Posted on 11/29/2009 6:16:16 PM PST by Charles Henrickson
Maurice Clemmons, the 37-year-old Tacoma man being sought for questioning in the killing of four Lakewood police officers this morning, has a long criminal record punctuated by violence, erratic behavior and concerns about his mental health.
Nine years ago, then-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee granted clemency to Clemmons, commuting his lengthy prison sentence over the protestations of prosecutors.
"This is the day I've been dreading for a long time," Larry Jegley, prosecuting attorney for Arkansas' Pulaski County said Sunday night when informed that Clemmons was being sought in connection to the killings.
Clemmons' criminal history includes at least five felony convictions in Arkansas and at least eight felony charges in Washington. The record also stands out for the number of times he has been released from custody despite questions about the danger he posed.
Clemmons had been in jail in Pierce County for the past several months on a pending charge of second-degree rape of a child.
He was released from custody just six days ago, even though he was wanted on a fugitive warrant out of Arkansas and was staring at eight felony charges in all out of Washington state.
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Hopefully he'll do the right thing. And by that I mean something involving a pistol and a single round.
Apparently another criminal Huckabee granted clemency too.
Not sure why this guy deserved to be released against the wishes of prosecutors who warned about this violent offender.
So, no wonder Huckster said today that he might not run in 2012. This makes Willie Horton look like a shoplifter.
Huckabee is over.
Supposedly he has been shot. They said two of the police died sitting, one standing up and the fourth died following the perp out the door after shooting him.
Sh*t.
Kirby Puckett???
I can't wait to hear the explanation for this from Mr. Huckabee.
FU Huckabee! Spin your way out of this, bastard.
What a horrible story. This alone should sink Huckabee. Was he nuts to let some of these guys out?? Maybe it was not a coincidence that just today he said it was unlikely he would run for president again. If he changes his mind and does go for it, his opponents really should use this against him.
Bad news.
“What a horrible story. This alone should sink Huckabee. Was he nuts to let some of these guys out?? Maybe it was not a coincidence that just today he said it was unlikely he would run for president again. If he changes his mind and does go for it, his opponents really should use this against him.”
You know, it was a barely kept secret that the Dems wanted to run against Huckabee in 2012...they were doing all they could for him (like trying desperately to take down Sarah). Now maybe we’re starting to see their strategy. They must have a boatload of other stuff on him.
P.O.S.
He be a conned sucker.....that's so 2008 anyway. Hows that dope and chains working out for him now?
Say WA? Evergreen State ping This guy was a ticking time bomb. Huckabee should’ve never let him go; regardless doesn’t seem like the judicial system that took care of crimes he committed thereafter did such a bang up job either.
I really don't trust myself to say anything right now that wouldn't result in an instantaneous banning.
They will absolutely use it against him and yes, they should.
The only thing that makes Clemons unique is that he may have killed four police officers.
There are hundreds of thousands of guys just like him, all over the US, with his kind of record, free as a bird because of weak prosecution and no jail space. I see them everyday.
Furthermore, average folks don’t know about the Maurice Clemons in our society until law enforcement is forced to reveal what kind of sub animals they really are. .
The record sure looks like it, to me at least. But what do I know?
Thank you. I live very close, too close, and it is good to know what he looks like. He is still loose, correct?
This is what we get with black history BS. These individuals walk around and destroy our neighborhoods. Not all of them but the many are destroying it for the few.
Ping
So do they allow prisoners to play with guns?
Still loose, yes. Keep a sharp eye out, MM, and be safe.
Punched a deputy sheriff in the face??????????? Why wasn't the little child molester shot on the spot, for crying out loud?
Huckabee pardoned a lot and commuted a lot of sentences. If you were opposed to the illegal part of illegal aliens then you were not a good Christian also.
Ex-cons who want guns are always going to be able to get them. All gun-control laws do is disarm citizens who do not have criminal convictions, whatever the conviction.
Better to restore the original sense of the Second Amendment. But if you use a gun in the execution of a crime prepare for, at a minimum, "life without" (and we're serious about this).
Anything else just greases the way for taking guns out of average citizens' hands. We've seen this already for so long, it just diminishes my opinion of American edukashyun that so many voters fall for the lies.
America -- a great idea, didn't last.
Take a bet on this guy being a convert to the ROP?
Well, that’s just frigging great. If he’s the guilty party and makes it to court alive, he’ll get off on the nutcase defense theory.
I hope the local cops kill his ass.
If you are wondering why Huckabee let this guy(child rapist)go, look at Huckabee’s family photo. If his son, in the background, doesn’t look like a pedophile I’ll eat my hat. That same son was also the prick that hung some dog for grins and giggles.
I’m with you, Kent. My son is NYPD and I am absoeffinlutely INSENSED by this breach. Worse than what the Huckster did in AR, how the h*ll did they let him out of prison in Washington State?? 13 rtotal felonies and child rape??? Did his grandma say he was a nice boy?
He was not shot on the spot because, “we must understand black history....are you crazy they are aloud to go out and commit crimes with impugnity and we Americans must turn the other cheek and pat them on the back.”
This has gone on for too f ing long. I’m tired of it.
Agreed 100%. Punching a deputy sheriff in the face should be grounds for instant execution. /
“Huckabee pardoned a lot and commuted a lot of sentences. If you were opposed to the illegal part of illegal aliens then you were not a good Christian also.”
I’m all for forgiveness too. If you want to forgive someone like Clemmons, fine, you go over to the prison (no place in AK is more than about 4 hours from Little Rock), you tell him that you forgive him for his sins, and then you leave. Before you leave, you could also inform him that since you are unable to read minds and predict future behavior, and therefore you trust the justice system administer the proper sentence.
I guess Huckster was so full of himself, he knew more than the justice system.
I wonder if Huckabee was privately informed about this earlier, and that’s why he announced he was dropping out?
The issue of Huckabee pardons was raised here in FR during the Republican primaries last year. It’s a pretty dismal record. No excuse for some of those decisions. This is only one of several really egregious cases.
Well there goes Huckabees pretension at a 2012 run for the presidency.One more falls away.
I don't know that it involved releasing dangerous criminals but there was the bloodgate scandal.
With that guy, anything was possible.
Thanks. I am leaving my daughter up north for the night and
we’ll be locked and loaded this evening. We have a good dog who is very alert, but it is rural.
Too many sources to dig through:
1) Did he serve time in WA state?
2) For child rape? (All I've seen on that is recent filing... they don't list him as a registered sex offender)
Play your bass guitar and explain this one Mike. You have blood on your hands.
we'd better wake up.....
people get harsher sentences for kicking their dog.....
It’s his Christian duty to turn the country into a 3rd world sh**hole.
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Well - this is Washington State. We are VERY diverse here - and tolerant. Along with Huckabee - I hope that this terrible killing will be a turning point in the soft-on-crime attitude of Washington State, and elsewhere.
Out on bail for child rape - and with numerous warrants from outside of the state!!! I hope they find the guy gutshot (one officer was able to return fire I heard) hiding under a bush in a few more days gasping for his last breath.
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