>>>
>>> MOVE
>>> MOVE YOUR HANDS. GET ON THE GROUND!
>> A NO-KNOCK WARRANT,
FLASHBANG GRENADES AND A 79-
YEAR-OLD MAN IN HANDCUFFS, BUT
HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES
HAD THE WRONG MAN AND THE WRONG
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. REVEAL INVESTIGATOR BRENDAN
KEEFE UNCOVERED THE EXCLUSIVE
BODY CAM VIDEO AND THE REASON
THE VICTIM IS STILL WAITING FOR
JUSTICE.
>>
>> WE'RE
>> WE'RE OUT. GO, GO, GO, GO.
>> WE'RE GOING.
WE'RE MOVING.
WE'RE MOVING. >> I'M FOLLOWING YOU.
>> GO.
>> GO.
>> GO. GO.
GO.
GO. GO.
GO.
GO. >>
GO. >> Reporter: THE HENRY COUNTY
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T. TEAM LOCKED AND LOADED.
>> WAIT FOR THE BANG.
>> GRENADES.
>>
>> Reporter: THEY'VE GOT A NO- KNOCK WARRANT FOR AN ACCUSED
DRUG DEALER.
DRUG DEALER. >> SHOW ME YOUR HANDS.
SHOW ME YOUR HANDS.
>> I GOT THIS ONE.
>> Reporter: EIGHT BODY
CAMERAS WERE ROLLING IN 2018 AS
THE HEAVILY ARMED DEPUTIES
SEARCHED FOR THEIR TARGET IN
McDONAGH.
>>
>> SOMETHING WENT OFF LIKE A BOMB IN MY HOUSE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING
BLOWED UP IN THE HOUSE.
>> OFFICERS, WARRANT.
>>
>> KICK,
>> KICK, KICK, KICK.
>>
>> GOT
>> GOT THAT HALLWAY, THEY WAS ALL OVER ME.
>> GET ON THE GROUND.
GET ON THE GROUND NOW!
>> I SAID, WHAT'S GOING ON?
HE SAID, NO, YOU GET DOWN.
GET DOWN.
GET DOWN.
GET DOWN. >> GET ON THE GROUND.
GET ON THE GROUND NOW.
GET ON THE GROUND.
>> GRABBED MY ARM, TWISTED IT
BEHIND MY BACK AND HANDCUFFED
ME.
ME.
ME. >>
ME. >> PUT YOUR HANDS OUT IN FRONT
OF YOU, SIR.
PUT YOUR HANDS OUT IN FRONT OF
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> Reporter: 79-YEAR-OLD ONREE
NORRIS WAS NOT THE TARGET.
DEPUTIES HAD THE WRONG MAN AND
THE WRONG HOUSE.
>>
>> SHERIFF'S OFFICE! SEARCH WARRANT!
SEARCH WARRANT! >> I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT HE
WENT THROUGH.
WENT THROUGH. >> GERONIMO.
>>
>> IF
>> IF YOU'RE NOT SAFE IN YOUR OWN HOME FROM THE GOVERNMENT
WHEN YOU'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG,
WHERE ARE YOU SAFE?
>> CLEARLY NOWHERE.
IT'S REALLY SAD AND IT HURTS
EVEN MORE BECAUSE MY
GRANDFATHER HAS NEVER BEEN IN
ANY TROUBLE WITH THE POLICE.
HE'S NEVER EVEN HAD A TICKET.
>> Reporter: ONREE WAS
WATCHING TELEVISION IN THE
McDONAGH HOME HE'S OWNED FOR 50
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. THE NO-KNOCK SEARCH WARRANT WAS
FOR THE HOUSE NEXT-DOOR THROUGH
THE WOODS.
THE WOODS. SO HOW DID DEPUTIES END UP
HITTING A HOUSE WITH A
DIFFERENT COLOR, A SEPARATE
DRIVEWAY, ITS OWN MAILBOX AND
ANOTHER ADDRESS?
>>
>> MISSED
>> MISSED IT. >> OH, NO.
>>
>> WE
>> WE JUST GOT [ BLEEP ] UP. >> Reporter: FIRST THE
TACTICAL TEAM GOT LOST
FOLLOWING GPS INSTRUCTIONS ON A
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. THEN AS SOON AS THEY GOT TO THE
CORRECT ADDRESS, DEPUTIES WERE
IMMEDIATELY CONFUSED.
IMMEDIATELY CONFUSED. >> WHERE'S THE HOUSE?
>> WHERE'S THE [ BLEEP ] HOUSE?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THAT
HOUSE RIGHT THERE.
>> WHERE ARE WE AT?
WHERE ARE WE AT?
>> Reporter: THEY WALKED RIGHT
PAST THE TARGET HOUSE WITHOUT
CLEARING IT AND HEADED THROUGH
THE TREE LINE TO THE NEXT HOUSE
ON THE STREET.
EVEN THEN DEPUTIES WERE UNSURE.
>> THIS HOUSE?
THIS HOUSE?
>>
>> Reporter: LOOKING BACK AND FORTH AT THE TWO HOUSES IT WAS
TOO LATE.
TOO LATE.
TOO LATE. THE ENTRY TEAM WAS ALREADY
FORCING ITS WAY INTO ONREE'S
HOME.
>>
>> I
>> I JUST
>> I JUST -- THAT SCARED ME TO DEATH.
DEATH.
DEATH. I
DEATH. I ALREADY HAD HEART TROUBLE.
I HAD HAD HEART SURGERY.
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU GOT A WHAT? >> I COULD HAVE DIED.
I COULD HAVE HAD A HEART
ATTACK.
ATTACK.
ATTACK. >> Reporter: WHEN THEY FINALLY
REALIZED THEY'D HIT THE WRONG
HOUSE, DEPUTIES TURNED THEIR
CAMERAS OFF ONE BY ONE.
>> A PIZZA DELIVERY MAN COULD
HAVE DELIVERED A PIZZA TO THE
CORRECT ADDRESS.
CORRECT ADDRESS. >> Reporter: DARRYL SCOTT IS
ONREE'S ATTORNEY.
ONREE'S ATTORNEY. HE SUED HENRY COUNTY'S TACTICAL
COMMANDER, BUT A FEDERAL JUDGE
DISMISSED THE CASE BECAUSE
POLICE OFFICERS ARE ENTITLED TO
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY.
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. >> THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IN THE
MAJORITY OF CASES.
THE CASES ARE DISMISSED AND
OFFICERS ARE GRANTED QUALIFIED
IMMUNITY EVEN WHEN THERE'S A
CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION.
CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION. >> SEARCH WARRANT!
>> Reporter: JUDGES CREATED
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY TO PROTECT
INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS FROM
LIABILITY UNLESS VICTIMS CAN
SHOW THE OFFICERS VIOLATED
RIGHTS THAT ARE CLEARLY
ESTABLISHED.
ESTABLISHED. >> AS A SCREENING MECHANISM FOR
FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS AND WHAT IS
MORE OFFENSIVE IS ALMOST
ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
ENFORCEMENT. >> THE OFFICERS USED A
BATTERING RAM, FLASHBANG
GRENADES, HANDCUFFED THE MAN IN
HIS OWN HOUSE AND DOES SORRY
CUT IT?
CUT IT?
CUT IT? >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. IT
>> NO. IT JUST SHOWS THAT BADGE IS A
GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD.
IF I HAVE A BADGE, I CAN SAY
I'M SORRY AND I HAVE NO
ACCOUNTABILITY.
ACCOUNTABILITY. >> THE GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN
OFFICERS A BLANK CHECK TO GO
OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND BREAK
THE LAW.
THE LAW.
THE LAW. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE THE
RIGHT TO DO THAT WITH NO
CONSEQUENCE.
CONSEQUENCE. >> Reporter: IF THEY'RE ABLE
TO GET AWAY WITH THIS AND NOT
BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, WHAT'S THE
DANGER, THEN?
DANGER, THEN? >> WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO JUST
KEEP ON DOING IT.
THEY ARE PROBABLY GO INTO
SOMEBODY'S WRONG HOUSE.
SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET HURT.
>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE DID SEND SOMEONE OUT TO
REPAIR ONE OF THE DOORS
DEPUTIES KICKED IN, BUT
OTHERWISE O ON NREE HASN'T SEEN
A PENNY IN COMPENSATION IN TWO
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> THE FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSED
THE CASE CITING QUALIFIED
IMMUNITY.
IMMUNITY.
IMMUNITY. IS THERE ANY WAY TO APPEAL THAT
DECISION?
DECISION?
DECISION? >> Reporter: IT'S A GOOD
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. THE ANSWER IS YES.
ONREE AND HIS ATTORNEY DARRYL
SCOTT FILED AN APPEAL ON THAT
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY DETERMINATION WITH THE 11th
CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS.
THAT IS PENDING, WHICH IS