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PeteSC · « **on:** September 27, 2005, 11:10:27 AM »

Cocke County deputy charged in widening FBI corruption probe

Federal authorities have filed charges against a third Cocke County Sheriff's deputy in a four-year investigation into allegations of local corruption.

The U.S. Attorney's office charged John Wayne Black with mail fraud and perjury.

The charges stem from a June 2002 motorcycle crash.

The complaint contends Black bought a new motorcycle from an Alcoa Suzuki dealership about a month before the crash.

Authorities say Black and Deputy Jonathan Morgan were riding their motorcycles when Black popped a "wheelie" and crashed into Morgan. Both officers suffered leg injuries.

Black then filed a lawsuit against the dealership and Suzuki. The charge says Black tried to conceal his unsafe operation of the bike and contended in the lawsuit that he was hurt because of defects in the motorcycle.

Maniac · « **Reply #1 on:** September 27, 2005, 12:32:54 PM »

Quote from: "PeteSC"

The charge says Black tried to conceal his unsafe operation of the bike and contended in the lawsuit that he was hurt because of defects in the motorcycle.

I'm sure thats a typo and the lawsuit really reads, "defects on the motorcycle".

PeteSC · « **Reply #2 on:** September 27, 2005, 12:36:04 PM »

Are you saying the rider was the defect?

I'm not sure you can sue yourself for being 'morally defective'.

Maniac · « **Reply #3 on:** September 27, 2005, 01:31:33 PM »

Quote from: "PeteSC"

Are you saying the rider was the defect?

Sure! It'd be hard to argue that he's not

PeteSC · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2005, 06:50:28 PM »

Cocke Co. deputy indicted in motorcycle incident

October 12, 2005

KNOXVILLE (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a Cocke County Sheriff's deputy on mail fraud and perjury counts following an incident with a motorcycle.

The charges are part of a four-year investigation into public corruption in the rural East Tennessee county.

Court records show Deputy John Wayne Black filed a civil lawsuit against Suzuki, claiming a motorcycle he bought was defective.

Prosecutors say that was part of a scheme to collect money from the manufacturer.

They accused Black of lying about the cause of a crash that injured him and also hospitalized another deputy.

Black resumed his patrol duties after he was released on bail following his arrest September 26. He has the court's permission to continue carrying firearms pending trial.

Remember that name. He's still on duty, pending trial. I think if I were Sheriff, I'd keep this turkey out of sight. A good job would be in the jail, in the intake area, doing cavity searches..of nasty homeless people and various diseased crud.

Red01 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2005, 07:28:37 PM »

Perhaps he'd have had a better 'leg to stand on' if he would have admitted to the wheelie and claimed it was the manufacturer's fault for making a bike with so much power as to be uncontrolable?