ATF Agent to stand trial in the Virgin Islands

[verjoy]

I read in our local paper that William Campbell, chief of the criminal division of the attorney general's office in St. Croix announced that William Clark will stand trial for 2nd degree murder in the death of Marcus Sukow. Sukow, a former resident of our town, was shot to death by Clark on Sept. 10, 2008. The date of the trial has not yet been set.

[Larry]

For those interested:

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/a ... p/19563646

The incident in question happened on Sept. 7, 2008, in St. Thomas, where Clark was living at the time. He had been stationed in the Virgin Islands to help battle the territory's problem with gun violence.

According to accounts by the ATF and Rep. Lee, Clark left his apartment that morning and found his neighbor Marguerite Duncan crying and trembling.

"She pleaded for his help, knowing that Clark was a federal agent," Lee wrote to congressional colleagues in a June 30 letter trying to stir support for his resolution backing the agent.

The woman's boyfriend, Marcus Sukow, who was naked and supposedly intoxicated, reportedly started pounding on her car hood and throwing large landscaping rocks.

According to Lee, Clark tried calming the man, to no avail. The man allegedly made threats and eventually came charging at Clark with a Maglite flashlight, which is considered a potentially lethal weapon. The agent opened fire, killing Sukow.

An ATF shooting review panel found that Clark acted reasonably in the situation.

[promoguy]

And if I'm not mistaken the ATF pulled out of STT shortly after this incident.

[dtenel]

Wow....and this is why the crime rate in STT is growing. They really do need agents in there to help get some control over the crime(gun) issues. I hope everything works out for this agent. Very sad.