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Catalog Number |
2019.001.037 |
Accession number |
2019.001 |
Call# |
LA 363.282 ASW |
Object Name |
Book |
Title |
Louisiana's Rogue Sheriffs: A Culture of Corruption |
Author |
Aswell, Tom |
Summary |
Tom Aswell has peeled back the layers of corruption to expose the dark side of the law enforcement in Louisiana. *A sheriff was indicted by a federal grand jury for physical and mental abuse of African-American prisoners in his jail, only to be acquitted, though several of his deputies were convicted. * A sitting sheriff was sentenced to federal prison following his conviction of drug trafficking. * A former sheriff is said to have been a bag man for Mafia boss Carlos Marcelllo. *A current sheriff obtained a warrant to raid the4 home of an internet blogger whose only offense was posting remarks critical to the sheriff. *A sheriff defeated for reelection planted a bomb that blew off the foot of his successor. * A north Louisiana sheriff conspired with the local district attorney to convict an innocent man, a national rodeo champion, for double murder. * the Shreveport Commissioner of Public Safety was directly involved in the shotgun murder of a public relations consultant who had worked on his reelection campaign. *Three consecutive sheriffs of a single Louisiana parish were sentenced to prison terms. |
People |
Allen, Calhoun Aswell, Tom Brewster, Ann Burns, Sam Cash, Artis Cawthon, Joe Cumbey, Floyd Edward D'Artois, George Wendell, Sr. Dooley, Vol Sevier, Jr. Downs, J. Earl Fant, John F. Favor, "Cadillac" Jack Fleniken, William J. Flournoy, J. Howell Gonzales, Douglas Griffith, Rusty Guste, William Henderson, C. Murray Kelley, T.P. Kimball, William Leslie, Jim Marcello, Carlos McDaniel, Raymond Padgett, Louis Harvey, Jr. (Hon.) Prator, Steve Price, Oscar Ewing Richardson, John Richey, W.H. Richey, W.H. (Mrs.) Stonecipher, Elliott Waggonner, Joseph David, Jr. (Rep.) Waggonner, William Edward "Willie" Wells, James Benjamin, Sr. Yates, Donald Lee |
Search Terms |
26th Judicial District Court Bossier City Bossier Parish Courthouse Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office Caddo Parish Sheriff's Department Crimes Dixie Mafia Louisiana State Penitentiary Shreveport |
Published Date |
24 Jun 2019 |
Caption |
Louisiana's Rogue Sheriffs |
Published Place |
Baton Rouge, La |
Publisher |
Claitor's Publishing Division |
ISBN |
978-1-7331968-0-2 |
Source |
Bossier Parish Library Historical Center |
Language |
English |
Physical Description |
Paperback, 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches, 376 pages. Cover: Orange and yellow, Title is in a bold, reddish-brown lettering. Image if a Sheriff's badge with a golden dollar sign in the middle. |
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