Remaining Reasonable in the Heat of the Moment
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ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI C DISPATCH.COM FREE! THURSDAY | DeceMBER 7, 2017 Fire destroys Remaining reasonable Oktibbeha in the heat of the moment County home N o one injured in blaze BYE AL X HOLLOWAY [email protected] An early morning fire destroyed an Oktibbeha County home Wednesday, but it didn’t hurt any residents. Oktibbeha Coun- ty Fire Coordinator Kirk Rosenhan told Rosenhan The Dispatch the Central and Dis- trict 5 volunteer fire departments responded to a structure fire on Oliver Jackson Road shortly after 1:30 a.m. The residence was fully involved upon arrival. Rosenhan said fire- fighters ultimately put out the fire, but the home was a total loss, and two cars were burned up in the blaze. He said no injuries were report- ed in the incident. An investigation is ongoing into the cause of the fire. Lori Carpenter, with Oktibbe- ha-Starkville Emergency Response Volunteer Services, said the agen- cy helped the couple that lived in the destroyed home after Wednes- day’s fire. OSERVS provided the couple with three nights in a hotel, food cards for local restaurants and some money cards from Walmart. Any donations for the couple will likely have to be organized else- Local law enforcement, attorney talk where in the community, as Car- penter said OSERVS doesn’t focus on that aspect of recovery. “We’re not going to turn some- excessive vs. reasonable force in policing one away if they brought something — we’ll get it to them,” she said. Brian Kelley, with Eat Local BY ISABELLE ALTMAN [email protected] ‘Do I draw my gun or do I reach and Starkville, knows the couple who lost their home. He said they owned There is a split second right be- grab his hand? Does he have a knife the house, but didn’t have fire in- fore a car wreck when the driver has surance and have lost everything. to decide how to avoid a collision. or does he have a phone?’ Kelley is organizing a donation That’s sort of what police officers drive, which is taking donations at Starkville Police Department Lt. Tom Roberson go through when they have a only a Restaurant Tyler on Main Street in moment to decide to pull a Taser or downtown Starkville. The restau- a gun, said Lt. Tom Roberson, an in- rant is taking clothes, gift cards forcement officers make every day also made its way to Columbus, with vestigator with Starkville Police De- See FIRE, 8A throughout the country: What is the partment. two officer-involved shootings of “There’s that frightening moment reasonable reaction from the officer, black men in as many years. that you go, ‘What do I do? Do I hit and how much force is excessive? On Nov. 4, Columbus Police De- the break or do I forward acceler- partment patrolman Jared Booth COMING SUNDAY ator?’” he said. “… Officers have to Issue hits home shot and killed 24-year-old Raymond ■ We take an make that judgment call, same thing. That question has become the Davis outside a business on 22nd in depth look at focus of a national conversation on Street. Though the shooting is still where Colum- ‘Do I draw my gun or do I reach and bus Municipal grab his hand? Does he have a knife police brutality and excessive force, under investigation by Mississippi School District or does he have a phone?’” with particular regard to how offi- Bureau of Investigation, city officials is now and how It’s the sort of decision law en- cers treat black men. The issue has See REASONABLE FORCE, 8A other districts have become successful. Kidnapping latest in series of suspect’s incidents FESTIVAL OF TREES: Deputies were already violence aggravat- Brady Shields, 5, ed assault, reckless stands Tuesday in searching for Tedford driving, simple as- front of one of the sault, kidnapping many trees decorat- in home burglary case and resisting arrest. ed by Mississippi Lowndes County University for Women students in Cochran BY ISABELLE ALTMAN deputies have been [email protected] Hall during the annual searching for him Tedford Festival of Trees. A Columbus man accused of since last week after Food and hot choco- abducting his ex-girlfriend faces he allegedly broke into a Harrison late were served and Santa and Miz Claus charges from kidnapping and do- Road home Friday and assaulted someone in the house, said Marc made an appearance. mestic violence to reckless driving. Brady is the son of Christopher Austin Tedford, Miley, chief deputy of the Lowndes Janie and Cataurus 19, of 183 Belle Circle, has been County Sheriff’s Office. Shields of Columbus. charged with burglary, domestic See CHARGES, 3A Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR L OCAL FOLKS PUBLIC 1 What fruit shares a name with Zim- Christmas program by the MEETINGS Today band and silent auction Dec. 12: Planning babwe’s first president? ■ Festival of Trees 2 What satirical newspaper started in of student artwork at the and Zoning Open House: The Co- Madison, Wisconsin, in 1988? school. For more informa- Commission, 5:30 lumbus-Lowndes Public 3 What baseball Hall of Famer’s head tion, contact WLHS, 662- p.m., City Hall Library hosts a Festival has been cryogenically frozen since 244-5070. Dec. 12: his death in 2002? of Trees open house from Starkville-Oktibbe- Natalie McIntosh 4 Responding to allegations of steroid 4-6 p.m. at 314 Seventh abuse, slugger Barry Bonds referred Saturday ha Consolidated Pre-K, Fairview St. N. Enjoy live music and to whom as “a little midget man”? refreshments while strolling ■ A Cajun Krieger School District 5 What country are you in if you’re through a Winter Wonder- Christmas: This benefit Board, 6 p.m., called an April gowk after falling for an High 49 Low 33 land of trees decorated by for the Columbus-Lowndes Greensboro April Fool’s Day joke? Public Library begins at 5 Center Mostly cloudy organizations and business- Full forecast on Answers, 8B es. Vote for a favorite tree p.m. at 803 5th Avenue Dec. 15: Board page 2A. Dec. 2-7 (noon). Call 662- North. Classic movies will of Aldermen work 329-5300 for information. be shown, jumpers will session, 1 p.m., INSIDE ■ West Lowndes Fine be available for kids and City Hall Arts Bazaar: West Lown- members of the Suzuki Dec. 18: Board Business 4A Dear Abby 7B des High School Band and Strings will perform at 6:30 of Supervisors, 9 Classifieds8B Obituaries 5A Art Club join in presenting p.m. Contact Colin Krieger Melenie Walsh works a.m., Oktibbeha Comics 7B Opinions 6A this community event at for more information, 662- at MSU’s Social Science County Court- Crossword 6B 6 p.m. that includes a 329-7653. Research Center. house DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com DID YOU HEAR? SAY WHAT? “If one player goes down, everyone has to step up.” Alabama’s John Petty, talking about how the team ‘Silence Breakers’ named Time had to fill in for Collin Sexton to beat Rhode Island magazine’s Person of the Year Thursday on Wednesday night. Story, 1B. ‘I’ve been knowledged Wednesday that this year’s winner hits saying from the “close to home” and men- DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS VISIT CAFB tioned Lauer by name. beginning it’s not Women who spoke out, initially against Hollywood just a moment, mogul Harvey Weinstein and then others, helped to it’s a movement’ spawn the #MeToo move- ment, with millions of peo- THE ASSOCIatED PRESS ple telling stories of sexual misconduct on social me- NEW YORK — The “Si- dia. lence Breakers” — those The tweets, Instagram who have shared their sto- and Facebook posts be- ries about sexual assault gan after actress-activist and harassment — have been named Time maga- Alyssa Milano followed on zine’s Person of the Year. a suggestion from a friend Numerous women have of a friend on Facebook spoken out publicly since and tweeted: “If you’ve October about sexual been sexually harassed misconduct by dozens of or assaulted write ‘me too’ high-profile men in enter- as a reply to this tweet.” tainment, media, business The hashtag was tweeted and sports. Time praised nearly a million times in 48 those who have given hours. #MeToo was actu- “voice to open secrets, for ally founded by activist Ta- moving whisper networks rana Burke a decade ago onto social networks, for to raise awareness about pushing us all to stop ac- sexual violence. Milano cepting the unacceptable.” has said she wasn’t aware U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb The magazine’s cover fea- of Burke’s contributions Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Khalyn sits inside a T-38C Talon as Capt. James Couch, 49th Fighter Training tures Ashley Judd, Taylor when she made her initial Squadron assistant upgrading instructor pilot flight commander, talks about some of the key features during Swift, Susan Fowler and tweet and has since public- a tour of the flight line at Columbus Air Force Base Mississippi on Monday. Numerous members of the cheer- others who say they have ly credited her. leading squad visited the base where they were shown the 14th Flying Training Wing mission and conducted a Cheer to Fitness Clinic for children at the Youth Center. been harassed. Milano and Burke ap- Time’s announcement peared together Wednes- was made Wednesday day on the “Today” show. on NBC’s “Today” show, “This is just the start.