VideoPro Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 You couldn't make it up.... http://www.kpho.com/news/27272012/detail.html PHOENIX -- Sheriff Joe Arpaio rolled out the tanks to take down a man suspected of cockfighting. West Valley residents in the neighborhood are crying foul after armored vehicles, including a tank, rolled into their neighborhood to make the bust. Neighbor Debra Ross was so worried she called 911 and went outside where a nearby home had its windows blown out, was crawling with dozens of SWAT members in full gear, armored vehicles and a bomb robot. “When the tank came in and pushed the wall over and you see what's in there, and all it is, is a bunch of chickens,” Ross said. In a massive show of force on Monday, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant and arrested the homeowner, Jesus Llovera, on charges of suspected cockfighting. Llovera was alone in the house at the time of the arrest, and he was unarmed. “I think taxpayers should be shocked,” said Robert Campus, Llovera’s attorney. Campus said he believes the operation costs tens of thousands of dollars. Deputies had no probable cause to believe Llovera was armed or dangerous, according to Campus. Campus said he believes the entire scene was basically a stage, to help actor Steven Seagal’s TV show, “Lawman.” Steven Seagal was riding in the tank. The Sheriff’s Department has entered into a contract with Seagal and part of that contract gives Seagal carte blanche to go along with the sheriff as he arrests people. Thousands of dollars in damages were made to the property and 115 birds were euthanized on the spot. Llovera was convicted of a misdemeanor last year of attending a cockfight and has no history of owning weapons. Yet the sheriff’s office said they had reasons to believe Llovera might be armed. “We're going to err on the side of caution. We're going to make sure that we have the appropriate amount of force in case we do run into anything like that,” said Sgt. Jesse Spurgin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellis Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 You couldn't make it up.... http://www.kpho.com/news/27272012/detail.html to be honest the police go over the top here as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Tamudo Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 You couldn't make it up.... http://www.kpho.com/news/27272012/detail.html It's a funny old world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fake Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Looking at the size of Seagal recently I'm surprise he could fit into a tank! Crap actor too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Haha, the suspect wouldn't sign the release forms. Waste of film, eh guys? Seagal is a nincompoop. He's in good company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 If it was indeed a suspected ****-fighting establishment and when the walls were knocked down, the place was found to be full of chickens, would that be so surprising? Aren't cocks (as used in ****-fighting) male chickens? What would you expect to find? ****-roaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Surprising to find chickens? No. Surprising to use APCs and an elite paramilitary tactical unit to bust one unarmed man with no criminal record or history of violence or firearm offences, who allegedly fights chickens? No - not if Steven Seagal on TV is involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 orrowow Looking at the size of Seagal recently I'm surprise he could fit into a tank! Crap actor too. Isn't he a B movie support actor, hair today, gone tommorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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