Twin Peaks shootout cost has run into seven figures and state, has little to show for it’s effort.

Harley Liberty ^ | 9/23/2018 | Insane Throttle

[Elderberry]

The total cost of the May 2015 Twin Peaks shootout has run into the solid seven figures and the state, at least so far, has little to show for its effort, all the while realizing the final cost is not yet calculated for the defendants and in some cases may never be. McLennan County reports $1,317,835.96 in total identifiable costs related to Twin Peaks. Francis Bartlett, CPA, first assistant county auditor in McLennan County, said the county has received $914,058.07 in the form of grant reimbursements from various sources, leaving a net cost to date of $403,777.89. That figure does not account for costs incurred by the City of Waco, any other ancillary agencies that responded or any costs reported by state or federal agencies. Although because so many cases have now gone by the wayside, the original estimate of cost to conclusion is less than was initially anticipated. Just 24 cases remain and most notable among them, the re-trial of Jacob Carrizal, whose first trial in November 2017 ended in a mistrial. More than 130 lawsuits are pending against local officials Shots rang out on May 17, 2015 outside the Twin Peaks Restaurant, at Interstate 35 and Loop 340 as motorcycle riders gathered there for what was supposed to be a meeting on legislative issues. Within seconds nine bikers were dead, more than 20 were injured and shortly thereafter 177 were under arrest, each charged with engaging in organized criminal activity and each held in lieu of a $1 million bond. The arrest affidavits, all 177 of them, were word-for-word the same and none included mention of probable cause in individual cases. Challenges from lists of lawyers began piling up, citing violations of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure on probable cause requirements and excessive bond.

[Paladin2]

Costs [only the ones measured directly in Buck$ to the goberment?]?

Motives need to be released and the toll to gov’t legitimacy evaluated.

[mass55th]

Just like the Mueller investigation.

[Paladin2]

Thanks for the post and keeping up with the progress of the “speedy” Justice.

[cpdiii]

The Cossacks and Banditos are both scum. What happened there was basically a “free fire zone” by the local authorities. This was in effect sanctioned murder of scum but a criminal action of the authorities.

In addition many innocents were arrested and locked up just for being there.

Waco and my dear State of Texas will pay many millions for this atrocity. The authorities were expecting trouble and this was a reasonable expectation.

Why in the hell were they outside in a firing perimeter instead of inside and in the parking lot in full uniform were this scum gathered? If they were inside and in the parking lot in uniform with their weapons, this would not have happened. This question has not been answered.

The kindest answer is massive incompetence. All other answers are murder. I actually believe incompetence of the highest order but this incompetence became murder.

Oddly I do not care about the scum that died. I care greatly about state sanctioned execution. If they can do it to scum, they can do it to you.

[TADSLOS]

If they can do it to scum, they can do it to you.

Bingo.

That is the crux of the matter.

[cpdiii]

I forgot to add this, “what were the orders given to those in the firing perimeter and under what circumstance should they engage with lethal fire?” I personally suspect there were no strict orders given and it was just total incompetence. I also want to know why they were set up in a firing perimeter. What the hell were they thinking before this happened?

[easternsky]

Thanks. for info