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Cc \ RE: AUXTL DEPUTY SHERIFF wre C UNIDENTIFIED DEPUTY SHERIFFS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, DAYTON, OHIO; rd ’ UNITED FARM WORKERS UNION = COMPLAINANT On November 4, 1974, the Dayton Daily News reported that UFPW pickets arrested November 2, 1974 had entered pleas of not guilty and trial had been set for 9:30 a.m. in Municipal Court. ate Attorney General see! ig an inves- tigation of “reckless, high-handed, and illegal behavior of the management of Fazio stores and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office," in connection with the arrests. The UFW, according to the story, claimed that Fazio's conspired with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office to violate the civil and Constitutional rights” of UFW pickets by illegally taking away their right to free speech. ye The sto: went on to say that bie eosin arma had identifie . the deputy who "w: out any provocation, maliciously smashed the window of a UFW van, threatened people in a careless and dangerous manner with a gun and club, and showed all the outward signs of drunkenness, including alcohol on his breath and reckless, disorderly conduct." -2-