THIS also is news to me:
Everyone’s been writing as if the absence of drugs in the house is somehow proof that the SWAT team had no business going into Guarena’s home.
Turns out that they weren’t looking for drugs. They claim they were investigating ARMED, HOME INVASIONS. Ironic, huh? For now, the warrant is sealed, but that’s something which could easily be verified by any court. What’s more, it’s entirely consistent with what the police DID find: portions of a law enforcement uniform, body armor, weapons. All potentially legal, but exactly the evidence THEY CLAIM they were looking for.
Keep in mind, the person the widow contacted to handle this case is a CRIMINAL DEFENSE lawyer.
A criminal defense attorney, and the one the family chose is a good one, would be the best choice to conduct an investigation into this matter for the family at this juncture. Other attorneys most likely will be brought in at a later point to conduct the civil matter.
Really? The Pima Country Sheriff just recently stated this was an on-going drug investigation and only seemed weeks later, suddenly it was a drug conspiracy AND home invasion investigation.
Tell me, if the homeowner who was shot 60 times, was part of a home invasion team, where are the victims of these home invasions? How many *weeks* or months does it take to show the home invasion victims the dead guys picture and confirm he was part of an alleged "Home invasion team"?
And if this is all legitimate, and it turns out the homeowner is some violent dangerous person, why did the SWAT team lawyer up?
Really? The Pima Country Sheriff just recently stated this was an on-going drug investigation and only seemed weeks later, suddenly it was a drug conspiracy AND home invasion investigation.
Tell me, if the homeowner who was shot 60 times, was part of a home invasion team, where are the victims of these home invasions? How many *weeks* or months does it take to show the home invasion victims the dead guys picture and confirm he was part of an alleged "Home invasion team"?
And if this is all legitimate, and it turns out the homeowner is some violent dangerous person, why did the SWAT team lawyer up?
I doubt seriously that the widow contacted the attorney. I bet he went to them because this case has screamed lawsuit from the moment that those cops on the scene realized they unloaded their weapons on someone who hadn’t fired a shot. It took a week for that to reach the news media. (I could be wrong about timing. That was a busy week in our household.) But law enforcement circles would have been buzzing with the news the first day. The Pima County Attorney’s office would have known. There are lots of people looking to make political hay over anything. This case would do it.