Former Officer Sentenced To 20 Years | October8, 2024 | News 19 at 4 p.m.

[@EJR-380D]

Totally amazing… the “Blue Line Gang” was unable to cover this one up. Which includes the prosecutor and the judge, it’s a miracle.

[@entertainingsportshighligh7525]

that's because the victim wasn't black

[@justinw1765]

You can say that again! (And 100 times repeating wouldn't be enough).

[@SteveSabbai]

The officer's tears are for himself not the victim.

[@simo2073]

Way to state the obvious

[@tyronejones2553]

Of course they are, they never feel bad for what they do.

[@tyronejones2553]

​@@simo2073🤡

[@mresch8]

Bet you would be crying for yourself too..

[@fatbackfunk]

Exactly!

[@danledbetter9535]

Being a law enforcement officer , he knew the rules better than an ordinary citizen!....... This folks is exactly why the police should be held accountable to a stricter standard than an ordinary citizen.

[@tonyott1377]

I'm not sure this is true. I think officers BELIEVE they know the LAW but video after video shows just the OPPOSITE!!

[@R.Oates7902]

He knew the LAW better than a regular citizen. Twenty years is surprising!

[@JapanSpr94]

💯

[@ShannonDowty]

Yes! Husband former officer says the exact same thing! I so agree…

[@THE-michaelmyers]

@@tonyott1377 This isn't meant to be an anti-police rant, but it's true that many officers are trained in navigating "the law" and "case law" during their career education. In certain states, this training is conducted by the state Attorney General's office. It is accurate to say that officers often know the law primarily in terms of identifying the code sections necessary for building cases. A State Trooper acquaintance once shared his "cheat sheet" with me, which suggests a general lack of interest in comprehending all the elements needed to construct a case. Indeed, a significant portion of their training appears to focus on circumventing the law and case law.

[@Pet1717]

Finally some justice! Most of these officers get away with murder!!

[@CCmagee3]

💯

[@rhargee4014]

Literally

[@nuttybar9]

B.S You're just biased against the Police.

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

@@nuttybar9 The case is a good reason for bias. Just another entitled, scumbag cop.

[@alphabravo8703]

@@AlbertHess-xy7ky Paid posters aren't hired for their intellect, nor their adherence to truth.

[@Mike-gc9ih]

Just another corrupt cop 😡

[@CCmagee3]

It was his first time drinking and driving, he swears. He was turning his life around, he a goot boy.

[@bobe3250]

Hopefully he serves every day of that sentence

[@Telephonebill51]

There's no fucking way he'll EVER liver that long.

[@chestersleezer8821]

Not likely since that is not how the prison system works.

[@fuzz6938]

They let murderers out after a few years. Why should this guy be any different.

[@bobe3250]

@@chestersleezer8821 I know.

[@tucker1151]

Why? Shouldn't he receive the benefits that all deserve whils serving their sentences?

[@melvyncox8488]

I can’t believe the thin blue line didn’t save him .at last some justice from a corrupt system 👏👏👏👏

[@CCmagee3]

Guarantee they tried.

[@SuperMatt2112]

I equate it to the lottery, they have to allow one every once in a while otherwise no one would ever play the game. js

[@CCmagee3]

@@SuperMatt2112 💯

[@kenclark9888]

There was way too much evidence for a cover up wake up call

[@tucker1151]

Another BS comment from a defund the Police asshole

[@shanelampard1114]

That lady speaking is a smart lady.

[@Misiracaltudamecekas-qw8xo]

having boyfriend at that age

[@KushiteComplex]

"Ex-Alabama officer agrees to plead guilty to planting drugs before sham traffic stop." ~USA Today, Aug. 16, 2024

[@Nick-x2c2o]

America land of the false felony’s

[@Fat12219]

The ex cop 👮‍♂️ was drinking Night Train 😂

[@theangrypainter826]

It took 2 years?! Not good ,thats 2 years of freedom that piece of crap didn’t deserve!

[@youlikeitiloveit3747]

Most trials take a long time. It’s not like on tv where it appears to be the next day or week. Defense attorneys will purposefully try to push back the trial date as long as possible.

[@tucker1151]

How did you know that he didn't deserve it?

[@austingode]

@@tucker1151he means he did not deserve two years of freedom before the trial ….. but then your thick as a brick 🧱

[@theangrypainter826]

@@tucker1151 wow! Good one!

[@CraigStCyrPlus]

You really are an angry painter.

[@heavenlyplace901]

20 Years For A Life?? More time needed to be served! Being a police officer he knew better than to drink and drive!!

[@TimothyChristopherson-u5g]

Should've gotten life without the possibility of parol

[@anita2096]

Because everyone knows when they get 20 years, they’re only gonna do half that time and that is not fair. He should do 20+.

[@BoringDad1272]

Where is the blue line crowd?

[@turtletruth]

What's worse a sexual predator or a police officer predator? NATIONAL DISGRACED POLICE OFFICER REGISTRY PROGRAM IS THE FIRST STEP ... The Nationally Disgraced Police Officer Registry Program would include NEIGHBORHOOD ALERTS, similar to that of sexual predators for community safety, and to prevent re-hire at other police departments! The Registry would be available ONLINE for the safety, security, and good of every community, citizen, taxpayer, and their families!

[@CKB-vi8nw]

I honestly don’t see the difference.

[@ClarityDetermination]

President Biden ordered a database like that to be put in place after he tried to remove Qualified Immunity four years ago, but the republicans' majority in congress voted it down. Why didn't they implement it? I bet the police unions fought it.

[@bugoutfozzy]

Wow. Actual justice for a police officer. Good to see. 👍🏻

[@MICHAEL-h8y]

20 years? He should be in jail for life without parole!!!!

[@meatpopsicle1567]

Maybe state law doesn't allow that sentence.

[@FLepKup]

I agree. Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth. He took a life and therefore his life is gone as well. My opinion.

[@simo2073]

A cop in jail probably won't survive 20 years anyway

[@KushiteComplex]

"Trooper with checkered FBI past convicted of child rape in Alabama." ~AP News, Jun. 14, 2024.

[@brianbickle7395]

He’d make an ideal first amendment “ auditor”

Par for the course. I’m sure the Aurora police will hire him.

[@hudsondonnell444]

​@@brianbickle7395 he'll be a DNC Bill of Rights ignoring authoritarian Socialist.

[@Brian-pz3wh]

@@brianbickle7395 Like you'd make an ideal playmate for diddy? like that? moron.

[@deplorablelibertarian]

​@@brianbickle7395...or a president that showers with his daughter, you can read about that in a diary.

[@elsierodgers4874]

Crying like a baby.

[@jonathan2433]

You'd cry to if u were going to prison for 20 bud

[@eriks8382]

Not if I deserved it.

[@thomasgladwin2975]

@@jonathan2433Not if I sent people there for a living, he can dish it out but he can’t take it.

[@need-to-know-]

@@thomasgladwin2975That part!!

[@Colbaltshimshim]

​@@jonathan2433 you are sooooo right. Anybody would

[@alsatful]

20 years in general population please

[@stevekru6518]

Very sad. I do wonder if his decision to drive was influenced by an expectation that even if stopped fellow officers would give him a pass.

[@albertstephen2426]

I have zero doubts about that, absolutely zero, ZERO!!!

[@BackwoodsFilms]

No doubt whatsoever. They protect their own.

[@carolynbacon9896]

Why wouldn't he? Cops cover for each other all the time. Apparently, they weren't able to this time.

[@na7845]

Obvious. It's what they do.

[@ClarityDetermination]

He probably had been given countless passes.

[@cobracommander9138]

He should have gotten another 10 years added to the 20 for committing the crime while in a police car.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

I just can't believe that a cop would commit a crime. It's unfathomable.

[@CCmagee3]

Heroes, everyone of dem. And, doz "good cops" jus a dont tolerates dem "bad cops".

[@loveanarchy8488]

Especially off duty! They usually commit crimes while on duty.

[@SonnyEasy]

Yes, you do, champ. Stop the madness. "Can't believe it" LMAO!🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@san6788]

She is so strong and so well spoken. Remind me of my mom 😢miss you

[@somacinteriors]

Wonder what the family had to go through before the injustice system worked for them. No mercy for the cop because I’ll guarantee that department knew he was a problem

[@alphabravo8703]

He'll be out in under a year.

[@rad4579]

Being a police officer, he knew much less about the law than the ordinary citizen, but that is no excuse. Even idiots know it is dangerous to drink and drive.

[@CCmagee3]

💯 Cops know nothing about law. They are communist scumbag order followers. They hate the constitution and they hate us for even mentioning it.

[@ninja-ginger1973]

I think you mean more not less, but we all make mistakes, have a great day

[@rad4579]

@@ninja-ginger1973 No I meant exactly what I said. Cops are never taught law, they are taught how to get you to comply.

[@ninja-ginger1973]

@@rad4579 do you have any proof that cops are not taught the law, do you have any videos of cops not being taught the law

[@rad4579]

@@ninja-ginger1973 Do you have any evidence they are taught any law?

[@KushiteComplex]

"Don't Do the Crime if You Can't Do the Time." ~Baretta

[@CCmagee3]

Oh shoot, I thought that was a Mike Tyson quote.

[@meatpopsicle1567]

Cracks me up that you would use a quote from a TV cop.

[@stevenmurray7014]

Sammy Davis Jr sang the theme song for Beretta. A little trivia there.

[@KushiteComplex]

@@stevenmurray7014 Mr. Bojangles ;)

[@meatpopsicle1567]

@@stevenmurray7014 "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" was the name of the song.

[@mikewhitman578]

And y'all still don't believe that a police officer can't do anything wrong

[@CCmagee3]

Dayz dis heroes main, wat you talking bout Willis?

[@Shtoblya]

I don’t think anyone believes that

[@CCmagee3]

@@Shtoblya Not in America for sure..

[@josietaylor4805]

I think all cops are thugs

[@Locked_Character]

​@@ShtoblyaBootlickers haven't disappeared.

[@leonardfleming723]

Good. It'd be a shame if he got 'hurt' in jail...

[@Scott-up3bq]

BUBBA is a waiting

[@ralfie8801]

I believe that’s called a “Tune Up,” not hurt in jail. 🤷‍♀️

[@danielhostetler9493]

Show me a LEO and I’ll show you a criminal with a badge.

[@Juggzy]

Wait…..a cop gets a REAL sentence? Did I just have a stroke or did I hear this correctly?

[@FLepKup]

Lmao

[@ClarityDetermination]

With you there.

[@solskengroupllp2758]

sadly, he will game the system and be out in 7 years.

[@rosalovett-woodard8582]

Right

[@alphabravo8703]

... 4 months. The cop who was convicted of willfully murdering George Floyd is already out.

[@GrubbyGrupper]

Or 6 months for shock probation

[@Locked_Character]

Lmao, it's cute that yall think he will live that long in there. 😂

[@6ec6YRFPTcC]

It's not gaming the system, it is the system in Alabama. They generally get three years "good time" for every year served if they behave. He will be out in 6 1/2

[@mrd2u968]

A cop finally being held accountable

[@entertainmentextremenetwor652]

Held this cry baby accountable for breaking the law 😂😂😂😂

[@KushiteComplex]

"Alabama police already shielded bodycams. Now they know they don’t have to show the public." ~AL com, Sep. 30, 2021.

[@alc5792]

Being a cop he should get 40 years

[@Voo1017]

Thought that badge made him untouchable, glad the family received righteous closure! RIP

[@KushiteComplex]

"Alabama prepares to execute a man whose case is haunted by claims of police misconduct." ~AL com, Feb. 24, 2020.

[@roberteisenman4173]

10 years in "general population" where his fellow inmates could explain to him why he shouldn't be there would work too😢

[@boatlover8856]

Now that's justice...

[@FLepKup]

Agree. But true justice would be life in prison in my opinion. Life for a life is equality to me.

[@KushiteComplex]

"Alabama town moves to dissolve its police department over texted racist joke." ~NBC News, Aug. 5, 2022.

[@mikeoxbig1560]

Swine drove drunk all the time, he got busted when he finally F'd around and found out. No doubt he wadded up a lot of people's lives on trumped up charges too over his illustrious career. Last,.... that reporter is adorable.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

Yep, I remember hearing that for every time someone gets busted for DUI, they've already driven drunk 80 to 100 times before and not been caught. I don't doubt for a second that he had done this before.

[@PAS2010D]

​@@BackwoodsFilms sounds like there need to be breathalyzer units in everyone's cars.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

@@PAS2010D Oh yeah, I'm sure they'll get right on installing breathylizer units in their patrol cars 🤣 The cops in my city don't even have body cams yet, and two of them have been caught by a photographer sleeping on the job in their car.

[@tsievers2907]

No one should be above the law.Especially those who enforce it

[@jamesjoste8655]

Cops above the law, they break it every day

[@livinginthepast7085]

Hope it's general population where real justice will be served.

[@stupidplumbing2343]

Not only did he know the law better, he took advantage of the law.

[@AnthonyHarris-cb9zg]

The overwhelming response in the comment section is finally! I totally agree.

[@kcufelgoog3225]

General population please

[@jimgentry1011]

Thankfully, his fellow officers didn't cover this up.

[@susanjackson6748]

Typical cop hubris. They consider themselves above the law. They show us with their actions everyday.

[@shaunwheeler3484]

Wow. They actually convicted a cop?

[@ConstitutionalRepublic00]

I know more "ordinary people" that know the Law better than Police.

[@robd5254]

They know the laws, but 99.9 percent of the time they get soft, soft sentences!

[@alphabravo8703]

His buddies in blue couldn't cover it up for him?

[@dannylaw7367]

He deserves to go jail but as a former officer, I can tell you, the drinking problem is beyond imagination with police all over the country. May the man gone now be with God and happy today.

[@chrisragona3945]

I know this from first hand experience. Police officers drive drunk A LOT.

[@sammienochez8497]

Inside Thin Blue Line Gang Member .

[@christophernewhouse5832]

finally remember though he is only a example there r probably 8-14 more officers in the same district likely needing charges as well

[@stupidplumbing2343]

How many people did this crybaby lock up for DUI?

[@garyhull5617]

He didn't make a mistake..........He made a choice.

[@ninacarranza5189]

I still respect the good cops

[@KushiteComplex]

"Inside the remarkable rise and fall of Alabama’s most predatory police force." ~AL com, Apr. 26, 2022.

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Extremely interesting and informative.

[@DickGoesonya]

And Another Cop gone Another Cop gone Another Cop Bites the Dust. Yea. I'm gonna get you too. Another Cop bites the Dust

[@floridahighwaypatrol7713]

I read the title of the video, and before even watching the video, I thought. “ it must’ve been one hell of an egregious crime for him to receive a 20 year prison sentence, considering that they get immunity for almost everything” Edit: wait a minute!?! Where is the footage of the former officer committing the illegal act? Because that’s the only time that they get in trouble is when there’s video.

[@marcspector1253]

Drop the soap!

[@giuseppe4909]

Straight to general population…no special treatment.

[@lifeintornadoalley]

Sue the police department. Hold them just as accountable or the problems will never get fixed.

[@Tracy-m3n]

The usual suspects

[@checkdown3774]

Next to the badge beats the heart of a criminal.

[@ZelosZelo]

they will quietly parole him in a few years after we all forget about it and move on to some other tragedy

[@gingerfeliciano9531]

FINALLY!

[@BlkRaab]

I wish they would hold all cops accountable for their actions

[@lesgarner17]

Whaaat?! No qualified immunity??? No LTK?

[@yeudoi66]

DOP will let him out with a big donut in 5yrs

[@timlad5]

He knew the rules AND the consequences of his actions.

[@rudedogal1420]

Cry me a river

[@BfreeWitMe]

20 years... that's it???

[@brucenome989]

😮 wow that a 1st. 😮

[@jrizzle3124]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 He better keep that power/authority trip energy in prison.

[@parkrthington1902]

WHAT...NO, Paid Vacation? That's BRUTAL 😂😂😂

[@alphabravo8703]

That was the last 2 years.

[@mogeking56]

Alkehall seriously 😳!

[@got_glintsp963]

I think 20 years is too much. Yes, I know the reasons and opinions. Get past that. Why does our system give lesser sentences to more violent offenders. Ive seen murderes given less than 7 years and they had hearts as dark as night. This officer will have an impossible drowning weight even after death because of his shame and guilt. We are all human regardless of position because pressure and pain can make ANY person forget rules and regulations. I’m sorry for the loss for both sides.

[@Radmountainbiking59]

Police should be held to a higher standard. This needs to set an example. Too many cops are getting a slap on the wrist for DUI and other crimes due to the unions and their departments. Cops are accountable like anyone else.

[@Dro0767]

Make no mistake this was absolutely a murder!!! I wonder how many scenes he’s been to while working mare than happy to arrest the drunk who got behind the wheel??? Still this man made a conscious decision to get behind the wheel of a cop car no less and do the exact same thing!!! YES law enforcement should be held to a higher standard😡😡😡

[@timb7775]

Exactly. 20yrs just for taking someone's life, that's absurd. I mean so the cop makes a mistake, I'm sure he is sorry and really learned his lesson from it. He should be back out on the streets arresting these drunk drivers, he'd be great at with his personal experience.

[@albertstephen2426]

​@@timb7775 Please don't be fooled into believing that that jackass recognized the sarcasm in your comment. To dumb, went over his head.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

Boo hoo. If you think I'm losing a second of sleep over a corrupt cop spending 20 years in prison, think again.

[@G64r64]

It's about time cops pay for their crimes.

[@rodofdiscipline1887]

Hes in for a great time in jail

[@legopotter8295]

Alkihall?

[@frankhoffman3566]

Of course it's right to hold police (and everyone) accountable for their wrongdoings. Still, police are notoriously unwilling to police their own.. The only reason this guy was busted was because he was desperately drunk on duty and there was a dead guy there. One of the biggest indicators of deep problems in any institution is its members refusal to stand against incompetence and corruption in their ranks.. This prosecution was not typical , instead publicly presented as the rule rather than as the exception.

[@antisocialjusticecourier9156]

If I remember correctly, the cop had to be airlifted. I think he was caught only because he was outside of the other cops control on the helicopter or at the hospital.

[@na7845]

The same ones who literally laugh and joke about dead bodies. Bye.

[@InsomniacMechanic]

ITS GOOD TO SEE HE DIDNT GET AWAY WITH IT LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF COPS THAT DO

[@TopCat2021]

You mean cops aren't exempted from the laws they enforce? WTH! (Sarcasm implied for those with humor deficiency)

[@bplynch834]

" We, the police are immune to the law, but we love to enforce it upon you.The citizen" twenty years, that's good, but you know, and I know that he won't serve twenty years, he'll probably serve five years and they'll let him out because he's a former police officer and they still look out for each other.

[@davidmayben2173]

To bad he will probably be put into protective custody

[@marigolddevera6932]

Thank you to the jurors to the court. To the prosecutor and to the judge!!!!

[@jcaam8094]

He's not crying because he murdered someone, Cops are too selfish for that.

[@richardtan4625]

he can b buddle with darex. to watch out for each other. knowing all prisoners r out to get them. justice is not done untill there's no police union. the union is the one allow corrupt cops to get away with murder

[@dfygoh3215]

why do even bother by saying 20 years maybe only 8 are court rooms are a Joke

[@williamparker3335]

He will not year at the most and keeps being a cop

[@brentfarvors192]

Oh, so that's what officer accountability looks like...?

[@boombasett6038]

As an officer, HE KNEW BETTER THAN TO DRINK AND DRIVE! Could he not have called one of his buddies ?!!!

[@na7845]

They are also drunks

[@rubengarcia5408]

He’ll be out in 8, watch.

[@jkmatt1]

What are they feeding them in Colbert County? Look a the size of that trooper 1:14.

[@BillyAsWell]

He will do four and be a cop again as soon as he gets out.

[@AA-BB]

Source?

[@osifielDoperAtive]

Law and order. Justice served.

[@xxrageprxx9806]

About time justice is served