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SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, Mich. — A Shiawassee County jury has come to a decision in the first-degree murder trial of a trucker charged with two fatal shootings. Harlan Drake, 33, was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder. The verdict means Drake will spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance for parole. Drake, who admitted killing anti-abortion activist James Pouillon and Owosso-area businessman Mike Fuoss, claimed he was insane last September and should not be found guilty. Pouillon, an aggressive pro-life activist, was shot four times while clutching a sign with a picture of a dead fetus near...

Days after the shooting death of anti-abortion activist James Pouillon, some abortion opponents are asking why abortion rights supporters haven’t condemned the slaying. Harlan Drake has been charged in the deaths of Pouillon, a 63-year-old retired autoworker who was known locally for wielding signs depicting aborted fetuses, and another man Friday in Owosso, Mich. Police say Drake, 33, intended also to kill a third man. According to the Associated Press, prosecutors say Drake had been irritated by Pouillon’s protests, but police have said little about what might have led Drake to kill, other than that he had a grudge against...

OPEN LETTER TO THE MEDIA The premeditated murder of James Pouillon of Owosso, Michigan, a disabled pro-life activist, father of two and grandfather, affectionately known by locals as the peaceful "sign guy," is being mourned by the nation's pro-life community. Pouillon was gunned down across the street from the Owosso High School while holding a photograph of a baby with the word "LIFE." County officials have accused 33-year-old Harlan Drake of shooting Pouillon several times because he was "offended by the manner of Mr. Pouillon's message." Leading pro-life advocates are questioning the lack of a concerned response from key abortion...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama waited over 48 hours before finally releasing a very short statement condemning the Friday shooting of pro-life advocate James Pouillon. in hours of the shooting of late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller, Obama had a statement, but he drug his feet on this incident. As LifeNews.com reported, Pouillon, 63, was shot Friday morning as he protested abortion outside a local hospital in Owosso, Michigan.Local officials have detained 33-year-old Harlan Drake, who told police he killed Jim Pouillon because he didn't like how he would protest abortion in front of the school.Obama's brief statement is...

Harlan Drake, the 33-year old man arrested in connection with the murder of the Christian pro-life activist James “Jim” Pouillon as well as business owner Mike Fuoss told detectives that he targeted Pouillon because he was “offended” by his pro-life message. Drake also revealed that he planned to target a third man, but was arrested before he could carry out his plan. This morning around 7:20 a.m., Drake drove to Owosso High School where he shot and killed Pouillon as he held a poster of a baby with the word, “Life,” written across the front. A press release from Citizens...

Obama Waits Two Days to Release Statement on Shooting of Pro-Lifer Washington, DC -- President Barack Obama waited over 48 hours before finally releasing a very short statement condemning the Friday shooting of pro-life advocate James Pouillon. in hours of the shooting of late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller, Obama had a statement, but he drug he feet on this incident. http://www.LifeNews.com/nat5459.html

Contact: Margaret, Priests for Life, 888-735-3448 ext. 251 STATEN ISLAND, NY, Sept. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Leaders of Priests for Life, the largest network of clergy and lay people dedicated to ending abortion, reacted today to statements by a Sianwassee County, Michigan, prosecutor that James Pouillon was killed by a man who was upset at Mr. Pouillon's pro-life activism."James Pouillon today joined the approximately 4,000 other victims who will be killed today because of abortion," said Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life.  "The taking of all innocent lives must stop.  I call on the leaders of the so called 'pro-choice' movement to...