But when the network phoned again, the sergeant apologized for having no insights to share: "I'm sorry, I don't mean to cut short".
Early on, Lampe was criticized by his sergeant for having "love handles".
The sergeant, who has led the pickpocket unit for nine years, was less expressive -- a mock turtleneck, black corduroys and wraparound shades, giving him the look of a bouncer at a better nightclub.
Ramsey said that the five officers had been seen participating in the beating, and that the sergeant had been removed from duty "for failing to take supervisory action to intervene".
Male co-workers who came to the rescue warned that the sergeant had a reputation for preying on young enlisted women, she said.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the sergeant had followed police guidelines for the use of deadly force, the police said.
The sergeant has been on the force for 13 years, and the detective for 15 years, officials said.
A lawyer for Sergeant Pogany, Rich Travis, said that the sergeant had brain damage from an anti-malaria drug and that his reaction in Iraq had been exacerbated by the effects of the drug.
More opponents of the bill spoke up, the anti-bag side answered, recycling experts weighed in, disputants talked over one another, and the sergeant at arms had to call for order.
Legal setbacks have also characterized the only civilian proceedings related to Mapiripan, the case against another colonel, Lino Sanchez, and two sergeants who face charges for having collaborated with the paramilitaries who arrived in Mapiripan.
