By Greg Cappis, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 05/29/14, 10:08 PM PDT | Updated: 38 secs ago
RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> Four more inmates have filed a lawsuit against San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon and at least seven other members of the department, alleging abuse while incarcerated at the West Valley Detention Center jail.
The complaint, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Riverside, is the second lawsuit filed by inmates against the Sheriff’s Department this month. The complaint says inmates who met with lawyers have been threatened by deputies.
“On at lest one occasion a prisoner was told, ‘I am not afraid of your (expletive) lawsuit. I will beat your ass,’ ” according to the complaint.
Last month McMahon fired three rookie deputies who worked in the jail — Brock Teyechea, Andrew Cruz and Nicholas Oakley — after his department and the FBI announced they were investigating claims of abuse at West Valley.
Cruz and Teyechea as well as McMahon, the jail’s commander Jeff Rose, four other deputies identified only by their last names — Ramos, Howell, Kopasz, Escomilla — and the county are named in the most recent suit, which includes allegations similar to the one filed by six other inmates on May 7.
A sheriff’s spokeswoman declined to comment on the complaint Thursday night, saying she hadn’t been briefed on the lawsuit. Attorneys representing the inmates — Stanley Hodge, James Terrell and Sharon Brunner — could not be reached for comment.
The inmates named as plaintiffs in the suit filed Thursday are Michael Bishop, Paul Piceno, Michael Castro and Edward Garcia.
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Just keeps getting bigger.
Schrader knows all about this. His department invented this behavior,
Here is taxpayer money being paid in LA, courtesy of Paul’s department…
A man beaten by sheriff’s deputies while visiting an inmate inside Men’s Central Jail has agreed to accept nearly $1.2 million to settle his lawsuit against Los Angeles County.
Gabriel Carrillo was attempting to visit his brother David inside the downtown Los Angeles jail on Feb. 26, 2011, when deputies found him with a cellphone in a waiting area. Deputies reportedly then took Carillo into an 8-by-12-foot room and kicked, punched and pepper-sprayed him.
“They banged his head against the concrete floor, used pepper spray inches from his face to make sure the wounds would be particularly exasperated and then put him in custody,” said Ron Kaye, Carrillo’s attorney.
Carrillo was beaten unconscious. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies and a supervisor claimed Carrillo swung his elbow at them in the break room and tried to escape, according to an incident report.
Carrillo was charged with resisting arrest and assaulting deputies. The charges were dismissed by the District Attorney’s Office.
Carrillo filed the federal civil rights lawsuit in March 2012. The $1.175 million settlement was announced Thursday outside the Pasadena offices of his attorneys.
“What these deputies did to me should not happen to anyone,” Carrillo said in a statement. “I thought I was going to die. When they filed criminal charges against me, I thought I was lost – who would believe the truth against five lying deputies? I hope I can now put this terrible event behind me, and my family and I can move forward.”
Carrillo, who was 23 at the time of the incident, suffered a broken nose, paralysis above his right eye and serious back pain, Kaye said. Carrillo did not suffer permanent damage and today works as a forklift operator. He is married and has two young daughters.
A spokeswoman said Sheriff’s Department officials have taken steps to address use-of-force issues.
“While there are several factors that are taken into consideration for a settlement, we have made enormous strides in training, investigating and evaluating use-of-force issues to address allegations of unnecessary force,” department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said.
Video cameras have been installed in some areas “to assist in evaluating force incidents,” she said.
The department members identified in the lawsuit – Sgt. Eric Gonzalez and deputies Sussie Ayala, Fernando Luviano, Pantamitr Zunggeemoge and Noel Womack – are among 20 current and former employees indicted on federal corruption and civil rights charges tied to abuses inside jails. A wide-ranging FBI investigation is ongoing.
The grand jury indictment alleged that Gonzalez would encourage deputy sheriffs under his command to make unlawful arrests, conduct unreasonable searches and seizures, and engage in excessive force.
Deputies would use unreasonable force on visitors they arrested and detained, along with preparing false and misleading reports in an attempt to show that their arrests were lawful and their uses of force were justified, according to the indictment.
Gonzalez, who texted photos of a battered Carrillo to a colleague after the encounter, left the department in April 2013. Ayala, Luviano, Zunggeemoge and Womack were relieved of duty without pay in December.
The lawsuit was among a string of cases filed against the department by individuals and the ACLU for alleging deputies used excessive force inside the county’s jails, and the settlement comes about a year and a half after a blue-ribbon panel found a wide range of deputy misconduct inside the county’s massive jail system. The Citizens’ Commission on Jail Violence in 2012 issued a report faulting the department’s top leaders for not doing enough to stop violence plaguing the jails.
“This case epitomizes what the Los Angeles County Citizens’ Commission on Jail Violence identified as a long-standing pattern of conduct in the Sheriff’s Department: Deputies engaged in acts of brutality, then covered them up with false reports and ultimately, the Sheriff’s Department gave its rubber stamp of approval,” Marilyn Bednarski, a partner at the law firm Kaye, McLane, Bednarski and Litt, said in a statement.
Contact the writer: dmorino@losangelesregister.com
Yea I know a ton of tough cops who would love to sodomize an inmate with their finger. Give me a break! What a bunch of lies. Another attempt to extort money.
To bad you can’t connect Schrader to any LASD scandal. James the inmates will get the money because fools like you have been operating under this attitude for decades. That’s why SBSD seldom wins in court. To many James mills testifying. McMahon is doomed.
Feds just have to get Travis Bauers civil file on lies James. The Feds are half way home in causing McMahon more than enough grief on supporting liars and covering up misdeeds. It’s simply a gift.
Marhoefer is in a worse position because he has been in the jails longer than anyone. Of course his recent transfer has nothing to do with these lies. I expect the wives to tell us it was a promotional transfer like FBI Special Agent Z’s.
Attention please.
James Mills says no sodomy in the jail. Any such accusations are lies. There is sex between female SCS’s and high power inmates. Male deputies with female inmates.
No gay deputies or employees would ever take advantage of an inmate. It is not allowed.
That is all.
Yes #8. You are so correct. I’m sure there are a few very violent homosexual deputies. These deputies must get so angry at inmates rather than hitting or kicking them, they pull down their pants and insert their finger in their butt. My point is simple. Ain’t no male deputy finger blasting a male inmate, homosexual or straight. The cops here know that the likelihood of that scenario is the same as winning the lottery. You DID hear it first and when this ridiculous claim winds itself through the courts, you will see it dismissed at some point. Good day.
I have to agree with James Mills, that one is far fetched. Unless there is a witness, it probably should have been left out of a serious lawsuit.
Or that one charge is dismissed in the lawsuit. OOPS if the Feds file criminal charges on any of that. Maybe the finger was really a broom or mop handle. Still doesn’t explain away everything else. Problem with mills is when the DA charges something it’s fact. Everyone else is suspect.
No that’s not my problem. The problem is when the DA files charges there is evidence. Now that evidence can certainly and often is challenged. When there is a lawsuit such as these filed, many times there is very little if any evidence. These crooks will conspire to make false statements and witness testimony for the sole purpose of cash. I know of many lawsuits that are baseless and are eventually dismissed. Not every one, but certainly you must look at the moral turpitude of some of these plaintiffs. If they will rape, rob, kill, etc do you truly believe they will tell the truth when they feel they can receive a hefty payment if they lie. Cops who have been involved in lawsuits understand exactly what I speak of. Often times there are incidents that occur, but these plaintiffs lie and engage in absolute fabrication to bolster the case. Just my opinion. The facts of this allegation seem out of reach, but that’s just one mans opinion.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the inmate was getting a courtesy check for hiding pebbles in his purse, and twisted it into saying it was an unjustified strip search.
I had an inmate hide nickle bags and instead of a finger he got a prod….
Next time when one is in doubt, just have the doctor use the prod, it’s very humiliating and I would be willing to bet he won’t do that again. Not to mention it looks way better in civil court
The only county paying jail abuse lawsuits is the one where Schrader happens to be a deputy.
#14 Really wheres that cheese ball?
#7 That was right and so on the money.
Boy, the McNugget supporters sure are a little more than pissed off. Guess they don’t like their sodomy situation revealed to the public.
The Mcnuggett folks are talking about the LASD abuse payouts like its the worst of the worse and some how attached to Schrader. They don’t explain or mention the shootings and deaths that Sb County has paid out with McNuggets full knowledge and blessings . Shhhhh lets not mention Del Taco.
12 mills you cops use crooks all the time to catch other crooks. How does that work if they are liars. You lie detector test a candidate for the rat squad? I wonder if the fbi asked those crooks to be tested? Must be messed up machine if they passed the test. So these guys who haven’t been to trial and convicted just dirt bags cause cops don’t make bad arrests right? McMahon must be dirty, the bigs dudes are looking at him.
Read the lawsuit. Most of them have been CONViCTED. And yes, crooks do rat out other crooks. The difference is that information is corroborated in some form, this makes what we call probable cause. I have never seen law enforcement take the word of a known convicted felon and not do some homework. So, once again you are mistaken. And we all know that a luau it does not require probable cause. It’s rather simple. Let it play out. Watch and learn.
Lawsuit the preponderance of evidence is the standard. 51%.
These suits will never see a jury trial. They tried that in the Webb case. Prosecute him, then try and defend the lawsuit having the gall to try and get Ivory to help the County.
$1.5 million was the settlement.
Posted on May 29, 2014
Newscaller.com |
The NRA Grades are out and Paul Schrader a candidate for San Bernardino County Sheriff has the highest rating of AQ compared to the current Sheriff John McMahons’ A- rating. This rating is quite surprising because McMahon has stated he’s very strong on the Second amendment and the issuance of CCWS’ throughout the County.
So how can a current sitting Sheriff have a lower rating than the challenger? It may be due to the gun buyback programs or the percentage pace of CCWS’ issued to the public compared to the prior Sheriff – Hoops.
Schraders campaign team issued an email reference the grade and his stance on CCWS’. Summary is below. You Heard it here First!
For your reference: http://www.newscaller.com/nra-gives-grade-san-bernardino-sheriff-candidate/
Paul don’t quit your day job. McMahon will win. He was endorsed by the NRA. You were not. He’s issued three times the ccw’s as hoops did. Go back to your park patrol.
#26 Lmao does that make you mad?No he was from the local NRA no more and his friend ole Johnny Moehofeee is involved in that with his wife. So lets not dance to your tune, if you weren’t so worried you wouldn’t post here. Oh this is getting better, WAIT! till the lawsuits keep coming and testimonies. Tick Tick! BOOM! 🙂
Nope not mad at all.
26 Miki Moheefer of P Troop. The NRA endorsement sets aside all these other issues. Must be scared her profit making CCW classes might disappear. No more guns and ammo sales using the county ride.
Miki Marhoefer claims to have a VIDEO tape of me being verbally beat down by her husband at gun club meeting. It was so bad I slinked away, shaking in anger.
Another member said I reeked of the smell of alcohol, and was ESCORTED from the meeting. Miki said I accosted a man in the men’s restroom, she had a witness. But NO arrest.
PLEASE post the video Miki. I am sure many would love to see that. I am sure audio is included.
Would that be the meeting that Desert Douche shit himself after seeing you, asked you to leave because you weren’t a member, then after you left, passed out a piece of paper slamming you? Afraid you might see what he was doing, nor allow you a chance to speak to defend yourself? That meeting?
The same meeting that people who had no idea who you were thought it was total b.s. that he threw you out of meeting like that?
The same meeting you were going to discuss his violating of by laws or something? That meeting?
Didn’t you already post all the letters and comments from others about how they saw things go down?
Interesting she is just now claiming to have a video.. Why didn’t it get posted when you posted everything soon after it happened?
There was a time when I believed in the vision of Paul Schrader. I believed that he wanted change, and could make that change. The way he is acting now shows his true colors. He will lie, cheat, and direct others to lie and cheat on his behalf. He isn’t in this for the people, or the cause anymore. He is in it for himself. He will pander to whatever group he thinks will give him votes. He is not a good person, and he is not right for public office. Harris can’t win, so I must vote for Mcmahon.
32 you just rambling or do you have something to support those statements
Lol Blasé Jon passed out all that crap before the meeting to deflect the incoming dirt.
I do think someone had the brilliant idea of passing that out hoping I scream and holler then try and have me hooked up or something like that. Of course a video of that would add icing to the cake.
But then again all those issues of criminal activity or the appearance of such would come out at trial. Cant have that.
Like the Del Taco incident. Arresting those girls and charging them with a crime might have proved to be a serious mistake.
We both know a video like that if true would be all over cyberspace a long time ago. She just talked that trash to pump up her peanut gallery. I guess they think she has the Vallachi papers on me.
She wrote the check. Let’s see if her ass can cash it.
I won’t hold my breath
I wonder if the Feds are thinking about talking to the medical staff???? Everyone loves a nurse on the stand! Just saying….
A phone call to one of those lawyers representing the inmates will pretty much makes it’s way to the FBI.
The nurses could be considered a potential witness. But a phone call can probably seal that deal.
Myself I’d be calling Saku Ethir getting her on board.
Sounds like a great plan to me…..
James mills would say just a bunch of whiny nurses telling lies.
Then Mr. Mills needs to review the last Gallup Poll……
“Nursing Is Deemed Most Trusted Profession In America
5/6/2013 8:53 PM ET
The most recent Gallup poll on trusted professions in America has once again put nurses at the top of its list. That makes 11 years in a row that nurses have been ranked ahead of all other professionals in trust.
“This poll consistently shows that people connect with nurses and trust them to do the right thing,” said ANA President Karen A. Daley, PhD, RN, FAAN.
“Policymakers should do the same as they debate crucial budget decisions that will affect health care quality and access for millions of Americans.”
Two “legislative cornerstones,” the Affordable Care Act and the Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing report, writes Boston.com, identify nurses as integral pieces of the future health care puzzle in America.
In addition to everyday health care procedures, they are expected to take on an increased role in administrative and prevention oriented matters.”
EVERYONE LOVES A NURSE!!!
McMahon don’t like nurses
Not since one slapped his manhood.
Paul where did McMahon ever say he didn’t like nurses? And Debi mills never said that either.
When he signed off of OAN’s termination
That’s a stretch Paul and you know it.
The only ones stretching anything right now is McMahons bridge trolls.
Paul, at first I thought you were just stupid. But now I actually think you’re retarded. Heard you failed FTO and never worked patrol at LASO. Can’t imagine why.
Now now that’s not nice. And you of all people should know about believing rumors not supported by proof. So don’t speak from both sides
I think Paul can clear it up. Did you fail? If not where did you work patrol? I didn’t make this up. I heard it from an LASO lieutenant. I believe he failed at temple station…..
Oh 51, Paul was an FTO dummy. Stop the madness. I think about the statements about Paul. He was one of the top at making arrest. Go check it out sir.
Wow McMahon is a weasel, what a jerk after read that. McMahon better go down or this county is doomed.
@52…Paul where do you want me to go check it out? Please tell me I will gladly check it out. But according to LASO Paul failed FTO.
If Paul worked patrol In LA why has he NEVER disclosed where he worked? What stations? What time frame? I will tell you why…because he FAILED FTO. Prove me wrong Paul and prove it.
54 what is your anonymous blathering suppose to mean? Somebody just nailed McMahon in another lie on a bogus endorsement. This time it involves Sheriiff Stan Sniff.
Sniff was never listed on McMahons site. Now Paul tell us where you worked patrol?
Well Sniff is listed in a mailer as endorsing McMahon. McMahon got caught again.
Paul what about you lying about working patrol and being shot?
Miki what about stealing money from the gun club? How come Jon got transferred up to Barstow? Has the fbi interviewed
him yet? How come McMahon lied again on another endorsement? How come McMahon is letting staff intimidate inmates and nurses? I thought McMahon was a Christian? Or is that just on Sunday?
If any Deputy fails patrol he is demoted to a civilian position. He/She has 2 attempts to pass, if not he/she is demoted. So to say Paul didn’t pass FTO is ridiculous. That is some serious desperate people
Paul nice try. Answer up.
Here is the testimony of then Sgt Eddie Stark…….. Eddie Stark in his Federal Depo lied under oath stating that Travis Bauers mother was uncooperative and wouldn’t speak to him. Apparently he forgot that the conversation was recorded….. A flatly blatant lie. What does the marvelous McMahon, the professional, honest, christian man do?? HE PROMOTES THE SGT to LT…….. BRAVO!! JUST THE GUY TO BE SHERIFF….PROMOTE KNOWN LIARS……WAY TO GO
GASPARD:
Q And it’s an accurate copy of your testimony from
the second day of the hearing in Travis Bauer’s
administrative appeal; right?
A It appears to be, yes.
Q Now, I recall from reviewing it earlier that you
did make one minor correction in your testimony on the
second day of hearing.
Other than that, are you aware of any inaccuracies
in your testimony that day or misstatements?
A I believe that was the only one, and that was
corrected, I think, right then.
Q Okay. Now, all of that is going to save us quite a
bit of time. I think we need to go into a little bit of
specifics as to the four citations you mentioned earlier.
Now, we’ve talked a lot about the FMLA issues, and
we’ve talked a lot about the medical issues.
You know what? Before we get to that, I do want to
ask you one more question.
You testified earlier that you did not investigate
allegations of Travis Bauer misusing sick time or FMLA
leave; right?
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A I don’t recall making that statement. I do
remember correctly that I was involved, but not that much
involved.
Q Okay. Did you interview Travis Bauer’s mother
about her — her medical status related to Travis Bauer’s
FMLA leave?
A I believe it was March 22nd, I called
Travis Bauer’s mother, Sherilyn (phonetic) Bauer, to get
confirmation on that note — The Hartford note that he gave
to — I believe it was Lieutenant Tarangle or Tim Lotspeich.
I wanted to get confirmation on that — that note, whether,
in fact, he did take her to the doctor’s office or not.
Q Okay. Tell me what was said in that conversation.
MS. COLEMAN: You guys have the audio; right?
BY MR. GASPARD:
Q You made an audio recording of that phone
conversation; right?
A Right.
Q And I believe we have it; although, I don’t think
we need to play all seven — it was about seven or eight
minutes’ long; right?
A Right. It was short.
Q I’m not sure we need to play that on the record.
But what was your concern when you called
Ms. Bauer?
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A Well, I was — my concern was, was that note valid?
And did Bauer — or did Travis take her to the doctor’s
office that day? Because there was some discrepancies in
the times.
Q Did you contact Hartford about that issue?
A I don’t believe I did.
Q Okay. Who directed you, if anyone, to call
Travis Bauer’s mom and ask about her medical status?
MS. COLEMAN: Objection. Misstates his testimony
about the purpose for the call.
THE WITNESS: I believe I made the decision to
call.
BY MR. GASPARD:
Q Okay. Did you have a conversation with
Lieutenant Lacy before you did that?
A Possibly. I don’t recall.
Q Do you know if Captain Marnati ever reached out to
Ms. Bauer?
A I don’t know.
Q Are you aware if anybody, other than you, spoke to
Ms. Bauer?
A I don’t know.
Q What conclusion did you draw, if any, after
speaking with Ms. Bauer?
A I don’t think I did. She — she didn’t want to
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talk to me. So it was a short conversation. I did most of
the talking, if I remember.
And once she figured out I was a Sergeant with
Internal Affairs, she no longer wanted to talk to me and
said wished to speak with Travis Bauer first. She said she
would call me right back, and she never called back.
MR. GASPARD: Let’s play some of that phone call,
because I don’t recall it being that way.
(Beginning of audio taped interview)
Q Okay. Today’s date is March 22nd, 2011. It’s
about 1202 hours.
Okay. I asked you earlier that — about the
Hartford — there’s a Hartford document that was signed by
Dr. Powar. That’s your doctor; right?
A One of them.
Q Okay. We talked with Travis. Travis said he got
that form — that document — The Hartford document from
you; is that true?
A Yes. Yes.
Q Okay. And did you — where did you get that
document?
A What did I — what?
Q Where did you get that document?
A That document was one from The Hartford group that
said that we could use the same one for all the different
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doctors. They’re all alike.
Q Did they give you a bunch of blank documents and
you fill them out when you need to fill them out, or how did
that work?
A They were blank, as far as I know, and the doctors
filled them in and signed them.
Q Okay. So did you go to The Hartford on
September 3rd, 2010, to get that document, or you already
had blank documents?
A I — I did not. I did not. My son gave them to
me.
Q Travis gave you the documents?
A Uh-huh.
Q Okay. So did you fill out that particular document
on September 3rd, or did Travis fill it out?
A Dr. Wheelin.
Q What’s that?
A Dr. Wheelin.
Q Dr. Wheelin filled it out?
A All the doctors filled out the form.
Q Okay. Because on the document I’m talking about,
it’s dated September 3rd, and it’s signed — it’s got
Dr. Mandeep (phonetic) Powar, and it looks like his
signature on that document.
A Her. Her signature, yes.
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Q Oh, it’s a female; okay.
So did —
A Let me look at my calendar to see what day I went
to her.
Q When did Travis give you these documents — the
blank documents?
A As they were requested by whomever.
Q But he gave you a handful of blank documents, and
then you would fill them out when need be; is that — is
that correct?
A I was at Dr. Powar’s on September 3rd, yes, I was.
Q You were at Dr. Powar’s on September 3rd?
A 9:00 o’clock.
Q At 9:00 o’clock in the morning?
A Uh-huh.
Q Did you have any other doctor appointment that day?
A That day, no.
Q So your only doctor’s appointment for September 3rd
was with Dr. Powar, at 9:00 o’clock in the morning?
A Uh-huh.
Q And that was at his (sic) office on — is that on
McCulloch Boulevard, in Lake Havasu?
A Her, doctor, yeah.
Q Yeah. Okay.
A There was one that, um —
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Q Hang on one second; okay?
A I don’t — yes.
Q I’m sorry. Go ahead.
A There was one that I do not know the date, and
Travis gave it to me. And he said, um, “We missed getting
Dr. Wheelin to sign a form, and you have to go in her office
and get it signed.”
Q Okay.
A But that wasn’t a regular appointment. And — so,
um, she signed it. But I have — I had, uh, an appointment
with — with her later that month.
And every doctor was very courteous and willing to
fill out these forms with us.
Q Okay. Now, let’s — let’s go back to September the
3rd. You went to Dr. Powar at 9:00 o’clock in the morning.
That was your appointment; right?
A Uh-huh.
Q Travis didn’t take you there that morning —
right? — because he was working?
A Um, I don’t remember.
Q Okay. Well, Travis — Travis was working that
morning. I can tell you that. But he —
A Okay.
Q — took off work early.
Did he take you to a doctor’s office, or did he
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take you to your — maybe met with you at your house and did
some therapy with you in your pool?
A Probably. We do a lot. Oh, always on Friday, yes.
Q Okay. So you remember him giving you therapy in
your pool. You don’t remember him taking you to any
doctor’s office; correct?
A I really don’t know. I couldn’t tell you because,
um, he takes me to so many different ones, different times.
And it usually would be scheduled therapy three times a
week.
Q But on September 3rd, you do remember going to
Dr. Powar at 9:00 o’clock in the morning. And as far as you
can remember —
A It is written down.
Q Right.
As far as you can remember —
A I can’t remember everything, but —
Q Okay. But that day —
A — it is written down.
Q Would you have gone to another doctor that day, or
was that your only doctor appointment for that day?
A As written on here?
Q Yes.
A It only shows her.
Q Okay. So you saw one doctor that day?
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unscheduled. He said, “We have to get Dr. Wheelin to sign
something.” And I don’t know if it was that day or not.
Q Okay.
A So it could have been Powar and Wheelin on the same
day.
Q Now, when you went to Dr. Powar that day on
September 10th (sic), you drove yourself?
A September 3rd?
Q Yes.
A You said, “10th.”
Q Or September — yeah.
September 3rd, 2010, you had a doctor’s appointment
at 9:00 o’clock with Dr. Powar. You drove to that doctor’s
office yourself?
A I guess so.
Q Okay. So sometimes you do drive yourself?
A I can’t remember, because he takes me, and
sometimes I do take myself.
Q Okay. So sometimes you drive, and sometimes he
takes you?
A Yes.
Q Okay. Now, when you — you need his — I guess you
need his assistance for therapy in your pool?
A Yes. I can’t get in without him here.
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Q Oh, you can’t get in the pool without him; okay.
A No. Something could happen to me.
Q Okay. Well, I appreciate your call back. And that
will — that will help me, you know, with this one document.
That’s the only question I had. So I do appreciate you
calling me back.
A Okay.
Q All right?
A Uh-huh.
Q All right. Then I will talk to you later.
A Thank you.
Q Uh-huh. Bye.
A Bye.
(Conclusion of audio taped interview)
BY MR. GASPARD:
Q Do you recall that —
A Yes.
Q — phone call with Travis Bauer’s mom?
A Yes. That was actually, I believe, a secondary
phone call to her.
Q So in that phone call, it sounds like you got all
of the information you were looking for, and you terminated
the phone call; right?
A Yeah. My original statement actually reflected on
the first phone call that I’m not sure was recorded.
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Q Okay.
A And she did call me back, and that’s a secondary
conversation.
Q Okay. So you actually spoke to her twice on the
phone?
A I believe I did, yes.
Q And she called you back after the first phone call?
A Yes.
Q So it’s fair to say that she was a cooperative
witness?
A Yes.
Q And you were asking her questions in March of 2011
about events that occurred in early September of the prior
year; right?
A Right.
Q And you’re aware that she’s previously had a
stroke; correct?
A I don’t know her medical condition.
Q Okay. Why did you need to know whether or not she
needed Travis’s assistance getting in and out of her therapy
pool?
A Because that was the reasoning that Bauer was
giving to his supervisors, and I was not only comparing the
statement he was giving to his supervisors, in reference to
the form, reference the doctors’ visits, and why he needed
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to get time off work.
Q Okay. So are you aware that in March of 2011,
Travis Bauer’s intermittent FMLA leave had already been
certified by The Hartford?
A I had no idea.
Q Okay. And you are aware, though, that Travis had
already explained his absence, and that’s, in fact, what you
were investigating; right?
MS. COLEMAN: His absence or his leaving early?
MR. GASPARD: Yeah. The September 3rd — whatever
label you want to put on it.
BY MR. GASPARD:
Q There was an allegation that he misused sick time.
And that’s what you were investigating; right?
But McMahon is a fair, nice guy, who has proven he is willing to step up, handle the corrupt ones……ppppuuuuuuhhhhhhhlllllleaseeeeeeee
Is this the Stark flying around with his wife in the Sheriffs Helicopter? Looks like McMahon is part of the problem, not part of the solution….
Paul..come on retard and answer up. Where did you fail FTO at? Or is this where you send your wife and daughters to fight your battles? I’m all ears
Learn how to cut and paste Travis….
Paul I’m waiting….where did you work patrol at LASO? Simple question that you CAN NOT answer.
LoL, I don’t want to be accused of leaving something out
No worries… More of an easy on the eyes thing!
Also, you realize that Parks is a patrol division of the Sheriffs Department right? Assuming that’s where he has worked, you can’t work Parks if you don’t have patrol experience. Unless I missed some part of this topic, but you keep asking about patrol, yet tease him about being a park ranger, you can’t be one without the other, so what did I miss?
I am late on this topic, so I may have missed something, but the argument doesn’t seem to make sense
Ummmm you missed that he has never said where he has 15 years of patrol experience at. And he is a PIO which tells me he is NOT on patrol. Go ahead and be his voice. You can’t vote for him in havasu now can you?
LoL, I don’t think he needs me to be his voice, but I was curious what you were getting at
Blasé it’s the women folk of P Troop playing their silly games. They haven’t accepted the messiah is tripping up every step of the way.
LMAO
Yeah, no man would start off with “ummmm”.
Keep it up dummies. Your boy Schrader is sinking like a turd full of fiber.
# 45 – Anonymous…….I just reread the previous posts and You’re Right……Totally My Bad
I’m Sorry Mr. Mills!