Fired lawmen expected to plead guilty to suspect's torture (TN)

struggle4progress

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Sun Feb-06-05 12:18 AM
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Fired lawmen expected to plead guilty to suspect's torture (TN)

JACKSBORO, Tenn. Five former Campbell County deputies are expected to plead guilty to charges connected with torturing a suspect last year.

That's according to court documents in the case.

The documents filed in federal court show that Lester Eugene Siler was handcuffed, beaten, pushed into an overflowing toilet, hooked up to a battery charger and hit with a gun.

They state that at one point, the 42-year-old Siler was told -- quote -- "he might not make it to jail." <snip>

http://www.volunteertv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2906402

The legacy of Bybee, Gonzales, Chertoff, and the rest of that scummy crowd ...

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Sun Feb-06-05 12:26 AM
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1. A few more bad apples, I guess.

Couldn't be that anyone condones this.

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MeDeMax

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Sun Feb-06-05 12:41 AM
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2. wonder if they were ratted on...

or there was overwhelming physical evidence that someone bought the victim's side of the story.

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