Posted on Mar 2, 2016
Should I turn in a member of the team I lead for telling me he committed a crime? Am I legally liable if I do not?
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Team member told me he is bought a hand gun for a woman he believes to be a felon, that has active (non felony) warrants for her arrest. He was also supplying her with a car but has gotten that back. He is trying to get the gun back but she can not or will not return it. Claims she threw it in a lake.
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The purchase itself was a felony. If she commits a crime with the gun, he can get additional charges.
There is no gray area here.
There is no gray area here.
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Not an enviable position to be in. You need to be straight with this guy and tell him you can't sit on that kind of information. Perhaps convince him to let you accompany him as he reports this to your chain-of-command, but if he won't go, you cannot pretend you didn't hear of it. Either way, don't wait on this. Good luck.
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SGT Steve Oakes
I know if I was still in the Army I would have taken him straight to the Platoon Sgt. I have called a legal help line to see what they say I should do.
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SGT Dave Tracy
Ah, yes. Well, Good luck. Just remember, you aint his papa, but you do owe it to yourself if no one else, to do the right thing and the legal thing.
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SGT Steve Oakes
Yes. This called a straw purchase. The attached may help you decide.
http://smartgunlaws.org/straw-purchases-policy-summary/
Yes. This called a straw purchase. The attached may help you decide.
http://smartgunlaws.org/straw-purchases-policy-summary/
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