WEBVTT - Armed Man Arrested at Trump's Golf Course, Reflecting Pool Charges Dropped, and a Third Arrest for Threats in the Nolan Wells Case

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<v Speaker 1>An armed man arrested at President Trump's golf course with weapons,

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<v Speaker 1>body armour, and ammunition.

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<v Speaker 2>According to the FBI, he was armed with a sixteen

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<v Speaker 2>round magazine containing hollow point ammunition, and.

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<v Speaker 1>The government's reflecting poolcase falls apart after prosecutors say the

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<v Speaker 1>damage wasn't caused by vandals.

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<v Speaker 3>And I was disappointed with Jennie Piro, really disappointed with Jenny.

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<v Speaker 3>She folded like an umbrella.

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<v Speaker 1>And the third person is arrested for allegedly targeting witnesses

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<v Speaker 1>in the Nolan Xavier Wells case. It's Wednesday, August Spith

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<v Speaker 1>from the Black Effect podcast Network. I Memi Brown. This

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<v Speaker 1>is front page and here are the day's biggest stories.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay with me. And armed man in California is facing

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<v Speaker 1>charges after investigators say he was found carrying weapons and

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<v Speaker 1>tactical gear at President Trump's golf course just day before

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<v Speaker 1>the president was scheduled to visit. Federal prosecutor say thirty

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<v Speaker 1>eight year old Jeanine John Tally was arrested Saturday at

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<v Speaker 1>Trump's National Golf Course in Ranchell. Pally's vertice. According to investigators,

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<v Speaker 1>plain clothed FBI agents saw Tally walking around the property

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<v Speaker 1>taking photos and videos and monitoring what appeared to be

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<v Speaker 1>security operations.

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<v Speaker 2>That somebody was on the golf course during the security

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<v Speaker 2>meeting that they had for Trump's arrival and was found

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<v Speaker 2>with all kinds of weapons.

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<v Speaker 1>Deputies say they found a loaded magazine filled with polopoint

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<v Speaker 1>ammunition in his pocket. A search of his vehicle uncovered

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<v Speaker 1>a loaded handgun with a roundup already chambered, and another

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<v Speaker 1>loaded magazine. The next day, investigators searched his home, and

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<v Speaker 1>they say they found an illegally modified AR style rifle,

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<v Speaker 1>another handgun, body armour, high capacity magazines, thousands of rounds

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<v Speaker 1>of ammunition, radio signal devices, and notebooks containing what authorities

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<v Speaker 1>describe as concerning statements. The investigation now involves the Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Secret Service. Authorities say Tally was already under

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<v Speaker 1>investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department in an unrelated

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<v Speaker 1>robbery case. Officials have not identified a credible threat to

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<v Speaker 1>the public and have not publicly said what they believe

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<v Speaker 1>Tally was intending to do. President Trump was scheduled to

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<v Speaker 1>appear at the golf course Tuesday evening for a Republican

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<v Speaker 1>National Committee fundraiser. In a case the Trump administration once

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<v Speaker 1>called vandalism has now completely fallen apart. Federal prosecutors have

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<v Speaker 1>now dropped every charge connected to alleged damage at the

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<v Speaker 1>Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after newly uncovered evidence suggests that

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<v Speaker 1>the damage may have been caused by a construction problem,

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<v Speaker 1>not vandals. Last week, prosecutors dismissed the felony case against

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<v Speaker 1>Olympian days Hearn, who had been accused of destroying government

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<v Speaker 1>property and was facing up to ten years in prison.

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<v Speaker 1>Court filing say investigators could no longer prove Hern caused

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<v Speaker 1>the damage after new evidence pointed to problems with how

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<v Speaker 1>the pool's protective liner have been installed. Prosecutor cited what

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<v Speaker 1>they described as a botch installation that caused the liner

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<v Speaker 1>to separate from the surface. President Trump is sharply criticizing

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<v Speaker 1>the decision, saying he still believes the reflecting pool was vandalized.

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<v Speaker 3>And I was disappointed with Janee Pierro, really disappointed with

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<v Speaker 3>Janeine Pierrot. She folded like an umbrella. No, Janine Piro

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<v Speaker 3>made a mistake.

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<v Speaker 2>It was vandalism.

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<v Speaker 3>We have photographs or tapes like moving cameras, right, we

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<v Speaker 3>have them where people are on the side cutting it

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<v Speaker 3>with a box knife. It's a little hard to say

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<v Speaker 3>who it exactly was, but it was people cutting this

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<v Speaker 3>very expensive material, proofing material. Anyway, it looked beautiful, and

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<v Speaker 3>then they cut it and they vandalized, and we weren't

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<v Speaker 3>necessarily thrilled with the contractor, but they did a job

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<v Speaker 3>and they were fixing any problems. But then I got

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<v Speaker 3>carried away because the judge was extremely unfriendly to Janine,

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<v Speaker 3>and frankly, I think she'd choked.

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<v Speaker 1>And now prosecutors have dropped all the remaining misdemeanor cases.

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<v Speaker 1>That means all four defendants are now cleared, and David

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<v Speaker 1>Herne's attorneys say the case cost him his job and

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<v Speaker 1>they're considering legal action against the federal government. The contractor

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<v Speaker 1>responsible for installing the liner has not yet publicly been identified.

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<v Speaker 1>And lastly, federal investigators have arrested a third person accused

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<v Speaker 1>of threatening witnesses connected to the investigation into the death

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<v Speaker 1>of Nolan Xavier Wells. According to federal court records, forty

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<v Speaker 1>year old Edward James Porter is charged with transmitting threatening

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<v Speaker 1>communications in interstate commerce. Prosecutors say Porter threatened to kill

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<v Speaker 1>a witness and the witness's family before sending the witness

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<v Speaker 1>their own home address, allegedly to show he knew where

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<v Speaker 1>they lived. He is now the third person charged in

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<v Speaker 1>connection with alleged threats surrounding the case. Last week, authorities

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<v Speaker 1>arrested a California man accused of sending Judge Ashley Pull

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<v Speaker 1>a Facebook message claiming he had mailed her a package

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<v Speaker 1>that would quote blow you away. And earlier, an Ohio

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<v Speaker 1>woman was arrested after prosecutors say she repeatedly called a

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<v Speaker 1>Mississippi courthouse making a bomb threat tied to the case.

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<v Speaker 1>Officials also say Nolan's parents have received numerous threats during

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<v Speaker 1>the investigation, but so far no arrests have been made

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<v Speaker 1>in those cases. Meanwhile, the state Medical Examiner has completed

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<v Speaker 1>Nolan's autopsy, but the findings have not yet been released

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<v Speaker 1>to the public, and attorney Ban Krump says the family

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<v Speaker 1>still has not been allowed to review the report. No

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<v Speaker 1>one has been charged in connection to the death of

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<v Speaker 1>Nolan Wells. We will continue to follow the investigation. That's

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<v Speaker 1>your front page. I Mimi Brown. This podcast was brought

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