Posted on 06/28/2015 8:25:54 PM PDT by Morgana
A veteran New York State Police sergeant was alone and on a routine patrol when he shot and captured convicted murderer David Sweat Sunday afternoon.
At about 3:20 p.m., State Police Sgt. Jay Cook was supervising a perimeter post when he spotted Sweat on a road near Route 30 in the area of Constable, New York, approximately 1.5 miles south of the Canadian border. Authorities believe Sweat was trying to make a final break toward the border, officials said.
Cook ordered him to stop, but Sweat then turned and fled across a field, New York State Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico said.
When Cook, who is also a firearms instructor, realized Sweat might get away, he fired two shots.
"He realized Sweat was going to make it to a tree line, and possibly could have disappeared -- and he fired two shots from his service weapon," D'Amico told reporters.
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Three shots to the head like the Border Patrol Agent did. . .now THAT is the best way to capture them.
“The vision of a cop shooting a guy in the back in a field makes us giddy with pride.”
Justified in this case, legally and morally.
Which brings up a question: Canada will not extradite if someone faces the death penalty for their crime. Some slug commits murder and flees to Canada and Canada will not extradite (mexico, too). But what about cases where someone is convicted for murder, given the chair and escapes prison and makes it to Canada. . .what then? Does Canada refuse to return the killer to the US? What? Don’t know. . .
No way Mam,
There may have been others that helped them escape.
With this vermin captured the authorities at least have a chance to get the story from one of them.
Yeah, what happened to ‘hands up, don’t shoot’?
So he shot a fleeing, unarmed man? Cue the protests.
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