Posted on 07/11/2008 5:58:22 AM PDT by tlb
A local FBI agent who reportedly shot and killed a 3-pound Chihuahua named Sassy in front of his home near Lorena in February was indicted Wednesday on felony charges that could end his career.
A McLennan County grand jury indicted 39-year-old Lovett Leslie Ledger Jr. for cruelty to animals, a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in a state jail and a $10,000 fine.
Before the grand jury decided to indict Ledger, prosecutor Crawford Long granted his request to tell them his side of the story. Ledger was in the closed-door grand jury room for about 25 minutes, and then his wife, Jacqueline Ledger, spent about 10 minutes with the grand jury.
Ledger initially lied to investigators about the dogs death but later told deputies he shot the dog, according to an affidavit filed to support Ledgers arrest.
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but please, again, show me where i said it was justified. i merely implied that there are 3 sides to every story: yours, mine, and the truth.
“HNT” or “HRT”?
Who are “thos folks at ruby ridge”? Weavers or FBI?
keep those comments coming boys. it shows us cops just who we are protecting.
No doubt about it that Horiuchi should at the least still be looking at the outside world through bars, but the Clinton's malfeasance in that case shouldn't let this sniper off.
Not to worry.
Most folks here respect and appreciate your work.
I know I do.
Should no FBI agent be held accountable for their actions until Horiuchi is? The 2 cases could not be more different, one is quite cut and dried, and the other, not so much.
The case against Horiuchi is cut and dried. He may have been given the okay to shoot, but he killed innocents without regard and with prejudice. Neither the mother nor the child posed any threat to him. As a sniper with a scope, he was likely hidden and not in the line of fire, he had ample time to to assess without firing. Don't know your target, don't shoot, that simple.
You didn't quite get what I was after. The jackass that shot the dog is paying for it. The jackass that shot two humans without justification is not.
Every FBI agent should be held accountable for their actions, especially when they take an innocent life.
Poor judgment? I'd say criminal contempt of the law. Shooting a dog for walking in front of his house? Throw the book at him.
Could we please put some sanity back into our laws???
This is clearly out of line with the rest of the criminal code, and that's pretty bad already.
This case illustrates just why such overreaching legislation is a Bad Thing.
Repeat after me: Pets Aren't People
>> A local FBI agent who reportedly shot and killed a 3-pound Chihuahua named Sassy in front of his home near Lorena in February was indicted Wednesday on felony charges that could end his career.
The FBI should promote him. It takes a hell of a good shot to hit a tiny little yapping hyperactive rat dog.
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Sad isn’t it.
Around here many will differ. Now if it was a cat the Vikings would call out.
>> Could we please put some sanity back into our laws??? This is clearly out of line with the rest of the criminal code, and that’s pretty bad already. This case illustrates just why such overreaching legislation is a Bad Thing. Repeat after me: Pets Aren’t People.
Exactly. This is destruction of property, not murder. He should have to replace the dog, pay a fairly hefty fine — and probably be reprimanded for discharging his weapon without justification.
Misdemeanor at best, and certainly some professional penalties. I don’t see throwing someone in jail for shooting a dog.
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Exactly.
There should probably be stiffer penalties for actual cruelty (torture, etc.) of an animal, but a quick kill, no matter how misguided, is certainly not felony material, IMO.
If there is mental anguish, as there likely would be, on the part of the owner, then the owner can sue the perp in civil court.
I actually do not care what ANY body from the Federal Government has to say about Ruby Ridge. It was wrong and I lost complete faith in the FBI on that particular day. They are nothing more than assassins with badges. Recent other violations of the public trust prove my position on them to be accurate. When they come for me I will resist with every available tool.
Oh and the murderer Hourichi was also at Waco.
F B I = Famous But Incompetent
"No doubt about it that Horiuchi should at the least still be looking at the outside world through bars, but the Clinton's malfeasance in that case shouldn't let this sniper off."
If your talking about Ruby Ridge, our president at the time of that incident, August 1992, was George H.W.Bush. Clinton took office in January of 1993.
The coverup and protecting Horiuchi from trial happened under Clinton.
"those folks" were the weavers but as i said it was handled badly on all ends. more so by the feds.
the FBI benefits from the best PR on the planet. they couldn’t find water if they fell out of a boat.
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