Posted on 06/28/2017 9:29:06 PM PDT by Nextrush
An indictment accusing an FBI agent of lying to hide the he fired two shots at Robert "LaVoy" Finicum and missed caps an 18-month investigation....
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson credited his investigators for their tenaciousness.....
The sheriff also revealed that FBI leaders, told of his department's findings more than a year ago, didn't put the agent or four of his colleagues on leave.....
all members of the Hostage Rescue Team.....
The indictment of W. Joseph Astarita, 40, of New York casts a shadow on the highly trained team......
"I'm encouraged. I'm thrilled that the grand jury came back with this finding," said Finicum's widow, Jeanette Finicum......
She said Astarita's shots may have contributed to the firing of the fatal gunshots moments later by two state police troopers.....
Astarita, wearing a dark gray pinstriped suit, white shirt and red-and-blue striped tie, showed no emotion as he sat beside his lawyer in a packed federal courtroom.....
Defense lawyer Alison Clark entered not guilty pleas on Astarita's behalf to the five-count indictment....
It charged Astarita with three counts of making false statements and two counts of obstruction of justice.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart set a trial date for Aug. 29.......
Astarita will remain out of custody pending trial. Federal prosecutors referred repeatedly to Astarita as an FBI special agent but they and an FBI spokesman declined to say whether Astarita has been placed on leave or reassigned......
Sheriff Nelson crtiticized the FBI for failing to place Astarita and the other Hostage Rescue Team agents on paid leave when he and investigators traveled to FBI headquarters over a year ago. They briefed the FBI's then-Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, now acting director.........
(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...
I was describing this situation to my retired LA cop friend, told him our Sheriff, Hanlin, Roseburg, OR had gone to the Constitutional Sheriffs convention. The Teaparty in our county sent him there. He promised to go if we paid for it, and he did.
My retired cop friend, said thats all well and good, but then the feds show up in force, and want charge of the courthouse, your constitutional Sheriff will be complying.
The Oregon state investigation disagrees with you. Perhaps you should file a brief with the court explaining why they are wrong.
This was and is just a tragedy. I’m still waiting to see the other cameras that had to be there. Couldn’t have just been a singular drone with a funky picture. This whole thing was bad and the murdering of Fincicum was nefarious at best. I often wonder who gave the order to shoot to kill? They all opened fire at once. Amazes me only one person was murdered.
If they charge the other agents, they dont have to testify. Now they can be called as witnesses and any statements or evidence can be matched up against what they say at trial.
In response to your FReepmail, I’m quoting the prosecutor who is citing the Deschutes County investigation that determined the shooting was justified.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3565056/posts?page=9#9
Good summary.
I'm still not certain that he didn't get out because shots were hitting the vehicle in order to draw fire away.
The FBI may totally corrupted from the top to the bottom.
Maybe it is time to look at the FBI and CIA as dangerous federal departments, which are and have been out of control.
Is it past time to get rid of these dangerous and seditious organizations?
Besides the criminal Comey, McCabe appears to be as corrupt and maybe more.
Do a FR keyword search on McCabe to see how vile McCabe is!
http://freerepublic.com/tag/mccabe/index
Did the autopsy ever reveal if Lavoy was tased by the guy that was hiding in the woods that you see on the left in the picture you posted? I remember reading that was a taser weapon and not a rifle he is holding.
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“These were just the ones to carry out the orders; the orders, and ‘big plan’ were from above...but, I suspect, *this* is where the path will end in prosecutions.”
Perhaps, but anyone involved going to jail will be a welcome change from the status quo where everyone skates.
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Guess, but I’m not holding my breath. The two Americas is in full force.
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