Kokesh goes to court in DC
According to the Washington Post, Adam Kokesh is currently in the custody of the DC police to answer charges that he had a loaded shotgun in the District for the video he posted on line on July 4th.
The spokesman, Bill Miller, said Kokesh is expected to be arraigned in D.C. Superior Court Friday afternoon. Court documents show that Kokesh is being charged with one count of illegally possessing a shotgun related to the video.
By the way, The Post calls Kokesh a Libertarian. Obviously, they don’t know the difference between a Libertarian and a Libertine/Anarchist.
According to WTOP;
Kokesh was allowed to post bail and leave jail ahead of his trial for felony drug charges in Fairfax County. Bond was set at $5,000.
I hope he got that money from his hippie buddies. They deserve to be separated from it.
The Post reports that a shotgun wasn’t the only weapon they found in Kokesh’s house;
The court documents say police found nine other guns in the house, including rifles and semiautomatic handguns.
Well, and some mushrooms. With gun such a hot button issue, I wouldn’t recommend anyone try to be the Gandhi of gun rights. While I disagree with the laws in DC, you’ll never see me carrying a weapon there. When I go to the range in Maryland, I never take weapons that are illegal in Maryland – it’s all part of being a responsible gun owner.
Someone posted on Kokesh’s blog;
“These costumed thugs ransacked Adam’s home, and committed numerous civil rights violations in the course of their dubious search- both against Adam and the members of his crew who were present at the time. The officers would not identify themselves, and had covered their badges and name tags.”
Yeah, because they’re so scared of Kokesh and his minions.
Thanks to Chief Tango, Chip and Jerry920 for the links. And screw you Washington Post for limiting my access to your stupid paper. I didn’t pay for a subscription when I lived in DC, why would I pay for it now?
Category: Guns, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Shitbags
covered their badges and name tags? any time ive served a warrant i make sure the residents know my name and spell it right when they make their complaints. ive been threatened with lawsuits more times than i care to count, I just ask that my name is spelled right
“…covered their badges and nametags.” Yeah, whatever. Pics, before I believe that.
And the WP isn’t the only newspaper that’s using a paywall. Even on-line, the Old Media is getting desperate for cash.
I doubt they covered their nametags and badges. I bet they didn’t get an answer while they were flailing and screaming “I want your badge number! I want your badge number! I want your badge number!”
His crowd always needs something to bolster their online images, Smitty. Next story might be, the po-po swarmed the entire block wearing thug jack boots, some kind of fancy, dope sniffing, felon finding head gear and beat the crap of him with wet noodles or something. Wait, I forgot about those nano-mites we supposedly turned loose on ’em from helicopters back in 2007-2008, LOL!
IVAW = Losers.
If there is any justice in this world, this POS will actually have to spend some serious time in jail this time. His “arrest and release” history has not taught him the price of disobeying the law.
“…against Adam and the members of his crew who were present at the time.” Members of his crew? Oh pa-lease. I guess posse would have sounded a tad too inner city or something, eh?
Obviously, Kokesh needs a new direction for his life.
Well with a rap sheet including weapons and drug charges, he can still run for Congress, provided he runs as a Democrat.
Bag, douche, size large, 1 ea.
“These costumed thugs ransacked Adam’s home, and committed numerous civil rights violations in the course of their dubious search- both against Adam and the members of his crew who were present at the time. The officers would not identify themselves, and had covered their badges and name tags.”
Translation:
My pussy really, really, really hurts!
Dumbass
Two things: I love how the paper describes him as “an Iraq war veteran and activist”, when he’s really nothing less than a problem child who pissed and moaned about how he was picked on by his chain of command and lied about his military record.
I’m an NRA member and a gun owner. We don’t need publicity from the likes of Kokesh. If Karma is good, maybe one day he’ll have an “accident” while cleaning one of his weapons and he’ll be out of the gene pool.
Ex, are you encouraging Adam to “turn his life around”? id love to see him on a morning feel good story
Just because he SEZ he loaded a shotgun in DC, and filmed it (idiot!), can it be PROVED from the background that he actually WAS within DC limits??
Just asking.
SMitty, I think he’s due for a life lesson of some sort.
Woodman, yes it can, have you seen the video?
B Woodman, (@15)
A couple of media outlets have verified where he was. (Check YouTube)
Also, you can see the capitol building in the background of the video. The other buildings can also be identified by anyone with google map savvy.
Actually, B Woodman, you ask an excellent question. As usual, the answer is, “It depends.” Among the things it depends upon are whether the police obtained the actual video when they searched him and his house. The background proves absolutely nothing other than he was in D.C. at some point in time holding what appeared to be a firearm and loading it. In the video, he says nothing incriminating. Had he described where he was, what he was doing, and when he was doing it, the prosecutor could use that info as a statement against self interest. I do not know whether police even obtained the weapon. What appears to be certain and obvious in the video becomes quite another matter when it has to be established beyond a reasonable doubt by a prosecutor in court.
In the jail house video from an earlier post, Adam alleges while the police executed the warrant at his house, they did so by entering with paper bags, suggesting the drugs were planted by them.