The KoB tipped me off to the breaking news that Jake Gardner, who was recently charged with fatally shooting a “protester” outside his family’s bar back in May has taken his own life. We talked about Gardner’s case recently here.<\/p>\n
Something we hadn’t reported on earlier, it seems that Mr. Gardner was an Iraq War veteran.<\/p>\n
Before the indictment, Gardner, an Iraq War veteran, told\u00a0KETV NewsWatch 7<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s stressful. I\u2019m more anxious now than when I was flying to Iraq. I was in from the end of 2000 until the end of 2004. All trained up by 9\/11. I was there in 2003 during the invasion and in Haiti in 2004 to break up the civil unrest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gardner did not turn himself in after a warrant for his arrest was issued. His attorney, Stu Dornan, said Gardner had left Omaha and went to California after the shooting because he had been receiving death threats. He said Gardner was planning to return to Omaha Sunday evening and turn himself in.<\/p>\n
Dornan has maintained that his client was acting in self-defense the night he shot Spurlock outside Gardner\u2019s Hive Bar. That night, protests had broken out in the Old Market.<\/p>\n
Dornan said last week\u2019s indictment was \u201ca shock to\u201d Gardner\u201d and he \u201cwas really shook up.\u201d<\/p>\n
The exact circumstances of Garner\u2019s death remain unclear. His attorneys said his death was \u201cby his own hand.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Malicious, politically motivated prosecution drives a man to kill himself. Sad. From what I’ve seen of the case, he had a very, very good case for self-defense (so much so that the DA initially refused to charge him citing self-defense).<\/p>\n
Source; Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"