On Fox & Friends this morning, it was reported the perp’s mother works for or with the Pima County Board of Supervisors. That the perp had had charges brought against him before, and that those charges were reduced. I posted on another thread earlier, that it’s possible the sheriff could have been involved in the sentencing, or may be aware of how that came about.
I think this is an avenue that should be pursued in light of his off-the-wall remarks in his news conference yesterday. I’m also curious if he pursues the same train of thought today.
There should be an investigation into Sheriff Dupnik. Was Loughner receiving special treatment by Dupnik because his mother worked for the Board of Supervisors?
And is Loughner’s mom Sheriff Dupnik’s boss in some fashion? Does she have any influence into his compensation and departmental budget?
The case will be taken over by the Keystone Cops aka..FBI (Personal experience, I worked with them) who are much better at spinning/leaking the press.
Sheriff Dupnik just showed America that why he less competent than Chief Wiggum on the national stage...Bring back Chief Moose!
That's not how it works. The police do the legwork, make the bust and do the investigation. The DA is the one who issues the warrants, does the plea bargaining, and sets the charges. I'm not saying the Sheriff couldn't have "queered" the investigation (using the old def of "queered", as in mucked it up, obfuscated the "facts"), but I know in our county if the above had happened, the case would have been moved to another county, to avoid the appearance of favoritism. This Sheriff is starting to smell...
There are documents online that say Amy Loughner is a Park Manager at Agua Caliente Park in Tucson or the surrounding area. The area where the perp lives is in Marana, which parallels I 10 for about 10 miles or so north of Tucson and down to county areas in the NW metro area.