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Trial Postponed For Former Flomaton Police Chief
August 7, 2012
The former Flomaton, Ala., police chief was back in a Pensacola courtroom Tuesday morning.
A judge granted a request by Geoffrey Ashley McGraw’s attorney Earnest Ray White, to delay his trial so White can review more evidence in the case from the State Attorney’s Office. A new court date of October 22 was set.
McGraw had previously pleaded not guilty in Escambia County (Fla.) Circuit Court to a felony charge of kidnapping/false imprisonment. He remains free from jail on a $5,000 bond.
McGraw’s arrest stemmed from a joint operation by the Florida 1st Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
FDLE obtained the warrant for McGraw’s arrest for an August 14, 2011, incident in which Ronald Adam Barrow was arrested by McGraw at a home on Old Flomaton Road in Century — 0.177 miles from the Alabama state line. McGraw, without jurisdiction, allegedly took Barrow into custody in Florida on an outstanding Escambia County (Ala.) failure to appear warrant in a misdemeanor case. Barrow was then transported back across the state line into Alabama.
“He didn’t know where he was at the time, and we’ve got some evidence showing that the GPS showed that he was still in Alabama, in fact,” White said Tuesday morning.
McGraw was placed on leave by the Flomaton Town Council on February 27 and subsequently fired on March 12, just four days after his arrest.
Pictured top: Former Flomaton Police Chief Geoffrey Ashley McGraw appeared in a Escambia County (Fla.) courtroom Tuesday morning. Photo by WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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10 Responses to “Trial Postponed For Former Flomaton Police Chief”
i dont think its right to put him thur what he is having to go together over simply trying to get bad people in jail! UNREAL
What has this world come too that we put the good guy’s on trial for doing their job… Law informent are human beings also and can make an innocent mistake. Geoffrey is defently one of the good guys. A hardworking family man just trying to make a living. To me it is so sad that the creminals have more rights than the ones trying to protect us from the bad guys. I think that is why the world is in the shape it is in. Hang in there Geoffrey you’ve got a neighbor and friend praying for you… God bless you and your beautiful family…
All you had to do was buy a map upgrade for your Garmin or Tom Tom. I know it’s expensive—but look at the price you’re paying now.
“RECALCULATING!”
humptey dumptey
When you are driving by GPS, the first thing you have to enter is a zip code or a city. If you choose a zip code, then you have to verify the city/town name. This is a bogus defense and he knows it.
Hey, he might even get his old job back. And you never know what the outcome of the election will be. He could get his job back and possibly have a new boss as well.
wow,is all i can say.first the defense was he didnot know where the state line was and now gps showed he was still in alabama but it took almost year to for the gps to be mentioned.
He should be prosecuted like every other criminal..
LOL. I guess he didnt think we here in FL would mind him coming over to our side and making an arrest. And on such a petty warrant. And being that he was Chief of Floamaton PD, I dont believe for one second that he ‘did not know’ he wasnt in AL. That is a bunch of bull and everyone knows it. Just another example of someone abusing their power.
Mr. McGraw should have known where the Alabama/Florida line was, but policeman do a dangerous job and most of the time the public doesn’t appreciate that they put their lives on the line every day. They never know what they are fixing to go into when they get a call so Thank a policeman from time to time for their job defending and protecting us.