Something is missing from this story.

[RoadKingLarry]

A man allegedly phones in a bomb threat, cops show up at his house and he shoots the local police chief 3 times.
Of course he is taken into custody but has now been released. I'm thinking something major has Ben left out of the story.

http://m.newson6.com/Story.aspx?story=27857940&catId=112042

[Perd Hapley]

Here's one thing:

Facts surrounding the case lead agents to believe Horton was unaware it was officers who made entry.

Still devilish odd, though. 

[Ben]

I'm thinking something major has Ben left out of the story.

Hey, don't drag me into it buddy - I had nothing to do with it.

[vaskidmark]

No, there's a lot Ben left out of the story.

I call it fiction if only because they say no cops shot back at the guy.  Even Okies know better than that.

My very paranoid mind wants to say it was a drill gone bad - Mr. Bomb-threat switched up his real gun for the airsolft he was supposed to be using?

stay safe.

[Bob F.]

AGH probably ordered that he wasn't a terrorist. DHS does such a good job..................

[230RN]

 They bust in, he shoots, realizes his mistake, drops his gun, is taken in without further incident, is released from "investigative detention" because the prosecutor thinks his claim of self-defense within his home might be valid.

In the meantime, they figure out that either a roommate called in the bomb threat or it became evident that somebody spoofed the phone number or pinned into his phone line.  (Kid wanting to get out of an exam or who had a grudge against him?)


But I, too, await further information.

I'm not signing this one so nobody will know who posted it.

[wmenorr67]

Find it interesting that the Chief just happened to borrow a vest from the county just prior to this "raid" also.  He doesn't have his own already?

[vaskidmark]

Find it interesting that the Chief just happened to borrow a vest from the county just prior to this "raid" also.  He doesn't have his own already?

Police Chiefs don't wear vests - it looks tacky on the TV, as well as making them look another 20 pounds overweight.

Which is why the presence of the Chief in the initial rush is very interesting [/Arty Johnson voice].

stay safe.

[Stand_watie]

http://m.nydailynews.com/news/crime/homeowner-not-charged-shooting-okla-police-chief-article-1.2082717#bmb=1

[Jamisjockey]

yep sounds like a swating gone wrong.  I hope if they catch whoever did it, they charge them with the attempted murder of the chief.

[wmenorr67]

yep sounds like a swating gone wrong.  I hope if they catch whoever did it, they charge them with the attempted murder of the chief.

This and that he also gets his "seized" weapons back.

[KD5NRH]

Detectives later learned the bomb threat sent at about 4 a.m. for the Sentinel Community Action Center did not originate from his home.

Which leaves one to wonder why they thought it did in the first place.

Of course, I guess with most people not having a land line anymore, it's not often a simple matter of tapping in at the nearest Bell can.

[MechAg94]

If that is the case, I am glad they are not holding it against the homeowner.  In some juridications they would likely throw the book at him regardless if he wasn't already dead.

[KD5NRH]

Which is why the presence of the Chief in the initial rush is very interesting [/Arty Johnson voice].

Sounds like he wanted some good publicity.  Maybe the city council has been questioning how useful he is, and he figured this would be a quick and easy, high profile way to show that he's a valuable part of the department.

[230RN]

Which leaves one to wonder why they thought it did in the first place.

Of course, I guess with most people not having a land line anymore, it's not often a simple matter of tapping in at the nearest Bell can.

Reply 5:

In the meantime, they figure out that either a roommate called in the bomb threat or it became evident that somebody spoofed the phone number or pinned into his phone line.  (Kid wanting to get out of an exam or who had a grudge against him?)

http://www.kmov.com/news/investigates/Phone-Spoofing-cases-escalating-what-can-you-do-if-your-phone-is-hijacked-173173771.html

Terry

[KD5NRH]

http://www.kmov.com/news/investigates/Phone-Spoofing-cases-escalating-what-can-you-do-if-your-phone-is-hijacked-173173771.html

One would hope they'd do more than look at the consumer-grade caller ID before staging a raid.  Then again, we are talking about government employees here.

[Hawkmoon]

Horton and his wife were briefly detained and released when Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation realized he had no idea the police were raiding his house, a statement released by OSBI read.

...

Detectives later learned the bomb threat sent at about 4 a.m. for the Sentinel Community Action Center did not originate from his home.

As if we needed more proof that the abuse of no-knock warrants and SWAT teams needs to be halted. If the [innocent] homeowner had been killed, the cops would have just written it off as collateral damage. Now that whoever prepared the warrant almost got his (or her) chief killed, maybe they'll start paying closer attention to why correct information is important.

[RoadKingLarry]

As if we needed more proof that the abuse of no-knock warrants and SWAT teams needs to be halted. If the [innocent] homeowner had been killed, the cops would have just written it off as collateral damage. Now that whoever prepared the warrant almost got his (or her) chief killed, maybe they'll start paying closer attention to why correct information is important.

 

[230RN]

As if we needed more proof that the abuse of no-knock warrants and SWAT teams needs to be halted. If the [innocent] homeowner had been killed, the cops would have just written it off as collateral damage. Now that whoever prepared the warrant almost got his (or her) chief killed, maybe they'll start paying closer attention to why correct information is important.

Amen and 

And the Judge who rubber-stamped it should be criminally liable as well, despite any "immunity" conferred on him/her by statute.

Terry