Deputy Killers familys sues and wants an apology

[Gcompact30]

I almost used profanity.... you get the point.... hope the bad guy in hell with a hot poker some where.......

Family of Deputy Brownlee's killer demanding an apology...RIDICULOUS..

The attorney for the family of a man who shot and killed a Weld County Sheriff's deputy demanded an apology from Sheriff John Cooke for the killing of the gunman and said the family's threat of a lawsuit is "not about the money."

Asked Thursday if he would write a letter of apology, Cooke simply stated: "No."

Denver attorney Michael Evans sent a notice early this week to Cooke and to the Greeley and Evans police departments warning that Rueben Reyes' family could file a civil lawsuit for $250,000 plus punitive damages unless they could reach a settlement.

Cooke responded that the case was a ploy for the attorney and the Reyes family to make some money.

On Nov. 23, at the end of a long police chase, police and Reyes scuffled where the cars had stopped in Evans. Reyes was able to get Deputy Sam Brownlee's service weapon and shot him three times, killing the sheriff's deputy. An Evans police officer immediately shot Reyes in the back three times, and he died later at North Colorado Medical Center.

In the notice this week, attorney Evans said the nature of the chase and the way it was handled, "aggravated the circumstances" leading to the death of Reyes. He also accused the officers at the scene of not offering help to Reyes in the form of CPR or first aid.

After Cooke said the notice was an attempt to make money, attorney Evans sent the e-mail letter to the sheriff, stating: "This case is not about the money. Its (sic) about the value of human life, or the complete disregard for it."

The attorney then told Cooke the Reyes family has agreed to release the sheriff's office from any civil lawsuit if the sheriff takes the following actions:

1. You will write a personal letter to the family apologizing for the loss of Mr. Reyes;

2. Promise to correct your agencies (sic) policies and procedures (which even your own investigative review panel agrees are faulty);

3. Discipline or terminate those individuals who are responsible choosing not to act to save Mr. Reyes' life at the scene.

Cooke said of the letter written to him: "It's very unethical to send me an e-mail like that. He knows I have an attorney, and they know they should deal with my attorney and not directly with me."

That first letter, the notice of claims, was originally sent to the Greeley City Attorney, Evans City Attorney and the Weld County Attorney.

Attorney Evans set a deadline of 5 p.m. Friday for Cooke to take action on the demands, and "If you don't accept, then I guess you would have to agree that its (sic) really not about the money after all."


yeah go pound some sand

joe

[roberth]

Hey Reyes family and attorney:

GO FUCK YOURSELF YOU WORTHLESS PIECES OF IGNORANT, VILE, SPINELESS SCUM!

This bears repeating.

[TFOGGER]

I Concur.
The family needs to piss up a rope.

if it were me I would be holding the parents financially liable.
but that sort of logic doesn't exist in the real world.

I agree. Counter sue his estate for all costs related to the chase, and punitive damages for wrongful death.

[TFOGGER]

Hmmm... oughtn't this be covered by the law preventing financial benefit from a criminal act? Or is that just so felons don't sign book deals?

[TS12000]

If it wasn't about money the lawsuit would be filed for $1. That's not the case though. All people who wrestle a cops gun away from him then proceed to shoot him deserve to be alive right? And if not the family at least deserves a paycheck for not having that wonderful individual present in their lives correct? I have faith a semi-sane judge will laugh this one out of court, unfortunately the policeman's family and the jurisdiction as a whole will have to put up with these people's bullshit a little longer.

[clublights]

http://www.greeleygazette.com/press/?p=8535


Even the media thinks they are scum

[sniper7]

" MY PIECE OF SHIT SON WOULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE POLICE ARE LYING ABOUT WHAT HE DID. THEY KILLED HIM JUST BECAUSE OF HIS SKIN COLOR"


what a crock, too bad we can't dig him up and shoot him again.

what exactly would the penalties be for doing that?

[cstone]

Is it possible the killers family and their attorney are consulting with the Baghdad city council on how to extort money from people who are trying to provide security for their ignorant souls?

Just seems like the same story on a different scale.

[bjl913]

what exactly would the penalties be for doing that?

Hehe its only an M2..

18-13-101. Abuse of a corpse.