Posted on 06/01/2021 4:41:55 PM PDT by Magnatron
An FBI agent who shot a fellow passenger onboard a Washington, DC, Metro train line in December was arrested on Tuesday for attempted murder, prosecutors announced. Eduardo Valdivia was indicted with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, use of a firearm and reckless endangerment charges, Montgomery County Circuit Court records show.
Judge Joan Ryon ordered Valdivia to be released on personal bond, and he must turn over all his firearms and his passport. A plea was not entered.
Valdivia's attorney Robert Bonsib told CNN over the phone Tuesday that the charges in the indictment are "very unfortunate and ill founded."
Valdivia, 37 of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was on his way to work when he allegedly got into a verbal exchange with Steven Slaughter while on a Red Line train after 6 a.m. on December 15, when shots were fired.
Investigators with the Metro Transit Police said in a statement on December 18 that video footage of the incident shows an adult male approaching Valdivia as the Metrorail car neared Medical Center Station in Bethesda. Words were exchanged, when Valdivia discharged his weapon several times, the Metro Transit Police said.
Slaughter asked Valdivia for money and when Valdivia said that he didn't have any, Slaughter walked away spewing expletives, prosecutors said in court on Tuesday. Valdivia, who was promoted last year to a supervisory special agent, told Slaughter to watch his mouth. The FBI agent's response caused Slaughter to turn back around and get into Valdivia's face before two shots were fired, prosecutors said.
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Bernie Goetz was good. This is different i think.
We have promotion material there.
“ Another passenger called 911 as well as the manager of the station, Metro Transit Police said. The passenger told a 911 operator that “there is a law enforcement officer who shot a person who attacked him” and the person who was shot got into Valdivia’s face without a mask on, according to an excerpt provided by Bonsib.”
Attacked? Funny that CNN doesn’t seem to mention that in its summary of events.
I would hardly think that a mere “verbal altercation” would cause an FBI agent to draw his gun and shoot.
You cant just shoot a homeless nutjob for getting lippy. But my guess is he’ll get off due to Professional Courtesy and party registration.
, and that he was thinking about buying a MAGA hat. It'll be ALL GOOD, then.
If the sneaky, sleazy creeps at the once-respected FBI gave Valdivia up, he must be a republican.
They are still sitting on emails exchanged among the Deep State cretins.
“I would hardly think that a mere “verbal altercation” would cause an FBI agent to draw his gun and shoot.”
Lavoy Finicum and Vicki Weaver rise to a point of order.
Being armed means sucking it up and walking away from insults, not pushing back and picking a fight. I suspect this guy’s “Alpha Agent” mentality wouldn’t let him do that. You don’t “go Goetz” unless it’s the only option. FBI Agent Peter Strzok’s texts gave us an inside look at how they look at deplorables. Just imagine how they look at transients and panhandlers.
Yeah - but those were outright hits. See also, Waco.
Hmmm...
Probably not the agent’s fault...
Since he has been trained to shoot dogs, women holding babies, and cripples, it was a normal reaction...
If he gets absolved, he will be promoted...
We have promotion material there.
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Wonder what happened to the Capitol Hill policeman who murdered the female Unarmed Trump supporter?....the Woke FBI ( and other .gov agencies) should have been disbanded, abolished years ago....and Comey still struts around like a rooster.
Slaughter: I dint do nuffin’
Slaughter: I dint do nuffin’
I was thinking of an incident like the one where the FBI agent shot a boy scout in the face without cause.
But it sounds like this may have been a good shooting. Aggressive, mentally ill panhandlers are a real threat.
It doesn’t look like the SSA initiated the encounter.
It does look like Mr. Slaughter didn’t realize he was talking to someone representing the government.
It does sound as if in a free state where citizens are actually permitted to be armed that the only complaint would be poor marksmanship. (My how the bureau’s firearms training standards have fallen.)
The case is not going anywhere. FBI Agents are above the law. Now, the poor bastard he shot. He is ina hell ov a lot of trouble.
Ashli Babbet was shot for mere trespassing.
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