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| DOJ Announces Indictments in Brian Terry Murder |
| 2012-07-09 |
| The Justice Department on Monday unsealed an indictment charging five individuals allegedly involved in Border Patrol agent Brian Terry's death, and announced a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of those suspects still at large. For the first time, federal officials also revealed that Terry and an elite squad of federal agents initially fired bean bags -- not bullets -- at a heavily armed drug cartel crew in the mountains south of Tucson in December 2011. During the exchange, Terry was shot and killed. The 11-count indictment, originally handed up by a grand jury in November 2011, implicates five defendants in the killing. A sixth suspect has also been charged in a related incident. The two men in custody are Manuel Osario Arellanes -- who was wounded in the foot the night of the firefight -- and his brother Rito. Rito, who was arrested two nights before the Terry shooting, allegedly helped provide weapons to the criminal gang used in the shooting. All six men named in the indictment are either related or friends. The other four are believed to be hiding out in Mexico, and the U.S. is now offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to their arrest. Funny Mr. Holder isn't asking for their extradition. Perhaps he doesn't want to hear what the Mexican government has to say to him about F & F. The names of the four suspects were revealed Monday, and their pictures released, to the public. Police in the U.S. and in Mexico are cooperating and under intense pressure to find them. The FBI says it has been actively searching for the outstanding fugitives. More at the DOJ site |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #7 Agree Pappy -- less than a week after Holder is charged with Contempt of the Congress. Interesting what they can do, when they want to..... |
| Posted by: Sherry 2012-07-09 23:04 |
| #6 The Justice Department on Monday unsealed an indictment charging five individuals I question the timimg. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-07-09 21:48 |
| #5 Rito's Surname is Holder? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-07-09 20:12 |
| #4 Re-read the sentence. This is the first time Feds have revealed the fact. Granted we all knew. They were refusing to admit it though. |
| Posted by: Charles 2012-07-09 19:08 |
| #3 "For the first time, federal officials also revealed that Terry and an elite squad of federal agents initially fired bean bags..." Horsepucky. That has been known since day uno. |
| Posted by: Muggsy Glink 2012-07-09 17:35 |
| #2 The BORTAC team encountered not one or two smugglers but a team of eight. Four are in custody, one is under surveillance in the rugged terrain of the Pajarita Wilderness area east of the small ranch town of Ruby, and three others are missing. The captured smugglers had AK-47s and backpacks filled with ammunition, food and radios. There are rumors that three of the captured four are members of the Mexican military, but that is unconfirmed. Yet, it would not be the first time Mexican police and military have been apprehended smuggling drugs into the United States. Link |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-07-09 16:51 |
| #1 and accessory before the fact... a certain Mr Holder and assorted minions.... |
| Posted by: Sninesing Panda9016 2012-07-09 16:45 |