5 Democrats face trial for slashing GOP tires

WorldNetDaily ^ | 2/16/05 | WorldNetDaily

[wagglebee]

Five Democratic campaign staffers who allegedly slashed the tires of 25 Republican get-out-the-vote vans on Election Day in Milwaukee will stand trial on felony charges.

The defendants, who include the sons of a congresswoman and former acting mayor, face a maximum three and a half years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted of vandalism.

The vans were rented by the GOP to drive voters to the polls.

On Election Day, the five left Milwaukee just after 3 a.m. and returned shortly thereafter, according to the pretrial testimony of two Democratic presidential campaign workers, Levar Stoney and Opel Simmons.

Simmons said the five "seemed to be excited, excitable, kind of gleeful, laughing and kind of joking," according to the Associated Press.

Two of the defendants, Michael Pratt, son of former acting Milwaukee Mayor Marvin Pratt, and Sowande Omokunde, son of Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore, talked about the vandalism, according to Stoney.

But Stoney and Simmons were included in an alleged plan to plaster the Republican office with Kerry Edwards signs and bumper stickers, according to defense attorneys.

Meanwhile, a former Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee staffer, Roger Chiang, pleaded guilty yesterday to mail fraud in the theft of $360,000 in donor checks.

The committee is the main fund-raising arm for Senate Democrats.

Most of the money was recovered before the November elections, but about 10,000 still is missing, the AP reported.

Mail fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

[wagglebee]

I can't wait to see all the attention this gets from the mainstream media./sarcasm off

[exnavy]

Only five ?

[BenLurkin]

BTTT

[BenLurkin]

BTTT

[Frohickey]

If the DNC does not respond and vehemently denounce the actions of these 5 criminals, it would mean it condones it.

[mwyounce]

So, if the Baltimore Mayor says that a certain FReeper's actions cannot be his own, and must've been the work of his boss, are we free to assume that these actions are the results of their parents???

[TheRatHunter]

If the parties were switched, this would get even more attention than Michael Jacks-Little-Boys.

[InvisibleChurch]

"seemed to be excited, excitable, kind of gleeful, laughing and kind of joking,"

i suspect they're a bit more contrite, you might say

[jwalburg]

[cake_crumb]

Hmmmm, sounds like the worms are turning and rolling all over on each other. Malicious mischeif and mail fraud and even kids of congresscritters involved. Oh my :-))

[Kurt_D]

Well... don't send them to jail. Make'em pay a juicy fine.

[cake_crumb]

Do you mean Howie Dean? He's too busy threatening to screm in the ear of a NYS congressman for mentioning Lynn Stewert (convicted terrorist lawyer) is a Democrat to worry about lawbreakers.

[cripplecreek]

They were just collecting scraps of rubber to patch the big tent because it's burtsin at the seams.

[buccaneer81]

Ragget?

[leprechaun9]

They should be tried as DOMESTIC TERRORISTS!

Their efforts were directed at illegally influencing a Presidential Election.

[NorCalRepub]

Well... don't send them to jail. Make'em pay a juicy fine.

......and make them wear "I voted for Bush" buttons

[demkicker]

The defendants, who include the sons of a congresswoman and former acting mayor, face a maximum three and a half years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted of vandalism.

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! Please Lord, let the judge be a conservative.

[hosepipe]

Let the hand slapping begin...
Republicans have a tendancy to turn the other cheek before they snatch defeat out of the mouth of victory..

[Dallas59]

I agree. What if one of these vans crashed and killed people because of a sabotaged tire? What and who was next on their terror agenda?

[mvpel]

Simmons said the five "seemed to be excited, excitable, kind of gleeful, laughing and kind of joking," according to the Associated Press.

Three and a half years on a feculent prison pillow should cure their giggles.