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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Special Forces Soldier Who Shot Chechen Illegal Won't Be Charged; Details Reveal Tom Clancy-Like Scene
2024-08-15
[RedState] This whole story reeks. I'm glad they didn't charge him
No charges will be filed against a Special Forces soldier based at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, who shot and killed a Chechen man who was on his property doing survey work for a utility subcontractor, the Moore County (NC) Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday, citing the North Carolina Castle Doctrine.

As RedState reported in late May, Ramzan Daraev was spotted taking photographs of the soldier's home around 8:15 PM on Friday, May 3, and reportedly became aggressive toward the soldier when approached. When law enforcement authorities arrived at the home in the Carthage area they found Daraev's body approximately 250 yards from the roadway, along a powerline on the property.

At the time of the initial report, there were several red flags in the information reported by the Sheriff's Office:

  • Daraev was not in possession of any utility equipment, utility clothing, or identification.

  • The only identifying document found was Daraev's international driver's license, which was on his car and not on his person.

  • Daraev was working at dusk on a Friday night, without notifying the homeowner of his presence.

There are additional red flags and interesting bits of information in the (long) press release from MCSO:

  • Daraev was first spotted by the soldier/homeowner's wife, who reported that he was taking pictures near their residence while she was outside with their children.

  • The homeowner, unarmed, approached Daraev to ask what he was doing, then asked him to leave.

  • Darev became aggressive, refused to leave, and said he was a Chechen who'd fought in Ukraine for the Russian military.

  • Two calls were made from the home to 911; approximately 20 minutes elapsed between the time of the first call and the shooting.

  • After the first 911 call the homeowner went inside his home to get a handgun for safety, then went back outside to keep an eye on Daraev until law enforcement arrived.

  • After the second 911 call (13 minutes after the first) Daraev lunged at the homeowner several times, and the homeowner fired multiple shots at Daraev.

  • Whether on his person or in his vehicle, the only items Daraev had with him were his international drivers license and his cell phone.

  • Daraev was wearing black shorts, a burgundy t-shirt, and flip flops at the time he died.

  • Daraev was driving his personal vehicle, a Chevrolet Spark.

  • Daraev entered the United States through the southern border in December, 2022.

  • Daraev had an encounter with a patrol deputy about two hours before he was shot, but as Daraev wasn't doing anything illegal he was not detained.

  • Investigators (including federal and military agencies) have not been able to access Daraev's phone.

  • Daraev was working with Cable Warriors, a subcontractor of Utilities One, as part of Brightspeed's fiberoptic project in Moore County.

  • Among the digital evidence: electrical infrastructure maps related to the utility expansion provided to employees from a Russian cloud server.

Business records obtained by RedState reveal that Cable Warriors was incorporated in late 2022 in New Jersey by Silvia Midari, whose prior job history includes a stint as a cashier at the Pantry Store and Arnold's Restaurant on Cape Cod. While Midari lists her title as "Business Development Specialist" on LinkedIn, incorporation documents show her as the CEO and sole shareholder.

Midari's LinkedIn profile also reveals a six-year gap between her employment in Eastern Europe with a translation company immediately prior to her relocation to New Jersey and the founding of Cable Warriors.

Utilities One, the main contractor, is also tied to Eastern Europe. Fox News' Jennifer Griffin reported in May:

Utilities One [is] a foreign-registered New Jersey-based company founded in 2016 by a young CEO from Moldova, who founded the firm three years after moving to the U.S. and working as a dishwasher and selling ice in Alaska. The company was incorporated on December 20th, 2023.

The company's vice president of fulfillment and infrastructure is from Russia as well.
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Posted by:Frank G

#2  It would be interesting to see how many others from Ft. Bragg lived in the area, especially those from the area of Smoke Bomb Hill. Background folders on family of Special Operators in your database is always useful when contemplating future interrogations, dangles and conversions. Chechen links to possible FSB collectors seems an interesting avenue of inquiry...
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2024-08-15 13:49  

#1  Reeks right down to the 'utility' company (Cable Warriors) the Chechen worked for, Frank.

That group is a very interesting 'mix' using Russian Cloud Servers for their data.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2024-08-15 08:22  

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