"i'm not obligated to provide courthouse security. I deliver it when i will be able to, and have officers."
Don Reid dwreid@aol.com DReidTDRCOLDWATER — wondered about courthouse security Thursday, branch County Sheriff John Pollack made it clear, "i'm not obligated to provide courthouse security. I provide it when i can, and have officers." during the trial and jury option of Jamie Coyle for crook sexual habits, a existence offense, might also 9 and 10, there was no person at the courthouse safety desk checking those coming into for weapons and contraband.
A juror raised problem with department County Circuit court docket decide bill O'Grady. department County Commissioner Terri Norris raised the situation all through the commission work session, asking Pollack if he had discovered both 30-hour part time officers authorized by means of the county commission closing month. He had now not.
Norris stated the ordinary security officer turned into off at the beginning of the trial for a medical manner. One officer become assigned to escort and provide protection with the defendant. With seventy five jurors referred to as, branch County District courtroom decide Brent Weigle got here down along with his courtroom officer to support screen these getting into the courthouse.
"To make certain these people safely got through," Norris cited.
When the trial started there turned into no protection for the trial, causing the juror to lift a priority.
Pollack admitted, "this type of sets me off a bit bit. It become the county (commission)thatdecided I deserve to be reduce as tremendously as i used to be." To begin in 2013, the sheriff become forced to lay off 11 road deputies.
"I have four deputies working universal. i will do the choicest job i will be able to," the sheriff pointed out. He has been placing deputies on the roads after questions from Noble and California townships concerning the lack of officers in these and other rural areas. "there's no person out in those townships in view that the state police are also backing their people off."
The sheriff brought, with penal complex overcrowding and female prisoners housed in Calhoun County, "we now have officers to carry them backward and forward for court docket from one detention center to the different. we have inmates we should transport to reformatory. I've had to do all that with 4 deputies. whatever has received to give. Courthouse safety is not my accountability. i am not given the budget or the manpower to give that."
while given the authority to employ the two 30 hour sworn officers, he spoke of "i will most effective hire them as speedy as they are available."
The sheriff has advertised locally and in the state police bulletin board.
Norris stated, "I want to make stronger that here is anything we deserve to contend with as quick as viable."
