11-30-2009, 02:40 AM
This investigation has been going on all day, as you can imagine. If the person the police are now trying to find, and who they are terming to be a "person of interest" and not a suspect, is found to be the shooter, then there are bigger problems to be dealt with than gun control. Here's a snippet out of an article that I'll link.
"Maurice Clemmons, the 37-year-old Tacoma man being sought for questioning in the killing of four Lakewood police officers this morning, has a long criminal record punctuated by violence, erratic behavior and concerns about his mental health.
Nine years ago, then-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee granted clemency to Clemmons, commuting his lengthy prison sentence over the protestations of prosecutors.
"This is the day I've been dreading for a long time," Larry Jegley, prosecuting attorney for Arkansas' Pulaski County said Sunday night when informed that Clemmons was being sought in connection to the killings.
Clemmons' criminal history includes at least five felony convictions in Arkansas and at least eight felony charges in Washington. The record also stands out for the number of times he has been released from custody despite questions about the danger he posed."
More: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/lo...ght29.html
By the way, the original $10,000 reward is now in excess of $100,000. I bet the shooter - no matter who it is - doesn't have any friends who wouldn't be willing to sell him out very quickly for that amount of money. Let's hope so anyway.
"Maurice Clemmons, the 37-year-old Tacoma man being sought for questioning in the killing of four Lakewood police officers this morning, has a long criminal record punctuated by violence, erratic behavior and concerns about his mental health.
Nine years ago, then-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee granted clemency to Clemmons, commuting his lengthy prison sentence over the protestations of prosecutors.
"This is the day I've been dreading for a long time," Larry Jegley, prosecuting attorney for Arkansas' Pulaski County said Sunday night when informed that Clemmons was being sought in connection to the killings.
Clemmons' criminal history includes at least five felony convictions in Arkansas and at least eight felony charges in Washington. The record also stands out for the number of times he has been released from custody despite questions about the danger he posed."
More: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/lo...ght29.html
By the way, the original $10,000 reward is now in excess of $100,000. I bet the shooter - no matter who it is - doesn't have any friends who wouldn't be willing to sell him out very quickly for that amount of money. Let's hope so anyway.