A former Columbia police officer faces kidnapping and assault charges after a 13-hour hostage standoff at an interstate hotel 60 miles east of Atlanta ended peacefully Monday....A family reunion..."Only Ones"-style...
Police said Dietz and Jamie Lynn Burgess, 17, abducted Allim Dietz, 7 months, and Dietz’s estranged wife, Eva Perez, 29, from West Columbia Saturday night. [More]
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Whoa, that's some really serious stuff there. This guy may be looking at a full 60 day paid vacation, er, uh, I mean "suspension with pay" while the internal investigation proceeds in secrecy because, after all, it's a personell matter.
ReplyDeleteIt just may not work out for them this time, but I wouldn't count on it. Wouldn't surprise me to see the mother charged with child neglect or abuse and this asshole hailed as a hero who was merely trying to rescue his child.