As soon as he took a shot at the SWAT team, officers opened fire on him. The only effective agent you can spray or drop on rioters is napalm. MILL SPRING, N.C. (WLOS) Polk County Sheriff's Office officials have confirmed Sunday, June 20, that a man in the Mill Spring community has been shot and killed. I dont think therell be any more rioting unless a store runs out of the new iphone. Sheriff Grady Judd told the Orlando Sentinel: Because thats all the ammunition we had. Now, is that just about the all-time greatest answer or what! The BG was a known killer. Why we dont is a law enforcement mystery. (Polk County Sheriff's Office) Four people are dead including a mother still cradling her now-deceased baby in what a Florida . Sept. 5, 2021, 9:46 AM PDT / Updated Sept. 5, 2021, 11:30 AM PDT By Doha Madani Four people were killed, including a baby shot in their mother's arms, after an attack in a home in the Lakeland,. In November 2006, the latter agency announced it would investigate whether authorities used excessive force in the incident. And colors of skins, cars, guns, none matter a whit. Freeland, who had been released on bail, disappeared before trial. Ten SWAT officers surrounded Freeland on Friday as he hid beneath brush and a fallen tree in a rural area. But please continue to avoid addressing the meat of the discussion and instead try to discredit the messenger. Authorities say he raised the gun belonging to the deputy he had killed, prompting nine officers to fire. St. Petersburg, Florida 33704. She was shot multiple times, according to detectives. ". I guess we could have more of the quiet types that dont have near the impact that Judd has.While his county has a ways to go as far as Road law enforcement so does all of Florida .We are killing way more people on our roadways in Florida than any storm..But I think Judd has peoples attention and also that of the scum bags he wants to be rid of. Not so in Wilsons case where he was responding to an immediate threat after receiving very significant, disabling injury. And now the rest of the story from Wikipedia: In a news story dated June 14, 2007, Gabrielle Finley of TheLedger.com wrote: Eh? Hes gangstered up, and gangster shot.. Stop trying to pretend otherwise. or redistributed. Angilo Freeland -- who was suspected of fatally shooting the deputy after being pulled over for speeding Thursday -- was hit 68 times by the SWAT team members' shots, the examination showed. When Angilo Freeland handed Deputy Speirs a fraudulently obtained drivers license bearing another man's name, something about the proffered ID bothered Speirs, so he called for backup. He then fired on nearby Deputy Williams, wounding him in the right wrist, left bicep, rear left thigh, right leg, right buttock, and upper right arm. "Thousands Expected at Polk Deputy's Funeral." When you live here with our boasting proud sheriff and still have the sex offenders, drug heads, murders that happen everyday thats when I think that your opinion of him counts. Down on the southern border in Yuma, AZ is a surreal and alarming situation taking place. It was self defense. John Raczynski and Jamal Lawson. This happened in 2006 and the military did even have MRAPs yet. Quite frankly, we weren't taking any chances." A state-wide manhunt ensued. Florida Politics is a statewide, new media platform covering campaigns, elections, government, policy, and lobbying in Florida. Your choice. No disabling injury has been 100% confirmed, instead we get conflicting reports about the eye socket injury. It appears the issue being addressed is over-reaction. The sheriffs office said it is unsure why Bacote fired at victims 1 and 2. Polk County Sheriff In the home next. 2005: Eight officers fired 43 shots at Brian . Detectives are investigating Thursday after a young woman was found shot inside a vehicle parked at an east Salem apartment complex. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. So, the officers had to obliged him. He was not wearing a protective vest, but shots hit him in his right leg and behind his right ear, among other places. We could then more easily separate this case from others. POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) Polk County deputies continue to investigate a shooting that left one dead and several others injured in a case that Sheriff Grady Judd described as "clear as. There are effective ways to control rioters, but police need to have the flexibility to be innovative. Polk County Sheriff's Deputy Doug Speirs pulled over Angilo Freeland just before noon on Sept. 28 for speeding along an avenue in Lakeland, Fla. It is said the most dangerous real estate on planet earth lies between a television camera and Sheriff Grady Judd. You dont see any problems with this? I wish there were more like him. He tried to carjack a woman at a convenience store while she was pumping gas, but the lady turned the tables, dousing Hendrix with gasoline, and he decided to try his luck elsewhere. Just kidding. Well, I guess a lot of middle class folks will learn the importance of being armed and prepared to defend themselves. What happened was on him. So Im supposed to wait for someone to make the same comment Wish that many more murderers would meet that end. If you make the average police officer expend (his percentage of) that many rounds, that poor officer was stressing, and they were by circumstance espoused of the idea of no other option.. If you dont want to look like a single-issue nutjob trying to crowbar your pet cause into unrelated discussions, it would help. POLK COUNTY, Fla. A former Marine and sharpshooter shot four people including an infant in multiple Polk County homes before turning the gun on law enforcement in what officials called. A statewide manhunt ensued. Sheriff Grady Judd told the Orlando Sentinel: "Because that's all the . Just curious, but since it has come out about that particular injury, do you have a credible source stating it is NOT true? The FBI and DOJ launched the now usual investigation into the Angilo Freeland case and determined the shoot was A-OK, civil rights-wise. 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. This was a good shoot. 'We are prepared for a gunfight if he wants a gunfight.". And she is no beauty. Later that afternoon the body of 39-year-old Deputy Williams, a father of three, was found and carried from the wooded area. Ive read that sentence several times now, and cannot make heads or tails of it. Though police say Joyce Freeland's son probably was involved with a drug ring and kept a journal in which he described himself as a soldier on a mission who would "go out in a moment of Bezerk madness," relatives say Freeland was a boxer preparing to start school to learn how to repair airplanes. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, shown here in 2018, called an alleged shooter "a coward" for surrendering with his hands up once surrounded by law enforcement. Come on, youre more rational and reasonable than this. See how that works? Associated Press. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and I have sparred for years over issues of transparency, crossing the line in labeling innocent men sex offendersand his aggressive practices seizing property from private citizens. He was rushed to an area hospital where he was listed in extremely critical condition.. Diogi, his German shepherd police dog, was also killed. Criminals should take note: If you kill a police officer, expect to be killed. The photo is separate issue from whether or not the injuries existed. A Florida deputy fatally shot a woman who threatened to attack him with a shovel, sheriff officials said. By Jason Lanning Polk County. You just have to be willing to dig because this was almost two decades ago. "I don't want the black community up in arms that there's some cover-up. He reportedly raised his gun to those officers who attempted to coax him into surrendering. Afterwards, when called upon by the media to make a statement about the manhunt and its outcome, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd explained: You have to understand, he had already shot and killed a deputy, he had already shot and killed a K-9, and he shot and injured another deputy. Deputies said the children were ages 3, 4, 9, and 12 years old. Furthermore, police say Freeland shot Williams eight times, including in the head, took the deputy's handgun and ammunition, and continued to hide in the woods. That man had just broke in to homes and slaughtered innocent families that where sitting down to supper ! To begin with, yes. He was just her son and father of 7- and 8-year-old daughters. That would not be hard, either. "That's all the bullets we had, or we would have shot him more," Judd said after autopsy results were released. So now apologize. A warrant was issued for his arrest; but it sat unserved until March 2005, when the state attorney's office deemed it (along with 14 other warrants) "stale." Did Sheriff Judd say everything the post claims? Heck, I havent seen ANYONE here make this a race thing, except possibly you! A Florida sheriff is gaining national attention for his strong words about using gun violence against potential looters. Be the 1st agency out there with this and win a Nobel Peace Prize. Back in the day, older folks and mass media regaled young lads with stories of courageous law enforcement officers. He radioed for help and made his way out of the woods. A contagious shooting is a sociological phenomenon observed in military and police . To explain what actually took place you have to travel back nearly 16-years ago when on Sept. 28, 2006, Polk County Deputy Doug Speirs pulled over a speeding rental car bearing Kentucky tags in Lakeland, Florida. You think summary street executions would quell protest and rioting? It would also provide an opening to start some communications. Like Bonnie & Clyde, hed proved he was a BIG threat. It leaves a terrible smell on Palestinian rioters for a couple of days. If some thug killed our dogs my wife and I would empty the mags into him. Then Freeland shot Deputy Doug Speirs in the leg as he searched for the suspect in a heavily wooded area, and later fired rounds at two Lakeland police officers, according to police. Because that is totally the exact same situation as the one in Ferguson. The real trouble is just a couple of apartment complexes at the I-70 side of the town. That statement attributed to the sherif sounds like an urban legend kind of thing. Hes uncovered major stories such as uncovering backroom deals in the Tampa Bay Rays stadium and other political investigations. Another deputy was wounded and a police dog killed. I want people to be comfortable with the fact that everything turned out the way it had to turn out. And if you come to this county, and if you use extreme violence, to try to carjack somebody from their car, if you get shot thats on you. Freeland had the right to trial by jury. Likely sensing things weren't going well, Freeland broke from the officers and ran into the woods. The deputy was shot eight times, including once behind his right ear at close range. The two exchanged fire, and the deputy was wounded in the leg. Add some bright yellow dye to that water cannon. Freeland remained under the oak tree overnight, where a 10-member SWAT team found him the next morning. Freeland is the man deputies say shot and killed Deputy Matt Williams and his K-9 DiOGi last September following a traffic . Market data provided by Factset. Thats when Bacote opened fire on victims 1 and 2. Before Johnny Law dressed up in military camo, fired-up the MRAP, loaded-uphis full-auto rifle and rang the local judge for a no-knock warrant fora local meth head. I have the right to go to any church. UhmmI guess they need to have a sit down and figure out how to get them more bullets. Freeland was pure evil in the flesh, Judd said., But his girlfriend said he was a good father to his kids., Would Freeland have run if hed known that his 1999 case had been dropped and there was no longer a warrant out for his arrest?, Read more at http://www.snopes.com/crime/cops/judd.asp#tG0azf8oMuJaJTzV.99, Scary to think that he would still be roaming around today.