Posted on 07/27/2019 6:30:59 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
Two American teenagers have reportedly confessed to stabbing and killing an Italian police officer who was investigating the theft of a bag after a drug deal gone wrong in Rome.
Italian media reported that a detention order was issued for the suspects, identified as Gabriel Christian Natale Hjorth and Lee Elder Finnegan. They are said to have both been born in San Francisco in 2000.
They are accused of killing Carabinieri paramilitary officer Mario Cerciello Rega, 35, who was reportedly stabbed multiple times.
The two American teens – believed to be 19 – allegedly snatched a drug dealer’s bag with the phone and cash after he swindled them by giving them aspirin instead of the cocaine they sought, according to reports. The owner of the bag called his phone and one of the thieves allegedly offered to sell the bag back to him for 100 euros ($112).
After they agreed to meet for the exchange, the alleged drug dealer called police.
Two plainclothes paramilitary police officers arrived at the scene of the meeting around 3 a.m.
During a scuffle, Rega – who had just returned from his honeymoon with his longtime sweetheart a few days prior - was stabbed 8 times. He died a short while later in hospital.
Prosecutors said that Finnegan is the main suspect, accusing him of fatally stabbing Rega. Meanwhile, Hjorth is accused of using his bare hands to strike the officer’s partner, who wasn’t seriously injured in the attack.
The Carabinieri said video surveillance cameras and witnesses allowed them to quickly identify the two Americans and find them in a hotel near the scene of the slaying. Police said the pair were “ready to leave” Italy when they were found.
In their hotel room, police found a long knife
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Couple of San Fagcisco spoiled brat trust fund pukes? Too bad Italy (like Germany) went pussycrat after the war. Il Duce would have given them a weeks worth of castor oil blowout before the hanging.
They won’t fare well in prison.
#### em.
The new president is good though, calling that ship with illegals off the coast a “pirate ship” and not letting them dock.
Agreeing to meet at 3AM.
I wonder if they did not believe the plainclothesmen were cops.
Don’t the polizia carry guns? What was the other cop doing while his partner was being stuck? First sign of a knife and the prick should have been aerated.
Gonna get the Amanda Knox treatment. Punks.
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Except Amanda Knox was INNOCENT. These two morons may well be guilty.
Hang em high!
“They won’t fare well in prison.
I hope not. Filthy ugly Americans give us all a bad name.
Good question.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabinieri
Carabinieri have policing powers that can be exercised at any time and in any part of the country, and they are always permitted to carry their assigned weapon as personal equipment (Beretta 92FS pistols).
Yes, but not presumed so under Italian law, as I recall.
Natale-Hjorth was described in the document as having repeatedly punched Cerciello Rega's partner.
The young men were high school classmates in Mill Valley, a wealthy suburb 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of San Francisco
Still hard to imagine these two punks getting the drop on two plainclothes cops. Burn in hell losers.
Mill valley is a super liberal and super wealthy town.
Second pair of young men, age 18 and age 19, in the news for murder this week.
Another pair of murder suspects, age 18 and age 19, are still on the run in Canada:
There was evidence against Knox and her boyfriend.
We’ll probably never know for sure whether she was involved.
But now, after this murder of an officer, the Italians are talking about that first case again.
As I recall, the gathering of evidence was pretty well botched in the case against Knox. May as well remember the victim...Meredith Kercher, RIP
There was evidence against Knox and her boyfriend.
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LOL — Kinda like the “evidence: against Trump and his campaign inRussian collusion.
Yeah they do. Frigging white trash.
It was DNA and other evidence. But that was another case.
This new case looks pretty clear cut - so far. Of course, the defense lawyers will come up with something.
There are times when I think the death penalty is too good. I would put these perps in solitary on a bread and water diet, sixty years to reflect on their actions.
You are partially right. The Carabinari are like the IRS, FBI, and state police all rolled into one. Major enemies of the Mafia. Super enemies of tax cheats. They have the power to stop anyone anywhere anytime for tax inspection. You will never find an Italian who isrrude to Carabinari.
First time I visited with friends in Sienna, years ago, the briefed me on the Carabinari. They did say that Carabinari do not bother with petty offences and seldom bother foreigners. Be polite to them and they will be polite to you. Do not be rude to Carabinari unless you want a taste of hell.
Those two boys are in a world of hurt.
I grew up in the East Bay.
Can we expect high dollar attorneys? Two murderous White Punks on Dope.
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