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<DIV><FONT size=2>I have not mentioned Christ Church anywhere in my V 2020
postings. Christ Church Cultmaster Douglas Wilson</FONT><FONT
size=2> is not the only crackpot in Latah County. For example, there
is a small group who think the "chosen" (which includes them) will be
living in some artificial environment in space once the earth becomes too
polluted to sustain human life.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>There are other far right and far left groups with extreme
views and fantasies (mostly) of what they should/would do. There are
individuals who believe that they are the only ones who know the "true" meaning
of the U.S. Constitution. There are a number of groups who have some
extreme views on firearms and other weapons.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>If you aspire to be an attorney someday, you ought learn to
carefully marshal evidence before you willingly choose to exhibit your personal
animosity and to put your foot in your mouth.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>W.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ophite@gmail.com href="mailto:ophite@gmail.com">Andreas Schou</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=deco@moscow.com
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">Art Deco</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision 2020</A> ; <A
title=alford@dnews.com href="mailto:alford@dnews.com">Nathan Alford Daily
News</A> ; <A title=asolan@dnews.com
href="mailto:asolan@dnews.com">asolan@dnews.com</A> ; <A
title=dbauer@dnews.com href="mailto:dbauer@dnews.com">dbauer@dnews.com</A> ;
<A title=murf@dnews.com href="mailto:murf@dnews.com">Murf Raquet Daily
News</A> ; <A title=billf@lmtribune.com
href="mailto:billf@lmtribune.com">billf@lmtribune.com</A> ; <A
title=sheriff@latah.id.us
href="mailto:sheriff@latah.id.us">sheriff@latah.id.us</A> ; <A
title=jmills@lmtribune.com
href="mailto:jmills@lmtribune.com">jmills@lmtribune.com</A> ; <A
title=pa@latah.id.us href="mailto:pa@latah.id.us">pa@latah.id.us</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 02, 2010 4:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Fw: Hignway
Snipings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Wayne --<BR><BR>This is a naked attempt to harass Christ Church
with something that<BR>had absolutely nothing to do with them. They've done
plenty of things<BR>wrong. This isn't one of them.<BR><BR>-- ACS<BR><BR>On
Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Art Deco <<A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A>> wrote:<BR>>
Roger,<BR>><BR>> Here's the question:<BR>><BR>> Did the alleged
snipers act purely on their own or were they<BR>> encouraged/abetted by
others?<BR>><BR>> Why is this important?<BR>><BR>> Because most of
us would like to be assured with evidence that this was an<BR>> isolated
incident, one that is unlikely to be repeated, and there are not<BR>>
people in the county encouraging people to do similar things in the
future.<BR>><BR>> W.<BR>><BR>> ----- Original Message
-----<BR>> From: lfalen<BR>> To: Art Deco ; Vision 2020<BR>>
Cc:<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 3:22 PM<BR>> Subject: Re:
[Vision2020] Fw: Hignway Snipings<BR>> Wayne<BR>> I know people in all
the areas you mentioned. None fit the description you<BR>> gave. I will
check with some of those that I know to try and verify your<BR>> comments.
I do not know and of the people mentioned in this case. I do agree<BR>>
with you that there should be a thorough investigation and prosecutions
done<BR>> of any wrong doing.<BR>> Roger<BR>> -----Original
message-----<BR>> From: "Art Deco" <A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR>> Date: Tue, 02 Feb
2010 15:57:58 -0800<BR>> To: "Vision 2020" <A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR>> Subject:
Re: [Vision2020] Fw: Hignway Snipings<BR>><BR>>> One can only
conclude, Roger, that you are unaware of some of the people<BR>>> who
populate parts of Latah County, particularly some in Deary,
Bovill,<BR>>> Princeton, Harvard, Kendrick, Juliaetta, etc As someone
who has spent time<BR>>> in some of the outer parts of the county, I can
tell you I have meet some<BR>>> really scary folks. If you talk to other
people that work or recreate in<BR>>> the upper Palouse River drainage,
Emerald Creek drainage, Meadow Creek<BR>>> drainage, etc, I am sure you
will find these sentiments echoed.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> Also,
now that information/rumors about Austin Rickert's father and<BR>>>
grandfather, previous firings on chip trucks, unlicensed firearms
dealers,<BR>>> the amount of lawlessness in the Deary, Bovill, Harvard,
etc areas are<BR>>> circulating, many more questions have arisen, for
example:<BR>>><BR>>> Who built the fort from which the shots were
fired?<BR>>><BR>>> Why was the fort built in that exact
location?<BR>>><BR>>> Is this the first time chip trucks have been
fired upon from the fort, or<BR>>> fired upon from any other places in
Latah county?<BR>>><BR>>> When, on Friday, was the first report of
possible sniping actually made?<BR>>><BR>>> Were both firearms
used purchased from licensed firearm dealers?<BR>>><BR>>> Why did
the LCSD wait so long to get a search warrant? Why did they not<BR>>>
get it immediately after at least one sniper's identity was known? Did
that<BR>>> wait result in the destruction or removal of any
evidence?<BR>>><BR>>> I can tell you this: There is a real angry
buzz going on among a lot of<BR>>> people about this incident which
could have been really tragic. People want<BR>>> some answers, not only
to the kinds of questions I have been raising, but<BR>>> other questions
also. So far information released has been bare bones.<BR>>> Even the
information included in the initial charging affidavit<BR>>> <A
href="http://images.bimedia.net/documents/012510-hwy-shooting-Rickert.pdf">http://images.bimedia.net/documents/012510-hwy-shooting-Rickert.pdf</A>
is very<BR>>> short on details.<BR>>><BR>>> Also, both the
LMT and the DN have been strongly criticized for not only<BR>>> being
more informative, but for the lack of aggressive reporting that
this<BR>>> incident calls for. For example, why hasn't Jack Buell been
interviewed?<BR>>> There is another person who could give most likely
some very pertinent,<BR>>> illuminating information should she consent
to an interview, namely Nadine<BR>>> Towne, mother of and custodial
parent of Austin Rickert.<BR>>><BR>>> What penal and other
measures should be taken against the snipers depends<BR>>> to some
extent on whether they acted purely on their own or whether they<BR>>>
were encouraged/abetted in any way by others. I believe that should
any<BR>>> plea bargain be made, it should include the condition that the
suspects<BR>>> fully reveal the role of anyone else, no matter how small
in these crimes,<BR>>> and they reveal such information under polygraph
testing.<BR>>><BR>>> If there is evidence of anyone else being
involved, perhaps a Magistrate's<BR>>> Inquiry might be helpful in fully
exploring this matter, particularly when<BR>>> some people would be less
inclined to lie under oath or even to give<BR>>> information to
investigators in the first place.<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>
Information originating from Deary sources suggests two very
diverse<BR>>> opinions of the presence of the
LCSD:<BR>>><BR>>> 1. The department has not taken alleged criminal
goings on there out<BR>>> seriously enough in the last few years, and as
a result many things that<BR>>> should have been or should be reported
aren't.<BR>>><BR>>> 2. The less we see of the LCSD, the
better.<BR>>><BR>>> Wayne A. Fox<BR>>> 1009 Karen
Lane<BR>>> PO Box 9421<BR>>> Moscow, ID
83843<BR>>><BR>>> <A
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR>>> 208
882-7975<BR>>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>>> From:
lfalen<BR>>> To: Art Deco ; Vision 2020<BR>>> Cc: Nathan Alford
Daily News ; <A href="mailto:asolan@dnews.com">asolan@dnews.com</A> ; <A
href="mailto:dbauer@dnews.com">dbauer@dnews.com</A> ;<BR>>> Murf Raquet
Daily News ; <A href="mailto:billf@lmtribune.com">billf@lmtribune.com</A> ; <A
href="mailto:sheriff@latah.id.us">sheriff@latah.id.us</A> ;<BR>>> <A
href="mailto:pa@latah.id.us">pa@latah.id.us</A> ; <A
href="mailto:jmills@lmtribune.com">jmills@lmtribune.com</A><BR>>> Sent:
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:54 AM<BR>>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Fw:
Hignway Snipings<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> While most of your
comments are well taken, your last statement about<BR>>> crackpot
political/religious leaders is a bit of a stretch.<BR>>>
Roger<BR>>> -----Original message-----<BR>>> From: "Art Deco" <A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR>>> Date: Mon, 01
Feb 2010 13:07:26 -0800<BR>>> To: "Vision 2020" <A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR>>>
Subject: [Vision2020] Fw: Hignway Snipings<BR>>><BR>>> > Since
this post appeared yesterday, I've received a number of<BR>>> comments,
including one which said I ought mind my own business since it was<BR>>>
just a couple of kids on a harmless lark and I ought trust the sheriff
to<BR>>> handle it.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > I don't believe it
was a harmless lark, and I don't trust the sheriff,<BR>>> left to his
own devices and prejudices, to conduct a complete,<BR>>>
let-it-go-wherever-it-leads investigation, and I don't trust the sheriff
to<BR>>> release information found in the investigation that the public
not only has<BR>>> a right to know, but ought to know.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > In the first post I asked some questions. Here are some
more:<BR>>> ><BR>>> > One shot passed between two young
women, likely known to the<BR>>> defendants, coming through the
windshield of the vehicle they were in.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Here
are some unanswered questions and statements that leads me to<BR>>>
think that this action warrants more that an unlawful discharge of a
firearm<BR>>> charge, perhaps even an attempted murder
charge.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > At one time in my life I was a
superior marksman, I knew a bit about<BR>>> firearms and was very adept
at using them, including a .22 caliber rifle.<BR>>> ><BR>>>
> Again I ask these questions because the news coverage has been
more<BR>>> than just weak and inadequate, but quite naive and a
disservice to the<BR>>> community.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > A
WalMart quality .22 rifle even with a WalMart quality scope on it
is<BR>>> not a very accurate weapon. Even in the hands of a marksman,
the accuracy<BR>>> dwindles considerably in ranges past 100 feet. Hence
if the snipers were<BR>>> shooting at the vehicle with the two women at
a range where accuracy is<BR>>> questionable, then regardless if they
were only aiming at the windshield,<BR>>> then they were certainly
endangering the lives of the occupants.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > What
kind of 22. rifles were used in the assaults? Was it a WalMart<BR>>>
quality rifle or a high quality rifle equipped with a high quality scope
or<BR>>> laser sight? Where they using ordinary .22 caliber bullets or
higher power<BR>>> bullets? What position were they in while firing? Was
the rifle resting on<BR>>> something while firing? How good of marksmen
were the shooters? The<BR>>> answers to these and other questions are
relevant to the probable accuracy<BR>>> of the shots and thus the amount
danger the two young women were placed in.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >
Where did the suspects get the rifles? Where the rifles their own?<BR>>>
Their families? Were they provided, in part, by some third party? Who
all<BR>>> provided them with instruction on these firearms?<BR>>>
><BR>>> > What is the relationship between the two young women
fired upon and<BR>>> the shooters? Were the shooters aiming for the
windshield or one of the<BR>>> occupants?<BR>>> ><BR>>>
> Before we start calling this a harmless lark and calling for
leniency<BR>>> for two kids, we need to know a lot more information. I
think that we would<BR>>> be best served by having the FBI, DHS, and ATF
involved heavily in this<BR>>> investigation so that there is a higher
probability that the relevant facts<BR>>> will be found, that the facts
will be made known to the public, and to make<BR>>> sure that some of
our local crackpot political/religious groups were not<BR>>> involved in
some way and have not groomed some more gullible, not-too-bright<BR>>>
kids to pull off something similar.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Wayne A.
Fox<BR>>> > 1009 Karen Lane<BR>>> > PO Box 9421<BR>>>
> Moscow, ID 83843<BR>>> ><BR>>> > <A
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR>>> > 208
882-7975<BR>>> ><BR>>> >
______________________________________<BR>>> ><BR>>> >
Alleged Deary teen vehicle shooter charged with bomb possession<BR>>>
> Posted on: Monday, February 01, 2010, Moscow-Pullman Daily
News<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Court records identify Austin Rickert
as the Deary teen who was taken<BR>>> back into custody and charged with
an additional felony after a pipe bomb<BR>>> was found inside a
residence Friday.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Rickert is accused of
being involved in a series of vehicle shootings<BR>>> on State Highway 8
near Helmer last month.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > He was charged with
unlawful possession of destructive devices or<BR>>> bombs, according the
Idaho State Judiciary's online repository records.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > Following the discovery of the bomb, the area was
evacuated and the<BR>>> Spokane Bomb Squad responded to the scene and
neutralized the explosive. The<BR>>> search was part of an ongoing
investigation involving Rickert and fellow<BR>>> alleged shooter Austin
Medlock. The two 14-year-old Deary High School<BR>>> freshmen were
charged with two counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm at<BR>>> a
vehicle during a hearing at the Latah County Courthouse last Monday.
The<BR>>> Jan. 22 incident shut down a portion of State Highway 8
between Deary and<BR>>> Bovill for several hours. Latah County
Magistrate John Judge allowed for the<BR>>> release of Medlock and
Rickert into the custody of their parents on the<BR>>> condition they
not be out of sight of a parent except for when sleeping or<BR>>>
attending school. They also were prohibited from being around firearms
and<BR>>> will wear electronic monitoring devices, among other
conditions.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > The teens allegedly shot as many
as 20 vehicles with a .22 caliber<BR>>> rifle and a crossbow. The
sheriff's office was continuing to investigate the<BR>>> case this week
to determine if additional charges needed to be filed.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > The teens allegedly discharged the weapons from a
three-level,<BR>>> 10-foot-tall fort located near the highway, according
to court records.<BR>>> Casings from the .22 and other evidence were
apparently discovered nearby,<BR>>> according to the
document.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Medlock and Rickert are scheduled
to appear in court at 11 a.m.<BR>>> Wednesday.<BR>>>
><BR>>> ><BR>>> > ----- Original Message
-----<BR>>> > From: Art Deco<BR>>> > To: Vision
2020<BR>>> > Cc: <A
href="mailto:jmills@lmtribune.com">jmills@lmtribune.com</A> ; Nathan Alford
Daily News ; <A
href="mailto:asolan@dnews.com">asolan@dnews.com</A><BR>>> ; Murf Raquet
Daily News ; <A href="mailto:dbauer@dnews.com">dbauer@dnews.com</A> ; <A
href="mailto:billf@lmtribune.com">billf@lmtribune.com</A> ;<BR>>> <A
href="mailto:sheriff@latah.id.us">sheriff@latah.id.us</A> ; <A
href="mailto:pa@latah.id.us">pa@latah.id.us</A><BR>>> > Sent: Sunday,
January 31, 2010 1:34 PM<BR>>> > Subject: Hignway
Snipings<BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> > I have to take the
recent snipings at chip trucks and personal<BR>>> vehicles allegedly by
two Deary area teenage suspects as serious business.<BR>>> I have some
questions, however, that have not been answered by newspaper<BR>>>
accounts or press releases.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > 1. According to
the initial press release of the incidents, the<BR>>> first reported
sniping occurred last Friday just before 1:00pm. yet the<BR>>> highway
wasn't closed until about 3:45pm. What's going on here? Shouldn't<BR>>>
the highway have been closed as soon as possible? Couldn't some of
the<BR>>> snipings been prevented by such a move? When snipings occur
elsewhere,<BR>>> isn't sealing off and closing the sniping area done
immediately? It now<BR>>> appears the alleged snipers went through a
police roadblock unchallenged<BR>>> around 2:45pm, and before the
highway was closed.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > 2. Prior to the
revelation about the possession of a pipe bomb by<BR>>> one of the
suspects, this was still a very serious matter. At least twenty<BR>>>
vehicles were fired upon. A bullet smashed the windshield of a
passenger<BR>>> car and passed between two young women inside. These
were local Deary area<BR>>> women apparently known by the suspects.
Deary is not a big place, hence<BR>>> doesn't it seem likely that the
shooters knew exactly who they were firing<BR>>> upon in this case? The
big question: Why were only two charges initially<BR>>> filed against
the suspects?<BR>>> ><BR>>> > 3. With the finding of the
pipe bomb, this becomes a much more<BR>>> serious matter demanding a
much closer, serious investigation, perhaps aided<BR>>> by the FBI, DHS,
and ATF. What explosives were used in making the pipe<BR>>> bomb? How
did the suspect obtain the explosives? What was the initial<BR>>> source
of the explosives? Did the suspect act totally alone? Or was he<BR>>>
aided and abetted by others including adults including members of some
of<BR>>> the local crackpot political/religious groups? Are there any
ties (like<BR>>> between friends or relatives) between the suspect and
some of these crackpot<BR>>> groups? Was the suspect not only encouraged
by others but given material<BR>>> assistance and instruction? I don't
know the answers, but for the sake of<BR>>> local and perhaps national
security, these answers ought be found and<BR>>> reported.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > 4. The press coverage has been meager. If this had
happened on<BR>>> I-90 in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County would be
swarmed by national media,<BR>>> and at least some of the above kinds of
questions (and many more) asked and<BR>>> perhaps answered. In addition,
the LMT revealed the name of the pipe bomb<BR>>> suspect. The DN didn't
claiming that the sheriff wouldn't tell them,<BR>>> although it appeared
that the LMT story was their source. Is it the sheriff<BR>>> who
withheld information or the DN, either party perhaps protecting
someone<BR>>> they considered needed protecting?<BR>>>
><BR>>> > Again, I think this is a very serious matter. This is
not a private<BR>>> incident, it is a blatant public crime. The public
has a right to know the<BR>>> details.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >
Before making up my mind about what I think should happen to the<BR>>>
suspects or how area law enforcement can change so that they can<BR>>>
intelligently respond to these types of incidents much faster, I await
more<BR>>> information. I hope that it is forthcoming. I'd hate to think
that we are<BR>>> being subjected to another Steven Sitler type
cover-up.<BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> > Wayne A.
Fox<BR>>> > 1009 Karen Lane<BR>>> > PO Box 9421<BR>>>
> Moscow, ID 83843<BR>>> ><BR>>> > <A
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR>>> > 208
882-7975<BR>>> ><BR>>> >
__________________________________________________________<BR>>> >
Pipe bomb found at teen shooting suspect's home<BR>>> > By Joel Mills
Of The Tribune<BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>>
> Latah County officials rearrest 14-year-old after executing
search<BR>>> warrant as part of shooting investigation<BR>>>
><BR>>> > One of two juveniles arrested in connection with the
shooting of up to<BR>>> 20 vehicles on State Highway 8 last week was
retaken into custody after<BR>>> investigators found a pipe bomb during
a search of his room Thursday,<BR>>> according to the Latah County
Sheriff's Office.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Latah County Prosecutor
William Thompson Jr. said authorities<BR>>> rearrested Austin James
Rickert Thursday after a PVC pipe stuffed with<BR>>> fireworks powder
and primed with a fuse was found in the room he uses at his<BR>>>
grandfather's residence on Forks Road near Helmer.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > Thompson said the bomb was likely made before the Jan.
22 shooting<BR>>> incident that lasted for more than three hours and
temporarily closed the<BR>>> highway between Deary and
Bovill.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > "We don't have anything to suggest
he actually made this device or<BR>>> possessed this device subsequent
to his release," Thompson said.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Authorities
allege Rickert and his friend Austin Blake Medlock used<BR>>> two
.22-caliber rifles and a crossbow to shoot at vehicles from a<BR>>>
three-story fort on Rickert's grandfather's property, where the
boy<BR>>> sometimes stays.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Most of the
bullets hit tractor-trailers, but at least two passenger<BR>>> vehicles
were struck. No one was injured, but one round passed through the<BR>>>
passenger compartment of one car, narrowly missing two girls.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > Thompson said Rickert's father lives at the Forks Road
residence full<BR>>> time. Rickert lives with his mother in Deary but
has a room reserved for him<BR>>> at the Forks Road residence, he
said.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Deputies were executing a search
warrant as part of their<BR>>> investigation into the shootings,
according to a news release issued Friday<BR>>> afternoon by sheriff's
Lt. Brannon Jordan. Officials evacuated the area<BR>>> around the home,
and a bomb squad from Spokane neutralized the device,<BR>>> Jordan
said.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Rickert appeared in court Friday,
where he was charged with felony<BR>>> unlawful possession of bombs or
destructive devices. Earlier this week,<BR>>> Rickert and Medlock - both
14-year-old freshmen at Deary High School - were<BR>>> charged with
unlawfully discharging a firearm at a vehicle in connection<BR>>> with
the Jan. 22 shootings.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Latah County
Magistrate John Judge released Medlock and Rickert to<BR>>> their
parents last week, on the condition neither leave the sight of one
of<BR>>> their parents; that all guns be removed from their homes; that
they not<BR>>> touch a firearm; that the parents take them to and from
school; that they<BR>>> both wear electronic monitoring devices; and
they agree to be searched at<BR>>> any time by authorities.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > Thompson said Rickert's rearrest is a separate issue and
was not due<BR>>> to a violation of Judge's conditions for
release.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Rickert will remain in the Latah
County Jail for the weekend, and<BR>>> probably until scheduling
hearings on Wednesday for both juveniles, Thompson<BR>>>
said.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Lewis County Magistrate Stephen
Calhoun, the regular juvenile judge<BR>>> for Latah County, will handle
hearings for Rickert and Medlock from now on,<BR>>> Thompson
said.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > He said while the investigation into
the shootings and the pipe bomb<BR>>> is ongoing, there is nothing to
suggest the teens were planning a larger<BR>>> attack.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > "What happened last Friday was really serious and really
dangerous,"<BR>>> Thompson said. "We're waiting to see if there is
anything else behind this."<BR>>> ><BR>>> > ---<BR>>>
><BR>>> > Mills may be contacted at <A
href="mailto:jmills@lmtribune.com">jmills@lmtribune.com</A> or (208)
883-0564.<BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> >
___________________________________<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Teen
charged in shootings arrested after bomb found<BR>>> > Spokane Bomb
Squad neutralizes device found in suspect's residence<BR>>> > Staff
report<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Posted on: Saturday, January 30,
2010<BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> > One
of the two teens charged with felonies in last week's Highway 8<BR>>>
shootings near Helmer is back in custody after a pipe bomb was
discovered<BR>>> inside the residence following a search
warrant.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Following the discovery of the
bomb, the area was evacuated and the<BR>>> Spokane Bomb Squad responded
to the scene and neutralized the explosive.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >
The search was part of an ongoing investigation involving alleged<BR>>>
shooters Austin B. Medlock and Austin J. Rickert. The two 14-year-old
Deary<BR>>> High School freshmen each were charged with two counts of
unlawful discharge<BR>>> of a firearm at a vehicle during a hearing at
the Latah County Courthouse on<BR>>> Monday. The Jan. 22 incident shut
down a portion of State Highway 8 between<BR>>> Deary and Bovill for
several hours.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Latah County dispatcher Jenny
Bryant said the department is not<BR>>> releasing the name of which of
the boys was taken back into custody as of<BR>>> Friday evening. The
teen has been charged with unlawful possession of bombs<BR>>> or
destructive devices along with the two other felony counts.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > Latah County Magistrate John Judge allowed for the
release of Medlock<BR>>> and Rickert into the custody of their parents
on the condition they not be<BR>>> out of sight of a parent except for
when sleeping or attending school. They<BR>>> also were prohibited from
being around firearms and will wear electronic<BR>>> monitoring devices,
among other conditions.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > The teens allegedly
shot as many as 20 vehicles with a .22 caliber<BR>>> rifle and a
crossbow. The sheriff's office was continuing to investigate the<BR>>>
case this week to determine if additional charges needed to be
filed.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > The teens allegedly discharged the
weapons from a three-level,<BR>>> 10-foot-tall fort located near the
highway, according to court records.<BR>>> Casings from the .22 and
other evidence were apparently discovered nearby,<BR>>> according to the
document.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > The two teens allegedly left the
fort around 2:45 p.m. to attend<BR>>> basketball practice in Deary and
actually went through the vehicle<BR>>> identification section of the
roadblock outside of Helmer. They were<BR>>> eventually taken into
custody separately later Friday evening.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >
Medlock and Rickert are scheduled to again appear in court at 11
a.m.<BR>>> Wednesday.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >
_______________________________<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Courtesy of
today's (January 23, 2010) Moscow-Pullman Daily News.<BR>>>
><BR>>> >
------------------------------------------------------<BR>>>
><BR>>> > Boys charged for vehicle shootings near
Helmer<BR>>> > No one injured during Friday afternoon
incident<BR>>> > Staff report<BR>>> ><BR>>> >
Posted on: Saturday, January 23, 2010<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Two
male juveniles were in custody at the Latah County Jail on Friday<BR>>>
> night for allegedly shooting several vehicles on State Highway 8
near<BR>>> > Helmer.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > The boys have
been charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm at a<BR>>> >
vehicle, a felony, according to a media release from Latah County<BR>>>
> Sheriff's Office Lt. Brannon Jordan. Officials did not release
the<BR>>> boys'<BR>>> > names Friday.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > No injuries have been reported related to the shootings,
the release<BR>>> states.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > The
sheriff's department began receiving reports of vehicles being<BR>>>
struck<BR>>> > by gunfire in the Forks Road area east of Helmer at
about 1 p.m.<BR>>> Friday.<BR>>> > Dispatcher Nathan Reetz said
the shooting continued over the course of<BR>>> the<BR>>> >
afternoon, with about 20 shots fired. Officials believe about 10<BR>>>
vehicles<BR>>> > were struck, though there is not yet an official
count.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Reetz said about eight of the
vehicles were semi trucks. Dispatcher<BR>>> Marci<BR>>> >
Williams said the semis were operated by Jack Buell Trucking.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > Sheriff's officials and Idaho State Police shut down the
highway from<BR>>> 3:44<BR>>> > p.m. to 4:31 p.m. as they
secured the area of the shootings. Officials<BR>>> did<BR>>> >
not locate anyone on the scene, but later identified the location
from<BR>>> > which the shots were fired and identified the juveniles,
according to<BR>>> the<BR>>> > report.<BR>>>
><BR>>> > The boys were taken into custody at 7:20 p.m. and 8:34
p.m.,<BR>>> respectively,<BR>>> > Reetz said. He said no
further information about the suspects was<BR>>> > available as of
press time Friday.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Information about what
type of firearm was used in the shootings also<BR>>> was<BR>>>
> unavailable.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > The incident remains under
investigation, according to the release,<BR>>> but<BR>>> > the
sheriff's office has determined there is no further threat.<BR>>>
><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>>
><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>><BR>><BR>>
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