98Z5V Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Fast and Furious defendant gets 30 years in border agent's killing Published February 10, 2014Associated Press TUCSON – A man convicted in the shooting death of a federal Border Patrol agent during a firefight that revealed the government's botched gun-smuggling investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison. Manuel Osorio-Arellanes, who is from El Fuerte in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, is the only person to be convicted in the Dec. 14, 2010, shooting death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry near the Arizona-Mexico border. U.S. District Court judge David C. Bury handed down the sentence, 360 months with credit for time served. The shootout erupted just north of the Arizona border city of Nogales as Osorio-Arellanes and four other men who are accused of sneaking into the country to rob marijuana smugglers approached Terry and three other agents who were targeting such rip-off crews. Osorio-Arellanes was wounded in the shootout and was the only person arrested at the scene. Four other alleged rip-off crew members fled to Mexico. Two of the four are now in Mexican custody, while two others remain fugitives. Osorio-Arellanes maintains he was not the shooter who killed Terry, and prosecutors agree that evidence supports his claim. Still, they say he is liable because he was a voluntary participant in the rip-off crew. Two rifles bought by a gun-smuggling ring that was being monitored in the Fast and Furious investigation were found at the scene of the firefight, though authorities have declined to say whether the murder weapon in Terry's death was linked to a purchase from the investigation. Federal authorities who conducted Fast and Furious have faced criticism for allowing suspected straw gun buyers for a smuggling ring to walk away from gun shops in Arizona with weapons, rather than arrest them and seize the guns. Agents allowed the purchase of 2,000 guns, but they then lost track of more than 1,400 of them. Some of the guns purchased illegally with the government's knowledge were later found at crime scenes in Mexico and the United States. The guilty plea by Osorio-Arellanes in October 2012 marked the biggest conviction to date in a case that embarrassed the federal government and prompted a series of congressional investigations. Members of the gun-smuggling ring that was being monitored in the Fast and Furious investigation have pleaded guilty to federal charges. Prosecutors had recommended a 30-year sentence for Osorio-Arellanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Eric"$hit for brains" Holder should have gotten life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 The libs always go after the person that sold the criminal the gun. They seem pretty quiet this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htbde Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Quiet cause they are all guilty. Its not over yet. Hang um all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Eric"$hit for brains" Holder should have gotten life. ^^^^^^THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Not saying this guy isn't POS , but the real criminals are in Washington , on this one & they always seem to get a pass go & collect $ 200. Eric Holder is as guilty as Charles Manson was or is .( is that twerp still alive ?) Same thing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Put a bullet in his head I'll donate even! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Eric"$hit for brains" Holder should have gotten life. Why so generous with taxpayer dollars, when we can build a gallows for $100, rope for $10, and make millions off the lottery on who gets to pull the lever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Just saw an article with holder asking to restore voting rights to convicted felons. Strange he didn't mention restoring 2A rights as well. No agenda there, right? As recent history shows, voting can do much more damage than shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Just saw an article with holder asking to restore voting rights to convicted felons. Strange he didn't mention restoring 2A rights as well. No agenda there, right? As recent history shows, voting can do much more damage than shooting. Fuk that - if convicted felon wants to vote, he can do what every other convicted felon that wanted to vote goes through - make YOUR OWN packet and submit YOUR OWN presidential pardon request. That horse$hit is an INDIVIDUAL REQUEST and an INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY. It's none of the federal govt's fukkin business to try to get that for you. EDIT FOR: My "horse$hit" got edited into "horse poopy," and that wasn't gonna fly... Not tonight... :bat: Edited February 12, 2014 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Crooks can be elected but they can't vote? We got ourselves quite a system here in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyEJL Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Just saw an article with holder asking to restore voting rights to convicted felons. Strange he didn't mention restoring 2A rights as well. No agenda there, right?As recent history shows, voting can do much more damage than shooting.What I find even more amazing than this is that they want to make it illegal for employers other than the federal government to use criminal background checks for employment purposes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Surprise by anything? Just watched the video where Obama compared the GI bill to food stamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasprite Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Surprise by anything? Just watched the video where Obama compared the GI bill to food stamps. So you give a man a fishing pole and he eats for life but the .gov wants to restrict you to just the fish so you stay on .gov tit and don't bitch about it or the IRS will visit with a few audits. I don't know how much more this country can take of this admin. just wish it was 2016 but then with the voter base the way it is we'll end up with Hillary at the helm and then it just doesn't matter anymore the country will be lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmist Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 30 years for killing a LEO? He'll be the hero of every unit he's in, until he's released. WTF is going on down there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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