Jail Time Possible For Ex-Police Chief Accused of Tasering Girlfriend
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Updated: 11:08 PM Dec 14, 2009
Jail Time Possible For Ex-Police Chief Accused of Tasering Girlfriend
A former Oakwood police chief accused of tasering his live in girlfriend could spend more time in jail.
Posted: 5:15 PM Dec 14, 2009
Reporter: Mike George & Ashley Sigman
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A former Oakwood police chief accused of tasering his live in girlfriend could spend more time in jail.

Leon County District Attorney, Whitney Smith says a plea deal had been worked out, but in court the alleged victim said she was upset by the deal.

Oly Ivy would have plead guilty to assault family violence and received probation for a one year jail sentence, but because Ivy's attorney was not present the plea has been rescheduled for January.

Oly was arrested in April of 09. His live in girlfriend at the time said she had been tasered by Ivy several times, not only the night of his arrest, but also in the past.

Here's Background on Ivy:

30-year-old Oly Ivy was sworn in as the Oakwood Police Chief in January. Oakwood city council members say it was the officer's knowledge, experience and sincerity that won them over.

Ivy's law enforcement experience totaled just over 7 years, and took him to Ohio and six other departments in Texas.

However, not all were jobs Ivy stayed at very long.

* He worked just four months in Lott, eight months in Marlin,
*10 months at McGregor,
*9 months in Valley Mills
*11 months with Hearne Police.

Ivy was out of law enforcement around a year-and-a-half between most of those jobs.

The city of Oakwood was aware of Ivy's short-term stints, but city council member David Neel said the city never did a background check.

Neel said the city left the background check up to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, or TCLEOSE.

A spokesperson for TCLEOSE said the agency doesn't run background checks, and simply provides law enforcement work history.

TCLEOSE records show no disciplinary actions or suspensions were taken against Ivy's license.

Court records show in December of 2003, while Ivy was not employed by a police department, he was charged with domestic violence. The allegation was made against Ivy in Portsmouth Ohio.

The case went on for nearly two months before it was dismissed because alleged victim failed to appear in court.

In Oakwood, Ivy was on the job just two months before he was arrested on allegations of tasering his wife.

Less than a week after his arrest, the Oakwood City Council voted to terminate his employment, making Oakwood the latest police department Ivy only stayed at a few months.


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Posted by: Wendy Location: Georgia on Jan 10, 2010 at 12:25 AM

Is there anyway that you could help me get in touch with the victim, Amanda Juarez, and/or her attorney. I am a cousin to Oly. As well, I am also one of Oly's victims. Not by means of a taser, but in another way. I would like to help her if I am able to. I am not sure how much my own experience with Oly will help Amanda, but I am more than willing to offer it along with any information that I might have about Oly from his past. If nothing else, at the very least, my experience might be able to help the court to get a better, more clearer understanding of Oly's character and that is has been consistent and unchanging. Oly needs to go to prison.
Posted by: Retired Location: Centex on Dec 17, 2009 at 06:35 AM

Unfortunately, by law, it does not require even a GED to be a member of these City Councils, so the background, and education of some of those leading the towns is not always up there where we place the officers. As such, "they" the town, stated something to the effect, THEY thought TCLEOSE did a background, and they didn't have to. All TCLEOSE does, is issue the original license, and maintain an employment record, as to where and when they worked. If there were any actions taken by the State on the licensee they will have that. If he was given good recommendations by other employers, even civilian, they (the town) may have based the rest on that. More of this rests on the agencies and towns/cities hiring these folks, than many realize. Actually, the people they have running them...
Posted by: Cloud Location: OIDVN on Dec 15, 2009 at 05:17 PM

I am so proud of this brave determined woman for objecting to the plea deal. Not everyone can do that - for various reasons. But she has - and it may impact the justice factor of this criminal act. Yay. http://www.policedomesticviolence.com
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