Test Of AZ Deputy’s Shirt Comes Back Negative For Gunpowder: ‘I Did Not Shoot Myself’
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 12th, 2010 4:50 am by HL
Test Of AZ Deputy’s Shirt Comes Back Negative For Gunpowder: ‘I Did Not Shoot Myself’
An analysis of the shirt worn by Pinal County Arizona Sheriff Deputy Louie Puroll on the day he says he was shot by drug smugglers has come back negative for gunpowder, suggesting the shot was not fired from close range, as some experts who had examined photos of Puroll had suggested to a Phoenix New Times reporter. The test lends support to Puroll’s account of the incident, which was questioned by the pathologists and other experts contacted by the New Times. Sheriff Paul Babeu told reporters yesterday that the matter is now closed.
BP Pays Feinberg Firm $850K A Month To Run Escrow Fund
Kenneth Feinberg and his law firm, which oversees the doling out of compensation to oil spill victims, have been paid $850,000 a month by BP since the compensation fund was created in mid-June. BP agreed to pay Feinberg Rozen LLP $850,000 a month from mid-June through Oct. 1, according to Bloomberg — a grand total of $2.5 million.
