AZ Daily Independent: A special agent with the U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has decided to enter a plea deal in a Cochise County court to resolve an allegation he engaged in nonconsensual sexual contact with a bartender while off-duty at a Bisbee hotel in 2020.
But first, Joseph T. Davis wants most of the case documents sealed from the public, purportedly due to potential career and safety issues.
On March 14, an attorney for Davis asked Judge Joel Larson to remove the grand jury indictment as well as any plea agreement and sentencing records from public access. The motion is opposed by the prosecutor, who argues Davis appears to be using his federal agent status to seek special treatment.
The prosecutor, Deputy County Attorney Terisha Driggs, told Larson she spoke with a senior ATF agent before responding to the motion to seal. Driggs suggests Davis is exaggerating work-related safety concerns, and pointed the judge to a 2022 press release issued by the U.S. Department of Justice about Davis’s prosecution.
The DOJ announcement even included the city and state of where Davis worked for the ATF, Driggs noted.
“The Defendant’s actions caused his identity to be brought into the public domain,” Driggs wrote. “He is now attempting to limit the public’s access to his criminal record and prevent any further media reporting.” MORE
Just wow on sh@tweasel behaviour. Needs a little time in the public square stocks although his employer has cause to fire him. I’d think he’d be fired after a couple years in the state pen.
This indictment should stop him from owning a gun shouldn’t it?
Zero alcohol tolerance for a CCW carrying a gun. He needs to lose his ability to carry a firearm. In California you can’t even enter a bar if you’re strapped.
@Brad – reminds me of the Thousand Oaks shooting in November 2018, lots of people with CCW were there but by law they couldn’t carry, thus were unable to stop the shooter.
I can only remember the date because the Malibu fire started that very afternoon.
Ahhh.
There’s NOTHING like Shooting Pheasant AND your Friends, with a Big Flask of Bourbon, & a Fine Cuban Cigar, Eh Cheney?
most states are like that. you go into a bar and have ONE drink and your carry permit is worthless if you get stopped or anything happens. just safer to pass on the whole bar deal. or don’t drink.
kind of funny/sad that most people don’t know that small fact.
most do though, it is why carry holders have the lowest crime rate. cops on the other hand,
^^^^^^ And way less shot’s fired in a gun fight than LE. The fibbies now hide all those stats. I know a couple certified LE gun trainers that will tell you straight up some of the worst trained people around carrying weapons are LE.
atf d-sucker, he bez impotent
“Nonconsensual sexual contact” – so, a drunken pass and he grabbed her ass, or did he go full Biden?
WTF does he think he is – an elected member of the US Congress or the Biden family?
Brad,
When me and my 5 foot tall wife were still dating I took her to my Gun Club & gave her my S&W 686-6″er. She was shooting right next to a Cop with his 4″ 38 M&P.
She was doing MUCH BETTER.
Obviously for a few reasons but she was a fist timer, he was a government job potato. Most are NOT enthusiasts but ETF guys are VERY VERY GOOD.
Cheers.
“ he engaged in nonconsensual sexual contact with a bartender.” That used to be called rape. Well we certainly wouldn’t want a little rape to negatively impact his career as a government law enforcement official (and his pension).
Ronny tried for 8straight years to kill BATR! A leftist named Bob stopped him each year! 1 of man reasons I did not vote Dole in ’96!
personal
when I was young we called ’em “Revenuers”. When I started home brewing 40 years ago ; my friends said, “Bat Fuckers”!
Both names show Tony was right and Bob was left!
ATF agents are the scummiest of the scummy.