Someone Is Lying
In “Shooting to the Top,” RobbiLeaks quoted excerpts of the Attorney General’s Report on the shooting of Wendy Lawrence by Trooper (now Major) Chad Lavoie. We relied on quotes that were listed in various newspaper articles. We had to do so because the Department of Justice removed that incident report from their online archives. (That’s not suspicious at all.) Well, the gods of integrity have smiled upon RobbiLeaks. Late yesterday afternoon, with the assistance of Maverick Investigative Services, RobbiLeaks obtained a copy of the Attorney General’s report. Gosh, those guys at Maverick are good.
You will recall from “Shooting to the Top” that the Attorney General issued this report on October 15, 2013, only two weeks after the officer involved shooting where Wendy Lawrence was killed. This report provided the “narrative” upon which the State of New Hampshire attempted to justify Trooper Lavoie’s actions. For the purpose of this article, there will only be two Receipts: The October 15, 2013 report from the Attorney General, and the Order from Federal Judge Barbadoro in response to the lawsuit brought by Wendy Lawrence’s estate. Readers are invited to compare the two documents for themselves.
The AG’s report contains a section entitled “Facts.” In this section, the Attorney General repeatedly states as a fact that Wendy Lawrence “rammed” her car into Trooper Lavoie’s cruiser, then backed up and struck Trooper Leblanc’s cruiser. The report goes on to say that Lawrence then shifted into drive and attempted to run down Lavoie. Based on these “facts,” Lavoie was justified in using deadly force on Lawrence. This is echoed by the eye witness statements of the three other Troopers on scene. The only problem is, it didn’t happen.
In the Order from Federal Judge Barbadoro (See Receipts) Lavoie stipulates that Lawrence never hit his cruiser or Leblanc’s cruiser. He also stipulates that he is the one who collided with Lawrence. Lavoie was forced to admit this after a full independent investigation was performed, and an expert reconstructionist examined the vehicles, the scene photos and the vehicles event data recorders.
The Attorney General cleared Trooper Lavoie of wrongdoing based upon the “facts” that Lawrence had:
“Rammed his cruiser” – That didn’t happen.
“Backed up and struck Trooper Leblanc’s cruiser” - That didn’t happen.
Accelerated forward at Trooper Lavoie so quickly that he couldn’t get out of the way – That didn’t happen.
Long story short: They aren’t “facts.” They are lies told by Lavoie and perpetuated by the Attorney General’s Office in order to justify the murder of a woman who had done nothing more than commit some traffic violations. In stipulating, Lavoie admits as much in the ruling by Judge Barbadoro.
Given that the “facts” used to justify the killing of Wendy Lawrence have been proven to be lies (and they have), why has Chad Lavoie not been fired by the Division of State Police, placed on the EES list, and charged with murder? Furthermore, why has the Department of Justice failed to correct their initial, premature justification of this killing?
Integrity. Fairness. Professionalism.
