on sale now at amazon

on sale now at amazon
"I don't like this book because it don't got know pictures" Chief Rhorerer

“It’s becoming a disturbingly familiar scene in America - mentally unstable cops”

“It’s becoming a disturbingly familiar scene in America - mentally unstable cops”
“It’s becoming a disturbingly familiar scene in America - mentally unstable cops”

'I'd like an opportunity to prove my innocence': Former hero cop who sat next to Michelle Obama during State of the Union withdraws plea to reduced charges that he raped two women at gunpoint








•           Former Philadelphia police officer Richard DeCoatsworth, 28, withdrew a plea agreement that would have likely allowed him to leave prison with time served
•           He is accused of forcing two women to take heroin before raping them
•           DeCoatsworth sat next to Michelle Obama during the 2009 State of the Union address
•           In 2007 he was hailed as hero after being shot during a traffic stop but still chased after his attacker
By Jonathan Block

A former Philadelphia police officer once who sat next to the First Lady during President Obama's 2009 State of the Union Address has withdrawn a plea to reduced charges that he forced two women to take heroin at gunpoint before raping them.
'I'd like an opportunity to prove my innocence,' Richard DeCoatsworth, 28, told a judge today. 'If I were a guilty man, the offer the commonwealth presented would be a good one.'
At the hearing, the judge also said DeCoatsworth is too dangerous to be freed while awaiting trial, which is scheduled for November.
Former Philadelphia police officer Richard DeCoatsworth (right), accused of raping two women at gunpoint, was seated next to First Lady Michelle Obama (left) and Dr Jill Biden (right) during the president's televised February 2009 address to Congress
If DeCoatsworth had accepted the plea, he would have likely left prison with time served, about 10 months. However, he now faces several decades in prison if convicted of the most serious charge.
In June, a grand jury indicted him on charges of rape, sexual assault, intent to possess or distribute drugs, human trafficking, promoting prostitution, witness intimidation and related offenses in a May 16, 2013 incident involving two women.
According to court documents, the former cop met the alleged victims at a party and took them to a house in north Philadelphia where the alleged incidents took place.
Heroic actions: DeCoatsworth was invited to attend the speech by Vice President Joe Biden after he was shot in the face but still managed to chase after his attacker
DeCoatsworth was hailed as a hero after he was shot in the face during a traffic stop in September 2007 but still managed to chase after his attacker, who was later sentenced to 36 to 72 years in prison.
'The shot to the face changed his life forever. It really altered him,' his lawyer, A. Charles Peruto, told the Associated Press. 'He had his face reconstructed. The pain has been immeasurable.'
Valiant: A bullet struck DeCoatsworth in the mouth during a routine traffic stop in September 2007, but he still went in pursuit of his assailant before collapsing and radioing for help
As a result of his heroic actions, DeCoatsworth was invited by Vice President Joe Biden to attend the president's televised February 2009 address to Congress and sat with first lady Michelle Obama.
In a June bail hearing, Assistant District Attorney Joseph McGlynn told a judge that when SWAT teams searched DeCoatsworth's home two days after the alleged rapes it appeared he was about to 'take his last stand' as they found three loaded guns - a shotgun, Glock and revolver - as well as prescription pills and drug paraphernalia.
Evidence also included text messages sent between DeCoatsworth and his associates from May 7 to 17, 2013 which appeared to be discussing drugs and the prostitution trade.
McGlynn said the former cop had become a 'dangerous and scary person, someone the public needs to be protected from.'

Defense attorney L. George Parry argued that DeCoatsworth was an 'addict' because of pain pills he began taking after getting shot while on duty. He also pointed out that he owns his guns legally and one of the women was a prostitute when he first solicited her.

History of violence: Before leaving the force, DeCoatsworth was involved in two others incidents in April and September of 2009 where he shot two suspects


John Geer