Angry mob pelts man thought to be sex attacker
Source: Associated Press
May 20, 1:25 PM EDT
Angry mob pelts man thought to be sex attacker
By STEVEN K. PAULSON
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) -- Residents angry that police had not warned them about sex assaults of children took matters into their own hands, chasing down a man they thought was the attacker, pelting him with rocks and leaving him with a bloody face in Colorado, authorities said Monday.
Pueblo police later released the man because of lack of evidence, The Pueblo Chieftain reported.
Neighborhood residents were looking for a man suspected of two separate sexual acts when they got word that a man matching the description had been spotted, said Alex Pacheco, one of the pursuers.
The group confronted the man and he ran.
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Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,282 posts)... since they shut META.
AndyA
(16,993 posts)...I'm guessing there's no Denver, Somalia, is there?
curlyred
(1,879 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)...well, that seems to be what it sounds like.
But, in the main article, noted the below:
"Pacheco told the newspaper that residents were canvassing the area looking for the man who committed the sex crimes during the past few months.
Police said the mob grew to about a half-dozen people as residents learned of the chase and joined in."
Six is a "MOB"?!?!
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)I imagine that were six people throwing rocks at me, I too would think of them as a "mob". Seems almost relative...
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)Perhaps the mob was composed of foreigners who don't understand how the law works here??
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)'The 54-year-old man accosted by the mob did not want to file charges against his pursuers, the chief said
"He said folks were reacting to a bad situation and he told the officer, `I don't want to go that route,'" Rummel said. "He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
The name of the man was not released because no charges were filed. He agreed to give investigators a DNA sample so he could be ruled out as a suspect.'
Sounds like he is being a good sport about it.
Rozlee
(2,529 posts)A damn saint is more like it. I would've been looking to get somebody some ass hurting.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)If not out of anger, then to make a point.
guappo1
(53 posts)I support the action that was taken by citizens of Pueblo, There was a reason for this form of action. a recent sexual assault on two young girls where the accused perpetrator was given a TICKET!!!!! and released. This led to a major out cry. The police did respond quickly and the man was arrested and is now sitting in Jail waiting trial. I am glad that the man that was chased was not injured and seems to be cooperating with police to clear his name.
Occulus
(20,599 posts)And you also think this innocent man, who is not repeat not the offender, needs to clear his name?
Let's leave aside the first point for a moment.
Of what, exactly, does this man need to clear his name?
guappo1
(53 posts)Due the actions of the police in the past. I am glad that the man was not hurt, Yes I think that because he did match the description of the perp that clearing his name is important to him of all people. If I was that guy that would be the first thing I would want done. There would be a lot of people thinking him guilty with out any proof. So yes clear my name NOW.....
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)or "Pursuers surrounded him and punched him in the face, police Capt. Tom Rummel said." Both descriptions are from the link. Not sure if both things happened, or if there is confusion in the reporting.
Still, unless I'm misunderstanding something, he most certainly was injured.
Sure, the crowd took action...against the wrong guy!
That's precisely the danger of vigilante justice: a suspect is denied due process, and subjected to the emotions of the mob.
You support that?
guappo1
(53 posts)for support is not the action but why the action. I am sorry for the over reach but the fact he should have been held an police called not hit or struck. Since I do not have a child living in that area as well as you, it would be hard to know how one would react.
greiner3
(5,214 posts)As you have an army of straw men.
CreekDog
(46,192 posts)well pretty obvious your posts will be pretty much useless.
Useless?, you maybe right.
The issue is why good honest people are driven to react. You do not agree. I am being honest I do not know if I would have not help chase him down. I have two children who work in law enforcement. I ask them what they thought both said that it should have done differently, staying inside the law. Citizens should be involved in helping police when they can, but not breaking the law. I still support the fact they tried to help an protect their neighborhood,
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)...it's a matter of what we applaud.
7962
(11,841 posts)Who had his life ruined being blamed for the Olympic bombing in Atlanta. He ended up being awarded millions from NBC, I believe. But his life was never the same.
guappo1
(53 posts)That is why this man must clear his name so no lingering thoughts about him being a sicky
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)He had to pay taxes on the amount that he received as well as the contingency fee paid to his attorneys.
Occulus
(20,599 posts)Some people still think he did it.
I take it back. He got nothing if that's the case.
Occulus
(20,599 posts)AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)guappo1
(53 posts)was the reason, It cost the city money every time they booked someone into county jail. So they were going to save money by issuing tickets instead of arrest for some offenders. The call was about as dumb a thing as I have ever heard.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)chucking rocks in the face of the police chief for the inaction of his department...
zerosumgame0005
(207 posts)I would like to see that story
guappo1
(53 posts)This took place about a month ago. There were stories by Nick Bohnam, This really fired up the city.
zerosumgame0005
(207 posts)that I could search out
guappo1
(53 posts)By NICK BONHAM | nickb@chieftain.com
A Pueblo man who reportedly stalked three juveniles and fondled one, was initially ticketed and released by police.
The incident occurred Thursday, but by Friday morning Wayne Anthony Arrona, 39, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and attempted kidnapping. He is in Pueblo County jail in lieu of $200,000 bail.
Upset parents sent emails to police and City Council late Thursday concerned how the situation was handled.
"We believe the only reason this guy is behind bars is because we wrote to council, and forced their hand," one mother said Monday. "We appreciate what they did, but we shouldn't have to request justice. I don't know why this wasn't taken seriously from the get-go."
This is part of the story give you an Idea
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)A father in Pueblo says a sexual predator was set free because the jail was too full.
Tim McGettigan is outraged at how Pueblo police officers handled a sexual assault investigation that his daughter witnessed last Thursday. Police wrote the suspect, 39-year-old Wayne Arrona, a ticket for disorderly conduct and then set him free.
The Pueblo Police Department says the officer who wrote the ticket made a poor judgement call. The department is investigating how the case was handled.
It was supposed to be an afternoon stroll to the candy store and a trip to the playground for two teenage girls and a boy they were babysitting. But McGettigan says Arrona sexually assaulted his daughter's friend and tried to kidnap her.
"When we called the police on the night that they had released the prisoner to the streets, we asked why on earth would they do that and the response from the police was 'the jail house is full,'" MGettigan said.
http://www.krdo.com/news/Pueblo-father-outraged-by-police-misconduct/-/417220/19705572/-/s0k92qz/-/index.html
Scruffy Rumbler
(961 posts)care for injuries received and don't you fucking dare take action against the mob you un American SOB MFer! I have a very close friend that was chased by a mob because some woman failed to watch her children and when she saw them near my friend, she screamed child molester and two, TWO fucking men's softball teams chased him. He ran for his life and is still dealing with the legal shit two years later because some asshole made a mistake and because of "think of the children" and only the children and fuck the truth!
I would say go live somewhere else other then the USA but there isn't any place that deserves our trash.