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Posted on 04/26/2007 8:45:31 AM PDT by OldCorps
ATLANTA April 26 (UPI) -- Grand jurors have indicted three Atlanta police officers who took part in a bungled drug raid that killed an elderly woman in her home. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday that Jason Smith was named in 13 felony counts, including murder; Greg Junnier was changed for three counts of felony murder; and Arthur Tesler was named in two felony counts involving false statements and false imprisonment. The newspaper said Junnier has reportedly reached a plea agreement with prosecutors and Tesler said he would fight the charges, The indictments were reached late Wednesday by a Fulton County (Ga.) Grand Jury and announced Thursday. The three officers were among eight Atlanta narcotics officer who raided the Northwest Atlanta home of Kathryn Johnston on Nov. 21 looking for cocaine.
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Do any felonies remain for the one with a plea agreement?
Gee, PUBLIC SERVANTS held to a similar level of accountability as you or I would be? Shocking!!!
Drug War Thugs - throw away the key
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the real criminals here are the ones who organized and planned this raid....including the so called judge who signed off on the search warrant....
Anyone who is reading this who supports the Insane, Racist War on (Some) Drugs AND claims to be a conservative/libertarian... I can't actually yell at you, so instead I will post in bold caps:
YOU ARE A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM OF EVER-STRONGER, EVER-MORE-VIOLENT GOVERNMENT. STOP SUPPORTING THESE SCUM AND THEIR INSANE, FAITH-BASED, CRIMINAL WAR ON AMERICAN FREEDOM.
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Too bad they have to be the fall guys for thier bosses who should also face conspiracy to commit murder or some similar charges. With that said, they did the deed, now it’s time for them to do the crime.
I’d like to see if these guys get sentences (if convicted at all) harsher or as harsh as Campeon and Ramos the border guards being held as political prisoners of the US Government.
Yep, this was mentioned during Boortz early this AM.
Glad to see it. I hate to say it, but I don’t think it would be happening, if there weren’t a racial component.
Drug War Thugs - throw away the key
I agree. End the insane WOD now.
a big step in the right direction ... hope they don’t all plea out with probation and no time served.
Color me cynical, but I have a feeling these charges were designed to get the cops off. Don’t murder charges require proof of premeditation? I would think a manslaughter charge could easily be proved — I’m wondering if the murder charges are designed to make the DA look tough on the police while ensuring that they’ll skate on the killing...
The judge was deceived. He had no particular reason to believe there wasn’t probably cause given what the cops brought him in the way of evidence. Now if you were to make an argument that the whole system is a bit broken, I could agree with that.
I agree with you.
Throw away the key.
Maybe they have nothing to say at this point on this case.
A cop at the scene planted a bag of weed on the dead lady after the raid was over. They are as real of criminals as everyone else who murdered this lady....
1st degree murder requires premeditation as an element of proof. The police officers were indicted for felony murder-a death as the result of the commission of a felony. Were the act not a felony, then a simple manslaughter charge would be appropriate.
A truely dispicable and cynical act which fooled no one. Such behavior results in the significant erosion of confidence in the police by society. I hope the JBT who planted the marijuana is also tried.
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