{"id":31717,"date":"2012-08-23T07:20:10","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=31717"},"modified":"2012-08-23T08:10:13","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T12:10:13","slug":"more-nutty-veteran-bs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=31717","title":{"rendered":"More nutty veteran BS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pat sends us a link to the story of a veteran, William Everett Alemar<\/a>, 23, who was arrested for running near a school in his ballistic armor and “committing a terroristic act” in Martinsburg, WV on Monday, the first day of school there.<\/p>\n

Martinsburg Patrol Officers Michael Jones, Craig Richmond and Erik Herb encountered the man in the area of Silver Lane and South Raleigh Street \u201cin full military desert camouflage and ballistic vest and with what appeared to be an assault rifle across his chest,\u201d Swartwood said in the news release.<\/p>\n

After engaging him at gunpoint, the officers ordered the man to his knees and then to the prone position before seizing an AR-15 (M-4) training rifle from him, according to the news release.<\/p>\n

Swartwood said Monday night that the rifle has the look and feel of one that shoots bullets, but it shoots pellets. Two knives and several unloaded magazines also were found in the man\u2019s possession, according to the news release. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So he’s being held on a $50,000 bond. The real story, we got from his First Sergeant, is that Billy is training for Ranger School, and was out running with an Airsoft rifle, and for that they toss his ass is jail.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe primary concern for the police department was that subject\u2019s proximity to the area schools \u2014 Martinsburg High School, South Middle \u2014 when he was first located off Bulldog Boulevard,\u201d Swartwood said. <\/p>\n

No explosives were found in a search of the man\u2019s apartment Monday afternoon, but additional military equipment and a training pistol, similar to the rifle in its function, were found and seized as evidence, police said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So basically, they really have nothing on him. And they knew that as soon as they saw that he had a fake rifle, yet they still arrested him. I completely understand that they confronted him at gun point and cuffed him, but as soon as they discovered there was no threat to the community, they should have let him go. <\/p>\n

I’ve attempted to contact Billy on Facebook to get his side of the story, since the media isn’t being a help with their headline “Armed man wearing military camo, ballistic vest arrested near Martinsburg schools”. Technically, it’s correct since he was carrying two knives, but they make it sound as if he had a firearm.<\/p>\n

Alemar is assigned to the Woodstock, Va.-based Company B, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Virginia National Guard, West Virginia National Guard spokesman Lt. Col. David P. Lester said Monday night.<\/p>\n

Alemar deployed to Iraq from July 1 to Dec. 6, 2011, with Company D, 3-116th, and was assigned to Task Force 183 for convoy security duty, according to Lester. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His First sergeant spoke highly of Billy, and TSO (who knows Billy’s 1SG, adds that the 1SG usually hates everyone. So I guess that’s a pretty good testimony as to his character.<\/p>\n

I’ve contacted the police department, but Barney Fife misplaced his bullet and the whole department is out looking for it now.<\/p>\n

ADDED:<\/strong> The only thing I can find in the Martinsburg City ordinances<\/a> that is even remotely related to this is their prohibition of having weapons ON THE PREMISES of an educational facility;<\/p>\n

545.09 POSSESSING DEADLY WEAPONS ON PREMISES OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
\n (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 545.09 which was derived from West Virginia Code 61-7-11a is no longer included in the Codified Ordinances. By Acts 1995 Chapter 90, the West Virginia Legislature reclassified such offense as a felony. Charges for possessing deadly weapons on premises of educational facilities should now be filed under state law.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nothing about having a gun NEAR THE PREMISES of schools.<\/p>\n

And that “military gear” they seized from his apartment; I guess they couldn’t add one and one to figure out that he’s in the National Guard and would probably have “military gear” stashed in his home, could they?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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