{"id":32613,"date":"2022-11-03T16:44:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T16:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32613"},"modified":"2022-11-06T16:48:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T16:48:29","slug":"lawdog-needs-our-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32613","title":{"rendered":"LawDog Needs Our Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2609,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thelawdogfiles.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2610,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/Ghosts-Malta-LawDog-ebook\\\/dp\\\/B09YL22XTK\\\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1656858268&amp;sr=1-1&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2611,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.cedarwrites.com\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/02\\\/an-american-hero-needs-help&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20240305013055\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.cedarwrites.com\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/02\\\/an-american-hero-needs-help\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 02:04:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 03:34:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-04 20:39:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-04 20:39:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2612,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.givesendgo.com\\\/LawDog&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2613,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/oldnfo.org\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/02\\\/a-new-raffle&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260416021821\\\/https:\\\/\\\/oldnfo.org\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/02\\\/a-new-raffle\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/oldnfo.org\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/02\\\/a-new-raffle\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 14:44:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 03:34:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-04 20:39:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-04 20:39:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Ian McMurtrie aka LawDog is an author, a blogger, and a retired lieutenant from the Wichita County (TX) Sheriffs Department. He blogs at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thelawdogfiles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The LawDog Files<\/a><\/strong> and has a number of books and anthologies out including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ghosts-Malta-LawDog-ebook\/dp\/B09YL22XTK\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1656858268&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ghosts of Malta<\/a><\/strong> which is excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image.png 566w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><figcaption>From LawDog&#8217;s donation page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>He retired from the sheriffs department in April 2020. In October 2020, he was charged with excessive use of force regarding an inmate in the jail. The charge is a misdemeanor for which he is not guilty. As Jim Curtis explained to me yesterday, it involved a very large inmate who was out of control and who had been arrested for assaulting an officer. I have read the news stories regarding LawDog&#8217;s arrest and the &#8220;excessive force&#8221; he used. It is total and utter bullshit. Indeed, the prisoner involved did not even file a complaint. The excessive force was more in line with what a nun might have used in a Catholic school to control an unruly student in days gone by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charge stems from internal politics within the sheriffs department. It is being made worse by a DA who is trying to bleed LawDog dry by dragging the case out over two years with numerous bogus plea deals. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarwrites.com\/2022\/11\/02\/an-american-hero-needs-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cedar Sanderson gives more background<\/a><\/strong>. It is way more eloquent than my post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A successful defense costs money and LawDog is at the point where he has to ask for help. A legal defense fund has been set up. You can find it <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.givesendgo.com\/LawDog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jim Curtis aka Old NFO has set up <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oldnfo.org\/2022\/11\/02\/a-new-raffle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a raffle for donors<\/a><\/strong> with some very nice prizes in order to help raise awareness and contributions. Every $20 donation gets one entry into the raffle. Prizes include a custom rifle along with some other great stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have donated and I would encourage everyone to do so as well. While you could win a raffle prize, make a donation because it is the right thing to do. If we don&#8217;t stand up for what is right in the face of an injustice, who will?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> As of this morning, Sunday, Nov. 6th, over $36,000 has been raised for LawDog&#8217;s legal defense fund. To those who have donated, thank you. To those that plan to donate, you can still do it!<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian McMurtrie aka LawDog is an author, a blogger, and a retired lieutenant from the Wichita County (TX) Sheriffs&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5723,6094,6216,3175,6218,6217],"class_list":["post-32613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-donations","tag-lawdog","tag-legal-defense-fund","tag-old-nfo","tag-wichita-county-sd","tag-wichita-county-tx"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32624,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32613\/revisions\/32624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}