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Zebulon Police Chief under fire for disrespectful treatment of officers during trafficstop
Posted on 10/21/22 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 10/21/22 at 1:32 pm
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MOLENA, Ga. — A Zebulon police chief is facing tough criticism over his treatment of other officers. It was all caught on video in Pike County.
Police Chief Jonathan Hemphill was pulled over at a traffic stop by officers in the neighboring City of Molena, Georgia, on Aug. 25. The two cities in Pike County shared an emergency radio channel but after the Zebulon Police Chief was pulled over by two Molena officers – he blocked the city from using its frequency.
Bodycam video shows Hemphill getting right out of his car after he was pulled over during the traffic stop. He then approaches their cruiser.
"I'm the Police Chief in Zebulon. Matt Polk worked for me. Your chief worked for me," he said to the officers in the bodycam video.
"Well, nice to meet you," responds the officer.
The Molena officers explain they pulled him over for dark window tint and having a "ghost tag," which means it's not registered.
A criminal justice expert said he's concerned about the whole interaction.
"I looked at that video, and thought, how unprofessional," Criminal Justice Expert Thaddeus Johnson said.
He said he was alarmed at the lack of respect the chief showed the officers.
"The first thing he said was, 'I'm going to call your chief.' As if he is above reproach. As if his relationship makes him above the law. As if the relationship makes him above the officers who are working every day to keep our street safe," Johnson said.
The criminal justice expert added he thinks Chief Hemphill's treatment of one of the officers, who was a woman, was also unmannerly.
"He was extremely disrespectful - and the level of disrespect was much higher toward the female officer. And that's an issue we face, this bravado, the patriarchal aspect, the machismo. We wonder why women, we can't get them to join the force, or we don't see them in positions of leadership," he said.
In the bodycam video, the chief disputes why he was pulled over. When the officer said it was because of the window tint, he curses at them.
Molena Police Chief Matt Polk said he stands by his officers.
"I don't know why that traffic stop transpired the way that it did, but I am very proud of my officers for the way that they handled it," Chief Polk said.
Bodycam footage
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Posted on 10/21/22 at 1:35 pm to hikingfan
Sounds like a real douche.
I could see MP doing this kind of shite if he got pulled over too.
I could see MP doing this kind of shite if he got pulled over too.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 1:59 pm to hikingfan
Traffic cops are the scum of the earth. Police would have broad support if they would stick to stopping crime instead of stealing money from people through traffic shakedowns.
Posted on 10/22/22 at 12:59 am to hikingfan
Saw the video yesterday. The Chief was a total fricking a-hole and deserves everything coming to him.
He must be a terrible Chief of police. Arrogant and entitled.
He must be a terrible Chief of police. Arrogant and entitled.
Posted on 10/22/22 at 1:26 am to hikingfan
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Zebulon
12 minutes out of my driveway. I live 2.5 miles from the Pike line. It is a growing county on the southern fringe of the Atlanta area w/expensive homes, big yards, and a private airport. And where Pine Mountain rises in the southern end of the county.
This story has been all over the front page of the local paper here in Griffin where I live, 12 miles north of Zebulon in Spalding County.
The chief is a real douche.
Posted on 10/22/22 at 1:30 am to hikingfan
Look, the guy was being a dick buttttttt......
All of a sudden NOW the media is gonna act like they give a single shite about this
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. As if the relationship makes him above the officers who are working every day to keep our street safe," Johnson said.
All of a sudden NOW the media is gonna act like they give a single shite about this
Posted on 10/22/22 at 4:57 am to SteelerBravesDawg
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12 minutes out of my driveway. I live 2.5 miles from the Pike line. It is a growing county on the southern fringe of the Atlanta area w/expensive homes, big yards, and a private airport. And where Pine Mountain rises in the southern end of the county.
Where are you? I grew up in Griffin and my parents still life there. When I saw Zebulon, I figured it was somewhere else.
Posted on 10/22/22 at 5:02 am to hikingfan
Any coo that stops someone for dark tint deserves to have his/her arse chewed by some egomaniac.
Posted on 10/22/22 at 5:19 am to hikingfan
Are the windows actually too dark? If they aren't, his actions are much less unreasonable. If they are, may he enjoy enjoy an expedited retirement.
Posted on 10/22/22 at 7:09 am to LanierSpots
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Where are you? I grew up in Griffin
I live on Oak Grove Rd. off of Williamson Rd, have since 2016. Love it out here, great neighborhood.
The house I grew up in is on High Falls Rd.between Tomochichi and 16.
This post was edited on 10/22/22 at 7:14 am
Posted on 10/22/22 at 3:02 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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The house I grew up in is on High Falls Rd.between Tomochichi and 16.
I deer hunted most of my life off Baily Jester Road. Loved that area out there. My uncle owned over 500 acres out there before they put Arthur Bolton parkway in. Small world
Posted on 10/22/22 at 3:26 pm to hikingfan
ETA: watched the bodycam video. Holy shite he’s a prick. frick him. I’d have written him some bullshite ticket like assaulting an officer, when he opened his door into the one officer. Just to be a dick to him.
This post was edited on 10/22/22 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 10/22/22 at 3:30 pm to hikingfan
Isn't that the guy who tried to kill Tony Stark to take control of the company?
Posted on 10/22/22 at 4:55 pm to crap4brain
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Traffic cops are the scum of the earth. Police would have broad support if they would stick to stopping crime instead of stealing money from people through traffic shakedowns.
What’s the new social media trend?
Tell me you have no idea what you’re talking about without telling me you have no idea what you’re talking about?
Yeah that’s it.
Posted on 10/22/22 at 5:38 pm to hikingfan
Would've loved to see them cuff and stuff that arrogant a-hole.
Posted on 10/22/22 at 6:04 pm to LanierSpots
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I deer hunted most of my life off Baily Jester Road. Loved that area out there. My uncle owned over 500 acres out there before they put Arthur Bolton parkway in. Small world
I have a classmate that lived on Bailey Jester.
Posted on 10/22/22 at 6:49 pm to crap4brain
Actually I’d have a lot more respect for BRPD if they’d start with the street racers and work their way up
Posted on 10/22/22 at 7:41 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
No kidding. Pike is a growing county but still has that small county mindset. Merriwether is the same way. It will be real interesting to see how they develop and adjust as developers build more subdivisions in what used to be farmland.
Posted on 10/22/22 at 8:03 pm to hikingfan
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The two cities in Pike County shared an emergency radio channel but after the Zebulon Police Chief was pulled over by two Molena officers – he blocked the city from using its frequency.
Surely there's some legal recourse here to have him removed from position over that. That's a public safety concern.
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