This stuff scares me.

[Olly]

Stuff like this scares the crap out of me.

Summary is cops got a warrant for a anal cavity search based on how a man was standing and he is sueing now.

This 4 On Your Side investigation looks into the actions of police officers and doctors in Southern New Mexico.

A review of medical records, police reports and a federal lawsuit show deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office, police officers with the City of Deming and medical professionals at the Gila Regional Medical Center made some questionable decisions.

The incident began January 2, 2013 after David Eckert finished shopping at the Wal-Mart in Deming. According to a federal lawsuit, Eckert didn't make a complete stop at a stop sign coming out of the parking lot and was immediately stopped by law enforcement.

Eckert's attorney, Shannon Kennedy, said in an interview with KOB that after law enforcement asked him to step out of the vehicle, he appeared to be clenching his buttocks. Law enforcement thought that was probable cause to suspect that Eckert was hiding narcotics in his anal cavity. While officers detained Eckert, they secured a search warrant from a judge that allowed for an anal cavity search.

The lawsuit claims that Deming Police tried taking Eckert to an emergency room in Deming, but a doctor there refused to perform the anal cavity search citing it was "unethical."

But physicians at the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City agreed to perform the procedure and a few hours later, Eckert was admitted.

What Happened

While there, Eckert was subjected to repeated and humiliating forced medical procedures. A review of Eckert's medical records, which he released to KOB, and details in the lawsuit show the following happened:

1. Eckert's abdominal area was x-rayed; no narcotics were found.

2. Doctors then performed an exam of Eckert's anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found.

3. Doctors performed a second exam of Eckert's anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found.

4. Doctors penetrated Eckert's anus to insert an enema. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.

5. Doctors penetrated Eckert's anus to insert an enema a second time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.

6. Doctors penetrated Eckert's anus to insert an enema a third time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.

7. Doctors then x-rayed Eckert again; no narcotics were found.

8. Doctors prepared Eckert for surgery, sedated him, and then performed a colonoscopy where a scope with a camera was inserted into Eckert's anus, rectum, colon, and large intestines. No narcotics were found.

Throughout this ordeal, Eckert protested and never gave doctors at the Gila Regional Medical Center consent to perform any of these medical procedures.

"If the officers in Hidalgo County and the City of Deming are seeking warrants for anal cavity searches based on how they're standing and the warrant allows doctors at the Gila Hospital of Horrors to go in and do enemas and colonoscopies without consent, then anyone can be seized and that's why the public needs to know about this," Kennedy said.

Search Warrant Concerns

There are major concerns about the way the search warrant was carried out. Kennedy argues that the search warrant was overly broad and lacked probable cause. But beyond that, the warrant was only valid in Luna County, where Deming is located. The Gila Regional Medical Center is in Grant County. That means all of the medical procedures were performed illegally and the doctors who performed the procedures did so with no legal basis and no consent from the patient.

In addition, even if the search warrant was executed in the correct New Mexico county, the warrant expired at 10 p.m. Medical records show the prepping for the colonoscopy started at 1 a.m. the following day, three hours after the warrant expired.

"This is like something out of a science fiction film, anal probing by government officials and public employees," Kennedy said.

No Comment

KOB reached out to the attorneys representing the defendants in the lawsuit and all declined to comment on the situation. The attorneys said it's their personal policy not comment on pending litigation.

4 On Your Side Investigative Reporter Chris Ramirez cornered Deming Police Chief Brandon Gigante.

"As the police chief what reassurances could you give people when they come through your town that they won't be violated or abused by your police officers?" Ramirez asked Chief Gigante.

"We follow the law in every aspect and we follow policies and protocols that we have in place," Chief Gigante replied.

"Do you think those officers in this particular case did that?" Ramirez asked.

Gigante didn't answer, instead he referred Ramirez to his attorney.

The Lawsuit

David Eckert is suing The City of Deming and Deming Police Officers Bobby Orosco, Robert Chavez and Officer Hernandez.

Eckert is also suing Hidalgo County Hidalgo County Deputies David Arredondo, Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Green.

Eckert is also suing Deputy District Attorney Daniel Dougherty and the Gila Regional Medical Center including Robert Wilcox, M.D and Okay Odocha, M.D.

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3209305.shtml

[aunt betty]

What did he do? Ran a stopsign that legally does not exist. Parking lot stop signs are not legally documented. Fact

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[The Duck Hammer]

Holy shit. What a load of bullshit. If that guy doesn't win that lawsuit and bankrupt that town and hospital there is something seriously wrong with America.


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[assateague]

Oh my God.

[(MT)Montanafowler]

he should have shot them.

[Woody]

WTF!

[Woody]

Lesson here is, if the police stop you because you just performed a rolling stop due to your rushing to a bathroom because you are prairie doggin, don't clinch to keep it in, just shit your pants.

[Redbeard]

Reading this made me have to shit


#tazincali

[rozzo842]

What is going on in this country? It's really just ridiculous.

[JGUN]

Lesson here is, if the police stop you because you just performed a rolling stop due to your rushing to a bathroom because you are prairie doggin, don't clinch to keep it in, just shit your pants.

WWJD
What would Jehler do?

[Olly]

The reason this scares me so much (and I'm not bashing on cops this time, because it' not their fault) is that as a society we've put so much power into police hands. There was literally nothing this man could do except give into what was esentially rape. There was no higher authority he could have called and if he resisted he would have been slapped with extra charges of resisting arrest and still forced to be searched. It scares me that the police have the authority to request and a judge has the power to issue a warrant based off how the man was standing is terrorfying to me.

When it comes to the police there are not checks and balances and that reason and stories like this are why I have a ingrained fear of the police.

[waterfowlman]

I wouldn't sue those cops. I'd find out where they live and kill them and their entire fucking family if they did that to me. FACT!

[BrewGUN]

I wouldn't sue those cops. I'd find out where they live and kill them and their entire fucking family if they did that to me. FACT!

"Well that escalated quickly!"

[Woody]

I wouldn't sue those cops. I'd find out where they live and kill them and their entire fucking family if they did that to me. FACT!

I believe you.

[Woody]

The reason this scares me so much (and I'm not bashing on cops this time, because it' not their fault) is that as a society we've put so much power into police hands. There was literally nothing this man could do except give into what was esentially rape. There was no higher authority he could have called and if he resisted he would have been slapped with extra charges of resisting arrest and still forced to be searched. It scares me that the police have the authority to request and a judge has the power to issue a warrant based off how the man was standing is terrorfying to me.

When it comes to the police there are not checks and balances and that reason and stories like this are why I have a ingrained fear of the police.

Yep!

[Woody]

Lesson here is, if the police stop you because you just performed a rolling stop due to your rushing to a bathroom because you are prairie doggin, don't clinch to keep it in, just shit your pants.

WWJD
What would Jehler do?

[waterfowlman]

I wouldn't sue those cops. I'd find out where they live and kill them and their entire fucking family if they did that to me. FACT!

"Well that escalated quickly!"

AND....I'd kill their pets too.

[Redbeard]

Horrifying if it really happened. But is that the suspect's account of what happened or the cop's account of what happened?

And for the record I don't believe a regular beat cop would make a traffic stop, see a guy "clenching his buttcheeks together" and immediately deduce there're narcotics in his bunghole. Well Boot might.

And I don't believe a judge would issue a warrant based on a regular beat cop's assumption that the guy may be hiding narcotics in his bunghole.

My guess is there's more to the story than we're being let on to.

But let's go ahead and burn everyone involved at the stake.



#tazincali

[Woody]

I think assa meant to put this here...

He really was. Believe it or not, I'm a fairly calm person. It takes an awful lot to piss me off, and I will generally exhaust all possible avenues before resorting to the extreme. But anymore, there are NO other avenues. You will have your kids taken. You will be put in jail. You will have your property taken away. You will have your door kicked in. You will have your dog shot. And I'm not talking about "police", I'm talking about government in general. Honestly, the only options are to take it (in this case, literally in the ass, at least 8 times) or get violent. If I hear of someone flipping their shit, I no longer think "they must be crazy" or "they must be guilty". I now think "they must have finally had enough".

The fact that, in this case, the guy's options were getting medically ass-raped- repeatedly- or going to jail for resisting arrest is just Fucked. Up. When placed in that position (both literally and figuratively) it's just a matter of time before it gets ugly all over.

[assateague]

Horrifying if it really happened. But is that the suspect's account of what happened or the cop's account of what happened?

And for the record I don't believe a regular beat cop would make a traffic stop, see a guy "clenching his buttcheeks together" and immediately deduce there're narcotics in his bunghole. Well Boot might.

And I don't believe a judge would issue a warrant based on a regular beat cop's assumption that the guy may be hiding narcotics in his bunghole.

My guess is there's more to the story than we're being let on to.

But let's go ahead and burn everyone involved at the stake.



#tazincali

Maybe. But the medical records seem to tell a different story. As does the refusal of the first hospital to perform the "search".

[(MT)Montanafowler]

I wouldn't sue those cops. I'd find out where they live and kill them and their entire fucking family if they did that to me. FACT!

i don't think you would have let them do it in the first place Sir!

[Redbeard]

Horrifying if it really happened. But is that the suspect's account of what happened or the cop's account of what happened?

And for the record I don't believe a regular beat cop would make a traffic stop, see a guy "clenching his buttcheeks together" and immediately deduce there're narcotics in his bunghole. Well Boot might.

And I don't believe a judge would issue a warrant based on a regular beat cop's assumption that the guy may be hiding narcotics in his bunghole.

My guess is there's more to the story than we're being let on to.

But let's go ahead and burn everyone involved at the stake.



#tazincali

Maybe. But the medical records seem to tell a different story. As does the refusal of the first hospital to perform the "search".

well I'll admit the numerous procedures performed on him does seem extreme, though I don't know what the normal protocol is for that sort of thing.

As far as the first hospital refusing, they refuse stuff like that all the time, legal blood draws and such

But let me ask you, was he a drug dealer? Or a drug runner?


#tazincali

[aunt betty]

Cops are dicks. Their job is to fuck assholes. They will get medals for this.

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[Tomkat]

The bigger problem is the cause of all this: the failed war on drugs.

Give it a rest. People are going to do what ever they want. Lets make cops do their jobs, not become ass bandits.



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[Juice Box]

Horrifying if it really happened. But is that the suspect's account of what happened or the cop's account of what happened?

And for the record I don't believe a regular beat cop would make a traffic stop, see a guy "clenching his buttcheeks together" and immediately deduce there're narcotics in his bunghole. Well Boot might.

And I don't believe a judge would issue a warrant based on a regular beat cop's assumption that the guy may be hiding narcotics in his bunghole.

My guess is there's more to the story than we're being let on to.

But let's go ahead and burn everyone involved at the stake.



#tazincali

Maybe. But the medical records seem to tell a different story. As does the refusal of the first hospital to perform the "search".

well I'll admit the numerous procedures performed on him does seem extreme, though I don't know what the normal protocol is for that sort of thing.

As far as the first hospital refusing, they refuse stuff like that all the time, legal blood draws and such

But let me ask you, was he a drug dealer? Or a drug runner?


#tazincali

I've given up on trying to get people to realize not all cops are pricks. I seem to waste my time each time.


#ionlyknowhowtohuntspoonies

[assateague]

You're supposed to tell them "stop resisting" first.

[Olly]

I've given up on trying to get people to realize not all cops are pricks. I seem to waste my time each time.


#ionlyknowhowtohuntspoonies

I don't believe all cops are pricks. I've given and trust a cop with almost total power on this forum. That should be proof right there.

I do feel that police in a broad sense have way much power and way too few checks in this country. This is a perfect example of that.

[aunt betty]

So...
Where in Deming did you do your shopping? Find any bargains?

[Redbeard]

Horrifying if it really happened. But is that the suspect's account of what happened or the cop's account of what happened?

And for the record I don't believe a regular beat cop would make a traffic stop, see a guy "clenching his buttcheeks together" and immediately deduce there're narcotics in his bunghole. Well Boot might.

And I don't believe a judge would issue a warrant based on a regular beat cop's assumption that the guy may be hiding narcotics in his bunghole.

My guess is there's more to the story than we're being let on to.

But let's go ahead and burn everyone involved at the stake.



#tazincali

Maybe. But the medical records seem to tell a different story. As does the refusal of the first hospital to perform the "search".

well I'll admit the numerous procedures performed on him does seem extreme, though I don't know what the normal protocol is for that sort of thing.

As far as the first hospital refusing, they refuse stuff like that all the time, legal blood draws and such

But let me ask you, was he a drug dealer? Or a drug runner?


#tazincali

I've given up on trying to get people to realize not all cops are pricks. I seem to waste my time each time.


#ionlyknowhowtohuntspoonies

oh make no mistake about it, we're all pricks. You gotta be a sick fuck to do this job. But corrupt and dirty we're all not


#tazincali