Posted on 07/12/2016 2:17:23 PM PDT by TigerClaws
The raid of a home Monday and a pawn shop burglary last week are connected to the arrests of three people who said they were going to kill police at protests for Alton Sterling, the WBRZ Investigative Unit learned from sources.
Three people - including at least one juvenile - have been arrested.
Monday, federal authorities raided a home in Old South Baton Rouge. A WBRZ news crew recorded video of agents with the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, sheriff's deputies and Baton Rouge Police going through the home a block off Highland Road. The homeowner said one weapon was removed from the home, and confirmed he was questioned by authorities. The person living there said he was letting someone live at the home for free and that person was gone when the home was raided Monday shortly after 5 p.m. A source close to the investigation said the person who was staying at the home was later arrested. The suspect's name was not immediately available.
The source, who asked not to be identified, said the authorities were working leads on a Government Street pawn shop burglary that happened after Sterling was shot and killed by police in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, July 5. Between seven and eight weapons were stolen, and one of the three people arrested after the raid told investigators during questions thatthe guns and ammunition were stolen to be able to shoot and kill police during protests.
The raid on the home Monday evening was part of a federal search warrant, WBRZ learned.
Since Tuesday, protesters have gathered at the store in North Baton Rouge where Sterling was shot and killed, city hall in downtown, Baton Rouge Police Headquarters on Airline Highway, Government Street near downtown and Cortana Mall. In Dallas, Texas, police were shot and killed during a peaceful rally where people had gathered to protest black men being shot and killed by police recently.
Sources told WBRZ Chief Investigator Chris Nakamoto, at least three weapons have been recovered.
The pawn shop burglarized, Cash America, declined to comment. The ATF, the federal agency working the case, also declined to comment. Baton Rouge Police have not responded to a request for a comment related to this story.
WBRZ is working to confirm the names of those arrested. Watch WBRZ News 2 at 6 Tuesday evening and refresh this story for updates.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Lock ‘em up, throw away the key; and let the Corrections Officers handle them.
Those racist pigs should NEVER be allowed to see the sun shine EVER again...
Obama’s son’s?
“BR” Baton Rouge
As in the blood scrawled letters the POS wrote in the parking deck?
it’s the reverse
Ok thanks
If five officers were shot and killed and seven more wounded “during a peaceful rally” then I sure wouldn’t want to have to police a violent rally.
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