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Should Bush Have Commuted Sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean?

By David Lohr

On Monday, President George W. Bush made a surprise move during his last full day in office when he commuted the sentences of two former Border Patrol agents who have been in prison since 2005 when they were convicted of shooting a Mexican drug dealer. According to the commutation order, Ignacio Ramos, 39, and Jose Alonso Compean, 32, will both be released from prison on or about March 20. The incident resulting in both Ramos' and Compean's incarceration occurred near the unincorporated Fabens settlement in El Paso County, Texas, on Feb. 17, 2005. On that day, the two men were patrolling the border when they stopped a van containing several hundred pounds of marijuana. The alleged driver of the van, Osvaldo Aldrete Dávila, jumped out of the vehicle and ran away, during which time both Ramos and Compean drew their weapons and shot at Dávila a total of 15 times...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).