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Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Pulaski Town
Council, held April 6, 1973 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers in the Municipal Building.
There were present: Mayor C. Robert Edends,
pre siding.
SPECIAL MEETING
Councilmen: Glen K. Aust, Raymond F. Ratcliff,
CONCERNING Arthur L. Meadows, S. G. Frye, Andrew
L. Graham, Mason A. Vaughan, William
PERSONNEL MATTER A. House, J. L. Congrove
Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall
Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton
Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore
Visitors: Bonnie McKeown and Bill Kirkland of
the Southwest Times
Joyce Gardner, WPUV Radio Station
Morris Burton & Samuel Skeens of New
River Re$:~ue Squad
The inv,~ocation was given by Councilman Ratcliff.
WAIVER OF NOTICE OF SEPCIAL MEETING
We, the undersigned, duly elected members of the Council of the
Town of Pulaski, hereby waive notice of a Special Meeting of said Council,
at 4:00 P. M. on the 6th day of April, 1973, called by Mayor C. Robert Edens ~:
for the purpose of discussing personnel, and any other items that may legally
be brought before the Council.
WITNESS,. our signatures this 6th day of April, 1973.
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April 6, 1973
Mayor Edens stated the purpose of the special meeting was to dis-
cuss a personnel matter before entering into this matter he would like to ask
some questions of those present. Mayor Edens asked Mr. Skeens if he was
working the Life Saving Squad the night of the accident at the Kentucky
Fried Chicken parking lot, and was told that Morris Burton was on call that
night. Mayor Edens asked Mr. Burton to relate what took place.
Morris Burton stated he received a call from the Police Dispatche
about ten minutes after twelve Thursday night, April 5th, and was told to
get to the Kentucky Fried Chicken place as quickly as possible; that as
he was crossing the railroad tracks on his way to the Chicken place the
Dispatcher came on the air again as asked him to hurry; when he arrived
at the Chicken parking lot there was one police car parked headed towards
the restaurant and another headed towards downtown Pulaski; he jumped out
of the squad truck and ran over to the figure lying on the ground and saw
that it was bYd Cohen, there was blood all over his head and he was lying
face down snd when he attempted to turn him over he got the impression the
man was dead; by that time another patrol car had pulled in driven by I.
D. Long; and Sgt. Killey~s car was there when he arrived; he asked the Sgts
to help him load the man, as Officer Williams .seemed to be all to pieces,
and almost crying; he took Cohen to the Pulaski Hospital and on the way
radioed for a doctor to meet him at the hospital; Skip Hudson assisted him
in getting the patient in the hospital and he also thought the man was dead;
Cohen was still handcuffed with hands back of him and had to get Officer
Williams to the hospital to unlock the handcuffs; Dr. Montero came in answer
to the radio call and told him to get the patient to Roanoke as quickly as
possible and that we should give him oxygen all the way as the fluid from
his brain was running down his throat; he called Skeane to meet him on Rt.
99, which he did, and Cohen was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, and
it took five tanks of o~gen--however, several times they thought he was
gone. Morris further stated there was evidence of three blows on the head _
and one on the face.
At 4:15 p.m. Councilman Meadows moved that Council go into execu-
tine session for discussion of a personnel matter. The motion was seconded
by Councilman Ratcliff, and carried.
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April 6, 1973
At 6:00 p.m. Councilman Ratcliff moved, seconded by Councilman
Ault, that the Council return to regular session. Motion was carried anal
Council returned to regular session.
At 6:03 p.m. Mr. Vaughan moved, seconded by Mr. House that the
SUSPENSION action of the Town Manager in suspending Officer Kevin Williams from the
OF OFFICER police Force as was reported to the Council on Thursd
KEVIN WILLIAMS ay, April 5, 1973,
FROM THE ~ upheld and that the Town Manager be directed to continue his inveatiga-
POLICE FORCE.
Lion in a matter involving Officer Williams. Motion was carried unanimously.
At b:08 p.m. Mr. Frye moved, seconded by Mr. Vaughan, that the
meeting be adjourned. Motion was carried.
APPROVED:
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Mayor Edens
ATZEST:
erk of Council
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