Pa~ Sauls ReOmarBleechuigton SPN ~~840

    From:    Brent Coughlin    JY~T

    To:    dias, anabeile

    Date:    3/14/2008 1:26:53 PM

    Subject:    Re: Omar Bleechington SPN 137840

 

In your original e-mail you request one, so yes. In the future you may want to consider getting available documents/tapes, etc., reviewing them and then if you feel that there is a violation submit a request for a formal IA investigation.

 

>>>    anabelle dias <anabellelaw@yahoo.com> 03/14/08 1:21 PM >>>

Thank you. Does that mean that your office will be conducting an internal affair investigation?

 

Brent Coughlin wrote:

>    I have conferred with Major Griner and he confirmed what I orginally advised, that once an internal

investigation is initiated, then these things are not a matter of public record until such time as the internal

investigation is closed.

>>>>    anabelle dias <anabellelaw@yahoo.com> 03/13/08 10:56 PM >>>

>    Captain Coughlin,

>

 

>    Can I please get a copy of the tape of the incident involving Mr Bleechington?

>    Brent Coughlin <COUGHLIB@leoncountvfl.Qov> wrote:

I will check with Capt. Martin. Is Bleechington your client?

>>>>    anabelle dias 03/13/08 10:58 AM>>>

>    I understand. I have done too much research yet but I think it would be a complaint in regards to what

occurred or did not occurred after force was used. I was under the impression that the client needed to be

medically cleared after using the tazer multiple times. However, in my client's case, I was called by an

inmate and had to be the one calling and reporting to the jail that he was unresponsive. It was not until we

called that someone checked on him. I have more details of the event but I am emailing you from Court.

>    Furthermore, I have Court all day and 7 trials set for next week so I can not spend too much time on this

issue right now. I will talk to my client as soon as I get a chance and will have someone get back with you.

Thank you for your response.

>    Anabelle

>    P.S.: I still need to take a picture of his injuries. Can you point me out to who could possibly assist me

with that?

>    Brent Coughlin wrote:

>    As a followup, I would like to know what the complaint is in regards to this matter. We don't routinely

conduct an IA unless there is an allegation of misconduct. Just because force was used, doesn't

automatically trigger an investigation. I need some specific information that you may have been provided

which is indicative that the actions were potentially in violation of policy.

>3/13/08

>>>>    anabelle dias 03/12108 9:04 PM>>>

>    Thank you. I will let his family know and I am quite sure that they will ask me to thank you so thank you.

>    Thanks

>    Anabelle

>    Brent Coughlin wrote:

―>    I was out of the office in training the past two days. I will have Detective Sauls look into it and get back

with you.

>    Captain Brent Coughlin

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    >>>> anabelle dias 03/12/08 12:31 AM >>>

    > Hello Capt;