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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>In part, Wayne Fox wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>“Why
did the LCSD wait so long to get a search warrant? Why did they not get
it immediately after at least one sniper's identity was known? Did that
wait result in the destruction or removal of any evidence?”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>For me, the bigger question is this. According to news reports
posted here, conditions for the release of the two boys included not only that
they not touch firearms, but also that there be no firearms in their homes. So,
what’s the deal – is this another thing like Jason Hamilton where he was
prohibited from having firearms, but no one bothered to actually check? Was
this another “on your honor” deal?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I fear it was or wouldn’t the pipe bomb have been found when police
were searching to be sure they boys would have no access to firearms as
stipulated?!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I think this is something that the community deserves to have
clarified, or else how can we trust that protection of the public is a priority?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Like so many, I would have thought a lesson would have been
learned by the Hamilton tragedy: the stakes are too high to depend on “on your
honor” when deadly weapons are involved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>In any case, I hope parents throughout Latah County are getting
the message that they <b>must</b> be responsible for deadly weapons in their
homes, and those deadly weapons <b>must</b> be kept away from children – no matter
what the law is – without adult supervision. Too many people demand the “right”
to have guns without cowboy-ing up to the <b>responsibilities</b>. It’s a
physiological fact that teen brains just aren’t fully cooked, and I think it’s
sheer <b>lunacy</b> to allow children free reign with deadly weapons. How many
times have we all read the stories, as Janesta mentioned? No one ever thinks
that their child would do something like this, or commit suicide with a gun in/from
the home, but these incidents happen with frightening regularity. Latah County
was lucky: there were no fatalities. This time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Parents also need to <b>ask questions</b> about the homes their
children and teens will be visiting to make sure that the environment is a safe
one. Yes, it might feel “awkward,” but that awkwardness pales in comparison to
what can happen if you <b>don’t</b> ask the questions. Our children deserve our
advocacy for their safety.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I can only hope that this teachable moment isn’t lost on those
who need to learn.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Saundra Lund<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Moscow, ID<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good
people to do nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>~ Edmund Burke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2010
through life plus 70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt,
or reproduce outside the Vision 2020 forum without the express written
permission of the author.*****<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Art Deco<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Vision 2020<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Nathan Alford Daily News; asolan@dnews.com; dbauer@dnews.com; Murf
Raquet Daily News; billf@lmtribune.com; sheriff@latah.id.us; pa@latah.id.us;
jmills@lmtribune.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Fw: Hignway Snipings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>One
can only conclude, Roger, that you are unaware of some of the people who
populate parts of Latah County, particularly some in Deary, Bovill,
Princeton, Harvard, Kendrick, Juliaetta, etc As someone who has spent
time in some of the outer parts of the county, I can tell you I have meet some
really scary folks. If you talk to other people that work or recreate in
the upper Palouse River drainage, Emerald Creek drainage, Meadow Creek drainage,
etc, I am sure you will find these sentiments echoed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Also,
now that information/rumors about Austin Rickert's father and grandfather,
previous firings on chip trucks, unlicensed firearms dealers, the amount of
lawlessness in the Deary, Bovill, Harvard, etc areas are circulating, many more
questions have arisen, for example:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Who
built the fort from which the shots were fired?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Why
was the fort built in that exact location?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Is
this the first time chip trucks have been fired upon from the fort, or
fired upon from any other places in Latah county?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>When,
on Friday, was the <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>first</span></strong>
report of possible sniping actually made?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Were
both firearms used purchased from licensed firearm dealers?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Why
did the LCSD wait so long to get a search warrant? Why did they not get
it immediately after at least one sniper's identity was known? Did that
wait result in the destruction or removal of any evidence?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>I
can tell you this: There is a real angry buzz going on among a lot of
people about this incident which could have been really tragic. People
want some answers, not only to the kinds of questions I have been raising, but
other questions also. So far information released has been bare
bones. Even the information included in the initial charging affidavit <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 short on details. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Also,
both the <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>LMT</span></em>
and the <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>DN</span></em>
have been strongly criticized for not only being more informative, but
for the lack of aggressive reporting that this incident calls for.
For example, why hasn't Jack Buell been interviewed? There is another
person who could give most likely some very pertinent, illuminating information
should she consent to an interview, namely Nadine Towne, mother of and
custodial parent of Austin Rickert.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>What
penal and other measures should be taken against the snipers depends to
some extent on whether they acted purely on their own or whether they were encouraged/abetted
in any way by others. I believe that should any plea bargain be made, it
should include the condition that the suspects fully reveal the role of
anyone else, no matter how small in these crimes, and they reveal such
information under polygraph testing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>If
there is evidence of anyone else being involved, perhaps a Magistrate's Inquiry
might be helpful in fully exploring this matter, particularly when some people
would be less inclined to lie under oath or even to give information to investigators
in the first place.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Information
originating from Deary sources suggests two very diverse opinions of the
presence of the LCSD: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>1.
The department has not taken alleged criminal goings on there out
seriously enough in the last few years, and as a result many things that should
have been or should be reported aren't.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>2.
The less we see of the LCSD, the better.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Wayne
A. Fox<br>
1009 Karen Lane<br>
PO Box 9421<br>
Moscow, ID 83843</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</a><br>
208 882-7975</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----
Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com"
title="lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com" title="deco@moscow.com">Art Deco</a> ; <a
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" title="vision2020@moscow.com">Vision 2020</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cc:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:alford@dnews.com" title="alford@dnews.com">Nathan Alford Daily
News</a> ; <a href="mailto:asolan@dnews.com" title="asolan@dnews.com">asolan@dnews.com</a>
; <a href="mailto:dbauer@dnews.com" title="dbauer@dnews.com">dbauer@dnews.com</a>
; <a href="mailto:murf@dnews.com" title="murf@dnews.com">Murf Raquet Daily News</a>
; <a href="mailto:billf@lmtribune.com" title="billf@lmtribune.com">billf@lmtribune.com</a>
; <a href="mailto:sheriff@latah.id.us" title="sheriff@latah.id.us">sheriff@latah.id.us</a>
; <a href="mailto:pa@latah.id.us" title="pa@latah.id.us">pa@latah.id.us</a> ; <a
href="mailto:jmills@lmtribune.com" title="jmills@lmtribune.com">jmills@lmtribune.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Tuesday, February
02, 2010 10:54 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [Vision2020] Fw:
Hignway Snipings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>While most of your comments are well taken, your last
statement about 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 comments,
including one which said I ought mind my own business since it was just a
couple of kids on a harmless lark and I ought trust the sheriff to handle
it. <br>
> <br>
> I don't believe it was a harmless lark, and I don't trust the sheriff,
left to his own devices and prejudices, to conduct a complete,
let-it-go-wherever-it-leads investigation, and I don't trust the sheriff to
release information found in the investigation that the public not only has 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 defendants,
coming through the windshield of the vehicle they were in.<br>
> <br>
> Here are some unanswered questions and statements that leads me to think
that this action warrants more that an unlawful discharge of a firearm 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
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 than
just weak and inadequate, but quite naive and a disservice to the community.<br>
> <br>
> A WalMart quality .22 rifle even with a WalMart quality scope on it is not
a very accurate weapon. Even in the hands of a marksman, the accuracy
dwindles considerably in ranges past 100 feet. Hence if the snipers were
shooting at the vehicle with the two women at a range where accuracy is
questionable, then regardless if they were only aiming at the windshield, 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
quality rifle or a high quality rifle equipped with a high quality scope or
laser sight? Where they using ordinary .22 caliber bullets or higher
power bullets? What position were they in while firing? Was the
rifle resting on something while firing? How good of marksmen were the
shooters? The answers to these and other questions are relevant to the
probable accuracy 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? Their families? Were they provided, in part, by some third
party? Who all provided them with instruction on these firearms?<br>
> <br>
> What is the relationship between the two young women fired upon and the
shooters? Were the shooters aiming for the windshield or one of the
occupants?<br>
> <br>
> Before we start calling this a harmless lark and calling for leniency for
two kids, we need to know a lot more information. I think that we would
be best served by having the FBI, DHS, and ATF involved heavily in this
investigation so that there is a higher probability that the relevant facts
will be found, that the facts will be made known to the public, and to make
sure that some of our local crackpot political/religious groups were not
involved in some way and have not groomed some more gullible, not-too-bright
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 back
into custody and charged with an additional felony after a pipe bomb was found
inside a residence Friday.<br>
> <br>
> Rickert is accused of being involved in a series of vehicle shootings on
State Highway 8 near Helmer last month.<br>
> <br>
> He was charged with unlawful possession of destructive devices or bombs,
according the Idaho State Judiciary's online repository records.<br>
> <br>
> Following the discovery of the bomb, the area was evacuated and the
Spokane Bomb Squad responded to the scene and neutralized the explosive. The
search was part of an ongoing investigation involving Rickert and fellow
alleged shooter Austin Medlock. The two 14-year-old Deary High School freshmen
were charged with two counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm at a vehicle
during a hearing at the Latah County Courthouse last Monday. The Jan. 22
incident shut down a portion of State Highway 8 between Deary and Bovill for
several hours. Latah County Magistrate John Judge allowed for the release of
Medlock and Rickert into the custody of their parents on the condition they not
be out of sight of a parent except for when sleeping or attending school. They
also were prohibited from being around firearms and will wear electronic
monitoring devices, among other conditions. <br>
> <br>
> The teens allegedly shot as many as 20 vehicles with a .22 caliber rifle
and a crossbow. The sheriff's office was continuing to investigate the case
this week to determine if additional charges needed to be filed.<br>
> <br>
> The teens allegedly discharged the weapons from a three-level,
10-foot-tall fort located near the highway, according to court records. Casings
from the .22 and other evidence were apparently discovered nearby, according to
the document.<br>
> <br>
> Medlock and Rickert are scheduled to appear in court at 11 a.m. 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>
; Murf Raquet Daily News ; <a href="mailto:dbauer@dnews.com">dbauer@dnews.com</a>
; <a href="mailto:billf@lmtribune.com">billf@lmtribune.com</a> ; <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 vehicles
allegedly by two Deary area teenage suspects as serious business. I have
some questions, however, that have not been answered by newspaper accounts or
press releases.<br>
> <br>
> 1. According to the initial press release of the incidents,
the first reported sniping occurred last Friday just before 1:00pm. yet the
highway wasn't closed until about 3:45pm. What's going on here?
Shouldn't the highway have been closed as soon as possible? Couldn't some
of the snipings been prevented by such a move? When snipings occur
elsewhere, isn't sealing off and closing the sniping area done
immediately? It now appears the alleged snipers went through a police
roadblock unchallenged around 2:45pm, and before the highway was closed.<br>
> <br>
> 2. Prior to the revelation about the possession of a
pipe bomb by one of the suspects, this was still a very serious matter.
At least twenty vehicles were fired upon. A bullet smashed the windshield
of a passenger car and passed between two young women inside. These were
local Deary area women apparently known by the suspects. Deary is not a
big place, hence doesn't it seem likely that the shooters knew exactly who they
were firing upon in this case? The big question: Why were only two
charges initially filed against the suspects?<br>
> <br>
> 3. With the finding of the pipe bomb, this becomes a
much more serious matter demanding a much closer, serious investigation,
perhaps aided by the FBI, DHS, and ATF. What explosives were used in
making the pipe bomb? How did the suspect obtain the explosives?
What was the initial source of the explosives? Did the suspect act
totally alone? Or was he aided and abetted by others including adults
including members of some of the local crackpot political/religious
groups? Are there any ties (like between friends or relatives) between
the suspect and some of these crackpot groups? Was the suspect not only
encouraged by others but given material assistance and instruction? I
don't know the answers, but for the sake of local and perhaps national
security, these answers ought be found and reported.<br>
> <br>
> 4. The press coverage has been meager. If this had
happened on I-90 in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County would be swarmed by national
media, and at least some of the above kinds of questions (and many more) asked
and perhaps answered. In addition, the LMT revealed the name of the pipe
bomb suspect. The DN didn't claiming that the sheriff wouldn't tell them,
although it appeared that the LMT story was their source. Is it the
sheriff who withheld information or the DN, either party perhaps protecting
someone they considered needed protecting?<br>
> <br>
> Again, I think this is a very serious matter. This is not a private
incident, it is a blatant public crime. The public has a right to know
the details.<br>
> <br>
> Before making up my mind about what I think should happen to the suspects
or how area law enforcement can change so that they can intelligently respond
to these types of incidents much faster, I await more information. I hope
that it is forthcoming. I'd hate to think that we are 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 warrant
as part of shooting investigation<br>
> <br>
> One of two juveniles arrested in connection with the shooting of up to 20
vehicles on State Highway 8 last week was retaken into custody after
investigators found a pipe bomb during a search of his room Thursday, according
to the Latah County Sheriff's Office. <br>
> <br>
> Latah County Prosecutor William Thompson Jr. said authorities rearrested
Austin James Rickert Thursday after a PVC pipe stuffed with fireworks powder
and primed with a fuse was found in the room he uses at his grandfather's
residence on Forks Road near Helmer. <br>
> <br>
> Thompson said the bomb was likely made before the Jan. 22 shooting
incident that lasted for more than three hours and temporarily closed the
highway between Deary and Bovill. <br>
> <br>
> "We don't have anything to suggest he actually made this device or
possessed this device subsequent to his release," Thompson said. <br>
> <br>
> Authorities allege Rickert and his friend Austin Blake Medlock used two
.22-caliber rifles and a crossbow to shoot at vehicles from a three-story fort
on Rickert's grandfather's property, where the boy sometimes stays. <br>
> <br>
> Most of the bullets hit tractor-trailers, but at least two passenger
vehicles were struck. No one was injured, but one round passed through the
passenger compartment of one car, narrowly missing two girls. <br>
> <br>
> Thompson said Rickert's father lives at the Forks Road residence full
time. Rickert lives with his mother in Deary but has a room reserved for him at
the Forks Road residence, he said. <br>
> <br>
> Deputies were executing a search warrant as part of their investigation
into the shootings, according to a news release issued Friday afternoon by
sheriff's Lt. Brannon Jordan. Officials evacuated the area around the home, and
a bomb squad from Spokane neutralized the device, Jordan said. <br>
> <br>
> Rickert appeared in court Friday, where he was charged with felony
unlawful possession of bombs or destructive devices. Earlier this week, Rickert
and Medlock - both 14-year-old freshmen at Deary High School - were charged
with unlawfully discharging a firearm at a vehicle in connection with the Jan.
22 shootings. <br>
> <br>
> Latah County Magistrate John Judge released Medlock and Rickert to their
parents last week, on the condition neither leave the sight of one of their
parents; that all guns be removed from their homes; that they not touch a
firearm; that the parents take them to and from school; that they both wear
electronic monitoring devices; and they agree to be searched at any time by
authorities. <br>
> <br>
> Thompson said Rickert's rearrest is a separate issue and was not due to a
violation of Judge's conditions for release. <br>
> <br>
> Rickert will remain in the Latah County Jail for the weekend, and probably
until scheduling hearings on Wednesday for both juveniles, Thompson said. <br>
> <br>
> Lewis County Magistrate Stephen Calhoun, the regular juvenile judge for
Latah County, will handle hearings for Rickert and Medlock from now on,
Thompson said. <br>
> <br>
> He said while the investigation into the shootings and the pipe bomb is
ongoing, there is nothing to suggest the teens were planning a larger attack. <br>
> <br>
> "What happened last Friday was really serious and really
dangerous," 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
shootings near Helmer is back in custody after a pipe bomb was discovered
inside the residence following a search warrant.<br>
> <br>
> Following the discovery of the bomb, the area was evacuated and the
Spokane Bomb Squad responded to the scene and neutralized the explosive.<br>
> <br>
> The search was part of an ongoing investigation involving alleged shooters
Austin B. Medlock and Austin J. Rickert. The two 14-year-old Deary High School
freshmen each were charged with two counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm
at a vehicle during a hearing at the Latah County Courthouse on Monday. The
Jan. 22 incident shut down a portion of State Highway 8 between Deary and Bovill
for several hours.<br>
> <br>
> Latah County dispatcher Jenny Bryant said the department is not releasing
the name of which of the boys was taken back into custody as of Friday evening.
The teen has been charged with unlawful possession of bombs or destructive devices
along with the two other felony counts. <br>
> <br>
> Latah County Magistrate John Judge allowed for the release of Medlock and
Rickert into the custody of their parents on the condition they not be out of
sight of a parent except for when sleeping or attending school. They also were
prohibited from being around firearms and will wear electronic monitoring
devices, among other conditions.<br>
> <br>
> The teens allegedly shot as many as 20 vehicles with a .22 caliber rifle
and a crossbow. The sheriff's office was continuing to investigate the case
this week to determine if additional charges needed to be filed.<br>
> <br>
> The teens allegedly discharged the weapons from a three-level,
10-foot-tall fort located near the highway, according to court records. Casings
from the .22 and other evidence were apparently discovered nearby, according to
the document.<br>
> <br>
> The two teens allegedly left the fort around 2:45 p.m. to attend
basketball practice in Deary and actually went through the vehicle
identification section of the roadblock outside of Helmer. They were eventually
taken into custody separately later Friday evening.<br>
> <br>
> Medlock and Rickert are scheduled to again appear in court at 11 a.m.
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 boys'<br>
> names Friday.<br>
> <br>
> No injuries have been reported related to the shootings, the release
states.<br>
> <br>
> The sheriff's department began receiving reports of vehicles being struck<br>
> by gunfire in the Forks Road area east of Helmer at about 1 p.m. Friday.<br>
> Dispatcher Nathan Reetz said the shooting continued over the course of the<br>
> afternoon, with about 20 shots fired. Officials believe about 10 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 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 3:44<br>
> p.m. to 4:31 p.m. as they secured the area of the shootings. Officials 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 the<br>
> report.<br>
> <br>
> The boys were taken into custody at 7:20 p.m. and 8:34 p.m., 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 was<br>
> unavailable.<br>
> <br>
> The incident remains under investigation, according to the release, but<br>
> the sheriff's office has determined there is no further threat.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
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