Another Police Officer Fatally Shot In Akien, SC

[NCIC105]

AIKEN, S.C. --

South Carolina authorities said a suspect is in custody following the shooting of an Aiken police officer.The State Law Enforcement Division said 26-year-old Joshua Tremaine Jones was arrested Saturday, hours after the shooting was reported near a local park.The Aiken Public Safety Office said officers were responding to a report of suspicious activity involving two cars, and that Master Corporal Sandra Rodgers was shot shortly arriving at the scene.Investigators said right now there are very few details about what led to the shooting.SLED has taken over the investigation, which is standard procedure in an officer involved shooting.Sunday investigators announced that Jones was also being accused of killing his girlfriend in Georgia.Funeral services for Rodgers have been set for Wednesday.This is the second time an Aiken police officer has been shot in just over a month. Officer Scotty Richardson was shot and killed on Dec. 20.

Bond hearing for the maggot that shot Sandra. He should not have lived to have a hearing!

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Prayers to her Family.
Officers from all over the state will attend the funeral.



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[jersey2005]

I have lived in Aiken for the past 8 years. Aiken is known for the "small" town atmosphere. I never thought Aiken would make the national news for losing two Police Officers in a months time. When Richardson was killed in December it was a shock to the community. Than Rogers was killed this past Saturday it was like a blow below the belt. I have a friend that works at the county jail and I heard what this thing did in front of the judge before the news even reported it. I heard that the animal that killed Richardson bragged on Facebook that he was gonna kill a LEO. I don't understand when you are caught on camera killing someone, especially a LEO your still alive the following days. I know that you have the right to the trial but the victims should have the right to a speedy trail of their murderer. These 2 animals should be on the execution block by the end of 2012.

 

[Keykutter]

And there was an argument here as to whether that animal in the SC Waffle House should have been shot or not.

Yet more proof the predators need to be dealt with immediately.

KK

 

[Deserteagle]

And some people continue to believe that law enforcement is not a dangerous job, and they disrespect the people who do the work that society needs and demands and that many people would never have the guts to do.

 

[titaniumman]

He can receive his justice for about .50 cents worth lead and powder...

 

[SGB]

 

[Purple]

RIP Master Corporal Sandra Rodgers. My hopes are that your family can find some peace in the near future. Furthermore I hope that the judicial system can bring that about in time through a decisive and quick verdict of guilty with the sentence of death - the Maggot doesn't deserve anything less!

 

[cmj0968]

My thoughts and prayers for both families, kin and LEO. I know that I could never do the job. Too many strong feelings to not be judge, jury and executioner. He would have never even been hooked up and put in the car. Call the coroner instead...

 

[Keykutter]

The judge will probably say he's 'tetched' and put him in a psych ward for a couple of years and let him go.

Actually, letting him go may be just the thing to do, with plenty of notice all around.

KK

 

[Axeanda45]

Hmmmm, lots of talk about vigilante type behavior that should have been carried out by those arresting him, and in the same breath praising all cops for being angels... Which way do you want it guys? Law-abiding police or thugs with a badge? (You seem to be advocating murder here instead of a trial) No-one has said that being a cop isnt dangerous... Any time a good one is injured or killed it is a tragedy, and we should punish those responsible for doing such (injure or kill an officer) to the utmost of our legal systems abilities...

However, to use this thread as some have to "bash" those who may have a different opinion of police than you do is quite immature, shame on you for doing so...

 

[NavyLCDR]

However, to use this thread as some have to "bash" those who may have a different opinion of police than you do is quite immature, shame on you for doing so...

And very disrespectful to the police officers involved.

 

[Deserteagle]

And very disrespectful to the police officers involved.

I have the feeling that both you and the post you are replying to here are referencing my post, so lets take a look at it.

And some people continue to believe that law enforcement is not a dangerous job, and they disrespect the people who do the work that society needs and demands and that many people would never have the guts to do.

My post is very respectful. It acknowledges the dangers involved in a police job and it commends the people who take the job because they are willing to do a job that society needs, and these boys in blue are willing to do a job that many people in the population do not have the guts to do.

If there is any contempt in my post, it is contempt for the people who do not respect the brave officers on the streets like this one who was murdered while doing what society demands of them. Sorry but expressing discontent with people who disrespect a person is not disrespectful to that person. Is the timing off on expressing discontent and expressing my respect for this officer? Not in my mind. This is a forum where people come to discuss events like this.

Shame on people for trying to put others on the defensive as they show respect for a brave officer.

 

[jcrider]

I agree that this scum, who had just killed his pregnant girlfriend hours before he killed the LEO should not stand trial. He should have been shot dead in the streets. I think it a real testement to the officers that he even made it to stand there like an animal an curse at the judge. But, he should not stand anywhere long. He should be put to death ASAP like the mindless vicious animal he has acted like he is. My humble opinion.

 

[NavyLCDR]

Any death at the hands of a criminal is tragic, and the criminal should suffer the same fate as their victims. However...why is the death of a police officer more tragic than the death of any other person at the hands of a criminal? Why does an entire police force, and many times the entire police force of multiple communities band together in a 110% effort to catch the cop killer quickly, when there is no such effort produced when Joe Civilian is killed by a criminal. And, how much effort to protect society do they neglect during the man hunt for the cop killer? Why are police officers put on this pedestal when killed by a criminal, but Joe Citizen killed by a criminal gets a 5 minute mention on the evening news and is forgotten then next day? Is the human life of a police officer really that much valuable than the human life of the man who has worked every day for 20 years to provide for his family, except that he rides on a tractor every day instead of putting on a uniform?

I'm not being disrespectful to officers here....I would just like to see the same respect given towards all the victims of homicidal criminals.

 

[Axeanda45]

No desert, you are wrong... your post uses this tragedy (by posting what you did in this thread) to further your badge bunny agenda. You are just like a politician......

 

[Deserteagle]

Any death at the hands of a criminal is tragic, and the criminal should suffer the same fate as their victims. However...why is the death of a police officer more tragic than the death of any other person at the hands of a criminal? Why does an entire police force, and many times the entire police force of multiple communities band together in a 110% effort to catch the cop killer quickly, when there is no such effort produced when Joe Civilian is killed by a criminal. And, how much effort to protect society do they neglect during the man hunt for the cop killer? Why are police officers put on this pedestal when killed by a criminal, but Joe Citizen killed by a criminal gets a 5 minute mention on the evening news and is forgotten then next day? Is the human life of a police officer really that much valuable than the human life of the man who has worked every day for 20 years to provide for his family, except that he rides on a tractor every day instead of putting on a uniform?

I'm not being disrespectful to officers here....I would just like to see the same respect given towards all the victims of homicidal criminals.

I dont think the homicide of one person is any more important than the homicide of another. It disgusts me to hear about any murder. The murder of Natalee Holloway still bothers me, so does the murder of Caylee (forgive me if the spelling is wrong) Anthony.

However, if somebody in your family (or mine) was murdered, we would feel much stronger about that than the murder of a stranger. Both are disgusting, but one hits closer to home than the other and evokes a stronger response to it. Until we find a way to hire humans without emotions to serve as our police, there is an inevitable possibility that they may treat the murder of one of their own different from the murder of anyone else. I can't blame them for being human. I would certainly spend much more of my time investigating a murder of a family member than a stranger.

 

[NavyLCDR]

And I suppose knowing the response that is generated by killing a police officer, it probably indicates that particular criminal is more dangerous than the ordinary criminal, so maybe it's a good when they make so much more effort to catch them.

 

[Deserteagle]

And I suppose knowing the response that is generated by killing a police officer, it probably indicates that particular criminal is more dangerous than the ordinary criminal, so maybe it's a good when they make so much more effort to catch them.

Nobody is claiming one murderer is more dangerous than another murderer. Just saying the motivation for catching one varies from human to human based on our emotional connection to the victim.

 

[NCIC105]

Is it not so when a military soldier gets killed in the field?!
Does not his fellow soldier want to get the person who killed him.!.


I think you would be the same if some of your troops were killed in action!

 

[Keykutter]

OK, this is not to say that one person murdered is worse than another. However, I think a person that murders an LEO may be more dangerous than a person murdering a civilian.

This is a generalization. This is not always an absolute, in my mind anyway.

I think the LEO murderer may be more dangerous in that an LEO is expected to have a gun, have arrest powers and is the representative of the law. The fact that this LEO is murdered with all those things in mind tells me that the murderer has no boundaries.

Murdering a civilian may be an act of passion or may be a robbery. There is usually no danger in that type of murder except getting caught at some point. Not so with an LEO. The animal who murders an LEO has no fear and in that case there are no holds barred.

This is a belief I've held for as long as I had to reconcile why, at times, there seems to be more of a fuss over the murder of an LEO. The LEO is always in a position of authority and thus always more prone to being singled out for a bullet or other means of being killed.

Again, the lack of respect for the job an LEO does becomes more apparant when a thread praising LEO's is afoot. It always seems to be the same few guys too. OK, we get it. Do you have to muck up every thread with your disrespect?

The fact that some here, and me, voice our opinion of what this BG deserves is just that. An opinion and maybe our letting our darkness out. Would we ever deny someone the right to a fair trial? I don't think so.

We sit here, not on the street with a badge, and say what we might do or what the LEO's should have done. That's just because we don't have to make those decisions and maybe, thank God!

So, one more time. Yes, I do grieve over the loss of a total stranger LEO more than a total stranger civilian. It's the same as a total stranger GI over a total stranger civilian. Right or wrong, one seems to tug at my heart strings more than another.

KK