TBO Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 There is no justice in Jackson for a police officer who survived a deadly traffic stop at a South Jackson gas station three years ago. Two men tried to shoot JPD Officer Mike Tarrio but he managed to kill one assailant and arrest the other one. He received an "Officer of the Year" award for his heroism. This being Jackson, such bravery did not go unpunished as Jackson suspended him with pay for over a year. To add insult to injury, the man who repeatedly shot at him was never indicted for the crime thanks to some bureaucratic bumbling. Officer Tarrio spotted Elliot Reed driving erratically as he pulled into a gas station on Cooper Road at 1 AM on May 8, 2018. The patrolman saw several weapons in the car as he approached the vehicle and told Elliot to get out of the SUV. Unfortunately for all, Reed resisted and put Officer Tarrio in a headlock. Chauncy jumped out of the passenger seat to assist his brother. Elliot tried to take away the police officer's sidearm while he told his brother to shoot Tarrio. Elliot grappled with Tarrio while Chauncy pulled out a firearm and fired several rounds. He somehow missed the officer. Tarrio ran behind his cruiser for cover, fired off his rounds, reloaded, and continued to fire. Elliot was killed in the exchange. The two videos posted below show the entire struggle as well as the police officer's good luck. Reed was arrested in 2017 for trafficking meth, cocaine, and marijuana. A Hinds County grand jury indicted him for the charges on May 16, 2018 - just a week after the shootout. He pleaded guilty in 2019 and is serving a ten-year prison sentence. The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Association presented Officer Tarrio with the 2019 "Officer of the Year" award. While his peers saw him as a hero, Jackson saw him as the enemy. JPD placed Officer Tarrio on administrative leave per JPD policy when an officer shoots a suspect. JPD referred the investigation to MBI. MBI cleared the police officer within a few weeks but unfortunately, his problems were just beginning. JPD refused to allow Officer Tarrio to return to his precinct but instead kept him on administrative leave with pay for over a year. The suspension prevented him from earning much-needed overtime pay or working private details as a JPD officer. He was eventually stuck working the impound lot before he finally returned to the precinct. Unfortunately for Mike Tarrio, the insults continued. JPD charged Reed with first-degree murder in the death of his brother and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. Hinds County Court Judge Johnny McDaniels denied Reed bond and bound him over to the grand jury on March 7, 2019. Unfortunately for Tarrio, Reed has never been indicted for the first-degree murder and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer charges. Read that again. There is no prosecution of Chauncy Reed for trying to kill Mike Tarrio and killing his brother (Felony-murder rule). The District Attorney's office said it never received the case from JPD. Thus, Reed's case was never submitted to a grand jury. No submission means no indictment for Reed. The case just sits in limbo. Tarrio and ten other JPD officers involved in shootings sued the city in July 2019. They claimed the city unfairly sidelined or fired them even after they were cleared by the grand jury or civil service. Kingfish note: Apparently there is no justice for an Officer of the Year in Jackson, Mississippi. In any other city in Mississippi, Mike Tarrio would be treated as a hero while Chauncy Reed received the justice he so richly deserves. Unfortunately, Tarrio is a police officer in a city where the cowardly cut down the courageous. The lack of an indictment for Chauncy Reed is not just inexcusable but is an assault on Mike Tarrio by the city he swore to protect and serve. Officer Tarrio received more punishment for the events of that deadly night than did Chauncy Reed. Social justice indeed. Such is the fruit of the Lumumba administration. This case is a perfect example of why there is a shortage of police officers in Jackson as crime spirals out of control. However, this is Jackson where the competent are trashed and the trash is exalted. That, my friends, is the bottom line. LINK ============================================================================================== Jackson Mayor, Chokwe Antar Lumumba. "Lumumba was endorsed by Our Revolution and the Working Families Party, and ran on a progressive platform promising to make Jackson "the most radical city on the planet." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Damn shame lots of places would love to have them on the PD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steinbrenner Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Never seen a pimp wearing a tie printed with little turds [emoji90]. Radical piece of ****. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt 127 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Well, that should settle the rest of those cops down. Won’t be no law enforcin’ in Jackson Mississippi boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 "Most radical city"? I call that a Dem ridden shithole. I've got even better matching words for that place and the toolbags running it, but I'll keep that to myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Once the problem has ripened to the appropriate point they will clean it up. Nobody is going to like how that is done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 IS THERE a Dim run city which is not a den of iniquity and corruption? I'm genuinely asking because my info sources are probably limited. However, I'm not aware of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I'm on a first name basis with officers from the infamous Breanna Taylor shooting... Multiple officers who did nothing wrong, moved homes to protect their families, still suspended indefinitely. One officer is only guilty of getting shot himself, and his life has been completely trashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 On 3/31/2021 at 2:33 PM, TBO said: There is no justice in Jackson for a police officer who survived a deadly traffic stop at a South Jackson gas station three years ago. Two men tried to shoot JPD Officer Mike Tarrio but he managed to kill one assailant and arrest the other one. He received an "Officer of the Year" award for his heroism. This being Jackson, such bravery did not go unpunished as Jackson suspended him with pay for over a year. To add insult to injury, the man who repeatedly shot at him was never indicted for the crime thanks to some bureaucratic bumbling. Officer Tarrio spotted Elliot Reed driving erratically as he pulled into a gas station on Cooper Road at 1 AM on May 8, 2018. The patrolman saw several weapons in the car as he approached the vehicle and told Elliot to get out of the SUV. Unfortunately for all, Reed resisted and put Officer Tarrio in a headlock. Chauncy jumped out of the passenger seat to assist his brother. Elliot tried to take away the police officer's sidearm while he told his brother to shoot Tarrio. Elliot grappled with Tarrio while Chauncy pulled out a firearm and fired several rounds. He somehow missed the officer. Tarrio ran behind his cruiser for cover, fired off his rounds, reloaded, and continued to fire. Elliot was killed in the exchange. The two videos posted below show the entire struggle as well as the police officer's good luck. Reed was arrested in 2017 for trafficking meth, cocaine, and marijuana. A Hinds County grand jury indicted him for the charges on May 16, 2018 - just a week after the shootout. He pleaded guilty in 2019 and is serving a ten-year prison sentence. The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Association presented Officer Tarrio with the 2019 "Officer of the Year" award. While his peers saw him as a hero, Jackson saw him as the enemy. JPD placed Officer Tarrio on administrative leave per JPD policy when an officer shoots a suspect. JPD referred the investigation to MBI. MBI cleared the police officer within a few weeks but unfortunately, his problems were just beginning. JPD refused to allow Officer Tarrio to return to his precinct but instead kept him on administrative leave with pay for over a year. The suspension prevented him from earning much-needed overtime pay or working private details as a JPD officer. He was eventually stuck working the impound lot before he finally returned to the precinct. Unfortunately for Mike Tarrio, the insults continued. JPD charged Reed with first-degree murder in the death of his brother and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. Hinds County Court Judge Johnny McDaniels denied Reed bond and bound him over to the grand jury on March 7, 2019. Unfortunately for Tarrio, Reed has never been indicted for the first-degree murder and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer charges. Read that again. There is no prosecution of Chauncy Reed for trying to kill Mike Tarrio and killing his brother (Felony-murder rule). The District Attorney's office said it never received the case from JPD. Thus, Reed's case was never submitted to a grand jury. No submission means no indictment for Reed. The case just sits in limbo. Tarrio and ten other JPD officers involved in shootings sued the city in July 2019. They claimed the city unfairly sidelined or fired them even after they were cleared by the grand jury or civil service. Kingfish note: Apparently there is no justice for an Officer of the Year in Jackson, Mississippi. In any other city in Mississippi, Mike Tarrio would be treated as a hero while Chauncy Reed received the justice he so richly deserves. Unfortunately, Tarrio is a police officer in a city where the cowardly cut down the courageous. The lack of an indictment for Chauncy Reed is not just inexcusable but is an assault on Mike Tarrio by the city he swore to protect and serve. Officer Tarrio received more punishment for the events of that deadly night than did Chauncy Reed. Social justice indeed. Such is the fruit of the Lumumba administration. This case is a perfect example of why there is a shortage of police officers in Jackson as crime spirals out of control. However, this is Jackson where the competent are trashed and the trash is exalted. That, my friends, is the bottom line. LINK ============================================================================================== Jackson Mayor, Chokwe Antar Lumumba. "Lumumba was endorsed by Our Revolution and the Working Families Party, and ran on a progressive platform promising to make Jackson "the most radical city on the planet." Is the mayor related to Patrice Lumumba by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Nothing more need be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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