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Father of Man Killed by FBI Agent Sends President Obama Picture of Son’s Bullet-Riddled Body
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Abdulbaki Todashev is agonized by the silence. Since an FBI agent fatally shot his son, Ibragim Todashev, during an investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings in May, the agency has been virtually mum. So, he thought, maybe photos of his son’s bullet-riddled body would prompt President Obama to seek answers. The Boston…
FBI Investigates Whether Man Jumped from Royal Carribean Cruise Ship
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Did he jump? Was it an accident? The FBI is investigating how a 26-year-old man ended up overboard as a cruise ship sailed to Puerto Rico, UPI reports. According to a Coast Guard statement, Tien Phuoc Nguyen intentionally jumped off the Royal Caribbean ship Adventure of the Seas on Saturday. Nguyen was…
FBI’s David Bowdich Named ticklethewire.com Fed of the Year for 2013
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com David Bowdich, special agent in charge of counterterrorism for the Los Angeles Division, has been named ticklethewire.com Fed of the Year for 2013. Bowdich, who is considered a rising star in the bureau, has been an agent since 1995. Bowdich earns the award for a variety of reasons. He’s well respected among…
Man Who Threatened to Kill President Was Killed in Shootout Outside of Phoenix Bank
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man who was sentenced to jail in 2011 for threatening to kill President Obama died in a shootout with police outside of a bank in Phoenix, Ariz., ABC News reports. Mario Edward Garnett was wanted in connection with a spree of bank robberies and the slaying of a police officer in…
Meet the FBI Investigator Who Coined the Term ‘Serial Killer’
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com You’ve probably never heard of Robert Ressier. The FBI investigator is credited with coining the term “serial killer,” according to an NPR feature on unknown stories. Ressier, who wrote a book on criminology, spent much of his career researching serial killers. “There are people that are pretty good at this, and I…
American Citizen Accused of Pot Possession Dies in Border Patrol Custody
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An American citizen arrested on allegations of possessing marijuana died in the custody of the Border Patrol, the Los Angeles Times reports. Authorities said the man “became incoherent and unresponsive”while in a holding cell on Christmas Day at the agency’s Campo Station in San Diego County. The Homeland Security’s Office of Investigator…
Border Patrol Agent Sues Sheriff’s Office After Police Dog Severed His Artery
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent who says he was abused by police when they responded to a report that he was threatening to kill himself is suing the Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and five deputies, the Palm Beach Post reports. Luis Rodriguez, 56, said law enforcement unlawfully arrested him and used…
DEA Agent Recalls Hunting Down Suspect in Case of Tortured DEA Special Agent
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com George Delaunay will never forget the suspect’s face. Holding a picture of the suspect, Delaunay followed the man through aisles at a grocery store in San Antonio in 1989, the Valley Morning Star writes. Delaunay realized he had his man – Rubén Zuno Arce, a suspect in the Feb. 7, 1985, kidnapping, torture…