PCSO: Deputy/Jailer Albert Harris arrested for felony battery- Beats Inmate

PCSO: Deputy/Jailer Albert Harris arrested for felony battery- on leave

by Ean Lee Bordeaux on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 6:19pm
The attached report details an incident involving a PCSO Detention Deputy (Albert Harris) and an inmate (Matthew Roth).  The Deputy was arrested for Battery 2nd (felony) and is on Administrative Leave pending an internal review.
Deputy Albert Harris
Agency: PCSO Author: CONE, CHRIS
2011015222 INITIAL REPORT Report Type: I

On 7/15/11 I received copies of report number 11-02506 from the Pulaski County Regional
Detention Facility. This report and its included supplements detailed an incident involving a subject
control use of force situation in the Intake area of the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility on
7/13/11 at approximately 2100 hours,

The initial reporting officer (Deputy Albert Harris/2170) completed an Offense/Incident report, the
narrative of which is copied below:

AT 2155 HOURS INMATE ROTH WAS STANDING ON THE BENCH IN CELL 153. I GAVE
INMATE ROTH A DIRECT ORDER TO GET OFF THE BENCH FROM OUTSIDE THE CELL.
INMATE ROTH YELLED BACK FUCK YOU MAKE ME GET OFF. I ENTERED THE CELL AND
GAVE HIM ANOTHER ORDER. INMATE ROTH CONTINUED TO REFUSE. I THEN PULLED
INMATE ROTH OFF THE BENCH AND OUT OF THE CELL. I WALKED INMATE ROTH TO THE
DOOR OF CELL 152. I GAVE HIM AN ORDER TO REMOVE HIS SHOES. INMATE ROTH KICKED
HIS SHOE OFF. AS HE ENTERED THE CELL I ORDERED HIM TO GIVE ME HIS HAT. INMATE
ROTH TOSS IDS HAT AT ME BUT IT FELL TO THE FLOOR OF THE CELL. HE THEN TURNED
AN STARTED TOWARDS ME. I PUSHED HIM BACK WITH BOTH MY HANDS TO HIS CHEST.
INMATE ROTH RAN TOWARDS ME AND HIT ME ACROSS MY HEAD. I THEN HIT INMATE
ROTH WITH A RIGHT CLOSED FIST TO THE FACE. AS INMATE ROTH FELL I HIT HIM
MUTIPLE TIMES IN THE FACE TO KEEP HIM DOWN. A CODE BLUE {DEPUTY NEEDS
ASSISTANCE} WAS CALLED AT 2100HOURS.

THE SERGEANTS AND OTHER DEPUTIES ENTERED THE CELL AND I GOT UP AND
WALKED OUT OF THE CELL. SERGEANT FIELDS ORDERED ME TO STAY ON THE
PLATFORM. I THEN STARTED MY REPORT. A CODE ONE {RETURN TO NORMAL
OPERATIONS} WAS CALLED AT 2103 HOURS.

Deputy Harris also completed a subject control form, the narrative of which is copied below:

AT 2155 HOURS INMATE ROTH WAS STANDING ON THE BENCH IN CELL 153. I GAVE
INMATE ROTH A DIRECT ORDER TO GET OFF THE BENCH FROM OUTSIDE THE CELL.
INMATE ROTH YELLED BACK FUCK YOU MAKE ME GET OFF. I ENTERED THE CELL AND
GAVE HIM ANOTHER ORDER. INMATE ROTH CONTINUED TO REFUSE. I THEN PULLED
INMATE ROTH OFF THE BENCH AND OUT OF THE CELL. I WALKED INMATE ROTH TO THE
DOOR OF CELL 152. I GAVE HIM AN ORDER TO REMOVE HIS SHOES. INMATE ROTH KICKED
HIS SHOE OFF. AS HE ENTERED THE CELL I ORDERED HIM TO GIVE ME HIS HAT. INMATE
ROTH TOSS HIS HAT AT ME BUT IT FELL TO THE FLOOR OF THE CELL. HE THEN TURNED
AN STARTED TOWARDS ME. I PUSHED HIM BACK WITH BOTH MY HANDS TO HIS CHEST.
INMATE ROTH RAN TOWARDS ME AND HIT ME ACROSS MY HEAD.
Inmate Matthew Roth
I THEN HIT INMATE ROTH WITH A RIGHT CLOSED FIST TO THE FACE.
AS INMATE ROTH FELL! HIT HIM MUTIPLE TIMES IN THE FACE TO KEEP HIM DOWN. A CODE
BLUE {DEPUTY NEEDS ASSISTANCE} WAS CALLED AT 2100 HOURS. THE SERGEANTS AND
OTHER DEPUTIES ENTERED THE CELLAND I GOT UP AND WALKED OUT OF THE CELL.
Incident No:
NUMBER: 2011015222 Page
PULASKI CTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
DATE: 07/21/2011 4

SERGEANT FIELDS ORDERED ME TO STAY ON THE PLATFORM. I THEN STARTED MY
REPORT. A CODE ONE{RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATIONS} WAS CALLED AT 2103 HOURS.
Also present for portions of this incident were Deputy C. Marks/2523, Sergeant G. Dyer/2140 and
Deputy V. Sims/2503, each of whom completed supplemental reports documenting their actions
during this incident.

Supplemental reports were also filed by Deputy N. Clark/2460, Deputy Craig/854, and Sergeant
R. Fields/2526. It is apparent from their reports that they did not witness the actual incident, rather
they responded to the cell during the incident, arriving after the altercation was over.

Comments

  1. There is a case of police misconduct at my blog if you'd care to read it.

    ReplyDelete

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