Lt nigger cop netted in sting, extort'n spics

[Tyrone N. Butts]

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Photo from front page of WLBT Jackson Mississipppi

Canton Police Officer Says He's Not Guilty

Bond has been set at 50-thousand dollars for a Canton police officer charged with extortion. He appeared in Madison County Justice Court Thursday morning.

A crowd of Canton residents jeered at Lieutenant Roger Thomas as he was led into the Justice Court building.

Madison County Deputies arrested Thomas Wednesday after a sting operation that was launched amid complaints that he was taking money from mostly Hispanic drivers during traffic stops.

Deputies wit
nessed him taking 200-dollars from an undercover officer -- something residents say he is known for.

Dwight Williams says
Thomas harassed him.

Williams says "He was asking for big money -- like $100, $50. (and then he'd do what?) 'you can go.' I'm not just saying that. He did this. I'm not no man that got money like that. Even though I know I'm in the wrong -- I don't have no driver's license -- but it's just the idea, the principle of the thing.

Lieutenant Thomas told reporters he was "not guilty" as he was led back to the Madison County Jail. He is the third Canton police officer to be charged with a crime in recent weeks.

**Deyz Mo'**

$50,000 bond set for Canton police officer accused of extortion

Photo of Lt. Nigger at link!

A high-ranking Canton police officer is being held today under $50,000 bond, accused of extorting money from Hispanic residents.

Madison County Justice Court Judge Caro
le Davis set the bond this morning during a hearing for Lt. Roger Thomas, 52, over the objections of attorney Michael Ward, who argued for a $30,000 bond.

While he does not take the charges lightly, Ward said, "This is not a serious crime" compared with violent crime.

"I'm not comfortable with this," said Davis, who initially suggested a $300,000 bond.

Ward said Thomas is a longstanding member of the Canton community and is no threat to himself or others.

No preliminary hearing date was set.

As Thomas left the courtroom in shackles, a lone woman clapped her hands before exiting the area.

Outside, Thomas was greeted with both jeers
and prayers from onlookers. One of those taunting him was Dwight Williams, 43, of Canton, who said Thomas arrested him on traffic violations.

"I'm just a working man," Williams said, adding that he was ticketed for the offense and for failure to have a driver's license.

While some were there to heckle, those offerin
g prayers included Wanda Cheeks, 37, of Canton.

Longtime friend and high school classmate Joseph Gross, 51, said if Thomas did anything, then he "just made a mistake."

Thomas, with the Canton Police Department for more than 10 years, was arrested Wednesday morning in a sting operation.

It followed a yearlong investigation led by the Madison County Sheriff's Department, which was investigating allegations that Thomas had been targeting members of the Hispanic community for money.

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Wake up America and smell the nigger cop!

T.N.B.

 

[Tyrone N. Butts]

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Hispanic community relieved

CANTON --Maria Amaro described a yearlong reign of fear in the Hispanic community.

She said a Canton police officer used his authority to extort money from Hispanics. Everybody knew it, and it seemed everybody was putting up with it, she said.

Until this week.
Canton Police Lt. Roger Thomas was in jail on $50,000 bond Thursday, accused of extorting an undisclosed amount of money from a resident. Thomas, 52, was arrested Wednesday in a sting operation and was being held at the Madison County Jail.

"The people I talked to today (Thursday) are very happy," Amaro said. "We were never at ease. He stopped my husband three times and took $1,000 from him."

Tho
mas is the third Canton police officer to have a brush with the law
within the past month --all separate incidents. Mellon Daniels was charged with drunken driving after a crash last week. About three weeks ago, Charles Montgomery was ticketed by the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

Canton Police Chief Robert Winn acknowledged having gotten numerous complaints about Thomas since he took over as chief in April.

Thomas, who has been with the department for 10 years, was placed on administrative leave without pay following his arrest. No preliminary court date has been set.

Amaro, a Mexican who followed her husband to the United States about a year and a half ago, said people gathered Thursday in the home of one of their community matriarchs to watch the news.

"All the people had problems with the policeman," she said. "Not all of us have cars and must ride with others to get food, so they were stopped, too."

Many of the Canton-area
Hispanics live in a mobile home park and work at the Peco poultry plant. Thomas would wait near the
trailer park, Amaro said, where stark rows of worn mobile homes sit along roads of broken pavement and gravel roads.

Thomas preyed on these people because many can't speak English and some are in the country illegally, she said.

"He'd pull you over and ask if you speak English," she said. "If you couldn't, he'd say 'OK, give me $200 or $300.'"

Hispanics in Jackson, Madison and Ridgeland stopped coming to visit, she said, because they were afraid to drive through Canton.

Amaro said Thomas stopped her once, but when she spoke English, he let her go. She said she knows a woman who was stopped every week for months.

Since he took over the department, Winn said he has worked well with the Hispanic community.

"We've gotten numerous, numerous complaints,"
Winn said about Thomas, "but this is the only charge against him so far."

Some of those complaints could turn into more charges, Winn said.

"If anybody has any complaint on any police officer --whe
ther it's good or bad --they should file a formal complaint with the specific time and date of the incident," Winn said.

One count of felony extortion carries a maximum five-year prison sentence and maximum $5,000 fine.

Winn said black residents have complained about being targeted as well, though not as many as the Hispanics. The sting operation that snared Thomas was the result of an investigation between Canton police and the Madison County Sheriff's Department.

In court arguing for a lower bond Thursday, Thomas' attorney, Michael Ward, said he didn't take the charge lightly, but, compared to violent crime, Thomas' count of extortion wasn't that serious.

Madison County Justice Court Judge Carole Davis initiall
y had suggested a $300,000 bond.

Ward said Thomas is a longstanding member of the Canton community and is no threat to himself or others.

As Thomas left the courtroom in shackles, a lone woman clapped her hands before exiting the area.

Outside,
Thomas was greeted with jeers and prayers from onlookers. One of those taunting him was Dwight Williams, 43, of Canton who said Thomas arrested him on traffic violations.

"I'm just a working man," he said, adding that he was ticketed for the offenses and for failure to have a driver's license.

While some were there to heckle, those offering prayers included Wanda Cheeks, 37, of Canton.

Longtime friend and high school classmate Joseph Gross, 51, said if Thomas did anything, then he "just made a mistake."

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The mistake is hiring a nigger to be a cop.

T.N.B.

 

[White Devil]

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Hey! That looks like a fat Morgan Freeman! :rotfl:

 

[Tyrone N. Butts]

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Canton officer warned, chief says

Canton Police Chief Robert Winn said he had twice warned his officers, including one arrested this week on an extortion charge, to shun any illegal activity.

"When I came here in April, I gave all of my officers a warning. 'If you're involved in any illegal activities, it needs to stop now,'" he said. "And two or three months later I put them on notice again."

Rumors had spread since December 2003 that Lt. Roger Thomas was pulling over Hispanics who didn't speak English and taking thousands of dollars from them, Winn said.

"I even confronted him individually and said, without using any specifics, that if he was involved in something, it needed to cea
se. And he said he wasn't doing anything illegal," Winn said. "When you swore to u
phold the law, that was your warning right there. Anything after that is courtesy."

Thomas, 52, was arrested Wednesday after a joint investigation between the Canton Police and the Madison County Sheriff's departments caught him in a sting operation. He was charged with one count of extortion and released from custody Thursday after posting $50,000 bond.

Thomas' attorney, Michael Ward, said his client would plead not guilty and declined further comment.

But complaints in the past few years weren't limited to the Hispanic community, Winn said. Four black people have called him since Thursday, saying Thomas took money from them too.

"Within the department it's shocking," Winn said. "But the perception will improve. They know the chief is trying to bring in integrity."

The Hispanic community members who are illegal immigrants w
ere stuck when pulled over, Winn said.

"He had them so scared that he was going to ship them back that they weren't saying anything," he said.

T
he distrust of law enforcement is an inherent problem among undocumented workers and their families, said immigrant rights advocates.

Many are harassed by corrupt law enforcement officials from their native countries, said Bill Chandler, president of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance, Jackson.

Without a valid driver's license and insurance, two things requested when people are pulled over or involved in an accident, they could fall prey to corrupt officials, he said.

That's why the Alliance supports current legislation that allows immigrants to apply for a driver's license without a Social Security number.

"One thing that would solve the problem of shakedowns would be if the state Legislature would pass a bill that would allow all immigrants, regardless of their status, to take the drive
r's license test."

Some members of Canton's Hispanic population work at the Peco poultry plant there. A Peco spokeswoman was not available Friday afternoon.

Kathy Sykes, an organizer with the
Mississippi Poultry Workers Center in Forest, also lauded Wednesday's arrest.

"I think this was a great step toward breaking down the barriers between the Latino community and law enforcement," she said.

The arrest is one that she said should be copied in other areas of the state, particularly in southwest Mississippi, where similar reports have centered in Hispanic communities near around chicken processing plants.

Madison County Sheriff Toby Trowbridge said the investigation took time because every time a sting was set up, Thomas didn't take the bait.

Trowbridge came under fire from immigrant rights advocates in August 2003 for statements saying he would "round up" undocumented workers.

Trowbridge, on Friday, said there were probl
ems with undocumented workers arrested for drunken driving. And there were the illegal immigrants who didn't have driver's licenses and insurance and were in accidents or got pulled over.

He said immigrants should be subject to the same laws as citizens and
since his crackdown, the problems have largely evaporated, he said.

But his participation in the sting that snared Thomas further demonstrates his beliefs.

"I have a problem with anybody that breaks the law whether they are white, black, Hispanic, legal or illegal," Trowbridge said.

"My only concern is the safety of everybody in Madison County."

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Canton Police Chief Robert Winn said he had twice warned his officers, including one arrested this week on an extortion charge, to shun any i
llegal activity.

"When I came here in April, I gave all of my officers a warning. 'If you're involved in any illegal activities, it needs to stop now,'" he said. "And two or three months later I put them on notice again."

Only in a niggerfuxated police force would the chief of da Popo have to warn the nigger cops to stop dey criminal activity.

T.N.B.

 

[Tyrone N. Butts]

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Police officer resignation 'short, sweet'

Canton Police Chief Robert Winn expected a resignation from a lieutenant accused of making traffic stops to extort money from Latinos, but not as quickly as he got it.

Former Lt. Roger Thomas sent Winn a resignation letter earlier this week that read simply "I Roger Thomas resign office immediately."

"It was short and sweet," Winn said.
Thomas, 52, of 427 Johnson St. in Canton, was arrested Jan. 26 and charged with extortion, records show. He is free on $50,000 bond.

His resignation, paired with the city's purchase of three video cameras to place in squad cars, should help show Canton residents that the city is serious about improving the police department's im
age and service, officials said.

The city had talked about purchasing th
e cameras, which cost a total of $6,060, for the past six months, Winn said. The Thomas situation forced the city's hand, though.

"We have to show the public that we are on top of this issue," Mayor Fred Esco Jr. said. "This will help us protect the citizen from abuse and the police officers from being falsely accused."

Video cameras, which are equipped with audio recorders, are used by most metro law enforcement agencies. The cameras automatically begin recording when the officer's blue lights are turned on and stops when the lights are turned off. The officer can manually operate the camera as well.

Bill Chandler, president of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance in Jackson, said the move is a "first step in the right direction" in making Latinos feel safer.

"Many Latinos are here simply to make better lives for them
and their families," Chandler said. "The people of Mississippi need to welcome the Latinos who are here and help them become productive members of this society."[/
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Winn said the police department is planning an outreach initiative aimed at improving the relationship between law officers and the Latino community.

"We are here to help, not to harm," Winn said. "I understand there is still a lot of distrust. Getting rid of one person (Thomas) won't solve all of the issues. We have some work to do in showing them we are better than this."

Thomas in the third Canton police officer to face charges within the past month. One officer was charged with drunken driven in Jackson and the other was ticketed by the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks for reportedly shooting at a decoy deer.

The department has just 14 officers to patrol the city, Winn said. Between 18 and 24 officers are needed, he said. Esco said the city has authori
zed the hiring of three police officers and interviews are ongoing.

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"Many Latinos are here simply to make better lives for them and their families," Chandler said. "The people of Mississip
pi need to welcome the Latinos who are here and help them become productive members of this society."

Wrong! Wetbacks need to be escorted back across the border! Niggers need to be shipped back to Afreaka.

T.N.B.

 

[Romulus]

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The mistake is hiring a nigger to be a cop.

A profound statement that can't be repreated to often. Still. . . as long as you are going to hire nigras, this one seems to be not to bad.

Let's look at this thing from the prospective of what he did for the white community. He terrorized hispanics so much they wouldn't drive through his area. Thats good for whites that may be living there nay? And he also extorted money from other blacks thereby encouraging them to relocate didn't he?

Am I missing something or is there in fact no downside to this man other than his being a nigra? This nigra is the last nigra that I
would like to see placed on the boat to Africa. Hell, for a 40 this buck would probably help us herd a few on board.

Bill Chandler, president of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance in Jackson, said the move is a "first step in the right direction" in mak
ing Latinos feel safer.

"Many Latinos are here simply to make better lives for them and their families," Chandler said. "The people of Mississippi need to welcome the Latinos who are here and help them become productive members of this society."

Brother Chandler's ass is the one that needs to be Ku Kluxed. :kickbutt: :xburn: :confed:

 

[Tyrone N. Butts]

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Hispanic Community Speaks Out About Arrested Officer

Immigrants living in Canton used to fear police, but the Canton community is working to rebuild trust after an officer's arrest last month.

Getting behind the wheel used to be a waking nightmare for some Canton residents.

"Some folks said they'd wait until their cupboards were virtually empty before going to the store. One man told me he hadn't driven since he'd been stopped because he was so afraid of racial profiling," explained Angela Stuesse of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Saturday, volunteers at Sacred Heart Catholic Church took statements about former Canton police officer
Roger Thomas. The church has been working as a mediator between immigrants and police since Thomas was arres
ted in January on charges of extortion. More than 12 immigrants have complained directly to police that Thomas pulled them over for no reason and demanded money.

"This police say to the lady give me dinero because this lady no speak English," stated one immigrant.

"I guess he told the Hispanic community that if you go tell we're going to call immigration authority and get you all shipped back," said Chief Robert Winn of the Canton Police Department.

Since Thomas' arrest, more and more people are coming forward.

"What brought people forward publicly is knowing this officer is no longer on the streets," added Stuesse.

Saturday morning immigrants, police, and activists gathered to help educate the new comers so they will know they are in America and they do have rights, sta
ted Kathy Sykes from the Mississippi Poultry Worker's Center.

"We feel safer, we feel free, we feel more confidence, we feel like we can say what's happening if something
is wrong, so that's a good thing," stated another immigrant.

But activists say as long as undocumented immigrants can't get driver's licenses they will remain open to threats and extortion.

"Oftentimes they get stopped and don't have driver's license and they're vulnerable," said Bill Chandler of the Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance.

Many Hispanics in Canton say they too want changes made to immigration laws, but for now are glad the harassment has stopped and justice will be done.

"We pray this doesn't happen one more time."

Volunteers at Sacred Heart Church in Canton said after three hours of taking statements that 15 people had already come forward. They say by the end of the day they expect even more to speak out.

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But activists say as long as undocumented immigrants can't get driver's licenses they will remain open to threats and extortion.

"Oftentimes they get stopped and don't have driver's license and they're vulnera
ble," said Bill Chandler of the Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance.

Driver's licenses for wetbacks? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!

T.N.B.

 

[Tyrone N. Butts]

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Originally posted by Romulus@Feb 6 2005, 03:59 AM

The mistake is hiring a nigger to be a cop.

A profound statement that can't be repreated to often. Still. . . as long as you are going to hire nigras, this one seems to be not to bad.

Let's look at this thing from the prospective of what he did for the white community. He terrorized hispanics so much they wouldn't drive through his area. Thats good for whites that may be living there nay
? And he also extorted money from other blacks thereby encouraging them to relocate didn't he?

Am I missing something or is there in fact no downside to this man other than his being a nigra? This nigra is the last nigra that I would like to see placed on the boat to Africa. Hell, for a 40 this buck would probably help us herd a few on board.

Bill Chandler, president of the Mississippi Immigrants Right
s Alliance in Jackson, said the move is a "first step in the right direction" in making Latinos feel safer.

"Many Latinos are here simply to make better lives for them and their families," Chandler said. "The people of Mississippi need to welcome the Latinos who are here and help them become productive members of this society."

Brother Chandler's ass is the one that needs to be Ku Kluxed. :kickbutt: :xburn: :confed:

This nigger cop wasn't harassing the spics as a public service, he was enriching himself. We can't have that. And yes, Bill Chandler needs to be Ku Kluxed badly.

T.N.B.

 

[Tyrone N. Butts]

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Former Canton cop indicted on 10 counts of extortion

CANTON --Former Canton Police Lt. Roger Thomas surrendered to authorities today after a grand jury indicted him on 10 counts of extortion.

Thomas, who surrendered at the Madison County Circuit Clerk's office shortly before 4 p.m., is accused of targeting Hispanics, many of whom are undocumented, and demanding money in exchange for not taking them to jail.

His arrest followed a year-long investigation by the Madison County Sheriff's Department and the Canton Police Departmentafter each agency said it had received complaints from members of the Hispanic community about Thomas.

"We believe the reason he picked on the Hispanic community is the fact they
were very frightened of being in a new country and not able to speak the lang
uage very well, and they were somewhat use to this being the way that law officers treated people when they were in Mexico," said David Clark, district attorney for Madison and Rankin counties.

Thomas, 52, of 472 Johnson St., in Canton, was arrested Jan. 26 and subsequently resigned. He was freed after posting $50,000 bond.

Each charge carries a sentence of up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

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"We believe the reason he picked on the Hispanic community is the fact they were very frightened of being in a new country and not able to speak the language very well, and they were somewhat use to this being the way that law officers treated people when th
ey were in Mexico," said David Clark, district attorney for Madison and Rankin counties.

A nigger never misses an opportunity to commit a crime of opportunity.

T.N.B.

 

[Tyrone N. Butts]

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Former Officer Indicted On Extortion Charges

A former Canton police officer could face up to 50 years in prison. A Madison County Grand Jury has indicted Roger Thomas on ten counts of extortion.

But Madison County District Attorney David Clark says there could have been more.

"We've heard of a hundred different counts and we felt, we picked out the strongest 10 cases," Clark said.

Alfredo Ruiz was one of those hundred complaints. He says Thomas extorted $250 from him.

Speaking spanish, Ruiz, orginally from Guatemala, said he felt sad because he isn't earning money easily; he's suffering.

Clark says this should send a message to any officer who uses their
badge for criminal activity.

"He (Thomas) was taking advantage of the poor and weak people who were frightened about
being in this country and were having difficulty with the language," Clark said.

Each count of the 10 count indictment points out that Thomas used his position of authority to commit the crime.

Gilberto Morales never came in contact with the former officer, but had heard of him.

He, like Ruiz, are satisfied that the wheels of justice are turning against a man they feared.

Speaking spanish, Morales said, "I feel more calm because I can drive around a little."

Ruiz agrees, simply saying that he feels happy.

We were unable to reach Thomas' attorney for comment. The former officer is out on a previous bond. His trial is set for November 1st.

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Speaking spanish, Ruiz, orginally from Guatemala, said he felt sad because he isn't earning money easily; he's suffering.

Go back to Guatemala and stop suffering!

Speaking spanish, Morales said, "I feel more calm because I can drive around a little.
"

Funny, isn't it? I don't feel calm about it at all.

T.N.B.