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Top fugitive shot and killed in federal raid
Associated Press ^
| 08/17/03
| AP
Posted on 08/17/2003 6:59:17 PM PDT by Those_Crazy_Liberals
REDFORD, Mich. (AP) A man listed on the U.S. Marshals Service 15 most wanted list was shot and killed in a confrontation with officials, the agency said.
Edward Mathis was fatally shot Saturday in a Redford hotel room after refusing orders from law enforcement officials to come out, according to a news release issued by the Marshals Service.
Mathis, 39, was wanted on a Drug Enforcement Administration warrant issued out of the Eastern District of New York. Federal officials say he was the triggerman in a double homicide.
He also was a co-leader and enforcer for a crack cocaine ring in Long Island, N.Y. and was wanted for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, the Marshals Service said.
Mathis was recently profiled on the TV show "America's Most Wanted." Leads generated by the show led authorities to Mathis' associates in the Detroit suburb of Redford and then to the hotel room where he was staying with a female companion, the statement said.
Law enforcement officials from several regional task forces and local police also took part in Saturday's raid. It was unclear from the statement if Mathis was shot by a federal marshal or another law enforcement official.
The release stated Mathis was confronted in a hotel room but did not elaborate on whether he had a weapon or made any aggressive action that caused officers to fire. A spokeswoman with the Marshals Service in Washington said she couldn't reveal any information that was not included in the news release.
An investigation is ongoing.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; US: District of Columbia; US: Michigan; US: New York
KEYWORDS: crack; dea; dead; fugitive; usmarshals
Lesson learned: Don't mess with the Marshals.
To: Those_Crazy_Liberals
To: moyden2000
Not a great loss to society, eh?
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posted on
08/17/2003 7:26:10 PM PDT
by
Those_Crazy_Liberals
(Ronaldus Magnus he's our man . . . If he can't do it, no one can.)
To: Those_Crazy_Liberals
My GAWD... another sensless victim of our failed drug policy!!! He could've been a Lawyer or a Congressman or even President... democrat of course.(/sarcasm off)
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posted on
08/17/2003 7:45:49 PM PDT
by
Dick Vomer
(I don't hate lawyers.... I'm indifferent whether they live or die.)
To: Dick Vomer
Or a libertarian.
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posted on
08/17/2003 7:48:42 PM PDT
by
Those_Crazy_Liberals
(Ronaldus Magnus he's our man . . . If he can't do it, no one can.)
To: Those_Crazy_Liberals
You cannot just shoot someone in this country for not coming out of a hotel room, phone booth, bathroom, or voting booth. No matter what he was wanted for, it does not warrant killing him for bolting his door and making the ski-mask boys sweat in the hot summer air. Them ninja suits are a real sweat suit in August. Makes one likely to want to mop things up before they can't keep the ski-mask on due to the heat.
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posted on
08/17/2003 7:56:27 PM PDT
by
blackdog
To: Those_Crazy_Liberals
The release stated Mathis was confronted in a hotel room but did not elaborate on whether he had a weapon or made any aggressive action that caused officers to fire. Sounds like it might be another field trip outing by the JBT Class of '03 from Janet Reno University...
IOW, another summary execution -- AKA "Murder by Cop"...
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posted on
08/17/2003 8:06:52 PM PDT
by
TXnMA
(No Longer!!! -- and glad to be back home in God's Gountry!!)
To: Those_Crazy_Liberals
[He also was a co-leader and enforcer for a crack cocaine ring in Long Island, N.Y. and was wanted for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, the Marshals Service said.]
With those credentials, he could be in line for mayor of Washington DC.
To: Dick Vomer
...he was the triggerman in a double homicide. He also was a co-leader and enforcer for a crack cocaine ring in Long Island, N.Y. and was wanted for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, ....I agree with you. With a little therapy he could have been a real community leader. We should abolish the death penalty. (You will have to agree, though, he did get a speedy trial.)
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posted on
08/17/2003 9:16:49 PM PDT
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all things that need to be done need to be done by the government.)
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
With those credentials, he could be in line for mayor of Washington DC.No. He's dead now. It's going to have to be New Orleans.
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posted on
08/17/2003 10:22:36 PM PDT
by
irv
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
Have a look at the DCGOV home page and you'll see why he'll never be Mayor.
The current mayor was appointed by former DC Mayor Marion Barry.
http://www.dc.gov/
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posted on
08/18/2003 12:01:57 AM PDT
by
tubavil
To: blackdog
You cannot just shoot someone in this country for not coming out of a hotel room, phone booth, bathroom, or voting booth.BUMP
Some of those boyz behind the masks are registered Democrats, people. These are people who think Gore won Florida. How do you feel about it now?
Still, provided they did get the right guy, no true loss to society, but these are probably the same jerks who storm residential home spraying bullets all over the place and realize they transposed a number on the address...
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posted on
08/18/2003 2:22:08 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
To: moyden2000
Bub-bye Ed.
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posted on
08/18/2003 2:30:01 AM PDT
by
Bullish
(I'm not gonna' have a tagline!! I'm not gonna' have a tagline!! OK, OK, GO TOM GO !!!)
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
With those credentials, he could be in line for mayor of Washington DC. ...or Governor of Arkansas, and 42nd POTUS.
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posted on
08/18/2003 3:24:35 AM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
"With those credentials, he could be in line for mayor of Washington DC."
LOL
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posted on
08/18/2003 4:13:29 AM PDT
by
Those_Crazy_Liberals
(Ronaldus Magnus he's our man . . . If he can't do it, no one can.)
To: TXnMA
"Sounds like it might be another field trip outing by the JBT Class of '03 from Janet Reno University... "
Nah, in Waco at least they were good religious people. I don't think this perp had any saving grace, never mind a commitment to God.
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posted on
08/18/2003 4:22:07 AM PDT
by
Those_Crazy_Liberals
(Ronaldus Magnus he's our man . . . If he can't do it, no one can.)
To: blackdog
"You cannot just shoot someone in this country for not coming out of a hotel room"
Probably not, but who is going to miss this perp? Find me a jury that will do anything but praise the LEOs in this example. It's just not going to happen. It's important that these perps understand that too. They can come out waiving their rights all they want, but 9 out of 10 times they're going to end up with some lead in their ass.
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posted on
08/18/2003 4:24:35 AM PDT
by
Those_Crazy_Liberals
(Ronaldus Magnus he's our man . . . If he can't do it, no one can.)
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