DEFENSE RESTS IN STATE VS SNELLGROVE

Sandra Stokes Walden

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Posted by: Sandra Walden
Date: May 14 2015 11:05 AM

The Defense is presenting their case.

Attorney Joey Sheffield

Andy Sorrells, DSI Servings, COO and Counsel

How many contracts in 2009 did you intiate with them> 1

Prior to Nov. 09 did you ever contract with CC or HEDA?

If someone testified Feb 25, 08 it would not be correct that y’all had a contract with them?  It is not.

Never a bid for that job? No

State:

Approx. 3000

Training varies by state regulation, basic security techniques, patrol, contacting a police officer, avg around 40 hours depending on state.

They wear uniforms, some carry weapons.

If sleeping on job, likely counseled and later terminated.

Not be alert, not being on duty, sleeping at their post, drinking on the job?  Gross violation in Sorrells opinion.

Have you ever heard of Regional Security?  Obviously through the press and this case.

Have you every worked for Bama Jam?  We have

Mark Sheldon?  COO I believe

Gulf Jam?  Have you ever done Gulf Jam with Mark Sheldon? Yes sir.

Sheffield:

23 states, this is what you might call a high volume business with profitability?  Yes sir.  Hard to manage with 2 clients to make profit?  Yes sir.

 

Next witness: 

Captain Antonio Gonzales with the Sheriff’s Dept.

Do you recall me contacting you in the last 12 months about security at CC? yes sir

On site with off duty deputies.  CC contacted Sheriff’s office.  Right after the construction of the main building.   In 2008

There was a sheriff’s substation out there.  They built a building out there that they said we could use for paperwork.

We never had the deal, met first time at construction trailer, showed us lay out for parking lot and building.  We gave them what it would take.  They wanted us 24 hors 7 days a week, told them we would have to bring in City to help us.  Off Duty Deputy at that time was $22.

When did you step away?  When word was getting around that their was a question about the legality of it.

State Lisenby

Someone from CC contacted you about the use of off duty deputies.  I can’t tell you the name, I remember what he looked like from that far back.

Was it Ronnie Gilley? No sir

A meeting at construction site trailer.

Approval has to come from Sheriff’s office.  We have requirements in place for off duty work.  

Did it ever get to a point that any of the off-duty officers were working at Country Crossings?  No sir

Who sets that rate?  Basically between the county and city. 

If someone wants to work off-duty there are only certain places they can work and they have to pay this rate?  Yes sir.

Sheriff’s office funding through the County Commission?  Yes sir.

Sheffield:  They wear the uniform and gun?  Yes sir

Defense Rests.

 

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