Might be a good idea for the police to carry a photo of Frein with them
Posted on 10/23/2014 3:53:16 AM PDT by conservative98
James Tully, of Candensis, does not own a car and walks to work through the search area. He has been stopped and questioned by authorities numerous times, eventually being forced to the ground at gunpoint.
The man who has been stopped by police numerous times while walking to work through the manhunt search area has been overwhelmed by the public's response, according to his mother, Linda Waddington Tully.
There have been offers of vehicles, a fundraiser, and lots of media attention.
James Tully, 39, lives off Snow Hill Road in Canadensis, which has been a key area in the search for accused cop killer Eric Frein, who is suspected to be living off the land in that region. Hundreds of armed law-enforcement officers have been searching for Frein in the area for more than a month.
Tully, who has a bad knee and does not own a car, has been walking to and from work during the late afternoon and between midnight and 2 a.m. It is a five-mile walk that takes him two hours. He has been making the daily walk for more than a year and uses his money to keep up his child support payments.
Since the manhunt began, Tully has been stopped and questioned by law enforcement officials as many as seven times in a round trip. The stops have always been simple until last week, when an unmarked law enforcement official from an unknown agency forced Tully to the ground by gunpoint, drove his knee into Tully’s back, demanded to know his name, and then threatened to, "break him." After Tully provided identification, the officer continued to badger him until a state police trooper arrived and told the officer on Tully’s back that it wasn't Frein.
When he was freed, Tully limped home with scrapes and bruising on his bad knee and bruised ribs that later required an X-ray at the hospital.
After the encounter made the news, Tully has received numerous offers for help. Some wanted to give him a bike — but he has a bad knee and soon there will be snow on the ground.
There have been several offers of vehicles — two vans and a car — Tully's mother said, although it is unclear if the vehicles are in running condition, or if Tully could afford the gas and upkeep of the vehicles, she said. Tully was unavailable for an interview Wednesday because his phone is out of service and he was at work most of the day.
Now, in addition to being stopped by police, Tully has been stopped by news vans, and it has been odd seeing him on television, she says.
There have also been two "Go Fund Me" fundraisers started online. One, available at www.gofundme.com/jamestully, aims to raise $4,750, which would be $2,500 to buy Tully a car, $1,000 for his first year of car insurance, $250 for tax, tags and title, and a $1,000 gas card. As of 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, one person had pledged $5.
The other Go Fund Me campaign at http://www.gofundme.com/g43pg8 aims to raise $2,500 and had raised $555 as of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
There were also two "Go Fund Me" fundraisers started online which aimed to buy a car for Tully. One promised to give any excess funds to the families of the state troopers who were shot by Frein. Some givers bristled at that suggestion and that fundraiser may have been retooled or removed. Efforts to reach the originator of that fundraiser were unsuccessful.
State police could not say which law enforcement agency the officer who held Tully on the ground was attached to. Police say they have no information pertaining to any complaints about the incident. There would have to be an official complaint, which would then be handled by the state police internal affairs department.
On 3, everyone hold your breath for that to pan out.
A Pennsylvania man says he's been stopped by police more than 20 times as authorities continue to search the area where he lives for accused cop killer Eric Frein.
James Tully's walk to work crosses right through the manhunt area near Canadensis, where police have been searching the woods for Frein for more than five weeks.
Once, he said he was even ambushed at gunpoint by authorities who thought he was the suspect, Tully recalled.
"Because I'm walking and I'm carrying a book bag, and for some reason people seem to think I'm the one they're looking for," Tully told ABC affiliate WNEP, adding that he's been stopped by police too many times to remember.
Might be a good idea for the police to carry a photo of Frein with them
The only part of Tully’s face that is a vague match would be the ears.
Frein’s thyroid has to be a dead giveaway. (Looks enlarged too. Hyperthyroidism?)
maybe you mean the thyroid cartilage = hyoid bone
The police should probably back off
It's worse that that. Every interstate highway in Pennsylvania has giant flat screen display across the road with Frein's picture shining down at everyone who passes. The signs blaze "Wanted For Homicide".
It may not have been pigs. I’ve been hassled by a police imposture in PA once when I was sleeping in my car. They are out there.
I don't know how describe that really. I just know that there is something out here in the mountains of Northwestern PA and the girls just... well they look like they are all related... same nose and facial features... I really can't describe it... it's sort of stereotyping... but it's valid.
If it weren't for the shoes...
We all look alike? That’s racist, or, something.
You think the gene pool would be a bit more deeper now that all the flatlanders have moved in.
A little bit of the rayciss is good in the morning; it gets the blood pumping.
Nope; not the same shape and wrong location. Possible Graves’ disease.
I thought this sort of thing only happened to black people.
You’d think one of them could have offered the guy a ride to his destination.
I bought a farm that is close to a couple Amish communities... I don’t know any of the Yoders though. I’d like to, but I am probably too old and “gottlos” to marry any of their 18 year-old daughters.
I think it’s all the Swedish blood... mixed with something else... or maybe Senecas. Whatever it is... nothing seems to stand out... I mean they all dress the same... and if you have seen one girl in black yoga pants and riding boots (3 years ago it was Ugg boots), you have seen them all. Throwing in the fact that every woman looks the same... has the same stupid tattoos and have the same baby daddies... well... I guess I came to the wrong place if I think that tall, skinny, Jewish future crazy cat ladies are HOT.
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