[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Jesse Hamilton, hero (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 8/21/2009 7:22:44 AM EDT
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http://www.click2houston.com/news/20490692/detail.html
this is less than a mile from my house. Please keep this young hero's family in your prayers. His name is Officer Jesse Hamilton. May he rest in peace. I hope that fucker Robles is in extreme pain for at least a month before he croaks, then send the bill to his mother who told 911 there were no weapons. Eta: changed thread title. Sorry I'm still torn up over this. It turns out my fiancée went to school where his mother works. When she saw his picture she broke down in tears. This whole thing is just senseless tragedy. |
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http://www.click2houston.com/news/20490692/detail.html this is less than a mile from my house. I know we have at least one pasadena officer on this board. Please let us know you're okay. Please keep this young hero's family in your prayers. They haven't released his name yet. This officer was a member here. There is a thread in the Brother of the Shield forum and GD. 
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I caught this on the news this morning, before the officer passed away. This wasn't far from where my Grand mother lives and not far from where I went to Jr. High School.
I didn't know Officer Hamilton, but working in a Police Department you feel every loss (even as a civilian). Finding out he was a member here just makes it that much worse! RIP Jesse Hamilton, thank you for your service and you will be missed! ETA: These words don't seem sufficient...I just don't know what else to say. |
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http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=93c2f8af10c2c47a Suspect in police slaying has local history By Chris Paschenko The Daily News Published August 21, 2009 The man suspected in Friday’s fatal shooting of a Pasadena police officer once sued Santa Fe police claiming they used excessive force against him, his attorney said. Sergio Robles, 24, was at Hermann Memorial Hospital undergoing neurosurgery Friday morning, said his attorney Kelly W. Case, who represented Robles in the Santa Fe incident. Robles is suspected in the fatal shooting of Pasadena officer Jesse Hamilton, 29, who was flown to Memorial Hermann, shortly after he was shot in the head about 6:30 a.m., said Vance Mitchell, a spokesman with the Pasadena Police Department. Officers arriving at the scene shot Robles in the head. Robles hadn’t been charged in the shooting by Friday afternoon. A detective was speaking with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office about the filing of charges, Mitchell said. Case spoke with Robles’ uncle Alfred Postel, who was at the hospital with other relatives. Robles, who suffers from schizophrenia, was off his medication and walking Aug. 21, 2006, on state Highway 6 in Santa Fe when he encountered two police officers. A struggle ensued and Robles accused the officers of using excessive use of force in detaining him. Robles was distraught over his father dying three days earlier, Case said. In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Robles accused the officers of throwing him to the ground, punching him and sitting on him. Robles was charged with two counts of felony assault of a police officer, but when video surfaced of the matter, the charges were later reduced to resisting arrest. Robles was acquitted of that charge in February. The city of Santa Fe settled Robles’ lawsuit, agreeing to pay him $125,000. “They’re not sure if he was off his meds or not, but it sounds like he was just from the description of erratic behavior,” Case said of Friday’s incident. |
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http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=93c2f8af10c2c47a
Suspect in police slaying has local history By Chris Paschenko The Daily News Published August 21, 2009
The man suspected in Friday’s fatal shootingof a Pasadena police officer once sued Santa Fe police claiming theyused excessive force against him, his attorney said. SergioRobles, 24, was at Hermann Memorial Hospital undergoing neurosurgeryFriday morning, said his attorney Kelly W. Case, who represented Robles in the Santa Fe incident. Robles is suspected in the fatalshooting of Pasadena officer Jesse Hamilton, 29, who was flown toMemorial Hermann, shortly after he was shot in the head about 6:30a.m., said Vance Mitchell, a spokesman with the Pasadena PoliceDepartment. Officers arriving at the scene shot Robles in the head. Robles hadn’t been charged in the shooting by Friday afternoon. A detectivewas speaking with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office aboutthe filing of charges, Mitchell said. Case spoke with Robles’ uncle Alfred Postel, who was at the hospital with other relatives. Robles,who suffers from schizophrenia, was off his medication and walking Aug.21, 2006, on state Highway 6 in Santa Fe when he encountered two policeofficers. A struggle ensued and Robles accused the officers of using excessive use of force in detaining him. Robles was distraught over his father dying three days earlier, Case said. Inthe lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Robles accused the officersof throwing him to the ground, punching him and sitting on him. Robles was charged with two counts of felony assault of a police officer, but when video surfaced of the matter, the charges were later reduced toresisting arrest. Robles was acquitted of that charge in February. The city of Santa Fe settled Robles’ lawsuit, agreeing to pay him $125,000. “They’renot sure if he was off his meds or not, but it sounds like he was justfrom the description of erratic behavior,” Case said of Friday’sincident. Well.......FUCK him!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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RIP Jesse
You will be missed. The lowlife who shot him is in critical but stable condition at the moment. They don't know if he'll wake up or be in a vegetative state. Capital murder charges have been filed against him. 
For those wishing to contribute to a memorial fund for Officer Hamilton, please contact Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union at the following numbers for more information: 281-487-9333 Toll Free: 1-800-683-3863. |
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For those that dont know, his user name was madrythm.
Its funny how people have differing levels of significance in each others lives. I've known people only briefly or been acquainted with them through a class or work or some venue and i can tell they look up to me but im not all that interested in them. Im not going to say that this was the way Jesse felt towards me, but i know that i was alot more fond of him than he ever knew. When i graduated college i hit a few bumps in the road on my way to Law Enforcement. I was looking for a good agency and an officer to talk to me about the hiring process and what it would take to get started. I met Jesse through this website ironically enough. He sent me an Instant message telling me about Pasadena PD and said that if i was interested in coming to check out his agency he would love to take me on a ride along and show me around. I was astounded by this, he was a complete stranger and he was willing to take his time for me. We talked on the phone a few times and set up a day to meet. That first ride along with him really made a huge impression on me. This guy wasnt just a good cop or a nice guy. This guy was one of the best cops, one of the nicest most personable, down to earth christian men that i have ever met. I remember him being really professional and squared away that night. His officer safety and scene awareness was top notch. We went to a criminal mischief, a car wreck, and 2 domestics. His officer safety and scene control skills were really the best that i have seen before and after... ever. We talked for a while that night and told me about his own hoops to get into law enforcement. I think he had to apply twice to get on with pasadena. He really gave me the confidence to push myself and stay motivated. I ended up getting hired to a slightly smaller agency on the other side of town from him and we talked on the phone once or twice a month for a while after that. We went shooting together a few times too. The thing that really sticks with me about Jesse is that he really is the nicest guy that I have ever met. He has a beautiful wife that he absolutely adored. He talked about her like they were still dating. You could tell just by the way he described her that they had one of those 1 in a million genuine soulmate relationships. He didnt have to convince you of it either, it was just right there and obvious. When he was on evenings he was working an extra job at a bank every day so he could save up a decent amount of money and buy her a really nice diamond engagement ring because when they got married he didnt have the money to get her as big of a ring as he wanted. This guy wasnt buying a bass boat or nice toys for himself, he was buying his wife a ring. When i was dating my girlfriend (now my wife) we discussed faithfulness and if he ever questioned whether she was the right girl or was tempted by other girls. I told him honestly that when i was dating my wife in college i wasnt sure if i wanted t settle down with her after i graduated and while i was in college i wanted to be free to chase strange tail. He understood me but you could tell the though had never crossed his mind. Its like his wife was the only woman in the world to him. He said that he loved his wife and would always honor that trust and commitment with her because he was a Christian and thats what he believed in. He was a good Christian too, not just in his faith, or what he said but how he lived. He was fair and patient with with people, he was honest with everyone, worked hard, loved his family, was a good friend, I know im beating a dead horse but he really was the greatest man that i ever met. It just really amazed me that he could be so naturally perfect at everything. Everybody has flaws, everybody is selfish in some respect but i just didnt see that in him. Im still surprised that somebody got him. Thats and underlying fear for me too. When I've read officer down stories about strager cops I always seem to find some mistake they made or error or moment of innatentiveness that accounted for their death. I always assume that the cop was lazy or poorly trained or wasnt prepared and it reassures me that i wont meet the same fate because im a better shot or more observant, ect. I cant say that this time though. Jesse was an active competitor in MMA fighting for a while. He got his tibia snapped clean in half during a fight about a year ago and when he healed he promptly broke his collar bone in a motorcycle accident. That didnt deter him though. He really wanted to get back into shape and stay on top of his skills. I know that he really wanted to try out for SWAT too. He was the one that got me interested in ballistic carriers for hard plates and showed me how to build mine. He was always available when i had questions and took his time to help me. He taught me alot about shooting, officer safety, and anything tactical that i never knew about. He was the strongest, fastest, best shooting, cop that i knew. It just makes me think that theres no way to stay sharp constantly through the day and that one second is all it takes for somebody to get the drop on you. I guess im rambling but i just feel like people should know what kind of person he was. Everybody sees the news photos and hears the little blurb about wife and 3 kids and thinks about how that sucks or illegals suck or whatever and go on about their day but i dont think people really fully appreciate what a loss the death of a person like him is when its all added up. He was one cop in a large department. They will hire another guy to do the same job as he did (although not as well). He will get his name on a board or plaque somewhere and a bunch of organizations will donate money to his family. His wife wont ever have to work again and the kids will have their school paid for. HIs wife will suffer with this for the rest of her life. I cant imagine what it must feel like to have your whole world burn down in an instant like this. His kids are all still young and will only have faint memories of their father when they grow up. They wont remember enough of him to realize what they missed. No matter what anyone does for his family, it wont make up for what they have lost. I have always heard people say that someones death is a waste and thought that it sounded overused and dramatic but i really get what they meant now. What happened here wasnt worth him dying for. There was no reason for that suspect to hurt him. Only a genuinly evil, deranged person could do something like that. Now they have this suspect in medical care and are trying to save his life so he can stand trial and come up with a bunch of weak excuses for killing Jesse. I guess all of this is still just shocking. I was leaving messgaes on his phone last week to call me and this week i have to go to his funeral.... The wife and i agreed to name our first boy Jesse Hamiton XXXXXXX or our first girl Jessee XXXX XXXX so we wont forget about him. Next time you see a cop I want you to think about him and what he and his family gave to keep the his little part of the world peaceful. I just wish his wife and kids could know what he meant to me and how much he meant to so many other people. I wish every person he ever helped or affected could tell his family about him. He really wasnt a regular normal person. Some people you meet are really smart, some are really strong, some are really good with numbers, he was the best person ive ever met at being a real man. It seems like theres less of them in the world than there used to be. I think thats a significant reason this country is going downhill and we just lost a little more grip on it today.
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I know that he really wanted to try out for SWAT too. I'm happy to say that our SWAT Lt. has a SWAT pin for him that will be on his class A when he is laid to rest and he will be a lifetime member of our agency's team. That is absolutely awsome. |
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He has been to at least one hometown meet. It was couple of months back at Buffalo Wild Wings. Was he at the one last month at BW3s at the beltway and Fairmont? Me and a buddy were there as well but I don't remember meeting any police officers. It wasn't this last go around, but the one before that. |
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He has been to at least one hometown meet. It was couple of months back at Buffalo Wild Wings. Was he at the one last month at BW3s at the beltway and Fairmont? Me and a buddy were there as well but I don't remember meeting any police officers. It wasn't this last go around, but the one before that. Ok RIP 
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Holy shit. I remember him from that meet. We should have a memorial meet in Pasadena one Tuesday night in his honor. RIP. Maybe we at ARFCOM can show our suport with a token of some sort. Anyone up for flowers, or A AR15 FLAG, or something else. I think we should do something even if it's just a card, he really seemed to like talking on all the forums. |
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Holy shit. I remember him from that meet. We should have a memorial meet in Pasadena one Tuesday night in his honor. RIP. Maybe we at ARFCOM can show our suport with a token of some sort. Anyone up for flowers, or A AR15 FLAG, or something else. I think we should do something even if it's just a card, he really seemed to like talking on all the forums. Consider me in.....Let me know how much to send and where to send it. |
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Holy shit. I remember him from that meet. We should have a memorial meet in Pasadena one Tuesday night in his honor. RIP. Maybe we at ARFCOM can show our suport with a token of some sort. Anyone up for flowers, or A AR15 FLAG, or something else. I think we should do something even if it's just a card, he really seemed to like talking on all the forums. Consider me in.....Let me know how much to send and where to send it. I think either his wife or brother would love to have something like that. I was told that she was already asking for help in getting his class 3 stuff transfered over to her or his brother correctly. A lot of his stuff was in a family trust. |
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Holy shit. I remember him from that meet. We should have a memorial meet in Pasadena one Tuesday night in his honor. RIP. Maybe we at ARFCOM can show our suport with a token of some sort. Anyone up for flowers, or A AR15 FLAG, or something else. I think we should do something even if it's just a card, he really seemed to like talking on all the forums. Consider me in.....Let me know how much to send and where to send it. I think either his wife or brother would love to have something like that. I was told that she was already asking for help in getting his class 3 stuff transfered over to her or his brother correctly. A lot of his stuff was in a family trust. We talked for a while about getting a trust set up for me and Im about 90% certain that she is listed in his trust. He was telling me to go the trust route instead of the LLC route because i could list my wife as an executor or something like that. I told him that was a morbid though when we talked about it a year ago. 
She may need to double check his paperwork and make sure that she isnt listed on it. Also did you get my IM? |
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She is listed in the trust, but the items in said trust still have to be transferred to the beneficiary if I'm not mistaken. I'm going to get with SC-Texas tomorrow and make sure everything is done properly. His trust is in a safety deposit box and I don't know if it has been recovered yet. I'm also concerned about one item that was not listed in the trust.
EDIT - Apperenlty I got the message, but I expected a notice telling me I had new messages. I didn't get one. I've got numerous messages right now that I didn't know I had?!?!? |
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I've been thinking about this alot today. People say that Jesse is a hero for giving his life in the line of duty. I dont disagree that hes a hero, but I think it was for a different reason. He never knew when he went on that call that he was going to die. He DID know that he worked in a dangerous part of town and he frequently volunteered for the dangerous calls. He knew the danger involved with his job and he did it anyway. Thats what took courage and made him a hero. He was a hero for all the other calls he ran before this one that risked and endangered his life which he worked and continued to work. He is a hero for volunteering to go at the front of a makeshift stack as a breaching man on another domestic some time ago. He is a hero for all the other calls like this where he risked his safety for protect others and didnt let the risk keep him from pushing on.
He was a hero not only for being a cop, and a good cop, (theres lots of them that go every day without recognition) he is a hero for the totality of the circumstances. He is a hero for being a good father, husband, christian, cop, friend, arfcommer, ect. all at once and doing it so well. He wasnt a hero for getting shot by a crazy person, he was a hero for living a model life that other people should aspire to live like. Now granted, even without knowing the details of his last callout, im sure that in the last moments of his life he acted heroicly as well. Theres not a doubt in my mind that he was ready to confront this suspect and risk his life to prevent the suspect from hurting anyone on the scene. HIs actions in the last second of his life were no doubt heroic, but people should also remember him for more than just being shot, they should remember him for being a really really good person. |