Posted on 11/03/2005 11:30:41 AM PST by grundle
Police said a Clarion University of Pennsylvania student who was shot to death Oct. 19 after he broke into an off-campus residence with a friend was apparently looking for cocaine and was armed with a gun that had been taken from the son of a Pittsburgh school board member.
According to an affidavit filed last week, Mark Anthony Brentley Jr., 22, whose father Mark Brentley Sr. serves on the city school board, told police he believed his friends Kristopher Major Mills, 21, of Stanton Heights, and Jason Tyler Vaughn, 20, of the North Side, had stolen his 9 mm handgun from his apartment the day Mr. Mills was killed.
The weapon was recovered the next day at the rear of the home police said Mr. Mills and Mr. Vaughn had broken into -- at 285B S. Fifth Ave. in Clarion.
Mr. Vaughn told police they wanted to buy drugs, but the residents of the house told them they had none.
One of the residents, university student Zachary C. Snyder, said two men entered the house through a side door, wearing dark clothing and masks. They took his cell phone and led him through the apartment with his hands up.
His roommate, Christopher Rusnock, also a student, told police he heard Mr. Snyder approaching and he sounded scared for his life, so he got his .40-caliber handgun out of the closet.
Mr. Vaughn said Mr. Mills "would not take no for an answer" and pushed his way into Mr. Rusnock's locked bedroom. Mr. Rusnock said the masked intruder cocked his gun and said, "Break yourself, fool." Mr. Rusnock said he fired several shots.
Mr. Vaughn told police Mr. Mills fell in the hallway and dropped the gun.
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What's especially pathetic is that the newsies responsible for that don't even see the bias inherent in their reporting.
This man, my brother, was killed without just cause. He was a victim. Do not be another naïve citizen who cannot think with his or her own mind. And do not make such idiotic statements as you have without proper knowledge. Ask yourself if all news is 100% accurate, or are newscasters just putting out a story. I am here not only to defend my brother but also to enlighten you and all others who read this. Kristopher Mills was not a drug user or seller. The media is going off the testimony of a known drug dealer, who is one of the suspects. Now ask yourself, if you were facing jail time would you lie to save yourself? Who would be the best scapegoat? A dead man. The other men in this case are pointing the finger at the one person who can’t dispute, Kristopher Mills. So there you have your media bias. The media has put out whatever story they could create, WITHOUT REVEALING THE TRUTH. Do a little research and you will find that several newspapers have changed their stories.
Welcome to FR.
Highly doubt it.
Please post links to those stories.
If you do the proper research you will find that the police have changed their statements as well as the "suspects" (shooters). The began to list the incident as an altercation (my brother and Mr. Vaughn were invited in), then to a home invasion (intruders), and so on. And think to yourself, what movie did this guy Rusnock get the line "Break yourself fool" from. Get real.
visit any of the following sites and do a search (these are just a few).
kdka.com
pittsburghpostgazette.com
theclarionnews.com
pittsburghlive.com
wtae.com
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