JUNE 26, 1975 : (PELTIER & AMERICAN INDIAN ACTIVISTS AMBUSH FBI AGENTS WHO WERE SEEKING A SUSPECT IN A BEATING AND ROBBERY CASE — See SUPPORTERS ED ASNER, OLIVER STONE) On June 26, 1975, Peltier and other American Indian Movement activists ambushed Coler and Williams as they drove, in separate vehicles, on property that was part of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The agents were seeking a suspect in a beating and robbery, and had no knowledge that Peltier, who was wanted on warrants for the attempted murder of a Milwaukee police officer, was present. Peltier, who has since admitted firing at the agents, was joined by other AIM gunmen in opening fire with high-powered rifles and other weapons. The FBI agents, grievously wounded and outgunned, returned a total of five shots; there were more than 125 bullet holes in their cars — and more still in their bodies. .....The wounded Williams apparently removed his bloody shirt, crawled to Coler’s side, and wrapped it around Coler’s arm, nearly severed by gunfire. As they lay helpless, both were shot through the head at point-blank range. The shot that killed Williams passed through his upraised hand, as if he had pleaded for his life. At the scene were 114 shell casings, all later linked to Peltier’s rifle. .....” — by Frank Keating, WSJ 12/19/00 - ALAMO-GIRL’S DOWNSIDE LEGACY AT TWO DEGREES OF PRESIDENT CLINTON ; SECTION: BREACH OF TRUST; SUBSECTION: TERROR; Revised 1/8/01
NOVEMBER 1975 : (OREGON : PELTIER IS STOPPED BY STATE TROOPER BUT ESCAPES AFTER EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE - IN HIS AND HIS COMPANIONS’ ABANDONED VEHICLES POLICE FIND A CACHE OF WEAPONS AND AMMO, INCLUDING THE REVOLVER BELONGING TO FBI AGENT COLER, WHO WAS KILLED IN AN EARLIER INCIDENT IN JUNE ) “..... In November 1975, when the fugitive Peltier was stopped by State Trooper Ken Griffith in Oregon, he exchanged shots with the trooper and escaped on foot. His abandoned vehicle and a car driven by his companions yielded a large cache of ammunition: 14 handguns, nine grenades and Coler’s service revolver. It was in a paper bag, under the driver’s seat, that bore Peltier’s fingerprints. ...... — by Frank Keating, WSJ 12/19/00 - ALAMO-GIRL’S DOWNSIDE LEGACY AT TWO DEGREES OF PRESIDENT CLINTON ; SECTION: BREACH OF TRUST; SUBSECTION: TERROR; Revised 1/8/01
FEBRUARY 1976 : (CANADA : PELTIER IS CAPTURED BY MOUNTIES) In February 1976, Peltier was captured by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on an Indian reservation where he had been hiding since his flight from Oregon. — by Frank Keating, WSJ 12/19/00 - ALAMO-GIRL’S DOWNSIDE LEGACY AT TWO DEGREES OF PRESIDENT CLINTON ; SECTION: BREACH OF TRUST; SUBSECTION: TERROR; Revised 1/8/01