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Month: October 2016

Lawsuit Filed Against Chris Brown

by Craig Drummond

Lawsuit filed by Ms. Liziane Gutierrez against singer Chris Brown in Clark County District Court on February 10, 2016 related to an interaction with Mr. Brown and his representatives at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. Mr. Drummond released a brief statement on behalf of Ms. Gutierrez upon inquiry from the media about the lawsuit: “Given the unfortunate circumstances of January 2, 2016 and the statements by Mr. Brown and others, Ms. Gutierrez has chosen to protect her rights through the civil justice process. Ms. Gutierrez looks forward to presenting all of the facts and circumstances of January 2, 2016 in a court of law.”
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U.S. Aims to Lure Insurgents with Bait

by Craig Drummond

U.S. Aims to Lure Insurgents, A Pentagon group has encouraged some U.S. military snipers in Iraq to target suspected insurgents by scattering pieces of “bait,” such as detonation cords, plastic explosives and ammunition, and then killing Iraqis who pick up the items, according to military court documents.

The classified program was described in investigative documents related to recently filed murder charges against three snipers who are accused of planting evidence on Iraqis they killed.

“Baiting is putting an object out there that we know they will use, with the intention of destroying the enemy,” Capt. Matthew P. Didier, the leader of an elite sniper scout platoon attached to the 1st Battalion of the 501st Infantry Regiment, said in a sworn statement. “Basically, we would put an item out there and watch it. If someone found the item, picked it up and attempted to leave with the item, we would engage the individual as I saw this as a sign they would use the item against U.S. Forces.”

In documents obtained by The Washington Post from family members of the accused soldiers

“U.S. Aims to Lure Insurgents with Bait”
September 24, 2007 – The Washington Post
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Army Sniper Acquitted of Murder in 2 Deaths

by Craig Drummond

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq, Sept. 28 – A military jury acquitted an American Army sniper of murder charges on Friday in connection with the deaths of two Iraqi men during the spring, but convicted him of planting incriminating evidence on one of the bodies after the killing.

Specialist Jorge G. Sandoval Jr. received congratulatory embraces from his two military lawyers after the verdict was announced in a small courtroom here, a short armored Humvee ride from Saddam Hussein’s former palace on the grounds of what is now a sprawling American military base.

“Army Sniper Acquitted of Murder in 2 Deaths”
September 29, 2007 – New York Times
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Sore Customer Sues ‘Pawn Stars’ Family

by Craig Drummond

The father-and-son stars of History’s “Pawn Stars” have been sued by a disabled Vietnam vet who claims they roughed him up in their Las Vegas shop last fall.

Daniel Callahan, 62, filed a civil suit in Clark County District Court on April 26 accusing Rick Harrison and his father, Richard, of physically assaulting him in their Gold & Silver Pawn Shop last October.

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“Sore Customer Sues ‘Pawn Stars’ Family”
May 1, 2012 – New York Post