Page 25 - Jeff Easter News Today

Adjacent to the sedgwick county jail is what some might call hallowed ground. its the law enforcement memorial. a reminder to the deputies who pass it about the honor and peril of their chosen careers. cast in bronze are the boots of local law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty. above each pair are plaques with the officers name and date of his or her death. one pair of boots has special significance to sedgwick county sheriff jeff easter. they belonged to his younger brother, kev...

He now continues to want to stand behind me with his hand on his gun and i feel threatened by that. >> following a confrontation with sheriffs deputies, john delaney allegedly issued a threat to the life of sedgwick county sheriff jeff easter. he was arrested soon after. but was able to bond out of jail a day later. >> [ bleep ]. >> that freedom was short-lived. >> you just get to a point to where its -- you cant just keep fighting them. they just keep [ bleep ]. [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. >> when he...

Department, into law enforcement. jeff worked for the wichita pd. four years later, kevin became a deputy with the sedgwick county sheriffs office. >> he was on the job for almost three years and had just gotten married. his life was really starting to take off. >> kevin easter was on patrol when he spotted a car that had been reported stolen. >> kevin chased the vehicle. the driver exited the vehicle, took off running from kevin. kevin chased him over a fence. was able to get him on the ground....

In the jail complex. >> i walk in the door, give my i.d. to the deputy, they told us we would not be allowed to talk to jeff easter. >> theres no reason to have your hand on your gun! >> next, they posted their video on youtube and the following day, called local news media but had no luck generating interest. >> i made the statement if it aint news, it dont get peoples attention when you steal kids out of peoples schools, then maybe it will be news when a bunch of citizens get together and marc...

>> the man whose life delaney allegedly threatened is the man who has him incarcerated, sedgwick county sheriff jeff easter. >> for saying lets remove the sheriff from office, thats a criminal threat. >> hows it going? >> its going. >> but thats not all delaney was alleged to have said. his problems began a day earlier when delaney obtained a court document he wrongfully believed could prevent his girlfriend from seeing her young children until she completed a drug program. >> i got time to make...

It just shows something black in my hands. it could be a shadow, it could be anything. they got me for going behind the desk, no doubt. but without me telling them, they cant say for sure that its a can. >> while chewing tobacco might lead to sanctions for wesson, the jail has seen an increase of inmates with addictions to a far more insidious drug. methamphetamine. >> most of our methamphetamine comes from mexico. it is shipped up out of arizona or california or texas. >> sedgwick county sherif...

Are booked into the jail. the majority will be released within 48 hours. either on bond or a promise to appear in court. >> i got to start calling everybody, get as much money together as we can. >> john delaney has just been booked for allegedly threatening the life of a public official. >> look on the computer and see what it says on the computer. it says $50,000. >> he says he will plead not guilty and is anxious to bond out. >> sell my truck. do whatever we got to do. tell steve he owns me i...

He now continues to want to stand behind me with his hand on his gun, and i feel threatened by that. >> following a confrontation with sheriffs deputies, john delaney allegedly issued a threat to the life of sedgwick county sheriff jeff easter. he was arrested soon after. but was able to bond out of jail a day later. >> [ bleep ]. >> that freedom was short-lived. >> you just get to a point to where its -- you cant just keep fighting them. they just keep [ bleep ]. [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. >> when h...

To jeff easter. >> theres no reason to have your hand on your gun! >> next, they posted their video on youtube and the following day called local news media but had no luck generating interest. >> i made the statement if it aint news, it dont get peoples attention when you steal kids out of peoples schools, then maybe it will be news when a bunch of citizens get together and march on the courthouse and demand the sheriff and d.a. be arrested. >> but one reporter called the sheriffs office with a...

Jeff worked for the wichita pd. four years later, kevin became a deputy with the sedgwick county sheriffs office. >> he was on the job for almost three years and had just gotten married. his life was really starting to take off. >> kevin easter was on patrol when he spotted a car that had been reported stolen. >> kevin chased the vehicle. the driver exited the vehicle, took off running from kevin. kevin chased him over a fence. was able to get him on the ground. they were pretty much face-to-fac...