Posted on 07/27/2005 4:17:29 PM PDT by OSHA
MIAMI -- Suspended Miami Commissioner Art Teele shot himself in the Miami Herald building late this afternoon.
Former Commissioner Arthur Teele
Teele survived the shooting, and was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center.
Teele has one gun shot wound to the head and he had lost a great deal of blood, according to witnesses.
According to witnesses, just after 6 p.m., Teele held a gun to his head, and spoke calmly with a security guard. Then when police arrived, he pulled the trigger.
(Excerpt) Read more at local10.com ...
Breaking on drudge. Link is to 10 News site.
Anyone remember R. Budd Dwyer? He was the Treasurer of Pennsylvania and did something similar - http://www.llamas.org/multimedia/bwdwyer.mov
What a bizzare turn of events in what was already a bizzare story...
"Hey man, nice shot."
As I said on the other thread, he should've called a press conference and shouted:
LONG LIVE R BUDD DWYER!
So9
Good shot man.
You got that right.
Get a gun, a big gun.
.357 or .45ACP
Place barrel of weapon in mouth then aim upward.
Pull trigger.....
He must have used "safer bullets." Jocelyn Elders would have been proud.
Male prostitutes and multiple mistresses, drug money in Gucci shopping bags, bribery and extortion conspiracies
Yes I do,remember their tourism slogan that had to be changed -"Take your best shot in Pennsylvania."
Art Teele is a man of very big appetites, and because of them he is now in very big trouble. As the investigative report below indicates, the once-powerful politician is possessed of a seemingly insatiable craving for all things illicit -- adulterous sex, illegal drugs, bribery and extortion.Three weeks ago the U.S. Attorney charged Teele with 26 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering -- all arising from schemes at Miami International Airport. Those allegations followed earlier criminal charges brought by the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. On March 2, Teele was convicted of threatening a police officer after confronting undercover cops who were shadowing him as part of the corruption investigation reprinted here, which resulted in ten felony counts of unlawful compensation. An October trial date has been set in that case.
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The CRA hired numerous personnel through A-1-A [Employment] Agency with questionable backgrounds and dubious duties. One particular employee, Catricia Alphonse, has a prior arrest record for prostitution and is a dancer at the Goldrush club. One of her stated functions within the CRA was to count taxicabs in the area of the Goldrush club.
Pierre stated that she was instructed to hire Catricia Alphonse by Commissioner Arthur Teele in order to help with the Clarin Lakay Little Haiti Art Exhibit.
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According to F. Davis, he was arrested on May 26, 2003, by Sunny Isles Officer B. Schnell for minor traffic offenses. This investigator learned that he was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer among many other charges. He has been incarcerated since that time. He said that he had made contact with Detective G. Bayas regarding an unrelated case, which he was the victim of. He advised that while speaking with Detective G. Bayas, he mentioned that he had recently seen a television newscast in which one of his clients, "Art," was being brought into the jail. Detective G. Bayas told him that someone would respond to the jail to interview him regarding his client.
Yes. Noted.
Did Dwyer have a permit for that weapon??
Insanity defense in the making...
Who knows if he had a permit, or if it was registered or if it was even his, but he did have it in a place where it was illegal to have one, which is PROOF that just making it illegal WORKS!
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