OUR
OUR INVESTIGATORS. .
.
. >>
. >> WELCOME TO THE REVEAL.
ASHOW DEDICATED TO LIFE-
CHANGING INVESTIGATIONS.
CHANGING INVESTIGATIONS. >> A 13-YEAR OLD BOY HANDCUFFED
AND LEFT TO FREEZE IN THE BACK
OF A ROSE WELL PATROL CAR.
POLICE ARE NOW UNDER CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION AFTER WE FIRST
REVEALED THE DEPARTMENT'S TOP
SERGEANT KEPT THE BOY IN THE
COLD IN ORDER TO GET HIM TO
TALK.
TALK.
TALK. NOW, WE'VE DISCOVERED ROSWELL
POLICE COMMANDERS KNEW ABOUT
THIS ALLEGED TORTURE INCIDENT
LONG BEFORE WE DEMANDED THE
VIDEO AND CHOOSE TO TAKE NO
ACTION.
ACTION.
ACTION. ROSWELL POLICE PULL OVER A GOLF
CART IN THE MIDDLE OF A JANUARY
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >>
NIGHT. >> HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> 13.
>> 13.
>> 13. >>
>> 13. >> DO YOU HAVE ID ON YOU OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
WHAT AREYOU DOING OUT HERE AT
13-YEAR OLD?
13-YEAR OLD? >> I THINK I TOTALLY STOLE IT.
>> YOU CAN SEE ICE CLINGING TO
THE BOY'S ARMS.
WEATHER RECORDS SHOW IT WAS 17
DEGREES HEADED DOWN TO A LOW OF
12.
12.
12. OFFICERSWARM UP INSIDE THEIR
HEATED CRUISERS.
HEATED CRUISERS. >> IT'S SO COLD.
>> IT'S COLD OUT THERE.
>> CHILLY, CHILLY.
AGAIN,YOU'RE NOT UNDER ARREST
I'M JUST DETAINING, YOU OKAY.
>> AT FIRST THE OFFICER PUTS
THE BOY IN HER PATROL CAR.
I DIDN'T SAY YOU WERE GOING TO
JAIL I SAID YOU WERE DETAINED.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
.
.
. >>
. >> [INAUDIBLE].
>> [INAUDIBLE]. >> THAT'S NOT TRUE.
.
.
. >>
. >> HE'S
. >> HE'S NOT GOING TO TELL YOU.
.
.
. >>
. >> YEAH, SO I DON'T KNOW.
BUTHE'S 13.
BUTHE'S 13. .
.
. >>
. >> [INAUDIBLE].
>> [INAUDIBLE]. >> I'M GOING TO SAY LISTEN TO
ME.
ME.
ME. I'M
ME. I'M NOT ASKING YOU WHAT YOU GO
BY I'M ASKING YOU WHAT YOUR
NAME IS.
NAME IS.
NAME IS. I'M GOING TO CALL THE SERGEANT.
>> THE SERGEANT IS CALLED TO
THE SCENE.
THE SCENE. THE SERGEANT IMMEDIATELY GETS
IN THE PATROL CAR WITH THE BOY,
TURNS OFF THE HEAT, PUTS ALL
THE WINDOWS DOWN THEN SITS IN A
CRUISER WITH HEAT.
.
.
. >>
. >> HE
. >> HE CAN SIT OVER THERE AND BE
COLD.
COLD.
COLD. >>
COLD. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. .
.
. >>
. >> LET
. >> LET HIM GET A LITTLE CHILLY.
>> OFFICERS LAUGH IN THEIR WARM
PATROL CAR.
PATROL CAR. TO WHILE THE 13-YEAR OLD BOY IS
LEFT TO FREEZE.
.
.
. >>
. >> GETTING COLD YET?
I'VE GOT HEAT IN THIS CAR.
>> HE'S FLEEING HIM OUT.
>> I CAN SEE YOUR BREATH IT'S
PRETTY COLD OUT THERE.
>> HE'S GOT ALL THE WINDOWS
ROLLED DOWN AND THE HEAT OFF.
>> SINCE YOU CAN'T REMEMBER
MOM'S PHONE NUMBER IF I MAKE
CONTACT WITH MOM WE'LL GET SOME
HEAT GOING, ALL RIGHT.
>> THEN THE OFFICER CUTS THE
MIC ON HER BODY CAMERA.
>> I'M GOING TO MUTE THIS.
I'MGOING TO MUTE THIS.
.
.
. >>
. >> THE
. >> THE SERGEANT SHOWS UP AND
TAKES THE SERGEANT FOR A WALK.
RECORDS SHOW HE PUT A STOPPED
TO THE ABUSE.
COME ON OUT.
.
.
. >>
. >> DID
. >> DID WE FIND OUT WHERE MOM
WAS?
WAS?
WAS? >>
WAS? >> YEP.
>> YEP.
>> YEP. >> THIS VIDEO WAS VIEWED MORE
THAN A DOZEN TIME BY THE
SUPERVISOR.
SUPERVISOR. IN THE LATEST ANNUAL REVIEW THE
LIEUTENANT WROTE THE SERGEANT
DID MAKE A POOR DECISION
REGARDING THE SAFETY OF A
SUSPECT.
SUSPECT.
SUSPECT. A POOR DECISION THAT WAS NOT IN
LINE DEPARTMENT VALUES, BUT THE
SUPERVISORS ALSO WROTE THE
SERGEANT SETS A VERY POSITIVE
EXAMPLE AND GAVE HIM HIGHER
SCORES THAN THE YEAR BEFORE,
MUCH HIGHER THAN THE OTHER
SERGEANT WHO WAS CREDIT WITH
CONFRONTING HIM.
CONFRONTING HIM. THE SERGEANT WASN'T PUNISHED HE
WAS REWARDED WITH SUPERVISOR OF
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR. THAT'S POLICE CHIEF LUST TEE
GRANT LAST APRIL WHO ALSO
SIGNED OFF ON THE ANNUAL
REVIEWS IN MAY.
NO INTERNAL AFFAIRS
INVESTIGATION OF THE JANUARY
INCIDENT WAS LAUNCHED UNTIL
JULY.
JULY.
JULY. DAYS AFTER WE DEMANDED COPIES
OF THIS VIDEO UNDER THE OPEN
RECORDS ACT.
RECORDS ACT. .
.
. >>
. >> CHIEF GRANT, WHEN DID YOU
FIRST LEARN ABOUT THE
INTENTIONAL FREEZING OF A 13-
YEAR OLD BOY?
.
.
. >>
. >> I
. >> I TOLD YOU THE INVESTIGATE
-- THAT INCIDENT IS BEING
INVESTIGATED.
INVESTIGATED. >> WITH RESPECT, SIR, THERE WAS
NO INVESTIGATION FOR 7 MONTHS
UNTIL WE ASKED FOR THE VIDEO IS
THAT CORRECT?
THAT CORRECT? >> THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION.
BEYOND THAT I'M NOT GOING TO
COMMENT ON THAT.
>> THE SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR
IS NOW OWNED PAID
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE BUT HIS
PICTURE REMAINS ON THE WALL OF
POLICE HEADQUARTERS RIGHT UNDER
THE CHIEFS.
THE CHIEFS. >> CAN'T YOU BE HONEST WITH THE
PEOPLE OF ROSWELL AND SAY WHEN
YOU LEARNED?
YOU LEARNED? >> I'M NOT BEING DISHONEST OR
TRYING TO AVOID YOUR QUESTIONS.
THIS IS AN ACTIVE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. >> ARE YOU UNDER INVESTIGATION?
>> NO, I'M NOT.
THE INCIDENT IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION DAY AFTER WE
DEMANDED INTERNAL MEMOS FROM
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THE CHIEF
PERSONALLY ASKED THE GBI TO
CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE HIS OWN
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. THE ROSWELL CITY ATTORNEY HAS
USED THAT CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION TO KEEP SECRET
THE MEMOS THAT WILL PROVE WHAT
THE POLICE CHIEF KNEW AND WHEN
HE KNEW IT.
YOU HANDED THE SERGEANT, THE
SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR IN
APRIL, DID YOU KNOW BEFORE
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? IT'S A SIMPLE YES OR NO
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. >> I WASN'T AWARE OF ALL THE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
CIRCUMSTANCES. >> BUT YOU KNEW OF THE
INCIDENT.
INCIDENT.
INCIDENT. >> I WAS AWARE OF AN INCIDENT
BUT ALL THE SPECIFICS OF THE
INCIDENT I WAS NOT AWARE.
>> I SEE.
>> I SEE.
>> I SEE. THE POLICE CHIEF KNEW WHEN THIS
PHOTO WAS TAKEN OF THE
INCIDENT THAT IS NOW THE
SUBJECT OF A CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION BY THE FULTON
COUNTY DA.
COUNTY DA. .
.
. >>
. >> [INAUDIBLE].
>> [INAUDIBLE]. >> SO WHY WOULD THE ROSWELL
POLICE DEPARTMENT TRY TO KEEP
SUCH A BIG CASE SECRET?
>> WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. WHAT
OUT. WHAT WE'VE CONFIRMED IS THAT
INTERNAL AFFAIRS WAS NOTIFIED
BACK IN MARCH THAT THIS WAS A
POSSIBLE CRIME AROUND THE SAME
TIME INSPECTORS FROM THE
COMMISSION ON THE ACCREDITATION
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE IN
ROSWELL INSPECTS THE
DEPARTMENT'S POLICIES AND
PRACTICES.
PRACTICES. IN THE REPORT THERE ISN'T ANY
MENTION OF OUR 4 MAJOR