Let us not forget Police Officer Tamarris Leon-Wesley Bohannon who was fatally shot on August
29, 2020. Let us honor this fallen policeman by remembering how he lived on
this earth and treasure his memories.
Police Officer Tamarris Leon-Wesley Bohannon
(February 7, 1991 to August 30, 2020)
Police
Officer Tamarris Leon-Wesley Bohannon
St. Louis
Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch: Sunday,
August 30, 2020
Bio
Age: 29
Tour: 3 years, 6 months
Badge: 231
Incident Details
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: Saturday, August 29, 2020
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Offender:Not
available
Police
Officer Tamarris Bohannon succumbed to a gunshot sustained the previous night
when he and other officers were ambushed in the 3700 block of Hartford Street
at about 6:00 pm.
He and other officers were dispatched to reports of a shooting in the area.
They were searching for a victim when a man opened fire on them, striking
Officer Bohannon in the head and a second officer in the leg. The man then
forced two residents out of their home and barricaded himself inside.
Officer Bohannon was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound.
The subject remained barricaded inside of the home until being taken into
custody early the following morning.
Officer Bohannon had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
for 3-1/2 years. He is survived by his wife and three children.
"When
the mobs of protesters declare 'black lives matter,' does that mean ALL black
lives matter-or only the less than one percent of black lives lost in
conflicts with police?" – Thomas Sowell
"When the mobs of protesters
declare 'black lives matter,' does that mean ALL black lives matter-or only
the less than one percent of black lives lost in conflicts with police?"
– Thomas Sowell
“I'd grown up fearing the lynch mobs of
the Ku Klux Klan; as an adult I was starting to wonder if I'd been afraid of
the wrong white people all along - where I was being pursued not by bigots in
white robes, but by left-wing zealots draped in flowing sanctimony.”
The
family of Alyce Slim and her 9-year-old granddaughter, wants their killer to be
executed. We, the members of Unit 1012: The VFFDP, supports their decision. We
urge the public to empathize and sympathize with them and to ignore the ACLU
types who supporting the rights of murderers.
Activists from Im Tirtzu hang signs across
Jerusalem calling for the death penalty for terrorists in wake of murder of Ori
Ansbacher.
Victim’s family supports planned
execution of Navajo on death row
WINDOW ROCK
The family of Alyce Slim and her nine-year-old granddaughter have issued a
statement through their attorney stating they support the execution of the man
who brutally murdered the pair.
Krista Wood with the Arizona Voice for Crime Victims sent a brief statement on
Friday morning that said surviving Family members support the execution of
Lezmond Mitchell, currently scheduled for Aug. 26.
Mitchell was convicted in 2003 and was sentenced to death. He was convicted of
the 2001 carjacking and brutal killings of Slim, 63, and her nine-year-old
granddaughter.
Slim’s vehicle was used in a
robbery of a trading post. He is scheduled to be executed this coming Wednesday
at the U.S. Penitentiary, a high-security federal prison in Terre Haute,
Indiana.
“Mr. Mitchell’s attorneys or advocates and the Navajo
Nation do not speak for these victims and have not accurately expressed their
wishes as it relates to imposition of sentence upon Mr. Mitchell,” the
family statement read.
A 2004 Navajo Nation Council Public Safety Committee report that was presented
at the 20th Navajo Nation Council Summer Session stated the victims’ family, at
the time, opposed Mitchell’s death sentence.
The report stated Marlene Slim had told the committee “she
was a victim of homicide because both her mother and daughter were murdered in
the mountains of Tsaile, Arizona.” The report added Marlene stated, if
the tribe opted in, it would “diminish the sovereignty of the Navajo Nation.”
“Her request to the federal prosecutor to have the murderer of her mother and
her daughter serve life without parole was ignored and dishonored,” the 2004
committee report stated.
Navajo Nation Council Delegate Carl R. Slater (Round Rock, Lukachukai, Rock
Point, Tsaile/Wheatfields, Tsé Ch’izhí) said on Friday the Council has not
received any statement from the victims’ family that would indicate they have
switched their position.
“I had hoped to not re-traumatize the victims. It pains me that that has
occurred,” Slater said.
Even if the family does support the execution, It does not change the
relationship between the Navajo Nation and the federal government, Slater
added.
“The Navajo Nation never opted in to impose the death penalty,” he said. “It is
not the decision of one person or one group of family to make the decision.”
Slater introduced legislation opposing Mitchell’s execution. Slater said the
federal government is overstepping its authority and ignoring the sovereignty
of the tribe, which traditionally opposes the death penalty,
“The United States made a commitment to the Navajo Nation in the Federal Death
Penalty Act of 1994,” Slater was quoted in an Aug. 13 Navajo Nation Council
press release.
“If this execution goes forward, the precedent will be set that, no matter the
sovereign position of any Indian tribe, the federal government can kill
American Indians and Diné, specifically. While this is a justice issue, this
precedent will only add another chink in the nation’s sovereign armor.”
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez sent a signed letter to President Donald
Trump on July 31, asking for leniency for Mitchell.
“The United States Department of Justice sought the death penalty against Mr.
Mitchell despite the Navajo Nation’s public opposition, against the express
wishes of the victim’s family, and ostensibly against the recommendation of the
U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona,” the July 31 letter to Trump read.
Mitchell petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday asking to delay his
execution so he can be given a chance to interview the jury that sentenced him
to death. U.S. District Court in Arizona denied his request on Aug. 13.
Mitchell, 38, is the only Native American who is awaiting an Aug. 26 execution
date at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. No time has been set. He
has maintained the mostly white jury was biased against him because of his
race.
There is a big difference between
“murder” and “killing.”
The Bible actually says: "You
shall not murder.”
God commanded His people to kill
His enemies and purge evil/sin.
The government has the God given
right to execute a murder.
Check it out as the Bereans did
after Paul’s teaching.
Contrary to
what many Christians believe, the Bible clearly states that anyone who murders
another person must forfeit their life. However, there is a big difference
between “murder” and “killing” someone. Webster defines murder as: “the
crime of unlawfully killing a person esp. with malice aforethought.”Kill
is defined as: “to deprive of life.”
Killing in wartime and for self-defense has been accepted throughout
history. God has commanded killing in order purge evil from the land.
The Bible actually
says: Exodus 20:13 “You shall not murder.” However,God’s
commandment distinguishes between killing and murder. In all Bible
translations except for the “King James Version” They use the word
murder rather than kill. The Roman Catholics church and some Christian
denominations still teach that the commandment means to not “kill”
any human being. Killing in wartime and for self-defense has been accepted
throughout history. God has commanded killing in order purge evil from the
land. Throughout the
Old Testament, God commanded His people to kill His enemies and purge evil/sin
from the land. This included the killing of men, women and children that He
wanted eliminated from the earth:
Deuteronomy 20:16-17“However, in the citiesof the nations the Lord yourGod is giving you as an
inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. 17 Completely
destroy[a]
them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and
Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you.
1 Samuel 2-3 “This is what
the Lord Almighty says: ‘I will punish the Amalekites for
what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. 3 Now
go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy[a] all
that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women,
children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys”.
1st Samuel 15:19 “And he sent you on a mission,
saying, ‘Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites;
make war on them until you have wiped them out.’”
C.S. Lewis had
the best explanation of killing in war vs. murder. “Does loving your
enemy mean not punishing him? No, for loving myself does not mean that I ought
not to subject myself to punishment—even to death. If you had committed a
murder, the right Christian thing to do would be to give yourself up to the
police and be hanged. It is, therefore, in my opinion, perfectly right for a
Christian judge to sentence a man to death or a Christian soldier to kill an
enemy. I always have thought so, ever since I became a Christian, and long before
the war, and I think so now that we are at peace. It is no good quoting ‘thou
shall not kill.’ There are two Greek words: the ordinary word to kill and the
word to murder. And when Christ quotes that commandment He uses the murder one
in all three accounts, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. … All killing is not murder any
more that all sexual intercourse is adultery.
Jesus never suggested that serving in the military was against God’s
will.
Jesus never
suggested that serving in the military was against God’s will. When a Roman
Centurion came to him for healing of one of his servants, Jesus healed the
servant and praised him because of his faith. Matthew 8:10“When
Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell
you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.” Later
Cornelius, another Roman Centurion, was greeted by an angle who praised
Cornelius. Peter visited his home and witnessed the Holy Spirit being poured
out on Cornelius’ family. Acts 10:22“The men replied, “We have
come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who
is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come
to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.” The Bible is
clearly in favor of taking the life of a murderer:
Genesis 9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made
mankind.
Exodus 21:12“Anyone who strikes a man and
kills him shall surely be put to death.
Numbers 35:16“If a man strikes someone
with an iron object so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall
be put to death.
Romans 13:1“Let everyone be subject to
the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that
which God has established. The authorities that exist have been
established by God.”
Romans 13:3-4“For rulers hold
no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to
be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he
will commend you. 4For he isGod’s servant to do you
good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for
nothing. He is God’s servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the
wrongdoer.
1st Peter 2:3“Submit yourselves for the
Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king,
as the supreme authority”
Based on the
above Scripter, how can any Bible believing Christian deny that God is in favor
of capital punishment? God’s Word makes it clear that the government has the
God given right to execute a murder or for any other serious crime that the
state feels is justified for the offence.The only exception to
the government using capital punishment is when it comes into direct conflict
with God’s Word. I don’t believe God approves of abortion even though our
government makes taking the life of an unborn child legal. If any reader
disagrees with my conclusion of capital punishment based on the Bible, please
check it out as the Bereans did after Paul’s teaching. :Acts
17:11“Now the Berean
Jews were of more noble character than those in
Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined
the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.”
Robert
(Bob) W. Sayre, Sr. grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from Penn State
University. Later he was an executive in several independent distributors. He
resides now in St Charles, MO. Prior to retiring, Robert owned three remodeling
companies. After he retired, he volunteered at Salvation Army, Oasis Food
Pantry, “Jobs for Life” and helping the homeless. He also wrote a book: “The
Truth Will Set You Free, Eleven Myths Satan Uses to Deceive Man”. He is now the
CEO at Developing Our World. http://www.satansliescankillyou.info
While the thief on the cross found pardon in the
sight of God - ‘Today you will be with Me in Paradise’ - that pardon did not
extend to eliminating the consequences of his crime - ‘We are being justly
punished, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds.’ (Luke
23:39-43)". Neither God nor Jesus nor the Holy Spirit nor the prophets nor
the apostles ever spoke out against the civil authorities’ use of executions in
deserving cases - not even at the very time of Jesus’ own execution when He
pardoned the sins of the thief, who was being crucified alongside Him. Indeed,
quite the opposite. Their biblical support for capital punishment is consistent
and overwhelming. Furthermore, Jesus never confuses the requirements of civil
justice with those of either eternal justice or personal relations.
The Governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts received the Rayner
Goddard Act of Courage Award from the members of Unit 1012. He favors the
use of the death penalty and is working to retain it in his state.
We have watched him fight for justice and the
death penalty in Nebraska and want him to know that he has encouraged victims'
families and leaders worldwide. We honor and respect him. We hope that more
judges and government officials will follow their courageous character.
We, the members of Unit
1012: The VFFDP, send our utmost thanks and congratulation to Governor Pete
Ricketts. He is our hero in showing his care and love for the murdered victims’
families. We wish that more leaders can take his leadership example and follow
it. We will pray for him all the way.
Nebraska
Governor Pete Ricketts has vetoed a bill that would have increased
transparency in the state’s execution process. LB
238, which passed the state’s unicameral legislature on August 13, 2020 by
a vote of 27-10
with 12 members present but not voting, would have allowed witnesses to see
the execution from the moment the prisoner enters the death chamber until the
prisoner is declared dead or the execution is halted. In his August
17 veto message to the legislature, Ricketts claimed
that the bill would have “add[ed] additional burdens to the process of carrying
out the death penalty in Nebraska” and “would mandate changes to the [state’s]
current execution protocol.” He said state law protects the identity of
execution employees and that “[w]earing a mask or disguise in an attempt to
conceal their identity could impede necessary procedures if the staff member’s
eyesight is hindered or blocked.” Wearing personal protective equipment during
the course of an execution “would make a mockery of the execution and show a
complete lack of respect for the inmate, the inmate’s family, and for family of
the victim,” Ricketts wrote.
Deceit is in the heart
of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.There shall
no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. ~
Proverbs 12:20-21 KJV
PRAYER
FOR THE GOVERNOR
God shields the Governor and his
family/allies with His wings and He shelters all of them with His feathers. His
faithful promises are Governor Pete Ricketts armor and protection. No evil
shall befall him. No weapons brandished against him shall succeed. A thousand may
fall at his side and ten thousand around him, but evil cannot come near him nor
touch him. Every scheme and plan is being brought into the light swiftly. What
is being done in the darkness is being shouted from the rooftops. No stone will
go unturned. Governor Pete Ricketts will live a long life and all will be well
with him. He will prosper in his governing role over Nebraska and Nebraska is
prospering as a result. The blood of Jesus covers him while he remains hidden
in Christ.
We bind every assassination & death spirit and we command the life and
power of Jesus Christ. We strike the plans of the enemy with confusion and we
strike them with blindness. We decree VICTORY over Governor Pete Ricketts.
VICTORY VICTORY VICTORY in the mighty name of Jesus. We command the heavenly
hosts and most powerful warrior angels to go forth now and seize those enemies.
Amen.
A wise man
fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident. –
Proverbs 14:16 (NKJV)
Let us not forget this
couple, Joseph Roland and Jossline Roland who were murdered in Aurora, Colorado
on August 14, 2020. Keep them in prayers as they leave behind 5 children. Do
support them by donating
to support the children and remembering them.
The couple (above) had
arranged to meet Kyree Brown in Southlands Mall car park at 11pm after
arranging to a buy a 2017 Toyota Rav4 through online website letgo
Mom and dad of FIVE are shot dead 'by
teen gunman who robbed them of $3,000' after they responded to online Letgo ad
selling Toyota Rav4
·Joseph and Jossline Roland, 39 and 40, were shot in Aurora
on August 14
·The couple were killed at a phony car sale that was
arranged on letgo's website
·Kyree Brown, 18, has been charged with two counts of
first-degree murder
·Brown allegedly stole a Toyota RAV4 and posted an ad for it
on the website
·Joe responded to the ad and arranged to meet Brown with his
wife to buy the car
·The couple were carrying $3,000 in cash when Brown
allegedly shot them dead
·He took the money and fled before trying to burn the stolen
car
·A funeral service was held Monday for the couple who leave
behind 5 children
An
18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a couple who were shot
during a phony car sale that was arranged online, police say.
Joseph
Roland, 39, and his wife Jossline Roland, 40, leave behind five children after
they were shot dead outside an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado, while
trying to buy an SUV.
The couple
were carrying $3,000 in cash to pay for the RAV4 that was advertised by Kyree
Brown on app Letgo when he allegedly shot them dead and took the money after
meeting them at 11pm on August 14.
Brown has been charged with two counts
of first-degree murder after allegedly admitting to shooting the
parents, the Denver Post reported.
Aurora Police
said that Brown and an unnamed friend stole a 2017 Toyota Rav4 from
Denver's Montbello neighborhood.
Brown then
posted an advert for the stolen car on letgo - a website for buying used goods
- under a fake name, the affidavit reads.
Joe, who was
an operations manager at ABM Industries and 'flipped' vehicles for a living,
responded to the ad and agreed to buy the car.
He arranged
to meet Brown in Southlands Mall car park with his wife, who was a firm
administrator at Dianne Sawaya law offices.
Brown told
investigators he drove to meet Joe at the mall but when they arrived he told
the couple he had accidentally brought the wrong car title and asked them to
follow him across town to an apartment on East Cornell Circle.
The two cars
parked up at the address and Brown got out of his car and went to the driver's
side window of the Roland's vehicle, the affidavit states.
Brown told
authorities he pointed a 9mm handgun at Joe while the couple were still in
their car and demanded the money.
Brown said
Joe grabbed his arm and the car started moving, the affidavit states.
The suspect
intentionally shot Joe before accidentally shooting Jossline, the arrest
affidavit claims.
Brown then
allegedly grabbed the $3,000 cash from the car dashboard, jumped back in the
stolen vehicle and fled the scene.
He then tried
to burn the car by pouring gasoline on the seats and setting it alight,
authorities said.
Emergency
services responded to reports of a shooting just before midnight and the
Rolands were rushed to hospital.
Emergency services responded to reports of a
shooting just before midnight and the Rolands were rushed to hospital. The
couple died within five minutes of each other
The couple died
within five minutes of each other, CBS Denver reported.
Police
tracked down Brown by finding the letgo listing on Joe's cellphone.
Brown had
used a fake name but used a Gmail account that detectives were able to link him
to.
Police said
that his mobile number was then found through the online goods website.
The phone had
pinged towers near the mall, apartment complex where the couple were shot and
the location where the car was burned, near Havana Street and East Colfax Avenue,
police said.
Investigators
then traced the cellphone to its current location in the 2300 block of North
Elmira Street where they located Brown.
He was
detained on August 27 after a short police chase, which ended near 29th
Avenue and Central Park Boulevard in Denver.
Mother and father of five Joseph and Jossline
Roland, 39 and 40, (pictured) were shot outside an apartment complex in Aurora,
Colorado, on August 14 during a phony car sale
The Rolands'
devastated family released a statement saying they are 'in shock and disbelief'
and thanking the Aurora Police Department for apprehending the suspect.
'The
extended family of Joseph and Jossline Roland are still in shock and disbelief
about the loss of both Jossline and Joe to a senseless act of violence,'
the statement reads.
'Joe
and Jossline are survived by their five children who are being loved and cared
for by the extended family.'
The family
statement added: 'Joe and Jossline are irreplaceable
and will be dearly missed. Your continued support, respect for privacy, and
prayers are most appreciated in this time of unimaginable loss and
grief.'
A funeral
service was held for the couple Monday and streamed virtually due to
COVID-19.
A fundraiser has
been set up by friend of the couple Brittany Southerland to raise funds for
their five children.
It reads: 'Anyone who knew Joe and Jossline would remember they were
always the first to help. They were the best people you could know and their
door was always open to friends and family.
'We
would like to raise money for their children. No amount of money can replace
what they've lost, but maybe we can pull together and provide some financial
security for them.'
Dianne Sawaya
law firm paid tribute to Jossline in a statement on its website and described
her death as an 'immeasurable loss'.
'Jossline
Roland, the Firm Administrator, firm 'mom' and superhero tragically passed
away,' it reads.
'Jossline
was not only the world's best Firm Administrator, but she was also my friend
and right hand. She was my 'Go-to' and confidant. She will be missed
tremendously by me, the firm, and by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.'
The statement
added: 'Jossline – we love you, we thank you, and may
everlasting peace be upon you.'
On Friday,
August 14, Joe and Jossline Roland were senselessly murdered in Aurora, CO.
They leave behind five sweet children.
Anyone who knew Joe and Jossline would remember they were always the first to
help.
They were the
best people you could know and their door was always open to friends and
family.
We would like to raise money for their children. No amount of money can replace
what they’ve lost, but maybe we can pull together and provide some financial
security for them.
Thank you for
any amount you can contribute whether large or small. Please share as
well.
Edit: I have received questions regarding my relationship to the
Rolands. Joe was my husband’s best friend of 25+ years. They spoke every day.
My husband is the godfather of two of the Rolands’ children. I instantly became
close friends with Jossline when she began dating Joe. They were kind, fun,
generous people. We have yet to meet anyone else like them and never will. They
were special people who built a beautiful life and family together. Joe, Jossline,
and their children are family to us. Our lives are all changed forever due to
this senseless act of violence. We will miss them every day for the rest of our
lives. Joe and Jossline’s main focus in life was their children, which is where
our focus is as well. The family is building a trust for the children, which is
where this money will be placed. We have permission from the family for this
page. Thank you all for your overwhelming generosity and kindness.
