Hamilton Countyâs new sheriff, Charmaine McGuffey, reaches a settlement with county prior to taking office Charmaine McGuffey (Photo: Charmaine McGuffey for Sheriff Facebook page) By Scott Wartman | December 29, 2020 at 3:34 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 5:02 PM
CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Enquirer) - Days before she takes office as Hamilton Countyâs new sheriff, Charmaine McGuffey has settled a lawsuit she filed against the sheriffâs office two years ago, according to our media partners at the Cincinnati Enquirer.
It was a bitter legal battle that alleged discrimination, excessive use of force and bullying and led to a political campaign that ousted the current sheriff, according to our media partners at the Cincinnati Enquirer.
at that moment dubose was murdered. shot in the head. the grand jury is the one that came back with the indictment and it s just been handed to me that officer tensing turned himself in per tiffany hardy, cincinnati police officer tensing turned himself in to the hamilton county sheriff s office and an arraignment for officer tensing tomorrow morning. let s check on the exact time for that. i think it s 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. that they re going to have his first arraignment. but his attorney who spoke out in advance of the tape being released said quote, i keep reading that people saying the shooting is bad, a bad shooting. i don t know what to expect but i wouldn t describe what i have seen that way. based on the video i believe that my clibt was legitimately in fear of his life when he fired his weapon and i believe that the video will bear that out. now, one thing that we heard from joe deeters, the hamilton
it appears that other buildings have not been hit by the bullets. there s an italian restaurant where the chattanooga police and hamilton county sheriff s office are holed up talking to witnesses. we re seeing them individually one by one being released getting into cars. although we are attempting to speak to them, they are driving off. they will be at the news conference soon where we ll likely get information. there s maybe a dozen to maybe 18 or 20 evidence markers in the parking lot possibly marking shell casings or other possible evidence here but the lion s share, if not all of the law enforcement here is from the chattanooga police department and from the sheriff s office. some of the businesses most of the businesses i ll say, have closed for the day in this strip mall understandably,
chattanooga? not that we re aware of. people still locked down in businesses, is that lockdown lifted or is it at the discretion of the business? chief? we have officers from this from my jurisdiction, from the hamilton county sheriff s office and neighboring jurisdictions making sure everybody in this community is safe. those decisions are made with the business owners and the homeowners. the decisions are made for the specific conditions of that area. we ve seen units to every place that might need them. is it possible people could be staying the night at their place of business? absolutely. if they need help they should call 911. and chattanooga police department is here to help them. are recruitment centers considered gun-free zones? i don t know the answer to that. it s federal property. typically someone cannot bring a weapon into federal property unless they re authorized to do so. what steps are going to happen now in the investigation? obviously we re goi