On Friday, Albert Gaxiola became the third person convicted in the murder of 9 year old Brisenia Flores and her father Raul in May 2009. Gaxiola was a drug dealer who worked with Minuteman American Defense. According to the Arizona Star: It took a Pima County jury five hours to convict Albert Gaxiola, 44,...
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Jason Bush, the gunman in the Minuteman executions of 9-year-old Brisenia Flores and her father Raul, has been sentenced to death by a Tucson jury. Bush had been found guilty of the executions ten days ago, but evidence mitigating his guilt was introduced by defense lawyers attempting to save his life. Bush was second-in-command...
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On Friday, Minuteman Jason Bush was convicted of murder for executing Brisenia Flores and her father Raul. Here is the report from the Arizona Star: A Pima County jury convicted Jason Bush Friday in the slaying of a 9-year-old girl and her father and deemed him eligible for the death penalty. Next week, his...
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Minuteman Jason Bush’s trial begins today with jury selection. Bush is accused of being the gunman who executed 9 year old Brisenia Flores and her father Raul on May 30, 2009. Shawna Forde, the leader of Minuteman American Defense, was sentenced to death last month for masterminding the killings. Bush was her second-in-command. Bush...
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Minuteman leader Shawna Forde was sentenced to death by a Tucson jury moments ago for the murder of 9 year old Brisenia Flores and her father Raul Flores. The jury heard evidence last week of a troubled childhood for the head of Minuteman American Defense, including long stays in foster care and a history...
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The eleven women and one man on jury has rendered their verdict in the case of Minuteman American Defense commander Shawna Forde. The jury found Forde guilty of two counts of murder in the first degree in the killings of 9 year old Brisenia Flores and her father...
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Last week, I posted about the failure of America’s newspaper of record to cover the trial of Shawna Forde, Minuteman leader, for the murder of two Latinos near the Arizona border with Mexico. At the time, The New York Times was in “good company”.  A lot of  news outlets were silent on the case....
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The trial of Minuteman leader Shawna Forde for murder got underway this week in Arizona. Forde is accused of leading a home invasion in 2009 during which a 9 year old girl, Brisenia Flores, and her father were killed and her mother was badly wounded. Shawna Forde was a former member of the Minuteman...
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The Suffolk Minutemen are the armed wing of the extremely vocal anti-immigrant movement in Suffolk County on eastern Long Island. The group arose from earlier anti-immigrant agitation by the Sachem Quality of Life (SQL) organization. SQL mobilized extremist elements within the anti-immigrant movement to participate in armed “border watch” programs which took Long Islanders...
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