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Pa. Chief Held Without Bail After Cover-up Charges
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The AP via YellowBrix
December 17, 2009
At the hearing, a federal prosecutor alleged that Nestor had driven a cooperating witness in the extortion investigation to an isolated area and ordered him to strip before returning him unharmed to his home.
The officers pleaded not guilty, and the others were released to home confinement. The arrests leave the borough of 5,000 with three active-duty police officers.
A third federal indictment charges Brandon Piekarsky, 18, and Derrick Donchak, 19, with a hate crime in connection with the July 2008 attack on Ramirez, 25, an illegal immigrant from Mexico.
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Early in the Ramirez investigation, Schuylkill County prosecutors determined that they had a serious problem with the Shenandoah police, District Attorney James Goodman said yesterday, adding that he asked the Justice Department to investigate the force.
In the civil lawsuit, court documents allege that Gennarini and Capt. Raymond Nestor – the chief’s father – arrested David Vega at his home shortly before 8:55 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2004, while responding to a report of a domestic dispute.
“While in police custody . . . Vega was beaten to death and then hung from the bars of a holding cell to make it appear as if he had committed suicide,” the lawsuit said. Vega, who is of Puerto Rican descent, was pronounced dead at 10:50 p.m.
Karoly said the coroner accepted Chief Nestor’s explanation that Vega’s bruises had come as he resisted arrest. An autopsy arranged by the family confirmed Vega “suffered extensive, massive injuries consistent with a profound beating. . . . The defendant did not die of hanging,” the suit said.
Chief Nestor’s attorney insists otherwise, writing in court papers: “The only credible independent evidence to date establishes that David Vega committed suicide.”
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jaycop4
over 3 years ago
130 Comments
SAY IT AGAIN CHIEFKCR, THANK YOU
granny1
over 3 years ago
1448 Comments
sad day indeed.
chiefkcr
over 3 years ago
3626 Comments
Very bad state of afairs indeed ! There is no room for Hatred and bigotry in this job ! We are sworn to protect and serve ALL, not a chosen few. Very sad story if true this group of Officers have hurt us all.
DALLASCRANE
over 3 years ago
19386 Comments
Chief, say it ain't so? Selling your soul has "grave" consequences.
chpprsinc
over 3 years ago
402 Comments
not good at all cheif
Anonymous
over 3 years ago
P.S.
The "high school kids" are MURDERERS...
Not the version of a "kid" to me.
Anonymous
over 3 years ago
Snewn,
Perhaps you should read this article entirely… And, if you are considering a career in LE you may want re-consider…
LEGAL or ILLEGAL have nothing to do with it. Luis Ramirez is NOT the only case or problem at question here.
There is a pattern of wrongdoing here and the irrefutable evidence for that is the death of David Vega, an America Citizen, born and raised in the U.S., whose death occurred while in police custody after his arrest by the Chief’s father “Capt” Nestor and another “Officer”.
Moreover there are multiple questions about their performance and conduct, including but not limited to Extortion and Racketeering.
You should also check the link submitted by GMcAvin, who is a resident of the area.
A LEO is someone with a duty to enforce the law of the land. Nothing more. Nothing less… If the Mexican was here illegally, a LEO is under duty to follow procedures, as provided by law, not to administer summary justice on his own. We may or may not agree with the law regarding a particular case, but it is the law, and that is what we are supposed to enforce…
When laws become obsolete and dysfunctional the people of this country will eventually change them, that’s the beauty of our Constitution.
Sorry, but I am not just going to seat here and let you stir this into a Circus.
Omarra67
over 3 years ago
2284 Comments
I hate to see stories like this.
bklyn
over 3 years ago
756 Comments
case stunk from the begining. officers told kids to get rid of bloody sneakers (evidence) . justice dept. filed new charges against retards that killed the guy (father of 3). hopefully justice will be served.
beejac
over 3 years ago
1424 Comments
Maybe tewnty five or thirty years in one of the state prisons would be constructive.
snewn
over 3 years ago
108 Comments
Mexican immigrant? The word illegal was dropped from this version of the story. If our f---ing government would bother to enforce our laws, then all of these LEO's and high school kids lives wouldn't be circling the toilet right now. I'm not saying that the mexican deserved to die for whatever reason, but it could have been avoided!
Whalewatcher
over 3 years ago
9800 Comments
After reading all of the commentaries from LEOs with experience from that part of the country, it sounds like the Pa. legislature needs to get off it's collective butts and make some changes in order to keep things like this from happening in the future.
sheriff950
over 3 years ago
5340 Comments
Wow, here we go again, another slap in the face to law enforcement!
Jonas
over 3 years ago
38366 Comments
It is pretty damn sad, and we're hearing it almost every day. Does this mean it gets sadder?
Anonymous
over 3 years ago
Wow