Officers Failure to Arrest Colleague Leads to Murder/Suicide
OHIO- Three county sheriff's deputies accused of failing to arrest a former auxiliary deputy who authorities say later killed his wife and himself have been indicted on charges of dereliction of Duty.
The charges against Patricia Bailey, 43, Ernest Jackson, 37, and Terry Olsen, 40, all of Washington Court House, stem from their failure to stop John Bailey from vandalizing his home and arrest him on Oct. 25, said Fayette County Sheriff Vernon Stanforth.
Patricia Bailey, who is the sister of John Bailey, also was charged with obstruction of justice, a fifth-degree felony. Stanforth said she prevented the other deputies from removing all the guns from her brother's house.
Jackson and Olsen had gone to Bailey's home to serve a civil protective order that required him to leave the home and deputies to seize any guns, Stanforth said. Patricia Bailey was off duty and called to the home by her brother.
While deputies who served the order were still present, Bailey went on a rampage, smashing windows in the house, ripping out wiring, knocking over furniture and painting on walls, authorities said.
Bailey was charged the following day with violating the protective order, which had been requested by his wife, and damaging the home.
Authorities say Bailey kidnapped his wife, Lori, from the home of their children's baby sitter, fatally shot her in a rural barn and then killed himself.
Stanforth said an investigation has not established a connection between the delay in arresting Bailey and the murder-suicide. He said it is unclear where the gun used in the killings was obtained.
All three deputies are on paid leave from the department and Jackson and Olsen face disciplinary hearings. Stanforth said an investigation by the Franklin County sheriff's office is pending and he will decide on any administrative action when it is completed.
Washington Court House is about 40 miles southwest of Columbus.
HERE ARE TWO SELECTED VIDEOS & TWO ARTICLES FROM NOVEMBER 2006:
10TV EYEWITNESS NEWS VIDEO - Man Kills Estranged Wife, Self
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