McIntosh Police Officer In Trouble Again

Alabama Investigation Officer Blaine Barnett son of the town's chief is already under investigation for beating and tasering a driver during a traffic stop. Now he's been accused of firing his gun at motorcycle during a high-speed chase.

by Associated Press

Published: Wed, May 14, 2008 - 12:11 pm CST Last Updated: Mon, November 17, 2008 - 4:42 pm CST

MCINTOSH, Ala. (AP) - A McIntosh police officer accused of
firing his weapon during a high speed chase on U.S 43 has been
placed on administrative leave.
Officer Blaine Barnett, son of Chief Michael Barnett, was
already under investigation for allegedly beating and Tasering a
driver during a traffic stop in March.
Officer Barnett reportedly fired a shot into the front tire of
the motorcycle when 38-year-old James Wills of Mobile refused to
stop. Police Captain Mike Ready said the bike never wrecked and
Willis was not injured in Sunday's incident.
Willis was charged with DUI, reckless endangerment and other
offenses.
Chief Michael Barnett said the results of an internal
investigation will be sent to an outside agency for review.

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mustuknow Says:

Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 11:02 pm

Unless you have served in the capacity as a law enforcement officer you have no idea the HELL that those men and women are subjected to. Any call that they respond to could be their last. People have no respect for authority anymore. Leave it to the authorities to do their investigation and DO NOT SECOND GUESS the officer, do you know what you would do if someone was driving a motorcycle directly at you??? Would you be in fear for your life???

kctenac16 Says:

Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:34 am

i refuse to get into an arguement over inteligence with a guy with the nickname of boondock; it speaks for itself.

ronald t Says:

Thu, May 15, 2008 at 4:23 am

leave the cop alone and let him do his job,to bad the judge cant do his.——-t——-.

mikeydbama Says:

Wed, May 14, 2008 at 3:50 pm

I’ve seen a motorcycle cut a full grown cow in half. I think he showed considerable restraint firing at the front tire.

Boondock Says:

Wed, May 14, 2008 at 3:06 pm

Have you not read all the articles on this? Apparently not! You would then know that the person was driving his motorcycle at the officer. A motorcycle can be used as a deadly weapon, so when someone is driving a deadly weapon at you you shoot first. Normally I would not even consider commenting to your remark because obviously you have no idea what the hell you are talking about and already have preconceived ideas about what has went down and are relying on the media for the truth. Hell, I have no idea who this guy is. I could care less. It’s the media and people like you who rush to judge and quick to blame. Don’t bother to comment back, you’ve shown your intelligence here or lack thereof.

kctenac16 Says:

Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:40 pm

so firing your gun at a man on a motorcycle is procedure?

Boondock Says:

Wed, May 14, 2008 at 1:15 pm

Sounds like to me the press has it out for this guy as well some locals. Looks to me he has followed procedure on all of his cases. So what’s the problem? If you have never put on a uniform you have no idea what it’s like. I know what it’s like and I would never put on a uniform again knowing now what I know about judges and lawyers.