Former Border Patrol agent beaten in prison
I say it's time we took up arms and got these two guys out of Jail! [:(!]
Supporters say former Border Patrol agent beaten in prison
By Alicia A. Caldwell
ASSOCIATED PRESS
12:15 p.m. February 6, 2007
EL PASO, Texas - A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who was convicted of shooting a drug smuggling suspect and then lying about it was beaten by fellow inmates in prison, his relatives and a congressman said Tuesday.
Prison officials did not immediately confirm that Ignacio Ramos had been attacked.
The convictions of Ramos and fellow former agent Jose Alonso Compean sparked outcry from critics who argued that the men were merely doing their job defending the border against criminals.
U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., a vocal supporter of the agents and opponent of illegal immigration, criticized the Bush administration Tuesday for failing to protect Ramos and demanded a full presidential pardon for the two men.
"Not only did the administration choose the side of a foreign dope runner over the agents who stopped him from smuggling a load of drugs into the county - now they've failed to protect that agent while his case is on appeal," he said in a statement.
Ramos and Compean, who reported to prison in January, were each sentenced to more than a decade behind bars. Ramos is being held at a medium- and low-security federal facility at Yazoo City, Miss. Compean is serving his sentence at the Elkton Federal Correctional Institution in Ohio; no problems have been reported with his detention.
The agents were convicted last year of shooting Osvaldo Aldrete Davila in 2005 near El Paso and then trying to cover up the incident. Davila was shot once in the buttocks.
Ramos' wife, Monica Ramos, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that her husband described being attacked late Saturday, when he "let his guard down." She said the attackers kicked and stomped him for several minutes.
He was able to identify one man in the group, Monica Ramos said.
Officials of the Federal Bureau of Prisons did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Tuesday.
Supporters say former Border Patrol agent beaten in prison
By Alicia A. Caldwell
ASSOCIATED PRESS
12:15 p.m. February 6, 2007
EL PASO, Texas - A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who was convicted of shooting a drug smuggling suspect and then lying about it was beaten by fellow inmates in prison, his relatives and a congressman said Tuesday.
Prison officials did not immediately confirm that Ignacio Ramos had been attacked.
The convictions of Ramos and fellow former agent Jose Alonso Compean sparked outcry from critics who argued that the men were merely doing their job defending the border against criminals.
U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., a vocal supporter of the agents and opponent of illegal immigration, criticized the Bush administration Tuesday for failing to protect Ramos and demanded a full presidential pardon for the two men.
"Not only did the administration choose the side of a foreign dope runner over the agents who stopped him from smuggling a load of drugs into the county - now they've failed to protect that agent while his case is on appeal," he said in a statement.
Ramos and Compean, who reported to prison in January, were each sentenced to more than a decade behind bars. Ramos is being held at a medium- and low-security federal facility at Yazoo City, Miss. Compean is serving his sentence at the Elkton Federal Correctional Institution in Ohio; no problems have been reported with his detention.
The agents were convicted last year of shooting Osvaldo Aldrete Davila in 2005 near El Paso and then trying to cover up the incident. Davila was shot once in the buttocks.
Ramos' wife, Monica Ramos, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that her husband described being attacked late Saturday, when he "let his guard down." She said the attackers kicked and stomped him for several minutes.
He was able to identify one man in the group, Monica Ramos said.
Officials of the Federal Bureau of Prisons did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Tuesday.
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I could give a damn if it's a cop or not. This kind of behavior happens in prisons because it's allowed to. We need major reforms in our prison systems.
Ben0 -
the current congress and president will sell out its own citizens to protect illegal aliens 0 -
Nice to see that Tancredo (my choice for POTUS in '08) is taking the right stance. 0 -
Bush and his B.S. stance on this issue has got me flared up beyond normal.I wonder if that is their intent.I feel betrayed[V][V] 0 -
It's time for President bush to get off his butt and pardon these two and shut the damn borders. No welfare,No social security,for the illegals that have broken our laws 0 -
That's right! Support the criminals who wear badges and who shoot people. Duh 0 -
quote:Originally posted by HAIRY
That's right! Support the criminals who wear badges and who shoot people. Duh
I'll be sure and write down the date and time that you found yourself in agreement with Bush0 -
And don't ever be confused by the facts... the border patrol agents were attacked by the drug lord that they shot. 0 -
Hey Hairball: Say HI to Michael Moore for me next time you're over to his place for dinner.
Why a limp-wristed handwringer like yourself would want anything to do with firearms is beyond me.0 -
Those agents made a series of mistakes that they are now paying for.
Their didn't kill the scumbag barbarian on the spot.
They allowed a jury of Hairys' to convict them...and didn't just say "Hell no, you don't send me to prison".....
First and formost;they continued to serve a president that has sold out America.....0 -
So he shot a guy in the butt, didn't kill him, and is getting a decade in the slammer?
Sounds a little harsh. What am I missing here?0 -
quote:Originally posted by Sperry
So he shot a guy in the butt, didn't kill him, and is getting a decade in the slammer?
Sounds a little harsh. What am I missing here?
Mandatory sentence for one of the charges0 -
quote:Originally posted by Lowrider
Hey Hairball: Say HI to Michael Moore for me next time you're over to his place for dinner.
Why a limp-wristed handwringer like yourself would want anything to do with firearms is beyond me.
Ha!Ha![:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] I spit out my diet cherry, vanilla coke on the keyboard!0 -
quote:Originally posted by HAIRY
That's right! Support the criminals who wear badges and who shoot people. Duh
You're such a silly little twit......0
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