What ATF’s latest raid – two flashbangs but no arrests – says about the 'Agency's future'

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ATF Special Agent Katie Rottman, a public information officer in Baltimore, claimed the convoluted case against Mark Manley and his family, which involved an early morning search warrant by more than a dozen heavily armed ATF agents who lobbed two flashbang grenades, is still an active investigation, according to a brief email exchange.

Rottman’s emails, which were the first received from an ATF Special Agent about the raid that occurred around 5 a.m., November 21st, came in response to messages sent to ATF supervisors after their botched raid targeted the Manley family.

“I received your inquiry about Mr. Manley. What questions do you have for me?” Rottman said in an email sent at 1:20 p.m. on Friday, Dec 27, 2024.

“What is he charged with? Who conducted the investigation? What were the nature of his charges,” we replied.

“No charges have been filed at this time. This is an ongoing investigation so that is all the information I can give. If you have any other questions, please let me know,” Rottman said in her email reply.

“Since no weapons were seized, isn’t the investigation over? Mr. Manley believes he’s not going to be charged,” we asked.

“As previously stated, this is an ongoing investigation and I cannot provide you with any additional details,” Rottman replied.

She did not reply to any further emails, which is not a surprise. The ATF doesn’t like talking about its raids, which always involve a massive use of force but little else.

Manley’s search warrant was most likely caused by someone outside of the family arrested by ATF, who told the agents he had a lot of guns, which is true. Manley estimated he owns more than 70 firearms, but all of them comply with Maryland and federal laws. He owns no full-autos, suppressors or destructive devices. The ATF learned this after threatening to blow open Manley’s gun safe, which he opened for the agents, who found nothing illegal.

After the botched search warrant, one of the agents who had told Manley’s wife he was the lead investigator, asked her for dimensions and other information about the doors and windows his team had destroyed, which he promised to replace. She did not reply.

The ATF’s flawed tipster must have also told agents that Manley was a convicted felon, who cannot lawfully possess firearms. Manley, while cuffed, told agents he had no felony record, which they quickly confirmed.

Neither Manley nor his family have heard anything from the ATF since the botched raid. They have started a Go Fund Me page, which so far has raised more than $36,000. They are also speaking with several attorneys.

ATF’s other victims

The ATF has a lengthy history of botched raids. (I leave you to read the article but…
Malinowski (Airport Executive)
Fincher (a Baptist Minister)
Koresh (Scores of LIVES LOST)
Weaver (Wife and Son Killed)
Brian Terry (Border patrol Agent)
The training course for ATF’s Special Response Team is only two weeks long.
Who will ATF Murder Next?

The GESTAPO ARM OF JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN LIAR- IN- CHIEF !

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The civil suit will be sealed, again, these tax paid stupid monkeys, crap all over the very citizens they are oath-ed to protect, and when they screw up, it’s our very tax dollars that bail them out, we pay for their screw ups each time, so who is really the stupid ones??

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That agency has become a monster :imp:

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NO DOUBT? (an out of control monster)

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That guy but not a minute for the guy in the Pick Up Truck in New Orleans.

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Another case of killing a fly with a shotgun. Unless the warrant being served is for a Violent felony, it should be served during normal business hours by two, maybe three agents, no SWAT and no visible weapons. No damage to property can be tolerated and nothing in excess can be tolerated. Any normal person protecting their family will react differently to a 4am knock on the door compared to an 8am visitation. These are clear cases of grievous prejudice and setup for governmental justification of violence. It needs to stop. These raids are not based on violation of law, but on political prejudices.

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@Don102 ATF should be doing these kinds of flashbanging/doorbusting raids on Tren de Aragua gangs and others, rounding them up, and shipping them out of the Country instead of terrorizing innocent American families.

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Brother, what you say is Gospel. All True, no doubt. But the ATF is a STRONG ARM of a Corrupt .gov.
THEY DON’T OPERATE IN THE LIGHT OF DAY
Follow the rules
IF Prez DJT had an ‘Agency’ Operating in the Black like this the
Media Mob, The Lefty’s, the Socialists would be banging on the West
Wing doors shouting for his head!
‘We don’t need no stinkin’ badges’.
‘We answer to no one’
Really?
Seriously?
The are the rabid dog of Puddin’s Weaponization of the Federal Government.
Bryan Malinowski’s wife reportedly said 'We didn’t HEAR ATF! POLICE!, SEARCH WARRENT! Being shouted. They kicked the door(s) in and started shooting. Bryan reportedly held fire when
he saw who it was (and that might be stretching it because they shot him in the head!)
This was a HIT! Plain and Simple.
He pissed off somebody down the line somewhere, Maybe he couldn’t be bought, maybe he wouldn’t certify suspicious flights coming and going in the dead of night with no markings on the fuselage. This may be another UNSOLVED MYSTERY…where’s Robert Stack when you need him?
Edit: Bryan Malinowski’s WIFE reportedly said—Bryan couldn’t say anything as he assumed room temperature immediately after greeting his ;Guests’ @ the doors…

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Innocent American families don’t shoot back.

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They should stick to paper targets at the range :roll_eyes:

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Nah, they’d get shot then…… against nice people they have no opposition😏

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If you’re innocent and somebody comes kicking in your door maybe you Should….

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I’ve repeatedly said this before
‘IF ANYBODY KICKS IN MY DOORS IT IS WEAPONS FREE!’

I have Security Clearance from the highest source the DoD. (‘Q’)
That gets taken away (snap your fingers) if you Duck up anywhere Illegal.
You input my Social and BAM! up it pops!
Buying a Gun I get ‘DELAYED’ to up to (7) days when some of you can walk
out the FFL door same day with your Iron. (Because the Clearance has to be TRIPLE checked!) I think? It was explained recently My 4473 bounces from Local to State to Federal and back if I buy say an AR, Suppressor, Air rifle! any kind of Tracible weapon.
IF I ever did anything wrong that Clearance would be GONE 4 GOOD! EVERY AGENCY WOULD KNOW THIS if they bothered to check.
Saying all this this means IF ANYBODY ATTACKS MY HOME AND FAMILY IT’S WEAPONS FREE INSTANTLY! I WON’T HESITATE.
BAD GUY’S, Rogue Agency, Bad Badges doesn’t matter THEY GET THE LEAD TILL MY Family is Safe. Sorry Charlie, As ‘Jed’ say’s in RED DAWN2—‘YOU MESSED WITH THE WRONG FAMILY’
Many folk’s like Airport Dude (Dead Dude) Bryan Malinoski in Atlanta )?) DIED because he prolly saw the Uniforms and said ‘We can talk about this?’ or ‘What’s U–Bang Bang!’
NO SIR, They get the Lead and the Kitchen Sink.
We can talk about my Innocence later (after they take the Body Bags out of my Foyer.

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That’s what I’m saying. They don’t knock down the door of gangs because they will shoot back. Most law abiding citizens won’t.

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That is some pretty horrific stuff.

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