Ohio: ATF agent James Burk accuses Columbus police officers Joseph Fihe & Kevin Winchell of excessive force

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ATF agent accuses Columbus police officers of excessive force

10 December 2020

An agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has filed a federal lawsuit accusing two Columbus police officers of using excessive force against him while he was working in his official capacity. Agent James Burk, a 16-year veteran of the ATF, said in the lawsuit he was working a "routine" assignment on July 7. That afternoon, he went to a home on the 3300 block of Edgebrook Drive near Dublin to retrieve a shotgun from someone who was not permitted to have a firearm. The lawsuit said Burk was in his normal work attire, which was described as ...

ATF agent accuses Columbus police officers of excessive force

An agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has accused two Columbus police officers of using excessive force against him.

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ATF agent charged with stealing wine from Kroger

16 October 2015

A federal agent is charged with stealing wine from a Kroger store after employees grew suspicious and alerted authorities. Police say ATF agent James Burk took expensive wine to the self-checkout lane and charged himself a small percent of the cost. Burk was charged by the Warren County Sheriff's Office for stealing more than $200 in wine from the Landen Kroger. According to deputies, they caught Burk going to the self-checkout in August and paying $19 for four bottles of wine that had a total price tag of $222. The report says Burk bought bottles of Stag's Leap Wine priced ...

ATF agent charged with stealing wine from Kroger

A federal agent is charged with theft after employees grew suspicious and alerted authorities.

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