A place for sharing news stories related to armed citizens, law enforcement & 2A/CCW topics.
Please note that when linking to an article you must cite the source URL and provide no more than a brief preview of the article to ensure fair-use standards are met.
NO DOCUMENT DUMPING.
Posts in violation of these rules are subject to immediate deletion without warning.
In the article it mentions the person arrested was a concealed carry license holder and had a firearm in his truck, but doesn't mention if that was part of the charges or not. The article says he was pulled over for a traffic violation.
Attorneys for Caddell claim that “Campbell routinely fails to convene court on days when she knows individuals are being held in the Butler County Jail in excess of 48 hours, in violation of their constitutional rights.”
The suit says Jones, fails “to release from his custody those individuals who where subject to warrantless arrest and who have been detained for more than 48 hours without appearance before a judicial officer.”
Campbell said she could not comment on pending litigation. Attorneys for the city of Fairfield and Campbell also declined comment.
Caddell, an honorably discharged combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps, was stopped by the Ohio State Highway Patrol for an alleged traffic violation during the early morning hours of Feb. 23, 2017, according to the suit. Caddell is licensed to carry concealed weapons and had a firearm in the trunk of the vehicle when stopped.
Caddell was detained in the Butler County Jail until Feb. 28, 2017 before being arraigned by Campbell. He was released by the judge on his own recognizance, and all charges were later ignored by a county grand jury or withdrawn by prosecutors, according to the suit.
“Mr. Caddell’s five-day detention without appearance before a judicial officer resulted in deprivation of his Constitutional rights guaranteed under the Fourth, Sixth, Eighth and 14th Amendments,” the attorneys write in the lawsuit.
Courts are required to arraign defendants before a magistrate or judge within 48 hours, unless the court can there show “some emergency or extraordinary circumstances,” said Paul Laufman, one of two attorneys who filed the law suit.
Laufman and attorney Gregory A Napolitano said they have been identified 70 or more people who “were subject to warrantless arrest and detained for more than 48 hours without appearance before a judicial officer (in Fairfield Municipal Court).”
Caddell consulted Laufman and Napolitano about other matters in his case when he said he was held in the jail for five days. The attorneys wanted to looked into the alleged practice.
“We were pretty surprised at what we found,” Laufman said in an interview with the Journal-News.
The lawsuit is asking the policies be declared unconstitutional and the current system be stopped.
It also asks for damages in an amount to be shown at trial.
OVI - IGNORED -NO TRUE BILL
Refusal - IGNORED -NO TRUE BILL
Speeding - IGNORED -NO TRUE BILL
Improperly handling firearms in Vehicle - Case Certified back Lower Court as Misdemeanor
Was curious what the original charges were that resulted in such a long initial stay.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. . . Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them."
- Thomas Paine
"Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem."
Bruenor wrote:OVI - IGNORED -NO TRUE BILL
Refusal - IGNORED -NO TRUE BILL
Speeding - IGNORED -NO TRUE BILL
Improperly handling firearms in Vehicle - Case Certified back Lower Court as Misdemeanor
Was curious what the original charges were that resulted in such a long initial stay.
Just like the 'Digging Deeper' of my Oak Island Series - I appreciate the extra effort!
Was that done from just your keyboard?
"If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism."
Thomas Sowell, Knowledge And Decisions
Bruenor wrote:OVI - IGNORED -NO TRUE BILL
Refusal - IGNORED -NO TRUE BILL
Speeding - IGNORED -NO TRUE BILL
Improperly handling firearms in Vehicle - Case Certified back Lower Court as Misdemeanor
Was curious what the original charges were that resulted in such a long initial stay.
Just like the 'Digging Deeper' of my Oak Island Series - I appreciate the extra effort!
Was that done from just your keyboard?
Since we had the name, the county, and the dates wasn't hard to track down it's all public info.
Just went to the butler county clerk of courts website and searched the electronic access records. http://www.butlercountyclerk.org/legal_ ... ecords.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Most Cities and Counties are online with their records now days.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. . . Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them."
- Thomas Paine
"Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem."
