Handcuffed Man Pulls Gun on Officer

[mettle]

This could happen to ANYBODY. I thought it was an interesting case of self preservation and self defense by the officer. While it does not tell how the pistol was retrieved by the officer, the end result is good news.

It's just interesting to think that you never know who is waiting for a chance to do you harm, and at what time.

Handcuffed Man Pulls Gun on Officer - PoliceLink


Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via YellowBrix
January 25, 2010

Chandler Q. Saxton, the Columbus man accused of pulling a gun on a police officer as he was being handcuffed early Sunday, will have his first appearance hearing in court this morning.
Saxton, 31, was seen walking along 13th Street at Third Avenue around 2 a.m., reports state. He was wearing a black jacket, black pants and had a hood over his head, which matched a description of a criminal suspect, police said.
Officer Nathan Tooley asked the man how he was doing and whether he had any ID on him. The suspect cursed at the officer and started running, reports show.
Tooley caught up with the suspect moments later and handcuffed him. The officer then rolled him onto his side so he could stand up.
That’s when the suspect, while handcuffed, pulled a silver .380-caliber pistol from the back of his pants and pointed it at the officer.
Saxton was booked into the Muscogee County Jail and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a pistol without a license, obstruction of an officer and possession of marijuana.
Saxton’s Columbus Recorder’s Court hearing is scheduled for 8 a.m. today.

 

[Scutter01]

Chandler Q. Saxton

There is no way that that is not a made-up name.

 

[public servant]

Apparently the officer never got the memo from one of my former bosses that a handcuffed subject is not capable of resisting.

 

[Eddie]

Apparently the officer never got the memo from one of my former bosses that a handcuffed subject is not capable of resisting.

I always thought it funny that the basic "handcuffing techniques" class was taught using a compliant prisoner. I wondered why we needed any kind of a technique for handcuffing someone who was complaint but that there was no training for handcuffing people who didn't want to be handcuffed. In my experience the ones who didn't want to be handcuffed were a heck of a lot harder.

 

[critter592]

Could not have happened. Convicted fellons can't have guns.

 

[dross]

Could not have happened. Convicted fellons can't have guns.

Clearly, this situation calls for another law. We'll call it the convicted felon loophole law.

 

[Joe Williams]

Clearly, this situation calls for another law. We'll call it the convicted felon loophole law.

The problem is clearly not the gun. The problem is clearly the handcuffs. If the officer hadn't put them on the man, he wouldn't have had to pull a gun. Therefore, there should be a law against police officers handcuffing convicted felons.

 

[printcraft]

The problem is clearly not the gun. The problem is clearly the handcuffs. If the officer hadn't put them on the man, he wouldn't have had to pull a gun. Therefore, there should be a law against police officers handcuffing convicted felons.

Hear Hear!
Let's go after the handcuff manufacturers like we have gone after the tobacco industry and the gun industry.
Their products is clearly the cause of the issue. Evil corporation.

California safe cuffs anyone?

 

[LEaSH]

Does anyone remember this? Pretty sad stuff.

Summary:
Muncie Police Officers were dispatched to a traffic accident and observed an abandoned utility truck. The truck was towed and Lambert was found nearby crawling under a vehicle. Lambert had spent most of the night getting drunk and after telling officers he was trying to sleep, was arrested by Officer Kirk Mace for Public Intoxication. He was patted down and placed into the back of a police car driven by Officer Gregg Winters for transport to jail. A few minutes later, the police vehicle was observed sliding off the road into a ditch. Lambert was still handcuffed in the backseat and Officer Winters had been shot 5 times in the back of the head and neck. A .25 handgun was found laying on the floorboard. It was later learned that Lambert had stolen the .25 pistol from his employer. A demonstration/re-enactment video was introduced into evidence showing the manner in which a gun could be retrieved and fired while handcuffed. A statement by the defendant was admitted despite his .18 BAC.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

I don't remember it happening, but Lambert was executed recently for the crime.