Posted on 11/29/2009 6:16:16 PM PST by Charles Henrickson
Maurice Clemmons, the 37-year-old Tacoma man being sought for questioning in the killing of four Lakewood police officers this morning, has a long criminal record punctuated by violence, erratic behavior and concerns about his mental health.
Nine years ago, then-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee granted clemency to Clemmons, commuting his lengthy prison sentence over the protestations of prosecutors.
"This is the day I've been dreading for a long time," Larry Jegley, prosecuting attorney for Arkansas' Pulaski County said Sunday night when informed that Clemmons was being sought in connection to the killings.
Clemmons' criminal history includes at least five felony convictions in Arkansas and at least eight felony charges in Washington. The record also stands out for the number of times he has been released from custody despite questions about the danger he posed.
Clemmons had been in jail in Pierce County for the past several months on a pending charge of second-degree rape of a child.
He was released from custody just six days ago, even though he was wanted on a fugitive warrant out of Arkansas and was staring at eight felony charges in all out of Washington state.
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Well put.
Mark Renninger. May God bless your soul.
You are in my evening prayers.
I notice there is no contact information for Huckabee on FNC’s website. Too bad; I wanted to send my congratulations along to the governor.
I hope his show is canceled.
Scenario 1
Reporter: “Sheriff why was the suspect shot 67 times?”
Sheriff: “Mam we ran out of bullets.”
Good call.
Also we have a good alert dog.
Stay vigilante.
Hopefully this guy will be stopped permantly, soon.
According to reports he was not liked in his neighborhood, left his truck at the scene, may have a bullet wound so not to many options for a clean get away.
Just FWIW, my local newspaper this evening has a story on a young man now being held for grafitti vandalism. His bail’s $279,000. Then again, I’m not in Washington.
I’m 30 minutes south of that coffee shop. Heck, girl! We’re closer to each other than we thought!
We’re close to Canyon and Brookdale.
Why aren't liberal feminists up in arms? Why aren't they up in arms over islam's treatment of women? Etc.
Sounds safe. Hope yall cant get some rest tonight.
Lets hope they catch him quickly.
It hasn’t been mentioned on this thread. The man was not just facing charges for child rape, it was considered to be a 3rd felony in our state’s 3 strikes you’re out law. He was facing certain life imprisonment! 15k, or life imprisonment was what it boiled down to. I’m going to guess that the perp is dead, from self inflicted gun shot wound. He decided to commit murder suicide.
I live only 2 miles from where this happened, and about 4 miles from where two black pukes point blank murdered a brinks truck driver making a stop at Walmart. Those perps got $400 from the driver who died instantly. They later that night, or next night, were found celebrating their loot at Red Lobster within miles of the scene of the crime.
And another Freeper posted they are just North of the murder.
He is traingulated by Freepers, send out the FreepVibe!
Huckabees Record: Freed a Rapist Who Became a Killer, etc...
The Brad Blog ^ | November 28, 2007 | Jon Ponder
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:34:14 PM by 2ndDivisionVet
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-gop/1931892/posts
The astute will notice that he conveniently leaves out his own role in commuting Clemmons' sentence over the protestations of the prosecution.Statement Regarding Washington State Slayings
"The senseless and savage execution of police officers in Washington State has saddened the nation, and early reports indicate that a person of interest is a repeat offender who once lived in Arkansas and was wanted on outstanding warrants here and Washington State. The murder of any individual is profound tragedy, but the murder of a police officer is the worst of all murders in that it is an assault on every citizen and the laws we live within.
Should he be found to be responsible for this horrible tragedy, it will be the result of a series of failures in the criminal justice system in both Arkansas and Washington State. He was recommended for and received a commutation of his original sentence from 1990, making him parole eligible and was paroled by the parole board once they determined he met the conditions at that time. He was arrested later for parole violation and taken back to prison to serve his full term, but prosecutors dropped the charges that would have held him. It appears that he has continued to have a string of criminal and psychotic behavior but was not kept incarcerated by either state. This is a horrible and tragic event and if found and convicted the offender should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Our thoughts and prayers are and should be with the families of those honorable, brave, and heroic police officers."
I want Huck-a-poo to burn in hell. Ass-Hat!!
Sad.
Four families that are going to be grieving through this holiday because of some sick creep who should have never seen freedom after all the crimes he has committed.
Damn shame.
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