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Category: Richmond County Man With a Gun

GCO Settles Man with a Gun Lawsuit

Dec 10, 2008Ed Stone4 CommentsNews, Richmond County Man With a Gun

GCO settled the federal lawsuit in Richmond County involving Staff Sergeant Zachary Mead, who had his firearm seized while carrying it openly outside Kroger. Richmond County consented to an Order declaring the seizure to be a violation of the Fourth Amendment, paying damages, court costs, and attorney fees. More importantly, Richmond County has assured GCO…

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GCO Sues over "Man with a Gun" Incident

Oct 4, 2008Ed Stone16 CommentsNews, Richmond County Man With a Gun

GCO filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia against the Sheriff of Richmond County and a Richmond County deputy who detained a GCO member and seized his legally-carried pistol. After checking it to see whether it was stolen, the deputy confiscated the firearm until “proof of…

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