Comments on: U.S. Marshals Arrest Man After Threats To Kill Wife, Cops

By: Big Bopper

Big Bopper — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:44:17 +0000

I believe the article said that this man went out of state to her parents home,
broke in and took pictures and also threatened to harm them. Sounds to me like
that made it a Federal Case, or maybe I am wrong.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:39:28 +0000

Just because a guy has a great HMO and is on the county tax rolls, does not mean he will make a good husband. I would suggest an engagement of more than 2 weeks before you start playing house with some psycho. Look before you leap and buyer beware!

By: SW

SW — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:56:12 +0000

@Bopper,

If that is the case, then it is the job of the State of Florida, not the federal government to handle that.

State taxpayers are paying for FDLE, FHP, FWC, and others; make them earn their keep or disband them if they are no longer useful.

By: Bib Bopper

Bib Bopper — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:53:18 +0000

You have to have the federal boys come in, because the county boys
won’t do their jobs.

By: Gator Fan

Gator Fan — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:50:42 +0000

If the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s office would have come back to the house where his wife lived, they would have found him the night he made the threats. He drove up and down the street until almost daylight running down mailboxes and driving through her yard. Not one single cop came back after they had his wife to leave her home. Wouldn’t it seem reasonable that if that is the person he is threatening that he would eventually show up there and maybe they should have some deputies at least checking the neighborhood?

By: letmespeak13

letmespeak13 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:21:35 +0000

To 429scj – you obviously don’t pay attention to the national news (re: the other loser who shot and killed 8 people). These men are sick and cannot take no for an answer. What if you, your wife or kids and the same place where Mz Robinson might be and he decides to follow through on his threats. He is a ticking bomb and can go off at any time. He should have a no bond to keep his wife and the rest of us safe.

By: SW

SW — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:05:50 +0000

I made the jurisdictional remark, not 429SCJ.

I am not unfamiliar with jurisdictions; I am a former law enforcement officer. I didn’t seen anything in the story regarding a federal warrant regarding anything interstate, though. Not saying that wasn’t the case.

I’m not minimizing the story. I more than understand the seriousness of domestic violence.

My only comment involved what seems to be the involvement of federal law enforcement officers more and more in what seem to be local jurisdictional affairs. Just because an agent is a US Marshal, for example, doesn’t give him/her local jurisdiction. As I said, I understand, completely, the concept of multi-jurisdictional task forces as a cooperative effort between jurisdictions to combine manpower and resources to combat crime. That being said, the story headline said ‘US Marshals arrest man…’, I am curious why the local jurisdiction didn’t serve the warrant. If the guy fled or crimes were committed in another state and a federal warrant was issued, fine. If not, then I am starting to become concerned with jurisdictional issues here.

The base of my statement is this: We don’t need any more federal involvement in our lives than absolutely constitutionally necessary.

By the way, ‘interstate travel with weapons with the intent to commit produce bodily harm’ is not, in and of itself, a federal matter unless a federal law has been violated or if a federal warrant has been issued; otherwise it is a local matter subject to local laws. (Local meaning state, county, municipal).

By: JEP

JEP — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:01:19 +0000

The marshals task force is actually part of the county. James was running from law enforcement since early Wednesday morning. He not only threatened his wife but also his own children. He deserves to be where he is and needs serious help.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:22:16 +0000

429SCJ, that’s a big duh to you, interstate travel with weapons with the intent to produce bodily harm becomes a federal matter. What are you going to do send the Santa Rosa jokers across state lines? Or since you got open carry form a posse and go get em yourself?

It is no joke when a man threatens to kill his wife and her family. Look at the news and see how many men kill their wife. It just happened in Calif along with his killing 5 other people.

By: SW

SW — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:59:17 +0000

@429SCJ, most are.

I understand the concept of join task forces; however, doesn’t it seem that the Feds are getting more and more into our local law enforcement business?