A 33-year-old Cleveland County man in police custody died by suicide early Sunday after shooting himself with a gun officers didn't realize he'd had following a traffic arrest.
Camden Owen McWhirter, 33, was arrested by Polk County sheriff's deputies Sunday for suspicion of driving while impaired off Big Level Road. Upon being transferred to the Polk County Law Enforcement Center, McWhirter told deputies he had a weapon, Polk County Sheriff Tim Wright said Monday.
Wright said that while entering a secured lot about 5 a.m. at the detention center, McWhirter revealed he had a gun. McWhirter reportedly was asked turn over the weapon to law enforcement, leading to a standoff involving the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation as well as the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office and the Columbus Police Department, among others.
Officials attempted to negotiate with McWhirter and resolve the incident for "several hours," but he ultimately turned the gun on himself.
The SBI is conducting an independent investigation of the situation, Wright said.
Not searched or cuffed?
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
I'm guessing he was a white guy? Can't see the cops not cuffing/searching a black guy, nor "negotiating for several hours" before shooting him themselves.
I'm guessing he was a white guy? Can't see the cops not cuffing/searching a black guy, nor "negotiating for several hours" before shooting him themselves.
They were hoping to avoid cleaning up the mess in their patrol car.
Anyhow, you are correct, and this is not his 1st nor even his 2nd rodeo in just the last year and a half, which makes it even more outrageous that he wasn't searched or cuffed.
... Camden McWhirter is accused of shooting his grandfather, Carl Owen McWhirter, Monday afternoon before spending six and a half hours holed up in a home on the 1200 block of South Lafayette Street....
Shelby Police Chief Jeff Ledford said the younger McWhirter is a veteran who used an AR15 to shoot his grandfather.
In court Tuesday, McWhirter was assigned a $100,000 bond. He is on probation for a simple assault conviction in September 2017, according to the N.C. Department of Correction.
Pic at link.
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
Alabama attorney general, Steve Marshall
Repug
former prosecutor
anti-choice
prohibitionist
slaver/traitor statue defender
anti-DACA
accused of campaign finance violations
Baptist missionary in India
I'm shocked - shocked I say!
Why aren't the NRA people all up in arms about a "good guy with a gun" was gunned down just exercising his 2nd Amendment rights? Oh yeah, dead guy was black, wasn't he?
In the wake of massive public pressure on the banking sector and widespread outrage about family detention and child separation by the Trump Administration, Wells Fargo publicly stated that private prisons are a risky investment and run counter to its human rights policies. Now more than 100 organizations, representing millions of people, are demanding that these banks take the next step and explicitly commit to ending their relationship with CoreCivic and the Geo Group — the two largest private prison corporations profiting from family separation and detention....
Every family should have a safe bed to tuck their children into at night, but CoreCivic and Geo Group are profiting off of traumatized children and families who are separated and locked up just for seeking that safety. We have the power to correct Trump’s zero-humanity policy by holding private prison profiteers accountable; it is ultimately up to us to free our families and reunite children with their parents....
Thanks for all that you do y ¡Adelante!
– Matt, Elisa, Erick, Kelly, Erica, Favianna, Reetu, Oscar and the Presente.org team.
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
In the wake of massive public pressure on the banking sector and widespread outrage about family detention and child separation by the Trump Administration, Wells Fargo publicly stated that private prisons are a risky investment and run counter to its human rights policies. Now more than 100 organizations, representing millions of people, are demanding that these banks take the next step and explicitly commit to ending their relationship with CoreCivic and the Geo Group — the two largest private prison corporations profiting from family separation and detention....
Every family should have a safe bed to tuck their children into at night, but CoreCivic and Geo Group are profiting off of traumatized children and families who are separated and locked up just for seeking that safety. We have the power to correct Trump’s zero-humanity policy by holding private prison profiteers accountable; it is ultimately up to us to free our families and reunite children with their parents....
Thanks for all that you do y ¡Adelante!
– Matt, Elisa, Erick, Kelly, Erica, Favianna, Reetu, Oscar and the Presente.org team.
I'm suspicious...not sure I believe WF and JPM would abandon ANYTHING that makes money for them. I'll wait.....
Speaking of LEO....just today about 15 miles up the road here in Sullivan County TN a guy shot and killed his wife at the dentist office she worked at. But another patient in the waiting area was armed, had a CC permit, and shot the killer. No word if killer is dead or not but the CC guy held him down (which assumes he's still alive) until the cops got there. Good guy with a gun wins one. I salute.
Speaking of LEO....just today about 15 miles up the road here in Sullivan County TN a guy shot and killed his wife at the dentist office she worked at. But another patient in the waiting area was armed, had a CC permit, and shot the killer. No word if killer is dead or not but the CC guy held him down (which assumes he's still alive) until the cops got there. Good guy with a gun wins one. I salute.
Is it a win if the shooter accomplished his goal? No way would I trust myself to go armed to the dentist, and I'll bet almost all dentists (except maybe this one now) would prefer that their patients not carry.
Speaking of LEO....just today about 15 miles up the road here in Sullivan County TN a guy shot and killed his wife at the dentist office she worked at. But another patient in the waiting area was armed, had a CC permit, and shot the killer. No word if killer is dead or not but the CC guy held him down (which assumes he's still alive) until the cops got there. Good guy with a gun wins one. I salute.
Is it a win if the shooter accomplished his goal? No way would I trust myself to go armed to the dentist, and I'll bet almost all dentists (except maybe this one now) would prefer that their patients not carry.
When seconds count, the car thief you need may be minutes away.
Comment:
This is wonderful victory for everyone, thankful for our men in stripes.
Well, it wasn't a "win" for the wife who got killed......just another love story there. What I meant was that it's a "win" in the sense that nobody else got shot versus everybody else who was there getting shot. You never know how these love stories will turn out when the love is only going one way and then turns to rage. I don't go armed anywhere; I'm not that scared. The obvious solution to this sort of thing at medical or dental offices is to sedate everyone upon entering and then revive them when it's time for their appointment. Or just stay home.
For whatever reason Ted Bundy has been on TV a fair bit lately. I'm no serial killer junkie, but had one of the shows on while making a snack. It made me wonder if Ms. O was in fear of the then still unnamed Seattle killer at the time, 1974.
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
For whatever reason Ted Bundy has been on TV a fair bit lately. I'm no serial killer junkie, but had one of the shows on while making a snack. It made me wonder if Ms. O was in fear of the then still unnamed Seattle killer at the time, 1974.
Yes, she was there then, and remembers being worried and was at U-Dub at the time. She's still interested in the Bundy story, too, as on 20/20 earlier. I think ID has a series on him also. Baaaaad dude.
Yes, she was there then, and remembers being worried and was at U-Dub at the time. She's still interested in the Bundy story, too, as on 20/20 earlier. I think ID has a series on him also. Baaaaad dude.
Must be weird for her given what eventually came out. I was physically quite close to the Unabomber at times, but was never a potential victim of his.
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
I get that you have to keep personnel discipline actions confidential, but where is the public apology to the tween for bullying her and the public explanation from Marshal Patterson of the law that he lied about, and why in the world would you want to keep on payroll a cop that is too cowardly to do these things after he's shamed your town across the nation?
Sincerely,
(Vrede too)
Hendersonville, NC
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
Heh, I wrote to those folks this morning; haven't heard anything back, though.......don't expect to. I'm quite sure they didn't dig what I had to tell them.
