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Jesus Campos, Vegas security guard shot before rampage, appears to have vanished
Los Angeles Times ^ | October 16, 2017 | by Melissa Etehad, Ruben Vives and Jaweed Kaleem

Posted on 10/17/2017 5:49:39 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The story seemed straightforward: The unarmed security guard approached Stephen Paddock’s room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, distracting the gunman and potentially saving lives.

He was hailed a hero by many, even as the story changed. Twice.

Now, the man that many want to honor and who can help bring clarity about the timeline of the shooting has vanished from the public eye, less than two weeks since the Oct. 1 massacre, which left 58 people dead and more than 500 others injured.

David Hickey, president of the Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America union, said it had been four days since he last saw Jesus Campos.

“We have had no contact with him…. Clearly, somebody knows where he is," he said.

Hickey said he was with Campos on Thursday, coordinating a series of interviews that the guard was scheduled to give about the attack. They included appearances on the Sean Hannity show on Fox, as well as news shows on CNN, CBS, ABC and NBC. Campos was staying in a suite in a Las Vegas hotel, Hickey said.

Hickey said he was attending a meeting with MGM representatives in one room of the suite as Campos waited with a security guard — hired by MGM — and another union member in the living room.

When the meeting ended about 2 p.m., Hickey said Campos was no longer in the room.

"When I got in touch with the other union member, I was told Campos was taken to the Quick Care" health clinic, Hickey said. He didn't hear from the guard afterward and announced to a scrum of reporters that night that Campos had canceled interviews.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: jesuscampos; lasvegas; missing; stephenpaddock
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why are they hiding and protecting the “hero”?

I can’t recall another time when a so called “hero” needed protection and was hidden from the public.

This entire Vegas tragedy narrative has stunk from the very start.

Perhaps some Freepers will finally learn to not believe everything they are told hook, line and sinker by certified liars in the Media. They lie about everything with the exception of next day weather and sport scores.


41 posted on 10/17/2017 6:37:39 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: pepsionice
Ask the cops if the dead guy has a lot of gunpowder on his arms, for the amount of shooting that was done. I have my doubts. It wouldn’t surprise me if Paddock was dead 30 minutes before the shooting started up, and Campos has some other function in this whole story.

Its quite possible Campos knows the guy shooting at him in the hallway wasn't Paddock.

42 posted on 10/17/2017 6:44:04 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Mouton

I found it odd how the union boss was glued to him then suddenly has no idea where he is. Unions, especially in Las Vegas, scare me.

I can still remember a union rep came to my Jr. High to speak to our social studies class. I don’t remember what he said but I do remember getting the impression that he was a communist and scary. Weird, huh?


43 posted on 10/17/2017 6:46:24 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: clintonh8r

Just because the feds are guarding his house, doesn’t mean anyone is inside. Bet Campos made a run for the border.


44 posted on 10/17/2017 6:47:45 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Ann Archy

Could he be the shooter?


45 posted on 10/17/2017 6:47:55 AM PDT by FES0844 (G)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I never saw an explanation for what was presented as a CNN story that he’d been arrested.

It could have been a fake shadow site, because the story could only be accessed from a direct link to the story.

But if you went to CNN directly, the story wasn’t there.

This was the same day he failed to show for the Fox interview.


46 posted on 10/17/2017 6:48:41 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: bgill

Has it been mentioned anywhere whether or not Campos is an illegal? If he is, I’ll bet that’s exactly what’s happened.


47 posted on 10/17/2017 6:55:45 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Whatever is good in me is thanks to my faith and my family.)
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To: G Larry

That was NOT a CNN story. It was a fake news GoDaddy site that was taken down the next day. 100% totally fake.


48 posted on 10/17/2017 6:55:59 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“...Campos waited with a security guard — hired by MGM — and another union member in the living room.

When the meeting ended about 2 p.m., Hickey said Campos was no longer in the room. “

Mr. Campos be hanging’ with Jimmy Hoffa.


49 posted on 10/17/2017 6:57:00 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I wonder if it’s as simple as he’s an illegal?


50 posted on 10/17/2017 6:59:28 AM PDT by CAluvdubya (<---has now left CA for NV, where God/guns have not been outlawed! She's done and he's won!)
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To: CAluvdubya

>. I wonder if it’s as simple as he’s an illegal? <

Could be. I just find it odd that this massacre is no longer in the news. We haven’t learned anything new since a couple of days after the shooting.


51 posted on 10/17/2017 7:08:03 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: TTFlyer

Exactly. I was wondering when FR became so PC? The Vegas investigation stinks to high heaven. Campos has a Muslim beard. It’s plain to see in multiple pictures, most recently Fox had a new Muslim beard pic.

Very little discussion here regarding Assange as well.


52 posted on 10/17/2017 7:14:31 AM PDT by STJPII
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To: Sir Napsalot
“14 Days Later, Paddock Is The Most Invisible Mass Murderer Ever”

What seems very strange to me is that the news coverage of this shooting seems to have dropped relatively quickly from front page above the fold news, to front page below the fold, to the back pages, to near silence. Even the usual calls for more gun control after an event like this seem to be more of whisper than an all-out assault on the 2nd Amendment. My theory (more like a guess) is that the sources who wish to remain anonymous have suggested to the main stream media that (a) this was a conspiracy; and (b) the conspiracy involves the alt-left/ Antifa wing of the democratic party. None of the "kook theories" like gun-running, money laundering, or deep state make any sense to me. And I have ruled out ISIS because of its inability to prove responsibility in all but the most vague and general terms.

53 posted on 10/17/2017 7:18:19 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Thank you!

I was sure it was fake, but never saw an explanation.


54 posted on 10/17/2017 7:20:59 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: JonPreston

That’s because the person who warned the crowd was a time traveler from the future.

Maybe because of the warning some specific person was saved, or many, not just this individual.

Either that or the person warning the crowd was a psychic.
Stranger things have happened.


55 posted on 10/17/2017 7:26:39 AM PDT by Yulee (Village of Albion)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Perhaps linking to Google at the start might help.


56 posted on 10/17/2017 7:29:05 AM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Did Paddock visit Charlottesville?


57 posted on 10/17/2017 7:31:17 AM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: ptsal

I don’t get the paywall message. Try deleting all your LAT cookies. WaPo is like that. After a few free looks they insist you subscribe. Delete their cookies and you start fresh.


58 posted on 10/17/2017 7:31:26 AM PDT by upchuck (Looking for a new/different job? Try Genealogy. You can't get fired and you can't quit!)
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To: upchuck

I’ll give a shot....deleting cookies is a digital sin.


59 posted on 10/17/2017 7:32:58 AM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Over at /pol, someone said that Paddock bribed the minimum-wage Campos so that Paddock could use the service elevator to haul his weapons.

If this is true, then MGM would want Campos to hide so as to prevent lawsuits against them.


60 posted on 10/17/2017 7:37:18 AM PDT by bkopto
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