On Thursday Dec 2, 2010 me and my fiance were sitting in our apt playing Playstation. we get a knock on the door. My fiance got up to answer it. when she looked out of our sliding glass door, nobody was there. Thinking that it was our neighbor freind, she opened the door. All of a sudden 6 sheriff deputees force their way into our home, 4 with automatic guns with beams on them and made us get on the floor. While all this commotion was going on, me and my fiance were asking them again and again and again what was going on. They acted as if we were speaking another language because they payed us no attention. They just continued on with no explanation. I was walking back to my bedroom as they forced themselves in my home. The cops told me that if I walk back into my dark room, they would kill me. The two cops forced me down in my bedroom with guns and lights aimed at my head and said, "put your hands up and get on the floor (((REDACTED FOUL LANGUAGE))) or your'e a dead man"(I am African American). They searched me and went around my room searching for lord knows what. they then made us sit in our living room in one of my chairs. The cop that wasnt waving around a high powered semi-automatic weapon was doing all the talking. he then started to ask us questions. they were looking for a man named Craig kellog or something. Ive been in this city for 8 months. I know nobody. they were extemely persistent with trying to associated us with strangers that we dont know from adam and Eve. Once they checked my and my fiances IDs and looked up our records to find out that we werent lying and we arent from Maryville, TN they gathered up and left, leaving us traumatized. I havnt been able to sleep in my bedroom. thats the same place cops had to machine guns with beams aimed at my head on my own bedroom floor. I have never commited a crime in my lfe. Ive never even had a speeding ticket. what can i do to fight back? My neighbor saw the whole thing unfold. after they left, i was talking to my neighbor and he told me that the man they were looking for lived in this very apt 4 or more years ago. there were numerous people have stayed in this apt since then. this is just not right....somone please help me fight these people
Aaron
Townsend,#2Consumer Suggestion
Wed, January 05, 2011
Were you ever shown a warrant?
Would be able to identify the officers or were they covering their faces like cowards?
Were you ever charged with anything or cited for anything?
Did they ever apologize or did a supervisor ever leave a card behind in case you wanted file a grievance with his superiors? They are required by law now to do so in an instance such as this but that means nothing to thugs and halfwit racists.
I can assure that the BCSO is known for this kind of behavior. Personal responsibilty and observance of the Bill of Rights is non-existent within the ranks of the BCSO.
The best advice that I can give you is to tell your story on blounttalk.com. It will really raise a stink but the ripoffreport is read daily by the Sheriff, his minions and the DA's office. They really hate the truth being exposed.
I'm all for you filing suit against these cowards. They like to steal also so make sure that all your possessions are still where they should be.
I really hate that you had to deal with our local losers in blue...been calling themOUT for 10 yrs now and it has done no good. It is enough, though, that so many people nationally will read this report of underhandedness on the ripoffreport.
If you wish to contact me, then let me know. There's still a few good people left around willing to join your cause and I am one of them. I CAN PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH ALL THE FOLKS IN THIS COUNTY WILLING TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT ON YOUR BEHALF.
My friends don't knock...they are always welcome to walk right in. If that were me by myself at home I would have assumed it was intruders since they never did identify themselves as required by law, and probably opened fire. Sorry, but we have a right to defend ourselves...even from overzealous and corrupt government. "Procedure" is just not something that it even a concern for these terrorists and neither is the law.
Good Luck My Friend
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