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Not to say I told you so, but ... FLDS search warrants now called "shaky"

By Gritsforbreakfast

These two headlines, though eerily similar, came two weeks apart:Grits for Breakfast, April 9: Search warrants for polygamist compound may be invalidSan Angelo Standard Times, April 24: Confidence in FLDS search warrants shaky, authorities sayIf me and readers of the Salt Lake City Tribune knew this two weeks ago, why did it take Texas authorities so long to figure it out? Two words explain it: Willful neglect.The man named in the search warrant, Dale Barlow, actually lived in Arizona. He contacted authorities immediately after the Texas raid occurred to say they were after the wrong man, but Texas Rangers took their own sweet time investigating the bogus call. Why? I think it's because they didn't want it proven fake before the 14-day CPS hearing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 24, 2008 (boomark / email).