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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Oh, pardon me, Roger,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Tonya Hart was also murdered in the
unincorporated area of Latah County.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>So in an effort to prove that major crimes are
more likely to occur in Moscow, you cited five murders, four of which actually
occurred outside of Moscow. Tonya Hart makes it five out of six in the
unincorporated areas of the county.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Try this again. About 36,000 people live in
Latah County including about 23,000 that live in Moscow. [The accuracy of
the Moscow population may be in doubt because it appears that many
student/student family members were not counted. This makes the proportion
of Moscow v. the other people in Latah County even larger.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>I can see you didn't do the math. Here is a
summary:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>1 murder/23,000 Moscow residents.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>5 murders/13,000 outside of
Moscow.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>I hope that you can complete the comparison
unaided.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Further, I wasn't demonizing all those who live
in rural Latah County, not even you. In an attempt to demonstrate this, I
responded to Keely and gave that reference to you. Evidently in the great
rush and crush of the of your current life's activities, you did not have the
time to read that post.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>I am starting to get that surreal feeling that
Sunil must get when he responds to some of your posts and then receives your
response.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>W.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lfalen@turbonet.com href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=deco@moscow.com
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">Art Deco</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 05, 2010 10:41
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Fw: Fw: Hignway
Snipings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I am well aware that Shackleford's crimes were in the
Kendrick area. That is why I was surprised you did not bring it up. If you
want to talk about crime in general, please do so. But please do not try to
demonise rural areas.. Kudos to Keely, I thought her comments were
excellent.<BR>Roger<BR>-----Original message-----<BR>From: "Art Deco" <A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR>Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010
12:23:16 -0800<BR>To: "Vision 2020" <A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR>Subject: Re:
[Vision2020] Fw: Fw: Hignway Snipings<BR><BR>> Roger,<BR>>
<BR>> Two of the three murders you mention in the first phrase below of
your post occurred in county rural areas -- one in or near Troy, the near
Genesee, close to where you live.<BR>> <BR>> Shacklefords's murders
occurred in the Kendrick-Juliaetta area.<BR>> <BR>> The population of
Moscow is about 23,000. This figure appears to omit a substantial part
of the UI student/student family population. The population of Latah
County, including Moscow, is about 36,000. You do the math.<BR>>
<BR>> I do not for a minute claim that Moscow is a crime free zone, quite
the contrary. And I do not believe that all crimes of the same kind in
Moscow are investigated with equal vigor, the amount vigor expended
sometimes seems sometimes to depend on who is allegedly involved either as a
victim or as a suspect.<BR>> <BR>> For further comments, see my reply to
Keely.<BR>> <BR>> W.<BR>> ----- Original Message -----
<BR>> From: lfalen <BR>> To: Art Deco ; Vision
2020 <BR>> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 10:17
AM<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Fw: Fw: Hignway
Snipings<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> How is this any different that
what regularly takes place in Moscow. There have been at least three murders
in the last few years and there are petty crimes listed in every paper. Since
you arre picking on rural Latah, I am supprise you did not mention Schakleford
(sp).<BR>> Roger<BR>> -----Original
message-----<BR>> From: "Art Deco" <A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR>> Date:
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:47:17 -0800<BR>> To: "Vision 2020" <A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR>>
Subject: [Vision2020] Fw: Fw: Hignway Snipings<BR>>
<BR>> > >From today's Moscow-Pullman Daily
News:<BR>> > <BR>> > LATAH COUNTY
SHERIFF<BR>> > <BR>> >
Saturday<BR>> > <BR>> > 10:33 p.m. - A
truck window was shot out by a BB gun on Cedar Street in Bovill.
<BR>> > <BR>> > Sunday<BR>>
> <BR>> > 2:43 a.m. - A female was arrested for driving
under the influence on Main Street in Juliaetta.<BR>> >
<BR>> > 1:49 p.m. - A male was arrested for violating a no
contact order on Second Avenue in Bovill.<BR>> >
<BR>> > 5:17 p.m. - A coin collection was reportedly stolen
from a residence on Johnson Road near Deary.<BR>> >
<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>>
> See bolded remarks below:<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: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:57 PM<BR>> > Subject: Re:
[Vision2020] Fw: Hignway Snipings<BR>> >
<BR>> > <BR>> > 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.<BR>> >
<BR>> > <BR>> > 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:<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 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 get it immediately after at least one sniper's
identity was known? Did that 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 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. <BR>> > <BR>>
> Also, both the LMT and the DN 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.<BR>> > <BR>> > 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.<BR>> > <BR>> > 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.<BR>> >
<BR>> > <BR>> > Information originating
from Deary sources suggests two very diverse opinions of the presence of the
LCSD: <BR>> > <BR>> >
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.<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> ; 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> ; <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 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>> > >
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<BR>> > > Courtesy of today's (January 23,
2010) Moscow-Pullman Daily News.<BR>> > >
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> > <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>> > >
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> > <BR>> > >
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> ><BR>>
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