Suspect in Carson City deputy's death posted online comments critical of law enforcement
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/17/2015 - 1:31pm
The deceased suspect in the shooting death of Carson City Sheriff's Deputy Carl Howell appears to have posted several comments over the past few months critical of area law enforcement.
A Facebook user named Johnny Pope, with photos matching those released of suspect Jonathan Pope, referred to law enforcement officers as "scumbags" in a comment on a June 5 story on Carson Now about the sheriff's department increasing enforcement efforts against speeding.
He also made several comments on a March 19 story about a drug bust in Carson City. Among the comments was the following:
"Doesn't matter what they will be walking into what is the purpose of the vehicle they arrived in? These idiots are not at the risk they would have you believe that is why they use tactical advantage such as time of day/night and stealth it is absolutely over kill to show up in mraps armed with AR's and more than likely under trained I would be very concerned if that was in my neighborhood a standard 5.56 round at 62gr has an fps of around 3100 would you want that flying around in a populated neighborhood. Even on target it has the ability to travel well beyond it's intended purpose. Most people assume because these officers and the department are in place to enforce the law and keep these criminals oppressed and off the streets they can do that by whatever force necessary well who delegates that? This is over kill and the militarization of our police force will yield negative results once there intended target is over policed they will continue to create agendas to control the populous you can not have a military without an enemy. Try to think people something about the scenario is not right here."
In a comment on an April 5 story on Carson Now, he questioned why sheriff deputies took possession of a firearm while investigating the report of a crime.
Suspect Pope was found dead in a home on Montez Drive after he allegedly opened fire on Deputy Howell and other officers. The incident is under investigation.
