An off-duty Kendall County sheriff’s deputy was involved in an altercation at about noon Sunday at the Oswego Walmart that led to him pulling his weapon on a fellow shopper.
According to an report, several police responded to the store for a 911 call of a fight in progress. The officer had been shoved in the check-out line after words were exchanged with Jason Thurmond, 38, of Montgomery, and the officer displayed his weapon to make an arrest.
The deputy did not say he was an officer before being shoved, according to Rob Sherwood, Oswego police media relations officer.
Thurmond was arrested by Oswego police, who arrived on the scene almost immediately. Thurmond was charged with misdemeanor battery, Sherwood said.
He posted $150 bond and was given a March 28 court date.
Instead of the police 'policing themselves' and drumming out the bad seeds that will never meet the standards, they are putting themselves on the chopping block when the next round of budget negotiations comes around. Eventually, the tide will turn, and the residents will be pounding at the desks of their other elected officials demanding a funding cut to these departments until they demonstrate the ability to be responsible in their jobs. Kendall County is not 'large' by any measure, yet in less than a year, another deputy was arrested for stealing drugs from the Yorkville dept, and now this guy goes off like he's playing a part in a movie. How many more 'isolated incidents' have to happen before people start to realize that something is very wrong with the leadership in this area. Are all cops like this? No. But the ones who are are going to make life very difficult for the ones who are not. I hope they seriously think about this before forming the usual wall of protection for one of their 'boys in blue'.
Yorkville is in Kendall County. Which, is why I said 'another deputy'. And why I referred to the 'problem in the area', and not in any individual department. My facts are fine, thanks.
Abuse of power and brutality, and if you are unlucky enough to be incarcerated it is unbelievable and you have NO rights! Try to fight this from inside jail... Every phone conversation is recorded...try to complain!! I have been told by many inmates that have been released about if they file a formal complaint or a grievance about conditions that they are taken to an area that there are no video recordings and are beaten, withhold food and medical attention. Pre-trial detainees (meaning innocent until proven guilty) are held in the same area with post-trial inmates. Made to stay in cells with others with infectious diseases. Lack of proper Medical care and some inmates have been given the wrong medication that nearly killed them!! We just had an inmate of 71 years die and they did an internal investigation and said it was "natural causes"..... Wake up Kendall County!! Full investigation needs to happen and dig deeper than just this case!!