Posted on 05/08/2018 4:28:18 PM PDT by Elderberry
Felony charges against 62 more bikers in the 2015 Twin Peaks shootout were dismissed Tuesday, the largest of several rounds of recent dismissals.
Judge Ralph Strother of 19th State District Court signed dismissals requested by the McLennan County District Attorney's office for 42 cases Tuesday morning, which stated it was dismissing the cases to focus on "more culpable" defendants.
Tuesday afternoon Judge Matt Johnson signed an additional 20 dismissals in the 54th State District Court, bringing the day's total to 62 cases.
"I was very happy to sign the dismissals," Judge Strother said Tuesday.
With the dismissals, only about one-third of those originally arrested in the Twin Peaks incident are still facing charges.
The May 17, 2015 shootout between rival Cossacks and Bandidos motorcycle clubs in the parking lot of Waco's Twin Peaks restaurant left nine dead and 20 wounded. On that day, 177 people were arrested at the direction of District Attorney Abel Reyna, facing identical charges of engaging in organized criminal activity on underlying charges of murder and aggravated assault.
After the incident, 155 bikers were indicted, but 117 of those have now been dismissed, leaving 38 still under indictment. Only one defendant, Jacob Carrizal, a Bandido chapter president from Dallas, has been tried in the shootout, and his case ended in a mistrial in November. His retrial is set for Sept. 10 in 54th State District Court.
Among those dismissed Tuesday were Christopher Julian Carrizal, father of Jacob Carrizal. The elder Carrizal was wounded in the shootout.
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Amen and pass the biscuits!
Texas Gator wasn’t it. :)
Well, a couple million to defray defray some trial and security costs are one thing. When the civil suits start, that will be quite another.
Where have the loudmouths gone?
Gone.
Gone.
There were two of those for a while, until S6 rode the lightning.
They need to sue.
I think 130 of them have filed Federal Suits.
Great to hear! That was an ambush for murdering the bikers.
... he's still better than the Lesbian Lupe.
Take this for what it's worth:-)
First off, with a {last} name of Guadalupe, I assure you I'm not of Irish decent. {Actually I'm a Puerto Rican.}
Many moon's ago (when I was sixteen, now 64 yr's old) I was working at a fruit & vegetable stand (Bayshore, Long Island, New York), was called the Farmer's Market. The People I worked for were right off the boat from Italy. They informed me, my last name Guada = Beware, & a-Lupe = The Wolf.
Hence the Lesbian Lupe. Does have a certain ring to it.
Any day above ground is a triumph.
Thank God these people are *finally* being let loose...although some have had their lives destroyed by this.
There’s no getting that back.
Damn.
I’m sorry I missed seeing that.
Did you misspell Poofter, by chance?
;D
Where you been? Why so quiet?
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Don’t post to me
Bite me.
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It was indeed TexasGator. I pinged him to this thread as is FR courtesy. I’m sure he’ll want to chime in.
What say you TG? Any cogent comments to add?
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All the stories keep calling this a shoot out between the Cosack’s and the Bandido’s.
Were there members of either gang that were killed by any members of the other gang or is it just to embarrassing to call this an AMBUSH on both motorcycle groups by the POLICE?
Shown for the fool and liar he is. He doesn’t want to talk about it I guess.
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