Posts Tagged ‘Maurice Clemmons’
» posted on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 12:44 pm by Damien Baldino
Mike Huckabee’s poor decision
I find it hard to believe that Mike Huckabee granted clemency to Maurice Clemmons while he was the Governor of Arkansas. You might recall that Clemmons the was person allegedly responsible for murdering four police officers while they were sitting in a coffee shop.
Clemmons went on a crime spree while in his teens and was sentenced to 48 years in prison. Despite this, he was released, sentenced to another 60 years for additional crimes, and allowed to go free by Mike Huckabee. Soon after moving to Washington, he committed more crimes. He was recently released on bail for child rape, assaulting a police officer, and seven other felonies. » read more
one Comment | filed under Crime · Politics | tags: Arkansas, Clemency, Maurice Clemmons, Mike Huckabee, Washington
» posted on Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 5:32 pm by Damien Baldino
Warning signs should have prevented the murder of four police officers
Four Lakewood, WA police officers were murdered in a coffee shop while preparing to begin their shift. The suspect, Maurice Clemmons, walked in and allegedly shot all four officers and left. Police are currently searching for Clemmons.
When violent crimes of this nature occur locally, I normally check out the suspect’s criminal record. More often than not, there is a list of previous offenses with lengthy sentences that were never served. Unfortunately, this case is no different. Clemmons has a long criminal history in both Arkansas and Washington. Clemmons was recently released on bail for a pending charge of child rape, and he is also facing another 7 felony accounts. In addition to these charges, he had a lengthy criminal history in Arkansas. Here’s a summary: » read more
one Comment | filed under Uncategorized | tags: Maurice Clemmons, Mike Huckabee, Police Officers
