His criminal history includes at least five felony convictions in Arkansas and at least eight felony charges in Washington. The record also stands out for the number of times he has been released from custody despite questions about the danger he posed.**********
Clemmons had been in jail in Pierce County for the past several months on a pending charge of second-degree rape of a child.
He was released from custody just six days ago, even though was staring at seven additional felony charges in Washington state.
UPDATE: Karma
-- SEATTLE (AP) -- A sheriff’s spokesman in Washington state says Seattle police have fatally shot the man suspected of gunning down four police officers.**********
Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer says Maurice Clemmons was shot and killed early Tuesday in a Seattle neighborhood.
RELATED: What part of "terrorist"...
..is this guy not getting?
"The Ministers rely on CSIS' position that once a terrorist always a terrorist," Mr. Justice Edmond Blanchard wrote in decision released today.*
But the Federal Court judge ruled instead that terrorism suspects can change over time and that lengthy incarcerations do minimize the threat they pose.
