Posted on 02/25/2019 6:15:40 PM PST by Elderberry
One of four Houston attorneys assigned to handle four Twin Peaks biker cases as special prosecutors dismissed the remaining three cases Monday and called the way the McLennan County District Attorney's Office handled the 2015 deadly shootout a "harebrained scheme" that was "patently offensive" to him.
Special prosecutors Brian Roberts, Brian Benken, Feroz Merchant and Mandy Miller filed motions Monday to dismiss the first-degree felony engaging in organized criminal activity charges against bikers William Chance Aikin, Billy McCree and Ray Nelson. The motions to dismiss said, "Upon reviewing all the facts, circumstances and evidence, it is the state's position that no probable cause exists to believe the defendant committed the offense."
The team of special prosecutors dismissed the case against Hewitt resident Matthew Clendennen in April 2018.
"I think, unfortunately, — and this is probably a poor choice of words — but it was simply a shoot-first-ask-questions-later mentality," Roberts said. "I can't imagine what (former McLennan County DA) Abel Reyna was thinking other than this was a big case and it was somehow going to be beneficial for him or his office."
Roberts, a former prosecutor who served in the special crimes bureau of the Harris County District Attorney's Office, said he had no problem with the first part of the process, which was to round up more than 200 bikers, identify and photograph them. He said the process was necessary to try to see who was involved and who were merely witnesses.
"I do have a very serious problem as a lawyer with the wholesale charging of people without an investigation," he said. "They had plenty of time to conduct an investigation. They had plenty of time to do what they needed to do to find out who the parties needed to be in this harebrained scheme.
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The police, prosecutors, and judges belong in jail.
"Whatever justice means. Whether that means pursuing a prosecution, whether that means reducing a case, whether than means getting rid of a case, whether than means never charging a case," Robert said. "A prosecutor's job is not to put people in prison. It is to do justice. I don't think anybody can say that was done here back in 2015."
good!
Lives have been ruined by the state.
Let there be justice
What has it been now, nearly 4 years?
Have they figured out ‘who’ shot ‘who’ yet?
Has anyone been convicted yet?
This whole think has stunk since day one.
at least bikers have honor
Lives have been ruined by the state.
WOW, this is def good news, shame so much time has passed for Justice but at least starting to see some. Nothing can justify the ill that has happened but this is a start. Good news but a disgusting shame it has went this far.
The Gangs and the Government are no different.. that makes me 1%
The Gangs and the Government are no different.. that makes me 1%
Bikers that were there innocently just for the meeting with no violent agenda were thrown in the lot of them and prosecuted unfairly. The lawyer fees to protect and defend the innocent ones had to be significant. Yes, many innocent men were charged and lives upended. I’m cautious of attending any large group of bikers because of the idiocy of some LE organizations. Locally, many of the bikers here are LE.
Forgot to Continue to Thank You for your enduring work to keep us here up to date on this horrific injustice. It is very much appreciated.
Hello, are you awake?
I know people around Waco and they’ve been under the mistaken assumption that the bikers did all the wrong. I told one person that, from the outside, it appeared the bikers did nothing wrong at all, and she was shocked and flustered. I maintained there was no valid reason to hold people so long, that the bullets fired appeared to be from “law enforcement,” and that everyone was lawfully assembling.
She was struck dumbfounded.
Remember this...next time you are called for jury duty.
I will.
I usually say “get a rope” and they send me home. :)
I know a lot of good guys, Combat Biker Vets, Cossacks, Patriot Guard.
WACO PD is all effed up here
sometimes you gotta fight the aholes, damn they destroyed some lives, but the bikers are winning
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