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99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 07:17 PM Jan 2015

Cops Restrain Coroner from investigating suspicious inmate death by hanging.

UPDATE (1/15/15): Cops File Restraining Order Against Coroner, Prevent Further Investigation into Hanging Death

Georgetown, Ohio -- Zachary Goldson was called “trash” by police and found to be hanged to death in their custody. Before his death by hanging, police were also heard saying “Yeah, this motherfucker is getting a welcome party when we get to jail.” Dr. Judith Varnau with the Brown County Coroner was conducting a further investigation into the Sheriff’s department, after an earlier investigation determined that the death was a homicide by strangulation, according to reports.

The Coroner had issued several subpoenas to the Sheriff’s office for investigative materials relating to the manner in which Goldson died after being arrested. The Sheriff’s office employees responded by actually filing a restraining order on the coroner, preventing the investigation from continuing.

The Judge issued the restraining order, saying: “The Court finds and concludes that there is reasonable cause to believe…that sufficient doubt exists as to the coroner’s authority to conduct an inquest into Goldson’s death…that Defendant must be restrained from proceeding as indicated, and preservation of the status quo is necessary until this matter can come before the Court on a hearing.”

Interestingly, the Coroner was trying to gain information about the sprinkler system from which Goldson was found hanging. Some have said that sprinkler system is too high for one man to “commit suicide” by hanging himself from it, and thus required someone else to set up a noose and hang him from it.

If they have nothing to hide, then why would the sheriff’s office employees prevent further investigation into the case?

Continue reading full article at link for more details.
http://filmingcops.com/american-citizen/

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lpbk2713

(42,770 posts)
2. They deleted pertinent video footage.
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 07:57 PM
Jan 2015


That is tampering with evidence. Someone should be held accountable for that at the very least.

A good DA could sweat more info out of whoever they got for that. But it's obvious they want to
sweep the whole affair under the carpet. Someoene owes that mother and son some justice.

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
4. The coroner needs to go a level above that judge, and right now.
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 08:47 PM
Jan 2015

Sheriff, deputies, and judge need to be removed from their jobs and jailed until the truth is discovered.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
7. I would really like to see the motion/petition, whatever it was, for the restraining order.
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 09:36 PM
Jan 2015

What harm did they claim from the coroner?

DFW

(54,451 posts)
8. Sound like there was one reason only for the restraining order
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 09:49 PM
Jan 2015

And that was to cover up a prosecutable homicide on the part of the police.

Is there another rational cause for it?

Faryn Balyncd

(5,125 posts)
9. in Albuquerque, if DA files charges against police, she is blocked from investigating a subsequent
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 10:17 PM
Jan 2015


shooting:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026084715#op


and, in Ohio, if a coroner tries to investigate a hanging in jail, the coroner is blocked.




Is there a pattern here?










Lancero

(3,016 posts)
11. But but but... good cops! And... and... and... COP HATERS!!!
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 08:04 AM
Jan 2015

Considering how cops are acting now, this doesn't really surprise me.

Honestly, it wouldn't really surprise me if this Coroner later reports his home or office being broken into or vandalized.

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
12. Between killer-cops murdering at will,
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 12:39 PM
Jan 2015

and war criminals and torturers walking free,

It seems the USA has a serious "accountability problem" with
people toting guns and water-boards.

I don't see any way forward with the cops thing, it's way out
of hand, to the point now where they appear to be able to
walk into a courtroom and block coroners and District Attorneys
(see Albuquerque story next post up ^) from investigating
their dastardly deeds.

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