DES MOINES COUNTY, IOWA – A review by Des Moines County Attorney on Special Agent James Thomas Jenkins’ Use of Force on February 12, 2014, outside Catfish Bend Casino found no wrong-doing.
The Division of Criminal Investigation conducted an investigation regarding the shots fired by Agent Jenkins. The information from the investigation was reviewed by the Des Moines County Attorney’s Office. A thorough investigation has determined that Agent Jenkins’ actions were justified and performed within the scope of his employment as a law enforcement officer. Agent Jenkins’ action was intended as a defensive response to protect himself and others from the further actions of the suspect in the incident, David W . Cross.
On February 12, 2014, at approximately 9:10 p.m., the Division of Criminal Investigation’s Special Enforcement Operations Bureau at the Catfish Bend Casino received a report of a subject breaking into vehicles in the casino’s parking garage. The subject, described as a black male, wearing a heavy overcoat and stocking hat had stolen a casino employee’s vehicle.
A DCI Agent responded to the location and attempted to stop the subject in the stolen vehicle, but the subject sped toward the agent’s location. The agent moved out of harm’s way and fired 3 shots with his service weapon at the subject. The subject struck the agent’s patrol car with the stolen vehicle and sped away. The stolen vehicle was found a short time later. No injuries were reported.
On February 13, 2014, at approximately 6:09 a.m., the Burlington Police Department received information from an individual that heard news reports regarding the incident at the casino. The Burlington resident advised police that David W. Cross, age 40, was asleep in the back seat of a vehicle located in the 100 block of Shields Street in Burlington. In addition, the Burlington resident advised that he believed Cross was the subject involved in the incident at the casino the night before. Burlington Police Officers responded and took David Cross into custody.
SUBJECT IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
even after watching Rodney King get beat up by police. They were found justified. “But hey… he was just a dumb NIG***. Probably guilty of something, sometime in the past so he deserved everything he got”. as some on here would think. Forget the fact that I used the N word. I was simply printing other posters thoughts.
Yep, the haters on here remind me of white prison gangs. They like to see other people killed and on the internet they can come clean and admit it. Losers always have a lot of hate in their hearts, because they hate themselves.
Oh my, these poor little criminals. They are being shot by police. Boo Ho! Boo Ho!
What I do not understand is why the special agent (after moving out of harms way) fired at the defendant. If he was not in harms way there was no need to defend himself and it sound to me like it was retaliation all the way. If he was trying to apprehend the defendant why didn’t he shoot out the tires. This is another case where law enforcement is now trained to kill instead of apprehend. This need to stop. If they have a knife and are 10 feet away that is not a reason to kill. If the have a BB Gun and are 10 feet away that is not a reason to kill. It seems like they want to play cowboy and shoot them dead. I wonder if they know how they will feel after killing someone for no reason.
Ja are right mon. The authorities are giving the go ahead for law officers to take our lives mon. It is justified. Law officers can retaliate and take our lives and it is justified now mon.
Many here support that so-called justification and always make excuses supporting the police. They like to see police have this power because they like seeing “those people” killed.
Many young men want to become police officers for the adrenalin rush of being able to kill at will. And they get a paid vacation and a pat on the back. The black man knows the police are a gang mon. They have killed the black man for many years and no one cares mon.
Officers can “kill at will?” I am not going to waste any time on a ridiculous statement like that.
I have an idea….. How about the people that are lazy and think they are entitled to whatever they want do something other than steal from others? How about instead of being a menace to society you get off your butts and get a job and PAY for the things you want like a respectable human being does. How about instead of making excuses for behavior your own it and do something about it. It is almost like these low lifes think it is OK to steal and when someone of authority tries to stop them all of the sudden in their eyes their rights have been violated. All people (of ANY color) that act like this and have something bad happen to them should have maybe thought about possible consequences before they decide to break the law.
just because they committed a crime or get benefits, does not mean they deserve to be “shot in the back”
Who kidnapped LVS? Release him this instant! I guess I agree with you LVS. I never thought you could be so rationale.
@Philly-lots of things you could fined out if you shut up long enough.
my girlfriend would bitch you out for saying “shut up”
. BTW, I just got bitched out myself. thats why Im here on the internet.
What would a person do if a criminal was speeding toward you with a 3000 lb. weapon, intent on doing you harm???
Of course, a cops use of force is always justified these days. Let’s give young cops unlimited power to use any force they want. Ya, that’s the ticket…because cops are Gods little angels.
In case you have not noticed, it is open season for anyone with a gun and a uniform, no matter what the circumstance, if you are shot, it will be justified. Many, many more killings of citizens since our change to socialism. Be careful