.22lr (+1) and 2 bullies dead - no charges

[TatankaGap]

* esp for anyone who argues against the effectiveness of a .22lr ~ 2 bullies looking for a fight have baseball bat, corner Indian despite his .22 rifle, bad day for all involved, no charges.....

FBI won't charge Mescalero man in reservation deaths - Alamogordo Daily News

FBI won't charge Mescalero man in reservation deaths
Alamogordo Daily News

By Duane Barbati, Staff Writer

Posted: 05/17/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT

The Federal Bureau of Investigation will not pursue charges against a 23-year-old Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation man after he allegedly shot and killed two men on the reservation April 15, an FBI spokesperson said.

Public information officer Stephan Marshall said the U.S. Attorney's Office has declined to bring charges against Wacey Chico because of witness accounts of the altercation and physical evidence recovered at the scene.

Marshall said Chico acted in self-defense after two brothers initiated a fight with him around 5:45 p.m. He identified the two brothers as James Steward, 30, and Christian Steward, 23.

One of the men, Marshall said, was armed with an aluminum baseball bat and cornered Chico.

Marshall said Chico had a 22-caliber rifle in a trailer and added that Chico was pulling the trailer with a bicycle at the time.

Marshall said the Stewards continued to advance, despite Chico being armed with a rifle. Christian Steward was shot once and James Steward was shot twice, he said.

Marshall said witnesses reported the brothers had attempted to engage in three other fights earlier in the day.


Contact Duane Barbati at dbarbati@alamogordonews.com.

[RedThunder94]

+1 for the good guys, i guess you go looking for a fight eventually you'll find one. 2 less BG's to blow tax payer $$$'s on in the justice system.

[svrivera]

[Coopdog]

another one for the good guys and no money spent on a BS trial and if they had lived no money spent on losers in prison.