Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Andy Biggs, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, have formally asked for an investigation into the actions of the US Marshals Service (USMS) in the wake of a distressing incident in which an elderly woman from Arizona, Penny McCarthy, was falsely arrested. The chairmen wrote to Inspector General Michael Horowitz to request a comprehensive investigation into the incidents that have sparked worries about the USMS’s compliance with due process rights, citing concerns about negligence and excessive force.
The fight occurred on March 5 when USMS agents, brandishing their firearms, accused McCarthy of being a fugitive in breach of his 1999 probation, according to a letter received by the House Judiciary Committee’s press releases. McCarthy was detained overnight by the agents before a federal judge dismissed the case the next day, denying her the opportunity to confirm her identification. But it took six months for the disturbing body camera footage to surface, thanks to an investigation by a local television program and a subsequent Freedom of Information Act request.
The chairmen’s request draws attention to the USMS’s alleged disrespect for constitutional rights and the alleged shortcomings of an internal investigation into the incident. They contend that the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) impartial supervision is essential to stopping similar occurrences in the future. We are extremely concerned by the USMS’s negligence and the use of excessive force during this interaction, according to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee’s letter, which emphasizes how urgent it is to rectify Ms. McCarthy’s miscarriage of justice.
Chairmen Jordan and Biggs emphasize in their letter to IG Horowitz that “The USMS’s lack of regard for Ms. McCarthy’s due process rights is very troubling and oversight is necessary to ensure similar abuses do not happen in the future.” as stated by the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. Officials have called for greater accountability and transparency inside the USMS, citing Penny McCarthy’s case as representative of larger worries about civil liberties and law enforcement behavior.
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