[TN] Deputy Seivwright blames his final choice on co-workers: "to all that listen or care"...

Ian Seivwright had some business to take care of before he pulled the trigger. The 29-year-old deputy with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office wrote a four-page, single-spaced letter Wednesday addressed "to all that listen or care"...

We all have choices. Because of my perspective I see a family left sitting in shattered glass, but I am thankful that in his pain he isn't like so many others that take family members with them when they go. Prayers are lifted for his family, friends, and co-workers.

SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY E-MAILS NOTE, KILLS HIMSELF
Memphis Commercial Appeal
By Jody Callahan
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
[Excerpts] A Shelby County Sheriff's deputy killed himself Wednesday afternoon after e-mailing a lengthy suicide note to several people, including media outlets. Ian Seivwright, 29, shot himself in his home in the 4400 block of East Hunters Glen in unincorporated Shelby County... His wife received the e-mail at about 5:40 p.m. and called 911, Shular said. However, before police arrived, a family member found Seivwright dead inside the home. In the letter, Seivwright made several allegations against his wife and members of the sheriff's office. Shular said his office would be investigating... [Full article here]

SHERIFF'S OFFICE REVIEWING MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS IN DEPUTY'S SUICIDE NOTE
Memphis Commercial Appeal
By Hank Dudding
Thursday, September 10, 2009
[Excerpts] Ian Seivwright had some business to take care of before he pulled the trigger. The 29-year-old deputy with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office wrote a four-page, single-spaced letter Wednesday addressed "to all that listen or care," accusing superiors of misconduct and the sheriff's office of looking the other way and describing his frustrations at home and his love for his family. Seivwright then e-mailed the letter to the news media and a few others and shot himself to death. The sheriff's office said Thursday that it was reviewing the letter "sentence by sentence" to determine if any of the allegations have merit... Among the allegations in Seivwright's letter: A lieutenant ordered and participated in a "street justice" beating of a man. The department covered up a lieutenant's role in an assault and burglary by classifying it as a sex crime, keeping it from public view. A sergeant routinely stole gas from a sheriff's office substation... Seivwright also alleged sexual misconduct by a sergeant and that he and other deputies concealed that sergeant's participation in the aftermath of a 2006 incident in which a deputy shot a deer while on duty... Seivwright also expressed his frustration with Sheriff Mark Luttrell, whom Seivwright said failed to help him with some of his allegations and instead "made it go away"... Before signing off on his final letter, Seivwright, a deputy since 2006, sent love to his family and wrote, "I hold the Shelby County Sheriff's Office responsible for what has happened"... [Full article here]

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