Saturday FGS
AG’s office reports man acted in self-defense in Hampton accidental death
HAMPTON, N.H. — A man acted in self-defense and won’t face charges in the accidental death of a man who attacked him, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said in a report released Thursday.
An autopsy showed that Astacio’s blood-alcohol level was .183, more than twice the legal limit of .08 in New Hampshire. The report said he attacked Gregory O’Brien, who had entered the apartment with his ex-wife looking for Astacio’s girlfriend. They didn’t know Astacio was there.
The attorney general’s office said it was possible that Astacio, who had met O’Brien before, may have thought he was an intruder, given his high level of intoxication.
The two men wrestled and O’Brien used his hands to hit O’Brien a few times and used a headlock and held him down, the report said. It said Astacio’s death was an accident.
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Read the rest, if you can stand it, here: WMUR
Court: Florida man stood his ground in deputy shooting
‘This order means that John DeRossett is innocent,’ attorney says
VIERA, Fla. – Citing the Stand Your Ground law, the Fifth District Court of Appeals dismissed the longstanding charges against a Port St. John man accused of shooting a Brevard County Sheriff’s deputy during a botched arrest in front of his home in 2015.
The decision, issued Wednesday, ends the prosecution of John DeRossett, 60, on the attempted premeditated first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer while discharging a firearm, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
DeRossett spent nearly five years at the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes as he awaited a trial. He was allowed to leave on bond in March.
“The appellate decision is better than a jury acquittal. An acquittal only means not guilty. This order means that John is innocent, that his actions were justified, and that he never should have been arrested in the first place. It’s a total vindication,” said Michael Panella, DeRossett’s Orlando-based attorney.
Not sure how to score this one, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes. Read here and decide for yourselves: Click Orlando
“The constitution shall never be construed…to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.”
? Alexander Hamilton
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How close is Brevard County to Broward County? Seems as though Teh Stoopid is leaking from Broward into Brevard. Or is it the other way around? And people wonder why there are so many Florida Man and Florida Woman jokes.
About two-ish hours. Less if Smokey is elsewhere.
Brevard is the county of Cape Canaveral. Broward is south on 95, at Fort Lauderdale.
And that Gun Pr0n pic is another data point that proves that ‘Ed loves us. Another iteration of the Master Creation of the Sainted JMB and his penultimate design the 1911. No matter how you dress it up, the “bones” show through.
(Not to be accused of heresy by the High Priests of TAH, but I often wonder, if Saint JMB had lived a little longer, would he have been able to “marry” the designs of the 1911 and the High Power, beefing up the HighPower to 45ACP?)
The 1911 has a -much- better trigger, and it is -much- easier to make great.
Browning DID the original design of the HiPower but died before it was completed. The end product was completed by Dieudonne Saive at FN.
Despite the “a .45 will rip someone’s arm off while the 9 will just make them mad” school of thought, Evan Marshall’s real world data says a .45 hardball and 9mm hardball have similar first round stop capability and eventual stop capability (average rounds before the opposer stops resisting). Greg Ellifritz did further study, and of the 600 some cases of .45 and 9mm cited, first round stops of the .45 came in at 44% versus 39% for the 9, and average rounds to incapacitation of between 2 and 3 rounds each. Balance 14 rounds for one and 8 rounds for the other, and you can see why Browning went with the 9. After all, this is the man who invented the .380!
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Whew, now that we got that out of the way I can type. Sorry I’m late to the party Troops, I was making rather merry on evening past, celebrating the FIRST ACE if FIRSTS, the NEVER before EARNED never just AWARDED, FIRST 5 pete, 5 in a row FIRST for the TAH Friday Weekend Open Thread. Then I had to play catch up on the Early Bird Overnight Dispatches, muddle my way thru the WTF Articles, all the while getting caffinated…and cat headed baconed. Life is good here atop Firebase Magnolia.
“…if you can stand it…” “…O’Brien used his hands to hit O’Brien…” ?!?daHell?!? Article left more questions unanswered than it even asked. ?!?Dahell is Sister Mary Grace when we need her…and her ruler?!?
“Not sure how to score this one…” Yeah, really. Flor Rah Duh man got away with shooting a Deputy and his lawer will sue hell out of the county, so score this one as a loss to the taxpayer. “…known prostitute, known as The Cougar…” Sumbitch was pimping out his niece is what that was all about.
Now back to that Lovely Rendition that the Jarheads will be dating…er…er…carrying. Do make sure you read the linked article. Quotes such as “…testament to the design of the 1911..” “…the preference of special operations…” Plus it has the features that every Ms Thang looks for in a gun, “…longer barrel…” “…thicker grips…” They also like those features in pistols. I think I’m in lust.
Greg O’brien.
Wasn’t that the name of the poser that claimed he was a MAJ and a Psychologist? Lived with his mom or some shit.
I also think he was from up that way somewhere.
There was not-a-SEAL Sean Thomas O’brien.
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=85910
Were those 1911’s issued to the Marines and then taken back last year or the year before???
Sadly, yes.
Last military unit to use Colt 1911s drops them from service
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