West Memphis: 2 officers, 2 suspects killed after traffic stop

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Two cops pull over a minivan w/ no license plate.
Seems one suspect pushed one cop to the ground, both suspect exited the van and started shooting; Sgt. Paudert and Officer Evans were killed on scene

In a Wal-Mart parking lot, the Sheriff and police chief spot the van and the suspects open fire on them injuring both deputies.

Arkansas Wildlife officer rams the suspect's van disabling it.

Shootout out ensues b/w suspects and
Suspect killed on scene
End of the shootout.

Two officers killed
Sgt. Brandon Paudert (left), Officer Bill Evans (right)

Sheriff Busby

Chief Deputy Wren

http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-wmpd-officers-killed,0,5656951.story

 

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The suspects were father and son; 45-year-old Jerry Kane and his 16-year-old son, Joe Kane.

Seems they went around the country talking about getting out of debt, bank corruption, commerce, ethical banking, and etc.

New Mexico mugshot April 10.
He was charged with concealing his identity and driving with a suspended/revoked license.

A vid of their seminars. There are a lot more.
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http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12521732
http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/new...s-Police-Shooting/W1aX7cThnEeS4S34wPjmgA.cspx
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/may/21/relatives-id-west-memphis-suspects/

 

[MALIBU12]

RIP officers

 

[Bayoupiper]

And some of you wonder why law enforcement wants to use military style tactics???




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[SpeedRacer]

RIP

 

[brfd557]

What a wonderful father!!

 

[LeftyDiego]

Yes Sir, Military Tactics Suck..Just ask Detroit Police. Or Dallis PD, maybe even HPD.

 

[ryan]

I'm trying to figure out why when the approached the car officers came in from almost all sides with guns pointed at the vehicle, but in-turn pointed at each other?

 

[radney]

RIP officers

 

[VeedUp]

RIP

 

[aard3]

RIP... any news on why these guys decided to shoot cops?

 

[FishingBack]

They musta been up to something more sinister.....

 

[Speedlace]

RIP... any news on why these guys decided to shoot cops?

Turns out the son was the only person shooting.
There is no definite answer why, just implications.

Kane had some strong, maybe extreme views of how the govt. was over reaching.

Kane didn't have Driver's License b/c he felt it meant a person was in debt to the govt. and it was bond of guilt.
He was also part of the "Sovereign Movement".

Mr. Kane had had some run-ins with local PD in his old place of residency, but never had crossed that line by getting violent with a copper.

The 16 yr. old took it the next level.

WM Suspects Linked to Sovereign Movement

(West Memphis, AR 5/20/2010) The suspects from the West Memphis deadly shooting have been been linked to the "Sovereign Citizens Movement", a right-wing extremist group known for promoting anti-government ideals.

Jerry Kane, 45, and his son Joe, 16, travelled the country hosting seminars that claimed to help people fight foreclosure.

Kane's last seminar was in Last Vegas on May 16 and 17. The On Your Side Investigators spoke with a woman named "Jacqueline" who hosted the classes led by Kane.

Jacqueline says the Kane's left Last Vegas on Monday for Florida to return home to Kane's wife. He had another seminar planned for May 29-30 in Safety Harbor, FL.

Initial reports about the Kane's and their white van tied the two to the "House of God's Prayer" church in New Vienna, OH. Some reports indicated they may be affiliated with a white supremacist group. But friends of Kane insist that is not true.

"That van was given to him in exchange for helping someone with their properties and their home," one woman said. She indicated that Kane had helped her protect her home from foreclosure as well.

"Jerry and his son were not racial at all. They loved people no matter who you are. They didn't look at your color or your race," Jacqueline said.

Another friend of the Kane's confirmed that Jerry Kane believed he was a sovereign citizen. The man told the On Your Side Investigators that Kane "doesn't believe law enforcement should be in his way." He said that Kane did not believe in laws like having a driver's license and displaying license plates on a car.

"He never allowed he or his son to be part of 'the system,'" the man said. "He chose to home school his son to help keep him out of 'the system.'"

The man also said that Kane was known to have a Beretta with him when he travelled, "for his own protection."

Late Friday evening, the Anti-Defamation League issued this statement:

The deaths of two police officers in West Memphis, Arkansas represent the latest acts of violence perpetrated by sovereign citizens, a movement which believes the government holds no authority over them.

Historically, adherents of the sovereign citizen movement have engaged in a wide array of criminal activities, ranging from issuing threatening documents to carrying out acts of violence.

Loosely organized, the sovereign citizen movement is dominated by "gurus" who travel the country holding seminars to teach their pseudo-legal and pseudo-historical theories. Jerry Kane was one such sovereign citizen "guru;" at the time of the shoot-outs he was apparently returning from a seminar he conducted in Las Vegas.

If Jerry Kane is proven responsible for these tragic murders, it would be a new page in the same old book for the sovereign citizens, who have assaulted or killed a number of law enforcement officials in the past 20 years, especially during traffic stops.

In April, the FBI released an alert about sovereign groups, calling the movement "domestic terrorism."

http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-sovereignkane-story,0,3647225.story

 

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Mr. Kane, Brandon Paudert, Bill Evans were in front of the police SUV talking.

During the conversation, Young Kane came out the passenger w/ a AK; he had not started shooting yet.

Mr. Kane pushed Bill Evans down. While Evens was getting back up Young Kane shot him up. Evens fell face down in the ditch.

After the push Brandon Paudert tried to seek cover, but Young Kane chased Paudert around the SUV and they got in a short shoot-out. Young Kane got the better of the exchange and Paudert died on the interstate.

Chief talks about walking up on the scene of deceased officers. :NWS:

 

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They just released some of the dash cam vids from that day.
Looks like they were giving the father a pat-down, when he suddenly took his hand off the hood and his son jumped out the car the an AK.

The traffic stop, from stop to shooting (no audio)

NWS - Officers arrive on scene- NWS

Wal-Mart parking lot shootout

 

[themcfarland]

the walmart shoot out is great tactical video, the truck of the officer kicks ass. all that lead flying and the dog just pops out and runs away

 

[oleheat]

Horrific.

Though very heartbreaking to watch, thanks for posting, Speed.

To the LEO members, PLEASE be careful and stay safe, guys.....

My God.

 

[jgreco15]

i hope that kid got every round the officers had pumped into his face!

 

[CloudStrife]

Where there some bystanders helping? Couldn't tell if they were officers in plain clothes or not.

 

[themcfarland]

the kid was not mangled up.. think the shots were COM..