Arkansas airport executive killed in shootout was under investigation for weapons sales
Bryan Malinowski, executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, was fatally wounded in a shootout as ATF agents tried to serve a search warrant at his home.

Troubling details emerge in ATF's killing of man allegedly "engaged in the business" of selling guns.



Another victim of the ATF murder squad. The ATF only had a search warrant and could have executed the warrant when no one was home. They cover up his security camera drrobell, smashed in the door.

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Gene363 wrote:

School me on why the ATF or any Law Enforcement agency would render security cameras inoperable / ineffective. Is there a reason? If not, I think it should be illegal for law enforcement to tamper with security cameras. But, I don’t know the law or the valid argument of doing such a thing. I’m curious.

jeebling wrote:

Troubling details emerge in ATF's killing of man allegedly "engaged in the business" of selling guns.



Another victim of the ATF murder squad. The ATF only had a search warrant and could have executed the warrant when no one was home. They cover up his security camera drrobell, smashed in the door.

Video:

Gene363 wrote:

Unless the SWAT team is trying to free hostages from an active shooter or something extreme like that then I say it should be illegal. Serving a warrant is not permission to mess with people’s stuff or their right to document what happens on their property. A warrant is supposed to be specific if I’m not mistaken.

jeebling wrote:

I understand that that is what the warrant is for. But I thought it was supposed to be for certain things and not whatever the LEOs felt like tampering with. Maybe I watch too many crime dramas lol

jeebling wrote:

I'd be wiling to bet the dead guy would have handed over his phones if asked and shown the warrant.

Maybe, maybe not

The ATF believed this guy was selling guns and they know people with guns get ripped off, WTF did they think this guy was going to do when the bashed in his door in the middle of the night.

Totally agree. This is always a risk and steps must be taken to address this possibility.

They also knew he was the head of security at city/local airport, in the video it's mentioned he was the highest paid employee at the airport, $200k/year, he was not a gang banger or typical criminal element. The whole thing stinks to high heaven.

This is really not relevant. One would be surprised to learn of the number of highly paid upstanding pillars of the community that are engaged in some shady activities.

Just like Waco, the local LE said they could find him at the local burger shop any week, but no, the ATF has to go in a manner that guaranteed a confrontation..

Warrant execution in public places is a risky endeavor for a variety of reasons. One can never predict the reaction of a suspect when confronted. Some will peacefully cooperate while others will draw weapons and fire without regard to innocent bystanders. So confronting him in a burger joint with other customers present is really not such a great idea.

Gene363 wrote:

Think of it like this. The warrant specified 2 cell phones. So agents executing that warrant can look anywhere there is space large enough to hold a cellphone. The reality is since a cell phone can fit inside any shoe box, cabinet drawer, etc... those spaces are fair game to look.

It the warrant specifies the search is for marijuana, then image how small a space that can contain a single flake of marijuana. In a scenario such as that, they can pretty much look anywhere; inside folded socks, inside a box of matches, etc...

Abrignac wrote:

There is video of them preparing and calling it off because he was at work. It was a search warrant not an arrest warrant. I’ve never heard of a no knock search warrant.

This was entirely avoidable to the point the tape and no body cams show the real purpose.

ZRX1200 wrote:

What purpose does serving a search warrant when someone is home you’re that worried about when you passed on doing it when just his wife was home….

Huh???

Maybe you should keep up on the current purposed rules that aren’t law, but get things like this in motion.

What are you talking about?

ZRX1200 wrote: