Bethlehem police seize 16 guns from home after standoff

[Bmaninmifco]

Originally Posted by Sergeant Gabriel AuBuchon

The Feds being Police Internal Affairs or the F.B.I.?

When your dealing with a municipality like you would be in this case my advice would be either PSP or BATF and FBI. My feeling is that on something like this eventually it would have to be BATF and FBI for the simple fact that the PSP will back up the township 99 times out of 100. Of course you could also go to the state and get the AG involved as well.

[Sergeant Gabriel AuBuchon]

Originally Posted by Bmaninmifco

When your dealing with a municipality like you would be in this case my advice would be either PSP or BATF and FBI. My feeling is that on something like this eventually it would have to be BATF and FBI for the simple fact that the PSP will back up the township 99 times out of 100. Of course you could also go to the state and get the AG involved as well.

Heh, heh. About the AG. GUESS WHO IS RUNNING FOR AG? It's the actual DA from the county were the charges were filed.
Due to that, politics already seem to have played a crucial role in the outcome of all of this for me. I may want to wait & see who wins the position of AG.

If this DA wins this state will end up like New Jersey in terms of firearms laws.

[pex]

Why would you wait to act when these possibilities haven't arisen yet?

[Bmaninmifco]

Originally Posted by pex

Why would you wait to act when these possibilities haven't arisen yet?

My point exactly.

[Sergeant Gabriel AuBuchon]

You all are absolutely right. I've lost so much with all of this. I can't loose any more. So I have nothing to loose. I will follow your advise. Thank you my friends.

[Sergeant Gabriel AuBuchon]

UPDATE TO THE STATUS OF THE "BETHLEHEM STAND-OFF SITUATION"

I have been pursuing any attorney that will stand up for my rights. So far it seems that no one wants anything to do with my case because I apparently don't have a case because I plead guilty to M1 Terroristic Threats with the police and Nolo Contendere to M1 Terroristic Threats with the ex through the guidance of my attorney at the time. Considering that this attorney received a kings ransom for only agreeing with the DA right from the get go, I kind of favored having a record & being able to have shelter & food rather than being found not guilty & free to be a homeless veteran starving in the streets broke. Either way, I feel that I lied in court as far as pleading guilty to threatening the police and pleading no contest to threatening the ex. And as far as my personal standard is concerned, that is wrong. At this point, I would rather have chanced going to prison through trial so that I could have the peace of mind that I stood up for myself & the public by telling the truth.

I don't favor conspiracy theories, however, I can't help but feel that my attorney (which is more of a negotiator than a fighter hence his record of minimal loss) lost his combative motivation after some folks had a chat with him. I could never prove this. But it does add up. At first he was all gung ho & was going to use the preliminary hearing records, lack of evidence, & my clean bill of health from a forensic psychologist to fight. & then he lost his motivation. Why?

Could it be because some one in their infinite wisdom chose to trust a blatantly drunk persons report & instantaneously dispatch a platoon of S.W.A.T. operators rather than to simply ring the fully operational doorbell at my (then) residence to see if I'd answer? Could it be that this knee jerk reaction of a judgment call could have accidentally cost a life like it has before in the same jurisdiction?

Any given idiot can piece together the fact that if I did go to trial & was found innocent that this "Police Department" would once again look like the comical "Key Stone Cops" of silent film fame. All because of a admittedly drunken persons allegations and proof of no credibility in the preliminary hearing. With that being said, the real discovery & truth was covered up with a behind my back chat with my attorney & a generous amount of malicious prosecution.

Let's consider the Hyde Amendment and utilize the Aisenberg case as an example.
THE HYDE AMENDMENT (USC Title 18,3006A) is a federal statute introduced by Representative Henry Hyde (Republican-Illinois) as a rider to an appropriation bill and worked into the final 1997 Department of Justice bill by the United States Congress. The Justice Department was intensely opposed to the statute. The purpose of the statute is to allow federal courts to award attorneys' fees and court costs to criminal defendants "where the court finds that the position of the United States was "vexatious, frivolous, or in bad faith".[1] In such cases, the federal court may allow victims to recover some of the costs they incurred in fighting the government's investigation and prosecution by authorizing an award of attorneys' fees and court costs to a criminal defendant when the prosecution's evidence is so baseless as to be "frivolous".[2] Compensation awarded under this statute would come out of the budget of the specific federal agency involved, most likely the United States Attorney's Office.[3]

AISENBERG CASE EXAMPLE
Sabrina, the five month old daughter of Marlene and Steve Aisenberg, vanished from their home in Valrico, Florida , on November 24, 1997. On Larry King Live, the Aisenbergs described how they cooperated with the police, prosecutors and investigators in every way once the baby was found missing. However, since statistics show that usually a parent is responsible for a missing child, the police relied on this assumption in holding the Aisenbergs as the primary suspects. Barry Cohen, also a guest on Larry King, said he was retained by the Aisenbergs a few days later. He acknowledged that the police were fully within their rights to suspect the missing child's parents, but said that they became obsessed with this hypothesis, even when they could find no evidence to support it, and ceased looking for other leads. When the police failed to find evidence to support that conclusion, Cohen said, they lied to a state judge for permission to tape conversations in the Aisenberg household without their permission. Since the tapes produced no incriminating evidence, evidence was fabricated according to Cohen. The federal judge called it all "false".[7]

A Federal judge in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed the case in February 2001, after a hearing reviewing the evidence, primarily in the form of audio tapes obtained by the police. The Aisenbergs were unaware that, for a period of 79 days, investigators recorded over 2,600 separate conversations on 55 different audio tapes. The tapes, a key part of the prosecution's case, were ruled poor and inaudible. Cohen, when asked why law enforcement fabricated the case, said that he did not blame the police in particular but that the whole system was pressured to successfully prosecute after the Susan Smith and JonBenét Ramsey cases. When asked why he was still involved in the case, Cohen answered:[7]

We are going to look to hold everybody accountable for this terrible tragedy that has been imposed upon the Aisenbergs. ... This case is indicative of a problem in this country that we need to realize exists. When we have police officers making a case and fabricating evidence, as the judge found in this case; when we have prosecutors telling a judge untruths about existence of facts on tapes, we have a serious problem. What do people do this country who can't afford lawyers like us to pursue this the way we did? They're framed and they go to jail daily.

So, apparently Lehigh County, PA can't just throw out the U.S. Constitution or the bill of rights. The court can't go by the ugliness of a "disurbing" 911 call alone. I could have conducted a trial & probably won with the facts. But hey, I'm a soldier. A veteran of combat. So, like in the Aisenberg case, I'm automatically guilty. I'm assumed to be damaged goods. Nuts from combat experience. A drunken, abusive, flash back plagued, Rambo. And that compiled with the fact that I did legally own a considerable amount of guns is the proverbial pouring of gasoline on the fire. And through the DAs malicious prosecution, a cover up of the facts was successfully conducted so as to save the reputation of local law enforcement at my cost. Well, God Bless the People Republic of Pensylvania, Uber Alis.

Also, here is what the Fourth Amendment stipulates about I and my Fathers mail being confiscated and destroyed:
FOURTH AMENDMENT – Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Moreover, would the Eighth Amendment pertain to the astronomical $100,000.00 bail that was set for me?

EIGHTH AMENDMENT – Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

At any rate, now the deal is sealed because I couldn't afford a trial with my attorney & certain individuals seen it fit to scare me into a plea when I could have proven my self innocent. I guess the truth shall set you free. If you are brave enough to use it. So much for being a brave soldier, huh?

My objective at this time is to withdraw my guilty & nolo plea if it isn't too late. I'll be sure to keep the public informed on this as time goes by.

Sgt. Au Buchon

[jackalackacrud]

Ive always thought it best to allow a judge and jury to convict a man considering they do this based on facts in the case, whereas it seems people in this forum have done that based on conjecture from an untrustworthy media. Has anyone asked the Sgt. his side. Doesnt seem he is quick to defend himself to baseless judgements. This usually indicates some form of innocents or at least misunderstanding. He has served his country and continues to do so, he at least deserves the opportunity to tell his side.

[Bmaninmifco]

Originally Posted by jackalackacrud

Ive always thought it best to allow a judge and jury to convict a man considering they do this based on facts in the case, whereas it seems people in this forum have done that based on conjecture from an untrustworthy media. Has anyone asked the Sgt. his side. Doesnt seem he is quick to defend himself to baseless judgements. This usually indicates some form of innocents or at least misunderstanding. He has served his country and continues to do so, he at least deserves the opportunity to tell his side.

WTH are you talking about a lot of us have tried to help on getting his rights back.
IT seems to me that maybe next time you may want to read the whole thread not just the first page or 2 before posting.
Talk about people on this forum convicting people.
Your first post on this forum and your convicting the forum.
Guess you forgot judge not lest ye be judged yourself there huh.

[ithinkimamedic]

Originally Posted by Sergeant Gabriel AuBuchon

UPDATE TO THE STATUS OF THE "BETHLEHEM STAND-OFF SITUATION"

There is no way I can afford a trial at all what so ever if I remove my nollo & guilty plea. It can be done but I can't afford it. So the the Deputy DA of Lehigh County has Bethlehem PDs Barney Fifery successfully covered up with judicial granite. Hey, by the way, how about the stock market as of yesterday?

You the people may very well be footing the bill on my huge restitution, fines, & fees because I may be going back to prison. With my car payments, insurance, rising gas, rising food, taxes, restitution, fines & fees I already should have fell behind on my monthly payments of $200.00 . You all can thank my fiance (wife as of 20081031 1700 hrs.) for paying the restitution when I couldn't.

I'm not a bum. I have a job as a clerk. However, $10.00 an hour for 40 hrs a week still doesn't quite make it. I can go to the VA if I get sick. Other than that I have no benefits to speak of. My fiance who currently is a hairdresser has no benefits and we can't afford any health insurance for her. I've found it as low as $150.00 a month & still can't afford it. We also can't afford home owners insurance anymore. So, if the ex gets a wild hair to douse the house with gas I light it or if a hail storm busts out our windows we are just going to have to deal with it.

For as much as I have just now whined & complained, I am doing something about it. I will not relent like I did at the hearing. I have volunteered with the reserves to deploy into overseas combat. I will utilize that income to pay off my restitution, fines & fees to the Lehigh County Gestapo as well as any other debts I have. And obviously buy insurance for my wife, and get our home owners insurance back. Not to mention that since all else seems to be failing, going back to war to keep up with this & to stop being a liability on my wife is the right thing to no matter how you look a it.

I may be imprisoned for going to war to pay my fines off. I'm not supposed to leave the country for 4+ years. I may also do OWT team (Objective, Warrior Training) out of Ft. Reilly, Kansas. Again, I can be arrested for being out of state for extended periods of time even if I'm paying my debts to Lehigh County. I'm really not scared anymore. I fall behind on payments I go to prison. I got to war I go to prison. I go full time with the Army I go to prison. Anyway, we'll see if Lehigh County welcomes me home with an arrest warrant. Hopefully someone will care. I doubt it.

Maybe if they really thought or had proof through reality that I'm really a dangerous unhinged war vet perhaps they should have just kept me in prison. Oh wait, you need conclusive proof through the defendants actions to do that. Well, since the deputy da wanted to but couldn't imprison me, I wonder why my restitution is so high. Oh yeah, it's because the military trained me into being such a rogue lethal weapon that I can merely be asleep & conduct a stand-off with over 20+ SWAT members, & snipers for supposedly 6 hours. That's how they'll explain the expense they incurred to the Mayor.

I can see it now,

(The Detective) "Don't worry Mr. Mayor, even though this was all a big mistake we'll get him to pay for it. We have our notoriously overly aggressive Deputy DA working on it. The papers have done most of the work for us since they are all anti gun. Also I slipped his medical history to them. So now they'll take the fact that he did take anti depressants and make him out to be a Columbine shooter.

(The Mayor) "What about those ERT team members that went to the gun store that Au Buchon worked at? They told his management that there was no standoff & that he was asleep. We had that Hirko thing a few years ago with them boys, then a few months ago I have CNN covering our Meth peddling pedafile elementary principal, then one of our retired officers offs himself & his wife with a cap & ball gun. And now this?

(The Detective) "Oh, don't worry. I'll shut the ERT team right up. I'll get them on our sheet of music Sir. Look on the bright side, since he sold guns to most of them they had a good idea that he wasn't really a threat. That's why we didn't have to clean him up with a snow shovel.

(The Mayor) The supposed victims father has a bit of influence as a scientist and access to borrowing large sums of money. I'm sure he doesn't want his daughter exposed as a liar or prosecuted for filing a false report or reckless endangerment. What can you do to appease this man?

(The Detective) Well, I did take a very bad black & white photo of the victim. I'm trying to say that there is a slight bruise / mark / abrasion / spot where here eyeglasses rest on her face. However, I'm afraid that it will go over like a turd in a punch bowl in court. I may be able to have the Deputy DA do something with the 911 call. She's good like that. By the way Sir, does the defendants attorney owe you any favors?

(The Mayor) Not really. We'll have our people talk to his people. You know how he's helped us with ugly things in the past. I'm sure he knows that it behooves him to cooperate again. Now go and hush those ERT team operators before some one contacts a media outlet that will hurt us on this. Let them know that their lives can be made hard.

(The Detective) Uh, yes Sir. Anything you say Sir. Lehigh, uber allis!!! Hup, hup, hup, hup, hup, hup, hup, hup.

Get over yourself. I'm not saying your right or wrong but a post like this is only going to drive a wedge between those that may feel you are correct in what happened and those that feel what the news has reflected as being what happened. Your not helping yourself by saying that you are the all innocent, do no wrong, good guy. In fact to me that throws a big flag up. The rhetoric that everyone is out to get you and it's a secret club that wants to see you suffer is old, go to prison, I'm sure you will hear the same story over and over. Good luck if you do end up over seas.

[Sergeant Gabriel AuBuchon]

You are right. I'm just so tired. It's so damn hard to not be bitter. I apologize to all readers for that last posting. There's just only so much crap a guy can take.