What you’re about to see here is outrageous body cam footage that has never before been seen by anyone, other than law enforcement. It shows what happened to my clients, Jason Tartt, the property owner and landlord, as well as Donnie and Ventriss Hairston, his innocent and mistreated tenants, on August 7, 2020, when they were subjected to civil rights violations by two deputies with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office, Dalton Martin and Jordan Horn.
Today we filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, which is posted below. But you can watch the footage for yourself. Before the body cams were turned on, what you need to know is that there was a complaint received that an abandoned church, in an overgrown parcel of land not owned by any of these individuals, apparently had four marijuana plants growing there, among the thick brush. Crime of the century, right? The perpetrators must be one of the elderly African American residents nearby, of course. Instead of treating them as human beings, let’s accuse them first thing, then mistreat, harass, and retaliate against, them if they dare to get uppity, or not know their place.
Donnie and Ventriss Hairston were sitting on the front porch of their rural home, when two deputies approached and began to harass and intimidate them. Their landlord, who lives next door, joined them shortly afterwards and began to ask questions. When they asserted their opinions and rights, retaliation ensued. The landlord, Jason Tartt, was seized and arrested. The Hairstons were shoved into their home against their will. This is never before seen footage, outside of law enforcement of course. Take a look and form your own opinion about what happened.
Here’s the footage:
Here’s the lawsuit:
Stay tuned for updates….
Super duper his ass in court along with his buddy to the max.
Another abuse of authority by a couple of arrogant thug cops who have nothing better to do than to harass innocent people. These punks expect people to respect them and kiss their asses just because they are wearing a badge and a gun, and they wonder why people hate them. It’s because of their arrogant behavior toward the public. I believe 90% of cops are decent people and would be respected if they would do the same. Cops like these 2 are what is turning the public against them. I see the MC Sheriff’s Dept’s insurance carrier paying out a lawsuit already and 2 punk cops being unemployed.