An Eyewitness Reports on Keene Sentinel’s “Lazy Reporting” of KPD’s Assault on Derrick

by | Apr 1, 2012 | 26 comments

Cecelia reports on the brutal arrest of FreeKeene blogger Derrick J. Freeman on her website, LadiesinKeene.com:

Today, The Sentinel released a small blurb about Derrick J’s arrest:

A Keene man faces charges of resisting arrest and disobeying an officer after police say he led them on a chase while riding his bicycle Friday afternoon.

Derrick Joseph Horton, 22, was held at the Cheshire County jail in Keene for lack of $2,000 bail, Keene police Sgt. Jason Short said.

Police had attempted to stop Horton in connection with a warrant for criminal trespass and resisting arrest issued by the Cheshire County Sheriff’s Office, but Horton allegedly refused to stop, forcing police to chase him on his bicycle for several streets, Short said.

Horton will be arraigned Monday morning in Keene’s 8th Circuit Court District Division.

Now, I just can’t help but to fix a few errors in their report:

  • According to the conversation I had with Derrick once he was taken to the Keene Police Department on Friday March 30, 2012 following his arrest. His charges are resisting detainment and violation of bail.
  • Derrick is still being held at the Cheshire County House of Corrections, until at least Monday when he will be arraigned.
  • The ‘no trespassing order’ which this incident was in connection with had already been served earlier Friday outside of Keene High School by Officer Timothy Peloquin. It should be mentioned that according to KPD radio transmissions, Peloquin wrote a ‘no trespassing order’ in his cruiser which actually extended the hours of the ban from 6:30am-6:30pm, Monday-Friday to “all the property, all the time.”
  • Forcing the police to chase him for several streets? Derrick didn’t force the police to do anything. The only force used was on Derrick by Officer Moore. Moore didn’t have any valid reason to even try to detain him since Derrick had already received the ‘no trespassing order’ from Officer Peloquin earlier that day.
  • The Sentinel “forgets” to mention Moore using his cruiser door as a weapon against Derrick.

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Keene Sentinel Misreports On Derrick J’s Arrest

by | Apr 1, 2012 | 10 comments

From the Sentinel:

A Keene man faces charges of resisting arrest and disobeying an officer after police say he led them on a chase while riding his bicycle Friday afternoon.

Derrick Joseph Horton, 22, was held at the Cheshire County jail in Keene for lack of $2,000 bail, Keene police Sgt. Jason Short said.

Police had attempted to stop Horton in connection with a warrant for criminal trespass and resisting arrest issued by the Cheshire County Sheriff’s Office, but Horton allegedly refused to stop, forcing police to chase him on his bicycle for several streets, Short said.

Horton will be arraigned Monday morning in Keene’s 8th Circuit Court District Division.

Ironically, although the Sentinel managed to get almost all their facts wrong (Derrick didn’t have a warrant!), they did get one thing right: “Derrick Joseph Horton, 22, was held at the Cheshire County jail in Keene for lack of $2,000 bail, Keene police Sgt. Jason Short said.”

In other words, Derrick spent the weekend in jail because he didn’t have the $2000 ransom that the state demanded.

Thanks for keeping it real, guys!

 

KPD’s Fintan Moore A Menace To Society

by | Mar 30, 2012 | 55 comments

The Keene police officer who brutally assaulted Derrick J. Freeman earlier this afternoon is named Fintan Moore.  He lives at 12 Orchard Street here in Keene, NH and his home number is (603) 352-7195.

If a woman answers, it may be Fintan’s wife Maureen.  Be sure to tell her exactly what her husband did while at work today.

Fintan, a longtime New England resident, previously lived in Oxford, MA before moving to Keene in 1999.  His brother Rory Moore and sister-in-law Lisa live in Sterling, his brother Kieran Moore and sister-in-law Marianne live in Marlborough as do his sister Maeve Allen and his brother-in-law Tom.  His son, Fintan Moore III, is in the Navy Reserve and also lives in Keene.

If you know any of these people, please be sure to show them the video in the post below and ask them to talk to Fintan about his inappropriate and hurtful actions.

I forgive you, Fintan, and I am not angry at you.  I only want you to think about your actions and I genuinely hope you stop hurting peaceful people.  God bless.

 


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Judge Edward Burke Violated The Constitution, Help Impeach Him

by | Mar 30, 2012 | 18 comments

Please consider signing this petition to impeach Keene District Court Judge Edward Burke for violating the New Hampshire Constitution by lying to his bailiffs and the Keene Police to have a resident of Keene, NH imprisoned for simply asking questions.

Questioning public officials is protected by the Constitution.

This petition is to support New Hampshire State Representatives that support accountability in the Judicial Branch. Support from the public is intended to help them seek permission from the Rules Committee to introduce immediate Articles of Impeachment against Judge Burke.

UPDATE: I understand Judge Burke has offended a great deal of people in the Keene community. That said, before you leave angry comments that could be interpreted as being threatening in nature, please consider assisting us in using the political process to hold the Judge accountable.

All threatening comments left on this blog will be deleted.

Thank you.