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SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDS 02/20/2010

THE LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A RESPONSE TO THURSDAY’S CLEVELAND ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT OFFERED DETAILS OF THE INVESTIGATION BY THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS OF SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN HARRY KELLY. AS WE REPORTED HERE, THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ATTRIBUTED THE INFORMATION OFFERED TO ATF DOCUMENTS, SAYING ONLY THAT THE DOCUMENTS "HAD SURFACED". THE ADVOCATE’S REPORT SAID CAPTAIN HARRY KELLEY IS SUSPECTED IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AS MANY AS 500 CONTRABAND FIREARMS FROM THE CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN HE AND HENRY PATTERSON, NOW THE LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF WORKED THERE. THE CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER ALSO TOOK THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO TASK FOR ALLOWING HARRY KELLEY TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY WHILE THE ATF INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. ACCORDING TO LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER STEVE GREEN, THE LAW STRICTLY PROHIBITS THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FROM TAKING DISCIPLINARY ACTION OF ANY KIND AGAINST CAPTAIN KELLY UNTIL A CHARGE, INDICTMENT OR SOME OTHER WRITTEN COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST HIM. THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONSE WAS HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THE CLEVELAND ADVOCATE REPORT, CALLING AT LAST ONE FACT REPORTED THERE, UNTRUE.

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LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF’S CAPTAIN STEVE GREEN PROVIDED KSHN RADIO WITH A COPY OF THE SECTION OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE THAT CLEARLY STATES A SIGNED FORMAL COMPLAINT MUST BE MADE AGAINST A PEACE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, COUNTY JAILER OR DETENTION OFFICER BEFORE ANY SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION CAN TAKE PLACE. AGAIN, THE INVESTIGATION AGAINST HARRY KELLY, SHERIFF PATTERSON AND POSSIBLY OTHERS IN THE MATTER OF THE FIREARMS ALLEGED TO BE ILLEGALLY TRADED TO A PRIVATE PERSON IS STILL ONGOING. NO ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ANYTHING TO DATE. SHERIFF’S CAPTAIN STEVE GREEN SAID THE ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER’S CLAIM THAT CALLS TO SHERIFF HENRY PATTERSON FOR COMMENT WERE NOT RETURNED IS UNTRUE AND CRITICIZED THE PAPER FOR ENGAGING IN UNFAIR AND IRRESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM.