Posted on 06/01/2021 4:41:55 PM PDT by Magnatron
An FBI agent who shot a fellow passenger onboard a Washington, DC, Metro train line in December was arrested on Tuesday for attempted murder, prosecutors announced. Eduardo Valdivia was indicted with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, use of a firearm and reckless endangerment charges, Montgomery County Circuit Court records show.
Judge Joan Ryon ordered Valdivia to be released on personal bond, and he must turn over all his firearms and his passport. A plea was not entered.
Valdivia's attorney Robert Bonsib told CNN over the phone Tuesday that the charges in the indictment are "very unfortunate and ill founded."
Valdivia, 37 of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was on his way to work when he allegedly got into a verbal exchange with Steven Slaughter while on a Red Line train after 6 a.m. on December 15, when shots were fired.
Investigators with the Metro Transit Police said in a statement on December 18 that video footage of the incident shows an adult male approaching Valdivia as the Metrorail car neared Medical Center Station in Bethesda. Words were exchanged, when Valdivia discharged his weapon several times, the Metro Transit Police said.
Slaughter asked Valdivia for money and when Valdivia said that he didn't have any, Slaughter walked away spewing expletives, prosecutors said in court on Tuesday. Valdivia, who was promoted last year to a supervisory special agent, told Slaughter to watch his mouth. The FBI agent's response caused Slaughter to turn back around and get into Valdivia's face before two shots were fired, prosecutors said.
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Change the “if” to “when” and repost.
If nothing else, Valdivia needs more range time.
Yes… it does seem different. Granted, this is CNN, but if the video is as described, this person is not materially different from a gangbanger shooting someone because he was dissed.
And equally as qualified to be carrying a firearm.
Video shows moment Maserati driver opens fire in D.C. road rage incident
If you look at the video, the shooter moves like a police. (Still hasn't been arrested, in spite of a $10,000 reward, but how many police, FBI, CIA etc. white males driving Maseratis can there possibly be in DC?)
This fool should have known that you can only murder Trump supporters with impunity.
Ashli Babbitt is unavailable for comment.
He must have thought it was open season on anyone like the capital police guy who is being protected by pelosi.
I like the part where the agent bonds out RoR.
Fascinating that mere citizens are sitting in stir for trespassing while this guy walks on attempted murder.
__”I would hardly think that a mere “verbal altercation” would cause an FBI agent to draw his gun and shoot.”
County police release report on FBI shooting...
...” Schultz was on the side of the road, shot in the face with an M-4 rifle by Special Agent Christopher Braga”
“Schultz lay handcuffed on the ground, his face covered in blood. His girlfriend, Krissy Harkum, was in handcuffs bent over the trunk of her Grand Am, screaming and crying.”
“... a grand jury declined to indict Braga last week on criminal charges stemming from the shooting.”
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bal-fbireport28-story.html
I was shot in the face RVN 1969, with no handcuffs and quick dustoff.
So I tend to remember this event.
There was a day not all that long ago that I would give an FBI agent the benefit of any doubt. But, no more.
Not sure if he is an “Alpha agent” or just a mask “Karen” who haad been exposed to too much fear porn.
Life on the Ghettro Rail...
The part about “threatening and aggressive behavior — at close range” was not included in the excerpt. If that’s true, with the possibility of Slaughter trying to grab the weapon, then it was a good shoot.
If I had to take the DC Metro Subway system, esp. out into Maryland via Prince George County/Stadium, for work, I won’t any more. METRO just closed 4 subway stations on the Green/Yellow lines including the PG Plaza one where you were safe in the station but not necessarily on the train.
Now they are going to put all the criminals on buses so that they can shoot more people at one time.
Great planning.
According to the standard work on the subject of parliamentarian procedure, Robert's Rules of Order, a "point of order" refers to an off-topic and often trivial request, like: "Would the Chair please order the bailiff to close the window? There's a draft in here!"
Regards,
To be fair, it's difficult to launch proceedings against or even only investigate someone who has no name!
Regards,
I bet you do DG.....that wry comment made me chuckle out loud....
My rib elbowed me admonishing she has to get up..me laughing out loud at your comment
Nothing funny about getting shot in the face but your dry delivery was well done
Our ancient chihuahua Ruby rolled over between is ....unamused...
Funny ...getting shot tends to make an imprint on the memory cells
Seems the whole culture is getting to where everybody shoots mighty quick over anything ...
Man when I was young you needed a good reason to shoot someone
An ass whipping wasn’t good enough
Now someone stares at you too long and you feel scared
Bam!
A belated Memorial Day salutation and thank you....considering ..
I have laughed and joked about it since I first awoke on the hospital ship Sanctuary.
The Grunt next to me lost an eye and delighted in telling any and all how he was having glass eye made with a peace sign!
That set the tone.
Yeah, I was probably still drugged up.
“If you don’t do anything stupid when you’re young, you won’t remember something funny when you’re old...”
I remember that one. It was discussed at length on FR. The Agent just walked up and shot him through the windshield. Neither the kid nor his girlfriend had broken any law. I believed they had stopped to get an ice cream. The cat and occupant the FBI were looking for were stopped at a different location. Harpseal, my internet Friend participated in the discussion. Those were the days, never to return.
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