Officer Tegory Jarrett
Prior to December 1998 domestic violence incident - Officer Jarrett's wife filed three complaints against him. She pursued charges in one of the cases.
December 20, 1998 - Officer Jarrett arrested for assault on his wife and another woman. During his arrest, Jarrett became belligerent and refused to cooperate - he pushed the arresting officer and struck the officer in the mouth, injuring the officer's lip.
January 1999 - Officer Jarret charged with domestic violence (against wife), simple assault (against second woman), in December incident. Jarrett was also charged with obstructing police during December arrest.
February 1999 - Officer Jarrett pled no-contest to resisting and obstructing a police officer in the December 1998 DV incident. In exchange, the domestic violence and simple assault charges were dismissed. "Owosso Chief Nelson Gates earlier said the Owosso officer getting hurt "was more an accident" than deliberate."
February 1999 - Officer Jarrett sentenced for December 1998 domestic violence assault. Jarrett was sentenced to 1 year duty probation and given a 29-day unpaid suspension from work. Also, a no-contact order with the Owosso woman who owned the home where the incident occurred was issued against Jarrett.
Prior to August 1999 - Officer Jarrett was returned to duty at the Flint PD
August 1999 - Flint police responded to a call involving Jarrett and his estranged wife. Jarrett (who was on probation) was not arrested. Instead, Flint PD internal affairs was notified.
August 27, 1999 - Officer Jarrett went to the home where his estranged wife was staying. Police responded and when they attempted to arrest/handcuff Jarrett, he grabbed his "police handgun" from his waist and fired two shots - at his estranged wife and a responding officer. Jarrett was charged with intent to do great bodily harm (shooting at responding officer), felony assault with intent to murder and felony firearms (shooting at estranged wife). Charges against Jarrett could have resulted in a maximum life sentence.
August 27, 1999 - Officer Jarrett was suspended from the Flint PD
August 30, 1999 - Officer Jarrett was fired from the Flint PD
January 2000 - Former Officer Jarrett pled no contest to charges he shot at the responding officer of the August 1999 DV assault. In exchange for his plea, charges of assault with intent to murder and felony firearms charge (DV against his estranged wife) were dropped.
February 2000 - Sentencing of former officer Jarrett on charges of intent to do great bodily harm. Jarrett was facing up to 10 years in prison. Instead, Jarrett was sentenced to 3 years probation and an electronic tether.
FLINT OFFICER CHARGED IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE
Flint Journal, The (MI)
January 8, 1999
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Charges were filed this week against a Flint police officer who allegedly was fighting with his wife and another woman last month in Owosso.
Tegory Jarrett, 29, on the force since March 1994, was named in a three-count warrant Wednesday alleging domestic violence, simple assault and attempted resisting and obstructing a police officer, said Shiawassee County Prosecutor Randy Colbry.
The domestic violence pertains to his wife, Amy Jarrett, 31, and the simple assault pertains to another woman, Tia Carlile, 37, said Colbry.
The domestic violence is a 93-day misdemeanor, the simple assault a 90-day misdemeanor, and the attempted resisting and obstructing is punishable by up to 1 year jail. All three carry a maximum $500 fine.
"There was a meeting with Sgt. (Roger) Squiers and my assistant about the appropriate charges and it's my understanding that this is what they agreed upon," said Colbry.
The complaint alleges Squiers was the officer obstructed in the Dec. 20 incident in Carlile's home, Colbry said.
Jarrett is on inactive status with pay while the matter is being investigated. Flint police internal affairs also is investigating.
"Our investigation is a fact-finding mission of what took place and we will be reporting it to the police chief so he can make a decision on what will happen here," said Flint police Lt. Mark Smith.
Flint Police Chief Trevor Hampton said he may take some internal action prior to the court disposition of Jarrett's case.
"It depends on the clarity of the investigation and the factual information. If it's cloudy, it's going to have to get adjudicated by the court; if it's clear cut we'll deal with the administrative aspects of it independent of the court," he said.
Hampton said he prefers to let the court adjudicate domestic violence cases. But, in light of the accompanying charges, internal affairs will look at the domestic assault as well, he said.
Under federal law, anyone convicted of domestic violence may not carry a gun.
"We have not had a situation where someone has been found guilty of domestic violence" since the law was enacted, that has affected their police career in Flint, he said.
According to a report by the Owosso Police Department, police responded to the Carlile home on Ryan Street about 6:20 a.m. Owosso police, who according to reports had prior contact with Jarrett, asked him to put his hands on the table where he was sitting.
Reports say Jarrett refused and tried to stand, then became belligerent, yelling obscenities and at one time shouted to police, "Shoot me...! Go ahead and shoot me!"
According to reports, Owosso police tried to handcuff Jarrett and he became belligerent again.
Reports say Jarrett then attempted to move past the Owosso officer to his wife in another room, when the officer pushed him back. According to reports, Jarrett tried to reach over the officer's arm and push him aside when he struck the officer's mouth and injured his lower lip.
Afterward, Owosso police handcuffed Jarrett, and while in the patrol car Jarrett apologized for his actions and said he feared losing his job.
Jarrett is set for arraignment Jan. 11 at 1:30 p.m.
According to Flint police records, the officer's wife filed three complaints against him previously. She did not pursue charges in two of the three cases.
FLINT POLICE OFFICER PLEADS NO CONTEST IN OWOSSO INCIDENT
Flint Journal, The (MI)
February 3, 1999
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Domestic violence and simple assault charges will be dismissed against a Flint police officer in exchange for his no-contest plea Tuesday related to an alleged domestic assault incident in Owosso.
Tegory Jarrett, 29, pleaded no contest to a charge of attempted resisting and obstructing a police officer, a 1-year misdemeanor and/or a $500 fine.
Conditions of the plea include mandatory alcohol abuse and anger control counseling, as well as a no-contact order with the Owosso woman who owned the home where the incident occurred.
Jarrett will be sentenced Thursday in 66th District Court in Corunna.
A no-contest plea is treated the same as a guilty plea for sentencing purposes, but is not an admission of guilt.
A news release issued by the Shiawassee County Prosecutor's Office stated that the plea was accepted after consulting the victims in the case.
Jarrett pleaded no contest to the most serious of the three offenses with which he was originally charged. Jarrett and his wife, Amy, have reconciled since the incident, said Prosecutor Randy Colbry.
Flint police Chief Trevor A. Hampton declined to comment until getting a formal notification of the plea deal.
Last week, officials said the department's internal affairs was winding down its own investigation, and probably would have a decision soon on discipline for Jarrett.
Jarrett was placed on inactive status with pay after the incident.
Under federal law, anyone convicted of a domestic violence offense may not carry a gun. Hampton said the department has not had a case of someone found guilty of domestic violence since the law was enacted.
The Commission on Law Enforcement Standards also decertifies any police officer convicted of a felony, said COLES director John Courie. Under COLES, a felony is described as any offense of more than one year in jail, or anything specifically designated as a felony.
According to a report by the Owosso Police Department, police responded to the home of a woman about 6:20 a.m. Dec. 20. Jarrett's wife was in the home with the woman.
Owosso police, who according to reports had prior contact with Jarrett, said they asked him to put his hands on the table where he was sitting.
Jarrett allegedly became belligerent with police, shouting obscenities and refusing to cooperate.
Reports say Jarrett then attempted to move past the Owosso officer to his wife in another room, when the officer pushed him back. According to reports, Jarrett tried to reach over the officer's arm and push him aside when he struck the officer's mouth and injured his lower lip.
Afterward, Owosso police handcuffed Jarrett, and while in the patrol car Jarrett apologized for his actions and said he feared losing his job.
Owosso Chief Nelson Gates earlier said the Owosso officer getting hurt "was more an accident" than deliberate.
FLINT OFFICER SUSPENDED, ON PROBATION FOR INCIDENT
Flint Journal, The (MI)
February 12, 1999
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A Flint police officer was sentenced to 1 year duty probation and given a 29-day unpaid suspension from work after pleading no contest to attempted resisting and obstructing a police officer.
Tegory Jarrett was also ordered to pay $735 in fines and court costs, a District Court employee said. Two other charges stemming from a Dec. 20 report of domestic violence and simple assault in Owosso were dropped as a result of a plea deal.
Police Chief Trevor Hampton said the completion of the department's internal investigation coincided with the District Court's disposition of the case. Hampton said he considered several rule violations that centered around obedience to the law, self-control and general conduct when determining discipline.
In addition to the suspension, Jarrett will be placed on new hire status for one year. That means he will be unable to fight a termination if one arises, Hampton said. Normally, new recruits are on new hire status for two years.
Conditions of the plea agreement include Jarrett's attendance at mandatory anger control and alcohol abuse counseling sessions, as well as a no-contact order with the Owosso woman who owned the home where the incident occurred.
Jarrett must report his counseling progress to Hampton's office monthly, Hampton said.
Jarrett's record was considered when deciding discipline, Hampton said.
"He's been a good police officer," Hampton said. "He gets along well with his co-workers, he's done a very good job for us the five years that he's been here."
FLINT POLICE OFFICER FIRED
Flint Journal, The (MI)
August 31, 1999
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A Flint police officer who is charged with firing two shots from his gun - narrowly missing his estranged wife and another officer - has been fired from the department.
Tegory Jarrett, 29, is charged with two counts of assault with intent to murder and one count of using a firearm in the the commission of a felony. He is being held in the Genesee County Jail on a $100,000 cash bond.
Chief Trevor A. Hampton had ordered Jarrett, a five-year veteran of the department, immediately suspended without pay for two days. Hampton said he fired Jarrett on Friday after an internal investigation that found Jarrett violated several department rules.
"First, we cannot condone domestic violence in our society," Hampton said. "Second, we cannot condone that kind of conduct that might be occurring by law enforcement (people)."
Police union officials could not be reached for comment.
Flint police responded to a domestic dispute on E. Eighth Street about 4:30 a.m. Thursday.
Jarrett's estranged wife has been living at the house with a relative. She was not there when police arrived. Two officers tried to convince Jarrett to leave the house and were escorting him out when Jarrett's wife pulled up, according to reports.
When she approached the officers, Jarrett reportedly lunged at her and grabbed his police handgun from his waist as the officers tried to restrain him.
While wrestling with the officers, Jarrett allegedly tried to point the gun at his wife, firing two shots, reports say. One shot narrowly missed Officer Scott Baker and another hit the sidewalk in front of Jarrett's wife, police said.
After the second shot, officers took the gun from Jarrett and handcuffed him, reports say.
Police have interceded between Jarrett and his wife before. Earlier this month, Flint police responded to a call involving Jarrett and his wife, said internal affairs Sgt. Rodney Williams, who was notified of the incident.
Jarrett was placed on probation in January after police responded to a domestic assault call at an Owosso residence.
Owosso police responded Dec. 20 to a house where Jarrett, his wife and another woman were, reports say. When officers asked him to put his hands on a table where he was sitting, Jarrett became belligerent, shouting obscenities and refusing to cooperate, according to reports.
He allegedly attempted to move past an Owosso officer when the officer pushed him back, reports say. Jarrett allegedly tried to reach over the officer's arm and push him aside when Jarrett struck the officer's mouth and injuring the officer's lower lip, police said.
Jarrett pleaded no contest to charges of attempted resisting and obstructing a police officer. As part of his plea agreement, he was ordered to attend anger control and alcohol abuse counseling.
Cop's firing was too slow
Flint Journal, The (MI)
September 2, 1999
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Police departments cannot afford to have among their ranks officers who exhibit unacceptable, even unlawful behavior. The second chances other kinds of employees might receive are not reasonable for those who are entrusted with firearms and broad power.
That's why it's troubling that Officer Tegory Jarrett remained with the Flint Police Department as long as he did.
Jarrett, 29, is charged with firing two shots from his handgun last week, narrowly missing his estranged wife and a police officer. He has since been fired, but the alleged incident isn't the first involving Jarrett. Last month police also were called to intercede between Jarrett and his wife, and in January he was placed on probation for a domestic incident that occurred in Owosso, where Jarrett reportedly became extremely belligerent and uncooperative with officers.
In the Owosso case, Jarrett pleaded no contest to charges of attempted resisting and obstructing a police officer. As part of a plea agreement, he was ordered to receive counseling on anger control and alcohol abuse. He should have lost his job. The police department is no place for those who cannot control their tempers or who exhibit little respect for the law and those who enforce it.
Yet on Sunday, a Flint officer who was charged with felonious assault will be returning to work in the 911 center. Adina Thrower allegedly forced her former boyfriend's car off the road, slapped him and pointed a gun at him. Police Chief Trevor A. Hampton gave her a 29-day suspension, one year of probation and set other provisions that were not made public. Charges against Thrower have been dismissed.
Schools have zero-tolerance policies for students who bring weapons to school, recognizing the enormous safety threat their actions pose. Police departments need to be similarly restrictive and more quickly weed out officers whose behavior makes them undesirable as law enforcers.
FORMER POLICE OFFICER PLEADS IN ABUSE CASE
Flint Journal, The (MI)
January 29, 2000
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A former Flint police officer faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to charges he shot at another Flint officer investigating a domestic complaint in August.
Sentencing for Tegory Jarrett, 29, of Flint on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm is set for 2 p.m. Feb. 23 before Genesee County Circuit Judge Richard B. Yuille.
In exchange for his no contest plea, the Genesee County Prosecutor's office dropped two felony charges of assault with intent to murder and a felony firearms charge.
Conviction on the original charges could have resulted in a maximum life sentence and an additional mandatory 2-year sentence on the firearms charge.
The incident was the second domestic-violence-related criminal case involving Jarrett during his five years of service with the police department.
Jarrett has been held in the Genesee County Jail since the August incident. Court proceedings were initially delayed while he underwent a competency exam, which eventually concluded he was competent to stand trial.
In the August assault, police responded to a 4:30 a.m. domestic dispute call on E. Eighth Street, where Jarrett's estranged wife was living with a relative.
Jarrett's wife was not there at the time. Two officers were in the process of escorting Jarrett from the home when his wife pulled up in a car.
When she approached the officers, Jarrett reportedly lunged at her, grabbed his police weapon from his waist and fired two shots while officers tried to wrestle away the weapon.
One shot narrowly missed Officer Scott Baker, while a second shot hit the sidewalk in front of his wife.
Jarrett was subdued, disarmed and arrested.
After the August incident, Flint Police Chief Trevor A. Hampton immediately suspended Jarrett for two days with pay, but fired him the third day after an internal affairs report charged Jarrett with violating several department rules.
FORMER COP SENTENCED TO PROBATION
Flint Journal, The (MI)
February 24, 2000
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A former Flint police officer was placed on 3 years probation and an electronic tether Wednesday after pleading to charges he fired shots at another officer who was investigating a domestic complaint in August.
Genesee Circuit Judge Richard B. Yuille also ordered Tegory Jarrett, 30, of Flint, to remain on medication and continue treatment for emotional and substance abuse problems.
Yuille sentenced Jarrett to spend 188 days in the Genesee County Jail, but Jarrett has already served 181 days and will be released next week when he is placed on an electronic tether.
Jarrett earlier pleaded no contest to a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm.
In exchange for that plea, the Genesee County Prosecutor's office dropped two felony charges of assault with intent to murder and a felony firearms possession charge.
During his sentencing, Jarrett apologized and told Yuille he has been faithfully taking medication to help with emotional and substance abuse problems.
"I'm really trying to work things out," he said.
In the August assault, police responded to a 4:30 a.m. domestic dispute call on E. Eighth Street, where Jarrett's estranged wife was living with a relative.
Jarrett's wife was not there at the time. Two officers were in the process of escorting Jarrett from the home when his wife pulled up in a car.
When she approached the officers, Jarrett reportedly lunged at her, grabbed his police weapon from his waist and fired two shots while officers tried to wrestle away the weapon.
One shot narrowly missed Officer Scott Baker, while a second shot hit the sidewalk in front of his wife.
Jarrett was subdued, disarmed and arrested.
He since has been lodged in the Genesee County Jail.
Flint Police Chief Trevor A. Hampton suspended Jarrett for two days with pay after the incident. Jarrett was fired the third day after an internal affairs report charged him with violating several department rules.
It was the second domestic violence-related criminal case involving Jarrett during his five years of service with the police department.
Jarrett was convicted of attempting resisting and obstructing after an incident between Jarrett, his wife and anther woman in Shiawassee County last year.
He was placed on six months probation for that conviction after pleading no contest, and he was ordered to attend anger control and alcohol abuse programs.
POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING WOMAN
Flint Journal, The (MI)
April 29, 2000
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A probationary police officer was arraigned Friday on charges he assaulted a Flint woman in a S. Dort Highway bar April 9 while off-duty.
A pre-trial hearing for Ivan M. Moore is set for 2 p.m. May 8 before District Judge Peter Anastor. He was released on personal bond after his arraignment by District Judge Michael D. McAra.
Moore was charged with two counts of assault and battery by the Flint City Attorney's office. Attempts to reach Moore at the department and his home were unsuccessful.
Moore, who was hired by the department more than a year ago, is accused of grabbing the woman's buttocks and throwing beer in her face and chest, according to the warrant.
Police Chief Trevor A. Hampton confirmed the charges and said Moore had been placed on paid administrative leave pending completion of an internal investigation.
He said the assault was witnessed by several people.
Hampton said he did not know why Moore had not been charged with a sexual assault charge in the alleged grabbing of the woman's buttocks.
The victim, who declined to be named, told The Journal that the incident occurred at JB's Nightclub, 2031 S. Dort Highway, as she was attempting to leave the nightclub.
She was at the exit with a crowd of people when she felt a man grab her buttocks.
She turned around and told the man "that's the incorrect way to get my attention."
The man, later identified as Moore, then cursed at her and she walked away.
Afterward, a man who was drinking with Moore, later identified as another off-duty Flint police officer, took her aside and apologized for Moore's actions, she said.
When she again tried to leave the bar, Moore splashed a bottle of beer in her face, she said. Moore's friends pulled him away.
"One of them said to Moore, 'that's not right,' " the woman told The Journal.
One of the off-duty officers wiped the beer off the woman's face, she said.
The woman said she didn't know Moore was a police officer until a bouncer later told her.
"I never thought a police officer would do something like that," the woman said.
It's not, however, the first time a Flint police officer has faced criminal charges. Some recent others include:
Probationary police officer Marcellus Washington was arraigned on a charge of illegal entry without permission, a 90-day misdemeanor, after he reportedly went to a Flint house while off-duty in November 1999 and helped acquaintances evict residents without obtaining a proper court order.
Washington pleaded not guilty to the charge and was released on a personal bond. He has been reassigned to desk duty and his probationary period was extended.
Flint police officer Tegory Jarrett, 30, of Flint was placed on 3 years probation and placed on an electronic tether in February after pleading to charges he fired shots at another officer who was investigating a domestic complaint in August. Jarrett is no longer with the department.
The charges stemmed from an August incident on E. Eighth Street where Jarrett's estranged wife was living with a relative. Two officers were in the process of escorting Jarrett from the home when Jarrett's wife pulled up in a car. Police said Jarrett lunged at the woman, grabbed his police weapon from his waist and fired two shots while officers tried to wrestle away the weapon.
