What your thoughts on the new information of Border Patrol Agents that was withheld at their trail ?

Question

As previously reported by WND, the memo lists seven Border Patrol agents and two supervisors who were on the scene of the Feb. 17, 2005, shooting incident for which Ramos and Compean are now in federal prison, sentenced to 11 and 12 years respectively.

The second full paragraph of the DHS memorandum filed by agent Sanchez states:


Investigation disclosed that the following BP agents were at the location of the shooting incident, assisted in destroying evidence of the shooting, and/or knew/heard about the shooting: Oscar Juarez; Arturo Vasquez; Jose Mendoza; David Jaquez; Lance Medrano; Lorenzo Yrigoyen; Rene Mendez; Robert Arnold; and Jonathan Richards.
Of the nine listed agents, two were supervisors, Robert Arnold and Jonathan Richards. Arnold was a supervisory Border Patrol agent and Richards was a field operations supervisor, the senior officer on the field that day. Three of the agents, Vasquez, Jaquez and Juarez, were given immunity by Sutton's office. All were called as witnesses in the case.

The next paragraph of the memo states the DHS investigation concluded the agents on the field Feb. 17 knew about the shooting, assisted Ramos and Compean in picking up the spent shell casings and all failed to report the incident.


Investigation disclosed that none of the above agents, to include Compean and Ramos, reported the shooting or the subsequent cover up when Compean and Vasquez picked up expended brass cartridges (i.e., evidence of the shooting) and threw them away.
"The document couldn't be more important," Stillinger emphasized. "DHS Special Agent Christopher Sanchez makes the defense argument in that report. He points out that none of the seven Border Patrol agents or 2 supervisors on the field reported the shooting, not just Ramos and Compean. Moreover, Vasquez picked up the shells and threw them away, again without the supervisors objecting or filing a report that evidence was being destroyed."

Stillinger stressed Sanchez's report emphasizes why her client Ramos had come to the same conclusion the day of the shooting.

"Ramos thought that surely the supervisors were told about the shooting by all these Border Patrol officers who were standing there on the field discussing the case with their supervisors," she said. "Ramos knew for a fact that several of the Border Patrol agents heard the shooting, so why wouldn't they tell the supervisors?"

Frustrated at the government's decision to withhold the Sanchez memo, Stillinger expressed to WND her distress:

"What the Sanchez memo proves is that if Ramos and Compean were guilty that day, then the other Border Patrol agents who were there and their two supervisors were equally guilty," she said.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54341

Answer 1

They were framed. They should be able to demand another trial WITH ALL the info including the cell phone fiasco and also the fact that the drug dealer was just that...a very well known and seasoned drug dealer and not the innocent little person that they made him out to be...including the fact that the drug dealer was apprehended in Oct. of 05 for a drug bust WHILE having amnesty in the US to do so! Bush should be impeached for giving amnesty to a drug dealer and then letting American HEROS get beat to death in prison!

Answer 2

It is CRIMINAL what they have done to these good men and their families. They were framed.

Sutton should be in prison, not Ramos and Compeon. Everyone that lied should be in prison. The statements about them not filing a report is crap - they weren't suppose to file a written report.

The government has admitted to the lies that Ramos & Compeon were just out to "shoot Mexicans." Bush should be ashamed of himself for not pardoning these men IMMEDIATLY!

Answer 3

I hope Sutton and company will be held to a higher standard this area shows they broke the law.

Answer 4

I hope that this gets taken care of.

For some reason though I doubt it.