Cop sentenced to 3 years prison for robbing people during traffic stops

[Tachosomoza]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/cr...type=ynews_rss

WEST PALM BEACH — The former Lantana police officer arrested last year for stealing cash from Hispanic men during traffic stops was sentenced to three years in prison this morning.

The sentence for Mark Ott comes eight months after he was caught in a joint undercover sting operation from the FBI, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and Palm Beach County State Attorney's office.

Prosecutors found that Ott stopped several Hispanic males between February and May of last year, asking for their identification and confiscating between $35 and $400 in cash from them during each stop. On most occasions, prosecutors said, Ott targeted the men after they left local check cashing stores.

Ott's arrest in May came after he stopped an undercover sheriff's deputy and an FBI agent posing as a driver and passenger. Ott confiscated the wallet the deputy carried, stuffed with $400 in photocopied bills, and returned it after he had swiped $150 from it.

The three-year sentence is part of a plea agreement between prosecutors and Ott's attorney, Michael Salnick. Ott pleaded guilty to five felony charges of evidencing prejudice while committing robbery because evidence in the case showed he targeted Hispanics. As part of the agreement Circuit Judge Stephen Rapp accepted this morning, Ott will also have to repay at total of $1,780 to the victims.

"It has always been Mr. Ott's intention to do the right thing in this case," Salnick said regarding the restitution.

Ott, 36, started working for Lantana police as a dispatcher and became an officer in 2006. A string of reprimands marked his time with the department, including his placement on probation for a year after a 2008 internal investigation showed that he had reported to work drunk more than once.

Salnick would not provide a reason why Ott began committing the robberies, but pointed out a request he made to the judge that Ott be sent to a prison offering treatment for alcohol abuse. After he and Ott reviewed the charges against him, Salnick said, Ott immediately decided against fighting the charges.

"He didn't want to embarrass the police department, his family or the victims by going forward," Salnick said. "It's a very unfortunate case, but Mr. Ott is looking forward to completing his sentence and moving forward with his life."

Same ol' shit, different day.

[crackmaster3000]

I hope he gets his ass raped repeatedly in jail

[a334jv2df]

Originally Posted by crackmaster3000

I hope he gets his ass raped repeatedly in jail

Being a former officer turned prisoner is always a bad situation. If you're housed in general population within a prison, you're going to get fucked (literally). If you're housed in the "special needs" unit you're going to be locked down 23 hours a day and have NONE of the privileges that the gen pop has. If he serves his sentence in jail (not prison) you have less privilege and the possibility of an ass whooping (but probably not rape).

He'll probably serve half sentence and get paroled on good behavior. Either way that 1-2 years is going to suck ass

[BrainSurgeon]

La Florida strikes again

[HTS]

Man I wrote an awesome reply earlier and lost it cuz zoklet was down. Jist of it was:

any cop who abuses the authority that comes with a badge deserves a harsher sentence than just about anybody else. they certainly deserve no leniency whatsoever, no matter how bad they claim to feel about it. The way he acted immediately upon being caught was total bullshit. its the exact same shit i did to successfully get out of shoplifting charges at walmart. total bullshit through and through.

Just don't act like all cops do this or want to do this and I'm happy. Real police offices probably aren't sad about the force losing another crook.

[Proots]

Man, that's so cowardly and dirty. They should fucking slam him. Yet, he gets 3 measly years? Are you kidding me?

[DJ Meaty Cheeks]

Public execution, draw & quarter the swine. Same for any corrupt public official. Got to send a message to these swine. Hopefully he'll get murdered in the can.

[White Jesus]

Lulz at all the cunts calling for blood for under 10 grand worth of theft.
The sentence seems pretty fair to me

[The American Gentleman]

Originally Posted by Tachosomoza

Same shit, different asshole.

Fix'd

[L33tz]

"The only law I live by, is my own..."

[-SpectraL]

No he'll be locked down solid in a 9' by 6' cell with only 1/2 hour a day for yard for the next two years in the pen.

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by crackmaster3000

I hope he gets his ass raped repeatedly in jail

Isnt it sickening how cops think THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT to people?

Very sad.....

[BrainSurgeon]

Originally Posted by White Jesus

Lulz at all the cunts calling for blood for under 10 grand worth of theft.
The sentence seems pretty fair to me

It has nothing to fucking do with the amount of money. Its the abuse of power that is unacceptable and if you can't see that then I say we draw and quarter your punk ass too.

[Orpheus]

Originally Posted by BrainSurgeon

It has nothing to fucking do with the amount of money. Its the abuse of power that is unacceptable and if you can't see that then I say we draw and quarter your punk ass too.

He is going to have a worse time in prison because of the fact he is a cop.
I think abuse of power is disgusting and that they should be punished for it. Like if a nanny was a pedophile

[Clover]

Originally Posted by HTS

Man I wrote an awesome reply earlier and lost it cuz zoklet was down. Jist of it was:

any cop who abuses the authority that comes with a badge deserves a harsher sentence than just about anybody else. they certainly deserve no leniency whatsoever, no matter how bad they claim to feel about it. The way he acted immediately upon being caught was total bullshit. its the exact same shit i did to successfully get out of shoplifting charges at walmart. total bullshit through and through.

Just don't act like all cops do this or want to do this and I'm happy. Real police offices probably aren't sad about the force losing another crook.

I was gonna say the same thing; he deserves more because he was a cop and abused authority.

[I'mAfraidofJapan]

Originally Posted by HTS

Man I wrote an awesome reply earlier and lost it cuz zoklet was down. Jist of it was:

any cop who abuses the authority that comes with a badge deserves a harsher sentence than just about anybody else. they certainly deserve no leniency whatsoever, no matter how bad they claim to feel about it. The way he acted immediately upon being caught was total bullshit. its the exact same shit i did to successfully get out of shoplifting charges at walmart. total bullshit through and through.

Same with politicians. Also: no rights to privacy.

[jrez]

I think you guys missed the fact that he plead guilty to five felony charges. It's hard enough for people to find a stable well-paying job after just one felony charge. This will haunt him wayyy after he's released from prison.

[Tachosomoza]

Originally Posted by jrez

I think you guys missed the fact that he plead guilty to five felony charges. It's hard enough for people to find a stable well-paying job after just one felony charge. This will haunt him wayyy after he's released from prison.

Not necessarily. Remember Mark Fuhrman? That peckerwood pig from the LAPD who talked about how he loved to take young Hispanic and Black males into alleys and shoot them in the back of the head and then toss a bit of dope on them and a throwaway piece? Lied during the OJ trial and said he hadn't called anyone a nigger since 1985? Almost went to prison for perjury? Yeah, he's now on the Hannity Show, rolling in dough from books, and once had his own radio program. Remember Ollie North? Crooked military brass who lied to Congress and the country? Sold arms to people who we weren't supposed to be fucking with? Served with numerous felonies, never served a day in prison? Yeah, he's on the Fox News Channel now.

[Proots]

Originally Posted by Tachosomoza

Not necessarily. Remember Mark Fuhrman? That peckerwood pig from the LAPD who talked about how he loved to take young Hispanic and Black males into alleys and shoot them in the back of the head and then toss a bit of dope on them and a throwaway piece? Lied during the OJ trial and said he hadn't called anyone a nigger since 1985? Almost went to prison for perjury? Yeah, he's now on the Hannity Show, rolling in dough from books, and once had his own radio program. Remember Ollie North? Crooked military brass who lied to Congress and the country? Sold arms to people who we weren't supposed to be fucking with? Served with numerous felonies, never served a day in prison? Yeah, he's on the Fox News Channel now.

Disturbing. Really disturbing, man. On a lighter note - I really liked the use of the word "peckerwood". Every time I hear that word, I laugh.

[Tachosomoza]

Originally Posted by Midge

Disturbing. Really disturbing, man. On a lighter note - I really liked the use of the word "peckerwood". Every time I hear that word, I laugh.

The Mark Fuhrman Tapes - YouTube

The Mark Fuhrman Tapes - YouTube
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[Proots]

Originally Posted by Tachosomoza

The Mark Fuhrman Tapes - YouTube

Fucking hell...I'm dumbstruck...absolutely gobsmacked...

[Tachosomoza]

Yep. These are the people that we trust to police our streets and the world, though. Sick.

[1983]

Put a stockade up in the gay district and whatever happens happens.

Al

[DJ Meaty Cheeks]

Originally Posted by White Jesus

Lulz at all the cunts calling for blood for under 10 grand worth of theft.
The sentence seems pretty fair to me

What, we're not allowed to be bloodthirsty maniacs?

[SHARP]

Originally Posted by Tachosomoza

Yep. These are the people that we trust to police our streets and the world, though. Sick.

I think this goes here... Right here, in this thread...

A clickable link.

Yup!

[1983]

^Didn't know that site existed until now so Yup.... My hatred grows.

Al

[Pillar]

Originally Posted by BrainSurgeon

It has nothing to fucking do with the amount of money. Its the abuse of power that is unacceptable and if you can't see that then I say we draw and quarter your punk ass too.

Drawing and quartering doesn't solve shit Dealing with the symptoms is extremely foolish and ignorant. The problem isn't particularly the police, its the entire system that puts them into those "God's gift to America" situations. They shouldn't have guns, they should always be on camera, etc. You cook some bacon, there's always another pig in the pen. The real problems are the root causes of all this corruption.

[SHARP]

Originally Posted by 1983

^Didn't know that site existed until now

Neither did I, until a couple of days ago, but I'm pleased as much as I'm pissed off... Pleased because someone put the site up, and pissed because they had a reason to...

Originally Posted by 1983

so Yup.... My hatred grows.

...And isn't it the only logical response?

I'm not saying each and every cop is an asshole who deserves what's coming to him for better or more likely worse, but I'm kind of concerned that the actions of bad cops will at some point result in actions taken against good cops, simply because they wear a bullseye on their uniform, courtesy of their rotten colleagues...

[1983]

^I hear you there but at the same time I've personally known of someone that has left the force because of all the corruption.
There's good mixed in with the bad but when you have to become bad just to get ahead something isn't right.

Al

[Tachosomoza]

Any responsible cop would leave the force. If you stay silent, you are aiding and abetting these murderers, thieves, and sadists, which makes you equally guilty.

[SHARP]

Originally Posted by 1983

^I hear you there but at the same time I've personally known of someone that has left the force because of all the corruption.

Yeah, occasionally it happens that someone decides to say "fuck it, this isn't worth it", the only problem is that they're few and far between...

Originally Posted by 1983

There's good mixed in with the bad but when you have to become bad just to get ahead something isn't right.

QFT!

Originally Posted by Tachosomoza

Any responsible cop would leave the force. If you stay silent, you are aiding and abetting these murderers, thieves, and sadists, which makes you equally guilty.

Another option could be to try to put a stop to their corruption etc. but I reckon that could be potentially life threatening, I don't think they take kindly to someone who rats on 'em even though it'd be both justifiable and acceptable in that case.

[slicknickns]

Who knows about this cop, the guy could be 6'5 and 250, solid muscle and good with his fists.

Shit, if I was an ex-cop doin' time (google Caracappa and Eppolito) I'd request Gen Pop, make no secret of who's side you're on and always show respect to the hacks. Don't go out like a punk. Very, very soon those guards will show preference to you and if your body and mind are in shape, kick some ass.

This is Florida, not California, Texas; i.e Southwest. Guys of a different skin aren't gonna be workin' together to gang up on ya in an assualt. That and with prior law enforcement training, one should be good with his hands

[Rolf]

Cop sentenced to three years imprisonment for doing what in many parts of the world is normal police action, proclaims Rolf. This is good, any in positions of authority who abuse said power even once should be purified in flames, states Rolf.

[LegalizeSpiritualDiscovry]

Originally Posted by slicknickns

This is Florida, not California, Texas; i.e Southwest. Guys of a different skin aren't gonna be workin' together to gang up on ya in an assualt.

lol wut

You've obviously never been in Florida.

[TheBlackDalia]

Originally Posted by crackmaster3000

I hope he gets his ass raped repeatedly in jail

lol most likely he will. Oh well

[TheBlackDalia]

Originally Posted by slicknickns

Who knows about this cop, the guy could be 6'5 and 250, solid muscle and good with his fists.

Shit, if I was an ex-cop doin' time (google Caracappa and Eppolito) I'd request Gen Pop, make no secret of who's side you're on and always show respect to the hacks. Don't go out like a punk. Very, very soon those guards will show preference to you and if your body and mind are in shape, kick some ass.

This is Florida, not California, Texas; i.e Southwest. Guys of a different skin aren't gonna be workin' together to gang up on ya in an assualt. That and with prior law enforcement training, one should be good with his hands

Yeah California prisons are a joke, if you're a cop and you've been sentenced to a jail/prison here most likely you'll be segregated away from the general population which I think is bullshit. I think they should be able to fend for themselves and not have special treatment. Fuck that, they should be treated just like everyone else.

[HTS]

Originally Posted by Tachosomoza

Any responsible cop would leave the force. If you stay silent, you are aiding and abetting these murderers, thieves, and sadists, which makes you equally guilty.

Right. Typical nigger logic.

[LegalizeSpiritualDiscovry]

Originally Posted by Tachosomoza

Any responsible cop would leave the force. If you stay silent, you are aiding and abetting these murderers, thieves, and sadists, which makes you equally guilty.

That's deadass wrong man. If you just up and leave the force, you're just allowing it to continue happening undisturbed. That's enabling it to continue to happen, as opposed to actually staying there where you're in a position to be able to maybe do something about it.

[Tachosomoza]

Originally Posted by LegalizeSpiritualDiscovry

That's deadass wrong man. If you just up and leave the force, you're just allowing it to continue happening undisturbed. That's enabling it to continue to happen, as opposed to actually staying there where you're in a position to be able to maybe do something about it.

If you stay on and start blowing your whistle, you're putting yourself at risk for many bad, bad things to happen to you. Backup won't come...strange things will start coming up with your name tied to it...etc...etc...

The blue wall can't be penetrated from the inside.

[LegalizeSpiritualDiscovry]

Originally Posted by Tachosomoza

If you stay on and start blowing your whistle, you're putting yourself at risk for many bad, bad things to happen to you. Backup won't come...strange things will start coming up with your name tied to it...etc...etc...

The blue wall can't be penetrated from the inside.

That's why you don't be a moron and "start blowing your whistle". There are other ways to take care of shit like that while being discrete and covert.

If it was just about blowing your whistle as you call it, well what in the fuck does being a cop have to do with that? You could do that regardless. Of course you don't want to go around yelling about it and making yourself a target; you want to figure out some way to stop that shit without it being known that you're the one doing it (or that it's even a person doing it). You would never have the opportunity or ability to do that as just a regular citizen, of course.