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Title: Teen Sent to Prison for Defending Home from Intruders—Because The Intruders Were Cops
Source: Free Thought Project
URL Source: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/m ... g-cop-no-knock-raid-over-weed/
Published: May 15, 2018
Author: Rachel Blevins
Post Date: 2018-05-16 06:01:39 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1264
Comments: 5

Austin, TX – When a SWAT team initiated a no-knock raid in search of cannabis, they were met with gunfire, and while the resident surrendered as soon as he realized his home was being raided by police, the fact that he opened fire on the intruders and shot one of them in the leg has resulted in a 13-year prison sentence.

When a SWAT team broke down the door and charged into the Harrell family’s house in the early morning hours of April 14, 2016, they claimed that the intrusive operation was justified, because they believed 18-year-old Tyler Harrell was running a drug ring out of his parents’ home.

When Tyler Harrell was woken up by what he believed were burglars breaking into his home, he did what many gun owners would do, and he grabbed his firearm and confronted the intruders. He used his legally-owned AK-47, and while he did not kill any of the officers, he did wound one officer by shooting him in the knee.

Lisa Harrell told KVUE News that she believes her son only opened fire because he thought his family was being robbed. “[Tyler] came running out with his gun, thinking someone was intruding in our house, and he started shooting down the stairs,” she said. “I know my son thought there was an intruder in the house.”

Hours after the shooting, police confirmed that “another SWAT team member returned fire, but did not hit Harrell, who surrendered to police within minutes,” indicating that as soon as Harrell realized he was firing at police officers, he stopped and let them arrest him without a fight.

When officers searched the home, they found one ounce of cannabis, which would justify a misdemeanor charge against Harrell. However, because the officers initiated a no-knock raid before dawn, and Harrell attempted to protect his family from the intruders, he was charged with attempted capital murder.

During the trial, Harrell’s psychiatrist testified that at the time of the shooting, he was “suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after an incident four months earlier in which he and his friends were robbed by a masked gunman,” and the gunman shot Harrell, before Harrell “wrested the gun away from the man and chased him out the door of his friend’s apartment,” according to a report from the Austin Statesman.

However, it was the testimony from Officer James Pittman that apparently pulled at the heartstrings of jury members. He was the only person injured by Harrell’s gunfire, and he said the bullet wound in his leg kept him from playing with his kids now and would force him to get knee replacement surgery one day.

Pittman also criticized the “Not Guilty” verdict from another Texas case in which a homeowner shot and wounded three police officers when they initiated a no-knock raid on his house. Ray Rosas spent nearly two years in jail awaiting his trial, and his actions were ruled justified based on the fact that he was acting in self-defense and did not know the intruders he was shooting were police officers.

Rosas was acquitted, despite the fact that 11 police officers testified against him. However, in the case of Tyler Harrell, his lawyer argued that the 18 SWAT team members who attended court in tactical gear to show their support for Officer Pittman, further demonized Harrell in the eyes of the jury.

Look at this gallery. You don’t think this is a lot of political pressure for these people?” Lawyer Michael Chandler told the jury.

The pressure worked, and while the jury determined that Tyler Harrell was not guilty of attempted capital murder or aggravated assault on a public servant, he was found guilty of aggravated assault and sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison, and a fine of $7,000.

When the trial shifted to a debate over whether Harrell acted in self-defense, it served as a distraction from the fact that the drug raid on his home was an absolute failure, and officers were never able to prove that Harrell was a “large drug dealer” of marijuana and cocaine, which was the claim they used to justify obtaining a search warrant for the raid in the first place.

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#1. To: Deckard (#0)

Believes they were burglars my ass. You're f****** retard Deckard.

A K A Stone  posted on  2018-05-16   6:52:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: A K A Stone (#1)

Harrell’s lawyer, Skip Davis ... suggested that Harrell’s hearing was impaired by a series of flash-bang grenades the police used in combination with announcing their arrival over a loudspeaker."

See? He thought burglars were using flash-bang grenades and a loudspeaker, which is why he fired 23 rounds down the stairs from his 7.62mm AK- 47.

misterwhite  posted on  2018-05-16   9:50:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: A K A Stone (#1)

Believes they were burglars my ass. You're f****** retard Deckard.

If a large group of "someones" kicks YOUR door open at Zero Dark Thirty and starts pointing guns at YOU,what would YOU do?

In a FREE country the police are supposed to knock on your door and present a warrant.

We no longer live in a free world in America. We live in a police state,and people like you applaud it.

In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.

sneakypete  posted on  2018-05-16   10:35:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: misterwhite (#2)

See? He thought burglars were using flash-bang grenades and a loudspeaker, which is why he fired 23 rounds down the stairs from his 7.62mm AK- 47.

I don't give a damn if he fired 2300 or 23,000 rounds down the staircase and killed every freaking one of them. SOB's NEEDED killing because they were acting as members of a criminal gang and violating the US Constitution when they broke in aiming weapons at the residents and threatening them with death.

Knock on the door and present the damn search warrant,or go back and do your job until you have developed enough evidence to warrant making an arrest.

"No Knock Entrances" should ONLY be made in hostage situations.

In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.

sneakypete  posted on  2018-05-16   10:39:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: sneakypete (#4)

" "No Knock Entrances" should ONLY be made in hostage situations. "

Agree. I think they are grossly over used.

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Stoner  posted on  2018-05-17   21:33:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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