-Caveat Lector- Source: Columbus Dispatch (OH) Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.dispatch.com/ Copyright: 1998, The Columbus Dispatch Author: UPI BELPRE COMMUNITY UPSET BY FATAL RAID BELPRE, Ohio, Dec. 7 (UPI) - A controversy has erupted in southeast Ohio concerning a marijuana drug raid in which law enforcement officers shot a man eight times. There is little agreement why the 57-year old janitor died in a hail of gunfire during a raid to shut down a suspected marijuana sales operation. And there are questions about why deputies, who were seeking Bonar's adult son, a suspected small time dealer, used such force in an attempt to arrest someone with NO prior arrest record. A public hearing was scheduled today in Belpre to allow citizens to question Washington County officials about the death of Delbert Bonar. The victim's family contends Bonar was unarmed when he was shot. Sheriff's deputies say the family is lying and the 57-year-old man had refused to put down an unloaded shotgun during the October incident. Bonar's daughter-in-law, Carolyn Bonar, told the Columbus Dispatch Delbert Bonar was putting down a water bottle and reaching for the telephone when he was shot. Sheriff Robert Schlicher told the newspaper Carolyn Bonar is lying. He said Bonar confronted Sgt. William Wilson and Capt. Chris Forshey and they protected themselves. ``This is something none of us feels good about but there isn't much more you can expect a law enforcement officer to do.'' The deputies had a search warrant when they raided the Bonar home at 9 p.m. Oct. 15. They suspected Bonar's son, Albert, was growing and selling marijuana. They found a small amount of the illegal weed, enough for personal consumption, but they did not find the salable quantities, growing plants, or stolen guns an INFORMANT said were on the property, Washington County Prosecutor Michael Spahr said. Two months after the raid and Albert Bonar has not been charged with a crime........ [snip] Albert Bonar admits to smoking marijuana, but having a few plants did not justify the raid that left his father dead. Albert Bonar said in a recent interview, that he remains stunned by the speed and violence of the raid. "Every night at 9 p.m., the nightmares start," he said. "We jump with every little creak in the house." DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
