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by Uglydog on 06 November 2008 - 19:11

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With 25 letters of commendation, two awards, and nine years of service to the Prince George’s County Police Department in Maryland, Stephanie Mohr does not sound like an officer who should be spending years in jail away from her young son, Adam. Unfortunately, this is already Mohr’s fifth year of a prison sentence that she does not deserve. With your help though, we can get this innocent officer out of jail and reunited with her son.

This is the last chance that we have to help Stephanie.

In September of 1995, Mohr was on patrol with her police dog- Valk. She was patrolling Takoma Park, an area that had been known to have many recent burglaries. When Mohr and her partner, Sergeant Anthony Delozier, got a call for backup from an officer who had spotted two men on the roof of a nearby store, they knew they may have found the criminals.

Ricardo Mendez and Herrera Cruz were the two suspects who were ordered to get down and face the wall. Mendez then made a move that looked as if he were about to flee the scene.

As Mohr had been trained to do in this type of situation, she released her canine. Valk, the police dog, was trained to perform the police department’s standard “bite and hold” and that is exactly what he did. The dog bit Mendez on the leg and held him there until the officers could apprehend him.

Mendez and Herrera were convicted of 4th degree burglary and were then deported. The two illegally re-entered the U.S. again and were arrested for selling crack cocaine. They were then deported a second time.

Stephanie was relieved that she had gotten these two criminals off of our streets and back to their country.

She soon gave birth to her son Adam and was a proud mother.

Unfortunately, her joy did not last very long. Five years after this incident and one day before the statue of limitations was set to expire, Mohr was indicted by the U.S Department of Justice.

Looking for cases of “police brutality” the U.S Department of Justice indicted Stephanie and two fellow officers charging them with conspiracy charges and violating Ricardo Mendez’s civil rights.

At the trial, Officer Mohr was found not guilty of conspiracy. A hung jury, voting 11 to 1 in favor of Mohr failed to reach a unanimous verdict on the civil right charges.

The prosecutor sought a retrial that was held in 2001. The trial was scheduled even though the jurors from the first trial said that the case lacked merit. At this trial the prosecution convinced the jury that Mohr had released her canine on innocent minority citizens.

In this second trial, the judge allowed prejudicial testimony into evidence that Mohr had used racial epithets in making a prior arrest using her canine. The charges did not start out as r

by hgsd on 06 November 2008 - 19:11

Tell us what we need to do to! This makes me sick. The BAD guy has the Rights. Someone point us in the right direction.


snajper69

by snajper69 on 06 November 2008 - 19:11

There are always two sides to a story.


Rugers Guru

by Rugers Guru on 06 November 2008 - 19:11

Well this one was cut off.... Whats the rest of the story??


by Uglydog on 06 November 2008 - 20:11

Stephanie’s 8 year old son has now spent the last 5 years of his life without his mother by his side.

Five years of her life have been wasted in prison because she followed police procedure when she ordered her police dog Valk to stop a suspect from fleeing the scene. Five years that can NEVER EVER be given back.

The Suspect – an illegal alien from San Salvador – was Convicted of Selling drugs and deported. ---- But outrageously the prosecutor brought him back, at Public expense, to Testify Against Stephanie.

And Stephanie was convicted of “Violating” his civil rights.
Just as unfair as the charges, the Judge, blindly following the recommendation of the Civil Rights Division, imposed a draconian 10-year sentence that both Stephanie and her son Adam are both serving. What can be more outrageous!!!

Now with President Bush only four months away from the end of his term, this may be our last chance to free Stephanie.

If you agree that its time to send this innocent mother home to her son, won’t you please help fund our crucial “Request for Commutation of Sentence” to the U.S. Department of Justice by sending your most generous tax deductible contribution to The Law Enforcement Defense Fund by clicking here today.

We strongly believe that Mohr has been wrongly accused and innocent of this crime. Stephanie did not cross any boundaries while trying to apprehend Mendez. Mohr followed all the police procedures as she was trained to do.

In order to protect the public, which was her main concern, she had to release her canine to ensure that Mendez could not escape and pose a further threat to the community.
We here at LELDF (see who we are) hope that you as an American citizen can realize that this sentence is unjust. Mendez is an illegal alien who is receiving more benefits than Mohr, a police officer who protected the public for over nine years.

We are asking you to show your support by giving a gift of $25, $50, or any amount that you can afford. This gift of any amount is tax-deductible.

LELDF is assisting Stephanie with all the legal costs for the appeal and for the Petition for Commmutation of Sentence.


Stephanie’s appeal asks the federal judge to review her conviction based on evidence in court documents that a witness against her lied, saying she used a racial slur and that this lie influenced the jury to convict her.
 LELDF is trying to help Stephanie Mohr in any way we can. But, we cannot do it alone. We need your support to help Stephanie obtain her rightfully deserved freedom.

Your contribution of any amount will greatly impact our efforts in supporting Stephanie.


By the time Stephanie gets out of prison, her son Adam will almost be a teenager. Mohr has lost some of the most crucial moments in Adams life. This is every mother’s worst nightmare. We need to help her get out of prison as soon as possible so she can be reunited with her son.

Any donation that you can contribute will help our cause in giving Stephanie her freedom. She deserves to know that we appreciate all her hard work and sacrifices.
We thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,


by hgsd on 06 November 2008 - 20:11

Which side of the fence are we working dog people on?


by 1doggie2 on 06 November 2008 - 23:11

Excuse me, you are pointing out 2 sides to a story> they are on a building late at night, they are not doing work there to secure a leaking roof. I am sorry, enough is enough! Crimnals have no rights!!!!!!!

I want to know who you plan on calling when someone breaks into your home and there are no police because they do not want to be killed or go to jail for protecting you...

Again as was pointed out.                                 WE ARE BROKEN


Princess

by Princess on 07 November 2008 - 00:11

Im confussed what is this? why dont the police depts protect officers who  they chose to go into K-9. My dad is a retired police capt in the miitary , this  would not have happened, its a no questions act. These dogs are trained to obey and do their jobs, they  there to protect the public and officers .Its up to the officer to use them as needed, and it seems  she needed her dog. Im applaued, her in jail for doing her job , attack and hold means just that, not kill. If her judgment was bad it is call being fired.  Police Depts should be liable with insurance, not leaving an officer open to personable  liability.weather the officer is bad or the dog ,the city is responable for there choses, and training. I would like to know what happened to the dog .? Ill be glad to sign  what ever there is, to release her and get her back to her family ,to high a price to pay for a job. I though we trust them to know what they are doing.


by gsdk9va on 07 November 2008 - 02:11

I LIVED IN THE AREA WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SO I REMEMBER THIS STORY. A COP FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION TUNRED HER IN BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO GET HER DOG A "BITE" ON SOME ILLEGALS THAT DID NOT RESIST ARREST.  THIS CASE IS EASY TO RESEARCH TO GET THE FULL  STORY. SEE BELOW FROM THE WASHINGTON POST,  THEN YOU DECIDE. ALSO, ASK YOURSELF HOW OFTEN DO COPS GET TRIED, CONVICTED, AND JAILED FOR NOTHING????


  The Washington Post - Washington, D.C.
Author: Ruben Castaneda
Date: May 14, 2001
Start Page: B.01
Section: METRO
Text Word Count: 910

 

In a filing last week in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, federal prosecutors detail five instances in which they said Officer Stephanie C. Mohr improperly released her police dog on unresisting people or threatened to do so. Prosecutors described a sixth incident in which Mohr manhandled a neighborhood boy who had run across her lawn. Each of Mohr's alleged victims in those cases was black, according to court papers.

 


yellowrose of Texas

by yellowrose of Texas on 07 November 2008 - 05:11

I dont care if she released her dog 360 times in a year, on a crook or criminal or a subject that was showing a combative attitude. If this countries law and order doesnt go back to punishment by apprehension, we are all gonna be fighting in the streets.  There are always citizens who do not like Police dogs or policemen period.  And in this case , apparently a fellow office , who was probably a male, decides to test the strength of a departmental judgement.  Jealousy infests police departments just like all other jobs .

Dogs are suppose to protect their officer, and much better than pulling a weapon and using brute force, that could result in a death. A dog can be called back and will detain the bad man or woman or kid, until proper restraints are able to be attained.  It is the officers life that is out on a limb , dangling there to be wiped out in a minute, SEND THE DOG>>>>>>>

LETS GET THIS WOMAN BACK TO HER FAMILY>>>UNBELIEVABLE IN AMERICA THIS HAPPENS>>>

 

 

 






 


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