Posted on 04/17/2008 10:12:04 PM PDT by Howdy there
DENVER -- A Colorado Springs woman was arrested on charges of false reporting to authorities and is being investigated for her alleged involvement in the call that tipped authorities off to possible abuse at a Texas polygamist compound.
Police said they arrested 33-year-old Rozita Swinton at her home on Wednesday.
The Texas Rangers were in Colorado Springs Wednesday as part of their investigation involving the compound in Texas. They left and have not filed any charges on Swinton, said Colorado Springs police spokesman Lt. Skip Arms.
Arms said he could not discuss any aspects of the Texas case. The affidavit for the Colorado Springs case has been sealed so details cannot be released, he said.
Call7 Investigators reported this is not be the first time Swinton has been arrested on charges of making false reports to authorities. According to KRDO, the charge against Swinton was made in connection to calls received by police in February indicating she was 13 years old and trapped in a basement.
Watch 7NEWS at 10 p.m. for a live report.
Well lookie here.
This story smells more and more
Holy smokes.
I’m just gonna watch.
I already know what the first 100 posts are gonna say.
This story smells more and more
Too late. For the children and all.
Yeah, they should send the kids back to be raped by the pedophile cultists...
Ed
Sealed?
Do people here really doubt that there was child abuse going on in this cult?
Wow. A false call to authorities triggered the raid.
I guess all those 13, 14, 15 and 16 year old girls are not really pregnant. Thats a relief.
This won’t change anything. The government will still go forward with the prosecution “for the children”. Otherwise it will cost the state of Texas $Millions.
Everyone will make a big deal out of this, and say it proves the warrant was unjustified.
And they will be missing the main point.
Read the article. The headline suckered you in, but you better see if the fish is still on the hook.
They left and have not filed any charges on Swinton
Was she arrested or not?
‘”This arrest stemmed from an incident that occurred in Colorado Springs in February of this year,” Colorado Springs Police said in a statement. “The Texas Rangers were in Colorado Springs yesterday as part of their investigation involving the compound in Texas. They left and have not filed any charges on Rozita Swinton as of this time. “
ABC News was unable to reach Swinton or her lawyer for comment.
Swinton became a person of interest to Texas authorities when former Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints member Flora Jessop, who now operates a rescue mission for teenage girls trying to escape the sect, told authorities she had been getting calls from a girl claiming to be Sarah — the same girl who made the call for help to a San Angelo, Texas, shelter that led to the raid on the El Dorado compound.
Jessop told ABC News that she — at the direction of Texas Rangers — began recording those calls in the past two weeks and that the Rangers were able to trace them to Colorado Springs, where the arrest was made. ‘
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4678143&page=1
Wasn't the alleged caller supposed to be a minor female?
Hey Bro, I am just reporting. :-)
Well, it is pretty safe to say that the FLDS wouldn't have a minority minor out there at Zion!
Oh yeah!
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