Skip to comments.
UPDATE: MAN WANTED FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING TROOPER IS FORMER POLICE OFFICER
Tyler Telegraph ^
| 4/30/08
| K. Dean Staff Writer
Posted on 04/30/2008 10:05:41 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
The man who is the subject of a regionwide manhunt after allegedly killing a Texas state trooper was once a peace officer himself.
Records with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education show the man wanted for the shooting death of trooper James Scott Burns, 39, of Linden during a high speed chase Tuesday night is a former lawman in Rusk County.
(Excerpt) Read more at tylerpaper.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: copkiller; crime; leo; statetrooper; texas
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-36 next last
We lost another fine officer last night. Husband and father of a 5 month old baby.
To: Resolute Conservative
I first suspected that the “perp” might have been yet another illegal alien (yes, they are hired by police departments) but found probably another man who probably had a record when he was hired by the Tyler P.D.
2
posted on
04/30/2008 10:18:00 AM PDT
by
zerosix
(native sunflower)
To: zerosix
“”I first suspected that the “perp” might have been yet another illegal alien....””
Is this a record?
It only took two posts and the words “illegal alien” was used and this in a story having NOTHING to do with illegal immigration.
3
posted on
04/30/2008 10:26:44 AM PDT
by
2dogjoe
(Have a Blessed Day)
To: 2dogjoe
LE is looking for a mook named “Brandon Wayne Robertson”, who, one might surmise from his name, may be a part of the illegal Scottish immigration wave currently washing over the great State of Texas.
4
posted on
04/30/2008 10:43:57 AM PDT
by
absalom01
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
To: 2dogjoe
It is possible but not probable.
In a soutwest Texas town recently I was stopped by a police officer whose Hispanic accent was so thick I had to ask him two or three times what he was saing.
I was surprised.
His English was correct but almost incomprehensible with the accent.
Very good false documents are available.
He was also impatient and close to being rude.
It was a minor infraction.
To: Resolute Conservative
That is terrible, but the unions will probably try to get the killers job back.
6
posted on
04/30/2008 10:51:27 AM PDT
by
org.whodat
(What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
To: squarebarb
His English was correct but almost incomprehensible with the accent. LOL probably a Cuban or most likely a Porto Rican, even Mexicans can’t understand them.
7
posted on
04/30/2008 11:02:57 AM PDT
by
usurper
(Spelling or grammatical errors in this post can be attributed to the LA City School System)
To: Squantos
8
posted on
04/30/2008 11:13:09 AM PDT
by
hiredhand
(Check my "about" page. I'm the Prophet of Doom!)
To: usurper
Porto Rican Intentional misspelling?
9
posted on
04/30/2008 11:21:40 AM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Dad of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier home after 15 months in the Triangle of death)
To: org.whodat
That is terrible, but the unions will probably try to get the killers job back.
I wish you out of staters would learn, this is Texas. We are a right-to-work state. We don't have unions under every leaf.
There are police unions in the larger cities, but I doubt Tyler is one of them!
10
posted on
04/30/2008 11:29:32 AM PDT
by
TexanByBirth
(You can't fix stupid!... comedian Ron White)
To: SoldierDad
that rendering nearly makes it a caryy-anywhere-stink.
11
posted on
04/30/2008 11:30:40 AM PDT
by
woollyone
(entropy extirpates evolution and conservation confirms the Creator blessed forever.)
To: Resolute Conservative
is a former lawman in Rusk County.
Makes you wonder if the fact the suspect was a former law enforcement person was what maybe caused this Trooper to drop his guard!
Sympathy and prayers for the officer's family!
12
posted on
04/30/2008 11:34:32 AM PDT
by
TexanByBirth
(You can't fix stupid!... comedian Ron White)
To: TexanByBirth
There are police unions in the larger cities, but I doubt Tyler is one of them!The post was about how cops stick up for dirty cops just because they also belong to a union.
13
posted on
04/30/2008 11:38:30 AM PDT
by
org.whodat
(What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
To: TexanByBirth
More than likely poor training and over-emotional response and the fact the murderer had knowledge of how to end the pursuit to his advantage by drawing the Trooper in and stopping quickly and exiting his vehicle quickly with the Trooper close.
To: org.whodat
To: org.whodat
Not trying to harrass you, but my point was unions do not have a large influence in Texas!
And I can assure you of this, the one thing cops don’t tolerate is a “cop killer”.
16
posted on
04/30/2008 11:49:50 AM PDT
by
TexanByBirth
(You can't fix stupid!... comedian Ron White)
To: Resolute Conservative
The alleged perp:
Pretty nasty lookin' guy.
17
posted on
04/30/2008 12:07:35 PM PDT
by
JewishRighter
(Why, oh Why can't it be Hunter???)
To: TexanByBirth
And I can assure you of this, the one thing cops don’t tolerate is a “cop killer”. Yes, but I want them top stop the tolerance for dirty cops.
18
posted on
04/30/2008 12:10:41 PM PDT
by
org.whodat
(What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
To: squarebarb
Did he ask you if you minded that he search your vehicle for “weapons”? SOP on a minor traffic stop in Texas.
In a small South Texas town in the 70s, they had a local Constable that could not read or write. When he stopped drivers after running their one stoplight, he would hand them his ticketbook and tell them as part of their punishment he was having them fill out their own tickets. True story.
Local JP put an end to that after the hilarious (and not so hilarious) comments that were being written in the blanks, what a hoot! No place but Texas!!
19
posted on
04/30/2008 12:10:58 PM PDT
by
brushcop
(B-Co. 2/69 3rd Infantry Div., "Sledgehammer!" ...and keep hammering 'em!)
To: Resolute Conservative
20
posted on
04/30/2008 12:14:49 PM PDT
by
org.whodat
(What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-36 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson