Posted on 09/28/2011 4:19:25 PM PDT by Notary Sojac
A massive drug raid in Roswell last week targeted dozens of people at homes across the city.
But one of those homes didn't have what police were looking for, and their unexpected visit left the people inside shaken and upset.
It started shortly after Nancy Parker's husband came home from work Friday evening.
"There came this huge bang on the door, front door, sounded like the door was going to fall in," recalled Parker.
She said her husband opened the door to multiple officers in raid gear with guns drawn.
"We were completely shocked, upset," she continued. "I was panicked because I've never had anything like this happen to us before, never."
She said the officers demanded to come inside her home.
"And my husband asked, 'Do you have a warrant? Who are you looking for?' and they said, 'Gerald Sentell,'" Parker said. "We don't even know this person."
DEA agents said Sentell is one of the fugitives officers were looking for during last week's drug bust.
A DEA spokesperson told News 13 the agents were following up on a citizen's tip that Sentell was at the home.
Parker said she and her husband were wary of cooperating because they weren't sure what was going on.
When asked if she thought the officers could have been imposters, Parker replied, "Yes. That's very much what we thought, and that's why my husband said no, you're not coming in this house without a warrant."
The DEA spokesperson said the agents left when they were denied entry by the couple.
Parker said she's still not over the incident.
"I felt like I was in a nightmare, you know this doesn't happen to us," she said. "All I could tell you is I couldn't move, I couldn't even hardly think, I was so afraid."
DEA officials said every officer involved in the raid had vests with the word, 'Police' clearly marked, and that guns were out of their holsters but were not directly pointed at anyone in this case.
The DEA said all of the officers involved in the raid were following procedure and did nothing wrong.
Police are still looking for Sentell, along with many other suspects from the drug raid.
Hmmm....
I couldn't move, I couldn't even hardly think, I was so afraid
You think so, huh? What side are you on exactly?
Is Bowser OK?
They were refused entry and they left. Isn't that the way it's supposed to work?
Gee, crooks would never think of doing that. Duh. Why was there no follow up question asking the spokesman just that?
That’s a fair point. I was thinking more about “show me your warrant, or leave”
“What side are you on exactly?”
Sounds to me like Notary Sojac and the Parkers are on the side of the Bill of Rights, IE: The Rule Of Law.
I hope their dog felt little pain when it was shot.
They are lucky the husband didn’t go to the door armed. If he had she would be paying for a funeral now.
So there are a bunch of dudes in full riot gear, who get turned away by asking for a warrant? Why were they ready to go in heavy like that if they weren’t even doing a dynamic entry? They just felt like playing dress-up?
What this tells me is that a deputy could have politely knocked on the door, asking if the occupants had seen the suspect. It’s an old, pre SWAT technique. Had it been used at Waco, we probably wouldn’t know anything about David Koresh and the Branch Davidians. We’ve gone SWAT crazy.
Give the man credit: if he was going on instinct, his instincts were exactly right.
You are right. Americans have been snookered by these police state wannabes. We have a constitution and if we don’t use it, the Federal government will kill it and us.
True courage is doing the right thing even when you are afraid to.
You might just be on to something.
All of this chaos from an anonymous tip without any backing evidence. Shameful.
No dogs or residents killed? Wow. Lucky. /not sarc
Show me the warrant and I'll let you in.
It's a long funny story I'll never type into this or any other internet site; Bottom line is I let them into my old party house for a search based on a tip from a girl in a mental hospital.
I was too young & stupid to ask to see a warrant, which never would've been issued. I knew it was a huge mistake seconds after I let them in. Luckily they were looking for body and what was under the sofa I was sweating on wasn't enough room for a body.
Lesson learned. The hard way, but lesson learned.
Kids with toys are gonna play with them. Much like Barney Fife's one bullet, swat kids need to be limited.
Edited for clarity.
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