(10-01-2015, 01:14 PM)Duchess Wrote:

Would the manner of death determine whether or not his family got any money from this, from a pension or whatever it's called in this type of situation?

(10-01-2015, 01:14 PM)Duchess Wrote: Would the manner of death determine whether or not his family got any money from this, from a pension or whatever it's called in this type of situation?

(08-29-2015, 07:59 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: TEXAS


Shannon J. Miles (left) was arrested and charged with yesterday's killing of Darren Goforth (right), 47, a 10-year veteran of the force. RIP Deputy Goforth.

Goforth leaves behind a wife and two children.

The deputy had gone to the Chevron gas station in Cypress, a middle-class to upper middle-class suburban area of Harris County that is unincorporated and located northwest of Houston, after responding to a routine car accident earlier Friday. While he was pumping gas, he was shot multiple times from behind.

Prosecutors on Saturday charged 30-year-old Miles with capital murder.

Sheriff Ron Hickman said the motive for the killing had not been determined but investigators would look at whether Miles, who is black, was motivated by anger over recent killings elsewhere of black men by police that have spawned the "Black Lives Matter" protest movement.

"I think that's something that we have to keep an eye on," Hickman said. "The general climate of that kind of rhetoric can be influential on people to do things like this. We're still searching to find out if that's actually a motive."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/suspect-arrested-for-allegedly-killing-deputy-at-gas-station_55e21e26e4b0b7a96339409c

(10-13-2015, 02:04 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:

(08-29-2015, 07:59 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: TEXAS


Shannon J. Miles (left) was arrested and charged with yesterday's killing of Darren Goforth (right), 47, a 10-year veteran of the force. RIP Deputy Goforth.

Goforth leaves behind a wife and two children.

The deputy had gone to the Chevron gas station in Cypress, a middle-class to upper middle-class suburban area of Harris County that is unincorporated and located northwest of Houston, after responding to a routine car accident earlier Friday. While he was pumping gas, he was shot multiple times from behind.

Prosecutors on Saturday charged 30-year-old Miles with capital murder.

Sheriff Ron Hickman said the motive for the killing had not been determined but investigators would look at whether Miles, who is black, was motivated by anger over recent killings elsewhere of black men by police that have spawned the "Black Lives Matter" protest movement.

"I think that's something that we have to keep an eye on," Hickman said. "The general climate of that kind of rhetoric can be influential on people to do things like this. We're still searching to find out if that's actually a motive."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/suspect-arrested-for-allegedly-killing-deputy-at-gas-station_55e21e26e4b0b7a96339409c

This case has taken a couple of weird twists.

A female witness at the gas station is alleged to have been in Officer Goforth's vehicle when he was shot. She told investigators that she'd been involved in a 15 month affair with the slain officer. Goforth's wife says that he would never have an affair.

The suspect's defense attorney is pushing to have the murder charges downgraded because he claims that Goforth was on a date with his lover when he was gunned down at the gas station. So, since Goforth was not shot "in the line of duty", his client should not be facing capital murder charges.

One of the lead investigators on the case interviewed the woman/witness/alleged mistress. Well, he ended up sleeping with her. Idiot; compromising the case even further. Anyway, Sheriff Hickman promptly suspended the investigator this week, telling the press that his investigator's actions don't reflect the principles of the department.

Story: http://www.khou.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/09/court-document-goforth-investigator-had-sex-with-key-witness/73681698/

(10-13-2015, 02:30 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I don't believe the witness/alleged mistress has been publicly identified, Gunnar.

The homicide investigator who slept with her during the course of the investigation is Craig Clopton (pic below).



I've seen Detective Clopton interviewed in relation to other high profile cases over the years.

I suspect he's opened the department up to allegations that he tainted other investigations too.

He really made a dipshit move sleeping with the witness in the Goforth case.

(10-13-2015, 03:38 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Well, I wish you luck finding what you want Gunnar.

As I said, I don't have access to it.

In any event, if I respond to one of your posts in the crime forum and jump off of it with other case-related info, please be informed that info isn't meant for your eyes only or intended to imply that you don't already know about it.

(09-16-2015, 10:37 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:

The investigation into Lt. Gliniewicz's death has taken a strange and surprising direction.

The three guys in the surveillance video who met the vague description of the suspects he claimed (via radio) to be pursuing before his death have been identified. They have been cleared.

The coroner has said that police are holding information that he needs before he can make a formal ruling as to the manner of death. The coroner says he can't rule out suicide and he can't rule out accident and he can't rule in homicide.

It seems there's evidence and/or suspicion that Gliniewicz may have committed suicide and staged it to appear as being killed in the line of duty. Or, possibly, he accidentally shot himself that night.

All possibilities are being investigated and the case remains open, with a greatly reduced task force dedicated to it.

The family has not yet been interviewed and are being given time to grieve. They will be questioned soon, according to the Chief of the Major Crimes Task Force.

(11-04-2015, 03:14 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Yep. I agree HotD.

I feel no remorse for him, but I do feel bad if children are left behind to carry his name.

An unfair burden for them.