Wed
Jul 8 2009
02:37 pm
This just in - Patton is OUT
By: RoaneBooster

See RCN (link...)
FORMER Constable Mark Patton ousted by Circuit Court Judge Russell Simmons. Testimony was enough to justify it, the judge said.

RB

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Here's the KNS story

Submitted by WhitesCreek on July 8, 2009 - 3:27pm.

(link...)

WVLT TV goes a little deeper

Submitted by BrantWW on July 8, 2009 - 4:01pm.

Into the Judges ruling:

In a written opinion, Roane County Circuit Court Judge Russell Simmons ruled Patton:

  • threatened the life of a citizen he was elected to protect,
  • used racial slurs,
  • threatened fellow officers and their family,
  • forced vehicles off the road for a traffic stop for no legal reason,
  • used actions and words toward other law enforcement officers that could distract the other officer and place him and third parties at risk, and;
  • used threats to coerce someone to have arrest warrants dropped.

(link...)

Thank you!

Submitted by BrantWW on July 8, 2009 - 5:33pm.

Thank you General Johnson, County Attorney McFarland, County Executive Farmer, Roane County Sheriff Stockton, Kingston Mayor and County Commission Chairman Beets, Kingston Police Chief Washam, the Kingston Police Department and all citizens who testfied for seeing this sad chapter in Roane County history to an end.

Hopefully, the voters of Roane County will be more careful in the future.

Brant W Williams, Member Kingston City Council

DISCLAIMER: The opinions & ideas posted above are those of Brant W. Williams and may or may not be shared by other council members, city officials, or city employees.

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