[hellinahandcart]

No, he was accused of this. People are innocent until proven guilty where I come from.

You're not saying a person can't even be ARRESTED until they're proven guilty in a court of law, are you?

The local police had a complaint and got a warrant. That's due process whether he was innocent or not. He should have gone along with them rather than escalating things to the point where outsiders had to be called in.

[Dead Corpse]

He went in and gave a statement to the police. Why did they not take him into custody then? Why the wait? If the charge was that serious, they should have arrested him when he gave his statement.

From the militia website posted above, there supposedly IS a video tape from the gas station. Speculation on what is on it is running towards Woodrings favor. Apparently, after giving his statement and telling the cops to check the tape, he thought the matter settled.

No idea where they are getting their info from over there....

[Vigilant1]

V1:
"No, he was accused of this. People are innocent until proven guilty where I come from."

hiahc:
"You're not saying a person can't even be ARRESTED until they're proven guilty in a court of law, are you?"

Spare me the rhetorical tricks and don't put words in my mouth. You wrongly said he solicited a minor for sex when you don't know that's true, and I pointed out it was only an accusation at this point.

As for not coming out when the cops showed up with machineguns, helos and an armored vehicle, perhaps the guy just didn't want to end up like many other people that overzealous cops have killed in raids. As others have pointed out already, he could have been arrested under far more favorable circumstances. It's pretty clear the cops wanted a high-profile LEO three-ring circus for publicity purposes.