Tuesday, December 24, 2013

NWH not reporting Ohlrich lawsuit against MCSD

I did not read anything in the Northwest Herald today about the lawsuit filed yesterday in Federal Court by David Ohlrich of Wonder Lake.

Maybe this is what you might call derogatory news about the McHenry County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Nygren takes a hit in the lawsuit, when Ohlrich claims, through his attorney, that "The incident alleged in this Complaint was part of a pattern and practice of Defendant NYGREN in failing to properly supervise his officers" (¶ 44) and "Defendant NYGREN, as the official policy maker within the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department, acted with deliberate indifference to the rights of Plaintiff in maintaining, overlooking and preserving the unconstitutional practices, policies and customs delineated above." (¶ 47)

Awww, how can anyone possibly claim that Nygren would act "with deliberate indifference" about anyone's rights?

Deputies must be trained as to what they can do and what they must not do. There are still deputies who claim the entry into the Crystal Lake home of Jerome and Carla Pavlin was lawful, in spite of a judge's ruling that it was not.

In eleven months McHenry County will have a new Sheriff. The time cannot pass quickly enough. Voters must select the candidate who will lead the Department out of the quagmire it's in. Morale must rise, so that employees can view their positions and careers with interest and optimism. Numerous command positions must change.

1 comment:

Big Daddy said...

Gus,how do you know when a lawyer is lieing? When he opens his mouth thats how. Seriously,lawsuits are a dime a dozen.