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MARCH 2021 Blues Vol 37 No. 3

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MARCH 2021 Blues Vol 37 No. 3

Deputy narrowly avoids

Deputy narrowly avoids point-blank gunfire. A doorbell camera shows the deputy immediately returned fire, shooting the suspect. By Ed Richter Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio WARREN COUNTY, Ohio — A newly released video shows a man shot at a Warren County sheriff’s deputy at his door before she fired back at him. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office released Tuesday a doorbell camera video that captured the split-second actions of Deputy Sara Vaught on February 15 as she was making a welfare check at the residence of Lance C. Runion in the 7800 block of Hunt Club Drive in Mason, Ohio. The video appears to show that Vaught tried a few times to get someone to open the door before a handgun was pointed out the door and a shot was fired FREE SUBSCRIPTION to The BLUES, scan the QR code or click here. at her as she ducked on the front porch. Vaught fires five shots, the video shows. Three back-up officers went into the house with weapons drawn and secured Runion, who was taken to an area hospital. “The facts of the case are right there. It’s just right there,” Chief Deputy Barry Riley said. Vaught was not injured and recently returned to full duty, Riley said. He said Runion remains under guard at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, and his condition is improving daily. Due to his medical condition, investigators do not know when he will be able to make a court appearance on attempted murder and felonious assault WARNING! This video is disturbing. charges filed against him. Riley said the first-degree charges were filed in Mason Municipal Court and that the sheriff’s office will not rule out additional charges as the investigation continues. Riley has praised Vaught’s actions in the incident as how a deputy should respond. According to the calls for service, the suspect was slurring his speech and sent a message to family saying he loved them. The caller, the man’s brother, said the man indicated he had taken something and just wanted to go to sleep. The caller indicated there were guns in the house “but (he) doesn’t believe he will harm anyone or himself with the weapons.” U.S. House Passes Policing Overhaul Bill in Late-Night Voting Bill Now Heads to Senate Where Future is Uncertain By Jarrell Dillard Bloomberg News WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House passed a sweeping law-enforcement reform bill initially introduced after last year’s protests over police killings of unarmed people of color on Wednesday. The bill, H.R. 1280, passed 220- 212, but it faces little chance in the Senate, where with Republican opposition it’s unlikely to get the 60 votes that would be needed to advance. The bill would ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants, eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement officers, prohibit racial and religious profiling by law enforcement and establish a national standard for police department operations, among other provisions. The bill is named for George Floyd, a black man who died in custody of the Minneapolis police in May. The death of Floyd and other people of color at the hands of law enforcement sparked nationwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice. Representative Karen Bass, a California Democrat, introduced the policing reform bill in June. It was passed by the House later that month but was not brought up in the then-Republican controlled Senate. Speaking on the House floor Wednesday before the vote, Bass said the bill is needed to bring justice for victims of police brutality. (What about justice for every officer killed in the Line of Duty? Where is their justice?) “There are many tapes, many examples of individuals being shot and killed by officers, and yet transformation of policing in America has still not happened,” Bass said. “Passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will be the critical first step, just the first step, to transform policing in America.” Though Democrats now control the Senate, the measure will likely fall short of the votes it needs to end debate and be put to a vote. Many Republicans oppose eliminating qualified immunity and no-knock warrants. Representative Pete Stauber, a Minnesota Republican, introduced a policing bill in June as an alternative to the Democratic legislation. On the House floor Wednesday, he criticized Democrats for not working with Republicans on the issue. “This is a bill that will no doubt make communities less safe. We all want police reform, we all want change, but until such time we work together this legislation is just another messaging bill from my Democrat colleagues,” Stauber said. EDITOR: The good news is, this bill doesn’t have a ‘snowballs chance in Hell’ of passing the Senate. If Representative Karen Bass was really interested in how policing works in the L.A. area where her district is located, perhaps she should take a ride a long in East L.A. and see what the LAPD and L.A. County Sheriff must deal with each night. Most people will agree that the George Floyd incident was a tragedy, but Floyd was anything but a hero. He did not deserve to die, and yes Bass, cops have had to shoot people and if bad people with guns and knives continue to threaten cops, they will continue to be shot. Your George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is a bunch of political crap and you know it. 24 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 25

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