People have been grinning ear to ear and skipping and hopping in joy all over Coquille today and if reader comments are any indication it appears that the arrest of Officer Bryant is being well received throughout Coos County.
Public appreciation for Chief Dannels handling of this event is overwhelmingly supportive and appreciative that he placed the safety of the public first and did not try to bury this event as many believe the previous chief would have done. Unfortunately, citizen outrage over the Carl Foster incident and public complaints filed with the City Council two years ago went unheeded by then Police Chief Mike Reaves, City Manager Terence O’Connor and the entire City Council. Council members even called concerned citizens hairy unwashed and malcontents.
What does it take for the citizens of Coquille to realize that they need to clean house on the council, hire a professional city manager and setup a citizen advisory board to watchdog our paid and elected officials? Thank goodness for Mark Dannels. What a breath of fresh air to a city mired in the self serving incompetence of Terence O’Connor and Mike Reaves and the city council that enables them.
Last summer, Tammy Bryant, wife of James Bryant lost her job at the City for attempting to slander a police chief candidate on this blog during work hours. The City should have pulled Jimmy out then as well, or should have pulled him out when Carl Foster’s neck was broken in a simple arrest but they disregarded the safety of the public and left what may turn out to be a pedophile, no different than Wendi Boutiette may be, enforcing the law (I use the term loosely) in Coquille.
Unconfirmed reports from sources who prefer to remain anonymous have linked Bryant with young women previous to this event and more charges and additional arrests may be pending.
It is unfortunate the local DA let Jimmy skate after breaking a man’s neck- Now he has just passed the problem along to another jurisdiction
Hey neighbor, have you contacted the local police?
Jim lives just west of Sisters oregon, on hwy 20.
He’s still running a muck and someone needs to watch this @$$#@!#. His wife aint no better.
Nothing worse than an ignorant white man with a gun.
Some people should never be in positions of power and Bryant, in my opinion, is one of those people
Ditto on praise for Chief Dannels,thank Gawd for Concerned Citizrns of Coquille and all the other locals who fought so hard to bring these issues forward. I am so proud of all of your efforts.
I agree, Bryant is one scary individual, I’ve heard ‘talk’ about him for years. I think he’s extremely dangerous, this just adds another layer of distrust and fear. How many young girls has he had access to over these last eight years?
The guy is a beast, and I hope the citizens will keep a watch on his comings and goings, and those of his co-horts as well.
Once again, thank you to all of you who have endured the mis-placed anger and scorn and derision of some of your less informed neighbors.