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.
“That is a lie and you know it.”
TG I have several e-mails/postings from you that would make folks doubt that statement.
The fact of the matter is that you seem to fully support the “legal machinations” of Abel Reyna and his happy band of criminals in Whacko. If somehow I have misread your former postings, you might tell us all where you stand as regards the disgraceful, unlawful behavior of these people. If I’m wrong, I’ll be only too happy to offer you my apologies here for everyone to see.
“TG I have several e-mails/postings from you that would make folks doubt that statement.”
POST THEM!
” you might tell us all where you stand as regards the disgraceful, unlawful behavior of these people. “
Are you referring to the gangsters or the cops. Please cite an example and I will be happy to oblige your request.
Let’s see; exactly how does one reason with the unreasonable? How do you explain the theory of relativetitty (pun intended) to a worm?
When I think of trying to explain anything to you TG; these are the thoughts that go through my head. You think like a leftist, you talk like a leftist, you debate like a leftist, you are as unreasonable as a leftist, therefor you are a leftist and I have no use on God’s green earth for leftists.
This is you being 100% obtuse. Of course you know he’s talking about the cops but you play like you can’t possibly understand that. What a maroon.
Since your memory is as short as your willy; this was posted to you from the person you were asking a couple of posts ago. I don't see how it could be more clear.
You were talking about senile dementia before. I think we now know what your problem is (among many others).
You called the man who arrived at the scene to drive someone to the hospital a pedophile.
And neither of your links included those charges against him.
What to do when even law enforcers in Waco have child porn?
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/20-year-Waco-police-veteran-charged-in-child-porn-1907625.php
20-year Waco police veteran charged in child porn case
Published 5:30 am, Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Just to be clear; this was directed at TG with vette included because I quoted him.
You dudes never cite examples ...
Still you provide no specifics for me to comment on ...
How many times do I have to say they guy with the pickup truck who came in after the shooting had ended and went to jail for two days?
It wouldn’t matter if I did. You would just misdirect or outright lie again.
“Good... I wish that I could be on the jury to do my part in nailing the despicable government operatives, planning, triggering & carrying out this whole farce.”
I think the prosecutors would nix any Bandidos or Cossacks from the jury.
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