- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Lafayette City Marshall ordered to serve 7 days in jail/$100k in reimbursement
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:36 am
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:36 am
Big victory for freedom
you have illegal campaigning, perjury, and wearing a police uniform in court illegally
quote:
Fifteenth Judicial District Judge Jules Edwards handed down a 30-day jail sentence against Pope, with all but seven of those days suspended, and ordered him to surrender to the Lafayette Parish jail by Monday. Edwards said Pope will be allowed to serve the sentence on house arrest, but he will remain on unsupervised probation until 2021.
Pope also has been ordered to pay $18,800 in penalties and more than $77,900 in attorney fees and court costs in the case, which began when The Independent sued the marshal for refusing to release certain emails sent to and from Pope’s public email account.
quote:
Pope’s evasion of public records law and the legal proceedings that followed — including allegations of lying under oath — revolved around an Oct. 7 news conference he had called to attack Leger’s then-opponent, Sheriff-elect Mark Garber.
The eventual production of those emails showed Leger’s campaign manager, Joe Castille, authored the words behind the conference Pope held — at his office, in uniform and while flanked by deputy marshals — to accuse Garber of encouraging illegal immigrants to settle in Louisiana.
you have illegal campaigning, perjury, and wearing a police uniform in court illegally
quote:
Edwards also chided Pope for appearing armed and in uniform throughout the court proceedings, citing a statute that prohibits a law enforcement officer from appearing in court in official attire and toting a weapon when the officer is a defendant.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:39 am to SlowFlowPro
Wait, some a-hole in an official capacity was encouraging illegals to settle in Louisiana? Wtf?! I'm on the side of the guy who broke that news.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:41 am to LeonPhelps
no it was basically a fake story pushed as a campaign tactic
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:43 am to SlowFlowPro
Ah, carry on then. Your original excerpts didn't indicate it was a fake story.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:44 am to SlowFlowPro
The best part of this story IMHO is that this supreme douche was the first person to run out and hire Dep. Higgins post firing from St Landry... Looks like they'll get along just fine. This marshal showing up to court strapped in his official uniform is a close second tho.... Kudos to the judge for calling his gay arse out on it.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:45 am to SlowFlowPro
Capt. Higgins won't tolerate any such nonsense.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:46 am to t1gerst1gerst1gers
quote:
The best part of this story IMHO is that this supreme douche was the first person to run out and hire Dep. Higgins post firing from St Landry... Looks like they'll get along just fine
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:47 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
no it was basically a fake story pushed as a campaign tactic
...and then Pope disappeared for a few weeks while on "vacation" and couldn't "check his email".
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:53 am to SlowFlowPro
I was waiting for this. And no, Garber wasn't encouraging illegals to settle here.
Honestly, though, the city marshall position is really a bullshite job and I don't understand why it's an elected office.
Honestly, though, the city marshall position is really a bullshite job and I don't understand why it's an elected office.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:55 am to SlowFlowPro
Saw that this morning. He's a tool. He and fake Higgins will get along great.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:58 am to GonePecan
i wonder if pope has the political capital to increase the hair gel budget to accommodate the new lafayette marshall's office
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News