Clem was identified by witnesses as the alleged killer. Two people in the vehicle, aged 19 and 15, were killed by an AK-47, and a third person injured. The double-homicide occurred during a July 14, 2007, shootout in Harris County that allegedly followed a confrontation between several people in a truck and people in a nearby home, including Clem. Smith and Clem were both being sought in connection with a double-homicide in Texas, and Smith was also wanted on a federal warrant for a probation violation. Each has been charged with two counts of accessory after the fact of first-degree murder, two counts of accessory after the fact of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of obstruction of justice. Coleman, and Chrystal Harrell-were later arrested for allegedly helping Smith escape. Three people-Donald Alex Brendle, Michael L. Smith may also be an Aryan Circle associate: her nickname is "Little Feather," and Aryan Circle female associates frequently identify themselves as "featherwoods." She has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder of a police officer. Two days later in Texas, the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force along with the Harris County Sheriff's Office captured Smith at a trailer park after receiving word that she had returned to the Houston area and was being hidden by Aryan Circle members. Smith was allegedly present at the scene but fled during the shootout. Clem reportedly opened fire on the detectives with two pistols: both men were shot.ĭetective Sergeants John Smith, 40, and Charles "Chuck" Wilson, 34, died at the scene.Ī standoff ensued until a Morehouse Parish sheriff's deputy reportedly shot and killed Clem. The detectives went to the hotel to investigate a tip about a stolen vehicle from Texas, apparently unaware that the person in the motel was wanted for murder in Texas. Two paramedics were wounded during the shootout. A female associate, Tonya Smith, allegedly fled the scene, but was captured two days later in Houston. The Aryan Circle member, Dennis Leighton Clem, also died in the August 10, 2007, motel shootout. In East Baton Rouge Parish, they obtained warrants for attempted first-degree murder and aggravated flight from an officer.Two detectives from the Bastrop, Louisiana, Police Department were killed in a shootout at a motel while trying to apprehend a fugitive-who turned out to be a member of the Aryan Circle, a violent racist prison gang - on the run from a double murder in Texas. State detectives obtained arrest warrants for charges including first-degree murder of a police officer in Ascension Parish. Mire could not immediately be reached for comment on Sunday. Troopers are watching over him at the medical facility, and he will be booked upon release. Mire was taken to a local hospital for injuries stemming from a police dog bite and a gunshot wound to his leg that police believe was self-inflicted. The trooper wasn’t injured, but his police car was damaged by bullets. Both of those victims are expected to survive, the sheriff’s office said.Īuthorities believe Mire fired at another state trooper while fleeing into East Baton Rouge Parish. Deputies said the man was shot in the arm and the woman was shot in both her arm and leg around midnight Saturday. In Livingston Parish, authorities said Mire shot two people - a man and woman - at a trailer park on Highway 444. He also shot a man who was transported to a hospital, the sheriff said. Authorities said they have reason to believe she was Mire’s half-sister, but his motive for shooting her wasn’t immediately clear. Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said Mire fatally shot Pamela Adair, 37, at a home around 3 a.m. The trooper was found dead near the scene of another killing.
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