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Arrested Army Reservist Says He's a Victim
[size=-1]By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN, Associated Press Writer[/size]
PHOENIX - [size=-1] An Army reservist arrested on charges that he detained seven Mexicans at gunpoint in southwestern Arizona said Wednesday he is a victim, not a vigilante. [/size]
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[size=-1] Sgt. Patrick Haab, 24, was being held on seven counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He said he drew a revolver to stop some of the men — later determined to be illegal immigrants — from rushing him Sunday night at a highway rest stop. [/size]
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[size=-1] "I believe I'm a victim," said Haab, who spent 11 months in Iraq but declined to discuss his duties there. He said he takes medication for combat stress. [/size]
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[size=-1] "This could have been a very serious confrontation," Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said. Haab broke the law by taking it into his own hands and his claim of being a victim "doesn't pan out," he said. [/size]
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[size=-1] The incident occurred at Sentinel about 260 miles from the southeastern Arizona border where civilian efforts to watch for illegal immigrants has stirred worries of vigilante violence. [/size]
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[size=-1] Haab said he is not a member of the Minuteman Project and said he knew little of its mission. Haab insisted he was not attempting to round up people resembling illegal immigrants. [/size]
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[size=-1] At one point he had the seven men climb out of a vehicle one-by-one and lie on the sidewalk. [/size]
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[size=-1] "I never used force on them, I never threatened them, I never cocked the hammer," said Haab, who is assigned to the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion from Kalamazoo, Mich. He said he acted in self-defense, thinking the men were going to tackle him. [/size]
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[size=-1] Haab said either the Border Patrol or sheriff's deputies told him by phone to let the men go. The seven were later taken into custody. [/size]
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So what do you guys think, victim or vigilante?
I am not sure that I buy the guys story of the people ruching him, but I am not sure that he should be arrested for doing the governments job for them either.
Arrested Army Reservist Says He's a Victim
[size=-1]By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN, Associated Press Writer[/size]
PHOENIX - [size=-1] An Army reservist arrested on charges that he detained seven Mexicans at gunpoint in southwestern Arizona said Wednesday he is a victim, not a vigilante. [/size]
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[size=-1] Sgt. Patrick Haab, 24, was being held on seven counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He said he drew a revolver to stop some of the men — later determined to be illegal immigrants — from rushing him Sunday night at a highway rest stop. [/size]
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[size=-1] "I believe I'm a victim," said Haab, who spent 11 months in Iraq but declined to discuss his duties there. He said he takes medication for combat stress. [/size]
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[size=-1] "This could have been a very serious confrontation," Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said. Haab broke the law by taking it into his own hands and his claim of being a victim "doesn't pan out," he said. [/size]
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[size=-1] The incident occurred at Sentinel about 260 miles from the southeastern Arizona border where civilian efforts to watch for illegal immigrants has stirred worries of vigilante violence. [/size]
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[size=-1] Haab said he is not a member of the Minuteman Project and said he knew little of its mission. Haab insisted he was not attempting to round up people resembling illegal immigrants. [/size]
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[size=-1] At one point he had the seven men climb out of a vehicle one-by-one and lie on the sidewalk. [/size]
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[size=-1] "I never used force on them, I never threatened them, I never cocked the hammer," said Haab, who is assigned to the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion from Kalamazoo, Mich. He said he acted in self-defense, thinking the men were going to tackle him. [/size]
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[size=-1] Haab said either the Border Patrol or sheriff's deputies told him by phone to let the men go. The seven were later taken into custody. [/size]
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So what do you guys think, victim or vigilante?
I am not sure that I buy the guys story of the people ruching him, but I am not sure that he should be arrested for doing the governments job for them either.