OFF THE WIRE
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Date of Interaction: May 11, 2014
Police Employee Involved: Officer Welch
Police Employee Contact Information: 412-241-4496
During a youth soccer game in Wheeling, WV, my daughter and another
player had a nasty but accidental collision on the field. Several
parents from the other team began shouting nasty things about my
daughter with the nicest being, “Kick her out of the game,” but many
were of a more threatening nature. At that point I said, loudly, to them
to leave my daughter alone and come talk to me if they had a problem.
Then a guy stood up and shouted, “You better watch your mouth, I am a
cop.” Keep in mind he is from Churchill, Pennsylvania, and we were
standing in Wheeling, WV at that moment – about ninety-five miles and a
whole state away from his jurisdiction.
Of course I said,”I don’t care who you are, you all need to leave my daughter alone.”
This cop, AND his wife, walked down to our team’s bleachers and he
sat right beside me so his leg was touching mine. He started asking if
anyone had any weapons. I told him, “Maybe”. He then said, “Do I need to
start patting people down?” I answered, “You can try.”
Now his ego was bruised, so he called local 911 and, I shit you not, requested “back-up.”
A local deputy arrived. He sprinted over and told the local deputy
lord knows what. At that point, he was the only person who had even
gotten out of their seat.
The local cop came over and, as you can guess, his mind was made up.
He asked me what was going on. I asked to step away from the psycho
Tackelberry-esque Pennsylvania cop. He asked my name, and I told him. I
asked to tell my side of the story and the local cop said, “No, I don’t
need it. I need you to leave the premises.” I said I would, but again
asked to tell my side.
The local cop said, “I am warning you; go now.” I told him the route I
planned to walk and said,”I just wish you would have let me tell my
side.”
Boom. The cuffs came out. He arrested me and walked me to his car.
While he was putting the cuffs on, the Pennsylvania Cop came running at
me and screamed,”Get on the mother fucking ground now, mother fucker!”
Yes, he said that at a soccer game in front of children. Then, while
being walked, the psych Pennsylvania cop began getting in my face and
screaming, “See, I told you my brother would take care of your ass.”
The local cop, took me downtown, printed me and wrote me a citation
for the worst trespass he could. The penalty was a fine, not less than
$100 and up to $500, with up to 6 months in jail.
Today I went and saw the County Magistrate. I finally got to tell my
story. Long story short, charges were dismissed and she actually called
the local cop to her office and explained her displeasure at how this
went down.
I have tried to contact the psycho-cop’s chief, but he never seems to
be in and he never seems to call back. The number I listed is for that
police department.
Rich
