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Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh and his attorneys, Arnold & Miller, have filed a civil suit in United States District Court Eastern District of Kentucky against the Lexington Police and the Lexington Urban County Government.
The lawsuit names Ronnie J. Bastin, former Detective Elizabeth Adams, Mayor Jim Gray, and any other officer or agent of the city who permitted, condoned, assisted in, or otherwise participated in the abuse and violation of Kavanaugh's civil rights.
Kavanaugh is asking for compensatory damages, punitive damages, court costs, attorney's fees and any other relief he may be etitled to. Kavanaugh is also asking for a trial by jury.
Pleas Kavanaugh has been dealing with false arrests at the hands of a few officers since 2004. I detailed two of his most recent arrests and court cases here Examiner.com. Links to those stories can be found below this article.
Kavanaugh has provided me with a copy of the court case:
Continue reading on Examiner.com Kavanaugh files civil suit against Lexington Police and LFUCG. - Lexington courts | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/courts-in-lexington/kavanaugh-files-civil-suit-against-lexington-police-and-lfucg#ixzz1qGPqtEPgPleas Lucian Kavanaugh and his attorneys, Arnold & Miller, have filed a civil suit... more
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The American Bar Association has announced a study released Wednesday recommending that Kentucky suspend executions due to serious flaws in the legal system. Those flaws include low pay for public defenders, a lack of protections against executing the mentally ill, no rule to preserve evidence for future appeals, confusion amongst the jurors, prosecutorial misconduct and poor police work, especially involving false identifications and false confessions. A recent local case is a perfect example of this flawed and corrupt system.
Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh was charged with two crimes in a short period of time two years ago. Both cases were recently dismissed.
The first case involved the daughter of Detective William Persley, the partner of Detective Elizabeth Adams. Detective Adams had lost several cases in the past where she had charged Kavanaugh with a crime. Kavanaugh was found innocent of these charges after a trial determined many inconsistencies in the testimonies of Persley, Persley's daughter and former Detective Adams. Detective Adams was demoted to officer position after it was determined that she handled this and other cases questionably. Specifically, her procedure for witness identifications in some cases was flawed. It could be argued these flaws were done by choice.
One of the recommendations by the ABA was that videotaping should take place the entire time someone is questioned, not just part of the time. In the Kavanaugh case, Adams claims that the recorder just didn't work this time. The file seemed to be there but she can't get it to play. The defense asked for this file or access to the computer or to talk to the computer tech at the police department. All of these requests were ignored.
The second case was the infamous bus stop kidnapping that made all of the local news. Kavanaugh was announced on all of the local stations as the suspect. The police claimed that he was to be considered armed and dangerous. Kavanaugh turned himself in at a news station and then to the police station to ensure his safety.
After two years, Kavanuagh's defense team was put in contact with the witness or victim in this case. A short interview with her revealed why the prosecution did not want the defense to speak with her. She reveals more improper police work by Detectives Adams and Persley.
Adams, once again, decided in advance that she would pin this crime on Kavanaugh. Immediately while the victim is filing the report Adams tells her that she knows that Kavanaugh is the man they should be looking for. In order to make sure Kavanaugh is arrested she manipulated the eyewitness identification by first showing a drawing of Kavanaugh to her. She then returned with a group of pictures, one of them being Kavanaugh, and asks the victim to pick the assailant. Of course, she picks the one that looks like the drawing she had recently been shown. This was all done at the house of the victim rather than on videotape at the police station.
Days after this interview the prosecutor, Bobby Gullette, surprises everyone just weeks before the trial by dismissing the case at a status hearing with no explanation. No explanation was necessary. Should the case have been allowed to continue, Kavanaugh would surely have beat the charges and claimed his innocence. This would have also allowed the disciplinary file on Detective Persley to become public. Detective Adams' file had already came out in the previous case. Persley's is rumored to be even more damaging.
These two disciplinary files with two recent false arrests, previous false arrests and a witness testimony with damning information combine to set the stage for a costly civil case against the city.
Kavanaugh realized a few days ago that this case was dismissed 'without prejudice'.
Read the rest of the story at the link: http://www.examiner.com/courts-in-lexington/kentucky-justice-with-or-without-prejudice
Wikipedia explains with and without prejudice in a criminal case:The American Bar Association has announced a study released Wednesday recommending... more
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A recent interview with the victim of the attempted bus depot attack 2 years ago proves that Lexington detectives decided to 'pin' the attack on Kavanaugh from the very start. The interview was leaked to LexiLeaks and then passed on to me.
Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh has been dealing with false arrests for over ten years. Detective Elizabeth Adams was involved in Kavanaugh's early arrests a decade ago. Adams does not hide her contempt for Kavanaugh after her loss in those cases.
More recently, Kavanaugh was chosen by Adams' partner's daughter, Morgan Persley, as her attacker on October 24, 2009. Detective Adams and Detective Persley have both been demoted to officer after behavior in Persley's daughter's case and other cases showed lack of integrity. Kavanaugh was found not guilty at trial in the Persley case.
The bus depot incident happened just five weeks after the Persley incident. However, the victim in this case has been ignored by the prosecution and hidden from the defense for almost two years. Just prior to the upcoming trial in this case the defense was allowed to interview the victim, Laura Baker. Not long after this interview, the prosecution suddenly, after two years, dismissed the case at a status hearing. An investigation into this interview shows clearly why this case was dismissed.
I have taken the interview and divided it into sections to emphasize each piece of evidence proving that Adams decided to pin this on Kavanaugh from the start and did everything she could, regardless of the evidence, to try to convict Kavanaugh of a crime she knew he did not commit.
In order to show that this interview has not been edited in such a way to change the meaning you may listen to the full un-edited interview here. If you would like to listen to the edited version from beginning to end prior to reading you can listen here.
Continue reading on Examiner.com Leaked witness interview proves Lexington detectives set up Kavanaugh. - Lexington courts | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/courts-in-lexington/leaked-witness-interview-proves-lexington-detectives-set-up-kavanaugh#ixzz1fDqHDk1ZA recent interview with the victim of the attempted bus depot attack 2 years ago... more
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Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh has been dealing with false arrests, violations of his rights, defamation of character and harassment from certain Lexington Police officers for a decade now. Most recently I chronicled the cases of the attempted bus stop kidnapping and the alledged assault on one of these officers daughters. Both cases were dismissed or dropped due to illegal tactics by the officers influencing witnesses during the photo lineup.
These officers have a history with Kavanaugh after he won cases in the past against them. Detective Elizabeth Adams and Detective William Persley have since been demoted to officer position after behavior in this and other cases showed lack of integrity.
Kavanaugh contacted attorney Johnathan Weatherby after his most recent encounters with these two officers which resulted in dismissals. Kavanaugh and Weatherby detail the information and ask to confidentially settle this case in a letter to Mayor Jim Gray dated October 26, 2011.
Here is that letter:
October 26, 2011
Address withheld for privacy
Lexington, Kentucky 40503
Honorable Jim Gray, Mayor
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
200 East Main Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
Re: Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh
Dear Mayor Gray:
I have been authorized by Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh to negotiate a confidential resolution to his potential claims against Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Mr. Kavanaugh is an African-American male who has been harassed by the Lexington Police Department for years. Specifically, and most recently, Mr. Kavanaugh has been subjected to a systematic and coordinated effort by the Lexington Police Department to wrongly convict him of crimes that would have caused him to serve up to twenty-five years in prison. This conspiracy, conducted primarily by former Detective Elizabeth Adams, among others, includes documented instances of perjury, witness tampering and evidence tampering. All of which were committed with the obvious goal of framing Mr. Kavanaugh and sending him to prison.
Former Detective Adams and her like-minded colleagues, through the use of the above-referenced illegal tactics, caused two different charges to be brought against Mr. Kavanaugh in 2010. One of these charges has been voluntarily dismissed and the other resulted in an acquittal after Judge Scorsone ruled that the witness identification could not be used at trial because the manner in which it was obtained was unduly suggestive. Prior to the voluntary dismissal in the other case, Special Prosecutor Robert Gullette approached Mr. Kavanaugh’s counsel and offered to dismiss the case in exchange for a stipulation that probable cause existed for Mr. Kavanaugh’s arrest. This offer could only have been made because Gullette became aware of the extreme and illegal police misconduct used to illegally arrest Mr. Kavanaugh.
Mr. Kavanaugh has obtained recordings of witness interviews, grand jury testimony and trial testimony that support the allegations made herein. This voluminous evidence documents perjury on the part of former Detective Adams in grand jury proceedings as well as in a preliminary hearing before Judge Scorsone. Additionally, Mr. Kavanaugh has made contact with at least two police officers who will testify under subpoena regarding the gross misconduct of former Detective Adams among others.
Mr. Kavanaugh knows that you have sought to address some of the issues within the Lexington Police Department and he is aware that I have a friendly professional relationship with you. He therefore has requested that I approach you in order to resolve this issue confidentially and without the necessity of filing suit. Mr. Kavanaugh spent two months in jail for offenses that he did not commit and for charges that were brought against him in bad faith and as a result of the illegal tactics employed former Detective Adams and her like-minded colleagues. Mr. Kavanaugh was forced to surrender to the police while news cameras were rolling. Local news reporters told the public that Mr. Kavanaugh had been twice convicted of sexual assault based upon information provided to them by former Detective Adams who was without question aware of the falsity of this information when she provided it.
Upon information and belief, former Detective Adams is no longer a detective because of other similar misconduct that came to light causing her demotion as well as that of her partner, former Detective William Persely. It would be an understatement to say that the employment files of these two former detectives will not be helpful to you in this matter should it result in litigation. Mr. Kavanaugh and others have been denied copies of these employment files after numerous requests. Litigation in this matter will make these files public record.
Mr. Kavanaugh is prepared to file a federal civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to recover actual and punitive damages. I think you will find that similar cases have produced jury verdicts in excess of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00). The evidence to support these claims is clear and devastating. It is also quite clear that additional supporting evidence would be revealed after sufficient discovery.
Mr. Kavanaugh would like to put his issues with the Lexington Police Department behind him and also seeks to leave this area largely because of the lies that were spread about him in the news media as a result of the misinformation provided to them described above. The damage to his reputation and his psyche cannot be overstated. Mr. Kavanaugh would agree to a full and confidential Release, Confidentiality Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue in exchange for the sum of $250,000.00. If you would like to speak to Mr. Kavanaugh or to review the evidence that he has collected, please call me and I will facilitate a meeting. Mr. Kavanaugh has also been approached by members of the news media who seek to publicize his story. He plans to take no action for two (2) weeks in order to give you an opportunity to respond to this correspondence.
Please do not hesitate to contact me regarding this matter at xxxxxxxxxxx. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Weatherby, Esq.
The history of Mr. Kavanaugh's cases is detailed in the articles in the suggested links below.
If the demotion and subsequent denial of the employment files of these officers is any indication of the case the city plans to fight, our tax dollars would be better served with this settlement offer.
Kavanaugh and his attorney will now officially file a complaint and Rico case detailing the harassment he has endured. I will continue to update this case as new information comes out.
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http://www.examiner.com/courts-in-lexington/city-ignores-kavanaugh-s-request-to-settle-corruption-case-confidentiallyPleas Lucian Kavanaugh has been dealing with false arrests, violations of his rights,... more
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Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh has been found not guilty in the assault case that took place on October 24, 2009. The alleged assault took place at 112 W. High St after 1AM. Many suspicious facts caught my attention after Mr. Kavanaugh contacted me and asked that I investigate and write about his case.
I wrote my first article about this case on August 13, 2010. Since then I have written several other articles detailing the shady tactics used by prosecutor Bobby Gullette and Officer Elizabeth Adams. Some of their actions took place prior to Kavanaugh's arrest and some have taken place in the courtrooms. Those articles are linked at the bottom if you'd like to follow the entire story.
Pleas' trial began on Wednesday and ended yesterday with a not guilty verdict by 1 PM.
The victim was Morgan Louise Persely and is the daughter of the partner of Officer Elizabeth Adams. During the trial Ms. Persely's story changed and made little sense. Her story differed from details she gave to the grand jury and changed again from statements given during evidentiary hearing 1 and evidentiary hearing 2.
Read the rest of the article at:
http://www.examiner.com/courts-in-lexington/not-guilty-pleas-lucian-kavanaugh-found-innocent-of-chargesPleas Lucian Kavanaugh has been found not guilty in the assault case that took place... more
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Riots, revolts and revolutions are the talk of all of the media outlets these days.Yemen, Cairo, Tehran, Tunisia, Algeria and before that in Greece, France and Great Britain saw protests of unfair conditions. While the Middle East demanded change from the dictatorships that created these conditions we are now seeing protests in America demanding better working conditions. Starting in Wisconsin and now in Ohio, Americans have started the spark that will eventually lead to real change in this country. Americans can affect change more easily than other countries by just getting involved in our political and legal processes. I suggest taking an interest in our broken court system.
Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh appears in court on Wednesday, February 23d at 8:00 AM in courtroom 2 in Fayette County, Kentucky. I've been following his case here on Examiner in previous articles. To summarize; his is a case of police retaliation. Join me at his trial and let's take baby steps in this American revolution by insuring that one man doesn't suffer at the hands of government corruption.
Mr. Kavanaugh has been arrested and found not guilty several times in Lexington. He then filed a civil case against the city and the police force for false arrest. The case was almost dropped and is still pending due to the extreme cost of taking on a city government in civil court. Due to this civil case Mr. Kavanaugh has been harassed repeatedly by members of the Lexington Police Department. Most recently resulting in charges of attempting to kidnap a woman at the main Lextran bus station.
This charge resulted solely upon a decision made by Detective Elizabeth D Adams. Kavanaugh's first encounter with the Lexington Police began with Detective Adams...
Detective Adams was recently suspened without pay for infractions that should bring her credibility into question. I have received, through the Freedom of Information Act, her administrative disciplinary case file. Her fellow officers made a list of complaints and allegations about her as follows:
Detective Admas has failed to adequately perform her duties as an investigator. During a review of her case assignments from 2008 to the present (May 18, 2010), several deficiencies were discovered to include:
* Failure to folow up investigative leads concerning suspects in custody for a series of robberies in Tennessee wherein the suspects confessed to similar crimes in Lexington.
* Retaining an evidenciary video recording of a robbery in her desk for over 1 year before booking.
* Failure to make contact with victims in many of her assigned cases.
* Failure to perform routine follow up in many of her assigned cases.
* Failure to file follow up reports documenting investigative actions taken in many of her assigned cases.
The panel and the Lexington City Council voted to suspend her without pay from November 29th through December 3d, 2010. She was relieved of all police credentials and division-owned equipment. Her right to carry a concealed weapon, make arrests and all other law enforcement duties were removed. She was also ordered to participate in an Employee Development Program.
You or I would be fired at our jobs for these types of infractions. Her credibility in accusing Pleas in this case is now offically zero. Is the video from her desk the missing video from the bus station? Some corrupt and incompetent police officers are handed down slaps on the wrist as they continue to abuse the rights of innocent people. Others do their best to keep us safe while defending themselves from the image that bad apples create. White collar criminals get probation for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars while the average man can hardly afford the legal fees to prove his innocence.
This system is broken unless we stand up and demand a better one. One way is to celebrate those in politics, government and our courtrooms that wish to do the will of the people. Another is to visit the courtrooms and show support for those falsely accused or harassed by police officers with a grudge to settle.
I've been in Mr. Kavanaugh's position before and the selfless support of friends and family was the miracle in my life that kept me going. Please help me support a U.S. citizen, Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh, on Wednesday at 8:00 AM in Lexington. If you cannot attend the trial, will you leave your support in the comments section? I hope to fill the courtroom with supporters and make a statement to a court system that is in need of a facelift.
I'm not calling for a revolution or all out riots in the streets. No, not yet, but I do think that we need to become more active in politics and our government. Over-zealous prosecutors and corrupt police officers are a big problem in this country and a great place to start if we want this country to return to the great symbol of freedom it once was.
Join me and the folks at We Are Change Ky and Lexi-Leaks as we start a silent protest by attending the trial of Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh on Wednesday, February 23d at 8:00 AM in courtroom 2.
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