Page 27 - Jeff Easter News Today

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. that freedom was short-lived. >> you just get to a point to where its -- you cant just keep fighting them. they just keep [ bleep ]. >> when he was arrested for allegedly threatening...

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, kevin. >> kevin had a great personality. he joked all the time, always had a smile. he did really well in school. j...

>> and 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 ]. >> when he was arr...

He led a task force that landed dozens of gang members in federal prison. today hes the sheriff of sedgwick county. >> we did about a year and a half investigation along with atf and fbi. we were the lead agency on it. we were able to convict about 50 crip gang members for various charges from distribution of cocaine to ric owe, to rico societies, a plethora of things. eradicated the crip gang, the largest gang we had. >> along with other duties, sheriff jeff easter over sees the sedgwick county...

Area. >> about 29,000 people per year 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. >> do whatever we got to do. t...

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 sheriff jeff easter says a network of highways that runs through wichita makes it a hub for drug trafficking. >> we are a major distribution p...

I.d. to the deputy, they told me we would not be allowed to talk to jeff easter. >> 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 sheriff...

But delaneys conflict with the deputies continued. >> and he now continues to want to stand behind me with his hand on his gun and i feel threatened by that. >> delaney called 911, apparently because he felt he was in danger. >> i need other deputies out here who are not currently here who can deal with this situation. >> stay on the line with me. >> thank you. >> we did call for supervisors to contact you. >> this is beyond that. i have an officer who is threatening with his body language and h...

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. >> do whatever we got to do. tell steve he owns me if he comes, gets me, he owns me. whatever ...

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. that freedom was short-lived. >> you just get to a point to where its -- you cant just keep fighting them. they just keep [ bleep ]. >> when he was arrested for allegedly threatening...