Posted on 07/23/2016 12:44:29 AM PDT by IChing
The St. Anthony police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile earlier this month helped book Castile into jail after a 2011 traffic stop that started with a defective brake light, newly released records show.
Officer Jeronimo Yanez was also one of the two officers assigned to work the July 2 armed robbery of a Lauderdale convenience store — scanner audio and Yanez’s attorney said he pulled over Castile’s white Oldsmobile the night he was killed because he matched the description of a suspect from a previous robbery.
The new details are contained in records that the city of St. Anthony released late Thursday in response to media requests.
The 2011 traffic stop, in which Castile was arrested and cited for driving with a revoked license, was the only previous incident the city of St. Anthony had recorded with Castile before he was killed July 6, according to City Attorney Jay Lindgren.
Castile was driving a Chevrolet south on Hamline Avenue near Larpenteur Avenue in Falcon Heights on Nov. 23, 2011, when officer Mark Dokken pulled him over for a defective brake light, according to the incident report. Dokken then discovered Castile had a revoked license and an outstanding misdemeanor warrant in Hennepin County for driving after revocation.
(Excerpt) Read more at m.startribune.com ...
Years later, Yanez was assigned to investigate the store robbery which took place 4 days before he shot & killed Castile during an investigative traffic stop related to that case.
When one works in law enforcement one has contact with a lot of the same people over and over.
I wonder if Yenez recognized Castile beyond just the BOLO resemblance from the robbery....
That was definitely the case with Alton Sterling, in Baton Rouge. Rap sheet a mile long, serious violent felonies galore.
related? or possibly related? was Castile involved in that robbery?
Yup
.
They have the Toxicology, but the Governor’s people have stepped in.
Dayton is holding back for a reason.
‘
We don’t know yet whether Castile was one of the robbers (even though MSNBC, without conclusive proof, reports that Yenez “mistook” him for one of them). But even if it turns out he actually wasn’t, the traffic stop was indeed related to the robbery investigation, that should be obvious.
Dayton deserves to be publicly hung!!!!!!
Castille had such a long record, it is remarkable that the officer had only encountered him once before.
When you see the pictures of the armed robber of the store, you will see why he was pulled over. I don’t want to use the term “they all look alike”, but the pictures are pretty clear and he could be a double. Only a forensic person can identify completely, but it’s a match to me. The trick will be if the gun used in the robbery matches what was laying in his lap. It not a normal thug gun. Looks sorta like a Ruger .22 or something. Long skinny barrel with a Luger type grip.
I’ve studied the pictures and I could almost swear it’s him, that’s how close the resemblance is. One hitch might be the jawline whisker growth seen in the shooting aftermath video - not clearly present in the robbery still photo from 4 days prior - the question is whether 4 days would have been long enough to grow that much, and I think it’s very possible.
I’ve seen pics of the gun laying on the street next to Castile’s car from some distance after the incident, and it’s definitely not the same gun as seen in the robbery.
Like Eric Garner, obviously the humiliation of being arrested wasn't any kind of deterrent. He'd been pokified 30+ times. Did they think the 31st time he'd become a model citizen? Some cops just like the domination aspect of the job a lil too much. Just because it's the law does not make the law just.
That's impossible. The media always reports "tail light".
You’re confusing two separate occasions. Read again.
Also, in the more recent incident, Lavish Reynolds had first been saying taillight repeatedly, then the next day started saying headlight over and over. Smh
Does anyone have a source as to where Castile’s gun was found? On him? In the car but not on him? etc..
Eric Garner occupied an economic niche created by the taxing policy of the state of New York and the city. He apparently bought untaxed cigarets in bulk from out of state and sold them singly for cash. Since the price of a pack of taxed cigarets is out of reach for some you can actually make money doing this.
It can be said that Mr. Garner's profits were the tax portion of a pack of cigarets. His margin was a little higher because he sold small amounts. He was basically stealing tax money from the state. As you are aware the state frowns on this activity. Moreover, the shopkeepers (who are really tax collectors in this instance) thought they were suffering because of lost sales. Therefore they called on the full policing powers of the state to stop Mr. Garner. We are all aware of the result of this action.
So, who is ultimately to blame for Mr. Garner's death? I don't think there are many cops who would rather be arresting Mr. Garner for the terrible tax crime he was committing than stopping real criminals. And yet, they were forced to uphold the taxing policy of the state by their bosses. I don't blame the cops for this one.
I haven’t come across any reliable info on that, and I’ve scoured cyberspace. I can steer you to a link where you can see the gun laying on the street next to the driver’s door, though, if you want it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.