I agree
Posted on 05/02/2017 6:10:45 PM PDT by Elderberry
A biker who was shot during the May 2015 Twin Peaks shootout but not arrested filed a lawsuit Tuesday in an attempt to recover his medical expenses.
William Richardson, of Lexington, was shot in the lower torso during the melee at Twin Peaks and is listed in the criminal indictments as one of about 20 victims of the 155 indicted bikers.
Richardson's attorney, Matthew Wright, of Rosebud, said Richardson, an employee of the Texas A&M University transportation division, underwent surgery and was hospitalized.
“Mr. Richardson had medical expenses from being shot," Wright said. "The lawsuit was filed to protect his rights regarding his injury claim."
Richardson's suit, filed in Waco's 74th State District Court, names as defendants Twin Peaks Investment; Front Burner Restaurant GP; former Waco Police Chief Brent Stroman; Waco police Detective Manuel Chavez; McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara; and an unknown officer identified in the lawsuit as John Doe.
The suit seeks more than $200,000 but less than $1 million.
The suit alleges officials at Front Burner, which operated the Waco Twin Peaks franchise, were warned by law enforcement before the Sunday afternoon meeting of the Texas Confederation of Clubs & Independents of increasing friction between the Bandidos and Cossacks motorcycle groups but hosted the meeting anyway.
The restaurant, which never reopened after the shootout, "went ahead with the promotion and hosting of the COC meeting in the hopes of securing profit, regardless of the potential loss of life or injury to people in attendance," the suit alleges.
The lawsuit claims the deaths of nine bikers and injuries to at least 20 others were compounded by the mass arrests "and wrongful detention of innocent individuals."
"During this period of detention, prior to transporting the detained off scene, neither law enforcement officers under control of defendant Chavez, defendant Stroman or defendant McNamara rendered aid to detainees who were injured nor did they call for emergency medical assistance," the suit alleges.
Richardson was not provided immediate medial attention by restaurant or law enforcement officials, the lawsuit claims.
"The plaintiff and several other detainees pleaded with law enforcement to call for emergency medical assistance or to render emergency first aid," the suit states. "After repeated attempts to secure emergency aid, a private citizen provided a pickup truck and offered to take the plaintiff to Hillcrest Medical Center."
Richardson doesn't know who shot him but claims the unknown officer referred to as John Doe acted intentionally, knowingly and recklessly by shooting into a crowd gathered at a public restaurant."
He claims that Stroman, Chavez, McNamara and Doe failed to take action to avoid a foreseeable risk of injury to others and used excessive force that violated Richardson's rights.
"There are pending criminal matters and civil lawsuits, and the city of Waco chooses to litigate these matters in the courts," Waco City Attorney Jennifer Richie said.
Attorneys for Twin Peaks and McNamara did not return phone messages Tuesday afternoon.
Don't forget about him hating baby Jesus too! ;) Cute little baby Jesus all swathed in a humble cloth to stay warm in that manger. TG hates him!!
Good question! And one that could be repeated 151 more times?
TexasGator hates Jesus, little baby Jesus, dear Lord baby Jesus, lyin' there in his ghost manger, just lookin' at his Baby Einstein developmental videos, learnin' 'bout shapes and colors, doesn't even know a word yet.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries ...
True. However, my father was a priest in the Los Zetas Missionary Church, which is the finest religious organization in the world.
The Los Zetas are incredible, wonderful, Christlike people.
“You want to see the bad guys get what’s coming to them well so do I and that includes those who stepped over the line into criminal behavior who are paid by the taxpayers to uphold the law. So unless you’re afraid of us finding out the truth; you should have no problem with everyone following the evidence regardless of where it leads.”
I have no problem following the evidence. The evidence so far is that two rival gangs were actively involved in a violent dispute the erupted when they came together at Twin Peaks resulting in several deaths. Even the bikers at the event support this.
“You dont bring is snipers and shot bystanders!! “
Even the bikers there said that the police actions saved many lives.
Conspiracy laws have been upheld repeatedly as being constitutional.
“You dont prosecute 200 people for RICO!!”
If you are sitting in the getaway car while your buddy gets killed doing a bank robbery, you can be charged with murder!
These were two warring gangs.
“OMG .Are you kidding me? Fight breaks out at the Auburn Alabama game — EVERYONE GOES TO PRISON? Think!!”
Not all the bikers at Twin Peaks went to prison. Think!
I remember now why it’s useless to talk/debate this subject with you. You are incapable of rational thought and seeing the larger picture.
You are only capable of seeing the most narrow of views and even then only the sliver that you believe in with your irrational thought process.
Just like trying to reason with a drunk is useless; trying to reason with you is useless. You can’t learn and you can’t be taught so what’s the point...?
“I remember now why it’s useless to talk/debate this subject with you.”
This from the dude that accused my father of anally abusing me. LOL
I agree
“Then you have jerks here like Texas Gator who think that because of the nature of those currently being tried, that they don’t deserve the same rights as “good people.” In a word, for him, “these people deserve killing” because he doesn’t like what they stand for. “
That is a lie and you know it.
It would explain a lot about why you are like you are. Do you deny it? So far you haven’t.
LOL ...
” Do you deny it? So far you haven’t.”
Either you are senile or you purposefully lie. Maybe both.
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