Posted on 04/01/2015 5:40:10 AM PDT by dennisw
Alex Martin, 25, was pursued by Border Patrol in Pine Valley, California The agents were in unmarked cars They used a spike strip to pull Martin over, smashed his passenger window and then fired a Taser into the car The shot ignited the interior and the car exploded Dashcam footage shows the agents fleeing the scene and not helping Martin burned to death His family are now suing the US federal government
The family of a 25-year-old man who died in a car fire in California is now suing the US federal government, claiming a Taser shot by Border Control agents caused the car to explode.
Horrific footage from the dashcam of the agents' car is being used as evidence in the lawsuit and has now emerged online, showing the moment the vehicle blew out and how the officers, despite being armed with fire extinguishers, fled the scene.
The video shows plain-clothed agents running up to the car and smashing the passenger-side window with a flashlight - without engaging the driver - and then firing a Taser inside.
Unexpectedly, the car blows up, likely due to a gas canister inside the car, propelling the agents back and burning to death the driver, Alex Martin, according to NBC 7 San Diego.
Shockingly, the video shows the agents fleeing the scene and leaving Martin to burn to death inside.
The incident occurred in March 2012, however the disturbing video has only just emerged.
Border Patrol said the video had been recorded over and was gone, however the FBI's forensic division were able to track it down.
Officials say Martin had lead the agents on a high-speed chase in Pine Valley, California, for about three minutes.
They used a spoke strip to deflate his tires, eventually stopping the car.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Alex Martin doesn’t sound like the usual name for an illegal. Why was the BP chasing him? That is not clear.
...border jumper...
RTFA.
There’s a lot more to this story than has been told.
So tell it.
Show me where in the article that it says he was not a US citizen. Maybe I missed it?
Article? ARTICLE!? We don't need no stinkin' articles!
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