario played itself out last year to a far different conclusion.<\/p>\n

On 4 January 2019, Faulkner County Deputy Keenan Wallace<\/a> shot in the head a Chihuahua. Luckily the dog survived, but the incident was caught on camera. The dog can be seen in the video barking and wagging its tail at the deputy when he shoots. Wallace, ironically a K-9 handler, was fired the next day.<\/p>\n

The same sheriff looked into that shooting and said<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Deputy Wallace fired his service weapon that injured an animal while in close proximity to a citizen. I believe there were numerous opportunities to de-escalate the incident.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wallace was charged and plead no contest to animal cruelty charges<\/a>. He received community service and a psych eval.<\/p>\n

Now let’s keep the discussion civil. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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