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I will shoot Bush - Tampa cop ("The president needs to be shot. His father needs to be shot.")
News24.com (South Africa) ^ | 29/08/2004 09:23 - (SA)

Posted on 08/31/2004 11:34:06 AM PDT by dead

Tampa, Florida - A police officer who mouthed off while picking up his uniform at the cleaners has been indicted on a charge of threatening President George W Bush for allegedly saying he would shoot him and his father if someone gave him the bullets.

Joseph Mazagwu, 35, surrendered on Friday on charges of threatening the president and lying to investigators. The rookie officer has been suspended from the force and could lose his job.

If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. He had no comment after his first court appearance and was released on $25 000 bail. The prosecutor said there was no evidence Mazagwu pursued the threat.

His lawyer, Deeann Athan, said the charge stemmed from "a huge misunderstanding".

On July 15, a day before Bush visited Tampa, Mazagwu was picking up his dry cleaning when the owner asked if he would be part of the president's security detail.

The 11-year US Army veteran and Nigerian native answered that he would not work it under any circumstances and criticised the war in Iraq and US policies in Africa.

Assistant US Attorney Robert O'Neill alleged that Mazagwu said words to the effect: "The president needs to be shot. His father needs to be shot. If someone gave me bullets, I would do that."

The cleaner reported the remarks to another Tampa officer on the day of Bush's visit, police spokesperson Laura McElroy said.

Edited by Tisha Steyn


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2004; 200407; 20040715; 20040716; bush41; bush43; deaththreat; idiotalert; iraq; josephmazagwu; leo; mazagwu; nigerian
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To: dead

No doubt the darling of the diversity enthusiasts in the Tampa bureaucracy...


41 posted on 08/31/2004 12:38:26 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Vietnam veteran against Jean-France Kerry.)
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To: Darlin'

Joseph does not sound like a muslim name.


42 posted on 08/31/2004 12:40:17 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (My Father was 10x the hero John Fraud Kerry is.)
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To: dead

Joseph Mazagwu, 35, surrendered on Friday on charges of threatening the president and lying to investigators. The rookie officer has been suspended from the force and could lose his job.

If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. He had no comment after his first court appearance and was released on $25 000 bail. The prosecutor said there was no evidence Mazagwu pursued the threat.

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Normally I'm a big police supporter. Not in this case. Looks like a DemoRAT nutcase got a job in the police department.


43 posted on 08/31/2004 12:50:12 PM PDT by BushisTheMan
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To: dead
Army veteran and Nigerian native Joseph Chiejina Mazagwu allegedly said he would shoot him and his father if someone gave him the bullets
44 posted on 08/31/2004 12:53:49 PM PDT by BushisTheMan
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To: dead
Army veteran and Nigerian native Joseph Chiejina Mazagwu allegedly said he would shoot him and his father if someone gave him the bullets
45 posted on 08/31/2004 12:53:53 PM PDT by BushisTheMan
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To: dead

Shocking!


46 posted on 08/31/2004 12:55:30 PM PDT by BJungNan (Stop Spam - Do NOT buy from junk email.)
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To: alberuni

"The charges of lying to an investigator might indicate that the officer initially denied making a threat and then later admitted it. "

Sounds like your admission of guilt. Luckily the guy was dumb enough not to realize that someone HAD bought the bullets for him - the taxpayers of Florida.


47 posted on 08/31/2004 12:58:38 PM PDT by geopyg (Peace..................through decisive and ultimate VICTORY. (Democracy, whiskey, sexy))
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To: Hatteras
"But, if you could kindly send your bank account information to his attorney?"
Ooohhhhhh, can't do that right now, but I would gladly send yours. You know, diversity & all that.
And, if'n ya don't, yer a racist.
I have stamps.
48 posted on 08/31/2004 1:03:11 PM PDT by Warren (Orhe)
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To: snowangel321321

He wants to shoot someone, send him to Iraq.


49 posted on 08/31/2004 1:06:49 PM PDT by Warren (Orhe)
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To: dead

If he actually said that (innocent until proven guilty and all that) I have two words to describe Officer Mazagwu: enemy combatant.


50 posted on 08/31/2004 1:09:07 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (If the Cambodia "lie" 100% discredits John O'Neill, what do several Cambodia lies do for Kerry?)
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To: dead

Why is he not in Jail??


51 posted on 08/31/2004 1:14:23 PM PDT by Fast1
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To: pointsal

Odds are that he is a democrat.

Even greater odds are that he is still riding around in a patrol car.


52 posted on 08/31/2004 1:17:36 PM PDT by sport
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To: Prime Choice

Since diversity, since affirmative action, since the regime of bill clinton.


53 posted on 08/31/2004 1:19:33 PM PDT by sport
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To: dead

Of course, the dry-cleaner would have been legally obligated to give his name to this guy too.


54 posted on 08/31/2004 1:24:00 PM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: dead

Secret Service Agent #1: I'm sorry, Mr. Mazagwu. What part of body cavity search didn't you understand?


55 posted on 08/31/2004 1:26:22 PM PDT by cincinnati65 (Just up the road a piece.......)
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To: justshutupandtakeit
Joseph does not sound like a muslim name.

Doesn't matter; to some around here, anyone not from north west Europe is merely a Muslim in hiding, and obviously a terrorist lying in wait.

56 posted on 08/31/2004 1:44:40 PM PDT by Chemist_Geek ("Drill, R&D, and conserve" should be our watchwords! Energy independence for America!)
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To: Chemist_Geek

Unfortunately true.


57 posted on 08/31/2004 1:56:43 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (My Father was 10x the hero John Fraud Kerry is.)
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To: dead

Not THAT Joseph Mazagwu!! I was about to conclude a most delicate financial transaction with him that was totally legal, risk free and would result in my becoming a millionaire overnight. He guaranteed it...


58 posted on 08/31/2004 2:00:17 PM PDT by Crapgame
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To: dead

The writer of the article forgot to mention whether he is a member in good standing of the islamic faith.


59 posted on 08/31/2004 2:10:56 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: tom h

"We are turning into a third-world nation. We have lost the dignity and decorum of a Western, civilized country. To wit: this fellow and the demonstrators in NYC."

Agreed and I'm sick of it. We need to stop importing America haters, we've already got a home grown overstock. And I'd like the Dems to answer why we need Nigerians to be our policemen, aren't those "good middle class jobs"? But of course the Nigerian probably goes to the head of the line since he is black. And he may in all likelihood be a Muslim. An immigrant policeman who wants to assassinate our president. Good Job Tampa Bay!


60 posted on 08/31/2004 2:14:53 PM PDT by jocon307 (That's allowed, as long as we all vote for W.)
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