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The Form used by the Caddo DA to Acquire Firearms

The link below is to a PDF of the 1033 submitted by Caddo Parish District Attorney Charles Scott to Louisiana LESO 1033 Program to obtain the automatic weapons from the DLA program.'

http://www.pdf-archive.com/2012/03/13/dam16/

 

Interesting Points:

• Charles Scott certifies the information contained in the document as valid and accurate
• Charles Scott states that there are 11 full time officers employed by the Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office who have powers to arrest and apprehend
• Charles Scott certifies that the BATFE will be/has been informed of the acquisition of the weapons
• Charles Scott states that the reason his office needs the weapons: "This office recently staffed a Special Investigations Section which handles predominantly high profile and dangerous drug offenders.  We routinely participate in high-risk surveillance and arrest activities with the Shreveport Police and Caddo Sheriff, and do not currently have the funds to provide rifles to those involved in these high risk activities."  One would think that Sheriff Prator would be aware of the need for such guns by the ADA's and DA Investigators who were working with his office and under his authority as deputies. 

Assistant District Attorney Lea Hall Prepares for Court

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Caddo Parish District Attorney Calls A Press Conference to Discuss New Weapons Purchase

Caddo Parish District Attorney explained the acquisition of new weapons systems by his office.

Scott said his agency wanted the weapons mainly because they were a bargain.

Decisions about what would be done with the guns, which are being securely stored, or how they would be used have not been made yet, Scott said. His office also has shotguns and rifles — some acquired from seized evidence — and several Caddo district attorney vehicles are outfitted with police-type lights and sirens, he said.

That equipment is needed, Scott said, because assistant district attorneys and district attorney investigators often must go into dangerous neighborhoods and interview potentially dangerous individuals.

"I want them to go home safe to their families at the end of the day," Scott said.

Lea Hall, one of the Assistance District Attorneys, said the machine guns also are a preventive measure. While not necessary most of the time, district attorney investigators could be put in a situation where increased firepower would be needed. Criminals have access to more powerful weapons; a pistol is a poor match in those cases, Hall said.

"The idea was that if something very bad would happen and we hadn't equipped our people the best we could — that was something we wanted to avoid," said Hall, noting the agency's investigators who would be the only ones to use the machine guns or other weapons are trained former police officers and sheriff's deputies. "We hope we never have to use them." Shreveport Times

Rat a tat tat - Rat a tat tat - Rat a tat tat

"Scott said his agency wanted the weapons mainly because they were a bargain." The Times, Shreveport, Louisaina, March 9, 2012

 

Caddo Parish District Attorney Charles Scott has Armed his ADA's with Federal Government Surplus Automotic Weapons

It was recently revealed that the Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office has acquired several automotic rifles (M-16's) from the Federal Government DLA Program.  The Shreveport Times broke the story:

Sheriff asks for investigation related to DA machine guns

Concerns raised about DA use of sheriff commissions

A local blog, MyBossier,  also has a post about the story, a great photoshop picture and one interesting comment from Anonymous.

The issue is whether the DA's Office is an eligible agency to even receive these type of surplus items from the DLA:

"(A)suitable for use by the agencies in law enforcement activities, including counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities ... (d) ... the Secretary shall give preference to those applications indicating transferred property will be used in the counter-drug or counter -terrorism activities of the recipient agency." Title 10 USC, Section 2576a

The Louisiana Federal Property Assistance Agency's website states, "Agencies with law enforcement activities are defined as government agencies whose primary function is the enforcement of applicable federal, state and local laws and whose compensated law enforcement officers have powers of arrest and apprehension."

The 1033 Louisiana LESO Application contains a "Memorandum of Understanding between the State of Louisiana and the ___________ Sheriff/Police Department". The Application also ask the Law Enforcement Agency to list the "Number of Compensated Officers with Arrest and Apprehension Authority".

The duties of the DA are defined by LSA-R.S. 16:1 which states, "...shall represent the state in all civil actions, and shall have charge of every criminal prosecution by the state in his district, be the representative of the state before grand juries in his district, and be the adviser to the grand juries". No where does the law state that the District Attorneys "have powers of arrest and apprehension."

In regard to DA Investigators LSA-RS 16:13.1 states, "... they shall not have the right to make arrests, except as citizens under the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 214."

In other words, the DA is not a law enforcement agency nor does its employees, in their role as employees of the DA's office, have the powers of arrest and apprehension. If a DA, ADA, or DA Investigator arrests someone, then they are doing so under authority other than that provided to the DA (i.e as a part-time Sheriff Deputy). It appears that the DA's office does not have the power to arrest and apprehend and is not eligible for these surplus items in the first place.

 

 

The Threat Still Exists

Neda's mother: She was 'like an angel

"It was t he moment of seeing her give her life, the life leaving her body. That was very painful. The look in her eyes at that moment. I wake up with that look in her eyes every morning; I go to bed with the image of that look in her eyes every evening."  CNN

Israel Says Weapons Seized on Ship Would Let Hezbollah Fight for Month

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, commenting on United Nations deliberations Thursday over Israel's conduct during last winter's Gaza war, said Iranian efforts to kill civilians by smuggling massive amounts of weapons to Hezbollah are the real war crime.

"It is a war crime that the U.N. Security Council should have a special meeting over," he told reporters in Tel Aviv. "A major component of this shipment were rockets whose only goal was to hit civilians and kill as many civilians as possible — women, children, old people," Netanyahu said.

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