Southport police officer finds himself behind bars

Yes you are correct, Ask Chief Dove about their chain of custody it is a slot that evidence is stuck in, until the evidence hadler logs it in. Why wasn't he in Court. He was subpoenaed to be there?

You are exactly right. Why is the log missing? Luckily the crack pipes were retrieved from a box thrown in the corner marked for disposal. Why was the man in charge of evidence not in the court room - although subpeonaed - he was on vacation. When your fellow officer is under this kind of scrutiny, and you are the one who could straighten it out with one phone call stating that you think you are the one who threw out the evidence because it was so small, why would you conveniently be on vacation? Why did officers at Southport, when questioned on the stand not know about the chain of custody. Because evidence is stuck in a slot for the evidence person to log later. Yes James should have insisted on a receipt for all evidence. Little did he know that when evidence came into question and he needed the support of his superiors they would say to him "you need to look out for yourself" you have no family referring to his fiance and her two children. He is a young officer, working at a small town department who doesn't have the proper equipment needed to weigh or measure evidence on the side of the road, nor do they always follow the rules. It's a shame his family is going to struggle and lose what little they have while he sits in jail for thirty days. To suggest he used the crack is obsurd. It was a sliver that was swipe tested on the side of the road and bagged in an evidence bag. This was witnessed by more than one - although one gave testimony to back the department that it was consumed in testing and there was none presented to the evidence person. Does no one find any of this strang. OH NO - WHO ARE WE GOING TO LET TAKE THE FALL FOR THIS??? The officer that makes the most arrests. Why if we have no drug arrests then we don't have a drug problem in southport.

Its a good thing his mother, you, are looking out for him, because obviously anyone with a shred of intellect realizes this guy was a crooked cop and deserves to be in jail. But you can't blame a mother, you, for being by her child's side, no matter how ignorant or crimial he is.

If Connolly had not lied and done his job, Mcduffie would likely be viewing the world through plexi-glass.

This court was so importance because anyone, especially an officer with 6 years experience knows or should know that Superior Court takes precedent over other courts. Besides, Officer Connelly was in Grand Jury that morning and the last officer testified in Grand jury at 10:45. Grand Jury dismissed at 11:15. Instead of Officer Connelly walking next door to face the music he chose to go home and now he has to pay the price. Mr. DA couldn't get Mr. McDuffie because Officer Connelly misrepresented info in his felony report and admitted "bad notes and bad report writing" and that was in Officer Connelly's own words. If he had been honest a long time ago all of this could have and probably would have been avoided and he would probably still have a job.

He was found not guilty - why do you call him a criminal? The judge obvously felt he had not committed a crime.

well..................now who was found guilty by a court of law and who was not. The proof is in the pudding. Wonder how many people are now going to seek lawful compensation for the misdeeds of this officer. Looking at that picture I see him as he has always been, very full of himself. As I said..............the proof is in the pudding.

arrested for videotaping an arson case? the criminal was the officer ----------------------------------------- Yes, criminals usually are glad to see an officer in trouble. Consider the source.