Posted on 08/27/2015 5:43:27 AM PDT by don-o
Whatever happened to all those Waco bikers? You know, the 177 people arrested at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas after a motorcycle rally on May 17 ended with nine people shot dead?
Immediately following the shooting, I wrote about just how badly Waco authorities screwed up the arrests. Rather than trifle with technicalities like the rules for bail under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Justice of the Peace Pete Peterson set bail at a staggering $1 million for each of the arrestees in order to “send a message.” Then I described how prosecuting nearly 200 bikers was crushing the criminal justice system in McLennan County and costing taxpayers a fortune.
Why did the story fade from public attention? What’s come out since the story broke?
As it turns out, it’s no accident that you haven’t heard more about the Waco biker debacle.
First, let’s look at two developments that seem like they would be informative, but actually aren’t.
(Excerpt) Read more at abovethelaw.com ...
I posted a FACT; that you tried to have Waco discussion banned.
Then you come back with that same sad and shameless smear of calling me and others defenders of criminals.
By now I do realize that it’s too much for you to be able to grasp the full weight of what is happening in Waco.
And that’s OK. The adults will continue to discuss it.
hmmmmmmm
Daniel Raymond Boyett> Read Boyett's autopsy report (PDF) Boyett, 44, of Waco, was shot twice in the head and once in the abdomen. Both bullets to his head — one from the top and one from behind — penetrated his scalp and skull. The report says a medical examiner recovered a copper jacket base from one of those bullets. The second bullet to the head was not described. The gunshot wound to Boyett’s abdomen grazed him, leaving copper and lead fragments. Boyett was wearing a black vest and black boots and had a tattoo that read, “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me,” on his right arm. He had trace amounts of methamphetamine in his system, the report shows. His Facebook page, deleted May 19, showed numerous photos of him in Cossacks gear and identified him as a regional road captain for the motorcycle club. Wayne Lee Campbell> Read Campbell's autopsy report (PDF) Campbell, 43, of Fort Worth, was shot once in the head, with the bullet entering through his chin, exiting and then re-entering through his neck. A medical examiner found five metal, large-caliber, intact bullets in Campbell’s vest pockets, the report says. Campbell was wearing a black leather vest, black T-shirt, bluejeans, brown boots and metal rings. He had multiple tattoos, including a skull on a woman’s body and “Break this one” with a heart made of bricks on his chest. The report showed evidence that Campbell had trace amounts of alcohol in his system. Richard Matthew Jordan II> Read Jordan's autopsy report (PDF) Jordan, 31, of Pasadena, suffered one gunshot wound to the head. The bullet traveled from back to front, slightly left to right and slightly downward. A severely deformed, medium- to large-caliber, partially jacketed projectile fragment was recovered from the right side of his head and a second, severely deformed, medium- to large-caliber, partially jacketed fragment was recovered from the right side of his neck. The report shows Jordan also had abrasions on his face and scalp. Jordan tested positive for marijuana on a blood test. The report lists what Jordan was wearing and says five unfired bullets were recovered from the left front pocket of his vest. He had numerous tattoos, including the word “Lucifer” on his left forearm, and the word “Satan” and an inverted cross on his lower right leg. Richard Vincent Kirschner Jr.> Read Kirschner's autopsy report (PDF) Kirschner, 47, of Wylie, suffered a gunshot wound to his right thigh, one to the left knee and one in the left buttock. He also suffered a superficial cut to the right side of his neck, a scalp laceration and abrasions to his face, trunk and extremities. Fragments of a small-caliber bullet were recovered from his left hip. The bullet traveled from back to front and downward. The bullet that struck his right thigh traveled downward, slightly left to right and slightly back to front. Fragments of a jacketed bullet were recovered from his thigh. Toxicology tests found traces of cocaine and alcohol. Jacob Lee Rhyne> Read Rhyne's autopsy report (PDF) Rhyne, 39, of Ranger, suffered a gunshot wound to the left side of the neck that partially exited through his upper back and a gunshot wound to the lower abdomen, in addition to abrasions on his right hand. The report concludes that Rhyne died as a result of the gunshot wound to the neck. That bullet traveled from front to back, left to right and downward, the report shows. Projectile fragments from both gunshot wounds, including copper-colored jacket fragments and white metal fragments, were submitted to the Criminal Investigation Laboratory, the report says. Jesus Delgado Rodriguez> Read Rodriguez's autopsy report (PDF) Rodriguez, 65, of New Braunfels, was shot in the head and in the back. The projectile that was recovered on the left side of his head was not described in the report. The bullet went from front to back and slightly downward. He also was shot in the right, mid-back. The projectile perforated a rib, his right and left lungs and his heart and exited through his left chest wall. That bullet traveled from right to left, back to front and upward. Rodriguez tested negative for alcohol or illegal drugs. Included in a description of what he was wearing was a white metal U.S. Marine Corps tag. Manuel Issac Rodriguez> Read Rodriguez's autopsy report (PDF) Rodriguez, 40, of Allen, suffered one gunshot wound to the head and one in the back. The path of the bullet that struck his head was from front to back, right to left and downward. A severely deformed, apparently medium-caliber, jacketed bullet was recovered from the left side of the neck. The bullet that struck the right side of his back went from right to left, downward and slightly back to front. A moderately deformed, apparently medium-caliber, jacketed bullet was recovered from the left side of his back. There was no firearm residue on Rodriguez’s skin, meaning he was not shot at an extremely close range. He also tested negative for alcohol or drugs. Charles Wayne Russell> Read Russell's autopsy report (PDF) Russell, 46, of Tyler, was shot once in the chest. A medium-caliber bullet was recovered from clothing adjacent to an exit wound on the right side of his back. On the base of the bullet is inscribed “15-08020” over “JU”, the report states. The bullet traveled front to back and downward and perforated his sternum, heart, right lung, vertebra and rib. Russell also suffered lacerations, abrasions and contusions of the scalp, an abrasion on his chin and abrasions to his extremities. The pathologist found a raffle ticket and a baggie full of a “green, leafy material” in his pants pocket. Toxicology tests showed Russell tested positive for marijuana and negative for alcohol. Matthew Mark Smith> Read Smith's autopsy report (PDF) Smith, 27, of Keller, had two gunshot wounds — one to his upper back and one to his abdomen. The bullet in his back was described as a “medium-caliber jacketed projectile.” The bullet through his abdomen hit his right kidney and aorta before exiting. Smith had tattoos of birds on his chest and one of the word “Devotion” on his left wrist, the document says. He was wearing gray jeans, a black vest and a blue cap at the time of the shooting. Smith’s blood tested positive for marijuana. Vehicle forfeiture documents state that when officers approached the restaurant during the shootout, a Waco police officer saw Jeff Battey and Ray Allen standing behind Twin Peaks “in a triangulated position” to Smith, who was lying on the ground about five yards away and was “gasping for air.” Both Battey and Allen were wearing Bandidos vests. An officer noticed that Allen had a silver handgun in his hand and said it looked like Battey had been shot in his upper right shoulder, according to the documents. Battey was arrested upon his release from the hospital the next day. He was the first of the 177 arrested bikers to be released after he posted the full $1 million bond. Smith’s autopsy report does not specify which of the two gunshot wounds killed him. |
Sadly, it’s what I expect of the 2010 and newer signups.
The article opines that the autopsy reports are as illuminating as a burned out light bulb. Do you disagree?
Regardless that is a great post for reference. I will make a link for possible future use. Thanks.
There are numerous posts where the term ‘bikers’ is used and the context is they are criminals. This very thread has those statements. Which is what I was commenting on.
BS, I’ve lived on this earth for nearly half a century and have never had a problem with bikers having a shootout endangering me.
There is no reason for all these alphabet agencies except personal egos and power.
“HOW did it come to pass. “
How:
1. Bandidos rule Texas and wear the Texas Rocker.
2. Cossacks decided not to pay the extortion fees to the Bandidos AND also decided to wear the Texas rocker.
3. Seventy+ Cossacks and affiliates show up at a Bandidos meeting and take over the Bandidos reserved space.
4. Cossacks stage confrontation.
5. Bandidos pull out guns.
“Please enlighten us by showing one biker against whom there are substantial, well documented charges of murder or manslaughter. “
They go to grand jury in October.
Well hello, Patrick. Late I see. Did you sleep in this morning?
“There are numerous posts where the term ‘bikers’ is used and the context is they are criminals. “
You are WRONG!
“BS, I’ve lived on this earth for nearly half a century and have never had a problem with bikers having a shootout endangering me.”
I’ve lived on this earth for almost 70 years and never had a problem with a Blood/Crips fight ...
Directly, that is. Any criminal element degrades our society.
Lol no
“Lol no”
I searched. There are NONE!
“I hope some ballistics data becomes available on the fragments recovered from the deceased. “
Six of the recovered bullets were listed as medium or medium/large caliber. That would be .38 to .40. Most likely pistol shots fired by the bikers.
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