HAOLE Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Wow.... that is messed up. Let the guy bury his dad, then arrest him. WILMINGTON, N.C. – A North Carolina sheriff's official has apologized for plunging a funeral into chaos when undercover agents tried to arrest the dead man's son — and used a Taser on him in the process. It happened as the coffin was being loaded into a hearse. The officers planned to quietly arrest pallbearer Gladwyn Taft Russ III, The Star-News of Wilmington reported Wednesday. Relatives said two deputies dressed in coats and ties grabbed Russ and kneed him in his back before Tasering him. One deputy's gun fell out of its holster. Russ' sister, Taffy Gause, said when she got out of the car a deputy "was waving a gun at me and my mom and yelling to get back or he was going to shoot." She said some mourners went home instead of going to the cemetery. Russ, 42, had failed to surrender after being charged with threatening his ex-wife who lives in another state, officials said. Following his father's death Nov. 11, Russ agreed to surrender after the funeral. When deputies approached Russ during the Saturday funeral, he "went wild" and spat on the officers, said New Hanover County sheriff's chief deputy Ed McMahon. McMahon said the officers should have waited until after the cemetery service. "It was never my intention to create any more problems for the family, and I am truly sorry and apologize for that," he said. McMahon said the officers pointed Tasers at people because the crowd was moving toward them. Russ was charged with assault on a government official, resisting an officer, disorderly conduct and felony malicious conduct by a prisoner. "Everybody was so scared. We thought it was a drug deal gone bad," said Ronnie Simmons, a pallbearer and Russ' brother-in-law. "We almost dropped the casket." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Eh, fail to surrender before the funeral, you'll likely flee again after the funeral. Could have been worse, they could have arrested him before the service began. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 "Everybody was so scared. We thought it was a drug deal gone bad," said Ronnie Simmons, a pallbearer and Russ' brother-in-law. Whose first thought goes to a drug deal gone bad when gun wielding people claiming to be the government tase a pallbearer? This family has some fucked up shit going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 I just thought they could let him get the coffin in the hearse first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 they shoulda put two in his head and saved the taxpayers some money who gives a fuck if the guys at a funeral or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 614Streets Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Whose first thought goes to a drug deal gone bad when gun wielding people claiming to be the government tase a pallbearer? This family has some fucked up shit going on. No shit this guy watches alot of movies maybe? Drug deal gone bad. Dayum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 No shit this guy watches alot of movies maybe? Drug deal gone bad. Dayum! No matter how many movies I watched, I'd never think "well my father in law's dead, I'm holding his casket and there's federales everywhere taking down my brother in law. Ya know, I'll bet this casket's full of blow" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 614Streets Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 No matter how many movies I watched, I'd never think "well my father in law's dead, I'm holding his casket and there's federales everywhere taking down my brother in law. Ya know, I'll bet this casket's full of blow" Yeah I wouldnt stone the guy but it does sound fishy so it probably is. Maybe his folks are choir boys and live a pampered life? Bwhahaha They still could have waited on the occasion but what cop wants to risk his tail when he's an arrow. Good cops, badboy. Bless the family pull through the mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 they shoulda put two in his head and saved the taxpayers some money who gives a fuck if the guys at a funeral or not he was at his dad's funeral u fuckin prick. criminal or not, i'd give him the chance to bury his dad before making any arrests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 they shoulda put two in his head and saved the taxpayers some money who gives a fuck if the guys at a funeral or not I LOL'd he was at his dad's funeral u fuckin prick LOL again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 typical cops, cant wait to use their toys anywhere they get a chance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 typical cops, cant wait to use their toys anywhere they get a chance... That is what I was thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 It should not matter where he was. He had fled. He was caught. Bad timing, and bad judgement by the cops. Waiting another minute for the casket to be placed in the car would not have made that much of a difference. They could have then escorted him away. As to the being at his Dad's Funeral..... who cares. People die every day, and folks behind bars don't get to attend. Do the crime, do the time. KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 It should not matter where he was. He had fled. He was caught. Bad timing, and bad judgement by the cops. Waiting another minute for the casket to be placed in the car would not have made that much of a difference. They could have then escorted him away. As to the being at his Dad's Funeral..... who cares. People die every day, and folks behind bars don't get to attend. Do the crime, do the time. KillJoy I think you're right, I also think we're not getting the whole story. It says he'd agreed to surrender after the funeral...then went wild. So a guy who says he's gonna surrender all of a sudden goes bonkers at his own dad's funeral, obviously these guys have to do something. It was probably past the point of "ok we'll come back later" because he was so angry. Still, it doesn't add up. Something seems odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 he was at his dad's funeral u fuckin prick. criminal or not, i'd give him the chance to bury his dad before making any arrests. Nah. He probably deserved what he got. Its a felony now to spit on officers too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Nah. He probably deserved what he got. Its a felony now to spit on officers too. ok, well hopefully you do somethin wrong in ur life and when I catch you at one of ur families funerals carrying they're casket imma run up and taze u in the neck/nuts repeatively since you'll be deserving what ya got an all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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