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Iberia Parish Sheriff and several deputies charged with civil rights violations

Posted on 3/9/16 at 10:41 pm
Posted by rantfan
new iberia la
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Posted on 3/9/16 at 10:41 pm
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The indictment, handed down by a Grand Jury today, names five inmates who were assaulted in the Iberia Parish jail chapel in April 2011. The chapel was chosen because it was not under video surveillance. 

Ackal and Savoy, along with several deputies, arrived at the jail on that day to assist in a contraband search. Ackal allegedly ordered Byron Lassalle, a former employee who pleaded guilty last month, to "take care" of an inmate who made a lewd comment. Then he and Savoy watched Lassalle ask then-warden Wesley Hayes if there was a place in the jail without cameras. Hayes directed him to the chapel, where the inmate was beaten with batons. 

At another point during the shake down, Ackal allegedly encountered another inmate who had written letters complaining about the conditions of the jail, and told deputies to take him to the chapel. 

He then ran into a third inmate he knew and didn't like, the indictment alleges, and asked former narcotics agent Jason Comeaux to "take care" of the inmate. Ackal and Savoy allegedly watched as officers beat the inmate with batons and Savoy allegedly ordered a K-9 handler to make his dog bark to intimidate the inmate. 




Seems like at least 10 to 12 cops charged and indicted. I heard it could be up to 26 before everything is over. What a shite show!
Posted by Hugo Stiglitz
Member since Oct 2010
72937 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 10:47 pm to
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and Savoy allegedly watched as officers beat the inmate with batons and Savoy allegedly ordered a K-9 handler to make his dog bark to intimidate the inmate.

At least the dog and the cop are cooperating to break the law.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36116 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 10:51 pm to
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K-9 handler to make his dog bark to intimidate the inmate.

At least the dog and the cop are cooperating to break the law.



Hopefully the handler is around to add to the unusual things my dog does thread
Posted by RIPMachoMan
Member since Jun 2011
5943 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 10:58 pm to
Doesn't sound good. I'd like to think this isn't true, but sounds like there's a bit too much much smoke...
Posted by rantfan
new iberia la
Member since Nov 2012
14110 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:09 pm to
How can these guys in force laws everyday knowing they are criminals themselves? I would not be able to sleep.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
84900 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:11 pm to
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Seems like at least 10 to 12 cops charged and indicted.


It appears to be coming to an end. Ackal and Savoy are the only ones indicted today. The rest of the group has already pleaded guilty.

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The eight former Iberia Parish Sheriff Office employees who previously entered guilty pleas are former IPJ Warden Wesley Hayes, former IPJ Assistant Warden Jesse Hayes, former Lieutenant Bret Broussard of the Narcotics Unit, former narcotics agent Wade Bergeron, former narcotics agent Jason Comeaux, former narcotics agent David Hines, former narcotics agent Byron Benjamin Lassalle and former K-9 handler Robert Burns.
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
112668 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:12 pm to
Probably because they're paid $30,000 a year. You get what you pay for. Small town parishes pay for fast food qualified deputies and that's what they get. People would be surprised at just how poor the quality is of local law enforcement here in Louisiana.
Posted by rantfan
new iberia la
Member since Nov 2012
14110 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:13 pm to
Also the investigation was led by the feds so there is something definetly to this. Also rumors that a local judge may be hooked up somehow into this also being charged by the feds.
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
112668 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:15 pm to
It's a big name
This post was edited on 3/9/16 at 11:16 pm
Posted by NewIberiaHaircut
Lafayette
Member since May 2013
11559 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:19 pm to
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How can these guys in force laws everyday knowing they are criminals themselves?


Probably because they barely graduated high school. They're idiots.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
84900 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:20 pm to
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It's a big name


Initials?
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:30 pm to
I wish the COMPLETE WORSE for every one of these deputies that are guilty of abusing their privledge to deny civil rights of people. Beating inmates or anyone because you can and have the authority over them takes a sick sick individual.

I seriously hope on the ride home after being found guilty of this, each individual gets in a wreck and is paralyzed and has to eat through a straw the rest of their lives, and their wives get tired of cleaning their dirty diapers so leaves them to start fricking the neighbor in the trailer park with neck tats. All In front of this scum bag officer. Maybe he can catch AIDS in the process.... But that would probably be to easy for this scum.
This post was edited on 3/9/16 at 11:31 pm
Posted by Marco Esquandolas
Member since Jul 2013
11427 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:32 pm to
The Feds will get them....
Posted by bushwacker
youngsville
Member since Feb 2010
3598 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:32 pm to
What about they guy who got shot while handcuffed behing his back in the squad car after he was searched?

Coroner said it was "suicide".

bullshite. Hope they all go down.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
65776 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:36 pm to
Going to the Chapel and we're going to get buuuuried..
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:37 pm to
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because they're paid $30,000 a year. You get what you pay for.
bull fricking shite... I get what you are trying to say, but making an excuse for someone to be less than dog shite because they signed up for a job that only makes $30k is fricking bullshite...

Some people make minimum wage and still able to do their job without acting out like a fricking trash ball with mental illness.

bullshite.


I've had fricking trash with a badge completely misuse his power and perceived authority over me first hand... And I lost all respect for officers due to others witnessing and turning a blind eye. I know I may be jaded but an officer has to earn respect from me. I will never trust one they I don't know personally just because of a badge. Actually I'll trust joe blow on the corner before I trust an officer standing on a corner in a uniform.

Complete trash.

Hope these officers that did this in the 'chapel' all rot in hell.
Posted by bushwacker
youngsville
Member since Feb 2010
3598 posts
Posted on 3/9/16 at 11:41 pm to
Ackal hired a recently retired us judge as his attorney. And old 16th JD DA
This post was edited on 3/9/16 at 11:42 pm
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
112668 posts
Posted on 3/10/16 at 12:06 am to
I'm not excusing the piece of shite deputies, I'm blaming our standards for law enforcement. The average small town deputy in south Louisiana barely made it out of high school, weighs 240lbs, and writes his reports on a 3rd grade level. It's a wonder this isn't more widespread.
Posted by TJGator1215
FL/TN
Member since Sep 2011
14174 posts
Posted on 3/10/16 at 3:28 am to
Just a bunch of good ole boys
Posted by TheAlmightySmash
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2014
5479 posts
Posted on 3/10/16 at 3:55 am to
I for one am going to avoid prison so I don't have to put myself at risk for these types of incidents.
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