By Carlos Miller
A photojournalist who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer is no longer facing criminal charges.
Tony Overman, an Olympian photojournalist who just stepped down as president of the National Press Photographer’s Association, was arrested earlier this month as he was photographing a house fire.
Lacey Police Detective David Miller claimed that Overman stormed up to him and hit his forehead with his nose but no other officer on the scene witnessed the incident.
In dropping the charges, city Prosecutor Joseph M. Svoboda says in court papers that the city believes it has probable cause to cite, but may not be able to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
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22 responses so far ↓
1 Kilroy_60 // Jun 20, 2008 at 5:50 AM
Too bad you weren’t shooting video to better document where you were, doing what.
In any case, this is an amazing tale you have. The related stories are interesting, haunting, as well.
If you want to swap links with The Gonzo Papers or A Photographer’s Eye let me know.
There’s an email link in my profile.
Ciao
2 jorge // Jun 20, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Why is that you only respond to writings that support you and your loser cause.? Why don’t you respond to the writings that detail the truth about your loser life. Your old man would be embarrased
3 jorge // Jun 20, 2008 at 1:08 PM
Excerpt from your blog
“So in 2006 when I learned that an activist group from New York was planning a trip to Havana in order to restore old pianos, I jumped at the chance. After all, I had not only spent a lifetime hearing about Cuba from my dad, I spent a lifetime hearing about Cuba from los viejitos.”
YOU’RE A FUCKING COMMUNIST
4 Carlos Miller // Jun 20, 2008 at 3:56 PM
jorge,
I will gladly respond to anyone who offers a legitimate debate.
I don’t respond to ignorance.
Just be content I don’t delete your comments and ban you from ever posting on my blog again.
Asshole.
5 jorge // Jun 20, 2008 at 5:52 PM
I thought you were a defender of the first amendment? huh. And you would ban me? not very constitutional. Besides, you must be the ignorant one, you can’t ban me, I will just log on with a diferrent name.
Oh and you Dad would be embarrased at you.
6 Carlos Miller // Jun 20, 2008 at 5:59 PM
jorgito,
You’re the ignorant one if you don’t know the difference between a user name and an IP address.
And no, my dad would be proud. He believed in standing up for your beliefs.
7 jorge // Jun 20, 2008 at 6:07 PM
I’m at a Mcdonald’s, tomorrow I will write from Starbucks. What IP address will you ban?Censor that papa. From what you have written here about your dad, he didn’t stand for little senseless things like taking pictures of cops. You the Asshole loser you apparently grew up with a silver spoon and wants to whine because…”I want to be able to take pictures of cops and I will disresepect them just to make a point” You’re the one that’s lucky here not me, you should be sleeping with bubba. Go ahead and ban me so you could add “hypocrite” to your long list of nicknames.
8 Carlos Miller // Jun 20, 2008 at 6:15 PM
jorgito,
I never said I would ban you. Most any other blogger would delete your comments if you fill their blogs with the senseless crap you’re filling mine with.
But I’ve always said that ignorance should be exposed.
So take your little laptop where ever you want and change your name as many times as you want and keep leaving senseless comments because all you’re doing is contributing to the popularity of my blog.
If I get bored of you, I will simply stop replying.
9 James David Walley // Jun 21, 2008 at 2:31 AM
Isn’t it funny that you tell one of these freeper trolls that you aren’t going to ban him, and he responds by claiming you are against freedom of speech. By not banning him?
10 jorge // Jun 21, 2008 at 8:18 AM
James, isn’t it funny how people never really comprehend when they read simply and filter it to their own liking. Carlos was threatening to ban me when he said that I was lucky. You are one of those idiots that read to many books in school and never played sports.
Loser
11 Carlos Miller // Jun 21, 2008 at 10:07 AM
jorgito,
You were whining about me not responding to you. I told you not to expect me to respond to you if you are not offering a legitimate debate.
I told you just be content you are getting a chance to express your ignorant statements.
Just be content I don’t delete your comments and ban you from ever posting on my blog again.
12 jorge // Jun 21, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Carlito,
Don’t you think that Judge Fernandez must be a decent man, after all, he was elected to his position and was a successful attorney before that. What have you done? Taken some pictures? Gone to Cuba and Europe with some money let over from your dead dad? Cmon Carlito, go out make a decent, respectable living and write about that. What is it that you do besides cry all day about your cause for taking photos? I mean you take photos for cristsake!
13 Carlos Miller // Jun 21, 2008 at 1:34 PM
yawn
14 Jorge // Jun 21, 2008 at 3:29 PM
That’s exactly what I did when I first saw your blog.
15 Ms Calabaza // Jun 21, 2008 at 7:40 PM
Carlos,
is there any way you can e-mail me with your e-mail address? I tried the one on your contact page and can’t get it to work somehow.
Thanks,
16 Carlos Miller // Jun 21, 2008 at 7:51 PM
jorgito,
You could have fooled me because you are leaving more comments than those who find this blog interesting.
17 Momoko Sudo // Jun 23, 2008 at 5:28 PM
It should say, “hit him in the nose with his forehead,” not “hit his forehead with his nose.”
Read the original article.
18 Stoney 13 // Apr 30, 2010 at 9:52 PM
Jorge,
You’re a fucking idiot, and I don’t need a blog to tell me that!
What are you a cop that got his nose tweaked because of one of Carlos’ stories? Do you think your intimidation tactics are going to sway him?
Please continue to keep shoving your head even deeper up your ass. We can only hope that by virtue of this enterprise, that you some day disappear!
19 Rusty Carr // Apr 30, 2010 at 10:39 PM
Carlos, you’d certainly be justified in doing exactly that.
20 Rusty Carr // Apr 30, 2010 at 10:40 PM
Jorge, he ban you just like he’d ban any other vicious animal who posted here.
21 Rusty Carr // Apr 30, 2010 at 10:42 PM
Hey kid, go away and come back when you reach your 13nth birthday.
22 Rusty Carr // Apr 30, 2010 at 10:43 PM
Carlos, ya know, I think this kid just wants his daddy to spank his little ass.
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