OSP moved fatal traffic stop to avoid Grant County sheriff

[struggle4progress]

By Amanda PeacherOregon Public Broadcasting
Published on March 11, 2016 10:54AM
Last changed on March 11, 2016 11:50AM

During an interview with investigators about the shooting death of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, an OSP officer said officials were originally considering a location in Grant County for the traffic stop operation, a newly released investigation report shows.

Had the stop occurred in Grant County, then the group would have been closer to Sheriff Glenn Palmer, and the entire interaction would have taken place within Palmer’s jurisdiction. And that’s exactly why law enforcement opted not to make the traffic stop within Grant County boundaries, said the OSP officer ...

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/northwest/20160311/documents-osp-moved-fatal-traffic-stop-to-avoid-grant-county-sheriff

[Jim Lane]

1. I hope Palmer's career turns out to be collateral damage from this whole affair

The linked article reports:

The state agency that licenses law enforcement officers has recommended the state Department of Justice investigate Palmer’s conduct. That’s after the agency received several formal complaints about Palmer’s communication with the occupiers. The DOJ has not yet announced whether it will pursue an investigation into Sheriff Palmer.

Regardless of how that turns out, I hope his complicity with the Vanilla ISIS criminals will doom him at the next election.