By james art 
Baton Rouge, La. (WAFB) – The district attorneys in the WAFB view area maintain lists that are housed in their offices of law enforcement officers who have crossed the line and violated the oath they have sworn to maintain. Some of them no longer work in law enforcement, but WAFB I-Team has revealed many of them still.
In the 1960s, the Supreme Court ruled in Brady V. Maryland that there should be the disclosure of the defendants if any of the law enforcement agencies were summoned to testify in court, but there were problems with authenticity. These problems with authenticity can vary from findings of untrue, arrest and sentence.
District prosecutors Hilar Moore, Tony Clayton, Sam D’Aquila, Ricky Babin and Scott Perilus provided their lists of I-Ekipa by requesting public records.
The Baton Rouge list includes 27 people who have had problems that have made titles in recent years. The law enforcement agencies on this list include people from Baton Rouge police, the parish sheriff’s office in East Baton Rouge and State Police.
Most recently, former deputy chief Troy Lawrence, Seni, went to the municipal fire and the board of public service in the police, trying to discard their discipline -the first attempt to try to get their job back. They have lost their first step and are now making hearing. Lawrence -Senior and Doug Chutch are faced with criminal charges accused of covering a beating in 2020 and the destruction of video of bodily chambers.
Their names appear on the Brady list. “
“Brady is usually a list we reserve that we must provide the defendants in some way,” said district prosecutor Hilar Moore. “There was a finding of falsehood. In the event that this officer takes the position and this employee has the right to know that it is found in their past, so we keep the list so that all ADA (assistant -circular lawyers) until they change over the years, they know that they know this , There is a list to go to. “
While much of the law enforcement agencies in the Baton Rouge list are no longer hired, WAFB I-Team finds at least two still working.
Donnie Holmark, with BRPD, destroyed his police unit and was disciplined for being untrue in 2017. He remains on a public salary.
Michel Patterson, with BRPD, also remains on a public salary after she was arrested for falsifying a police protocol after she confiscated marijuana. Her lie was revealed after a review of her body camera did not match what she had recorded.
“Can you imagine going to a court process with jurors with a witness who has been breached on Brady,” Moore said. “We inform the defendant who he is. We know what the situation is and arguing and explaining to the jurors that despite the fact that it is false – you can believe it in this case, it makes it really difficult. “
In many cases, if a law enforcement officer has fears of trust, they no longer call to testify and this list helps to make sure they are not called.
In the parish of Livingston Dennis Perkins is a remarkable name on their list. Perkins was a deputy parish in Livingston when he was arrested with his wife Cynthia for sexual crimes involving children. Prosecutors claim that Perkins raped children and ejaculated sweets that Cynthia served in her class. The photos were restored during the investigation of minors consuming these sweets.
“Not only is it important, but the constitutional duty is also the law to put me that I have to do so,” Moore said. “That’s why we keep the list and keep the list for several years. But also, like the office – we are 55 assistant DAs and we are constantly changing and these events could happen years ago and new lawyers may have no idea who this employee is. “
WAFB’s I-Ekip also received the law enforcement lists of jurisdictions in the area. On the west side of the river, former Plakemin Police Chief Kenny Payne is on their list. Payne was convicted and resigned from office after asking for oral sex from a woman in exchange for helping to get her boyfriend out of prison. Following the accusations, many other women came forward, claiming such meetings.
Initially, Payne lied that he was doing something. He joined a competition in court, which carries the same weight as a guilty legal basis, but cannot be used to improve civil affairs.
In West Baton Rouge, former port Alan Nolan Dehon policeman made the list after being convicted of furnishing a man with handcuffs. Everything was shot in his body camera video. All the district attorneys we talked to said that keeping the list helps maintain the integrity of the justice system, but it also comes with great challenges.
“We see these officers all the time,” Moore said. “Over the years we have become friends with them and their families, we often work with them in serious cases. It’s not easy to do, but we are required to do. “
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