Posted on 08/10/2005 7:37:59 AM PDT by Shawndell Green
DENVER - An Air Force Reserve colonel could face criminal charges for allegedly vandalizing cars at Denver International Airport bearing pro-Bush bumper stickers.
Lt. Col. Alexis Fecteau, director of operations for reserve forces at the National Security Space Institute in Colorado Springs, is believed responsible for defacing at least 10 parked vehicles between December and June, police spokesman Sonny Jackson said Tuesday.
A bait car left by a police detective was also defaced and the detective tracked down Fecteau, who turned himself in Friday. He was released on bond.
A message left for a man of the same name in Colorado Springs wasn't immediately returned.
Jackson said Fecteau is suspected of blacking out the Bush bumper stickers and then spray painting an expletive and the president's name on the vehicles.
Fecteau supervises 11 full-time and 30 part-time reservists at the institute, which is part of the Space Warfare Center at Schriever Air Force Base, said base spokesman Staff Sgt. Donald Branum.
The bait vehicle was equipped with a camera that captured an image of the suspect and his car. Then a detective was able to find footage from a camera monitoring cars leaving the parking lot and traced Fecteau using the car's license plate, Jackson said.
Police have referred the case to prosecutors, who are considering filing criminal charges, he said.
What a dumbass - how did he ever make LTC?
Not any more.
believe me, some of the stupidest crap comes from O-5s and above. this guy's a punk. id like to kick his arse.
Gee. I wonder what a former USAF (Reserve) Lt. Colonel with a dishonorable discharge and no pension will do. Maybe the French Air Force (note the guy's last name) is looking for a few good cowards.
Colorado again !
This dumbass must have been a star student of Ward Churchill.....
Semper Fi
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Alexis Fecteau = Rumanian not French
Probably attended USAFA.....
Does "Fecteau" mean "Fecus" in Rumanian?
Juuuuuust curious.
RLTW
Thank you for the correction and apologies to the French Air Force.
He was vandalizing cars, not defacing stickers. He was using spray paint.
LOL! How true.
According to google, his phone number is (719) 528-8084.
Call him him up and tell him how you feel.
The A.P. sends it out and individual papers change the head line. It happens all the time.
I searched using the head line you posted however and found the other two. Not a big deal, if the mod didn't like it, he/she would let you know.
Far from a record number anyway, Ann Coulter's columns get posted a half dozen times each at least.
I spent 4 years on Air Force bases during my tour in Germany. With the exception of pilots, I wasn't real impressed with the calibre of the officers that I dealt with.
During Tac Evals, all I heard was griping about having to do 12 hour shifts. It was a matter of pride for me to go all four days with only a 4 hour break during the second day.
On my first Tac Eval (as a 2LT), I demonstrated to the Wing Commander that I made better decisions regarding NBC warfare situations than his Disaster Preparedness Officer, a captain. For the duration of his command tour, I was called up to the "Eagles Nest" to advise him on NBC matters in addition to briefing him on the status of my battery's air defense units.
I will admit that the Air Force does a much better job on facilities and other support than the Army does.
That being said, our standard joke was: what's the difference between being in the Air Force and being on welfare?
A: when you're on welfare, you have to go get your check.
Flame away, zoomies! My six is covered! ;^)
I'm up for a recon by fire mission. In my experience, O-5's were more of a pain to deal with than full-birds. Was it because they thought they had to be flaming a'holes to make it to O-6?
Hey! I resemble that remark! ;^)
While a couple of them were pilots or navigators while on active duty, all were serving in non flying positions in the reserves.
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