"I TOLD you to nip it in the bud!"
Posted on 10/14/2006 11:07:46 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
PLANTATION -- A Hollywood police officer is under investigation by Plantation police, accused of pointing a gun at a family of seven in an off-duty road rage incident, police records show.
Officer Michael McCarty, 48, a 17-year veteran of the force with no documented disciplinary problems, is on paid leave pending the investigation. McCarty has not been charged with a crime. His attorney hadn't seen the allegations Thursday.
"Anybody can make an accusation for any reason," said Coral Gables attorney Alberto Milian. "It's almost impossible to defend somebody when you don't even know what the accusation is or you haven't even seen the report."
Plantation police are investigating the Sept. 19 incident as an aggravated assault with a firearm, records show. They declined to discuss it, other than to say it is being investigated by detectives and prosecutors. The Broward State Attorney's Office acknowledged it is reviewing the matter.
Juan Calle, 34, was driving the family van home that evening, while his wife and four children, ages 3 to 13, sat behind him. His uncle sat in the front passenger seat. As the group traveled down Cleary Boulevard about 7:15 p.m., Calle's 3-year-old daughter, Wendy, started playing with rainwater dripping from a slightly opened window.
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Well, he's entitled to his day in court, but if it happened as reported he deserves to be fired, sued and locked up.
"I TOLD you to nip it in the bud!"
To serve and protect. Someone better have him turn his weapons in while they investigate. Sounds like he may be coming unhinged.
This guy is definitely a candidate for a rubber gun.
the next thing you'll hear is his attorney saying that his client was offended because the little girl was giving him the one finger salute.
Best not to pre-judge the guy!
And if he did what the article describes as the family's story, they should nail his soap to the floor of the county jail shower room.
Yes, that's true. But are we entitled to his day in court? Too often these things get left to be handled within the department. If this happened as described I wouldn't want to see him get away with a suspension or resignation.
Agree completely.
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