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YouTube Video UCcth5uVYORmu5Cu15ZjpzuQ_zmrLQOhTdgc Update on the Family Court Judge Search Case: It was over two years ago – March 10, 2020 – when I uploaded a video on what was then my fairly new Youtube channel, showing the footage depicting a West Virginia Family Court Judge searching my client’s home. 

The judge ended up being charged with judicial disciplinary violations, which went all the way to the State Supreme Court, ending in a written censure to the judge, describing the search as serious misconduct, which was not a judicial activity authorized under state law. A federal Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit was filed, which I’ve documented extensively, and which I’ve spent hours upon hours litigating.

Today we had a pretrial conference in federal court and I want to give a quick update on where we stand. 

Original Video from March 10, 2020: https://youtu.be/_0IDL8ll2x4

Part 2 Update Video from October 1, 2020: https://youtu.be/V-2o0PVLQtk

Read more: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/07/01/looks-like-were-going-to-jury-trial-in-the-family-court-judge-case/
Update on the Family Court Judge Search Case: It was over two years ago – March 10, 2020 – when I uploaded a video on what was then my fairly new Youtube channel, showing the footage depicting a West Virginia Family Court Judge searching my client’s home. 

The judge ended up being charged with judicial disciplinary violations, which went all the way to the State Supreme Court, ending in a written censure to the judge, describing the search as serious misconduct, which was not a judicial activity authorized under state law. A federal Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit was filed, which I’ve documented extensively, and which I’ve spent hours upon hours litigating.

Today we had a pretrial conference in federal court and I want to give a quick update on where we stand. 

Original Video from March 10, 2020: https://youtu.be/_0IDL8ll2x4

Part 2 Update Video from October 1, 2020: https://youtu.be/V-2o0PVLQtk

Read more: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/07/01/looks-like-were-going-to-jury-trial-in-the-family-court-judge-case/
In Court Today in the Family Court Judge Search Lawsuit - Judicial Immunity?
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This week, following public release of the footage showing the arrest of Brian Beckett by Officer Aaron Shrewsbury, of the Mount Hope WV Police Department, the prosecutor on the case filed a motion requesting dismissal of all of the charges, which was granted by the Court. The pending charges of obstruction, disorderly conduct, speeding, and reckless driving were all dismissed and Mr. Beckett was released from bond.

The prosecutor noted in his motion that, “A review of the evidence does not support prosecution of the case.”

See the motion and orders: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/06/30/charges-dropped-in-the-mount-hope-pd-traffic-stop-case/
All Charges Dismissed in Mount Hope Case (Officer Pottymouth)
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For some unknown reason, following police vehicle pursuits, the suspects rarely make it to jail without suffering violent injuries. They always tend to resist, or get accidentally injured in some way. I’m about to show you brand new footage showing my client, Hiram Tolliver being taken into custody by the Bluefield, West Virginia Police, after leading them on a brief chase. It’s not all that clear why he was fleeing, or why they were chasing him. Other than an allegations of hearing screeching tires, he wasn’t suspected of committing any prior crime. On May 5, 2022, Bluefield Police Department Officer D.R. Barker was assisting the city manager at an intersection in Bluefield, West Virginia. He claims that he heard a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. He claims that he heard the screeching of tires “where the vehicle was taking turns too fast.” Once the vehicle came into view he pulled in behind it and tried to stop it, but the driver fled.

According to the police reports, the pursuit began at 9:29 p.m. Body cam footage shows that the pursuit ended at around 9:36 p.m. – so roughly 5 or 6 minutes – at which time the driver, Hiram Tolliver, was violently taken into custody on the dead end street in front of his parents home. By around 9:48 p.m., Mr. Tolliver would end up falling off the roof of the local fire department building. That’s right, this story doesn’t end with the arrest itself. 

Read more and see the reports and photos: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/06/30/new-bluefield-police-department-footage-shows-arrest-of-hiram-tolliver/

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New Bluefield Police Department Footage Shows Arrest of Hiram Tolliver
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What you see here is Bluefield West Virginia off duty police officer, James Mullins, on October 24, 2021 physically attacking multiple individuals, including a local business owner, his girlfriend, and multiple coworker police officers. He had just been involved in a shootout with multiple people in this parking lot. There are bullet holes in his car and shell casings laying around on the ground. At the end of the day, nobody was charged for the parking lot shootout, including the off duty officer. In fact, despite all the crimes you are about to see committed, only one misdemeanor charge of domestic violence resulted, for the video taped violent push of the officer’s girlfriend. And today, that charge was supposed to go to trial. Instead it was dismissed without prejudice. My original video on this was pretty long, but take a look at these few snippets, and let me know if you think the off duty officer appears to you to have committed any crimes. 

More video and the dismissal documents: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/06/28/charges-dropped-today-against-this-perfectly-stable-and-trustworthy-off-duty-police-officer/
Prosecutor Requests Dismissal of Charges Against Off-Duty Officer - But Why?
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Update on the Mount Hope (West Virginia) police officer from last week’s video, who is reportedly suspended now. New information has been pouring in from that small community, and there’s more to come, so do subscribe….

Listen to the details about what happened to 20 year old Nathan, who was introduced to that same officer’s right hook while handcuffed, then abandoned in another officer’s cruiser, who had no idea why he was there….

Read the police reports and see some of the medical records at the link: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/06/28/mount-hope-wv-officer-part-2-breaks-a-kids-jaw-and-abandons-him-in-someone-elses-cruiser/

Last week’s video: https://youtu.be/MpcerfX0CLw
Mount Hope PD Part 2: Officer Breaks Jaw of Arrestee and Leaves Him
YouTube Video UCcth5uVYORmu5Cu15ZjpzuQ_LMCug6uElsU
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect the right to carry firearms in public. Ultimately, the Court held that: “New York’s proper-cause requirement violates the Fourteenth Amendment in that it prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their right to keep and bear arms.” The ruling specifically challenged the law in New York, but will also apply to the eight other states that still maintain “may-issue” gun permitting laws, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.

Read the full opinion and more analysis: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/06/23/scotus-issues-landmark-second-amendment-opinion-in-nysrpa-v-bruen/
SCOTUS Issues Landmark Gun Rights Opinion in NYRSPA v Bruen
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On January 31, 2022, Brian Beckett was traveling home from work, driving Northbound on WV Route 19 in Mount Hope, West Virginia (NOTE: WEST VIRGINIA - NOT NEW YORK). It was around 5:45 p.m. He ended up getting pulled over for speeding by Mount Hope Police Department officer Aaron Shrewsbury. Instead of getting a speeding ticket, or even a warning, Mr. Beckett ended up being pulled out of his car and arrested for obstructing an officer, disorderly conduct, speeding, and reckless driving.

Mr. Beckett was driving home from an industrial work site in a nearby county. He’s not a criminal - not out selling drugs or committing crimes - just trying to drive down the road. He had a dash camera recording, which appears to show that he was driving safely. It doesn’t indicate his speed, but that’s not what this video is about.

Officer Shrewsbury would subsequently swear under oath in his criminal complaint affidavit, seeking court authorization for Mr. Beckett’s arrest, that not only did he radar Mr. Beckett speeding, but that “as I was catching up to the vehicle, I noticed the vehicle weaving through traffic recklessly” but that “I was able to pull behind the vehicle and get it stopped….” Take a look at the dash cam footage from Mr. Beckett’s car just prior to the traffic stop, and see if that statement appears to you to be true.

Mr. Beckett used his personal cell phone to record his interaction with Officer Shrewsbury. Despite the officer stopping the video and attempting to delete the recording from Mr. Beckett’s phone, the officer couldn’t access it. During arrest processing, the officer was placing the phone in front of Mr. Beckett’s face in order to attempt to unlock the phone using facial recognition, to no avail. So he was unable to delete this footage, which shows the encounter, what led to Mr. Beckett’s arrest, and the fact that Officer Shrewsbury stopped the recording.

But it only gets worse….

See the documents for yourself and more information on the legal citations:

https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/06/22/local-town-victimizes-innocent-motorists-with-officer-perjury-pottymouth/
Local Town Victimizes Innocent Motorists with Officer Perjury Pottymouth
YouTube Video UCcth5uVYORmu5Cu15ZjpzuQ_MpcerfX0CLw
Police officer bodycam footage from the Loveland Police Department shows an all-to-frequent occurrence, this time involving a couple’s 14 month old dog, which unfortunately is no longer with us. After the incident a supervisor arrived, and allegedly said to write a ticket, because the couple was going to the media. 

Did this look reasonable to you?

What is the law in these type of situations?
Officer Safety VS Puppy - Can they be sued?
YouTube Video UCcth5uVYORmu5Cu15ZjpzuQ_gZZB_oiDUmg
You may remember the West Virginia Circuit Court Judge who was pulled over in a traffic stop by the Moorefield Police Department, resulting in the dash cam footage going viral on various Youtube channels, including my own, which is where it was first released to the public. Judge Carter Williams ended up being formally charged with judicial disciplinary charges. While those charges were pending, Judge Williams got in trouble again due to allegations he left Walmart with merchandise, but without paying. More judicial disciplinary charges were tacked on…. Well, his judicial disciplinary bench trial just ended, following three days of testimony before West Virginia’s Judicial Hearing Board, which is sort of an ethics court comprised of judges and a few appointed citizens.

Read more: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/06/16/wv-judge-in-traffic-stop-bodycam-video-update-trial-just-ended/
Update: WV Judge in Traffic Stop Video: Trial Just Ended
YouTube Video UCcth5uVYORmu5Cu15ZjpzuQ_oP30Q7rYgTo
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