Thursday, December 30, 2010
Owsley County Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Assaulting Ohio Man
KENTUCKY....
State police and the FBI are investigating an Ohio man's claim that Owsley County sheriff's deputy Michael Havicus assaulted him without provocation, breaking his left eye socket and nose, and Booneville Officer Timothy Marshall failed to stop the attack. John Adkins of Clinton County, Ohio has filed a lawsuit alleging he was attending a horse-riding event called the Fall Trail Ride in Owsley County with his fiancée, Kerri Vandiver, on October 8th, when the two went to hear a band perform at the Owsley County Saddle Club grounds. That night, Havicus and Marshall came to the event because of a report of an intoxicated woman. The lawsuit says the band was told to shut down, and Adkins, who was not drunk, wanted to see the rest of the performance and asked "quietly and calmly" that the band be allowed to continue playing. Immediately after he made the request, Havicus hit Adkins in the face with an expandable baton, the lawsuit says. Adkins says he did nothing to provoke the attack.
State police and the FBI are investigating an Ohio man's claim that Owsley County sheriff's deputy Michael Havicus assaulted him without provocation, breaking his left eye socket and nose, and Booneville Officer Timothy Marshall failed to stop the attack. John Adkins of Clinton County, Ohio has filed a lawsuit alleging he was attending a horse-riding event called the Fall Trail Ride in Owsley County with his fiancée, Kerri Vandiver, on October 8th, when the two went to hear a band perform at the Owsley County Saddle Club grounds. That night, Havicus and Marshall came to the event because of a report of an intoxicated woman. The lawsuit says the band was told to shut down, and Adkins, who was not drunk, wanted to see the rest of the performance and asked "quietly and calmly" that the band be allowed to continue playing. Immediately after he made the request, Havicus hit Adkins in the face with an expandable baton, the lawsuit says. Adkins says he did nothing to provoke the attack.
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