DC dropped the charges - unprecedented on non-federal property;
Welch conducted and interview with the NYT via VTC pre-arraignment - unprecedented as confirmed via MPDC contacts;
Prior video shows repeated FOIA requests and related communications confirm that no investigation was ever conducted;
There is ZERO listing of Welch being in the Federal court system. The judge mentioned in the article has no Welch on his caseload. Similarly, all search combinations of Welch's name produce nothing:
Edit 1: According to the charging documents, Welch used a AR-15 chambered for 9mm. Unusual, but not rare. Makes sense though, if you were gonna "safely" discharge a firearm indoors by shooting a lock, that you would use a handgun round and not a rifle round.
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Blacksmith21 ago
https://dockets.justia.com/search?homepageForm=true&p=&judge=Ketanji+Jackson&stateorcourt=&lawsuittype=&documentfilter=allcases&cases=mostrecent&min-day=1&min-month=12&min-year=2016&max-day=26&max-month=1&max-year=2017
Blacksmith21 ago
Edit 1: According to the charging documents, Welch used a AR-15 chambered for 9mm. Unusual, but not rare. Makes sense though, if you were gonna "safely" discharge a firearm indoors by shooting a lock, that you would use a handgun round and not a rifle round.