Alleged Crimes in Mohave County ignored by sheriff Tom Sheahan

I feel insulted, provoked, infringed on my first amendment right and discriminated! I have asked to Sheriff Tom Sheahan for help while all this was happening to me. He was walking by in the moment of the alleged assault...
he just ignored me. I've been intimidated to shut down my camera in a public place by a County Employee, I have been allegedly assaulted and singled out for wearing a hat... Is this America??
Watch the video, read the statement. You decide.

August 12th 2010 - CASE CLOSED
According to Mohave County Sheriff and the County Attorney office no crime was commited and textual words of Lt. McKie
"Maybe Luca was trying to provoke him also (the Security Manager)".
Of course Mr. Prince was the one that approached me first while I was minding my business.
Mr. Prince states in the Sheriff report that I was getting "loud" so he took a defensive position and hit my camera because he thought that I was going to hit him.
You watch the video and you decide.
Read Report Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4

My statement for the Sheriff Office
August 2nd 2010 around 9.00 AM Mohave County AZ
I was relaxing at the entry of the Board of Supervisor room in Kingman AZ waiting for the meeting to start while out of the blue I have been approached by an unknown man that identified himself as the security coordinator. He asked me to remove my USA cap. I politely refused, reminding to this person this rule has been and it is selectively enforced according to evidence of videos and witnesses. I asked him why he was singling me out and selectively enforcing this rule on me. Then he ordered to turn off my $2500 video camera violating my first Amendment while with an abrupt movement of his arm he tried to shut it down and he did touch my hand that it was holding it. If you can listen to the conversation from the video, I have been talked down like a child, I was told that I was “trying to create a scene”, and I was humiliated in public for no reason. On top, I was not even inside the BOS room at that moment, so I was not even “breaking” any of this selectively enforced hat dress code. I don't know this person. All I know that I was minding my own business, in peace, doing no noise, breaking no law, disturbing nobody. I feel that this county employee discriminated me, trying to infringe on my first amendment right ordering to shut down my video camera with no authority or law, but just under color of law, color of authority and physical intimidation. He told me that there are ways to go around these “rules” (dress code). I told him that I did not want to go around the “rules” and I told him that I was ready to leave the building if he felt I was breaking any laws. I felt and I have evidence according to my video that I was singled out since there were several people in the BOS room with hats and they were not being asked to conform to the hat dress code.
According to my experience I believe that the Security coordinator tried to provoke me for a physical confrontation.
If it was not for my peaceful behavior the interaction could have ended in a different way. He questioned me with no legal authority if I had children and if I did follow my mother orders, comparing the Supervisors to my mother.
An insult that I had to swallow along with my pride.

Important note: in the middle of all this, Mohave County Sheriff Tom Sheahan was walking by in front of me. I asked him for help for the matter. He just ignored my plead, mumbled something like “I will read the report” and he continued to mind his business walking into the BOS room.
Luca Zanna

Around 4.00 pm August 4th 2010 I have filed a criminal complaint against "unknown" person that identified himself as Mohave County Security Coordinator on video. He allegedly assaulted me and intimidated me in the free exercise of my first amendment rights.
The report was taken by Lt. McKie that acted very professionally. In my opinion these are laws that have been allegedly broken
I will keep you posted as I receive the updates from the Sheriff office.
Luca Zanna

1. Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing any physical injury to another person; or

2. Intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury; or

3. Knowingly touching another person with the intent to injure, insult or provoke such person.

B. Assault committed intentionally or knowingly pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 is a class 1 misdemeanor. Assault committed recklessly pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 or assault pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 2 is a class 2 misdemeanor. Assault committed pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 3 is a class 3 misdemeanor.

UNITED STATES CODE TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 13 - CIVIL RIGHTS

§ 241. Conspiracy against rights
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any inhabitant of any State, Territory, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or
If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured -
They shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results, they shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or for life.

§ 242. Deprivation of rights under color of law
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any inhabitant of any State, Territory, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such inhabitant being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or for life.

"State officers may be held personally liable for damages based upon actions taken in their official capacities."
Hafer v. Melo, 502 U.S. 21 (1991).

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Bullhead City Bee article "Supervisor Sockwell Threats"??
"Sockwell expressed concern that the recall supporters might cross the line in the future.
"One of these days, these people are going to go off the deep end and they're going to find themselves in a whole bunch of trouble if they keep this up." Sockwell said.
"There is no sense in this."

Read the end of part 2 July 16-22 2010 Part 1 - Part 2

July 30th 2010 Update from the Sheriff office regarding Threats from Sup. Sockwell

I have spoken over the phone with Lt. McNally regarding my complaint against Sup. Sockwell for Threats and Intimidation as his statements in the Bullhead Bee NewsPaper of July 16 2010 in violation of the Arizona Revised Statutes §13-1202 Threatening or intimidating.

This is what was said:

8:45 am
Lt. NcNally : Yes Sir, I got the case from the Deputy that you had come in to file a suspicious report regarding Sup. Sockwell.
We are closing that because there is no crime that has been committed, and I would suggest you need to find out what Sockwell meant by his remarks by giving his office a call directly yourself and ask him what he talking about in the newspaper.

Luca: That is why we have a Sheriff Dept., I should not have to go to someone directly that has potentially committed a crime, I didn't know I was supposed to do that myself, that is why I filed a report, Sockwell intimidated and threatened me, Did you talk to Sockwell?

McNally: No we did not speak to Sockwell.

Luca: Excuse me but then why do we have a Sheriff's office?

McNally: I do not want to get involved in this conversation as far as why we have a sheriff's office. I am just telling you we closed the case.

Luca: As a tax payer, I am not happy, I do not want to deal with this myself, I thought the sheriff would be the one to investigate this>

McNally: OK, I understand your position, and at this point the investigation has been closed.

My conclusions: Since the sheriff office has just admitted that it won't even ask to Supervisor Sockwell about his alleged threats, and I must conclude that we are left on our own to defend our rights and our persons, I please ask to the Media and our elected officials Sen. Ron Gould, State Rep. Nancy McLain, State Rep. Doris Goodale to ask to Supervisor Sockwell what he meant when he stated in the Bullhead Bee :

"Sockwell expressed concern that the recall supporters might cross the line in the future. "One of these days, these people are going to go off the deep end and they're going to find themselves in a whole bunch of trouble if they keep this up." Sockwell said. "There is no sense in this."

Around 10.30 am I have left a message to Sheriff Sheahan assistant Debbie Fransen to have the Sheriff return my call for explanation. I did not get any call back at this time.

Copy of the report
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July 27 2010 Updated News: Complain Filed vs Sup Sockwell with Sheriff Office for Threats and Intimidation

I have filed a complaint with Officer Merrymer against Supervisor Tom Sockwell for Threats and Intimidation according to the ARS 13-1202. The lady officer was very professional and corteous.
She read the article of the Bullhead Bee and she copy and paste the final part in the report with Sockwell statement.
She did call over the phone Reporter Dave Hawkins that confirmed the authenticity of Sockwell's statement.
"Sockwell expressed concern that the recall supporters might cross the line in the future.
"One of these days, these people are going to go off the deep end and they're going to find themselves in a whole bunch of trouble if they keep this up." Sockwell said. "There is no sense in this."
She also verified that the Bullhead paper was in the jurisdiction of the sheriff dept.
The report will be available within 2 days and I will publish a a copy of it on this page.
She is forwarding the case to the County Attorney office where he will decide on what to do. My concern is not just for my person, but also my wife and all the other volunteers of the recall sockwell effort. As law abiding Citizens exercising our first amendment, we find disturbing the threats of Supervisor Tom Sockwell.
This type of behavior belongs to a third world dictatorial country, not to America, not to a public servant that should have an higher standard among us.

What does Sup Sockwell mean when he says "they are going to go off the deep end?"
What means deep end? the end of a lake, the ocean? or what?
"they're going to find themselves in a whole bunch of trouble?"
What type of trouble? and why? and who is going to give us trouble?
"if they keep this up."
Does he mean if we keep exercising our right of freedom of speech and redress our grievances?

I appreciate all the help of the media, our Sheriff Dept. and Elected Officials Sen. Ron Gould, Rep. Nancy McLain, Rep. Doris Goodale in getting clarification in this very disturbing episode happened in Mohave County.

Luca Zanna