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Interesting call from a Savannah detective
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They key word here is Attorney. Don't say a damn thing without one present, period. Without one it very well could bite you in the ass even if you think you are doing the right thing. Never forget about your constitutional rights and that they should not be violated.
I'm a "special" detective, sir.
You don't have to. You can say nothing. But if you're subpoenaed, you can either spend those stacks or possibly spend time sharing a cell with some dude that wants to rearrange your guts with his meat hammer.
Could t agree more with you sir!! Never speak freely with the Popo
Story time because I actually do have firsthand experience with this.
I was contacted by someone from the ATF field office here in Georgia about a year ago. Phone rang while I was at the gym. Answered it. Dude introduced himself. Asked me if I remembered selling a Glock to someone on X date because they were buying them and sending them through the ****ing mail, USPS to be exact, to people in California for obscene amounts of money. He said he needed any info I had and "that I wasn't in trouble."
I could do digging on my profile and figure out who it was. I told him exactly this: "Thanks for the call. I know I'm not in trouble because I've done nothing wrong. You apparently have access to the site and can gather the information you need from it. I'm pretty busy, just as I'm sure you are, so good luck with your research."
That was the end of it. Nothing else. What someone decides to do illegal after a legal transaction is between them and law enforcement.
I was contacted by someone from the ATF field office here in Georgia about a year ago. Phone rang while I was at the gym. Answered it. Dude introduced himself. Asked me if I remembered selling a Glock to someone on X date because they were buying them and sending them through the ****ing mail, USPS to be exact, to people in California for obscene amounts of money. He said he needed any info I had and "that I wasn't in trouble."
I could do digging on my profile and figure out who it was. I told him exactly this: "Thanks for the call. I know I'm not in trouble because I've done nothing wrong. You apparently have access to the site and can gather the information you need from it. I'm pretty busy, just as I'm sure you are, so good luck with your research."
That was the end of it. Nothing else. What someone decides to do illegal after a legal transaction is between them and law enforcement.
Why would one enrich the coffers of a lawyer?
There is an easier path. "I have nothing to say and assert my right to remain silent."
There is an easier path. "I have nothing to say and assert my right to remain silent."
This is my suggestion and why I said unless subpoenaed.
If you weren't the last person to sell it to the (alleged) killer, why would they even care?
They have the body, they have the (alleged) killer and they have the gun. Why do they need you?
I ran into something similar a year or so ago, with a Postal Inspector asking about the sale of a gun.
But that was different in a couple of ways...
1) The case involved a guy buying guns here and mailing them to CA.
2) I had sold the gun directly to the person accused of running the GA end of things.
I did have his supervisor send me a formal letter asking my assistance and verifying the inspector as being legitimate. Then I talked to him on the phone (I called their office from their published number and asked for him) to confirm his very basic questions (SN, make, model and date I sold it).
He already had that info from searching this site, but was hoping I had more information in PMs (I didn't).
I certainly don't feel bad about helping the cops in cases like this, but you should also make sure that you aren't going to get put in a bad position.
In this case I don't know what additional information you can bring unless they are trying to bust a gun buying ring. If this is simply a murder they should have everything they need.
They have the body, they have the (alleged) killer and they have the gun. Why do they need you?
I ran into something similar a year or so ago, with a Postal Inspector asking about the sale of a gun.
But that was different in a couple of ways...
1) The case involved a guy buying guns here and mailing them to CA.
2) I had sold the gun directly to the person accused of running the GA end of things.
I did have his supervisor send me a formal letter asking my assistance and verifying the inspector as being legitimate. Then I talked to him on the phone (I called their office from their published number and asked for him) to confirm his very basic questions (SN, make, model and date I sold it).
He already had that info from searching this site, but was hoping I had more information in PMs (I didn't).
I certainly don't feel bad about helping the cops in cases like this, but you should also make sure that you aren't going to get put in a bad position.
In this case I don't know what additional information you can bring unless they are trying to bust a gun buying ring. If this is simply a murder they should have everything they need.
