professional agitators The museum will remain closed for the rest of the week as authorities pore over and gather evidence of the crimes. “professional protesters” interview “We”re finding out a lot of these folks were professional agitators. One of them was the female who climbed the Statue of Liberty. One who led the protests in Ferguson, Missouri.” 20 of which were tacked onto framed photographs of Border Patrol agents who died in the line of duty. The pictures show three children, including Jakelin Caal. The 7-year-old died hours after illegally entering the United States near Antelope Wells, N.M., and an autopsy cited sepsis, a blood condition she would have had prior to being taken into custody, as the reason for her death. “It”s a mess. That”s a pretty sacred place. It”s really impacted the Border Patrol community – they”re pretty upset about it,” Ham said in a phone call. He was referring to Therese Okoumou, who climbed the Statue of Liberty as a protest against President Trump”s immigration policies on Jan. 5, 2018, and Elizabeth Vega, who was involved in demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo., following the police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014. Yesterday, masked protestors “occupied & reclaimed” (whatever that means) the #BorderPatrol museum (non-profit entity run by volunteers) & defaced our fallen agent memorial (a very sacred monument). pic.twitter.com/VUmMmwAIqO – Jason Owens, Chief Patrol Agent (@JOwensUSBP) February 17, 2019 Even though no serious damage was done, there was quite a bit of “minor damage” from the 110 pictures that were glued and tacked onto signs, mannequins, painted walls, plexiglass, cars and more. Ham firmly believes the event was meticulously planned and coordinated in an effort to send a message: “The whole thing was organized with where they were supposed to stand. They took great effort to conceal the people placing the stickers throughout the museum. We”ve identified the person who went into the memorial and placed all the stickers.” 159 views 4,379,575 views
Federal Authorities Are Investigating More Than 100 Acts Of Vandalism By ‘Professional Agitators’ At The Border Patrol Museum In El Paso, Texas – The Clover Chronicle
