FBI Agent Cleared Of Criminal Charges After Shooting Pasadena Man

WBAL Radio Website ^ | 7/2/2002

[caa26]

An Anne Arundel County grand jury has decided not to indict an F-B-I agent in the mistaken shooting of an unarmed Pasadena man.

The panel began considering the case last week, and heard testimony from the shooting victim, Joseph Schultz, and his girlfriend, Krissy Harkum.

F-B-I agent Christopher Braga thought he had cornered a bank robbery suspect when he shot Schultz in the face. Schultz was in the passenger seat in Harkum's car as they were returning from a shopping tip March 1.

The F-B-I and Anne Arundel County police investigated the shooting, and the county state's attorney's office took the case to the grand jury.

Braga has already returned to regular duty.

[caa26]

I'm sure some people remember this story from 4 months ago when an FBI goon shot and dismembered the face of Joseph Schultz misidentifying him for a bank robber. He was coming from the mall with his girlfriend and was pulled over by the FBI.

This is a disgrace. The FBI agent should have been fired, and sent to a federal "pound me in the a_s" prison. And the government wonders why people have little faith in the FBI, CIA, etc... at preventing future terrorist attacks.

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[TADSLOS]

More of the teflon effect from the shoot first, deny everything afterwards agency.

[gilor]

Don't you know the Federalies are above the law!

[Fred Mertz]

As I said on the other thread (that got yanked because it was a full text article from the Baltimore Sun):

They really are above the law.

[caa26]

More detailed article form Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/ne ws/local/annearundel/bal-fbi-shooting02.story?coll=bal%2Dho me%2Dheadlines

[Ciexyz]

Is this another case of "white federal officer" shooting a "black citizen"? Anybody know the race of these people?

[cynicom]

This federal cowboy and Lon Horiuchi would make a matched set. Everyone knew he would walk. It will get worse with time, and the citizens are asleep.

[Sloth]

Utterly disgusting. Shoot somebody in the face? No problem!

[EBUCK]

I'm shocked. Really I am./sarcasm

PO'd and devoid of all faith in the fedgub is a little more accurate but it's not like we didn't know that he would get away with SHOOTING AN INNOCNET PERSON IN THE FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EBUCK

[caa26]

Victim was white. Don't know about FBI agent, and don't care he derserves to rot.

[Fred Mertz]

I'm fairly certain they're both Anglos.

The young man was a model citizen until he got his rude awakening.

[caa26]

If you read the Baltimore Sun article the agents followed him after he was spotted wearing a baseball cap similar to the real suspect. Nothing mentioned about if Shultz resembled the physical description of the perp.

This kind of dectective work would make Barney Fife cringe.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Anyone who would question anything any LEO would do is desecrating the graves of the 911 FDNY and NYPD heroes who died on September 11, 2001.

[jimkress]

Anyone who would question anything any LEO would do is desecrating the graves of the 911 FDNY and NYPD heroes who died on September 11, 2001.

E. Pluribus Unum

An obvious agitator who has been reported as such.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Your profile page would indicate that a < /sarcasm> may be appropriate for your last post.

[lelio]

The article makes it seem that the DA's hands are tied now and can't prosecute the FBI agent as the grand jury came back with an unfavorable verdict (we'll never know the actual vote count on it). Is this true?
Thankfully Schultz's civil lawsuit will bring out some more of the facts in this case.

[lelio]

This kind of dectective work would make Barney Fife cringe.
Forgot to mention he got into a RED CAR just like the bank robber! However I think Barney could of pieced together that someone that just robbed a bank isn't likely to go party with some Slushies right afterwards.
What's the FBI doing involved with this case anyway? Where were the local cops?

[jimkress]

Schultz was trying to follow the agents' orders to get out of the car when he was shot on the side of Fort Smallwood Road.

"We're pleased that the Anne Arundel County state's attorney and the grand jury has completed this phase of the process, which allows us to move forward with a civil case against Mr. Braga and any other person responsible for the shooting of an innocent man," Weiner said.

It's open season on innocent civilians and the taxpayers get to foot the bills!

[jrewingjr]

He was an Eagle Scout, I heard.