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Watching The Cops Title: Video claims San Marcos city, police websites hacked (by Bitcoin Baron) 12:30 p.m. update: San Marcos officials confirmed the city and police websites were taken offline Monday night after receiving security threats. In a statement, city officials confirmed that a hacker group claimed responsibility and stated the threats are retaliation for an incident involving former San Marcos police officer James Palermo and 22-year-old Alexis Alpha, who was arrested and thrown to the pavement during a downtown traffic stop in May 2013. Palermo was charged with aggravated assault by a public servant after another officer reviewed that night’s dash camera video, officials said. Earlier this year, Palermo pleaded guilty and was required to serve 10 years of deferred adjudication, a form of probation. He also agreed to permanently surrender his peace officer’s license, officials said. “The City of San Marcos and the San Marcos Police Department takes these actions very seriously. The department not only took action against Palermo, but also initiated the action. We are here to protect and serve our community and we did everything within our legal authority to ensure that Palermo was punished for his actions,” said San Marcos Police Chief Chase Stapp in the statement. The two websites were still offline as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Earlier: The City of San Marcos and San Marcos Police Deparment websites were taken down Monday night and as of 9:30 Tuesday morning were still offline. A YouTube video posted by “Bitcoin Baron” on Monday night claimed responsibility, saying the sites were hacked to seek justice for a Texas State student who said she was assaulted by a police officer in 2013. “Bitcoin Baron” also said in the video that authorities should expect both websites to receive nonstop attacks until “I know Palermo is going to prison for what he’s done to this lady Alexis Alpha.” Last year, Alexis Alpha, a Texas State student, filed a lawsuit against former San Marcos officer James Palermo, the city’s police department and its former chief, accusing Palermo of assault in a 2013 incident that left her with broken teeth and a concussion. Alpha said she walked between a police car and another vehicle that had been pulled over by the officer, before she and Palermo started talking. After their conversation became heated, Alpha called him a name and then Palermo grabbed her, pushed her against the back of the car and slammed her onto the concrete driveway, an arrest affidavit says. She had been arrested and charged with obstruction of justice, resisting arrest and public intoxication but the charges were dismissed. Palermo, a 13-year-veteran of the San Marcos Police Department was fired in September 2013 and charged with aggravated assault by a public servant. Last month, Palermo pleaded guilty and received 10 years of deferred adjudication, a form of probation, court records show. The City of San Marcos and the police department have not responded to requests for comment.
Poster Comment: There is no verdict in this type of plea. It disappears in 10 years. A sweet deal, if you're a cop. He's probably beating women as a cop in another city or state. In short, Deferred Adjudication is a type of probation. A defendant is placed on a probation for a certain period of time. If the probation is successfully completed, the case is "dismissed." A defendant will enter a guilty plea, but the judge does not find the defendant guilty and instead "defers" the finding of guilt. Pleading guilty for Deferred Adjudication is not considered a conviction under Texas law. A criminal background check will show the arrest for the charge, will show the Deferred Adjudication, but it will not show a conviction.
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#1. To: hondo68 (#0)
Most of the worst cops tend to move from jurisdiction to jurisdiction as they become such obvious liabilities to their current employer, much as immoral preachers and child-molesting priests used to move from locale to locale to avoid prosecution and lawsuits.
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